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his speech--so simple as to be brusque
his choice Of word, an image,
subject; his voice, which sang, vi
brated and snapped like bullet, but
which could bark if necessary-these
things sent a whirlwind of Joy thru
the hall and seemed to sweep 1t clean
OF all pettiness and I'LL it with swell
ing hope.
ZORIN always wore blouse Of black
II satinet fastened on the side.
When he faced an audience he stood
perfectly at ease, something a little
catlike in his slender form. His eyes
sparkled like a child's. His body was
completely flexible. His smile was a
little pouape. Sometimes he would
begin in happy, familiar, joking vein
and tell an anecdote that leased their
imagination. Then, kneading his thots
with his two granite fists his face
flushing, he would advance by insen-
sible degrees to the climax of his
argument II was a delight to follow
him, delight to hear him, delight
to look at him.
Tell us the story of the revolu-
toni"
He would tell IL.
Tell us why such and such thing
happened at a given moment and why
not another thing"
He would tell them.
'In your opinion what can be the
outcome of such and such a situa-
tion?"
He would explain. He was never
taken Unexpectedly. From the sly
futtering of his eyebrows you knew
It was the very question he was wait
ing for. He could have thanked the
man who asked IL. He would wait a
second, then two, then three, as a
gourmand samples the flavor Of new
dish before he eats 1t; then he would
give his answer: TO the point lash
ing, marked by caustic precision. copi-
Gus. straightforward Nothing was
ever lacking.
LIE was like rich man who gives
IL his entire fortune to whomsoever
asks And, to the responsive crowd,
happy, relaxed, he was not only some
one who knew more about things than
thsy aid; he was one os their own.
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UNEMPL OYMENT
REMEDIES" AS
BAD AS DISEASE
Arrests Don't Help, or
(Work) Reward, Jobless

LOS ANGELES, May 28.-In order
to alleviate the suffering Of the vast
army of unemployed men and women,
conservatively estimated at $4,000,
the Los Angeles county unemploy-
ment league was formed and several
meetings held in the Labor Temple.
Because of unemployment, 953 men
have been arrested, since the first Of
the year, on charges of vagrancy. No
doubt, this was some ones conception
Of a remedy for unemployment, but
the fact is that in all cases those suf-
fering arrest were in a worse condi-
ton after being released than when
apprehended.
In another effort the county, city
and community chest each appropriate
ed $4,000 to care for the needs of the
unemployed, which served. with its
faint Of charity, to only make harder
the existence of the man fighting in
every way for the opportunity to earn
his own living.
Work was provided in the public
Pal No puL "HSh Ihe "SALaAS VI sun
izations who have beds and meals for
sale, finished manipulating the ar
rangements it was found that a man
who worked s hours, at forty cents
per hour, had only so cents. The
balance was put in the purses of peo-
pie who had shared in the community
chest as charitable organizations.
Even work, when at such low wages,
is no solution for the miseries OF the
unemployed.
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McAndrew Acts oueer.

Superintendent McAndrew is show
ing signs Of the strain of the fight the
Teachers Federation is giving him.
1t has evidently gone to his head. But
maybe it is second childhood. Here
are the symptoms. The other day he
called together the superintendent to
send word around to the teachers that
he wants them to dress up in colorful
attire. They must discard the black
skirt and white shirt waist and black
shoes and stockings that most Of the
teachers wear, according to the SUI
perintendent's observations. They
should dress up, and be gay. Espe-
cially does he object to the black
stockingsl
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TAI
TEACHERS union
EXPOSES REDS
Leftkovitz Works with
New York Times

