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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-24
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INFORMATION AND ADVICE OF INTEREST AND
VALUE TO THE AUTOMOBILE and TRUCK OWNER

will be more familiar with it and
ten to one you can remedy the
trouble.
This, seemingly, is an age of
push buttons. You push a button
when you want food or drink. And
push on a button no bigger than
a ten-cent piece will start an 80
horse gasoline engine.
And the chap who neglects the
foregoing advice will pay the piper
for having danced through the sea
son with starting system which
has been totally neglected. And
yet when he comes to pay the bills
will raise am awful howl.
BE reasonable!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
Coal Miners Face Crisis

The coal operators have assembled their forces
and are determined to revise the Jacksonville agree
ment with the United Mine Workers of America.
That such move would be undertaken by the coal
barOns has been evident for some time. In all the
coal fields there has been a steady but unofficial
revision of the agreement Working conditions
have been changed to benefit the operators and
such changes have had the same result as a reduc
ton of wages-the miners dig more coal for less
money
These changes have been carried out with the
full knowledge of the Lewis administration. In
instances the officials aided the coal operators
TO carry out the revsiOns. While exact figures are
lacking there is little doubt that thousands of
miners are working under what practically
amounts to a revised agreement. In districts like
the anthracite fields, where there has been mass
strikes against unauthorized changes the Lewis
administration has revoked charters and otherwise
aided the operators.
The unemployment in the industry and the steal
ing of working conditions that is already an ac-
complished fact has encouraged the coal owners to
open war on the wage agreement. The miners must
now fight or accept cut in wages that is only the
beginning of a series of slashes intended to wipe
out living standards they have fought for years
to obtain.
Here is the final proof of the utter bankruptcy
Of the Lewis policy He has deliberately weakened
the union by reyoking charters and expeling whole
districts, he has urged the miners to have faith
in the word of the coal capitalists he has de-
nouneed slandered and expelled Communists and
members Of the Trade Union Educational League,
the most active members of the union He has said
time and time again that the progressive miners
were enemies of the union and their program of
struggle the road to ruin
But it is Lewis and his payroll gang that has
led the United Mine Workers of America far on the
road to ruin. 1t is not too late to turn back
The program of the Workers (Communist) Party
and the Trade Union Educational League their
call for action against wage cuts and unemploy-
ment, points the way.
The United Mine Workers of America face
great crisis. They are at the turning point If
they submit to the demands of the coal capitalists
they will have lost the fruit of years of effort
1t must not be. The coal miners must rally to
the left wing program, they must repudiate the
defeatist policies of theLewis Ofciadom they must
utilize this issue to build a rank and file move
ment so strong that both the treacherous bureau
Gratis and the coal barons cannot prevail against it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
Labor Takers and
Priest Join Forces
to Trick Workers
Continued from Page IL

Continued from rage IL
the DAILY WORKER could be dis
tributed, he refused9 However, 100
copies were sold in the hallway. White
tried to explain byAsaying that the
DAILY WORKER and the Workers
Party literature would make people
talk" and that it was against the
strike" Fpe
Really Afraid Workers Do Understand
When asked to point out where the
DAILY WORKER DREAMY other liter
AZURE of the Workers Party opposed
the strike, White would not answer.
He could not answer. But he tried to
dodge by saying that people don't
understand it, and it will be bad for
the strike" Apparently, he is really
afraid the workers do understand the
daily only too well to suit him.
However. both the DAILY WORK
Err and the Workers Party 1eafet,
Strike Against Wage Cuts" have
been read by many workers and, far
from Whites evasive lies, they all
agree that the DAILY WORKER and
the leaflet is the best thing for the
textile workers they have ever seen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
Illinois Has More Bonus Money.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, bs~26.-The
state. has approximately $4,000 of
the Illinois bonus fund LETT with which
to pay pending claims, it became
known here today following a confer
ence between the service recognition
board and Governor Len Small in
which it was decided to offer to the
highest bidder, March II, 1850, 900 in
bonus bonds, the unexpended balance
of the $55,OOO,OOO bond issue voted by
the people in 1922, the bonds are to
bear four per cent interest and are
payable in twenty years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
NJ ANDREWS new
SCHOOLS EXPOSED
AS FIRETRAPS
Building Commissioner
Orders Them Strapped

