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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
The Retreat of Green

his before the convention of International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union considered than
bid of politician for the the moment William
president of the American Federation of Labor has rereaed from
his redaing procvites If he really that radicals
necessary the labor and that hey inspire
newed activity service if he prefer the living fight
radcaism dry rot he should suit the action the
We have been fattered before might experts and
mistake action
of Green seriously want action his part While
his influence the various nernaonas affiliated with the A.
that imponderabe fetish dubbed force
his maedcons against every vsge radcasm has
advantage reaconares directly
tionas
We will believe that prompted
thing other than political expedeny when appears before solid
body reacOnares repeats
regarding his high regard par
suspectng that the action the president
Federation of Labor because duly impressed
the left wing strength rather than by voluntary policy
during visit Gar
Workers Union Philadelphia
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
ITALIAN FASCIST TO
ORGANIZE TERRORIST
GROUPS IN OTHER LANDS

ROME, Dec. 2. - Premier Musso-
lini and his fascist hordes not salts
fled with the dictatorship over the
workers in italy are planning to ex-
tend their control over Italian work.
ers In other countries.
In an official communication OF
the fascist government to its re-
representatives. abroad, il instruets
these repfese ntatives to open up
clubs where italian workers will
meet and listen to fascist COM
mands.
All of the italian ambassadors,
counsuls and ministers are instruct
ed to Immediately begin the organl-
ration Of these fascist groups IN
foreign lands. Workers, who are OPP
posed to the fascist Dictatorship,
see in this plan a means which the
italian fascist dictator will use to
stIfie the opposition and exposures
Of the dictatorship by workers who
escape his rule. These clubs will UNI
doubtediy be used as means OF
disruptine union meetings and as
committees to terrorize fascist OPP
ponents. MSs3t
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
FILIPIN 0 S AND
ATlN-AMERICANS
F ORM COMMITTEE
To Combat American
Imperialism

Steps toward the welding together
of Latin-Americans and Filipinos re-
siding in Chicago for a joint struggle
toward the liberation of their native
countries from American imperialism.
were taken Saturday night at a meet
ing of Cubans, Mexicans and Filipin
os, assembled under the auspices of
the All-America Anti-Imperialist
League, at the Labor Temple, 119 So.
Throop st. A. telegram of fraternal
greeting was sent to the Filipino in
dependence mission now in Washing
ton, and committee of three was
elected to proceed with arrange
ments for further work among the
Spanish-speaking population of Chica-
go-to begin with another and larger
mass meeting in the near future. The
committee includes Jose Espinosa.
Nemesio Felipe and Frank Guiscetti.
Speakers at Saturdays meeting
were Nemesio Felipe of the Filipino
Association Of Chicago, Adolfo Gar.
ella, editor of Solidaridad, and Manuel
Gomez, secretary of the All-America
AnttImperialist League. Despite the
small attendance. due to unusually
severe weather, the meeting proved to
be Of great significance and laid-the
basis for important work.
Against American Imperialism.
When Latin-Americans," said one
OF the speakers, whose own native
countries are separated from the
Philippine Islands by thousands of
miles can be drawn into active sup
port OF the movement for Filipino in
dependence, on the basis of the com
mon struggle against American i'm.
|perialism, IL is the beginning Of a new
epoch-an epoch in which the liberia
ton of all subject and oppressed peo
pies is clearly foreshadowed."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09

One of the greatest to the political maturity of the
the United the journal
the homes of agricultural districts nnumerabe magazines and
other publications sold the
year-far below the cost of production.
All these papers contain the propaganda designed
the farmer in regarding his condition
the of benetng the enabling hhim solve his
problems they nvege him traps
packers and the manufacturers of farm machinery In fact all these
papers subsidized by the machinery mail
houses systematic propaganda of hatred against the industrial
worker dstru against trade unions working po
ica parties.
The bankers and ndustaiss know that long they
keep the producing groups divided long they
make the farmer believe that the high prices he for his products
the high the industrial
industrial worker believe that high prices of produce the
high received by the independent their game
of plumber of both groups continue uninterrupted
The natural ally of the farmer the banker the
dustrialist but the wage worker in the city
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
Congress Opens with
Dawes Now Very
Meek and Mild
Continued from page II

