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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
ITALIAN BAKERS
MAKE PROGRESS
IN BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Wages Are Determined
by Volume of Work

NEW YORK-FP) - The Italian
bakery workers of Brooklyn, Local IL,
Amalgamated Food Workers Union,
are following the successful example
Of their brothers in Newark and are
gaining better conditions, including
an average S. weekly wage increase.
Wages are now determined by the
volume of work performed; first hand
gets $37 and second hand $32 for a
weekly production of 1000 loaves fig
ured at IA patches. If more patches
are required for the same number of
lOaves 81 a batch extra must be paid.
For 5000 loaves in 10 patches, first
baker gets $45 and second, $40. For
5000 loaves from 10 patches first bak-
er gets $50, second $45.
Above 5000 loaves first baker is
paid 20 cents and second so cents per
hundred loaves. For setting sponge
so cents, if worker is called from
home, or rs cents if he is in the shop.
Six days constitute the weeks work
and work must be done without inter-
ruption during the day. The closed
shop is to be enforced and the union
bread label used. A new employing
bakers association has already
agreed to the union demands.
The fight Of the Amalgamated Food
Workers Bakery Local No. 3 against
Bohack bakeries continues. The
chain store concern failed to get an
injunction restraining the union from
its organization work.
The New York Hotel and Restau-
rant Workers branch of the Anal
gamated Food Workers is conducting
a vigorous organization campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
LABOR TAKERS M
QUARREL over
UNION CONTROL
Local President Asks
BrindeIl Be Jailed


NEW YORK, June IAN affidavit
by Charles Johnson, present president
of Local 1865, Dock and Pier Carpen-
ters' union, sent by Samuel Inter
meyer to the New York state parole
board formally charges Robert P.
Brindell, former president Of the
union, with violation Of the terms OF
his parole in seeking to regain his
hold on New York building activities.
Johnson relates how Brindell at
tempted to persuade Johnston into ac-
cepting Brindells dictation and tells
subsequent threats to use strong
arm methods" when Johnson refused
the offer to make money by following
Brindell's methods. Johnson states
that Brindell received $4,000 from
contractor for ending a strike since
his release from Great Meadow Prison
after serving three years, nine months
of five to ten year sentence for ex-
tortion.
The attorney with the Lockwood
investigating committee which IN
quired into building trades activities
in New York in 1920, repeats his re-
quest that the parole board hold an
inquiry and compel attendance Of wit
nesses to prove charges against Brin-
dell that he is violating the terms Of
his parole.
Johnson says BrindeH failed 20 re-
gain control Of his union but formed
social club rival and that BrindeII's
son William is receiving SIS a week
from the Sandhogs' union for nego-
tiations. Brindell promised johnson
S25 weekly salary increase and said
that he (Brindell) was reputed 10 have
made 100000 out Of the labor move
ment, johnson states.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
San Francisco Cooks
and Walters Stage a
Neat Little Strike

SAN FRANCISCO, June THE en-
tire staff of walters at the fashionable
st. Francis hotel, 100 strong, walked
out for "a hours because their union
agent was discharged. Guests had
to line up at the kitchen and wait on
themselves. The walters returned
next day when the discharged man
was reinstated.
The Cooks Union has a new agree
ment with the st. Francis and the
Palace, San Francisco's two most ex-
elusive hotels. 1t provides for a min
imum wage of $50 instead Of s25 for
cooks helpers, and $50 instead OF $45
for cooks. The average wage increase
is 81 week. The agreement improves
working conditions, runs for two years
and provides for monthly conferences
between the employers and the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
TO EXPLOIT The
SOVIET COPPER
And GOLD FIELD

MOSCOW, -(By Mail)-An import
ant contract was concluded yesterday
when Piatakoff, president of the SUI
preme Concessions Committee, in be-
half of the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics, and Messrs. Brown and
Gwinn, representatives of the Lena
Gold Fields company, signed a pre-
liminary agreement providing for the
exploitation by the company of the
Lena gold enterprises, the Altai red
metal and the Uran copper and iron
ores in the Syssersk and Rejinsk re-
gions.
The contract grants three months
term for the ratification of the preli-
minary agreement by the company,
whereafter the Soviet government has
another month for ratification. The
terms are fifty year for the Ural and
thirty for the Lena concession.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
WORKERS PARTY
AIDS CARPENTERS
STRIKE IN OHIO
Resolution Supports
Liverpool Walkout
Especial to The Daily Worker


EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, June 7.
The East Liverpool branch OF the
Workers. (Communist) Party has sent
the following resolution to the strik-
ing carpenters local here, this week:
WHEREAS, The employers of Am
erica, thru legalized profit system;
and also because of an absurd and
chaotic method Of production and dis
tribution, are now depriving the work
ers of an average Of flve-sixths Of the
wealth which they produce, thus leav-
ing them only one-sixth of the result
Of their labor, upon which to maintain
themselves and their families, and
Exploited and Robbed
WHEREAS, The said profit system
results in waste of life on the part
Of the workers, who by its means are
exploited and robbed, and
WHEREAS. The said profit system
is unjust. Even tho legalized, fost-
ering misery, crime and war, and the
said waste of life is deplorable, and
Solidarity Of Workers
WHEREAS, Any attempt on the
part Of the workers to better their
condition, and to obtain for themsel-
yes larger part of the product Of
their labor should be upheld and en-
couraged; and
WHEREAS, Solidarity of feeling
and action, and efforts on the part
of all workers to present a united
front to their employers, and exploit
ers is not only admirable, but vital
and pressing necessity, If the workers
are to win their fight for economic
freedom, therefore
Indorse the Strike
BE 1T RESOLVED, That we, the
English branch of East Liverpool, o.,
steel sub-district of District 6, Work
ers Party Of America, fully approve Of
the course taken by the Carpenters
Union of East Liverpool in their pres
ent strike, to obtain for themselves
living wage; and that we hereby
pledge to them our comradely sup
port, influence, and allegiance as
Communists, confidently expecting the
day to come when all men shall be
workers together for the common good
living in peace and happiness, without
prejudice, without fear, and without
exploitation.
(Signer) Mary Waters
Sec'y. City Central Committee
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
Bay District of
San Francisco, CAL,
Picnics on June FL

SAN JOSE, Cal, June T. Local
San Jose, Workers Party, will give a
picnic Sunday, June FL, at Congress
Springs, near San Jose, "a mile or
so from Saratoga. This is a beau
tiful and well-known park. The Eng
lish Local at Palo Alto and the South
Slav local at Mountain View will par
ticipate, also the Mexican local at
Redwood City, without doubt. Com
rades with automobiles from the
whole Bay District should load up
to the gun wales with their friends
and drive over. Persons arriving in
automobiles are charged rs cents for
entering the park. Admission is free
to those who patronize the electric
cars from San Jose or elsewhere.
Speech making or other program
features have not been promised, but
doubtless there will be some sur
prises in this line. If the Young
Workers League Of San Francisco
and Oakland should decide to attend
with their international chorus and
other musical and dramatic features
there will be entertainment for all.
And who knows but District Organ
izer Tom Lewis and other party spell
binders may not decide to attend. We
are making no promises, but why
not? Let's all go! Come over Santa
Cruz and FELTON,. That's a beautiful
drive. Come up jacksonville and
Morgan Hill and towns down that
way. Get acquainted with San Jose.
Come down San Francisco, Cotati,
Santa Rosa, Napa, Richmond, Ber-
kelley, Oakland, Alameda, Hayward,
Niles. It's not so impossible. II
you have no auto, just hike. Many
machines have room for one more,
even on Sunday. Mother Bloor is hik-
ing somewhere in the sultry east.
Keep her company. Wen tell them
we had the time Of our lives. Let's
show them how a little publicity in
the DAILY WORKER will get out
crowd.
Distribute bundle everyday during
WaaL9
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
Fear Mexican Treaty
Raises Bars Against
Spokesman of Labor

