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the narrative, Uncle SuraJah, with
his wonderful 'Fewkes Farm Gate"
for instancei owen Gowdy. who
'compensates." in the phrase OF
modern psychology, for his own
illegitimacy by searching u for
honor all the famous men OF history
whose lineage also bore the bar
sinister; Sam Smell. DIR. Eastman.
N. V. Creole. Their respective for
tunes are we'll worth following.
They more than atom for the rather
unconvincing melodrama of Mrs.
Silverthorn's madness and death.
The Invisible Woman carries
the chronicle OF Iowa down to the
opening Of the present century. VIII
Mr.. Quick be tempted nov to add n
fourth volume, even though the
trilogy as originally planned is com
plete? It would be welcome. The
Vandemark series is a major accom-.
plishment. 1t deserves a permanent
place in the roster of American
fiction.
Frank L. Packard is among ting
most adept ~fabricators of tales of
mystery and murder and sudden
death. In THE Locked Book pub
lished by Doran. he has deserted
the metropolitan underworld for the
equally eventful purloins Of the
Malay peninsula, but he has lost
none of his skill in heaping surprise
on surprise, sensation on sensation,
and resolving the whole in a climax
dramatic and unforeseen.
THE Locked Book is about a
young sea captain who sets forth
incognito to explore the coastal
Jungles in the hope OF wreaking
vengeance on a dusky pirate chief
tain who struck down his father in
an abortive attempt to sack the
young mans ship. His quest is
temporarily '~sldetracked by the dis
covery of an ancient tome. encircled
and scaled by a bronze dragon.
which is believed to be the Journal
in which u long-dead island marauder
recorded the hiding places OF his
loot. Tho book becomes the center
of plot and counterpart; 1t even lures
back the pirate-murderer to a re-
tribution hat will surprise all but
the most cunning and sophisticated
d%veotees of printed mystery.
OF its sort-and why cavil because
an adventure novel isn't and doesn't
pretend to be literature?-"The
Locked Book" is very good indeed.
, 1925-02-01

The first two volumes. college
and State in tho authorized six
volume edition OF President Wilson's
Public Papers will be published by
Harper & Brothers on February 8.
The books are a unit in themselves.
The edition is edited by Ray Stan.
nard Baker and william e. Dodd,
and contains a signed letter by Mrs.
Wilson. stating that this is the
authorized edition of the Woodrow
Wilson papers and explaining why
these two men were best fitted to
edit the volumes-Mr. Baker. be-
cause of his familiarity with every
word that Woodrow Wilson wrote,
and Professor Dodd because of his
Life of Wilson and his knowledge
of the Wilson activities. The ma
terial I'm the first two volumes has
been gathered from college month
lies and other remote sources. They
show Mr.. Wilson's early lines OF
thought and ideas. The six volumes
viii be published under the general
title Of THE Educational. Literary
and Public Papers of Woodrow VII.
SON"
Countee P. Cullen, the remarkable
negro poet OF Harlem, in another
group of Epitaphs in the January
"Harper's Magazine writes of
Joseph Conrad;
Not of the dust. but OF the wave
His final couch shall be;
They lie not Easy in a grave
Who once have known the sea,
How shall earth's meager bed
enthral
The hardest seaman of them all?
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19
The Union WreckerS

Reaconary labor officials always strive
which they supposed defend rather than permit
into the hands of the left wing Communists have long
before the trade unions they will be weakened brought
the of ruin by the racOnarie Knowing the enemys pur
able effectively combat Wednesdays
Torrance of the Sgman machine the convention the
ton Ladies' Garment Workers Union in Philadelphia again vim
dicates position n
In desperate effort to eliminate the left after his
delegates and his fake majority had been exposed Sgma
brought about condition vergng split But the
termination to at all avoid split that characterized the
fight of the three big locals in New York prevented
summation.
The stragey of the left and its denuncation of Sgman union
Nreckng motives caused his ranks When
nouned his intention eliminate the left there
heava in his ranks that he forced yield to
The immediate crisis the question of referendums
questions and different conventions
knew that that would destroy the possibility of his again obtain
fake majority representing minority of the membership in
order continue in against the will of the overwhelming
majority
The left wing, thru defeating the Sgman machine in its
despcabe has double victory has laid the
foundation for the complete defeat of Sgmanm and at the
time saved the union from disruption
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19

