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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Nurrni, White Guard, Is
Labor Renegade; ''Brass
Check" Press Greets Him
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL

TODAY the "Brass Check press throws its columns wide
open to Paavo Nurmi, the long distance runner from
Finland. Editorials are soenny written about him. He is
hailed world wonder
The subsidized press speaks Of Nurmi as one Brass
Check to another For Nu turned traitor his class in
Fnan and to the working class Is appauded
world by capitalist press harots That inter
national policy generally accepted Nurmi has sold himself
for price. He accepted. He therefore depend on
tremendous reception in all capitalist lands we'll in the
United States But he will not go near Soviet Russia That
Nurmi of the Finnish working class; paper hanger
by trade He belonged to the Finnish Workers Athletic Club
that has produced of the worlds best athletes The
time for deciding just where he stood to Nurm during
the Finnish revolution when the workers of Finland sought
establish their Soviet Republic 1t Red White,
and Nurmi turned White.
Nurmi as a member of the Finnish Workers. Athletic
Club would not be welcome in the United States He would
be denounced Boshevk, and Communist and Immediately
deported threat the stability Of American capitalism
But Nurm the White Guardist is received with open
Heis honored for having turned renegade his class
He appauded for joining the White Guard Finnish athletes
the workers athletic clubs and rejected by the working
class held his credit That is the way cppressors awn
on those who surrender to them out OF the working class
The story told Of the Persian courers employed by the
Turkish sultan to from constantnope to Adranope and
back They were good and obedent slaves as doce before
their master Nuri today If they had made the fight
for their class they would have suffered the fate of the
heroic Spartacans under the Roman Caesars.
Olympic chronicles tell of the Greek runners like Ladas,
who fell dead they completed the 1t is told how
they buried state crowned by the vcto chapet
They did not win notorety than football heroes and
baseball stars Today and in the thousands of
years ago. the story has always been the these sports
have been used keep the minds of the off their real
troubles.
But all that has changed Nurmi we'll knows, because
very Finnish workers in this country attend the running
contests in which he engages The masses of Finnish
workers this country belong to the Communist movement
They have effective boycott against Nur These work.
ers are allied only in Finland but also in this country
with the Red Sport international With the spread OF the
social revolution this Red international must gradually
eclipse the capitalist Olympic Games
Thus do the rising Red of abors world struggle
for power even touch this phase Of our lives.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Nine SCHOOL
Jobs STRUCK
BY GLACIERS
Board of Education Fd-
UOred Open Shop

The violation of an agree
.ment with the Glaciers Union
by the board Of education's
supervisory architect, Edgar w.
Martin, Is tying up construction
Of nine new public schools
which are to house part of the
100000 children now crammed
into insanitary, unsafe and un-
comfortable makeshifts.
1t is fight against the "Open shop"
Lands award committee, which has
evidently persuaded Martin, II not
more of the board Of education, 40
fight the building trades unions which
do not accept the Lands "open shop"
agreement, even if an agreement with
the union has to be broken.
Board OF Education Broke Promise.
George H. Myers, the Glaciers bust
ness agent, declares that Martin let
contracts to the open shop firm Of
William Halls and company after
promising to cease hiring non.union
men on the same job with members
of the Glaciers Union.
Meyers says, II saw Martin several
months ago and told him 1t would not
do to have union men and Lands
award men working on the same Job.
At that time this HALLS outfit had a
contract for two schools and Martin
promised he would not be given any
more. But since then Martin has let
contracts to the firm for nine schools
and our union members were called
off the job and will be kept on until
Martin keeps his word"
Painters Union May Be involved.
AS the Glaciers Union is a part OF
the Painters Union, which has writ
ten contract with the school board,
the building trades workers expect
that further action may be taken by
the larger unions of the building
trades.
The schools affected are the Grant,
Brenato, Shurs High, Tilden Techni-
cal, Douglas, Crane High, Shaske-
speare, Warren and Wentworth add.
tions.
Shuts OFF Competitive Bidding.
Martin, it appears, is also shutting
off competitive bidding by juggling
construction specifications to favor the
open shop contractors.
The strike may tie up the nine
school jobs until fall instead Of per-
hitting them to be opened for use in
May.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
fascist JAIL
4OCONMUSTS
FOR TREASON
Fear Attack From the
French Border
Especial to Tho Daily worSsrl


