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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
SOVIET FLAG TO
FLY IN MEXICO
THIS MAY DAY
Gomez Interviews Red
Minister, PestkOUsky

Continued from page H.
IN Mexico and we had many comrade-
ly talks together. And l met his wife,
Mary former cigaret maker whom
he married in London during the per-
iod of his exile. And Volinsky and
Haykiss of the legation staf-and
gaunt, bushy-haired. impatient Vidas,
whose eyes lighted with Joy when
gave him pipeful of real Prince Al
bert tobacco from my pouch. All
good comrades, who had entered the
diplomatic service via the revolution
airy movement Of the working class.
They were as different from every
other official diplomatic family in
Mexico as Bill Foster is from Col.
George Harvey.
Yet Comrade Pestkovsky takes his
diplomatic duties seriously. He is
proud to be the first minister of the
Union Of Socialist Soviet Republics
in the western hemisphere.
1t has always seemed strange to me
that Mexico should have been the
first nation OF the west to recognize
Soviet Russia. Russia and Mexico
how far apart they seem,
despite the fact that both are peasant
countries and both have suffered thru
long years of oppression. American
Imperialism Is the irreconcilable enc
my Of both. But Soviet Russia is
challenge to American imperialism.
Mexico is an object of imperialistic
conquest. The workers and peasants
government of Russia stands guard
with fixed bayonets before an accom-
pLshed social revolution; it barters
and haggles with the bourgeois gov
eminent of the world, but always with
nxed bayonets. The pseudo-laborite
government of Mexico is linked by
hundred subtle ties with the very fore
es OF Imperialism which are striving
10 plumber its people. Still there is a
fundamental underlying community of
interest between Mexico and Soviet
Russia. There can be no doubt that
the Mexican people know this. In
common with all other oppressed and
exploited peoples who are menaced by
imperialism, they feel instinctively
that Russia is their friend. So it came
about that, with his feet none too
secure amid the shifting sands of
Mexican politics, Obregon--ally of
American mperialism-found it advis-
able to yield to the unmistakable
pressure of the toiling peon masses
and extend the hand of diplomatic
welcome to the most dangerous enc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
NGtiOn-Wide May Day Demonstrations

INQUIRIES and Information national office Of the Work
this celebration indicate nation
wide demonstration that will May Day the
history Every party
such meeting notify national office.
The smaller should obtain May Day speakers thru their dis
tr Offices meeting organization
regarding speaker
o. meeting give meetings
Icty
fall notify the office.
Meetings the time with time,
speakers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
NEW KHAN HAS OLD
KLAN'S HABIT OF
GRABBING THE DOUGH

NEW ORLEANS, Apr. 20, Despite
the fact that practically one million
dollars was raised In this city the
early part Of the year to care for
the poor and unfortunates-and a
distinct pledge given by the spons-
ors of the movement that no more
appeals for charity were to be made
during the coming twelve months,
the American Legion Is preparing
for a mammoth drive to build the
endowment fund of the rehabiiita-
ton and child welfare work. The
reorganized khan here is behind the
movement.
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STA.
The Bad Boy of Wall ST.
Mexico remains the bad boy of Wall
Streets own little family of nations
of the western world. Right at the
back door of the United States, in the
very "mittel europa" of American i'm
perial policy, is set up the first Sow
let legation to be established on this
continent.
Naturally, the. Soviet minister did
not express these thoughts. l doubt
that he would want to- see. his name
connected with them. AS an accredit-
ed diplomat, he is interested above
all else in strengthening the ties be-
tween Mexico and Soviet Russia. It
is only question of time, he declares,
before the United States too will re-
cognize the Soviet government.
Business Bosses Uncle, Sam.
1.-THE United States government is
a business administration he re-
minded me. "And business is bust
ness. Sooner or later the necessities
of business will lead to the establish
ment Of relations with ns."9ff
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
IDAHO MINERS ESCAPE
DEATH BY FEW SECONDS
AS AIR LINE BREAKS

Especial to The Daily Worker)
BURKE, Idaho, April &c. The
fourteen miners rescued late from
the 1000 foot level Of the HeoIa
Mining company mine escaped death
only by few seconds, Investigation
by mine Inspectors revealed today.
Just after the last of the entombed
men were brot to the surface there
was a cavein, and a break In the
air line meaning certain death in the
mine.
All of the miners were rescued UNI
injured after "a hours Of furious
fighting against fire and gas.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28