WHEREVER mass agricultural or
~ CARNATIONS exist it is necessary
to start campaign for their affilia-
ton to the Krestintern, to create in
them groups Of toiling peasants, to
organize, consolidate and strengthen
the left wing in these organizations,
endeavouring not to cause a split,
but to convert them into. a fighting
weapon for the emancipation of the
toiling peasantry. Only in extreme
cases when it is found impossible to
CARRY on any work within the or
CARNATIONS, or when the question of
open rupture with the landlords,
wealthy peasants and bourgeois
has fully matured and there is no
danger of becoming detached from the
peasant masses, it will be advisable
to proceed with the formation of
Krestintern non-party mass organiza-
tions which will pursue both political
and economic aims; something like
peasants landbund, of course with
out the landlords, wealthy peasants
and their lackeys. but benefiting by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19
World Court PaUes the Wqy for War

transporting Europe clearly predatory
character of the league of nations the world
Imperialism Turkey diplomatic
relations with the kingdom Irak result of the
by league mandate over
Iak hence bound defend the territory The severng
mate relations with ak antamOun declaration Of
against Great Britain,
Britain has been trying for years the power Turkey
in order obtain control of all that territory formerly part
empire India
world struggle for oil furnished another incentive
Turkey The steps toward this threat Of world clearly
defined After the Britain obtained ouryear mandate
ra and claimed that Mosu said to be rich in OIL part
the inundated The Turks have recognized this claim
Now that the mandate Iak is expire
r to extend it for 25 provided in includes Mosu
sembance legal sanction for its pllagng of
Mosu Britain referred the the council league
nations Turkey challenged the right league to fix its
boundaries Therefore Britain took the the
decision whether the had the right
boundaries of the inundated territory Britain playing
for the sixth assembly the league gained
world court is not body that above the league
creature of the league Its judges paid out of the league
and they the bidding league to
expected the decision that the league had the authority
the disputed boundaries Turkey announced that she would not
recognize decision the that gave MOsu England
The decision of the league Britain accompanied
by the usual fables of atroc The first decisive
already taken Britain will maneuver for few
days. possibly weeks while concluding preparations
thru conducting nres in Europe and Asia in an effort to align
many powers possible against Turkey
This situation is instructive for Communists working
class general contention that all pact leagues
world other creating alliances
text guaranteeing reality but preparations
OF Imperialism, revealed
of such institutions the league and the world
Peace alliances
mutually conditioning themselves
the
ON THE SAME GROUNDWORK fmpeiaIsic alliances
relations of politics."
And tho thru the league nations may
begeren known that
the smouderng antagonm powers WILL
crucbe of European burst forth into fame Such
name the whole world just the last world rapidly
spread from country to another.
But the OugrOwth of the last world rapid
development Imperialism there has developed
revolution in Russia and the Communist International
break of the world the ruling will
supne sOcademOcracy deal with but determined resistance
embracing the vanguard of the working class of the whole world
the leadership the
TO turn the mperast between nations into civil against
caDital icu
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19

their experience and their tactful
manner of approaching the masses.
WHERE no peasant organizations
W and kindred associations exist,
we must create them and get them
to join Immediately the Krestintern.
While doing this, we must wage cam
paigns for the defence of the most
vital demands of the peasants. These
organizations should be of mass char
acter, without being imbued with
ultra-revolutionary features.
THE fight for the peasantry is far
ing up, and it behooves us to re-
member that the growth of the Krest-
intern is the mighty aueury Of victory.
The decisions of the 18th Agrarian
Congress mean to certain extent
quite new methods of influencing the
peasants on the part of the black
agrarian reaction.
In reality, however, there is nothing
new in this offensive of agrarian cap
ital by means of concentration: it is
the direct outcome of capitalist deveI-
opment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19
By Earl R. Browder

