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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
BRITISH GENERAL STRIKE INVOLVING
5000 900 MEN MAY BEGIN AT MIDNIGHT

and longer hours proposed by the
operators, apparently determined to
quit work at midnight Friday unless
the operators withdraw their offens-
i've 20 per cent cut and longer hours
demand.
The Trades Union Congress, meet
ing today, will determine the mini
mum scale the miners will accept,
and will offer also a proposal that
any profits gained by the owners
during August be applied to make up
wages Of men who have taken re-
duction.
The miners have been reluctant to
accept any proposal which affects ad-
versely the present agreement with
all trade unionists to assist the min
ers in their fight. They are further
treasured by the agreement Of the
International Miners Conference at
Paris to assist in preventing importa-
ton Of coal in England in the event
of a strike.
Government Strikebreakers Busy.
The postmaster general Sir Will
lam Mitchell Thompson, presiding
over an emergency committee organ
ICED to help the railroads combat the
difficulties which they would face in
consequence of a strike said the
railroads have stocks Of coal suffici-
ent only for a month of curtailed
services.
The committee is trying to work
out system for adequate transpor.
tation Of food, in the event the rail
roads are paralyzed. II is making
extensive use OF plans devised by the
Lloyd George government in 1920
when general lockout and strike
were threatened.
In the house of commons, Austen
Chamberlain made without comment,
an announcement that Prime Minis
ter Baldwin hoped to issue a state.
ment on the strike situation tonight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
RESIST THE EXPULSION POLICY OF
WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON; FIGHT FOR
UNITY OF THE MACHINISTS UNION
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union to transform it Into a power
full weapon of the working class.
THE suspension of Anderson and
= the threats to expeI all members
Of the Workers Party and the Trade
Union Educational League are
blows at the membership--hIow at
the union Itself. It means that any
member who asserts his right to
criticize the Johnston policies is In
danger Of losing his union card.
The machinists will never support
such a policy. It violates a funda-
mental principle of labor unionism,
namely, that all workers in a given
industry or trade, regardless Of
their political opinion, shall be or
ganized in one union. II would re-
duce the !. A. of M. to a sect and
eventually wreck it. The Workers
Party members and all honest trade
unionists will fight such a destruc-
tive policy to the death. They will
appeal their case to the rank and
file on the real issue involved. And
their appeal will be successful. These
masses will rally to the program of
the left wing and they will sweep
the reactionary Johnston machine
from power.
The time is ripe for a united
front of all revolutionary and pro-
aressive forces in the international
Association of Maoihnists. The be-
trayal of Johnston and his clique
has gone far enuf. These misIead-
ers should be recalled and a group
of fighters put at the head of the
organization, men who consider the
union not as a means to gain for
themselves fat and easy llveli-
hood, but as an instrument of the
workers in the class struggle.
A special convention should be
called and definite steps taken to
amaIgamate the metal trades and
organize the three million metal
workers into one great Industrial
union.
THE MAcHINIsTS' UNION must
4 become the militant fighting or
ganlzation to win better wages and
working conditions for the metal
workers from the employers. The
Maehlnlsts' Union should take the
lead In establishing shop commit
tees organized by the workers to
fight for workers control Of the In
dustry.
The MaehlnIsts' Union should
abolish all discrimination against
Negro workers and take the lead in
bringing them into the labor move
nent on an equal basis with white
workers.
The Maehinlsts' Union should
wage a militant campaign to make
the Industries In which the machln-
lists work responsible for the work.
ers thru insisting that the Industry
take care Of the unemployed work.
ers. The Machinists' Union should
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of other organized workers if the
coal strike goes into effect.