Talking Movies Menace Musicians
Jobs.
NEW YORK, April 26.- Another
group of craftsmen whose Jobs are
menaced by the march OF science are
the small town musicians The talk
ing moving picture machine, on the
one hand, and the radio on the other.
Sound waves are now recorded d.
rectly on the films thru an invention
by DIR. Lee DeForest, called the father
Of long distance telephony and radio
broadcasting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
Continued from page u

CONTINUED from page ID
the headquarters and arsenal of the
khan.
kIan-Farrington Combine Loses.
The defeat of the X. X. X. in the
mayorality election is also a defeat
for Frank harrington, district presi-
dent Of the U. M. w. of A., as it
means that the khan group in Local
No. 992 lone Of the largest locals
in the district will no longer have
the support of the local authorities in
the dirty work they are continually
up to.
The X. X. X. group in Local No,
S92 always have fought for Frank
harrington and his disruptive policies.
This group (altho an insignificant
minority in the local union) has re-
sorted to every method from cheap
= trickery to gunmanism to control the
affairs of Local No. 992. In this they
were always ably supported by the
khan, which have been more or less
in control of local politics here. They
scame to union meetings wearing guns
but were never molested by the local
authorities.
Khan Aids harrington In Union.
Last year when the regular annual
election for officers of Local No. 1922
had taken place in the regular author
lied manner, it was found that the
progressive candidates had carried the
local. When the announcement was
made, the X. X. X. group started a
rough house and the meeting was ad-
journed by the chairman to prevent
fight.
After the meeting was adjourned
and most Of the membership had gone
home, the khan group took things into
their own hands and called special
meeting where they proceeded to
hold an illegal election and elected
their own candidate for chairman and
secretary.
A protest was made but Earring
toms henchmen, sent to adjust the
trouble Gas usual ruled in favor Of
the X. X. X. "klandidates."
That this was part OF well-thought-
out plan was realized later on when
the national, district and sub-district
rlaction took place. In this election
Local No. 992 carried heavy for the
progressiyes, but the reactionary sec
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
Saturday, May Second.

NEW JERSEY
Linden-,At p. m, Sadi Amter and
others. Hall to be announced later.
Saturday.
NEW YORK
Roehester-Earl r. Browder.
OHIO
Warren-J. Louis Enedahl.
PENNSYLVANIA
Observation-Disclosures Hall, 1641
{. Third St., at p. m. II. M. Wieks
and speakers in Hungarian and Ukra-
inian.
Easton - Lithuanian Bakery Hall,
NJ. Seventh st. Lithuanian speakers.
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Pat Toohey.
OHIO

Pat Toohey.
OHIO
Akron--2 p. m. J. Louis EnadahI.
canton-7:3o p. M. Typographical
Union Hall, 211 North Market street,
Third floor. J. Louis EngdahI.
Toledo-Lahor Temple, jefferson
and Michigan SITS, at p. m. Max
Salzman and others.
Warren-Hippodrome Hall, High St.
at p. m. Waino Finberg, Finnish,
&. PiIjusa, So. Slavic, A. v. Severino.
E. Liverpool. A. Hamilton.
PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsbureh-2:so p. M, Labor ~
ceum, 35 Miller ST. A. Wagenkneeht.
Erie-Earl r. 5rowder.
Giassport-Finnlsh Hall, p. m.
J. S. Otis.
Dalsytown-Afteroon Fred Il. Msr.
rick.
NEW YORK
Yonkers-Labor Lyoeum, Is PaIE
SADIE Ave-, at p. m. R. ereeht and
others.
WEST VIRGINIA
WheeIins-Arne swabeck.
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He was the first director of the Sow
let State Bank.
mo, l have never been a real
banker" he FASTENED to reassure me,
anticipating my question But bank
ers were scarce in our ranks. / was
Communist and that was the main
thing at the time. It was necessary
to hold the institution and to cope
with systematic sabotage. That was
all the banking ever did. l held
the post only for three days"
In 1919 Head of Kirsiz Soviet.
When the Kirgiz Soviet republic
was formed, Comrade Pestkoysky was
made chairman of the provisional gov
eminent. This was in 1919, after the
territory had been recaptured from
the counter-revolutionary forces. The
Kirgiz republic is steppe country,
with an area as large as Mexico. Com
rade Pestkovsky remained there for
year, after which he became chief
of the political department of the Sow
let armies on the western front.
His first experience as a diploma
fist was as chairman Of the Russian
frontier commission in the negotia-
tions for the fixing of the Russo-Pol-
ish border.
Such is Comrade Pestkovsky's
career. 1t is not the career of a pro-
fessional diplomatist, but it amply fits
him to be the first minister of the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
in the western world.
His reception in Mexico was differ
ent from that of any other diplomatic
representative in the history of the
republic. A delegation of Mexican
workers was waiting for him at the
dock when his ship landed at Vera
Cruz. They gave him rousing well
come. They ran after his train as it
pulled out for Mexico City. In the
capital big demonstration was wait
ing. Workers crowded the hall at
the big meeting of welcome arranged
by the Communist Party of Mexico.
Comrade Pestkovsky spoke from the
platform. Here was indeed an limo
walton. The cheers of workers rock
ed the hall. !.
Red Flag Waves in Mexico.
Comrade Pestkovsky presented his
credentials to Obregon on November
z, the anniversary of the Rus
sian revolution.
"You can bet the red flag was fly
ing from the legation staff on that
day" put in Mary Pestkovskaya, look
ing up from her glass of tea. And
Haykiss nodded his head, and Vidas.
And Volinsky lifted his brandy glass
"a propos of nothing-and said:
Lets drink toast to something!"
We filled our glasses from the bottle
of good old Mexican 'habanero."
Here's to the establishment of the
first Soviet embassy in Washington, /"
proposed Pestkovsky.
And that is something for the read
ers of the DAILY WORKER to think
about.
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t. u. E. L. General Meet
Wed, April 20, 8 p. M.

