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has in any way considered the interest
of the membership above the interest
of the officialdom.
Woe to him against whom this
charge is proven. His fate is sealed.
He must go back 60 the shop and
work hard at stool-piegeoning upon
the militant left wing for a whole
year. If in that time he has proven
loyal and "obedient" to Levin and
company, he is given another change
at the trough.
An Instance
The following is an instance: Be
fore the last election for paid officials,
a meeting was called by Manager Lee
win of all business agents. One bust
ness agent who has mistaken his duty
to be in the interests of the member
ship, was made to stay outside of the
meeting for about an hour, and then
he was called in for eross-examination.
I'VE want to know" said Levin "If
we endorse you for business agent,
will you work and vote for our slater"
Il will vote and work for those on
the slate that I think are fit for the
position" replied the business agent.
mo Answer" Says Samuel the Seeker
That is no answer" said Levin,
I'VE want to know definitely whom
you will advise the people to vote for,
for me or for Aronberg.'
st will adr-ioo The v,oCrIa 20 nate Co.
the one think is fit to manage the
union in the interests of the mem
bers," said the business agent.
This settled the question Anybody
favoring a manager that considers the
interests of the workers cannot be
business agent in Chicago. So some
one more loyal" to Levin and COM
pany. altho not having the required
ability for the position, was elected
in his place.
Shop Chairman
Somewhat similar methods are used
in the election Of shop chairman. The
shop chairman is officially elected by
the workers Of the shop once a year,
( or whenever the business agent finds
1t necessary" The business agent
sees to it that zone of the boys" is
elected TO this Office, and many are
the methods used to get this over.
For instance: In Alfred Decker and
Cohen pants shop there was a shop
meeting ordered to elect a shop chair
man. Two weeks before the shop
meeting the business agent, M. Schaps,
with the help OF another one, Schpit-
zen, started the campaign.
Building the Members.
They called In each section Of the
shop separately, and threatened that
II they elected Brother M. Savanovsky
for shop chairman, there would be
trouble" in the shop all the time,
because Savanovslzy is a Bolshevik
and he will be deported from the coun.
try anyhow"
Since there are many Italian work
ers In the shop they brought down the
Italian business agent Maglianoff, and
he agitated the workers not TO vote
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
insult Gets Another Company.

The Utilities and Light Corporation,
S27 South LaSalle street, announce
the purchase Of the Clinton, Iowa, Gas
and Electric company property. The
consideration was said to be $780,
600. The Clinton company operates
eight plants in eastern Iowa, including
one at Dubuque.
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workers voted for Stanley Baldwin in
Britain, for Coolidge in the United
States and millions of workers sup
ported Mussolini in Italy. The work
ers go from the frying pan into the
fire.
.nISILLUSIONED BY the socialists,
- who lined their pockets with cap
italistic gold when they got into Of.
fee, the German workers fell for the
promise of better times made by the
campaign managers Of Calvin Cool
idge. Needless to say, Silent Cal did
not give them more work. Neither
will Hindenburg put more pigs
knuckles and sauerkraut on the tables
of the German workers. They will
send the hero of the Ma7urian Lakes
where that butcher sent thousands Of
German and Russian workers and
where the Russian workers and peas
ants sent their grand dukes and their
imbecile car.
ENERALS DAWES and Pershing
~ had a jolly old time in staid old
Boston rehearsing Paul Revere's fam
Gus ride that awakened the "embat-
tied farmers" from Cambridge to Con-
cord and resulted in several shots
being fred from rusty muskets that
were heard round the world" This
was In 1775, rather safe distance
from which to glorify a revolution.
The Milwaukee Leader thinks this a
big joke Of Dawes, Pershing and the
entire American ruling class. Berg
ers sheet thinks that II our masters
had a sense of humor they would die
laughing. We believe the joke is on
the Leader, tho we think old John
Work who wrote the editorial abor-
ton is such huge joke that he could
not see one if it knocked him down.
AS a matter Of fact Dawes and
n Pershing were doing splendid
work for the ruling class when they
got the workers Of Boston exuding
patriotic emotion over the scrimmage
between the rising bourgeoisie of the
United States and the feudal-capital'
lists of the mother country" The
workers forgot that Dawes is a big
banker and that Pershing is ready at
moments notice to shoot their
brains out at the bidding of the en-
ployers. This may be funny to the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
Mexicans Protest
Hanging of Youth
for Killing "Cop"

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April U.s.
Gov. Jackson today received tele-
grams from three prominent Mexi-
cans in the United States urging him
to commute to life Imprisonment the
death sentence of. Jose Castro, Of
larry, Ind, awaiting execution on June
IL, charged with killing an officer at
Indiana Harbor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
Earthauake KING 5000 chInese.