Changes in wage rates that are TAX
ing place are quite generally down
ward. In spite of the increase of
production and the smaller Increase Of
employment, the Industrial reserve
army is more and more being brot in
to play for wage-cutting campaigns.
This is especially true of the textile
industry, and leather manufacturing,
as we'll as the nonunion bituminous
coal fields.
Total weekly earnings show slight
increase due to more fulltime opera
tions, lengthening of hours, and over
time. Thus the Massachusetts, De-
partment of Labor, Bulletin of Nov. 20,
reports average weekly earnings for
September as $24.14, while for October
this figure is $24,5S.
November weekly earnings in I'LL
nois industries bulletin Of Depart
ment of Labor, Dec. 81 averaged
$2S.46. This is higher than at any
time for the past three years, but
does not indicate higher wage rates,
but longer hours Of employment. The
increase in number employed was only
seven-tenths of one percent, which
leaves thousands of workers unem-
ployed. The state employment bureau
reports 126 applicants for each 100
jobs available.
Wisconsin industrial commission
November report) states that the
number of employed declined from
September to October by one-hah of
one percent, while total payrolls ad-
yanced 3.S per cent. This indicates
the same process going on as in Mass
achusetts and Illinois. Compared with
one year ago, employment is per
cent greater, and earnings have adj
vnced 5 per cent.
California bureau of labor statis-
tics (November) reports a decline Of
So per cent in number Of workers
employed, with an advance OF 3S in
average weekly earnings.
The cost of living rose, from Sep
TENDER to October, two points, from
16S to ITO, according to the index OF
the national industrial conference
board. based upon July, 1914
At the expense of the working class,
American capitalism is continuing its
own prosperity of high profits and
industrial expansion. Signs are acum-
ulating that limit is being reached to
this process. The agricultural situa-
ton, dealt with in a previous article.
the necessary slowing up of building
operations, the saturation of the auto
mobile market, these are few OF the
signs that American industry is ap-
preaching a new period Of readjust-
ment. Just how this will develop is
still not clear.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19

ton, and the proper tactics to meet
the situation.
While the landlords, with the aid
of industrial and financial capital and
also of the state, are getting into
their hands the agricultural coopera-
tive organizations, we cannot afford
to remain idle. 1t will be our business
to gain our way into the economic
organizations created by the agrarian
reaction, to form in them groups and
factions of toiling peasants, and to
fight for the extension of the infiuen-
ce of the toiling peasantry by adj
vancing the slogan of Capturing
these organizations"
In the near future the Krestintern
will have to create its nuclei in the
existing cooperative organizations of
every country, and to form coopera-
tive organizations where none exist;
all this will be the preliminary work
towards creating out of the Krestin-
tern and international of Peasant Co
operatives, working under the slogan
Of uniting all the agricultural coopera.
tives of the working class.
With regard to the political at.
tempts of the agrarian reacLon, we
must in every way expose the false
professional slogans of the handful
of landlords, pointing out the antagon
ism between the interests of the
landlords and those of the toiling
peasants (the land question, taxes
and so ON. Under no circumstances
should we permit the collection OF
propaganda funds in favor of the
professional interest of the landlords
We must also combat the formation
OF professional groups in parliaments
and other public institutions, led BIZ
the landlords or by their funkeys.
1t goes without saying that we shall
fight against any formal pledges OF
obedience to the landlords (Which are
to be demanded from Candidates in
parliamentary elections and other
public offices.)
And finally, we must In every way
hAhAci bhO VI SdhlldtlOu Vi lHt DldCk
agrarian International.
For this purpose we must, first of
all increase-our rural party work in
every country, creating efficient sec
tions for village work in connection
with the central committees of the
Communist Party and youth organi.
cations in every country.
Secondly, we must unfold and in.
crease our propaganda work studying
at the same time the methods used
by the reactionaries to influence the
peasants, and resorting to new meth.
DDS OF propaganda, taking into con.
sideration the low cultural level and
even illiteracy Of the backward rural
masses.
E,OR the successful attainment OF
4 these ends, 1t is necessary to in.
crease the activity OF Krestintern In
every country, and 10 make full use
of this radical International peasants'
organization which embraces the toll
ing peasants OF all,shades Of political
opinion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19
Economic IF@K0 IN November BOu

