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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27

Drive out and see them or
phone us and an auto will be
sent for you. Immediately
north on San Francisco. Pasa-
dena and Santa Barbara Sts.,
but outside city limits, we have
for inspection a group of neat
bungalows equally as well fin
ished and as attractive. The
prices range from $2950 tn
S4350, with small down and
monthly payments.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-27
Will Take Lot or Car

STORE-2s13 W. Commerce st. Fine To-
cation for bakery or plumbing business;
very cheap rent, good lease. Ring Pruitt,
Or. 1893.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
Workers Communist Party
The Way Not to Fight in the Party

tern and the Profintern which indors-
ed the t. u e. L. at three world con-
crosses, means, running the work of
the union movement and we must not
permit it.
"Our present majority has in the
three months since the convention, al
ready displayed its inability and its
non-Communist tendencies. The mis-
takes they have already made are suf-
ticient indication that they have lost
the confidence Of the membership. An
atmosphere of terror has been intro
duced in the party. The leading COM
mittees of the party have been elinfin-
ated, the work has been turned over
to single comrade who are not compe-
tent to lead the work, Can example:
VIM. Abrams has been appointed re-
preventative of the G. e. G. to the ma
tional committee of the needle trades
section. Comments are unnecessary
Discrimination is practiced against
every comrade who dares to criticise
and point out the mistakes that are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08

ton of this resolution in every party
section"
THE Central Executive Committee
4 of the party is Of the opinion that
the best way to threat secret, faction
al documents of this character direct
ed against the party, is by publishing
them before the whole party and
giving the party membership the OPP
portunity to express judgement about
them.
The Central Executive Committee
has no secrets from the membership
so far as its policy and work are con-
cerned, and of the firm opinion that
in a Communist Party the established
method of open and free discussion on
all party questions before the party
convention, is the one permissible
means of settling differences of opin-
ion in regard to party tactics and
policy and that the method of secret
documents circulated in the dark can
not be tolerated in the party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08

clubs, in existing singing, literary and
other cultural organization. For these
units the problem is one of ANAL
gamating the several such organiza.
tions into one that will have varied
sections (singing, orchestral, dramatic
literary and educationaD. The district
executive committee called a confer
ence of leading comrades in the
various language groupings of the dis
trict. This conference was well at.
tended. Eleven declarations were rep.
resented by 80 members. The discus.
sion was both interesting and in
structive for all who participated in
it. This conference succeeded in dis
polling considerable confusion and
misunderstanding and laid the basis
for effective activity by the language
propaganda committees, turnout the
district.
Section Meetings.
Comrades living in Section 5 will
meet at carpentina's (Finnish) Hall.
1903 West 5sth street, near Detroit
Ave-, on Monday, Dec. at 8 p. m.
Section meetings of all the party
members will be held again during the
week of Dec. to IA. All comrades
who have registered, all who have
failed to register, all who did or did
not attend the first meetings, must at
tend the meeting Of the section to
which they belong. Failure to attend
these meetings will mean that the
comrades are outside the party.
The section meetings are as follows:
Section "wednesday, Dec. 8, at s
p. m, at the district office, 1927 Euclid
avenue.
Section Thursday, Dec. 10, at
p. m, at Grdinia Hall, G021 st Claire
Ave. mot at the South Slavic HalD.
Section 3--Friday. Dec. IL, at p.
M. at Hanna Hall, 5311 Woodland Ave.
Section saturday, Dew. IL, at s
.. m, at the Hungarian Hall, 4309
Lorain Ave.
Section 5-Monday, Dec. "A, al 8 D.
m, at Carpentina's (Finnish) Hall,
1893 w. 5Sth St, near Detroit Aveel
Comrades, If you intend to remain
in the party, do not fail to attend
your section meeting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
Senators Demand Probe
of Financial Backing
of World Court Drive

WASHINGTON, Dec ga number
of senators here are planning to force
an investigation into the source of
funds that are being used to pay for
the propaganda for the world court
in this country.
The Fellowship Forum, organ of the
ku klux khan, published an article in
which it points out that according to
information Which they have at hand,
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon will
resign his post unless Coolidge re-
verses his stand on the world court.
The khan paper states that Dwight l..
Morrow of ]. P. Morgan & Co. is Stat
ed for the job.
Both Coolidge and Secretary OF
the Treasury Mellon declined to COM
ment on the khan papers statement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
FIRST PIONEER
CONVENTION IS
HUGE SUCCESS
School Nuclei Forma-
ton Begun
BY r. M. BENDER.
Especial to The Daily Workerl