NEW YORK, May 2s.- The New
York Times in yesterdays issue pub
lished excerpts from a letter pur-
ported to be written by officers Of the
Teachers Union Of New York City. in
which the charge is made that a Com
munist fraction exists on the execu-
tive committee Of the union, and wall
ing over the election at a recent meet.
ing of the union Of what many PEG
pie might consider Communist rep
resentation OF this local to the ma
tional convention Of the American
Federation Of Teachers" The dele
gates referred to are Scott Nearing
and Benjamin Mandell.
Progressive school teachers believe
the letter is the work of the stool
pigeon Abraham Leftkovitz, tool Of
Tammany Hall and the socialist party
in the Central Trades Council. Left
kovitz is looked upon as clown by
the more responsible Tammany labor
takers, but as he poses as a radical
they allow him to perform. This
keeps him contented and gives him an
exaggerated feeling Of importance.
The Charges.
Leftkovitz charges the Communist
fraction in the federation with several
crimes against the capitalist system
and the board of education. Among
them are: Afiliation with a labor par
ty af1liation with a teachers inter
national-an organization similar to
the miners international and other
such bodies; contributions to striking
workers; demanding the passage of
resolutions condemning the class
collaboration policies of the official
bureaucracy Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor; opposition to the reac-
tionary administration Of the board
Of education-Tammany institution:
favoring admittance of all teachers in
to the union regardless Of political
affiliations. Ueftkovitz is against the
admission of radicals.)
Leftkovitz is against the Commun.
lists because he does not want to give
the board Of education IAN excuse for
furnishing teachers for their opinions. Z"
Those teachers whose opinions con-
form to the Tammany Hall standard
or to those of Abe Cahan are eligible
to membership in the opinion Of
Abraham Leftkovitz.
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They were charged with the direc-
ton of the postal and telegraph serv-
ice. Aftor the success of the revolu-
ton, they were commissioned to re-
turn foreign ambassadors to their own
countries. They were concerned in
the military defense of Petrograd and
were among the saviours of the city,
perhaps were the saviours. After the
NEP, they directed for all Russia what
was called the Machine Trust. They
produced articles for the newspapers,
as vivid, as pithy pieces OF writing as
| have ever read. And in the inter-
inns, like homing pigeons, they always
returned to the workshop. For they
were workmen in spirit, as they were
in the flesh.
A ND here one touches thing which
1 4 is not at all applicable, certainly,
but which is carried to the last. point
of perfection in man like Zorin.
That is the conductibility between him
and everything else proletarian.
| saw him in railroad trains. 1t
might be anywhere-on the plains Of
the Don, among the prodigious har-
vests that are seen only in the Uk-
raine, on the red earth of the Crimea,
or in the narrow passes Of the eau
casus. Almost before he took the seat
he had gathered around him railroad
employees, travelling peasants or SOL
diers, every poor and humble person
in the train. In some mysterious way
this traveller with his boyish face drew
them. They crowded around him,
they held up their heads and main
tanned an expectant silence, as IL
awaiting something from him.
A T the end Of half an hour the group
4 assume the proportions almost Of
meeting. And as he sat in the cen.
ter OF the hypnotized circle, he'd OF.
fer cigarets TO one man, slap another
on the shoulder. or collar one boy and
curt up with another. He made them
laugh and he made them think all
the time asking questions and explain.
ing things. and stirring up a swarm
OF thots in this circle OF heads.
At the stations water-carriers might
come with jars OF water to drink.
street-boys might, hawk strings OF
ohsstnutss OK baskets NJ hsrriss. or biz
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AS WE SEEIT = ByT.J. O'FIaherty