ROME, Italy, Jan. 14.-Forty
Communists were arrested yes
terday by the fascist in Rome,
charged with plotting against
the state"
Many conflicts broke out in
cities of Italy. Workers held
large parades, carrying the Red
Flag.
Fascist, in trying to capture the
flags, precipitated clashes in which
both sides suffered casualties.
Musselini. fearing that French and
exiled Italian Communists will organ
ize In France and attack the fascist
thru the French border, is massing
thousands Of soldiers along the bor-
der. In this maneuver Of fortifyin
the French border, however, Nurse
lini is weakening his armed forces in
the central and southern portions of
italy.
The Unita, Communist daily paper
printed in Milan, has been again sup
pressed, after being confiscated ~
times by the police in the ten months
of its existence.
The newspaper Messaggero Tosca-
no, in Pisa, has been burned to the
ground. The Communist organiza-
lions, workers clubs, AID even some
religious organizations have been de-
stroyed in Pisa.
Mussohnis attack against the free
masonry of Italy is now in full swing,
and the masons are being prosecuted
in Italy wherever the fascist can
lay hands on them. Minister Of In
terror Federzoni jointly with Minis
ter OF Justice Rocco, has introduced
a bill in the Italian parliament that
aims particularly at the masons, stipu-
lating that all associations and in
situations must submit their consti-
tutions to the police, together with
a list of their members. The move
against the masons has been inaugu-
rated by Mussolini in an attempt to
induce the pope to take more active
part on behalf of the fascist How
ever, many of the fascist belong to
the masons, and if Mussolini's acts go
beyond the stage of threats a split
is expected to develop in the fascist.
Can't PFsduee "Hsn Hur."
The American motion Picture com
pany producing the spectacle "Ben
Fur" has become entangled in the
political dissension in Italy and will
return to the United States, accord
ing to a statement issued today by the
company.
"Due to the uncertainty Of condi
lions. both political and social, the
company will return to America Jan
IT." the announcement said.
Information which reached London
today regarding the departure Of the
film company producing "Ben Hur"
appeared to have been censored. The
company has been working in and
about Rome more than year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Pardon Sales by
Governor Winked at
By Kansas Solons

TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. IA legis-
lative probe of the pardon situation
in the administration of Governor
Jonathan w. Davis, is not contem'
plated, it was intimated today by c.
R. Hope, new speaker Of the house.
James Finley, personal attorney OF
Governor Ben S. Paulen and head OF
the joint investigating committee OF
the last legislative, will submit his
committees report when the session
reconvenes tomorrow and the commit
tee will be discharged, Hope said.
A canvass of heading members OF
both houses of the legislature bore
out the attitude of the speaker. They
declared that the investigation was
fathered by group of democratic
friends Of Davis. Governor Paulen
and Finley Sunday were preparing
for the investigation, but now, 1t is in
dictated, the legislature would be per
mitted to take its own course without
recommendation from the governor.
In the meantime all steps in the
pardon action are marking time. Tho
county attorneys Office was gathering
evidence for the preliminary hearing
OF Davis and his son Russell on Jan
%.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
court REFUSES
TO TRY RADICH,
CR0ATIAN CHIEF
Holds Charge Against
Him Inadequate

BELGRADE, Jan. IA. - The king
and queen Of Jugo-Slavia left Paris
few days ago for a mountain resort
somewhere in Jugo-Slavia," but will
not return to Belgrade in the near
future unless present plans are
changed.
There is a very tense situation re.
sulting from the reign of terror car
ried on by the present government
against the workers and peasants.
Raditch, the Croatian peasant leader,
who was recently arrested here, on
charge of high treason, was ordered
released by the court as the charges
could not hold water.
The government attorney appealed
from the courts decision and pend
ing the outcome Radich and his as.
sociates remain in prison.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
COMMUNISTS IN
CHAMBER ATTACK
FASCIST TERROR
Herriot Expulsions Aid
Mussolini