That architects representing build
ing Company interests and Superin-
tendent McAndrew the economy ex-
pert, were the only ones consulted re-
garding new school buildings came
out when Chief Deputy Building. Com
missioner Robert Knight vetoed the
plans because they do not comply
with the fire regulations. Knights
veto throws out the plans for the
eight elementary schools that the
board has been working on for the
last three months.
The plans were worked up from a
standard type of elementary school
building prepared by Supt. Mean
drew's staff of building experts. Upon
recommendation of the superintend-
emit they were adopted by the board
and the details worked out in the
architects department and approved
by Edgar L. Martin, supervisory ar
chitect.
To make the buildings acceptable
under the building ordinance, there
must be two exits in each classroom
and wood shops. Exits from gymna-
Sums, assembly halls and Libraries
must lead to street. Tile partitions
must be increased in thickness from
four to six inches. In addition the
health department has objected to the
ventilating system.
We venture to add that if commit
tee were appointed on which teachers
would serve many other shortcomings
in the plans that sacrifice comfort and
needs of pupils and teachers would be
discovered.
Who is to say what kind Of new
school buildings go up in the city Of
Chicago. The architects and manag-
ers who can see only economy OF
space, economy of building and econ
omy of material or the teachers and
parents who are concerned with the
comfort and the welfare of the chill
dren?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
"Our" Efficient Nauv

The Huron, flagship of Morgan's Asiatic feet has
run aground on the island of Palawan This evil
dence of efficiency will doubt make Japan think
twice before she makes any hostile moves
This reminds us that the navy breaks into print
in three ways-when Secretary Wilbur makes
speech, when one Of its ships runs aground and
when it lands marines to subdue some colonials
that owe money to the American bankers
Perhaps the naval heroes have discovered new
method of putting marines ashore Enough battle
ships have been aground lately to make this seem
plausible. Maybe the new way is to sail onto an
island so the brave boys step right off without
getting their feet wet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
RUSSIAN MOVIES At
AMERICAN HOME
KEN0SHA, WIS.,, FEB. %


The famous movies, "Polikushka,"
a sis-reel story made by the Moscow
Art Theater, an Memoriam-Lenln,"
showing the life and funeral OF
Lenln, and Russian comedy, "sol-
der VANS Miracle will be shown
SATURDAY, FEB. 20, from 4 to II
p. m. at the oerman-AmerIean
Home, Gee Grand Ave, kenosha,
Wis.
These pictures haJ been drawing
the biggest crowds Chicago, New
York and other big cities. They will
be shown In kenoki ONLY ONE
EVENING, FEB. "a tThere will be
three showIngs on that evening. The
first will start at 4 p. m. sharp.
Make sure to attend. Tell your
friends about Il. Don't miss the
greatest treat In your life.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
Street Cleaners Strike Continues

The Chicago city authorities, like all other en-
ployers, are willing to spend thousands of dollars
for scabs and police protection for scabs rather
than settle with the striking workers who in this
case are the men who do the hardest and most I'M
pleasant of all tasks-keeping the city clean-mem-
bers of the Street Cleaners Union.
The commissioner of public works has told the
union that its members must be back to work by
Tuesday their places will be filled. This means
that 1900 strikebreakers will be recruited if the
union does not surrender. 1t means that the strib-
ing street cleaners will have to fight for their right
to work at decent wages Eg
Municipal ownership as a solution of the work
ers problems is urged by many reforiners 1t has
been pet project of the socialist party for years
1t was popularity supposed that city authorities
would be much more friendly to wage earners than
private capitalists If anything is municipality
owned it is the streets and alleys of the city of
Chicago-the whole sanitary district is municipal
undertaking.
The city authorities appear now in the same
role as any other boss. They talk gbly of strike
breakers and police means efswhipping the striI
ing workers into line. They have tried to divide
the strikers by offering small increase to fore.
men, etc, as employers always do. If and when
scabS are used and the union begins to picket the
heads of the members will be broken Just as if the
city was private concern.
1t is only small section of the city employees
that are striking. There would be different situo
ion if the city workers were organized in a munic-
ipal workers union and striking as a unit There
would not be such defiant attitude on the part
of the city officials could enough scabs be got
together TO break the strike.
If the street cleaners and other municipal en-
ployes are to cease being bcggars at the door of
city bureaucrats they must organize union Of
all city workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
Explaining the Sullivan Disaster

