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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
Something Different
in the Line Of Labor
Banks Think 1t Over!

PARIS OPP latest in labor
banks is the Workers and Peasants
bank founded in Paris by the French
Communist party It has a capital
Of 5000, 900 francs q franc, &c. and is
to be used solely for financing labor
organizations and enterprises. "The
Workers and Peasants bank" says
THumanite, official Communist daily,
will render useful service in aiding
labor organizations, cooperatives,
labor temples etc. to bring about the
Communist regime which will put an
end to capitalist disorder and anar-
chy"
THE word bank" says Marcel
Cachin, Communist leader usually
evokes the idea Of super-exploitation.
speculation, indirect theft; and the
use made by capitalist bankers Of the
money entrusted to them thoroughly
justifes this evil reputation" He
bases his plea for support Of the new
labor bank on an exposition Of the
stranglehold over enterprise which
the control Of credit gives to the cap
italists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
Arbitration Proven
Failure, New Zealand
Labor Builds Unions

WELLINGTON, New Zealand
(FP)-Throughout New Zealand there
is discomfort among the wage work.
ers, organized and unorganized. This
is due to bad conditions OF employ
ment and low wages. The minimum
wage, just increased by cents per
hour, now is s19.S6, 5000, and S21.12
for "A, 46, and 4S-hour week.
Recently the New Zealand Alliance
of Labor demanded higher basic
wage, but the government refused to
appoint a commission, contending
that a higher basic wage was not
workable. Since arbitration seems to
have failed them, the New Zealand
workers are devoting more attention
to organization on Industrial lines.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31

international. He was enthusiastic
over the reception accorded him and
the work OF the schools. He had, it
seems from his report. chosen "Ameri-
can history and institutions" and 1.-The
ideals and achievements of the Ameri-
can labor movement" as his subjects
CPEAKING of these schools he
~ said.
The schools, in word then, are
the symbols of tolerance in both
our domestic and international re-
lations, about which PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE SPOKE YESTERDAY
IN OMAHA WITH SUCH POWER
AND CONVICTION. Emphasis,
Mine-W. r. d.
/ do not want TO do the enthusiastic
Mr.. Spencer Miller, Jr., an injustice,
but would we be far wrong If we con-
cluded from the above that he was
in Europe as a propaganda for the
Dawes plan?
l think not.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
REPORT SEAMEN
STILL STRIKING
IN AUSTRALIA
Meeting with Owners
Ends in Failure
BY W. FRANCIS AHERN.

SYDNEY, Australia Up There
is no change in the strike of British
seamen in Australian ports. A con-
ference between the shipowners and
the seamen's strike committee Sept.
% failed. The seamen on strike refuse
to consider any proposal unless the
shipowners agree to no victmization,
immediate release of imprisoned strik-
ers, payment at old rates for the Pc
Rod of the strike, payment OF the old
rate prior to the reduction of S. per
month, until their return to home
ports in the United Kingdom.
On Sept. Is nearly so vessels we're
tied up in Australian ports. The idle
tonnage totals 4S1,SS3, while 5000
seamen are on strike. Thirteen ves-
sells with a tonnage Of 1O2,644 are tied
up in New Zealand ports.
The Australian agents Of the
Shipping Combine have had about
1000 seamen sent to jail for short
terms of imprisonment, but In some
cases the men have been harshly
dealt with.
The Australian unionists are feed
ing the strikers. In most cases the
men have been lodged in the homes
OF unionists, while the remainder are
quartered in union halls. Australian
unionists have subscribed large relief
funds
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
SCIENCE BLOOMS
ONLY UNDER RULE
OF PROLETARIAT
Science Progresses I'm
der Soviet Power

LENINGRAD-(FP)-"The prole-
tariat in power. as an organized class,
is the natural friend of science and
technical progress" said Soviet educa-
ton commissioner Lunacharsky,
speaking at the 2OOth anniversary Of
the Academy of Sciences in Lenin-
grad. "In the last two years." he stat
ed, "the state budget grants for public
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31

There is additional evidence to sup.
port this conclusion and these quot
atoms are entirely germane to the
subject of the attitude of the A. f. OF
L. toward the class struggle. Miller,
Jr. continues:
There is second observation
which ! believe will interest you be-
cause it means much for the peace
Of the world. It is the growing splr-
It of reconciliation between the peo-
Piles Of Europa desire to come to-
gether, and live and work together
for better future. The historic
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
Labor Delegations
Visit Soviets to
See for Themselves