ROME, Italy, Jan. 1.-THE 10 Com
munist members of the chamber OF
deputies attended parliament yester-
day, and made speeches. denouncing
the fascist government and Mus.
solini's electoral law. The Commun-
lists charged that Mussolini is giving
only one vote to the workers as COM
pared to two votes for the fascist
bureaucrats and three votes for the
nobility.
Former Premier Salandra has in his
possession a document showing that
the fascist have organized violence
as a means of keeping control Of the
government in the various provinces.
Former premiers Orlando, Salandra
and Giolitti have united to fight the
fascist electoral law. They declare
Mussolini is not qualified to conduct
a new election and must resign.
The pope, who in the main works
hand in hand with the fascist muir
derers, has declared the law aimed
at free masonry in Italy may affect the
religious orders Of Jesuits, Domin-
leans and other "holy" orders. The
pope has let it be known that he
knows Mussolini will do nothing
against him, but is afraid the law
may be interpreted to his detriment
by some later government.
The under secretary Of state for in
ternal affairs declared that one of the
Communists expelled from France by
the Herriot government has been
sentenced to long term Of imprison-
ment by an Italian court for larson"
He declared that all Of the Italian
Communists expelled from France
were arrested at the frontier and are
being held in prison. The under
secretary's speech showed clearly how
Herriot has been playing into the
hands of the fascist government by
his attacks on the Communists. q
The meeting Of the council Of min
listers has decided to submit a bill
to parliament comforting dictatorial
powers upon Mussolinf by permitting
him and his police to make any
changes in the civil and penal code
which they see fit. The bill increases
greatly the penalties in the penal code
which can be directed against the op.
position and the Communists.
Yesterday thirty Communists were
arrested at a meeting they were con.
Quoting in Rome.
Deputies belonging to the Aventine
opposition continue to remain away
from parliament.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
AS WE SEE 1T
BY 7. J. o'FLAHERTY.
CONTINUED from page u

CONTINUED from page u
er, but they realize that unless they
hang together they may hang sepa-
rately. Stranger things than the lat
ter have happened. Judging by the
speed with which fascism is travelling
downward today, Mrs. Drake may not
enjoy her membership very long.
r. REGORY ZGNovIEv, president Of
~ the Communist International
took the whiskers OF George Bernard
Shaw's criticism OF Marx and the
Communist movement during a
speech delivered recently in Moscow.
"Shaw. flower of the petty bour-
geoisie, considers himself above Karl
Marx but II we compare both, Shaw
appears as a scarcely visible speck OF
dust" said Zinoviev. He pointed out
that the teachings of Marx had con.
quered one-sixth Of the earth's surfac,
and expressed the hope that Shaw
would live long enough to see the
workers take over the rest of the
world, an operation which would very
likely involve the loss of many
swelled heads. Shaw is clever fel
low and luxury to the bourgeoisie
who enjoy his sharp thrusts at them
They do not fear him however, as he
proved his loyalty to the ruling class
during the war when he prostituted
his intellect in support OF the British
government--for pay.
THE editor OF the Davenport Free
1 Press, a socialist publication, has
not much confidence In the future OF
the socialist party. Eugene v. Debs
as II rising Rip Van Winkle-like from
pre.war slumber, calls for the re
Organization OF militant socialist
party, based upon the class struggle
The Davenport editor says; 1.-THE s
p. will hold q special convention in
Chicago on the date OF the g. p. r. A
confab, and II 10 not unlikely that the
S. p. will decide to go back to its job
OF furnishing raw material for old
party platform planks. The trouble
is that the S. p. has been 'reorgan
lied about forty eleven times and will
not stay organized more than thirty
days." Rather snappyl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Jap Government
Plans to Sign Pact
with Soviet Russia
CONTINUED from Page H.

(COuIl0ueQ from rage Ii
organized; he forced Herriot to make
raids on the Communists and he got
the pope to issue a denunciation OF
Soviet Russia.
But the tory government is singing
a different song today. 1t was denied
at the foreign Office today that Brit.
ain had anything to do with the for
nation of the anti-Soviet federation;
that it protested against the Soviet
legation in Albania or that it pro.
tested to France against the turning
over of the Wrangel feet to Russia
To Conclude Agreement.
On the contrary it was intimated
that the tory government would en-.
deavor to negotiate another trade
agreement with the Soviet government
as soon as the election threats fade
into the hazy recesses of public mem
DRY. Trade between Russia and Eng
land has been picking up lately and
the British business appetite is
whetted for more profits.
The effect of the report Of the Brit.
fish trade union leaders on what they
found in Russia has been conducive
to this change Of attitude on the part
of the tory government, tho it was
generally believed by those who
watch politics closely that the tory
election threats were only vote catch,
ing maneuvers and not to be taken
seriously.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
ARGENTINE PROFESSOR
KNOWS THE YANKEE
IMPERIALIST CHRIST