SHANGHAI, China, April 2S.-Five
thousand are dead at Talifu, Yunnan
province, on the border OF Burma,
whore a severe earthquake occurred,
reports from that city state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-29
FRIDAY NIGHT THRONGS OF CHICAGO
WORKERS WILL CELEBRATE MAY DAY
AT WORKERS PARTY MASS MEETING

Thousands of militant expected Down
on May Day. and with millions
follow the lead of the Communists demonstrating
international working class a day
Comrades who distributing workers in front of factories
and in the house house Van
st Marshfed
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HOw A. c. W. Officials Keep Control

for a "Jew," trying to incite nation
alist hatred IN the shop.
A Majority Of Two.
All these methods did not help them
and the majority in the shop. inclad-
ing the Italians, were in favor of Saw
anovsky for shop chairman, because
they knew from experience that he
defends their interests against the
boss. Well, the business agents and
their lackeys in the shop have broken
up several shop meetings, until they
were able, thru means of miscounting
votes, to declare their own shop chair
man elected by a majority Of two
votesl
But it did not take six months. and
the shop chairman that the business
agents boosted of being the best
man fit for that position in the shop,
collected several hundred dollars of
dues and assessments from the peo-
Pile In the shop and did not show
up again with the money!
But If it happens that, after all, a
shop chairman is elected that is not
100 per cent loyal" to the machine,
there are many ways to get rid of
him.
How to Queer an Honest Chairman
First, he gets no cooperation from
the bushes agent, the complaints of
the workers in the shop are deliber-
ately neglected and the workers are
made to suffer and then the campaign
against their shop chairman is started
under the slogan: "Since the present
shop chairman was elected the boss
does whatever he pleases and the
shop chairman doesn't care" Or they
say, "All he is interested in is to
play politics; let's call a shop meeting
and elect another chairman"
Naturally, the business agents grant
a shop meeting at once, With these
and ohtre methods they are able to
control almost all Of the shop chair
men.
Down the Line
The shop chairman, Of the other
hand. is given the task of controlling
the workers in his shop in the inter
est Of the bureaucracy. He has to keep
eye on each individual in the shop
and see to 1t that nobody spreads any
militant propaganda in the shop. AT
election time his duty" is to go with
the workers of his shop to the polls
and see that each one votes accord
ing to the Slate" At every local meet
ing where there are important ques-
lions TO be taken UP. he is to bring
down the workers with instruction To
watch how he votes and vote accord
ingly.
Another article on the methods used
by the officials OF the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers 10 keep control in
the interests Of the bosses, will be
published in Fridays paper.
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comards refuse to come into mass
meeting of miners. And, judging the
temper of the miners here today, it
may be well for their peace of mind
that they do stay away.
The unemployed condition Of the
miners as gone into in detail as was
the Irregularities of the last district
and sub-district election, by Brothers
Freeman Thompson and John J.
Watt from Springfield, and other
speakers from other parts of the state.
They informed the miners, sup
ported by documentary evidence, that
the very life of our union is at stake.
Harrington and Fishwick, likened to
Mussolini and to King Charles be-
fore his head was cut off, were Kissed
and boo-ed every time their names
we're mentioned.
Documentary Evidence.
1t was shown that Harrington,
Fishwick, Debit" and the board of
stool pigeons are lined up against the
lnOA CluCO SOAAaDOA ALUM
with the coal companies. The decis-
ions handed down against the men
are worthy of the takers, and a dis
grace to the Miners Union. The ex-
pense account Of the president of the
district, Frank Harrington, is the dis
gust of the state, and shows he is
getting the treasury before he is
kicked out.
A smapIe of the daylight robbery he
is carrying on is shown by his train
fare for months, 5000. If he had
been riding in trains every day and
spent $40 per day for fare, he would
have totaled the amount. But every
body knows it to be steal. The
board knows it, and so does the treas
urer. But they are too cowardly to
protest.
Lootina the Treasury.
Or rather, hfeact is that they are
in the same boat. Sixty per cent Of
the mines are shut down in Illinois,
making so per cent less work for the
board members and sub-district offici-
ais, yet their expenses are as high as
ever and even assistants on the pay
roll are helpink drain the last drop of
human blood out Of the unemployed
miners.
Harrington also charged 5000 for no
tel bills. and $1,000 for kilograms.
Certainly good preparation for COM
Portable retirement back from the pry-
ing eyes OF outraged betrayed miners,
among beautiful orange groves in the
balmy southern cline.
It is rumored that little AIRY" is
going back to England soon-as he
feels that he has got all the miners
can be squeezed out Otto retire and
rest, safe from the Illinois miners"
Want All Cash For Themselves.
The delegation at this meeting bit
terly expressed itself against the fax
erdom and demanded that a special
district convention be held TO take up
the relief OF unemployment and the
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The delegation at this meeting bit
terly expressed itself against the fax.
erdom and demanded that a special
district convention be held TO take up
the relief OF unemployment and the
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Another article on the methods used
by the officials OF the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers 10 keep control in
the interests Of the bosses, will be
published in Fridays paper.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Wicks Is Speaker
ait Harlem Forum
Sunday, March 20