NEW YORK, N. ", Dec. 6.-Work-
ers, young and old, packed the Labor
Temple Sunday night to celebrate the
first convention of the Young Pioneers
of America, one of the vital sections
Of the American revolutionary move
ment. In line with the new commun-
list policy, the pioneers are reorgan-
izlng on the basis Of school nuclei,
showing that they are, as their slogan
MISUNDERSTANDING ready"
How important the pioneer move
ment is considered was expressed by
the strong, enthusiastic response from
the audience to the pioneer songs and
the workers flag pledge.
Combat Boy Scouts
Martha Stone, speaking on the
struggles of the past two years, en-
phasized work done in the New York
schools, where the boy scouts are in
the opposition camp. Appealing to
pioneers and adults to put all their
energy into making the movement a
mass organization, she showed how,
if the diseases of church, school and
militarism were not combatted, the
workers children would grow up to be
unconscious tools of the employing
class, pitched into the class war
against their own class.
Comrade Girshenowitz from the
Paterson pioneers spoke on their ac-
tivities during the recent silk strike
and of how they sang revolutionary
songs while walking with the strikers
on the picket line.
That the pioneers are not something
apart from the adult movement, but
are the very stuff which is to COM
prise the future Bolshevik party, was
pointed out by Comrade Don.
kilograms of greetings from the
Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia sec
tions of the pioneers and letters from
the Workers Party and the Y. w. L.
of district two were read by the chair
man, S. Mailman, following which
everyone sang the International i'm
a unison of appreciation
Greetings from the Workers Party,
district 2, were then given by Com
rade Stachel, who pointed out how
incomplete the American section Of
the Communist International would
be without the pioneers. Referring to
the present international crises, he
declared that the it becomes more and
more important that working class
youth form a mass organization and
be always ready" to fight for the
working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
The Case of Fred II. Merrick

class cause Because of his active
support of the Westinghouse strike
some seven or eight years ago, he
served a three and half year prison
sentence. The brutal treatment he
received undermined his health and
broke down his nervous system. Even
that, however. cannot be an excuse
for the betrayal of his comrades and
the revolutionary movement, which
Merrick committed when he refused
to take his stand with the other de-
PENDANTS and fight with them.
Merrick declared in court that he
had not been a member Of the party
since July, altho he took no action to
sever his connection with the party.
The Central Executive Committee of
the party does not accept Merrick's
statement of having severed his con-
nection, but publicly expels him from
the party.
The betrayal by Merrick is all the
more discreditable in contrast to the
spirit shown by the other defendants.
Comrade Horacek, who was called to
trial following Merrick's betrayal.
boldly took his stand and pleaded not
guilty and on the witness stand
avowed the Communist principle and
his support of those principles. The
other defendants, Comrades Voytuk.
Urbon, Pasternak, Jenkins. Rostrom,
John Kovalski and Tom Myerscough
were ready to take the same position.
This is the revolutionary courage
which is credit to our party.
Central Exesntive Committee
Workers (communst) Party OF
America - c. E. Ruthenbera, 4
General Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08

him. On Friday, Merrick was brot
into court for sentence and in answer
to questions stated that he had left
the party in July and pledged himself
not to engage in it's activities in the
future. On the basis of these state
ments, he was paroled by the judge
for period of ten years.
The charges against Merrick were
based upon his activities as district
organizer Of the Workers Party
They involved the right Of the party
to carry on its activities openly in the
state of Pennsylvania. In addition to
Merrick, there were indicted eight
other comrades. The district attorney
made the proposal that all of the nine
defendants plead nolle contendre and
they would be paroled as Merrick was.
The question was submitted to the.
Central Executive Committee of the
party, which decided that no member
of the party could stand mute under
such charges and 1t instructed all of
the defendants to plead not guilty and
to fight the cases against them.
Altho a special representative of
the party was sent to Merrick in an
effort to induce him to take his stand
with the other eight defendants loyal
ly supporting the principles Of the
party and lighting for the right of the
party to carry on its work in Pennsyl-
vania. Merrick refused to carry out
the instructions OF the G. Il. G.
ut ~ a tragedy for the revolution
sry -S5sSfSsM when tlgtter-ssch az
Fred H. Merrick has been felled I'M
der the blows OF the capitalist class.
Merrick's past history has been that
OF a militant fighter for the working
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
DISTRICT EIGHT
CIRCUIT SCHOOLS
START WITH BANG.
Double Registration In
Some Cities