The regular melting Of the Chicago
Trade Union Educational League gen.
eral group will be held Wednesday,
April 20, at 8 D. m, at North West
Hall, corner North and Western AYES.
An interesting series OF reports on
the progress Of the militants in the
Chicago trade union movement will
be given. All militant and progress
siye trade unionists are invited to at
tend this important meeting.
Subscribe for the DAILY
W0RKERl - -
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Friday, May First.
CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA
Los Anpeles-co-operatiVe Center,
Brooklyn and Mott, Tom Lewis.
San Francisco - California Hall,
Turk and Polk sts., 8 o'clock. F. G.
Biedenkap.
CONNECTICUT
New HaVen-Hermanson's Hall, 1853
Crown St., p. m. Alexander Trach-
tenberg, English; AlOnzoW Jewish;
Oerlov Russian; Emma Sehlossherg,
Y. w. L.
Waterbury-s p. M, Joseph 5rah-
day.
tamford-Workmen's Circle Hall,
40 Pacific St., 8 p. m.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington-Workers Circle Hall,
1887 Seventh St. N. W. p. m. NJ
Sclaroff.
ILLINOIS
chicago-TempIe Hall, Van Buren, &
Marshfleld, at p. m. James p. Can
non, C. {. Ruthenberg, Martin Abern
and Max Shachtman.
Deeatur--M. chiIofsky.
PuIlman-Stancik's Hall, 2o5 East
18th St., 8 p. m. Barney Mass.
Madison-Croatian and Bulgarian
speakers.
MISUNDERSTANDING and others.
zeigIer-Liberty Hall, at p. m. II.
corbishIey. Dancing to follow.
INDIANA -
&. chieaao-coIumbia Hall, Nc
Cook and Werner Ayes, at 8 p. m. Il.
V. Phillips, John Edwards.
Gary-croatan Hall, 23rd and
Washington Sts., at 1880 p. m, Har-
rson George also speakers in the SO.
Slavic, Russian and Greek languages.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
West Concord-HalI to be announe-
ed later. Lewis Marks.
MARYLAND
BaItimore-Brith sholom Hall, 1912
E. Baltimore St. II. NJ. Wieks.
MICHIGAN
Detroit-House Of the Masses, 2646
St. Aubin, at p. m. J. w. tombstone.
MINNESOTA
Hibbng-Robert Minor.
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston-conventio Hall, Garrison
ST. (Near Mechanics 6Idg.) 1880 p.
m. VIM. F. Dunno and oliver Carl
son.
Chelsea-Labor Lyceum, 453 Broad
way. J. p. Reid.
Lawrence-CentraI Hall, 70 Mon
mouth ST. John J. BALKAN.
HaVerhilI-Liberty Hall, Winter ST.
Harry J. Canter.
Norwood-Finnish Hall, 81 Chapel
Court. A. r. Konikov.
Worcester--HaIl to be announced
later. Albert Weisbord.
Peabody-HaII to be announced
later. William Murdoch.
Maynard-35 Waltham ST. Arthur
StaVeley.
Gardner-Finnlsh Hall. }. Seger-
meister.
5rockton-HaIl to be announced
later. Al 6ineh.
LoweII-HaII to be announced later.
Max Lerner.
MISSOURI
Kansas city-M. Gomez.
st. Louis-.Druids Hall, 9th and
Market sts., Saturday, May 2, at 8 p.
m. M. Gomez.
NEW JERSEY
West Hoboken-New Hall, 227 Berg
enine Ave-, at 8 p. m. Carl 6rodsky
and others.
Passaie-kanters Auditorium, 25e
Monroe street, at p. m. A. Markotf.
Paterson-3 Governor ST., at p.
m. 3. Lifshitz and others.
Newark Labor Lyeeum, 7o4 s.
18th St., at p. m. J. codklnd and
others.
Ellzabeth-At 8 p. M, hall to be an.
nounced later. J. Marshall and 9TH
ers.
Perth ACKNOWLEDGMENT Hall, at
p. m. S. Darcy and others.
Jersey clty--ukralnlan Hall, ss7
Grand St., at p. m. S. Felshln and
others.
NEW YORK
New York-central Opera House,
67th st. and 3rd avenue, 8 .. m. VIII