The federal government can and does send troops
to aid the employers in breaking Strikes but it has
not the power to enforce safety regulations for
workers
This is the only conclusion that can be drawn
from statement recently issued by the department
of interior dealing with the Sullivan mine disaster
The bulletin says:
reported that this mine disaster, the greatest
in the history Of Indiana, caused by open lights,
which gnted gases in the mine. II so, the Sullivan
catastrophe emphasizes the great hazard to the lives
of American coal miners in the continued of
the open flame lamp in mines. :. Records COM
piled by the bureau Of mines Of ths department
covering period of II years, show that open flame
have been the contributing cause Of numerous fires
and over hundred explosions in mines, with
death toll of 5000 men. Such explosions
preventabe."
The bureau of mines has a number of specific
recommendations for the kind of lamps that are
safe and according to it's statement, these recon-
mendations have been given to all coal mine oper-
ators. These recommendations are as follows:
"In all coal mines the portable lamps for ilIumIna-
ton should be permissible, portable, electric mine
lamps.
ain places where fire damp and black damp is
liable to be encountered, permissible maunetlcaIly-
locked flame safety lamp for gas detection, equ-
Vaent permissible device, should be supplied to at
least experienced empoye in each such place.
"Any employe before being supplied with per-
Missile flame safety lamp should be examined by
a competent official Of the mines assure the mans
ability to detect gas.
"AlI coal Mines whether oIassed non-gaseous
gaseous in any part should be supplied with mag
netlealy-loeked permissible, flame safety lamps
properly maintained in sufficient number for all
inspection purposes"
Then comes a statement that every coal miner
should paste up where he can read it every day:
"The acting director of the bureau Of mines has
nounced that the adoption of the bureaus recon-
mendatons depend securing the cooperation of
the industry and the state government since it is
we'll known that the bureau has not authority to
make regulations requiring the Of permissible
lamps in coal mines"
In 1919 the federal government, of which the
bureau of mines is part, rushed troops into every
mining district where miners on strike if the
bosses asked for them.
The government issued an injunction against
the United Mine Workers of America and tied up
its strike funds
Yet this same government, when 81 miners are
sent to their death by the coal lords of Indiana
declares it has no means of preventing similar
disaster. 1t would never do to interfere with the
sacred right of the coal capitalists to rob and muir
der, by forcing them to use safety lamps
Our 100 per cent labor leaders claim that Amer
lean government is government of all the
people"
VIII the coal miners and the families of the
victims of the Sullivan disaster believe this much
longer?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
N.Y.TEACHERS
UNIONS FIGHT
new SALARY BILL
Gives Too Much Power
to Superintendent

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-An appeal
to all teachers to unite in opposition
to the Downing bill was issued by
DR.. Henry r. Linville of the Teachers
Union who said it was a menace to
everything the teachers have fought
for.
This bill nullifies the policy fer
which the teachers have fought for
many years, namely, the control of
salaries by the state legislature.
b 1T makes the various groups OF
teachers the football of local politics.
This, will divide the teachers into
warning camps. 1t places them at
the mercy of the board of superin-
Itendents, body for the most part Of
political appointees. Even if teachers
receive an increase because of an APP
preaching mayoralty campaign, what
will prevent these same authorities
from taking away what they have
given?"
Strong support of the Kleinfeld bill
prepared by the joint salaries COM
mittees of teachers associations was
announced by the New York Prin-
cipals Association, the Assistant to
Principals Association and the Teach
ers' Union.
The Downing bill gives the board of
superintendent power to revise
salaries every five years. The Klein
field bill would specifically fix definite
schedules by legislative action at
higher rate of pay than are now in
force.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
If You Own Part of
the Philippines, You
Can Worry Over This