&C. CONTINUED from page IL
LaFollette defeated Lenroot's candi-
date, who was also the Coolidge can
didate, in the special election in Wis
cousin. IA
The senate also paid tribute to
those of its members who died since
the last session. They were Robert
M. LaFollette, Sr., Seldom R. Spencer
of Missouri, Edwin A. Ladd of North
Dakota, and Samuel L. Ralston of In
diana. s.ss
Ralston was the only democrat and
his place was filed by republican,
an appointee of the ku klux governor,
Jackson of Indiana.
Longworth House Speaker.
The house of congress organized in
a brief space of time and the Coolidge
henchman, Nicholas Longworth, of
Ohio, was elected speaker of the
house by substantial majority. The
democrats voted for Finis Garrett of
Tennessee and the opposition repub-
licans voted for Henry Allen Cooper
of Wisconsin.
The first session was brief and the
real fight will begin tomorrow when
the presidents message is read.
Nothing that will draw spectacular
fireworks is expected until December
II when discussion opens on the
world court. Then will begin a sena-
torial battle that will probably rival
the great debate on the league of ma
lions that sent the democratic party
down to defeat and made physical
wreck of Widrow Wilson.
Victor Berger of Milwaukee is the
lone socialist member of this cong
ress. Nothing is expected of him ex-
cept occasionally to raise an insipid
objection. AS far as being tribune
for. the working class that is the last
thing ever to be expected from this
defender of the .assassins of the work.
ing class.
Florio II. LaGuardia OF New York
was elected on the socialist ticket but
he is really a republican and supports
the LaFollette insurgent group.
The present session of congress will
last for six months and most of the
time will be devoted to the tax ques.
ton and international affairs, with
the possibility of attempted legisla,
ton to force industrial CONSUMPTION
upon workers in basic industries OF
the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
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The other crops consist of the fibre,
technical and forage plants in the
same year in U. S. S. r. sowed Flax
1,07S,7OO dessiatins; hemp, Csc dessia-
tins.
COTTON is a crop of the extreme
~ south of the U. S. S. R., and is
cultivated only in Central Asia or
Turkestan and Caucasus with the
tendency of increase of the acreage.
All cotton is cultivated under the if
rigation and outside of the irrigated
area it is impossible to grow the cot
ton crop. The area of the cotton
crop also fell sharply during the war
and revolution and the cotton industry
suffered. In 1916. the acreage under
The cotton in Turkestan have been es-
timated as 1,560,600 acres and in 1922
have been reduced to 140, 400 acres.
In 1928 the central cotton committee
reported the increase of the acreage
to the average of $4,000 acres and
the approximate yield of cotton lint
have been estimated as 10000 900
pounds. The central cotton commit
tee supplied the seeds to increase the
acreage in 1924 to 100000 acres and
succeeded by supplying not only the
best seeds of the American origin but
also organized the delivery of the
wheat and -four to the population to
eliminate the necessity of the use of
the cotton field for wheat growing.
In some sections during the world
war, civil war and revolution the cot
ton crops have been entirely replaced
by wheat. In spite of the increase OF
the acreage Of the cotton crop, the
U. S. S. r. will depend upon the out
side world and will import the cotton
lint from the United States to meet
the requirements of home textile in
dustry. Russia is buying vast guam
titles of cotton in this country annual
ly with no. tendency to decrease the
amount Of the import.
The textile industry of the u. s. S.
R. is being developed. The old cotton
mills are renovated and the new ex-
pect to be constructed in different
parts of the country. In connection
with this restoration of the textile in
dustry, the U. S. S. R. is already buy
ing the machinery in this country.
Ito be continued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
JAPANESE COMPANIES
GET OIL CONCESSIONS
IN SAKHALIN ISLANDS

