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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
CORRESPONDENTS CLASS
IN CHICAGO GROWS IN
SIZE AND ENTHUSIASM

On Thursday night the class in
Chicago Worker Correspondents
pitched into work that is very pro-
missing for the immediate future.
Workers from the building trades,
millinery workers, taxi drivers, milk
drivers, and a young apprentice in
radio construction were among the
new members to join the class.
They all Joined the Living News
paper, appointed a secretary whose
immediate duty is to send an artL
Gle to The DAILY WORKER explain
ing the Living Newspaper" This
article will appear in the Monday
issue.
The most exciting period in the
class was the one in which the con-
tributions by the students Of the
class were criticized. Everyone
Joined. At the end Of the session
the instructor, J. Louis EngdahI,
editor Of The DAILY WORKER,
pointed out some Of the rules to be
observed in writing. Everyone OF
the IA students present pledged
himself and herself to send in a
number of contributions for the COM
ing week.
Class Meets in New York Monday.
On Monday Dec. Fl, at p. m.
the New York Worker correspon-
dents class meets at 1903 &. 18th
street. Joseph Freeman, instructor,
has sent US a message that the class
is getting under way. 1t will be
observed that correspondent from
New York won the first prize.
More New York workers should at
tend the class and enter next
weeks contest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
WALL NEWSP APER
HAS ARRIVED IN
AMERICAN SHOPS

The DAILY WORKER correspond.
emit of the Mofey machine shop has
sent us a copy of their shop bulletin.
We print it in full here. This bulle-
tin will give our correspondents a
concrete example of the role of the
factory wall newspaper in the daily
struggles of the workers.
Morey Wage Slave Bulletin.
Because the boss found 3 copies Of
the last issue of Morey Wage Slave
on their benches. That issue carried
the message of A. A. Purcell calling
upon us workers to agitate, educate
and organize. These three words
alarmed the boss so, that he fired
three workers from the shop.
The boss knows what he is doing.
He is class conscious. We, the work
ers, do not know our interest. We
are not class conscious.
This little bulletin has many things
for our interest. 1t gives facts about
the miserable conditions in which we
work and live. 1t also shows us the
way to better our working and living
conditions. ms
Read this carefully, fellow workers.
This bulletin speaks for our cause.
Our boss hates ITO see workers be-
come class conscious. For he wants
men with strong backs and weak
minds. Because. the less workers
know the more he can rob them and
get away with IT.. And whoever dares
to put us wise to the game the boss
plays, gets the gate, as the other three
workers did--unless we get the shop
organized. Thea the boss will stop
his present tactics and gives in to
our important demands.
No boss can be a friend of his
workers. Friends do not rob, do not
submit us to working under most un-
sanitary conditions. Friends don't act
like slave holders as Mr.. Himoff is
doing. Everybody for his own class.
Workers have one enemy, one fight
and one victory.
Workers of the world-unite for the
victory.
Learn about your working condi-
tions, read the only labor daily news
paper-The DAILY WORKER. 1t is
the only English daily that fights for
the workers and gives facts about our
conditions. Go to 1OS East 14th St.,
New York City, and ask for this valu.
able paper, The DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
Factory Nucleus Elects
Worker Correspondents
for Organization Drive
BY A Worker Correspondent

NEW YORK City-Every member
of Factory District Nucleus No. Of
Section 5 arrived on time for the first
meeting at a lunch room in the dis
trict. After a discussion of the new
form of activity the following plan
was unanimously adopted:
First, distribution Of The DAILY
WORKER in the cloak and suit and
millinery districts on Thursday noon
every week. Special articles by the
worker correspondents on conditions
in their respective shops and dis
tribution made of the paper at the
shop. A drive for new members will
be made among the many sympa-
thizers in the various factories where
the comrades are employed. The COM
rades are enthusiastic about the new
method of approach to the workers.
From all indications our first meet
ing, LIST District No. 1, Section 5, will
build up large powerful group Of
Bolsheviks whose presence will be
felt by the bosses in the millinery and
cloak and suit districts. The following
campaigns will be theoretically car
ried out for a labor party, for inter
national trade union unity, for recog-
milton of Soviet Russo, for the build
ing up of the International Labor De-
Tense. Two worker correspondents,
one for the Freiheit and one for The
DAILY WORKER, are to Immediately
write a series of short articles on
conditions in their respective trades
to demonstrate how imperative it is
that the workers support us in the
above demands, become members Of
the Workers (CommunisD Party, the
only party that is fighting for the
working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
WORKERS PICKET
STATE CAPITOL
EXPOSING BOARD
Corrupt Administration
of Labor Heads Hit
ey A Worker correspOnaent