WASHINGTON,-(FP)-Myst in
official quarters concerning the terms
of the neutrality-suspicious. treaty which
was discussed in the joint meeting Of
Mexican and American government
officials at Ell Paso, May 1926, has
raised suspicious that a new scheme
of secret espionage upon persons NOV
ing to and from Mexico is involved in
the plan proposed by the Washington
spokesman. The proposed treaty,
which will not be made public until
the senate foreign relations committee
shall have looked 1t over in the event
that the Mexican government accepts
1t, will cover immigration, smuggling
of narcotics, liquor, merchandise and
aliens, and disputes concerning fish
cries and diplomatic procedure.
In the American delegation were L.
G. Andrews, assistant secretary of the
treasury; H. s. Creighton, customs
agent in San Francisco, w. r. Vallan-
ce, assistant solicitor of the state de-
partment; L. G. Mutt, chief Of the
narcotics division; F. ]. Henning,
former assistant secretary Of labor;
H. R. Gamble, federal attorney, and
Consuls Merrill and Dye. The joint
report has still to be written up as
a treaty and signed by the two gov
ernments' foreign Offices before it
goes to the respective senates for ap-
proval.
If there is in the proposed treaty a
scheme of espionage that will serve
to keep labor's spokesman from eros
sing the border, or which leads to
their being tagged" for their indus
trial views, that clause will be fought
in the American senate and in the
Mexican congress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09

men will employ superdetectives, will
organize card index files Of credit
criminals and patiently teach the
shrewd American business man how
to take care of his purse where the
armor is soft and full of blowholes.
Another million will be raised outside
the IL cities already touched.
The American institute Of account
ants, the premier society in its field
In the country, estimates that $780,
100000 to $400,00O,OOO is lost annually
by reason Of credit frauds.
From the Investigations Of the in
stitute it seems that while the Anne
rican employer has to be virtually
blasted or dynamited into giving HIS
workers a raise Of a cent or two an
hour, this same skinflint will extend
almost unlimited credit to the first
greengoods man posing as a fellow
exploiter who comes along.
1t isn't even necessary to come
along. The institute cites instances
where unknowns have ordered large
consignments Of goods by wire OF
credit and have obtained the stuff,
only to sell 1t and skipp before the
collector could make an appearance.
But the boob business man, and
they are all boobs in the credit line,
need not worry. The hundreds OF mil
lions lost in credit frauds each year
are, as the American institute Of ac-
countants points out. ultimately
borne by the consuming public" So
are the 100000 raised by the boobs
to fight their fellow commercial ban
dts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
Yellow Cab Driver
Victimized by Boss
for Talking Union

NEW YORK,-Driver Gilmore. Sc
niority No. 61s4 80 dement's. Agitattng.
Discharged.
That is what the open shop Yellow
Taxi corporation had to announce to
its drivers on the blackboard IA all
the garages today.
What was driver Gilmore agitating
about? Driver Gilmore was agitating
for the right to organize a union so
he and his fellow workers in the Job,
could get more wages. the abolition OF
the sweating and commission system,
respect from the hands of their en-
ploiters and for the hope OF q better
future.
Yellow Taxi drivers, wake upi The
only way to get better wages and bet
ter conditions is to organize. Once
you are organized you could ten your
boss Mr. Mcclure to go to hell. Once
you are organized you need not fear
of having your name on the board for
agitating for better conditions. and
the club Of discharge is no longer used
to intimidate you.
Taxi drivers, take as an example
drivers in Boston, Chicago, st. Louis
and in your own city who are organ
lied. They saw the need Of organiza-
don and they fought hard and bitter
fA. their rights-the result was q
string and powerful union.
yellow Taxi drivers you need a
union. Why wait? Organize and Tight
and you will be rewarded the same as
your comrades in other cities. E
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
GERMANY HOUSING
WORKERS IN The
WORST NOVELS
Families in Rooms and
Even Piano Boxes
10y The Federated Press,