AOPCNtdi 70 tUC lazy WoENcfJ
BUENoS AIRES, Jan. 12--Dr. Al
fredo Palaeios, dean Of the faculty
Of IuridIcal and social sciences at
the University of La Plata today de-
clined an invitation sent him by
Samuel Guy Inman, executive Sec
rotary Of the American section Of
the so-caIled Committee on cooper
alton" in Latin America, to attend
a congress on christian work to be
held at Montevideo, Uruguay, be-
ginning March q.
DR.. Palacios' refusal is based on
the ground that the holdings Of such
a congress- on the initiative Of Am.
eriean churches implies "the extern
sion and strengthening Of the mater
iaI powers of North America over
the South American peoples"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Steel Production
Declined Ten
Per Cent in 1924

WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. lex.
ports Of iron and steel In 1924 were
ten per cent less than exports in
1923, the department Of commerce an.
nounces. Production of both pig iron
and steel ingots was the lowest since
1915 last year, with the exception OF
the depressed years OF 1921 and 1929
according to the department.
Pig iron production was given as
S1,10O,O0O long tons in 1924, al
against 40,361 900 long tons for 1923,
while there was a drop Of 16 per cent
in the production of steel ingots and
castings as compared to 1923.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Children Burn TO Death.

CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 14.-Helen
spriggle, IL. and her brother, Leon
ard, 4, were burned to death today
when fire destroyed the home of their
grandparents here. Their father. Mel
son Spriggle, in an adjoining room
was forced to jump from a second
story window, after making ineffec
tual efforts to rescue his children.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Gales Destroy Telegraph Wires.

DUBLIN, Jan. 14.-Gales all over
Ireland had isolated many Irish towns
from communication with England
and Scotland today. Trunk and local
telegraph and telephone wires were
blown down.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Build the DAILY WORKER!

IT HE ne0C Assistant Secretary of the Navy
has proposed that the Nays slogan be
changed from "JOin the Navy and See the
World' to "Join the Navy and SHOW the
WOrld." To the American ImberiaIiSfs this
should be an acceptable amendment. To u.s..
sceH. the question is, are the Imberialists going
TO SHOW as or are s0e going to SHOW
them? A former soldier anssUered this
RIGHT s0hen, today, he sent to us SIS of the
bonus money he had just received. He sent il
to the DAILY YORKER for insurance pol
icies, because he kn0vs that the DAILY
WORKER leads the offensive against I'M
berialist sCars. This e1-Soidier is ceiling to
help SHOW the ImberiaIisfs. AND YOU2
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Wreck In smudoe Fog.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Jan. a.
Plunging thru dense clouds Of
"smudging" smoke near San Bernar.
dino fruit groves today, Pacific
Electric express car ploughed into
the rear Of freight train, killing one
man, probably fatally injuring another
and hurting one other less seriously.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
TrIbesmen Drive Out Governor.

RABAT, Morocco, Jan. 14.-Accord-
ing to news in official quarters here
today, the Riff tribesmen at Sheshuan
have revolted against Abdel Krim
Riff leader, driven him out and nomi
mated their own governor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
CORRECTION.

In yesterdays issue mistake was
made in giving the amounts contrib.
uted for DAILY WORKER insurance
policies.
The correct amounts for Nucleus
No. 1 is $50. For Nucleus No 3, $11.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
ENlNE AND VOTAW EXPELLED FROM
ST. PAUL ASSEMBLY IN DEFIANCE
OF UNION LAWS BY REACTIONARIES
Especial to The Daily worker)

PAUL MIMI preparations app
hghhnded methods
expeg
votaw
Friday night available eactonary
delegates
cooperation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Lore Lectures at Workers School II
New York Friday.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.--Ludwig Lore
will lecture on current events, Fri
day. Jan. 16, at the Workers School
2OS East 18th street, D. m.
Comrade Lore will review the i'm
portant facts Of current history which
workers should know in order to carry
on their battles in the labor move
ment.
The class in Current Events meets
every Friday night at the school head
quarters, and is open TO all.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Police Protect jap Diet.