them talked, but not for publication.
They cursed Sam eloQuently, but when
the reporters got out their pencils,
the labor skates would say: what
what! This is not for publication.
Understand now, young man, haven't
said word" The campaign was a
f1zzle and Hearst soon afterwards
made peace with Sammy.
A MOTHER campaign launched by
"A Hearst against Harry Daugherty,
was nipDed in the bud. A well known
actress, whose pulchritude is entitled
to more credit for her success than
her histrionic ability, was the inno-
cent cause Of the Hearst-Daugherty
scrap. One Of Williams best news
hounds was put on Daughterty's track.
The first three articles on the fam
GUS strikebreaker were in type when
Arthur Brisbane, Hearst's handy man
arrived in Washington. Arthur had a
conference with William ]. Burns who
in turn brought Daugherty and Bris-
bane together. The upshot Of the
conference was that the stories were
killed and Daugherty and the well
known actress were no longer seen at
the opera together.
MTHEN Daugherty was the target for
W attack during the oil explosion.
the Hearst papers defended the at
torney general. Many people wonder
ed why. Washington correspondents
did not wonder. They knew the rea-
son. These are samples of the meth
DDS used by the Hearst papers. All
capitalist papers are unreliable, but
the Hearst sheets are the yellowest of
yellow journals. Brisbane fooled the
radical workers for long time, but
they are getting wise to him now.
Those who complain that there is too
much propaganda in the DAILY
WORKER should read their capitalist
papers carefully, If they read them at
all. They will soon learn that all the
news that appears in the capitalist
press, with rare exceptions is capital
list propaganda cleverly camoufiaged
Our news is written by class conscious
workers and has a working class
slant. You can take your choice.
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white raisins, women might thrust
slices of watermelon in at the door of
the carriage. But no. Zorin was
speaking, they were listening, they
were neither hungry nor thirsty.
When the group broke up, long after
the other passengers had retired to
their berths, they left slowly, their
brows drawn with thot, their eyes
dazzled by the goal he had shown
them. More than one man, am sure,
dated his life as a militant from that
instant.
If you had suggested to Serge Zorin
that he was spreading propaganda, he
would have laughed. Propaganda?
Well, they were talking about any
thing and everything: the weather,
the train, the crops, the child asleep
in the coach; and could you talk
about all these things without men
tioning the name they bore in the
world now, legible as a book? Could
you isolate the spokes of wheel
from the motion that causes the
wheel to turn?
One night on the deck of a sub
marine that was scudding thru the
Black Sea like a shell, l saw him
gather the crew about him in ten min
utes. He impressed them, convinced
them, discussed with them, lombard
ed them with fire Of argument. He
buttonholed one Of the sailors and left
the fellow gaping.
A ND there he stayed the entire
"A night, an unequalled pilot, lifting
up to the stars face as fresh as the
wind. A ray OF moonlight glistened on
his white forehead. His hand clutch
ed the netting; his feet were splashed
with foam; and his prodigal tongue
scattered thousand dancing pictures
on the trough Of the oncoming waves.
His talk made the crouching, silent
men forget the cold and the coming Of
the dawn, there of the coast of Asia,
in a sulphurous fog, streaked with
geranium-red.
saw his pale blond face with its
tinge OF blue. and his muscular body
like that of a Morse god, rise up in
the midst OF assemblies of thousands
OF proletarians at Baum, at Tifis, at
Bakn. The sQrcsry Of his presence.
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city, became a day-laborer and a long
shoreman, got himself hired, managed
to rub along somehow, learned, OBJ
served, hoped, and married. When the
glorious news of the revolution came.
he jumped on board the first steamer
for Russia. His young wife went with
him.
AT once he went into a factory. For
it was stronger than he was, the feel
Ing that the factory was his empire,
his native land. He could not quit the
workmen's bench, nor lose the daily
contact with the mass Of workers
whose blood was his blood too.
He secured work in factory about
twenty versts from Petrograd where
firearms were manufactured. The
three thousand workers beside whom
he labored were mad with hope and
enthusiasm. What work could possibly
be more important than the duty that
fell to them: that OF keeping the pre-
letarian army supplied with ordin-
ance? They worked like people in
spired, like madmen, like demons.
PACK-BREAKING labor all day
- Then, after work, came evening
meetings, then deliberations, commit
tee meetings, councils which lasted all
night. They had to get appeals
printed, TO establish relations with the
principles in the movement, with the
sailors, with the soldiers-in short to
attend to all the superhuman work Of
organizations. They would sleep
about two hours a night, on the earth.
or on a bench, without covering:
sometimes they didn't sleep at all.
Often for whole months they didn't
have time 10 undress. Once a day
they ate, wooden porringer OF stink.
Ing boiled rice. As often as not, they
went without eating, or munched a
crust Of moldy black bread. They
took part In the scattered street fight
ing. they kept themselves informed OF
all the latest developments, they went
out in trucks to speak to the crowds,
miraculously lodging bullets as they
passed thru the streets. At night. in
a cutter. they would smuggle arms 70
secret depot Theirs were all the
victories, Just as the attacks were
theirs.
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HOPE WANES FOR
71ENTOMBED|N
ancient MINE.
Six Dead Miners Are
Taken from N. c. Shaft
tspeeIaI to Lac paIIy Workerl