BERLIN, June 5.-Finding living
quarters for her people is one Of the
most serious questions confronting
the German nation. Practically every
large city tells the same story of
thousands living in attics or cellars;
often several families in one room.
The same applies in the villages.
Everywhere young couples who desire
to marry cannot do so because there
is no place for them to live. Some
are fortunate enuogh to rent garden
plot from the city and erect a piano
box shack but these are few, compare
lively speaking.
During the war years there was no
building and since, with the treaty Of
Versailles and the imitation period, the
little that has been done is drop in a
bucket. Private capital found richer
pickings in industrial enterprises and
the funds Of savings societies and CO.
operatives have been largely swept
away. The government has been too
busy looking out for the big employers
and spectators to pay attention to the
people. So they crowd in on each
other until the laws of health and de-
cency have been thrown to the winds.
The housing department of Berlin
reports that while 25S,175 dwellings
were required in 1924 only 25,769 were
available. Plans call for the construc-
tion in 1926 of 10000 new dwellings,
the city aiding private and co-opera-
tive capital and in most cases owing
the location. To meet the demand
there should be at least 100000 new
dwellings but this is out of the ques-
ton. +. 1 saw one of these new apart
ment blocks of 800 dwellings Each
apartment contains two rooms and a
kitchen with common bathroom for
several apartments The rent will be
SIS per month with 20 per cent addi-
tional for water, gas, light and taxes.
With. the average workers wage about
S24 a month only a small percentage
can take advantage of the new accom-
modations. The high rental is ex-
planned probably by the high cost Of
building material, since labor is cheap
and the site belongs to the city. In
terest rates for money run from s to
10 per cent.
In all municipalities dwellings are
rationed according to the list of appli-
cants. People in better circumstances
in apartments are limited in the num-
Der of rooms they may use, but this
does not reach the owners Of man
sions and the very wealthy. Rents are
limited to 76 per cent increase over
pre-war. In Leipsic registrants will
have to wait four and five years. In
the meantime they are fortunate to
get a furnished room from $40 to s12
month, with linen, light, gas and
heat extra. In Dresden only 800
apartments were found last year as
against calls for $4,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
SOUTHERN FRONT
WEAKEST SECTOR
OF U. S. WORKERS
Labor DisOrganized and
Living Standard Lou
By LELAND oLps

Federated Press stan Corresponding
A vast population forced by caste
to adjust Itself TO an extremely low
standard Of living Is revealed by the
United States bureau Of agricultural
economies In a report on the cost Of
living among eolored farm families
In the south. The report shows that
when the cost Of living of the average
white farm family In the same regions
was $1,437, coloredfamIIles were aver
aging only s612 year.
Here is maintained a reservoir Of
cheap labor that employers are in
creasingly drawing on to undermine
white labor standards. Steel workers
feel it whenever they attempt to or
ganize. Coal miners know it thru the
competition of the unorganized south
ern mine fields. Northern textile work
ers are feeling it indirectly in their
inability to maintain standards and
compete with southern mills paying
much lower wages.
Study Covers Three States
The study covers coIored and white
farm families in Kentucky, Tennessee
and Texas during the year 1919. The
families fell into groups, owners,
tenants and troopers. The last group
are farmers that take share of the
crop in return for their work.
The cost of living for colored fami-
lies owning their farms was found to
average 1852 for the year, contrasting
with $1,635 for white families in the
same class. For colored farm tenants
the cost was 1878 and fer white ten
ants $1,37S. Choppers living costs
averaged 1886 for colored families and
$947 for white.
The bureau shows the average ex-
penditures of colored and white fami-
lies as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
Strike Against Unit system.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, June T.
weavers of Salts Textile Manufac-
turing Co. are striking against the
Introduction OF the unit system Of
production in the plant. The work
ers assert that their work has been
irregular enough already and the new
system has proven equal to a wage
cut OF one-half. The company manu-
features velvets and pushes, employ
ing 700 workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09

of the chamber OF commerce person
ally to invite various posts to the
capital city"
He specifically cited a visit alleged
to have been made to the Peoria
Post, in which a representative OF
the Springfield chamber OF commerce
promised great entertainment for
the convention"
C. Il. jerks, manager OF the local
chamber, declared his organization
knew nothing of the convention until
Commander Trabank. of the Spring
field Post, came to him for financial
assistance. Even Trabank, he said,
did not know who invited the veter-
ans.
jerks said he had advanced what
pecuniary assistance the chamber OF
commerce could give and that he was
very glad" the veterans had come
here, but that II the entertainment
was less than promised he did not
want 70 BE- held accountable.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
Machinery to Put
Typists on List
of the Unemployed

NEW YORK June THE photo
stat machine, or Photographic method
Of reproducing records, will put an end
to typists' copying OF records, Annie
Mathews, registrar of New York
county, announces after an investiga-
ton. Application to the board OF esti-
mate for immediate purchase OF a
photostat machine is being made.
Miss Mathews estimates that
100000 will be saved by general use
OF the machine in place OF hand typ
lists. The rate for copies OF docu-
ments is now IL cents per 100 words.
The register Of New York paid $4,000
last year for recording work.
Print paper on which Photographic
records would not fade had to be guar
anteed before photostat could sue
coed, says Miss Mathews. She claims
that the recording Offices OF Cook
County, Illinois, Chicago's county,
are using photostat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
NATIONAL DEMOCRAT "A MYSTERY"