supplying industries, and therefore to
business generally, is not a reason
able subject for congratulation."
AS against this warning of an i'm.
pending collapse Of the building in
dustry, which is based upon the judy
ment that the present boom is specu-
lative, there is an opposite view This
was expressed by the firm of Domi-
nick and Dominick in the columns of
the Wall Street Journal of December
IA, which says:
Present building activity is likely
to continue thru 1926 with only a
slight decline"
General well-being has been re-
Elected in the present high rate OF
building construction.
Construction from now on will not
proceed for meeting a war shortage,
but will be a more normal develop
ment resulting from the growing
needs and the growing prosperity of
the country"
In our opinion the evidence supports
the claim that there is a wide margin
of speculation in present building;
this speculative activity cannot long
, continue to bolster up general condi.
tions, but must itself find support in
more solid advances in other indus
tries, or suffer a collapse.
The State Of Trade.
ofrfhuffor nf oor,,
shown in the reports of the Depart
ment of Commerce, reflects the gen
eral advance of production in Amer
ca.
The factors working toward a de-
cline are still weaker than the forces
of expansion.
Thus in wholesale trade, the De-
partment of Commerce index, based
upon 1919, shows that October adj
vanced to 101, from "a in Septem-
Der and from 95 in October last year.
In the retail trade, department
stores report sales advanced to 164
in October, from 122 in September,
and from 141 in October of last year.
Mail order houses gained even more,
the figures being October, 1925, ITO;
September, 1925, 113; October, 1924,
141. These figures show an increase
of October over September of from "a
to 90 per cent; and over the same
month last year of IA per cent to 20
per cent
Figures for November are not yet
published.
Foreign Trade and Investment.
Continuance Of the growth of for
eign trade is registered in the figures
for October altho in this month ex-
ports fell below last years figures.
The exact figures for October and for
the ten months are:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-19

decline Of 81 per cent. The increased
net revenues, resulting from this
double movement, amount to almost
$5O0,000,000 for the ten months.
Automobiles.
Production of motor cars for No
vember declined from the record.
breaking October figure Of 1923
cars, but the industry is still operat-
ing high above last years figures. The
exact number of cars produced in
November was $4,000, according to
figures of Automobile Chamber of
Commerce. Comparison Of first eleven
months Of 1924 and 1925, are:
Total Number Of Automobiles Pro-
duced In the U. S.
Per cent of
1925 1924 Increase
Eleven Mo. ......S,997,9b4 3,4SO,467 16
October ......... 452,SS2 299,356 So
November ........ S79,SOO 232,248 SO
During October the Ford plants pro
duced 2O4,S27 vehicles, and Ford's No
vember production continued at this
rate, due to the slump in August-Sep-
TENDER when new Models were being
installed. Other producers sharply
curtailed production in November, as
much as 80 per cent. The automobile
industry remains the outstanding ex-
ample Of expansion OF American eco
nomics
Building Construction.
Contracts for building awarded in
November were 20 per cent higher
than the same month last year, the
highest figure on record for Novem-
Der, altho showing a seasonal decline
from October of IL per cent.
For the IL months OF 1925, new con-
struction has totalled $3.50, $50, 900,
which is 10 per cent more than the en-
tire year of 1924.
There is sharp difference of opinion
expressed by building and financial au-
thorities as to the immediate future
of building. The Annalist, a journal
of finance, commerce and economics,
says on December II:
several careIul studies of the build
ing situation in relation to the war
time shortage substantially agree that
the actual deficiency in terms of the
accumulated absence of the usual adj
dition to building fadilitise has now
been substantially made up The
high figures for November may there.
fore be taken as representing a dis
tinct oversupply in Some directions.
1t is obvious that the total of build.
ing contracts month BY month cannot
go on indefinitely breaking all pre-
vious records without also breaking
its own back. The November record,
therefore, while it represents an i'm
mediate unexpected stimulus to the