NEW YORK, March 24.-The Har-
lem Sunday evening open forum is
in full swing, with Harry M. Wicks as
the speaker at the discussion this
coming Sunday evening, March 20, at
the Harlem headquarters of the
Workers Party, local New York, GA
East 1O4 street. on the interesting
topic, Can there be Prosperity for
the American Workers."
The rest of the program for the
forum season in Harlem is as fol-
lows; Sunday, April 5-Religion as
an Instrument of Capitalism, led by
H. Bourgin; April 12-The Family,
Past, Present and Future, led by
jeanette Pearl; April 19-The Capt.
talist, Labor and Communist Press,
led by Ludwig Lore; April 26-Prole-
ticult, led by Eli Jacobson,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Sanitary Trustees
Get Millions from
Grove Gang, Charge

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March "a
Trustees of the sanitary district Of
Chicago are charged with wasting or
stealing $4,000, 900 yearly in reso-
luton offered the senate asking an
immediate investigation Of graft with
in the district.
The Crowe-Barrett-Brundage poll
teal gang, which is in control of the
district, are alleged to have hired hun
dreds of political allies who do no
work. Forty to sixty per cent of the
employees do nothing but draw sal
aries, according to the resolution. the
salaries ranging from 81 200 to $4,000
annually. These employees include
members of the legislature, and their
friends, it is charged, and the we'll
paid trustees lobby in the assembly
on the taxpayers money.
Fabulous commissions, brib s,
graft, and lawyers fees, for doing
nothing, are also charged in the reso-
luton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
FrIck Head Quits

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Rush
Holland, assistant attorney general of
the United States. has resigned. He
follows his associate. Seymour, into
private life and the practice of law
The last conspicuous member of the
Harry Daugherty cabinet within the
department is gone. Holland denies
that the new attorney general desired
him to leave.
Holland attended the Teapot Dome
hearing before the senate public lands
committee, year ago, as the repres-
entative of the administration. He
was particularly solicitous as to the
dealings between Fall, Ned Mclean
and the White House. Thru the Office
Of VIM. J. Burns, then head of the
bureau of investigations in the depart
ment of justice, Mclean secured the
use of a government code book, and
sent his famous dispatches concern
ing peaches" "apricots," cherries"
etc, referring to republican party
leaders.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
DAILY WORKER SUB
CONTEST PRIZES TO-
Be AWARDED SUNDAY

NEW YORK, March PA meet
ing of DAILY WORKER builders
will be held at 1903 E. 18th street,
Sunday evening, March 90, at 7 o.
m. After, the meeting there will be
social evening with music and
dancing so bring your friends. Ad-
mission rs cents.
The prizes offered in the recent
subscription contest will be award
ed at this Vetcherinka. It is ne
eessary that the district office re-
ceive at once all the money collect
ed for subscription tickets and the
list of the names of comrades who
sold subscription tickets. Please be
sure to make your report immed-
lately, so that the comrades names
can be published in the DAILY
WORKER and the winner of the
free trip to Chicago receive the
news at this meeting.
L. (. katterfed will speak on the
plans for the future. All unsold
policies for the DAILY WORKER
insurance drive must be brought to
this meeting. The drive is over now
and final settlement must be made.
Come early to dispose of business
matters quickly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
DEADLY DISEASE
TAKES TOLL OF
STORM VICTIMS
Lockjaw and Typhoid
Make Appearance