of other organized workers II the
coal strike goes into effect
First Clashes.
First skirmishes of the strike kept
police busy in London and in Wales
as Premier Baldwin and his cabinet
redoubled their efforts to head off
the industrial crisis.
Fascists and Communists engaged
in a free-for-all fight in Hyde Park,
while miners already striking in the
anthracite district of Wales attacked
the colleries and threw out few
scabs.
Nearly 1000 miners armed with
cudgels invaded the mine properties
at Ammanford, Wales, where the an
thracite workers are striking, and at
tackled the men who remained at
work, dragging the safety men from
their positions at the pumps. Police
interviewed but were outnumbered.
An official of the Saron colliery
was struck with a charge of buck
shot fired by a miner. Missiles were
hurled at the mine buildings there,
smashing windows. Telephone wires
were cut down by the strikers.
Communists Battle Fascists.
Four fascists were beaten by Com
munists when members of the black
shirted order attacked a Communist
meeting in Hyde Park. The fascists
retreated to their London headuar-
ters and maintained an all-night
guard there, arming themselves with
drawn swords The fascists claimed
that further serious disturbances
were threatened
Premier Baldwin, after ineffective
meetings with the leaders Of both
sides far into the night, was in con-
ference again early today. The state
subsidy for operators, to maintain
the old wage scale until peace nego-
tiations could be completed, was
still under consideration, but the pre-
mier was Withholding that, plan for
an eleventh hour resort.
Trade Union Congress In Session.
Thus far, the miners have stead
NsSstly refused to accept the. wage cut
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
BEHIND LOCKED DOORS
LEWIS TRADES OFF The
MINERS TO OPERATORS

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July 80.
The anthracite scale conference
appears at last to be drawing to a
climax as result Of developments
within the last twenty-four hours.
Sentiment Of both operators and
miners seems to be that the miners
case should be completed by the end
Of this week and that the operators
reply should be made on resumption
Of the conference after the week.
and.
This definite movement became
apparent yesterday when the little
Information dropped by both side az
to proceedings In the locked COM
mIttee room indicated the first day
OF real progress.
The four demands left to be pre-
scented are repIete with technical
ramlfloatIos that could take days
to elucidate, but II Is believed likely
that the miners will surrender them
without much objection.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01

election are incorrect, the G. e. B.
condemns itself by arbitrarily expell-
ing its opponents.
The International Committee for
Amalgamation of the Metal Trades
warns the members of the l. A. of M.
not to allow Johnston and Dawson to
sidetrack the issue. If the Johnston
administration were really elected as
they claim they could very easily dis
credit their opponents in the eyes Of
the rank and file, but they do not dare
to submit to a recount or a new cleo
tldn.
The international Committee for
Amalgamation Of the Metal Trades
calls upon all locals in the l. A. of NJ
to Immediately protest against the
suspension of Anderson and the gen
eral war upon the militant and pro-
gressive members.
This expulsion policy, if carried out
to its logical conclusion, will only lead
to a complete Generalization if not
destruction of the union.
The present G. E. B. was never
elected by the rank and file, it was
only able to maintain itself temporari-
ly in possession of the unions ma
chinery by a lot of fake ballots as
has been verified by the affidavits
from Local AL and by violation of the
laws of the union.
We call upon all locals in the l. A.
Of M. to demand a recall of the G. E.
B. and the calling of a special con-
vention to change the laws so as to
make it possible to secure honest
elections in the future, and to trans
form the union into a rea4 organ of
the class struggle for the benefit Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
Probe Wabash Wreck.

DANVILLE, ILL.,. July SO-An in
vestigation was ordered today into
the wreck of a Wabash local train
two miles East Of Tolono, ILL.,, late
Wednesday. The train running from
Lafayette to Decatur left the track
and turned over, resulting in injur-
les to a woman passenger who died
later in a hospital at Decatur.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01

take the lead in the struggle for the
organization of labor party thru
which the workers can fight their
political battles against the bosses.
II is because the Johnston machine
fears the coming of such a militant
fighting union which will win better
conditions for the workers In the
metal industry that 1t is attacking
the members of the Workers Party
and the T. U. {. L. and all progress
sives in the union.
AWAY WITH THE THEAcHER-
Gus AND REAcTloNARY JOHN
SToN MAcHlNEl
AGAINST CLASS coLLABoRA-
TIoN AND FOR CLASS sTRUe-
GLEl
AGAINST Explosions AND
SPLITS AND FOR A UNITED
uNloNI
Central Executive Committee,
WORKERS PARTY OF AMER
lcA.
WILLIAM z. FOSTER, Chairman.
C. E. RUTHEN6ERG, Executive
Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
Cabinet CRISIS In Japan

TOXIC, July 30.-Japan today was
in the throes Of a cabinet crisis with
the entire cabinet momentarily expect
ed to resign.
The cabinet, which is a coalition
one composed OF members of both the
Seiyukai and Kenseikai political par
ties, has reached the parting of the
ways over the tax program proposed
by Premier Takaaki Kato, influential
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
TRACTION TOOLS
RAISE CAR FARE
IN TWIN-CITIES
BY G. soLTIs