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Phil
lppines are Every vulnerable and
could be taken away by an enemy"
Rear Admiral Hillary P. Jones, chief
Of the navy general board, today told
the house aircraft committee.
"Of course, we all realize that the
Philippine Islands could be taken by
an enemy before America could get a
fleet there" frankly admitted Jones.
The committee previously had been
told by Brig. Gen. William MITCHELL
assistant chief of the army air SER
vice, that the Philippines, Hawaiian
and other American Pacific posses
sions, could be captured by Japan in
two weeks"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
Tired Rebels

We are in receipt of letter from comrade
who says we don't give enough credit to Daniel
DeLeon and that Communist defendants should
stand on their constitutional rights whatever
they are.
He ends his letter with the following sentence
"There is on hurry about me-when the workers
see the need of organization and show little horse
sense | will be there with both feet" Az, ..s.
This is the negative attitude of the tired rebel
who has lost what faith he ever had in the work
ing class. This is neither DeLeonism Communism
socialism or anything but defeatism.
Criticism from comrades who have this state of
mind springs from the fact that the Workers (Com-
munist) Party is a party of action. We are dis
turbers in that make it impossible for the tired
rebels to sleep until the rest of the working class
awakens. eata .asHt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
Muskeaon Runs psfsnae aen.tit

MUSHROOM, Mich, Feb. 26.-An
all day labor defense program has
been arranged in .Muskegon, Mich,
for this Sunday, March LIST, at Modern
Woodmen's Hall, 10 N. Terrace St.
There will be speeches delivered
afternoon and evening by William F.
Dunno. A box social will be run in
the evening.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28

Every day get ~suO" for the DAILY WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28
Ammunition for the Workers Arsenal
Working Yourself Out Of a Job.
BY MANUEL GOMEZ.

COOLIDGE "prosp" monstrous thing feeding misery
and bitter want Is Grass contradiction which every day becomes
more hOpelessy involved
that BUSINESS ACTIVITY EVERY ONE OF
ss 4N R A MORE
the sspaa'n o. , strange Is now revealed n taDua
Increase of population are being met largely without giving employment to
by
'''"'"''' WHAT The CENSUS FIGURES SHOW
Now let y; sam. some figures Just made public with
Value Of manufactures Cat factory 1879 -, 1921 1919
,v: s,s,s.: ssss:s soss9,
Horsepower of prime a411ssso2 2t951s2
y 600 omitted. !.
relatively produced considerably goods
@ pO u.d IsS @
unm~ed blessing The markets limited
the present mpac epoch only Of labor be
orbed with satisfactory profit swell
in the hands of the capitalist Q
While the combined
1928 total
TOTAL
s1ssss additional
much smaller proportion Of produced.
VALUE ADDED MANUFACTURE
taking place. the
products In 1928
AS COMPARED WITH ts2t
unrecOrded in the totals they Incorporated
engines
rs .. p0ws
SUMMARY
% Dv s osssuo s" ss % pGousg q labor o.
rate Of surplus value Of Of sFplOson 20 Increase
greatly Coolidge prosperity That is cap
talisn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28

IA news item in the capitalist press tells story
Of the life led by Russian czarists in Paris -Four
Americans, two men and two women, we're arrested
in den by the police. There were also arrested four
Russians who were giving exhibition entitled
"Art Spectacles." Ninetynine per cent of the art
consisted in the complete absence of clothes Be.
sides the four AnereAns there were thrty-sx other
spectators. This Is the degenerate class that
Abramovich is here 70 defend!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-28

Coolidge is impartial He is against the raise the
$500 gashouse boys handed themselves and also
against the raise the underpaid postal workers
want.
Was it Anatoe France who said that Capitalism
gives rich and poor alike the right to sleep under
bridges?
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-02-27
ROYAL STOCK Co. At
GRAND THEATRE IN PLAY
so THIS IS LONDON"