One of the most interesting features
that indicate how the party member
ship in district No. are turning their
attention to the problem of Bolsheviz-
ing themselves and the Workers
(Communist) Party is to be found in
the rapid increase shown in the cir
cult classes in the elements of Com
munism, conducted by Comrade Oliver
Carlson.
Gary, South Bend and Milwaukee
were the three cities selected for the
circuit.
The class registration in Gary has
grown from 10 to rs while the attend
ance has increased from 10 to 10. In
South Bend the class had an initial
registration of with an attendance
of 6. This has been more than dou-
bled, there being now IS registered
students of which Is we're present at
the last class session.
In Milwaukee the increase in regis
tration has been from rs to Al, with
the attendance figures growing from
% to 40. These figures speak for them
selves and indicate the growing CON
seriousness of the party and league
membership to a more intensive study
of the principles and tactics upon
which the Communist movement is
based and develops.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
Party Reorganization in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-In Cleveland
the reorganization of the party is pro-
crossing very favorably. AS we pro-
coed to the actual work incident to
reorganization, the comrades begin to
understand as they could not under
stand thru lectures and reading the
significance to our party of the reor-
ganized form. The result is, that
where the comrades previously gave
tacit consent, they now give enthusi-
astic support to the reorganization
measures.
The city has been divided into FIVE
sections. The divisions were made
with a consideration to Industrial
areas and transportation facilities.
Incidentally too, altho more or less
accidentally, these divisions cor
respond very closely to the political
districts into which this city is divided
Rather than waiting till section
meetings could be called before the
membership was registered, we in
structed all branches to elect shop
nuclei organizers who were entrusted
with the task of registering the men,
bership and returning the cards to the
office. To date about two-thirds of the
membership has been registered. The
analysis of this registration has proved
very interesting and Illuminating This
analysis shows that we have already
10 shop nuclei with a membership
ranging from 3 to 8 and a total men,
bership of So. No doubt when the
registration is fully completed many
members will be added to these nuclei
and others will be formed. In addi-
ton to these nuclei organized within
large plants, producing steel, auto
mobiles and machinery, number OF
concentration nuclei-five can and will
be formed in industrial areas where
many Of our comrades work, but
where there are not at least three
comrades working in the same shop.
IN an the present analysis indicates
th9t We are ready 20 organizCAt least
"a party units in this city 89
Workers. Clubs.
The problem OF workers clubs has
also aroused considerable interest.
Many language branches have already
a basis for the organization Of such
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08

made. The unity resolution states
openly that no discrimination will be
made against others than those who
will vote against the resolution.
''In the union work they have made
criminal mistakes. The work that
they have carried thru in the coal
strike Tread Gitlow's article in the
Nov. issue of the Workers Monthly
and at the Furriers' convention indi-
cate what can be expected of them.
I'VE have decided to combat their
non-Communist policies from start to
finish. We send you herewith a reso-
luton which we propose for the mem
bership. You must begin to organize
and see that you accomplish the adop-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08

Attendance at the membership
meeting was cut down thru heavy
rain before the meeting.
Israel BIankenstein, who attended
the meeting, coming from Chicago
for that purpose, carried on a fight
against the Unity Resolution, re-
ceived very little support. His fac
tional speech was disapproved by
the overwhelming part of the men,
bership present at the meeting.
Membership meetings will be held
in all party eenters during the next
ten days. The results Of the meet
ing in Detroit indicate that the
membership of the party will over
whelmingly support the work of
unification of the party and it's lead
ership and the throwing of our or
ganization into the mass struggle
of the workers and thus building up
the prestige and leadership Of the
party among the masses.
The experience Of the Detroit
meetings are the best indication
that the party membership refuses
to be drawn into new factionaI
struggles which small group in
the party are endeavoring to con-
tinue, but will endorse the policy
of the Central Executive Committee
for unification and for united work
for the upbuiIding of the party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
HOLD MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS in
THE DISTRICTS FOR MITIGATION
AND PARTY TRADE UNION WORK

Executive Committees Of the various dis
meetings the main party centers the
behind the Central Exeeu
RI being
following meetings be held:
BosToND. meeting, Dec membership meeting Dec g.
1t3 Dudley St
YoRk-p. c. meeting membership meetings, Dec
10 incl
PHLADELPHA-D e. c. meeting Dec H. 52t York Ave
bershp meeting 1926 Arch ST.
Dec. II.
cLEvELAND-o mestius siteraoou 0ec.ts >erSssp
meeting, evening Cardinal Clair ST.
the comrades
attendance OBJ
tanee 2.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
DETROIT MEMBERSHIP AND DETROIT
EXECUTIVE ENDORSE PARTY UNITY

The first Of series Of member
ship meetings arranged by the Cen
traI Executive Committee Of the
Party for discussion Of the Unity
Resolution of the Political Commit
tee and mobilization Of the member
ship for mass work, particularly the
work in the trade unions, was held
in Detroit, Mich, Friday night. The
meeting, by vote Of 90 to IL adopt
ed the Unity Resolution of the Pole
itieaI Committee.
Prior to the membership meeting
meeting of the District Executive
Committee was held, at which the
same questions were discussed. The
District Executive Committee in
Detroit, by a vote of against 2,
approved of the Unity Resolution.
The representatives. of the Gen.
trial Executive Committee, Comrades
James P. Cannon and Jay Love-
stone, in their speeches analysed
the party leadership and member
ship and the throwing Of all the
forces of the party into mass work.
Particular attention was called to
the need of mobilization Of the
membership for work in the trade
unions and a plan for systematic.
work to draw every member eligible
for trade union membership into
some labor organization. M&t
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
WORKERS SCHOOL AT
CHICAGO HOLDS MANY
CLASSES DURING WEEK