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. July SO.-Be-
ginning Saturday OF this week, new
rate goes into effect covering street
car fares.
BY order of the state railroad and
warehouse commission, the Twin City
Rapid Transit Co, is authorized to
raise the cash fare from to cents.
Tokens win be. sold 10 for go cents.
This new fare is temporary.
The car company has gone into the
United States district court, asking
for permanent 8 cent cash fare,
which is being fought by the Twin
Cities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
METAL TRADESs'ml,s
INAUGURATION COMMITTEE
STATEMENT ON /. A. OF VT. CRISIS

the Membership
of
in the
proving
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
Twelve rOurIsts Dead IN Franco

PARIS, July 3O.-Twelve persons
were dead, an equal number seriously
injured, with many suffering minor
hurts, according to the latest word
received today by M. l. d. /. from
Tours, near where the Tours-Paris
express was derailed at midnight last
night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
Forelun EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, July 3O.--Great Bri-
tain pound sterling 4.S51t; cable
4.s5T. France. franc, 475A; cable
4.75%. Belgium, franc, 4.e2is; cable
4.63. Italy Ira, 3.67%; cable s.6s.
Sweden, krope 1855; cable 26.sS.
Norway, krone, 1S.451s; cable 1S.4Sh
Denmark, krone, 22.9O; cable 22.92.
Germany mark, not quoted. Shanghai
tasl, rs; cable not quoted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
BANDITS HOLD
UP HOTEL AS
DICK SNOOzES
IFS a Hanging Case
ChOrtleS CrOwe

Last Wednesday several bandits
ralded the fashionable Drake Hotel in
this city and got away with approxn1-
ateIy $4,000. Two Of the bandits
were killed, two others were wounded
and arrested one got away and one
employe Of the hotel was shot dead.
States Attorney Grove is happy.
'1t's hanging case" he chortled as he
boosted that he would have the arrest
ed bandits on their way to the gallows
within twenty four hours" At least
two Of the bandits are veterans of the
world war. We are awaiting for some
one to give bed time story over the
radio boosting the military training
camps and tell of the "enobling eff
fects of war on Americas youth"
HoIdup at Dicks Door
The Drake Hotel was full OF para
sites when the holdup took place. The
bandits pulled of the stickup almost
on the doorstep of the house detect
ives Office. That gentleman must
have been engrossed in his latest les
son from the correspondence school
on How to become a great detective"
for it required telephone call to get
him away from his easy chair. Like
the movie house dick, this false alarm,
saw nothing until the house was shot
up Then, he crawled to his office
door, opened it and began shooting
in all directions. He claims to have
killed somebody, whether it was a
bandit or the unfortunate clerk may
never be known.
Full of Booze
Evidently most of the bandits were
amateurs at the game and also we'll
filed with white mule. One of them
said he was a high school graduate,
but could not find job. He was also
a war veteran. This will not save him
from the gallows if Grove can help
it,
The local Hearst papers have open
ed war on Mayor Dever and Chief
Collins for allowing the bandits to get
away with it, Hearst would have
them shoot anybody resembling a
bandit on the slightest provocation or
suspicion. In that case, judges and
plain clothes policemen had better
look out.
Tic Toe was Asleep
Holding up such bourgeois rendez-
vous as the Drake Hotel gives Chi
cago bad name and may keep
wealthy people from putting up there
The house detectives heroic press
work may be due to fear of losing a
job. But if he is such hero, he may
be engaged to supplant the police
force, which spends most of it's time.
arresting workers for speaking on the
streets and protecting scabs and open
shop employers. There are enough
cops guarding the plants of the Inter
national Tailoring company and the
]. L. Tailoring company daily, to sup
ply personal watch to every bandit
in the city.
Bandits should know that holding up
those who have money at the point of
gun is hazardous and does not pay
half as well as robbing the workers
at the point of production. But ban
dts have always been a step ahead Of
the capitalist on the moral side. They
usually rob the rich and take chance
on the jail or the rope. The capitalists
rob and kill the poor and are honored
for it. That's the difference.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
UKCONFIRMED REPORT
SAYS SOVIET PLANNED
FOR AT CANTON, CHINA

The international News Service
In dispatch dated at Hong Kong,
China, Thursday morning at 8 a.
m, states the following:
"Plans are complete for procIa-
nation of a Soviet government in
Canton, August I, according to ad-
vices reaching here today"
The DAILY WORKER has re-
ceived no confirmation of this news
from other sources at the hour of
going to press. Canton, China, is
known as the center of the Chinese
liberation movement. Its govern
ment has for long time been in
dependent of the Peking govern
ment and under the control of the
kuomintang Party at whose head
stood the great leader, Or. Sun Vat
Sen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
Mexican eovernors 10 Meet

MEXICO CITY, July SO.-The gov.
ernors of all the states of Mexico
have been called to a convention here
to work out plan for unifcation of
Mexico's state and federal tax sys-
tens.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
To Operate On MussoIInl.