BERLIN-tFP)-The stream Of
labor delegations from European
countries, whose workers want to see
Tor themselves how Russia fares.
continues undated. Delegations from
Ozecnosloyakia, Norway and Austria
are at present in Russia and Fin
nish trade union delegation is ready
70 start II 1t can make the Finnish
government withdraw it's veto. Franco.
Belgian Swedish, British and German
LABOR delegations have visited Soviet
Russia recently.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31

workers children in the capitalist con-
trolled and openly anti-working class
public schools?
Only that given dash Of labor
coIoring It is all the more insidi-
Gus and subversive Of every spark
of militaney in the minds of it's
victims.
ONE of the best ways Of determin-
- ing the combination of eel and
leech-like characteristics possessed
by and actuating the puFveyors Of
spurious education to the workers is
the liplicking manner, accompanied
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31

shoddy shop.

shoddy SHOP.
r RECALL Spencer Miller at the
4 Portland convention. He had not
as yet lost all of his honesty and was
what might be described as demi-
virgin. But from the status of one
who was flirting with the libertines
of the A. f. of l.. bureaucracy, he has
descended to the level of a common
prostitute, openly and willingly flaunt-
ing his shame before the multitude.
What part the class struggle plays
in the education dished up to the union
man and woman Of America by the
w. E. b. can be judged best by Gull
ing few blossoms from the intellec-
tual bouquet with which Spencer Mil
Ter, Jr, presented the Atlantic city
convention.
The unctuous Mr. Miller, it appear
ed, had been lecturing abroad during
the summer at the schools established
under the auspices of the Amsterdam
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
Austrian Workers in
Mood for Strikes; Big
Vote in Federal Union

VIENNA-(FP)-A wave Of strikes
involving 10000 workers has hit
Austria. Most of the strikers are
metal workers, but further strikes or
lockouts are anticipated. The ballot
Of the federal employees. who number
$4,000, showed a record vote and a
majority Of $3.50 in favor of strike.
The hotel workers and the food work.
ers generally have started agitation
for wage increases.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
pVNNE

the stock in trade Of one who plays
the role of captain of industry and
leading propaganda for the ruling
class. In such mouths they arouse
only aversion. ue#
7 Uttered by William Green, presi-
y dent of the American. Federation
OF Labor and ex-secretary-treas
Of the United Mine Workers Of
America, whose members have been
shot down by the gunner of coal COM
panies and the armed forces of the
bosses state in a thousand bloody
strikes, they become a reasonable
protocol which the masses of workers
organized and unorganized-must
repudiate and prepare to fight or ac-
cept and hold out their wrists for the
very real shackles of which Green's
statements are the verbal expression.
CIASS collaboration was the key
- note of the Atlantic City conven-
ton as it has been of all recent A. f.
of L. conventions. But at Atlantic
City class collaboration, like the in
ternational policy of the A. F. of L.,
took definite form.
The yellow thread of a united front
with the bosses to increase produc-
ton in return for preferential treat
ment for privileged groups of the
working class, runs thru all of the
proceedings at Atlantic City. In some
instances the increased reward for la
Dor in the form of higher wages is
forgotten completely in the mad
scramble to be more loyal to Ameri-
can capitalist institutions-the wage
system included-than the capitalists
themselves.
NOWHERE, not even in the fever
: ' ish 100 per cent patriotic speech
es of Green and Vol, is this tendency
more evident than in the report of
Spencer Miller, Jr., representing the
Workers Education Bureau. The
Workers Education Bureau is the
child of the A. F. of L. bureaucracy.
It received official recognition at Ell
Paso and since that time AZ national
and international unions have affiliat-
ed with it.
1t specializes in ''broad education"
that is, it specializes in debauching
the organized labor movement with
doctrine OF class collaboration. The
term class struggle" is sufficient to
bring a velvety white froth to the de-
licately chiseled lips of Spencer Mil
Ter, Jr., who sole function is similar
to that of a well-dressed manikin
placed in the show window of a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
Aims to Break Speed Record