WEST FRANKFORT, ILL.,, Mar. "a.
With a total of S13 dead tabulated
in the storm area, tetanus, typhoid
and eurysipelas have made their ap-
pearance among the survivors.
ROBBIE Dunn, an employee of the E.
and I. G. railroad, is among the sur
vivors who has contracted lockjaw.
He was injured in the storm, his
wounds becoming infected. He is not
expected to live
Gas gangrene and pneumonia has
already been reported to have broken
out among the survivors, making five
deadly diseases which add to the suf-
fering of the southern Illinois miners
who survived last weeks tornado.
The deaths already listed are, by
states: Illinois, $50; Indiana, 1O9:
Tennessee, Is; and Missouri IA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Mother of S, Faced
With Eviction, Tries
To End Life With Gas

Mrs Charles Storch, 14SS N. Leav-
lit St., who workers for $1,000 a week
in laundry, tried to kill herself and
her five children by turning on the
gas, because She could not pay the
rent and was threatened with evic-
ton. Mrs. Storch, tho only 29 years
old, has a leaking heart brought on
from overwork. She was forced to
send her 11-year-old son, Martin, to
work in industry, but even then was
unable to earn enough money to feed
and shelter her children.
Mrs. Storch said she was told by
charity people" that 1 ought not to
work too hard on my feet all day, but
| couldn't see the kids starve."
She was saved from death by one
Of her sons, but now faces starvation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
TURKS MOBILIZE
FOR CONTROL OF
MOSUL OIL BEDS
Arabians Are Back of
The Kemalists

GENEVA, March 24.-The Turks
are continuing to mobilize the entire
country on a war basis, and announce
plans of having 100000 men under
arms before summer. The Turks are
concentrating their forces along the
borders of Mosul, whose oil fields are
now being fought for in the league of
nations by both British and Turks.
The British recently stirred up the
Kurdish tribesmen to rebel in Kurdi-
stan, in order to tighten their hold
over Irak, Mesopotamia, and extend
their rule by mandate to include Mo-
sui.
The league of nations boundary
commission is to rule on the disposi-
ton of Mosul on April LIST. The Bri-
fish backed king Hedjaz, Of Hussein,
who was forced by the Turkish back
ed Ibu Su'ad, dominant figure of Ara
bia to give up Mecca, is now besieg-
ing Hussein at Weddah.
Su'ad, whose power is growing, is
now menacing the British road to
India.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Businessmen Blame Engineer.

N,FRANKLIN, La, March PA CO.
roner's jury here found Frank Ma
thews, engineer of a Southern Pacific
San Antonio bound express, guilty Of
causing head on collision with
mail train No. 100, west bound. The
engineer testified that the heavy fog
caused him to miss the signal to stop.
The coroner's jury was made up OF
business men. Thirteen were killed in
the wreck. The Southern Pacific did
not use automatic signals at the place
where the wreck occurred.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Hoover and Mellon Undlsturbed.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Secre-
taries Hoover and Mellon say that the
startling collapse in the price of wheat,
following the inevitable and natural
rise in the price of that commodity,
should alarm no one. They insist that
the country remains sound, prospects
for the farmers good, and the present
speculation unlikely to injure anyone
but the gamblers.
Hitherto, the administration has
been impressed with the farmers
good fortune in high prices for wheat
A world shortage was given as the
only excuse for the steady rise in the
market.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Meeting Tonight of
Young Workers League
Literature Agents

All branch literature agents are to
be present tonight at p. m. at the
local Office, 10 s. Lincoln street, at a
special meeting called by the city
literature agent, Comrade Hecker
Many important matters are to be
taken up at this meeting and the COM
rades should not fail to attend it. The
sale and distribution of the league
and party literature is of utmost i'm
portance and every comrade should
realize this and participate in the
work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Mus Keep up Branch Line.