BOSTON, Nov. 1S--A group of mem
bers Of the Workers (Communist)
Party picketed the state capitol today
bearing banners, exposing the cor
rupt administration and personnel OF
the state board OF labor and indus
tries here.
Following are some Of the demands
the pIaeards bore:
Consumption for the workers, profit
for the boss in Cambridge Radio fac
tory.
Berry Box and Packing Co. is vio-
lating state labor laws.
Workers Party calls on organized
labor to act.
Meade must go.
Sweep Switzer out.
Workers Party demands immediate
investigation of the state department
Of labor and industries.
A number Of capitalist press report
ers interviewed the picketers, photo
praphed the demonstrators and car
ried away with them : copy Of Mon
days issue Of The DAILY WORKER
which set forth the facts Of the case
at the Cambridge factory.
CONSERVATION was caused within the
State House by the pickets. Bare
headed clerks rushed out into the
streets to ascertain how serious was
the expose. The traffic policemen on
duty, at this point, very busy corner
were called into the State House and
were told to ignore the pickets.
The immediate result of this was
that the department FASTENED to
cover up" Already an order has
gone out to the owners Of the factory.
Meade and Switzer are taking all steps
to protect themselves. Other disclos-
ures Of the manner in which this de-
partment protects" the workers are
forthcoming. and it will take more
than a politicians alibies to satisfy
the workers.
The demand for a sweeping investi-
gatlOn VIII pc taken up on the nOOr
of the Boston Central Labor Union.
1t is expected to bring far reaching re-
suits. IAN"
AS was expected, the kept press
minimized the demonstration. The
photographs were suppressed and only
bare mention was made of the mat
ter The names Of, the factories were
concealed and the state department
was given space in which to publish
lying denial of the charges.
But this will not fool the workers
in the shops. Hundreds of copies of
the DAILY WORKER were distribut-
ed, and the workers realize that the
only paper that win fight for their
interest is the DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
Youth and Age Discuss
the Terrible Soviets
81 A Worker correspondent.


A small group of men were seated
around the stove in a little country
town store of Marietta, Mimi, soak
ing up heat" as one of them expressed
it, when asked what he was doing.
The always loquacious proprietor
began making conversation.
II hear that Bill Haywood has left
Russia. Says he would rather be in
prison in Leavenworth than a free
man in Russia"
Seems to me you must be on pref
ty intimate terms with Bill to know
Of his whereabouts and also his
opinion of Soviet Russia. When is
Bill planning on coming back?" This
from a youth among them.
mo read II in the Journal" replied
the man behind the counter and he
began frantic search for the choice
bit of news.
"Oh save yourself the trouble" said
the young man. IF you saw it in that
paper it must be so.' read in the
Journal several years ago that the
Soviet government could not exist
for ten days, but of course that was
only slight miscalculation."
These capitalist owned newspapers
are always talking about conditions
being so bad in Soviet Russia. They've
nothing to brag about conditions in
France, in. England, Turkey. Belgium,
Germany, Italy but you never hear
any complaints about those countries.
Do you know why? Because a govern
ment exists in those countries in con.
formity with the desires OF our money
mad plutocracy and since this is so
the newspapers Of this country which
are but instruments in their hands
do not consider the deplorable status
OF the workers in the capitalist coun-
tries. II want reliable information
about Soviet Russia read working
class paper and not a capitalist paper.
| choose to place no reliance in the
prostituted Brass Check press. /
read The DAILY WORKER"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
500 Minneapolis, Mimi,
Police Out to Find 3
Gas Station Robbers
BY FRANCES M. DIckEY
Worker Correspondent