MOSCOW, Dec. ~ complete
agreement has been reached be-
tween the Soviet government and
four Japanese mining companies for
exploitation Of the oil field on SAX
halin Island, formerly held by the
Sinclair interests. The contract will
formally be signed on Dec. 10.
Besides the oil wells acquired by
Japan under the Picking agreement,
the Japanese get the right to exploit
an additional area fof 10000 square
miles on the easternScoast Of Sakha-
lin for ten years; aEso extensive coal
fields for development for fifty
years. 1853
The Japanese will pay the Russ
ians royalties on oil production
ranging from five to is per cent and
on coal from five to eight per cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
Reviews the Farm Needs of Soviet Union

ures show and the country Of peasants
and farmers which comprise vast ma
pority Of the population and it is clear
that their needs are the most vital
needs of the nation.
THE racial character Of the popula-
4 tion varies in the republics com
prising the union In Russia proper,
the vast majority belong to the Great
Russian" element with a small pro-
portion of the Ukrainians but the last
nationality has the majority in Ukrai-
mia. A few figures can illustrate the
racial character of the two republics,
Russia proper and Ukrainia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
Calm the Rising Storm

The agricultural crisis and the congressional elections
that will be held next fall constitute to the republican
administration Washington It not fear Of the recacrants
in the republican party that to be made
LaFoete that the Coolidge machine to speak less
tempuousy Norris that they the that brewing
in the middle
ecsacs the fiction of Coolidge prosperity People
in of fuel because is cheaper it
that than sell il and buy the commodities ordinarily used
fuel be hpnotzed into believing the lying reports of
cabinet officials all of whom have entered into conspiracy
falsify the real conditions in the country tsg ~
Coodges trip Chicago of the desperate efforts
administration calm the tempest that is rising and that will
surely weep their majority from unless the fictitious pros
perity becomes reality N "A, Jaw a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
BY D. N. BoRoDIN, Director,
Russian Agricultural Agency
in America.


THE Union of the Socialist Soviet
4 Republics covers the area Of the
former Russian empire except for the
territory of new states established
after the world war such as Poland,
Finland, Esthonia, Latvia, Lithonia
and Bessarabia, annexed by Rou-
mania and small part
of the Karsk province Caucasus re-
turned to Turkey but with the addi-
ton to the former territory of the
Russian empire of Khiva and Book
hara.
The Union of Socialist Soviet Re-
publics covers 21,SfO,5 500 square kilo-
meters or about one-sixth of the
world area and is inhabited by 1884,
1900 people of different nationali-
ties.
THE Russia in Europe is the part
i usually called Russia" in Eng
lish and American maps and is al
ways reproduced separately with
Moscow in center, the Black Sea on
the south, White Sea on north; Baltic
sea on the west and Urls on the east.
1t is correct that such map shows
Russia proper but that is only small
part of the vast territory of the union
and to this map must be added Sibe-
ria, Russian Far East, Kerghiz, Stee'
pes, Central Asia and Turkestan. A
the present time the Union of Social
list Soviet Republics covers 21,210,-
500 square kilometers with the follow
ing subdivisions in separate repub-
lies:
1. Russia 19,6S3,000 So. kim.
2. White Russia 100000
8. Ukrainia 429,7 200 " "
4. Caucasus Georgia,
Armenia, Azarbeijan) 10000
s. Turkomania 473,000
g. Usbekistan (Turk-
estan) $4,000
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
Opp. A. Holds Meeting in Cleveland
fContinued from page N.