WASHINGTON, d, c.. March "a
The interstate. commerce commicion
today refused to permit the Detroit
C Mackinac railroad to abandon its
branch extending from the main line
at Lincoln Junction, to Lincoln, Mich,
distance of Is miles. The commits
sion held If the branch were abandon
ed the territory now served would
be left without adequate transpcrta-
ton. r.-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, March 24-Great Brit
ain, pound sterling, demand 4.7S1s;
cable 4.7Sas. France, franc, demand
5.22%; cable Ass; cable 4.7S9s.
France, franc, demand 5.22%; cable
5.23A. Belgium, franc, demand
5.O715; cable sos. Italy, Ira, demand
4.O7; cable 4.O7A Sweden, krone,
demand 1852; cable $685. Norway,
krone, demand 1855; cable 1851 Den
mark, krone, demand 1913; cable
1915. Germany, mark, unquoted.
Shanghai, taeL demand 1875; cable
74.25.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
chaIiapin,s Last Concert.

NEW YORK, March -Chaliapin's
last concert in the United States is
to be given April IL, at 2:SO D. m. in
the Metropolitan Opera House. For
the benefit of the Rand School of So
eial Science, a special block of tickets
Is being sold The great Russian sing
er will not appear in concert in the
United States for five years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Your Union Meeting
Ourth Wednesday, March Is, ZEE

rourtn wednesday, March 70, 1925
Name of Local and Place
No. of Meeting.
5Iacksmiths' District Council, IFS
S. Throop ST.
I Boiler Makers. Monroe and Racine.
10 Carpenters, u Garfield Blvd.
Fl Carpenters, Western and Lexins-
242 Carpenters, 544s S. Ashland Ave.
1898. Carpenters, sos S. State ST.
1874 Carpenters, 1888 N. HaIsted ST.
n. FehIing, Rec. Sec'y., 225s
Grace ST. Irving 1897.
1922 Carpenters, 64t4 S. HaIsted st.
25o7 Carpenters, 1881 Maple Ave., Evan.
ston, III.
Hold Carriers, 1852 w. Division st.
562 Hold Carriers, $40 w. Harrison st.
a Jewelry Workers, 10 w. Adams ST.
1o4 Ladies Garment Workers, s2s w.
Van Buren, Street.
Marine Cooks, s57 N. Clark ST.
12s Maehinists, 11s s; Ashland Blvd.
375 Maintenance Of Way, 426 w. 63rd st
81 Painters, Sherman Main Sta,
Evanston, H.
Plasterers, $40 w. Monroe st.
Railway Carmen Dist. Council, 5445
6e7 Railway Carmen, 5444 Wentworth
1870 Railway Carmen, 5445 Ashland Ave.
21s Railway Tranmen, 42e w. 63rd ST.,
Il Roofers. ~ w. Adams St.
70 Sheet Metal, TIA w. Harrison st.
4sS Sheet Metal, 1924 S. HaIsted St.
753 Transfers, IFS w. Washington st,
7S9 Transfers (Meat), 22o S. Ashland
Blvd.
7es Transfers (Hone), $3.50 S. HaIsted
Street
1906 Tuckpolnters, $40 w. Harrison St.
S24 Tunnel and Subway Workers, 914
w. Harrison ST.
Note-Unless otherwise stated all
meetings are at p. m.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Career Man. to Persia.

WASHINGTON, March "a Hofr-
man Philip, the new minister to Per.
STA, has been in the diplomatic and
consular service since 1901. and
served in Tangier, Morocco. Colombia,
Brazil, Uruguay, Abyssinia, Constan-
tinople, and as chief of the Near East
division in the department at Wash
ington. He is one of the earlier
group of career men" in the service.
His background is socially and financ-
tally anti-radical.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
North Side Branch
Study Class Meets
on Thursday Night

The study class of the North Side
English branch of the party on the
A. B. C. Of Communism" which has
already held four successful sessions,
meets again on Thursday, March 26, s
D. m. at the usual place at 24O6 N.
Clark st. All branch members and
others are invited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Some Kinus stlII Left.

BERLIN, March 24.-Wilhelm, IS,
and Louis Ferdinand, II, sons of the
former German crown prince, have
given up school and will go to Spain
as the guests of king Alfonso, it was
learned today
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Fireman Dies in Fire.

NEWPORT, R. l., March 24.-New-
ports 100000 city hall was destroyed
by fire today. One fireman was kill
ed, another was injured and two are
missing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-26
Latvia HANGS on vatican.

ROME, March 24.-Latvia has es-
tablished a. legation to the Vatican, it
was announced today.