One of George M. Cohan's great
est successes, $50 This is London"
will be presented at the Grand the
alter Saturday and Sunday, Febru-
AIRY % and March 1, by the Charles
E. Royal players.
In keeping with the standard set
in other shows presented at the Grand
by these players, $50 This is London"
win be deliberately staged.
"A great many stock companies
fail merely because they refuse TO
build proper stage settings and to
purchase fitting costumes for the
company" Mr.. Royal said. "The
players of the companies can act,
and audiences are always more than
willing to go half way with an actor,
but an audience never wants to be
offended by dirty, sloveniy costumes
and stage settings and scenery that
appear many years old. The his
trionic art of the Royal players is
recognized, but the excellence of our
costumes and scenery has helped also
in our success At the Grand theater."
$50 This is London is one of the
most successful comedies ever writ
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-02-27
HARRY KELLY PLAYS
DEACON FIFTEEN YEARS

Harry Kelly who is appearing in
Artists and Models" which is COM
ing to the Grand theatre soon will
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary Of
his impersonation of the deaconesque
character which he introduced in
ellis Honor, the Mayor" at Wallaek's
Theatre in 1910. Mr.. Kelly was en-
gagged for the small part of Deacon
Flood in the latter musical comedy,
and he built up the character before
the premiere until it was the leading
comedy role in the production. The
deacon, with chalky white face and
simian features, high wing collar,
high beaver hat, high-water, skim
tight trousers, and long shoes, was
a new comic character in the theatre
and Mr.. Kelly scored such success
in the role that he has played adapta-
tons of the deacon ever since. Among
the musical productions in which he
has appeared in an adaptation of
Deacon Flood are Midnight Round
ers," ooh, What a Girl" Watch
Your STEP" Little Nemo," Spring
time of YOUTH" and the revival of
"The Belle of New York"
Now he is once more the laugh
provoking deacon in Artists and
Models" and the Messrs. Shubert
have given him ample opportunity
TO make the best Of his favorite role.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-02-27
ORGANIZED FARMERS
BACK KENTUCKY UNION
IN FIGHT ON OPEN SHOP

BY International Labor News Service
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 26.-Or-
ganized farmers and organized city
workers have Joined hands here to
fight "open shop" conditions on the
new Kentucky Hotel, now in course
of erection at Fifth and Walnut
Streets.
Fifteen building trades unions have
removed their workers from the new
hotel, in protest against an attempt
to put up the building under "open-
shop" conditions. The job is tied up
tight and at no time in the history
of the Louisville Building Trades
Council has there been a more
thorough and effective demonstration
Of the solidarity Of the building
workers in uniting against the "open
shop"
The jefferson County Farmers
Union lost no time in declaring for
support of the strike, adopting the
following resolutions:
Whereas the workers of the build
ing industry have declared strike
against the Kentucky Hotel, because
of unfairness in handling the agree
ment between the owners, the con-
tractors, and the union men employ
ed in its construction, and
Whereas the trades union move
ment of this city and State have gone
on record in support of the Farmers
Union, to the end that workers on
the farm, and workers in industrial
centers can help each other in their
struggles. against a common enemy
who seek to break down the organized
labor movement and at the same time
further enslave the farmer; there
fore be it 8 81
Resolved, That we, the farmers
of the jefferson County Farmers
Union, go on record indorsing the
Louisville building trades mechanics
in their struggle for justice and as
sure them that we will do all in our
power to assist them in winning
their fight for justice and a square
DEAL" s
Commenting on the resolution, The
Labor Union, official organ of the
unions affiliated with the Building
Trades Council, said:
1.-THE jefferson County Farmers
Union are to be commended for their
intelligence in so promptly seeing an
effort by the Employers Association
and others to wage another open
shop fight after four years of indus
trial peace in which this city has
gone forward like it never has be-
fore, and for their equally prompt
action in resenting a recurrence Of
organized capitals unfair fight
against the workers"
The secretary of the Building
Trades Council has issued the follow
ing appeal to building trades me-
chanics to stay away from Louisville
while "open shop" fight is on:
ITO All Secretaries and Business
Agents.
''Dear Sir and Brother:
"The general contractors of this
city aided and abetted by all the
civic clubs and the Board Of Trade
have declared war upon the Louisville
Building Trades Council, which in
cludes every craft in the building
trades department, and are advertis-
ing in all sections of the country for
building trades mechanics.
MAY we ask you to assist Us in
any way possible to keep men away
from Louisville while this open shop
fight is on"