CALCUTTA, Oct. 29.--Commander
de Pinedo, Italian aviator who having
flown from Rome to Toxic is now
striving to break the speed record be-
tween Toxic and Rome, hoped off
from here this morning for Benare,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
British Imperialism
Mobilizes Its Press

Observation-Disclosures
owners Of influential tory newspapers
in Britain and the dominions are now
in Australia to attend the empire
press conference at Melbourne. No.
minally conference to improve news.
gathering, the empire press confer.
ence is in reality an imperialist propa.
ganda stunt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
Even TAMMANY.
CANNOT Stand
MAJOR BERRY
Issues Statement as
Names Confuse
Especial to The Daily Worker,

NEW YORK, Oct. $3.50 notori-
Gus has become the strikebreaking,
scabherdlne record of Major George
|. Berry, president of the Internation-
= al Freshmen and Assistants Union OF
North America, that even the most
degraded political machine on earth,
Tammany Hall, objects to even the
faint of 5erryism.
Tammany has as one OF its lead
ing candidates on the Walker demo
cratic ticket in the municipal cleo
tions, an individual unfortunate enuf
to be known as Major General Chas.
w. Berry, Many people who have
heard of the notorious George L. have
confused the two. This confusion en-
dangered whatever chances the Tam
manyite might have had, so he
hastens to disassociate himself from
the great CD labor leader.
I'm Not the Man
Major General Berry wants it
known that he is in no way connect
ed with or related to Major Berry.
The following letter explaining this
fact has been sent to every labor or
ganization and every unit of organ
lied labor in Greater New York This
particular one was received by the
chapel (shop) chairman of one of
the publishing houses in New York:
October 20, 1925.
Dear Mr.. PRESIDENT
Frequently during the campaign
my name has become confused with
that of Major George L. Berry,
whom you know much better than
myself. Realizing that it is not
fair to the major for me to profit
by his national reputation am TAX
ing this means of informing you
that our families are no way con-
nected and that Major Berry and
myself are not related in any way.
My own record speaks for itself
and my sympathetic attitude to-
ward organized labor is we'll known
to all.
Any support which your chapel
feel they can give to me at the
coming election will be greatly ap-
precated.
Very truly yours,
Charles w. Berry,
Major General.
Although Charles w. does not open
ly attack George L., one familiar with
Tammany politics can read between
the lines and recognize the fact that
he wants it made plain that he is
not the man with a national reputa-
ton"
If the reputation of George L. were
such that it would attract votes
among the trade unionists, the Tam.
many candidate would remain dis
cretely silent hoping he would profit
by his name being confused with
Major George L. It is because he
knows the members of his own organ
iaztion have many times repudiated
Major Berry overwhelmingly and that
no Intelligent trade unionist would
vote for him that the Tammany can
didate corrects any misunderstood
ing that may prevail.
One must be rotten indeed when
even Tammany washes its hands of
him. And it should not be forgotten
tnat the major himself is member
OF the democratic party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31
TWO ARTICLEs-PART /.

THERE is no need for revolution
= in America, no need for the
class war, no need for the class
struggle. Here every citizen is a
sovereign and every sovereign
citizen.
(Willlam Green, during the course
of his speech on the labor party
resolution at Atlantic city.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31

THIS i the third Of series articles the proceedings
of The A. +. of L. convention, which deal with "The
A. of L. and international Relations" he A f. of L. and
the Unorganized Workers. "The A. of L. and the Class
Struggle "The A. f. Of L. and the Left Wing The A. f.
of u and Militarsm etc This is the first nstallment of
"The A. +. of l.. and the Glass Struggle"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31

Uttered by a small
town banker a pro-
prietor of a corner
grocery or by Elb-
ert H. Gary, the
above sentiments
would be manifest
ly appropriation
the first two, be-
cause they would
believe them, and
for Gary because
they are part of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31

INTO need for the class war"
~ mo need for the class struggle"
"EYery citizen is a snYeraign.n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-31

the stock in trade of one who plays
the role of captain of industry and
leading propaganda for the ruling
class. In such mouths they arouse
only aversion. uF
Evening star., 1925-03-31

Just to See Our NeW Corset Section Is
Worth a Trip to the Store. 1t is fin
ished in Walnut and Old IUory, Lux
urious Fitting Roons-In all Most
Pleasant Place to Shop!
Evening star., 1925-03-31