liam z. Foster, Molssaye olqIn, w.
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One day, when we were sitting to-
gether under the bold bronse plaque
of Lenin in the reception room of the
legation, asked Comrade Pestkovsky
to tell me something of his career and
how he happened to become diplo-
matist. He heaved a sigh of relief.
At last he could give me something
for the DAILY WORKER which de-
finitely established his contact with
the revolutionary proletariat.
1T is quite all right for us Soviet
diplomatists to talk about our pasts,"
he said smiling. what is past is
past. Everybody knows about it any
way. We do not pretend that we have
lived lives of bourgeois respecta-
bility."
A Record to be Proud Of.
Bourgeois responsibility! Well,
hardly. Five terms in prison and ac-
tive participation in the revolutionary
movement in three countries is Com
rade Pestkovsky's impeccable record.
The Soviet minister describes his
former occupation as that of "revolu-
tionary agitator, propaganda and or
ganizer." He has carried the message
of revolution to city workers and
peasants. He has conducted system
attic work among the miners. For
two years he was chief of the War
saw fighting corps of the social demo-
cratic party, an armed auxiliary or
ganization semi-military in character.
Born in 1882, in the Kalish "guber-
mia" of Poland, of aristocratic parents,
Stanislaus Pestkovsky received a
careful bringing up, which did not,
however, keep him from landing in
Jail for revolutionary activities before
he was twenty-one. This was during
the last year of HIS college days at
LODI. He was Polish nationalist at
that time. Later he became a social
list and an active member of the revo-
lutionary Polish social democracy. 1t
was in 1906 that he formally Joined
the Bolsheviks, altho his membership
card is issued as of 1902.
Active in 1905 Revolution.
Amnestied from prison in 1904,
Comrade Pestkovsky took part in the
Russian revolution of 1905, going
afterwards to Poland, where he was
again arrested and tried by court mar
tial This time he served four years
at hard labor in central Russia and
was then sent to Siberia, where he
was to be exiled for life. After sew
eral attempts to escape, followed by
repeated terms in prison, he finally
made good his escape.
He made his way first to Austria,
then to Belgium, then to England.
From 1914 to 1917 he was in Eng
land, working part of the time as a
switchboard operator in the Office OF
the London County Council Electrical
Tramways, (where he passed the
most tranquil period of his life, sleep
ing peacefully on the night shift
While in England, Comrade Pestkov-
sky was active in the British trade
union movement. He also belonged to
the British socialist party, besides be-
ing in contact with the Russian revo-
lutionary groups in England.
After the overthrow OF czarism, he
made HIS way back to Russia and
was active in the historic Bolshevik
operations from April to November.
During the revolution itself, he was
assigned the task of capturing the
telegraph station, remaining as chief
telegraph commissar thruout the fam
GUS ten days that shook the world.
Comrade Pestkovsky has held many
important posts in the Soviet regime.
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Monday, May Fourth.
PENNSYLVANIA