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Dec. 49,
Five hundred regular and special
Minneapolis police were on the trail
Of the three hold-up men who robbed
three gas filling stations. A serious
charge will be placed against them
if caught, for robbing the oil interests
is a terrible crime.
The capitalist papers howl about
the crime Of robbing filling stations,
but does this same reptile press ever
expose the robbery of the workers by
the oil interests?
When the workers learn to organ
lie their might against the class
which lives by their blood, they will
not rob filling stations, they will then
take the earth, which rightfully be-
longs to them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
UNITED GARMENT
union OFFICIALS
AID EMPLOYERS
Persecution of Active
Workers Continues
BY A Worker correspondents

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Dec. 1S. - The
officials of the United Garment Work
ers' Union have again demonstrated
their collaboration with the bosses by
having three girls fired for daring to
oppose their funkeys at the recent
election.
Aid Bosses Candidates.
An organizer by the name of Burk.
son was sent here to engineer the
election so that the officials favorable
to the bosses would be elected. This
stool pigeon did his work in the most
contemplate manner possible. Altho
ne and the bosses are Jewish, they
continually played upon the religious
orejudices of the workers by pointing
out that the candidates that opposed
the machine we're Jews and the work
ers supporting the candidates, being
Jews never were satisfied with wha
they got. Just before the election tn
fioor-lady and boss went from girl I,
girl telling them that they should no.
vote for the "Bolsheviks." The girls
had never heard of Bolsheviks before
and now are getting an education as
to what Bolshevism is.
Grill Small Girl.
A few days before the elections a
leaflet, issued by some Of the mem
bers of the union, was given out to
the workers as they went out of the
shops. The bosses assaulted those dis
tributing the leaflets and dragged a
14-year old girl into the shop, where
she was grilled and later warned not
to distribute the leaflets again. The
leaflet pointed out that during the
present administration the following
miserable conditions were put into
effect:
Union Conditions Lost.
/. Reductions in prices on some
operations were enforced before the
expiration of the agreement and moth.
ing was done to prevent it.
2. Workers were fired without
cause and were not reinstated.
8. The sanitary conditions of our
shops are becoming worse from day
to day. Just think of our wash rooms
dressing rooms, ventilation, etc. What
was done to better them?
4. No effort was made to organize
the open shops of the garment indus
try Of Pittsburgh and vicinity, thereby
weakening our chances to better our
conditions. Nothing was done to
achieve closer unity with the other
organizations of the needle trades OF
Pittsburgh.
After the elections took place three
Of the active workers, one candidate
for business agent, were fired from
the shop. This act shows the bosses
and the labor takers working hand in
hand to crush those who dare to fight
for union conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
SOVIET RUSSIA
WILL NOT JOIN
BRICAND LEAGUE
Litvinov Nails Lies of
Capitalist Press

MOSCOW, U. s. s. R., Dec. 49,
When asked as to what the attitude
OF the Soviet Union was towards the
league OF nations and the Locarno
peace pact, Maxim Litvinov declared
that all the rumors and comments ap.
pearing in the worlds press, alleging
that the Soviet government has aban-
doned its former attitude towards the
league Of nations and the Locarno
treaties, are baseless. The spreading
of such rumors, coinciding with the
signature Of the Locarno agreements,
is evidently prompted by desire to
encourage acceptance OF the agree
ments by that section Of public opin-
ion which suspects the possibility of
their being used against the Soviet
Union.
League, Alliance of Powers.
The Soviet government, he declared,
continues to consider the league of
nations, not as a friendly union of
nations, but as a masked combination
Of great powers" disposing Of the
fate Of the weaker nations. The en-
trance Of Germany does not alter the
leagues nature, for it is clear that
certain nations have the intention of
turning to their profit Germanys par
ticipation, in order to execute their
plans generally, and their hostile de-
signs against the Soviet Union par
ticularly.
The Soviet government, said Lit
vinov, more than any other govern
ment, is interested in peace on the
basis Of the independence and self
determination of all nations, and it
would welcome the creation of an in
ternational organization thru which
each nation could effect its national
sovereign rights.
League Fails to Function.
The Soviet government considers
the league Of nations to be least Of
all an approach to such an organiza-
ton. The league has not only failed
to preserve the right of weak nations
against violence and military outrages
~ HSAOASSA POhCAOJ DuJ III
steps have been taken on the question
Of disarmament, in which the whole
of humanity, and particularly the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics,
is keenly interested.
The Union of Socialist Soviet Re-
publics, the country of the toiling
masses, cannot share responsibility
with the league for sanctifying the
oppression and exploitation of other
nations.
To Stand Aloof.
M. Litvinov, in conclusion, said the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
firmly intends in future to stand aloof
from the league of nations and all
similar organizations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
Rail Labor Bill Not Ready.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. is. =
Details of the compromise legislation
which the rail labor organizations
have been negotiating with a commit.
tee from the Assn. of Railway Execu.
tives, are not yet completed.
The main point agreed upon is abo-
lition of the United States railroad
labor board and the setting up of
direct committees of adjustment be-
tween management and unions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
British Unionists
Collect Funds for
Karl Marx Statue