A Charge Account Will Make Your
Easter Shopping Easier and More
Convenient. Come in and Consult Us
About Your Account TOMORROW
Dept. of Accounts, Sixth Floor.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
Told Of Crime IL, Sleep

Talking in his sleep, man in Cey-
Ion furnished the police with clue
which has led to the arrest of several
men as murderers. An English planter
was killed on his estate by five or six
natives 1t seemed for some time that
the mystery Of their identity would
never be solved. Just when the police
were beginning to despair of finding
any clue whatever, they discovered a
man sleeping near the scene OF the
murder, and talking in his sleep. What
he said was so astounding that the
police stopped to listen. AS result
of what they heard, they obtained suffi-
cient evidence to later arrest the man
who had so unwittingly furnished the
clues and four other men who had
taken part in the crime.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
How Ants "Sew" Leaves

Edward Step, F. l.. s, in the Lon
don Sphere. tells about little red ant,
widely distributed through all OF the
countries of the Far East and South
which constructs shelters for its do
nestle cattle among the branches OF
trees, uniting a number of leaves to-
gether by means of silken threads.
large number of workers pull and
haul the edges of growing leaves into
position while other workers bring up
larvae from the nursery, and, holding
them in their jaws, apply the grubs
mouths to the leaves that are TO be
connected intimating to them IN some
way that they are to emit lluld SILK.
The threads are drawn from leaf to
leaf, and as the silk hardens imme-
diately upon exposure to the ar
large number of such contacts nave
the value of stitches, and roomy
leaf-bag is constructed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
Fishermen Who Haze No
Use for Hook and Line

The negroes of Jamaica have an oud
method of getting fish. They go out
on a calm moonlight night and row
about until they notice spot where
the water is rudled. This means that
a shoal of red snapper is on the sur
face.
Rowing to the spot one of the men
begins beating on the side of the boat
with wooden club. The fish are ter
rilied and jump high into the air, and
some at least are sure to fall into the
boat. From a dozen to twenty may be
caught out of one shoal, and since they
are big fish, weighing from two to five
pounds apiece, the take is well worth
having.
The writer has seen mullet taken IN
similar fashion off the Florida coast.
The boat, however, went out on Il dark
night and was provided with strong
flare in the bows. Then the surface OF
the water was beaten with the oar
blades and the mullet jumped in scores,
quite a number falling in the boat nets
stretched to receive them.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
Testing Gold

To test gold, dig the point of knife
into it, and if it powders it is not
gold. Gold is richly yellow, but to
tell it from pyrites when in very mi
mute flecks, turn it so that the light
catches it from various directions.
Gold will not alter in shade, but pyrite
does. A drop of nitric acid will cause
a Tuning on pyrites, but does not af-
feet gold.
You must pan creek sands and gray
els to find gold, 1t may be near sur
face, but generally the heaviest de
posits of placer gold are on and close
to bed rock which may be few feet
or many feet deep. Gold placers are
best found in big bend in creek,
which allows it to be deposited, or on
the upper side Of a reef or ledge cross
ing the stream. Sometimes it is a dry
deposit, up where the stream formerly
flowed, and is called "bench" placer.
Gold is worth little more than $50
per troy ounce and is paid for at mints
or smelters at the rate of about that
price after retining.-Victor Shaw, in
Adventure Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
Wood as Polisher

An il crest. Z use of rotten wood is
In the polishing of the fine parts of
the highest grade Swiss and French
watches. Formerly this material was
more extensively employed than at
present, being largely supplanted by
machinery and benZine The escape
parts and small screws are still in
large part polished by hand and rot
ten wood. The value of the rotten
wood used annually in Switzerland for
this purpose is about $4,000, the best
quality bringing price of 81 pound.
What Is wanted is a yellowish white
silky material, soft and spongy, in
which the growth rings are still Wis
ible.-J. S. Record, in American For
ests and Forest Life.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
Fine Orchestra, but
Not in First Gloss

Many are the stories prevalent in va
rious parts Of the British empire to il
lustrate typical American huGor. They
have an idea over there that we go in
largely for size. one of the latest and
most characteristic has been wished
on to Sir Henry Wood who relates
that at one of his concerts an enthu-
siastic admirer was present with an
American friend.
When it was all over the English
man., hoping it had impressed his
friend, remarked: Magnificent or
chestra, isn't it?'
But the Yankee being one of those
who always boast of the wonders Of
"Amurrika' when abroad, was not Civ
ing anything away.
Zine, you say?" he answered
"Well, it's good little band in his
way, but if you're using fine in Il
sense Of its being large, great Chris
topher, you should see one of our l1u-
steal combinations in the States Why,
in one Of the orcheStras over there, the
kettledrum player is so far away from
the CONDUCTOR that he has to come III
three bars ahead of time to allow the
sound to travel San Francisco VI.
gonaut.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
Deer Isle.