PENNSYLVANIA
shenandoah-New High School, 8
p. m. Lithuanian and English speak
ers.
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Thursday, April 30

ILLINOIS
SprIngfieId-ManueI oGmez.
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The Bad Boy of Wall ST.
Drawn especially for the DAILY WORKER
by Xavier Guerrero, Mexico, 1925.

my of all imperialisms, Soviet Rus
Palisadian., 1925-12-25
Borough of Clifside Park
NOTICE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that an
Ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance to sup
plement an Ordinance entitled An Ordi-
nance to provide for establishing the
tering of Oakwood Avenue, from Pros
pect Avenue to Columbus Place. in the
Borough of Cliffside Park. and providing
for the payment of the cost there
Of, approved June %. 1925, was intro
duced and read at a meeting of the May
or and Council of the Borough of Cliff
side Park held on Monday. the 14th day
of December. 1925, and that the said or
dinance will be considered by the Mayor
and Council at meeting to be held at
the Borough Hall on Monday the, 2Sth
day OF December. 1925. at $3.50 o'clock
p. NJ, at which time hearing on such
ordinance will be given to all persons in
terested therein.
The above mentioned ordinance is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO SUPPLEMENT AN
ORDINANCE ENTITLED IAN ORDI-
EAHGE EsHIN To THE PEoyaRH GRADE Eof OFF EsTAH HND
GRADING. CURBING AND CUTTER
ING OF OAKWOOD AVENUE, FROM
PROSPECT AVENUE TO COLUMBUS
CLIFFSIDE PARK, AND PROVIDING
FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST
THEREoFi" III 1Hs OF approyed June 22. 1925.
Council of the Borough of Cliffside Park:
Section l. That there is hereby appro-
priated in addition to the sum appropri-
ated in the ordinance to which this is a
supplement the further sum of four hun
dred dollars ($400.00) or so much thereof
as may be necessary to pay the cost of
the Improvement provided in the ordi-
nance to which this is a supplement,
which sum shall be raised by the issu-
ance of temporary improvement bonds or
notes, from time to time as may be re-
quired in an amount not exceeding said
sum of four hundred dollars ($400. .00),
pursuant to the provisions of Section 13
OF Chapter 252 of the Laws of 1916 of
New Jersey, as amended, which bonds or
notes shall bear interest at rate not to
exceed six per centum (6%) per annum.
All other matters in respect to such tenn
porary bonds or notes shall be deter
mined by the Mayor Borough Collector
and Borough Clerk who are hereby au-
thorized to execute and issue said tempo
rary bonds or notes.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take
effect upon its publication and as. re-
quired by law.
ARTHUR H. ABRAMS,
Borough Clerk.
Palisadian., 1925-12-25
PAGE FIVE
LEGAL
Borough of Clifside Park
NOTICE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that an
Ordinance entitled, An Ordinance to sup
plement an Ordinance entitled AN Ordi-
nance to provide for the construction of
concrete sidewalk along both sides of
Main street. from Palisade Avenue to the
Public Service Right-of- Way, in the Bor-
ough of Cliffside Park. and providing for
the payment Of the cost thereof" APP
proved June %, 1925, was introduced and
read at meeting OF the Mayor and
Council of the Borough of Cliffside Park
held on Monday. the 14th day of Deem
ber, 1925, and that the said ordinance
will be considered by the Mayor and
Council at a meeting to be held at the
Borough Hall on Monday. the 2sth day
OF December, 1925. at $3.50 o'clock =. M,
at which time a hearing on such ordi-
nance win be given to all persons inter-
The above mentioned ordinance is as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO SUPPLEMENT AN
NANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A CoNcRETE
SIDEWALK ALONG BOTH SIDES OF
AVENUE TO THE PUBLIc 5iTi Sias1hSiS SERVICE
RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE BOROUGH
OF CLIFFSIDB PARK. AND PRO
XIDING FOR THE PAYMENT or
TIE I,id 90 COST SS THEREOF" approved
BE 1T ORDAINED. by the Mayor and
Council of the Borough of Cliffside Park:
Section /. That there is appropriated
in addition to the sum appropriated in
the ordinance. to which this is a supple
ment, the further sum of five hundred
dollars t$5O0.00) or so much thereof as
may be necessary to pay the cost of the
Improvement provided in the ordinance
TO which this Is supplement, which sum
shall be raised by the issuance of tenn
porary Improvement bonds or notes.
from time to time. as may be required
in an amount not exceeding said sum of
hve hundred dollars ($500.00), pursuant
to the provisions of Section IS Of Chap
ter 252 of the Laws of 1919 of Naw Tor
sey. as amended, which bonds or notes
shall bear interest at rate not to ex-
ceed six per centum (6go) per annum
All other matters in respect to such tenn
porary bonds or notes shall be deter
mined by the Mayor, Borough Collector
and Borough Clerk, who are hereby au-
thorized to execute and issue said tenn
porary bonds or notes.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take
effect upon its publication and as re-
quired by law.
ARTHUR II. ABRAMS,
Borough Clerk.