LONDON, Dec. IS. - The editorial
board of Trade Union Unity, consist
ing of Albert A. Purcell, Edo Fimmen
and George Hicks have issued call
to workers groups all over the coun-
try for funds to raise statue to Karl
Marx at the Highgate Cemetery in
London.
The board requests that all dona-
tons be sent to George Hicks, Trade
Union Unity, 1852 Buckingham Pal
ace Road, S. w. 1.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
Bill Favoring Seamen
Introduced in Senate

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia bill has
been introduced in the senate favor
ed by the International Seamen's
Union Of America establishing con-
tinuous discharge book system for
able seamen in the merchant marine.
This book would give to each seaman
a record Of his employment which
would not be at the mercy of hostile
master in case Of industrial dispute.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
Workers Write. About the Workers Life
PRIZES FOR CORRESPONDENTS!

livery week DAILY WORKER presenting prizes for
- the best stories during the by It's worker
respondents Of this weeks prize winners appeared In
Fridays Next weeks winners will announced and their
contributions published in Thurs
since will Friday Christmas Day
The prizes offered foows
FIRST PRlzE-"Fyne osp" stories Of New Russia some Of
which appearing the New Magazine Section Of The DAILY
WORKER
SECOND PRlzELeon TrotsEys "My Flight from Siberia" In
IS told story Trotsky's escape exile.
THIRD PRlzE-An original framed, reproduction Of
which will appear the Worker Correspondents Page
Send In contributions Immediately Address, Editorial De-
partment The DAILY WORKER 1t1s West Washington Blvd
Chicago, H..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20
Women Cannot Serve
on Illinois Juries

SPRINGFIELD, H., Dec. 1s-Wom-
en- cannot serve on juries in Illinois,
the supreme court ruled. In giving
its decision the court reversed the
decision of the Cook county superior
court.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-20

M. Litvinov, in conclusion, said the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
firmly intends in future to stand aloof
from the league of nations and all
similar organizations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
HOulton Team Wins
Potato Judging Contest

The champion potato ju,igers in the
high school judging contests which
were recently held at the college of
agriculture, were from the real pota-
to country. They were Lawrence
Howe. George w. Yerxa and Robert
Faulkner, all of Houlton. Thomas
Murray, agricultural instructor of
Houlton High school was the coach
Of the team.
In the judging of potatoes these
three boys which composed the
Houlton team. defeated the follow
ing high schools in the order named:
Unity High, Lee Academy, Washburn
High, Eastern Maine Institute, Nor
way High. East Corinth Academy,
South Paris High, Patten Academy
and Leavitt Murray.
Mr.. Murray brought five boys from
Aroostook and the three named
above and William Webb and Oscar
M. Davis. The combined efforts of
these five resulted in Houlton nearly
carrying away the grand champion
ship honors. being bettered only by
Unity High.
Besides winning first place in the
potato judging, the Houlton delega-
ton carried away fifth honors in cat
tie judging with Faulkner placing
sixth and eighth in the Holstein and
Jersey judging respectively. Webb
took sixth place in the knot tying
contest while Faulkner won sixth in
the chicken killing contest. Davis
placed fourth in rope splicing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Educational Day
Observed Fittingly