Mrs. Henry S. Haskell has been
entertaining her father, Mr.. Raddin,
of CliftoEdale, the past week.
Miss Margaret Handy of Stoning-
ton is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Courtney Eaton.
Judge William HitZ and sons,
Frederick and Billie, of Washington,
d. c., are at their cottage for the
season.
Miss Mae Shaughnessy of Ossin-
ming, N. Y, is occupying Bonnie
Briar" cottage this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Collins and
Rea Butler, who have spent two
weeks at McVeigh's, left for Boston
Sunday.
Misses Edith and Elsie Tiemann of
New York are guests at McVelgh S.
Capt. Sullivan Banks and Randall
Haskell arrived from Boston
Wednesday.
Mrs. Allan Smith arrived Monday
from Portland, after three weeks
with her mother, who is patient
at DR.. Cousins hospital.
\ Saturday evening seaplane land
ed at Sylvesters Cove for few min
utes. The plane was from Atlantic
City, en- route to Northeast Harhor,
| and got off it's course in the fog, Deer
Isle being the first land sighted dur
ing the trip.
July 6. M
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
Venetian Decd Carried
to Grave on Gondolas

A Venetian funeral displays that
picturesque and romantic character
which has always been associated with
the ceremonies Of the city, which still
remains one of the most religious places
In Italy, accord ng 10 the Chicago Daily
News The grandeur of the special
funeral barge varies, OF course, with
the means Of the family, those hired
by the wealthy being very magnificent.
AT the funeral of a high official of
Venice recently the coffin was placed
on barge 80 feet in length and pro
PEELED by four gondoliers in uniforms
of black velvet decorated with gilded
holdings Of floral design, skulls and
erossbones, and so on.
At the stem was an angel with out
stretched wings leaning on a broken
pillar and at the stern was another
gilded figure of Time with his scythe
and hourglass. The canopy in the
center covering the coffin, was support
ed by gilded angels and at the corners
of the roof burned four candles.
Reversing the customary usage, the
relatives and mourners precede in
stead of following the body, which is
conveyed in the funeral barge across
the half mile of water to the Gene
terry island, the only burial ground Of
the city II is Il small place, as the
gondoliers say, but with room enough
for all Venice.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Continued from page 1.)

where there are human beings. The
play presents facts; the audience
answers the question. John j..
Black, through long association with
the part of Joe Morgan" the
drunkard, has few equals in the char
acter. On his last appearance in
Ellsworth. he played to full house.
Y Ellsworth has had the distinction
of relaying a wireless message from
MacMillans Arctic ship, Peary, to the
secretary of the navy. On the after
noon of July 5, at 4.49, amateur
station IEF, owned and operated by
Aston NJ WheeIden, heard WAP
(the Peary) broadcasting request
for some amateur to answer and re
lay a message. IEF answered, and
communication was established with
out trouble. WAP's signals We're
very strong and easy to read, al
though WNP (the BOWden) caused
some interference for a time. The
message was one of ninety-four
words, addressed to the secretary of
the navy. 1t stated in part that the
Peary had left Battle Harbor on July
;, at 80 a. m The transmitter
used at IEF was built by Mr.. Wheel
den himself, and employs one five
watt tube in the loose coupled Hart
ley circuit, with 500 volts of
Kenotron rectified \. G. in the plate,
on a wave length of SO meters. The
operator of WAP said he was receiV-
ing IEF signals on a loudspeaker,
and that they were very strong and
steady. IEF has also worked WNP
(the Bowden) and many foreign
countries. He is a member of the
American Radio Relay League, and
is assistant division manager for
Maine, which is the highest office an
amateur can hold in this State.