The following classes are being
held now every night at 10 South
Lincoln ST., unless otherwise noted.
They are as follows:
Monday, 8 p. m. Capital, Volume
I, instructor, Earl 5rowder.
Tuesday, 8 p. M, imperialism, i'm
structor, Manuel Gomez.
Tuesday, p. m, Elements OF
Communism, instructor, oliver Carl
son.
Tuesday, 8 p. m, English, 2644 lie
Moyne St.
Wednesday, 8 p. m, American So
cial and Labor History, instructor,
Vim. r. Dunno.
Wednesday, 8 p. m, Aims and
Purpose of the Y. w. l., instructor,
Max shachtman lat 1902 w. Divi-
sion ST.
Thursday, 8 p. m. Elements OF
Communism, instructor, Max Be-
dacht. q
Thursday, 8 p. M, Worker Core
spondence, Editorial Room, Daily
Worker, 1918 w. Washington Blvd.
Instructors: J. Louis Engdahl, VIII
liam r. Dunno and oliver Carlson.
Friday, 6 p. M, Elements Of Com
munism, instructor, Il. NJ. Wicks.
Friday, $3.50 p. M, Public Speak
ing, instructor, n. M. Wicks.
Friday, 8 p. m, English, 2644 lie
Moyne st. Ida DaiIes.
Sunday, 1o:3o a. m. History OF
international Youth Movement, in
structor. John Williamson,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
Workers Communist
Party, District 8,
Expels Katsiolis


In the following declaration by Dist
riot No s. Workers (Communist)
Party, George Katsiolis, who claims
to be Communist and a progressive
in the BARRIERS Union and who served
on the Master BARRIERS Committee, is
denounced and is expelled from mem,
bership in the Workers (Communist)
Party for his attempts to get the union
to line up with the bosses in passing
upon applications for the opening OF
new shops, a proposal aiming t, effect
a closer cooperation between the
bosses and the union.
AT a meeting of Local No. 54S,
Journeymen BARRIERS, George Katsiolis
served on the bosses committee and
spoke for the proposal of the Master
BARRIERS Association that a committee
of master BARRIERS and journeymen
shall have power to pass upon all ap-
plications for the opening of new
shops and which proposal, presumab-
ly. is to effect closer cooperation be-
tween the journeymen and the
BOSSES
1.-The party requested him to declare
whether he repudiated and acknowl-
edged his action to be wrong, and the
criticism of the progressive BARRIERS
group correct. He has failed to do so.
Against Collaboration.
"The position of Katsiolis, both as a
protesting Communist and progress
sive in the labor movement is indie
feasible. It was wrong for him to
speak for any phase of the bosses
program AS matter of elementary
principles in the class struggle, the
demands of the union against the
bosses must be supported. 1t is our
duty to criticize the union officials who
do not fight-for and who betray the
interests of the membership. We
must struggle to overthrow such an
officialdom and to place the union on
a militant basis and program.
Proeressives Correct.
"The position of the progressive
BARRIERS group in opposing the plan
of the bosses for the prevention of the
opening of new shops except under
certain conditions, was correct. This
move reduces itself to an effort by the
bosses to maintain monopoly of the
trade. In this the journeymen BARRIERS
have nothing to gain. Progressive
and class conscious unionists recog-
nize that the direct and militant strug-
gle for more wages, a shorter work
day. better working conditions, etc,
are the ways to gain their immediate
demands, and associate themselves
with the demands and program of the
progressive BARRIERS group for inn
mediate betterment of the situation Of
the journemen BARRIERS and for an hon
est, militant and class conscious union
officialdom
Expelled from Party.
"Katsiolis has failed as Commun-
list, to take a proper stand among the
BARRIERS on various issues. He does
not recognize his errors and concep-
tions. Nothing is left but to remove
him from the Communist ranks, and
he is hereby expelled from the Work
ers (Communist) Party.
(Signed) Workers (Communist)
Party, Dist. No. 8.
Martin Abern, organization secre-
tary."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-08
Plan Building More
Big Guns for Hawaii

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE addi-
tion of two sixteen-inch guns, improve
ment of Pearl Harbor channel to
facilitate passage of battleships, con
struction of sea wall and dry dock
facilities and increased storage for
ammunition are some of the pro-
posals of the house naval committee
which recently visited the Hawaiian
islands.