Especial to The Daily Worker)
SANFORD, N. c., May 2s.-Small
hope was held today that some of the
seVenty-one entombed miners buried
In the Carolina Coal oompany's mine
nine miles from here would be found
alive as rescue efforts were redoubled
at dawn.
Only six bodies have been brought
TO the surface. Brothers Of some Of
the Imprisoned men were In the line
which formed to Identity the burned
and bIackened corpses as three little
coal cars, each bearing a rescue crew
and two bodies, came out Of the
mouth Of the death hole.
Three Deadly Explosions.
Three explosions below the 1000
foot lateral entombed the II miners
in the ancient workings. The first
explosion occurred in the second right
lateral Of the mine, blocking the main
shaft with debris and spreading dead
ly gas. Little hope was held that even
many more dead bodies could be
reached before late today.
Operatives in the mine said that the
fans in the farther end of the shaft
were working and this led to faint
hope that some men might be found
alive, but others were Just as certain
that no life would be found in the
blasted workings.
A corps Of army physicians and
surgeons from Fort Bragg were on
the scene early today to man the
temporary hospital station which was
set up.
Rescue work also was speeded up
this morning by the arrival of spe-
cdal car with rescue apparatus from
the United States bureau of mines.
Bodies Terribly Manuled.
The first six bodies reached and
brought to the surface yesterday are
those seen by Howard Butler, assist
ant manager of the mine, when he
went down after the first gush Of
smoke came from the mine shortly
before noon. Buffers attention was
called by v. D. Smith, bookkeeper at
the mines. Hurrying down the shaft
and into the tunnel Butled dashed for
telephone to summon help. A sec
ond explosion knocked him down and
another helper then called for a
doctor. Butler was rushed back and
given medical treatment before any
further efforts were made to enter
the mine.
The six bodies recovered were hor-
ribly torn. Other mine workers and
members of families of the entombed
men stood patiently by while physi-
clans determined that all of them were
dead.
The Carolina mine is the oldest coal
mine in North Carolina, having been
operated since the civil war 1t sup
piled fuel during the war to vessels
of the confederate navy.
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pigeon wormed his way thru the
crowd and kicked the box from under
Owens. A roar of disapproval went
up from the crowd and the dick was
taken into ungentle hands and fore
IDLY elected from the crowd. He was
told that If he came back interfering
with the meeting he would probably
meet up with an accident He indi-
Gated that he had plenty for the time
being.
Conditions in the auto plants In
Detroit are daily becoming more OPP
pressive and the workers are quick
to respond to points made by the
organizers. Local No. 1877 is conduct
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ing a series Of open meetings every
Friday at their hall at 30 Adelaide
with excellent results. The noon day
factory meetings are taking the fac
tory workers by storm and indicate
what could be accomplished II the
entire labor movement of Detroit
would seriously undertake to assist
in this campaign. Wage cuts, over
time, speed-up, and general all around
rotten conditions tell the story of
oppression far more eloquently than
the speakers can in language easily
understood by the workers.
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By MGgdeline Marx

