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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

started company unions and attempt
ed to return to the 1917 scale.
Wildcat strikes thruout the union
field have been the order of the day
with unemployment and suffering for
the last three years very bad and gem
eral turnout the country.
Seventy Per Cent Non-union.
Altho there is only a decrease Of
2.6 per cent in coal production in 1924
over 1913, when we consider the fact
that there are 100000 more men en-
ployed in the industry now than in
1912, and that 20 per cent Of bitum-
nous coal is produced in the nonunion
field, where only 80 per cent was pro-
duced in 1913, and the fact that this
10 per cent is produced with less
than 35 per cent of the miners en-
ployed in the industry as a whole,
gives us a picture of terrible unem-
ployment and suffering as a result,
which in many instances is a great
deal worse than any across the Allan.
tic.
Truly, the coal industry is in a
worldwide crisis. What is the rem
edy? AS the working class are the
only sufferers, what can be done to
change this condition? Nationalist.
ton and workers control, information.
al regulation of distribution, efficiency
of production, including longer hours
and lower wages are advanced as
schemes to create a demand for more
coal or give to the miners more steady
employment. A remedy must be
found at once to meet the situation.
Reduce Hours of Labor.
The miners in every country must
organize militantly for an equal divis-
ion of the available work in the mines.
The miners belong to the industry
they are fitted for nothing else be-
cause Of their experience in the
mines, and irrespective of cost or loss
they must be given an equal share OF
the work in the mines. This can be
done by reducing the hours of labor
yer day and days per week
The question of foreign trade is the
international aspect of the situation
and must be dealt with in a militant
manner in the Miners International
Federation mot the lickspittle one we
have now. This phase of the ques
ton could be easily solved with cori
petent International Federation Of
Miners regulating the export or i'm
port of coal to or from any country
nased on tue amount of mine:; of any
one country and Their productive ca
pacity, so that the miners woId be
guaranteed an equal division Of work
Naturalization.
Naturalization with workers con
troll must be fought for. When the
workers have brains enuf to fight fol
that, they will also fight for national
ization of the other basic industries
end when we accomplish that, rh'
rest will be easy. The mInsrs mus
build up a strong international t
fight for a remedy in the worldwide
crisis.
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alization, and the Goal miners of the
world find themselves either unem-
ployed or working part time.
Soviet Russla-1rhe Exception.
The miners of die globe-Outside
the Union of SovietBg have been bitter
ly attacked, thei1 sewages reduced,
working conditions 5worsened,-condi-
lions of long tanding-unions de-
stroyed, and general demoralization of
their forces in manf centers. Strikes
have ben fought with questionable re-
suits in various Countries, while in
some countries the miners have been
reduced to starvation standards.
Since the war Great Britain's min
ers have received wage cuts, and un-
employment and living conditions are
bad there at the present time. The
same is true of Belgium, $4,000 miners
in the Saar Basin struck against wage
cuts and lost the strike, while 10000
Ruhr miners have been unemployed
all summer. The German miners have
been reduced to mere existence, AS
a result of the Dawes plan. Wages
have been cut to the bone, longer
hours of labor have been imposed,
while working conditions have been
entirely lost sight of.
Reparatlon Coal.
Reparation coal has to a large ex-
tent been responsible for the chaos in
the mining industry of Belgium,
France and Britain. AS reparations
could only be paid in the form Of pro-
duce, it follows that the produce must
be produced at cost that would en-
able the shipper to pay freight and un-
dersell the competitors. The only way
this was done was to reduce the Ger
man workers and among those work
ers hardest hit as a result were the
British miners. AS the German min
ers were reduced. their reduction had
its effect in the lowering of the min
ers' wages and conditions in the other
countries mentioned.
Canada Demoralized.
Nova Scotia. and Alberta miners
have had their wages cut to the bone,
and working conditions practically de-
stroyed. The miners union in those
places has practically disappeared,
while company unions and half doz-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