TOKYO, Jan. 14.-Special police pre-.
cautions we're being taken today TO
prevent violence on the part Of NAL
contents when the japanese diet re.
conyenes,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Wanted:

Good strong trunk cheap.
FOR sALE:-Two chairs, ehiffonler
with French beveled mirror, cheap.
Call Monroe 4712. comrsde Welsh.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15

"In MenorIam--Lenin" TO be shown
TONIGHT at Gartner's Thsater.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-15
Would Sound Out sovIets.

Borah wants Coolidge to send an
unofficial commission to Moscow to
study the situation and sound out the
Soviet cabinet on terms of commercial
and diplomatic peace. Borah and Cool
idge will now sit down to a game of
political poker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
Enjoy Program
At Junior High
Before Vacation

1t was happy lot of boys and
girls that trooped from the school
buildings of the city yesterday after
noon because vacation days had ar
rived andsthe cares of school will not
bother them again until December
.28.
Appropriate and enjoyable exer-
cises were held at each of the schools
yesterday. In the primary buildings
for the most part the exercises were
held in each of the rooms although
in a few cases the pupils met to-
gether. The number of parents and
friends of the pupils who visited the
schools was considerably larger than
usual.
At the Junior high school the fol-
lowing program was enjoyed:
Piano solo. Giovanni Begin:
Christmas song, group of girls; reci-
tation, Mary Cunning; piano solo,
Priscilla Whitcomb; poem, Watfa
Joseph; piano solo. Annette Le-
Marie: recitation. four girls; piano
solo, Marguerite Ferland; two scenes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12

NJ, Sunday school hour; P. NJ, junior
meeting for boys and girls; $50 p. NJ,
Christian Endeavor; 7.30 p. M, evan
gelistic service; topic. Christian Con-
Duct, Strangers in the city and non
Methodist Episcopal church,. L. a.
Pollard Jones minister: Morning
worship at 1890; sermon. Does 1t
PayY" church school at IL noon: jun
ior League at $50: Epworth League
at $50; evening service at $50; re-
ports from delegates to State Y. M.
Thursday evening at 7.S0; church get
together Tuesday evening at 7,45.
Saint Marks church, Center street
(third Sunday in Advent: 100 A. M,
low celebration; $50 A. NJ, church
school and Bible classes: 1o.45 A. NJ.
tor; 7.30, eyensong and sermon;
preacher, the rector. Monday: At.
p. M. the rector will hold quiet
hour" in connection with the Woman's
Guild. Every woman of the parish is
cordially invited and to bring their
class at parish rooms; .7.SO p. NJ, rec
tors instruction and confirmation
class. Tuesday: At the rectory, reg
ular meeting of the G. F. S. at 7.30
P. M. Thursday: Woman's Guild will
meet at the rectory at s;so p M;
.730 r. NJ Saturday: Servers Guild
supper at P. NJ. and meeting.
Advent Christian church, corner
Nudd and Pearl STREETS. T. J. Coolbroth,
pastor: Morning service at 1890 A.
NJ, with sermon by the pastor, sub
school at 11.50; prayer, service at So
P. M; praise service at Z; sermon at
7.30. Prayer meeting Thursday eve-
ming at 7.S0. A warm welcome for all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-12
Christmas Seal
Sales Satisfactory
In Waterville Schools

The sale of Christmas health seals
in the Waterville schools was looked
upon by the school officials as very
satisfactory and when the Christmas
vacation commenced yesterday aft
ernoon the amount of the sales was
SJ43.7S, with the South Grammar
school yet to make its report. The
largest amount, $146.50. was con-
tributed at the Junior High school
and the amounts of the other schools
were: Myrtle street, S75.97: North
Grammar. $50; Western avenue $40:
Brook street. $10.05; Senior High
school $12.62; Redington street.
Sl.39; and Walnut street, 1925.
although the schools have now
closed there is a good supply of the
seals still on sale and these NAV be
had by calling at the office of the
SUPERINTENDENT in the City building.