Educational day was observed by
| Excelsior Pomona Grange, Thursday,
, with an aH-day meeting with Mount
Rockomeka Grange, No. 1879. at
North Jay, many from Pennington
The program, following the opening
exercises, included a salute to the
flag, an address by Stillman V. Har-
low, master of the entertaining
Grange, TO which Simon j. Luce of
Pennington, representing the Farm
ington Grange. responded in happy
manner. Then came a business ses
sion, including the comforting of the
degree of pomona upon several can
didates, the music being furnished
by the North Jay Grange. A fine
dinner was enjoyed at noon, follow
was music to relieve the monotony
and the superintendent of schools of
the district in which Jay is included
gave an interesting talk regarding
the educational system of Maine as
compared with the systems employed
in other states. There were then
readings and music, following which
Prof. Arthur M. Thomas of the
Harrington State Normal School
gave talk regarding the industries
of China, in which country he and
Mrs. Thomas recently passed a year,
their daughter being teacher there.
Mrs. Blanche Toothaker of Chester
vile Grange contributed fine pa
per on Through What Medium Do
We Learn Most in After School
Days?" and Mrs. Minnie Allen of
North Jay gave one on the benefits
derived through the Parent Teacher
Associations. The next meeting of
the Pomona Grange will be held
with Crystal Lake Grange of Aliens
Mills, November IL, and will be an
all day meeting.
At the meeting of Pennington
Grange in Drummond hall Saturday
evening there will be work in the
first and second degrees and the un-
finished program of the last previous
meeting will be completed.
The next meeting Of North Frank
lin Grange will be held October 10,
In the Grange hall at Phillips upper
village, Phillips Grange serving IN
the capacity of host Grange. 1t VIII
be an all-day session, with picnic
dinner at noon, and an interesting
program has beer arranged for the
occasion.
North Franklin Grange met at .the
Grange hail, Phillips, Monday eve
ming with a good attendance and en-
loved an interesting program ar
ranged by a committee consisting of
Mrs. Fred Wells, Mrs. w. 4. Gates,
Mrs. Fred Leavitt and Mrs. Clara
French. A delicious supper was
served. Mrs. Gates and Rev. Oliver
Munroe assisted in making the pro-
gram a success and 1.-The receipts of
the meeting viii be applied toward
payment for the piano recently pur-
chased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Mars Hill, Oct. 9-While Maine is
not ranked as one of the real wheat
growing states in the country, many
Aroostook farmers sowed wheat this
year in an effort 10 diversity agri
culture and the results were most
satisfactory, it being estimated that
at least $4,000 barrels of flour will
be milled thh year from home
grown wheat in this county.
There are reports from some fields
Of 40 bushels of threshed wheat per
acre and the county will average so
bushels to the acre, as against an
average for the United States of 1914
bushels Per acre for the year 1928.
Aroostook always raises more
wheat than the rest of the State
las been considerable increased due
to the cutting down of the potato
acreage. The growing conditions
during the Summer were particularly
favorable to the crop and the wheat
fields have been beautiful all through
the growing and harvest season.
All of the wheat will be used for
home consumption, there being no
report of shipments to other states,
and the five or six mills in the
county will have a busy season.
Considerable of the whole grain
wheat is allotted as poultry food.
The boom in the wheat crop is of
interest in connection with predic-
ton from the farm census, as given
out by the U. S. Department of
Commerce for 1925. that Aroostook
county may still hold its third posi-
ton and may possibly be ranked as
the second leading agricultural coun-
ty in the United States. Potatoes. of
course, still continue to be the main
stay crop of the county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
NEW SHARON

Miss Blanche Furber, who 10 At.
tending Pennington Normal was at
her home over the week end.
Mrs. Alton Merry of tarmington
was calling on old neighbors. Thurs.
Cay afternoon. !.
Misses Gladys and Alice Dunn OF
Pennington passed the week END at
the home of their parents. Mr.. ana
Mrs. M. A. Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Gray ana
daughter, Ethelyn of Starks ana Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Elliott visited Mr.
and Mrs. Byron A. Bean. Sunday.
George Furber went on a trip 10
Portland and Casco last Friday Tor q
few days.
Philip Bonney, who has employ.
ment at Perkins Plantation was az
home for the week end
Mrs. Addie Wilson has exchanged
her farm with Herbert Moore for
his house in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gray and
daughter. Catherine and Mrs. c. Eli
Gray visited in tie home of Mr.. and,
Mrs. E. E. Frederic in Starks, Sun.]
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