who expressed in their own idiorfs
with gestures they understood. a sur
prising joyous echo of that hidden
force which stirred in their own
breasts.
When he had finished, painting and.
iubilant, he would thrust his hands
into his pockets, his cheeks flushed
the collar of his blouse undone. He
would point to his perspiring fore
head and would brandish his damp
handkerchief like a trophy. z
Il love that" he would say, lower
ing his russell fringed eyelids over his
blue, slightly bloodshot eyes, and feel
ing his clenched muscles under his
rolled-up sleeves. Eyes, really, l love
that"
LIE would open his volume Of Shell
Il ley without reading it. You
knew perfectly well that he was not
concerned with the applause he had
created for himself AS a workman
he was pleased at having done a good
job and at having helped the cause
along a little. And he would have
liked-that you knew, too-to begin
straight over again.
TITS simple enough. Give me an
audience OF Misunderstanding but
workmen. don't care whether or not
they think as / do, whether they're
friends or enemies, Russians or for
eigners. I'll take them. | tell you,
and Ill make them understand me;
I'll drive the revolutionary idea--in
there" He would tap his sweaty
forehead.
To express manual labor, sinewy
words wrung from physical toll must
be used. To express the idea OF
crouching body getting to It's feet
again, you must create slowly in that
body a chemistry Of gestures. Of timid
intonations. OF long-stagnant blood, OF
inarticulate syllables and ro-created
impulses. The way that is done il
a secret. zorin knows Il. That Is all
"Romanee Of New Russia from
which this story lie reprinted. can be
obtained thru The Daily Worker
Publishing o.. .A--
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FRENCH REDS TAKE
OVER TOWNS COUNCIL;
POLICE ARE CALLED

PARIS, France, May 2s.-com-
munlsts took over the city council
at the town Of VllIeneuVe-le-Rol, and
the council members who we're
meeting signed document dIssolv-
Ing that body, according to reports.
The eouncIlmen left the city hall In
possession Of the Communists.
They later returned with police,
who again took possession Of the
council chambers. The report made
no mention Of casualties.
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"MOTHER" BLOOR, 6O-YEAR-OLD
VETERAN, BEGINS OAST-TO-COAST
TOUR FOR THE DAILY WORKER

(Iother) Bloor 6Oyearod
fighter the battles
unequaled in this country.
Speaking for the DAILY meetings
country trip direct line between
Francisco New
all this time, this
not single
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attempt made before and the fact
that woman of so years makes the
attempt is sure to attract nationwide
attention.
Plan Farewell Meeting.
The opening gun Of this campaign
will be fired on June l, when a fare
well meeting will be held at Oakland,
California. the first of hundreds of
meetings ,cheduled for the tour. Ac-
cording to plans laid, her trip will
bring her to the following cities on
her schedule; Sacramento, June 8;
Fallon, Nevada, June g.; Salt Lake
City, June 8; Rock Springs, Wyo.,
June 10; Cheyenne, wyo., June IA;
Denver, Colo, June 16, II, IS; Kan
sas City, Mo-, June Fl, %; Chicago,
June &c.
In Chicago, she will hold open air
meetings for few weeks and will
then continue her trip to st. Louis,
thru the mining fields of southern
Illinois Indiana, and Ohio; then to
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Wilmington,
Baltimore, Washington and New York
completing journey of 5000 miles
and ending with great mass meeting
to be held there on her arrival.
This plan was born after a success
full tour in California, where thou
sands of workers have heard her
message of Communism, many new
Communist locals were formed and
hundreds of subscriptions secured for
the DAILY WORKER.
Age is no handicap to a fighter,
thinks Mother Bloor.
81 am the Oldest and the healthiest
member of the Red Guard" she says.
"and you can trust me to carry out
the plan fully"
Make Trip Real Campaign.
ut is easy" she continues, "for a
woman Of my age and experience. In
many cases, the young fighters in
many towns l know, will accompany
me to the next city and we will make
the trip real campaign. Before we
are thru, many thousands are going
to hear of Communism and of the
standard bearer of the Communist
movement, the DAILY WORKER.
Il am sending my baggage ahead
and will wear my hiking clothes"
The progress of this spectacular
tour by the well-known veteran will
be recorded often, with an account of
her experiences and successes in the
pages the DAILY WORKER. Greet
Mother Bloor at the meetings in your
city when she arrives.
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Boston Teachers Win
a 10 Per Cent Raise

BOSTON, Mass, May ga 10 per
cent increase in maximum salaries for
the Boston public school teachers has
been agreed upon by the city coun-
Gil, ratifying a legislative act. The
increase, it is estimated, will total
more than 100000