WASHINGTON June 7Mysey hckens
shed In Washington lockout"
Underwoods publicity
the khan the republican machine In
National He
khan
printed shop
kiansh weekly 10 printed
Before EIrcd took hold Col Winfield Jones' republican
correspondent for
a time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09

MOSCOW, -(By Mail)-Odessa re-
ports that a representative of the
union of Italian farmers cooperative
societies, Mr.. Trimarchi, has arrived
there to negotiate the organization Of
a mixed company for trading with the
Union of Soviet Republics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
Coast Guards Quit Service.

NEW YORK, June IA number Of
coast guardsmen employed on station
Island are planning to leave the SER
vice at the end of their enlistment,
charging that they have not had
enough shore leave during the drive
against rum runners. After 21 days
at sea, they claim. they had only As
hours shore leave. They say that
their lives are too much in danger
from firing by machine guns on rum
ships. Oficiais are whispering that
the men have been won over TO the
bootleggers, where conditions may
not be better but returns are greater
The men deny this.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
strike Aualnst Wage Cut.

NORWALK, Conn, June T. Fiji
teen hat hnishers employed by #.
Berg & Co., are striking against a
wage cut The firm recently absorb
ed Pope Hat Co. of Norwalk and re-
moved its plant from Orange. N. J., 70
become non-mion. The workers pro-
test the cut OF 20 cents per dozen
from the s2.4O rate for finishing hats.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
Pick Leahy as wheeler ProseoutOr.

WASHINGTON, June T. w. E.
Leahy, who was special prosecutor in
the Nicky Arnstein case, has been
employed by Attorney Gen. Sargent to
assist in the prosecution of Senator
Wheeler in Washington. Eleven
other lawyers have been trying to
convict LaFollette's recent running
mate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09

wAsHrNGToN-(FP)-s Moses,
president pro tenn Of the senate, again
gave warning Of a fight to a finish
against vice-President Dawes pro-
posal Of gag rule for the senate,
when Moses addressed law school
syaduating GLASS In the capital.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
Relief Money Still
Needed; Finnish Send
$21.59 Thru League

The Finnish Federation Of the
Workers Party, in answer TO the call
OF the T. U, ID. l.. published In the
DAILY WORKER. for aid for the
Nova Scotia miners. sent in a contri.
button Of s21.bO to the Strike Fund
OF the Move Scotia miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
BOSS is HARDBOILED FIGHTING
WORKERS BUT AN EASY MARX
FOR HIS FELLOW SKINFLINTS
Ry cARL HAEssLER
(Federated Press staff corresponden

hardboled hintsheled
Barnums mark when
ence in his line So he putting
the and buzzads of poued
eg3
He the collective American business
cities
men, credit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09
SPRINGFIELD BOARD OF COMMERCE
PAID EXPENSES OF EX-SOLDIERS
CONVENTION, BUT NOT ENOUGH

SPRINGFIELD
Association today
field
L.
Illinois legislature
fulfilling promises sending
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09

The "a mines producing
1924 employed than half of all
thirds the 7O32S322
they produced 7774SsOO tonsi in the year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09

Distribute a bundle every day
during Red Week Of June 10 10 "a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-09

Get a sub--make another Com.
munistl e
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Distribute a bundle everyday during
Week?
Evening star., 1925-05-06

9l9 l. NV. Apt 5-Room and board ::
large windows electric light. hot water, spa
fOrls closet q hath
Evening star., 1925-05-06

l62S QUE ST.--Largc room Tor two youn-
ladies or gentlemen: home comforts anu
snlcndId meals.
Evening star., 1925-05-06

uANIFIS SPORT TOURING, s cyl. pas
-cnEcr: this car cost S5.50o: wonderful con
'ltiun: very CLASSY; owner has TO sarrih"e
his ear for "A low price: ask to see Mr..
-hipley's car: your ear IN trade. Peck
t,araEe. 2i2l 1ith st NV. hH
DODGE SEDAN Al condition: cheap. 1901