aaesr(Continued from page ~.
actually only thirteen. Of these only
six were present Similarly, when a
question was asked as to the number
of state organizations in existence at
the present time, one member of the
national committee stated that there
were none actually in existence while
another declared that there we're some
in existence altho he could not name
the chairmen
The afternoon session was devoted
to a discussion of motion by Farley
P. Christensen, to instruct the national
committee to call a national conven-
ton for Feb. o. Arguing for the mo-
ton Christensen, who was the presi-
dental candidate of the farmer-labor
party in the 1920 elections, declared:
"We must face the fact that altho we
made a splendid showing in the past
elections, the people who supported
us now are beginning to believe that
we are dead" A convention even with
1only three states represented win
serve to give the impression that we
are alive" Other delegates from I'LL
nois, also argued along the same line.
I'VE must baptize the child and ex-
plain the purpose for it's existence"
was the plea of delegate from Penn
sylvania who also favored an early ma
tional convention.
Delegates from New York, Massa-
lchusetts and Baltimore arguing
against an early convention, pointed
Iout that there are at present no state
organizations thai would be entitled
to send delegates, that a campaign
must first be started in the states for
the organization of such bodies
i"Whom shall we invite to attend this
convention" the vice chairman of the
national committee asked. 1.-THE unions
have withdrawn at the Chicago con
ference and what would be gained by
inviting organizations who have with
/ drawn"
Can Do Nothing.
In the course of the debate on this
motion the confusion of the partici
pants was fully exposed. Each dele
gate on taking the floor made an
amendment or substitute or supple
mentary motion until the chairman
realizing that nothing could be gained
by permitting further discussion, be
gan to put to a vote those motions
that he favored. Seeing that the sen
timenr was overwhelmingly against
an early convention and that the sup
Elementary motions and amendments
and substitutes were merely the eff
fort Of the delegates to conceal from
zach other their realization of The inn
potency Of the conference. Christen-
sen then made a motion to table all
the motions and amendments. When
this failed. he declared that the con,
ference has no power to decide any,
thing. That the motions and discus.
Blons had already enlightened the ma.
tional committee and that therefore
all the proposals should be referred
to the national committee. The dele
gates all seized upon this motion as a
means Of evading Responsibility The
unanimous adoption, 0f this motion was
typical OF the conference as a whole
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
Avenae Wronas.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Dec. T.
That Knute b. Birkeland, fnancier
and retired Lutheran minister, was
slain by an enemy, who rose out OF
the past to avenge wrong in a bust.
ness DEAL was the theory on which
friends of the-derd man proceeded to-
day in their effort to clear the mys-
terry. N
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09

EDITORS NOTES.-The agrlcul-
tural situation in the Union Of So
cialist Soviet Republics and its
needs were presented to a Chicago
audience of cattle, horse, hog and
sheep breeders, and representatives
of various commercial concerns by
d. N. Borodin, head of the Russian
Agricultural Agency in America, in
an address in part as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09

HARTFORD. Conn.--(FP)--Women
high school teachers OF Hartford,
Conn, are demanding that they be
paid the same wages as men for the
same work. The'women teachers ask
uniform wage scale instead of the
present one with dlfferential OF 5000
to $3.50 yearly between mems and wo.
mems wages for teaching the same
course. *s ~ q
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THE most important fact is that the
4 vast majority of the population of
U. S. S. r. is concentrated on the
farms and only small proportion in
the cities. From 1879, 75S, 800 men, wo-
men and children 116,774,1OO are liv-
ing on the farms and only 22,979,S0O in
the cities. In different republics of
the U. S. S. r. this division of the
population can be- indicated as fol-
lows. ~sGt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09