ROME, Italy, July 30. - Premier
Mussolini will soon be operated on
Tor cancer Of the duodenum, in the
small intestinea
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-01
Get $4,000 In Rug Loot

Burglars early today broke into the
store Of Albert Boygean on the west
side and fed with $4,000 worth of
valuable rugs
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-10
West Evidences
Its Prosperity

san FRANCISCO, Mar. 10
The reality of prosperity on the
Pacific coast was given emphasis
recently when a trainload of auto
mobiles which entered the state
more than half mile long reached
San Francisco with only u cars
and a caboose. Forty-one of the
ears that had composed the original
train has been diverted and sent in
almost as many directions to meet
demands too Insistent to await the
usual distribution from San Fran
cisco.
Fifty-six carloads Of automobiles
consigned over the Southern Pa
cifiS to the Pacific Nash Motor
company were included in the train,
which from engine to caboose made
a rolling load 3240 feet long. The
train carried 2l9 automobiles.
In the past solid trains of auto
mobiles have come to San Fran.
cisco intact and the distrubtion
made from here.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-10
SURPRISE BIRTED4Y Y
PARTY GIVEN FOR
MRS. FRED CROSS

One of the jolliest and most en-
ioyable parties of the week was
that given last night when Il number
of friends met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Cross on FL Centre
street, all as a surprise to M. and
Mrs. Cross TO celebrate the birth
day anniversary of Mrs. Cross.
Bridge was enjoyed during the
evening, Mrs. Fred Cross winning
the women 5 high score prize and
Leroy Merchant winning the men 5
prize.
Mrs. Cross was presented with a
lovely hand painted desert picture
as a birthday gift from the friends
present. The party had also pre-
pared the refreshments and brought
them along which carried out u pink
and white color scheme in the dain-
ty ice cream moulds which bore
ths initials of the hOnored guest.
Those present included Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry c. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
John b. McNeece, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j. Meagher, Mr.. and Mrs. X. |,
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Mer
chant and Mr. and Mrs. Cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-10
MARX MAY BE
NEXT PRESIDENT
OF THE GERMANS

BERLIN. Mar '10-Wilheim Marx
former chancellor, who recently
resigned the Pruss:ln premiership,
probably will be the Republican
candidate for the presidency.
His record as chancellor, coupled
with his winning personality, is
causing the movement in his behalf
to gain strength and political indi-
cations are he probably would
stand far better chance of vic
tory than any of the several other
candidates being considered.
While the presidential campaign
already is causing enormous inter
est, the public S attention is divided
by two other matters-the securi-
" pact and the railroad strike.
There is Il general fueling that a
safety pact would go far toward
healing Europe > post war suspi-
cions and alarm, but the German
press is doubtful if France would
permit any workable safety pact
and also is worried because of Po-
lands criticism of the proposed
pact.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-10
Doctor Predicts
Centenarians To
Become Common

CHICAGO, Mar. 1O.-The aver
age length Of life will reach 100
wears bv the year 2000. DR.. Gilber'
Fitzpatrick, surgeon and member of
the Gorgas Memorial Institute, de
clared at the American Medical as
sociation congress here today. Life
expectancy is steadily increasing, he
said.
DIR. Fitzpatrick gave the follow
ing table on life expectancy:
The average span of life III 177J
was 27 years: 1875, 81 years; 1925,
81 wears; 1875, SO; 1000, 100 wears.
The big increase in life expect
ancy during the past 80 years can
be traced TO the germ theory of
disease, DIR. Fitzpatrick said The
germ theory has made if possible to
trace and isolate disease germs and
find cures for ailments thought in
durable, he said.
Better control Of diet less crowd
ing aud other elements must enter
before the 100 year stage is reached,
Dr. Fitzpatrick declared. Ways and
means must be found TO keep the
air pure, balanced diets, less crowd
| ing and periodical examinations by
physicians are essential, he holds.
'There must be no over eating -
DIR. Fitzpatrick sail. "TheY viii
have plenty of fresh foods in which
the fresh vitamincs have not been
killed by poor methods Of preser-
yatl0n -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-10
Society, Clubs, Lodges,
Churches and Schools
MRS. SAMSON, GRAND WORTHY MATRON,
GIVES SPLENDID ADDRESS AT JOINT
MEETING EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS

, mold, matron of Signal chapter OF
FL Centre wore joint hostesses at
delightful luncheon at the Bar
bara Worth hotel in their honor
yesterday.
They were also honored guests at
an elaborate dinner party given last
night in the private dining room of
the Barbara Worth hotel where Il
very effective color scheme of green
and white was carried out in dec
orations and favors. Covers were
laid for the honored guests, the
district deputy grand matron, Ethel
Patterson Pratt of Coachella Val
ley, the present matrons and patrons
of Imperial and Coachella valleys
and those who have served as dis
trict deputies, together with their
husbands and wives.
On Wednesday night an informal
visit will be made by the grand
worthy matron and the grand con-
duetress to Alamitos chapter of
Holtville which is the regular meet
ing night~ 4 potluek supper will
be served at 7:l5. \ large number
of Signal chapter members are ex-
pected TO attend.
A joint eXemplification Of the
work by Alamo chapter of Braw-
ley and Golden Rule chapter of I'M
perial will be held Thursday even
ing, March II at Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-10
Mothers of Small
Boys, Rejoice
Over This
BY United Press Leased Wire

BERKELEY. Mar 10.--With the
green apple season almost upon MS,
parents should be cheered by the
announcement today that any small
boy 5 digestive processes may be
revealed in all their wonder by the
newly perfected multiple eleetroen-
terograph.
DR.. W. c. Alvarez, associated pro
fessor of research medicine of the
Hooper Foundation of the Univer-
Sity of California, has developed
the instrument after ten years la
Dor. He predicts it will revolution
ize the treatment of digestive dis
orders, not only in green apple
eases but in the whole range of
stomach complaints.
The instrument is similar in ac-
tion to the seismograph, which de-
tects and records earthquakes. 1t is
worked by electricity through the
Medium of electrodes placed across
the sufferer 5 stomach.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-10

Approximately $50 members OF
the different Eastern Star chapters
Of Imperial and Coachela Valleys
attended the joint maoting which
was held in Calexieo last night. The
meeting was in honor of the annual
visit of the grand worthy matron
Mrg. Zella Whitford Samson of
Corning who is accompanied by
grand conductress Hazael Marsh
Piper of Santa Cruz and was a
oint session of Alamitos chapter
III Of Holtville, Imperial Crown
HAPPIER 316 of Calexico and Sig
nj chapter go of FL Centre.
The opening and closing exercises
were exemplified by Imperial crown
chapter. the escorting and ballot
ng were exemplified by the Aiami
os chapter and the initiation work
vas exemplified by Signal chapter.
syIAs ~esy interesting address was
given by Mrs. Samson which will
pc al @inspiration to the members.
bfesent for some time to come.
tiDelightful refreshments were serv-'
ia by the Imperial Crown chapter
If ,C.sieSieo.
The visit of the grand worthy
matross s4s-s. Samson aud the grand
,ontae tressf Mrs. Piper has been
he insriration of a numbr of pret-
" sQkssassyents. Mrs. ". j. Hart
nan, matron of Imperial Crown
hdpternpf Calexico, Mrs. Ernest
dyards, matron of Alamitos chap
ri of Hpltville and Mrs. \. B. Ar
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-10
Cupid Is Doing
.Flourishing
Business

For some unknown reason
Monday seemed to- be an un-
usually popular date for mar
riage licences, eight having been
issued at the county clerk Of
flee between 8 o'clock and noon.
Almost as rapidly as one couple
was disposed of, anothet ap-
peared on the scene, and at one
time there were two couples
waiting in line for their turn.
The marriage license rush en-
abled Judge Cole 20 officiate at
double wedding in his cham
bers. Ricardo Cohen. official
court interpreter, who acts as
master of ceremonies at most
Mexican weddings, brought two
couples to the judges office, to
have him tie the matrimonial
knot.
The principals in the marri-
ages were Tomas Lopez and
Apolonia Biceno and Fernando
Olmas and Francisco Grijalva.
This was the first instances Of
a double wedding at the new
courthouse and added new re-
cord to Judge Coles long list.
which includes vne honor of
marrying the first couple at the
new courthouse.