1t was an admittions of tn efact that
those present were idevoid of plan or
program. This was so obvious that
{ swald Garrison Willard. felt obliged
to point out to the delegates who
were preparing to- leave. that 1--WE
must take into consideration the pub
LEFTY that will attend this confer
ehce. Our work here today he said,
was purely of negative character"
He proposed therefore that the con-
ference shall issue q statement to the
lress that will reaffirm the principles
of the C. P. P. Aefhe failed to men
ton which principles) "That we shall
give out to the press that the confer
ence was marked by enthusiasm and
uanimity, and thatAwe shall adopt a
resolution of tribute to the memory
of our great leader whose death oc-
Cured since the last formal meeting
of our organization" The assembled
delegates vigorously and for the first
time applauded this practical sug-
gestion.
Can't Pay Debts.
While waiting for the return of the
committee, Mrs. Edith Houghton
Hooker, took occasion to remind the
delegates that there is still dead
horse" lying about in their organiza-
ton. This horse was in the form of
unpaid bills for $4,000 accumulated
in the last campaign She called upon
all present to showr that the progress
sive party would Continue to live by
getting rid of theltdead horse" The
conference even failed to accomplish
this one delegate declaring Missouri
would be glad to help if | would re-
turn with a progr1fTn but since | can
bring no program aback | doubt if
can raise any mehey." Other dele
gates also expressed their dissastifac-
ton. Il came here not to decide
whether or'not we should hold a ma.
tional convention3oBu to receive some
answer to the question that must be
answered-What IL "a progressive?" a
delegate from Massachusetts stated
No one answered CHE question, for NO
one knew. That Is the question was
rot answered directly. Indirectly tho,
the conference answered to the salts
faction of the writer. The workers OF
this country willAsnswer this question
by CONTEMPORARY brushing aside
] these muddle heads who call them
selves progressives.
The conference for Progressive Po-
litical Action is bankrupt because II
can no longer continue to delude the
workers into supporting them, be-
cause those who constituted that or
ganization have proven their total fail
ure TO estimate the needs of the work
ers upon whom they depended for sup
port; because, the "progressives" are
representatives of a spineless middle
class devoid Of plan, program or fu-
ture.
The demise of the G. p. p. will not
be regretted by the workers who will
now apply themselves to the task Of
building a party representative OF the
ruling class Of the future--a party OF
those who producei all wealth--a labor
party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
21.21O.5OO So. kim.

3 ~ 21,210,500 So. kim.
The population of the Union of So
cialists Soviets Republics in 1925 was
estimated according to data of the
Central Statistical Bureau of the U.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09

THE main crops of Y. S. S. R. are:
1 Rye wheat oats, barley, buckwheat
r1iIIet, potatoes, sunflower, flax and
Iussia exported before the world war
4).6 per cent Of the world supply OF
tie grains, rs per cent Of fibre max,
about 20 per cent Of butter and guam
tty of eggs and lumber.
( The acreage fell during. the world
" ar, civil war and revolution very
sharply. In 1918 the acreage Of
grain and other crops covered $4,000
O)O dessatins Il dessatin equals 2.7
resi-. In 1918 only $4,000 dessatins
.hlye been sowed. This fall of the acre
age can be shown byNyears as follows:
New Britain herald., 1925-04-29
LAST HONORS PAID 10
 ATTY. HENRY NOWICkI
Solemn Services Attended by Fraternal and Po-
 litical Associates

The funeral of Henry Nowlcki well known lawyer and assistant clerk of the state senate, who died Sunday afternoon at the New Britain general hospital after an operation for appendicitis, was held this morning at o'clock from the late home, PIC Carlton street, and at S:S0 o'clock from the Sacred Heart church, A solemn high mass of re- quiem was sung by Rev. Alexander Kowalczyk, assisted by Rev. Ladis- laus Nowakowski as deacon and Rev. Teofll Kowalski as sub-aeacon, Responses were made by the boys choir.
 The pail bearers were Attorney Joseph Frankowski of Holyoke, Mass, pr. J. Piasecki of Hartford. Dr, Lacinski of Holyoke, Mass, and Peter Pajewski, all close friends of the deceased lawyer and Judge Benjamin filling, representing the New Britain lodge of Elks, Attorney Stanley Traceski, representing the New Britain Bar association, Joseph Mlynarski, representing the Polish American Business Mems association, and John S. Winilsh of Hartford, representing the Polish American Political organization of Connecticut.
 The funeral was largely attended by the many friends as well as mem bers of the various organizations with which Mir Nowicki was con nected, Members of the New Brit ain Bar association attended in a body as did the Polish American Business Mems association. The po- lice court session was held at 10 o'clock instead of the regular 9 o'clock hour in order to allow the officers of the court and the lawyers to attend the funeral.
 Members of Koszkiusko Post, World War Veterans, of which Mir. Nowicki was member, acted as an escort to the body and a selected squad will accompany the body and fire a volley over the grave in st. Raymond's cemetery, Westchester, x. '.