WINNIPEG, Man, Jan. 1f.-Follow-
ing the lead Of Toronto telegraphers,
commercial keymen here have launch
cd unit OF new union which is de
clared to be independent OF all United
States organizations, including the
American Federation Of Labor
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en- other kinds are fighting each other
for supremacy.
Turnout the United States the con.
ditions are similar to Canada. The
miners wages have been slashed thru
changing Of working conditions, while
many good working conditions have
been destroyed. In many places thru.
out the country the coal owners have
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
IRON WORKERS
UNDER FIRE BY
OPEN SHOPPERS
Howard, the Renegade,
Forms Scab Union
Rx Art SHIELDS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-FP)-
While the trowel trades, carpenters,
painters, electricians and other build
ing tradesmen are flushed with the
coincidence of winning wage increases
this winter without a strike the struc-
tural iron men are having a harder
time. Their strike that started year
ago against the Iron League-steel
trust group of understandings
James Hays, secretary to Local No.
40, Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers, asked the Federated Press to en-
phasize that there can be no peace
with this open shop combination till
union recognition and union demands
are granted.
Faces Stronger Bosses.
No other group of building crafts
men have to face such centralized
OPPOSITION. The Iron League contract
ors are tied in with the interests that
furnish the steel and steel is trustifi-
ed to a greater extent than materials
used in the other trades.
Fortunately for the union the con-
struction boom means many jobs, and
union contractors-non Iron League
men have enough work to more
than employ all union card men. And
the union, taking advantage of this
favorable employment situation, is in
creasing it's membership by 20 to 30
a week in his local alone, says Hays
Is This Kid Howard?
During the strike a new union,
friendly to the Iron League and de-
nounced as a virtual company union
by the A. F. of L., has sprung up
This is the independent Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers Union, now
decorated with a New York state
charter and incorporated under state
laws. 1t was fathered by it's present
general organizer, Charles A. Howard,
formerly business agent of Local No.
40.
Now Howard is openly fighting his
former union. Before his connections
were severed with Local No. 40 he
tried to call off the strike against the
Iron League. Failing, he organized
the new union with the propaganda
that the A. F. Of L. was too radical
to suit the employers. The new union
serves as a semioflcial employment
agency for some of the Iron League
contractors.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
UNITED FRONT AT
PATERSON WINS
EIGHT-HOUR DAY
All But Smaller Shops
Yield to Pressure

PATERSON, N. j., Jan. 1.-THE
S-hour day, 44-hour week, seems as
sured in all Paterson broadsilk mills
as the result of the united front drive
launched by Associated Silk Work
ers and United Textile Workers un-
ions. The day on which workers
were 10 walk out of shops running
longer hours found few strikers be-
cause so many employers had already
granted the shorter workday. Only
smaller shops, employing Is to 20
workers, had been working over eight
hours and most of these gave in be-
fore the strike date.
Battle Goes On.
Loomfxers, twisters and Wrappers,
in U. T. W. locals. and weavers in
the associated organization left mills
working ~, IA and in at least one
case 10 hours a day, demanding that
the s-hour day be made general in
Paterson silk mills. Organized work
ers are reporting non-union shops that
are trying to break down Paterson's
shorter wOrkday STANDARD.
These small firms are often family
affairs where the few outside workers
employed are expected to keep VI
with the family pace on the job bu
do not share in the profits proportion
ately.
Big Campaign.
Day by day the banner hung across
the building housing the Associated
silk Workers office has carried the
message, Abolish Overtime" TO Pater
son silk workers passing by in Market
street, one OF the towns main bust
ness streets. The big banner calls all
silk workers to make the S-hour day,
44-hour week effective in every plant.
In addition. thousands Of personal
letters, circulars and dodgers have
been sent out and distributed among
silk workers. The service of the I'M
ions in getting the shorter workday
for their members is pointed out and
all silk workers urged to cooperate
In maintaining the standard. Joint
educational meetings OF the two un.
ions have furthered the drive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

The figures of oil consumption in its
various forms are difficMt to obtain
for all countries, but the fact that
Great Britain pays G45,OOO,O0O per
annum for approximately 100000
tons Of oil is in itself quite startling.
Electrical Energy.
AS to the growth of production OF
electrical energy from water power,
the figures of killowatts per head of
the population of such countries as
Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Nor
way and Italy as compared with Great
Britain, reveal how these countries
possessing no coal supplies have pro-
crossed in the supply and use Of cleo
trical energy.
u
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

During the war each coal producing
country overdeveloped the mining In
dustry from 2B to so per cent and from
25 to SO per cent more men were brot
into the industry-men from other
trades who had not before been min
ers, but with the ending Of the inter-
national christian murder competition,
coupled with the aforementioned
causes, the coal industry Is In demon
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
STARTLING FIGURES SHOW THE
INTENSIFIED EXPLOITATION OF
RAILROAD WORKERS SINCE 1920
BY LELAND oLDs,
Federated Press STAFF Correspondent

Of the
continues
freight operating miles
n 1924 1928
Workers; Work.
railroad
October October
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

After that talk a0itb yOur shop
mdte-hGnd him a copy of The
DAILY WORKER. 1t toiIL help
conUince him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

France Belgium Italy Total
I2,SSO,S2S 2,OeS,574 9,SO1,515 24,S45,412
2,455.OOO 100000 725.OoO S,SsO,OOO
France Belgium Italy Total
l4.7s14O2 S,SSS,16S 100000 2212O,5s5
$4,000 S.729,OOO 100000 1O,sss 900
France Belgium Italy Total
I2,616,24O S,77s,sss 2.244,OOO 1s,s41,12s
5.SSs,OOO 2.s6s,OOO 2,244,OOO 1O44S,OOO
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

He toiH like III Gire your union
brother a sub TO The DAILY
WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

That worker next door to you
may not have anything to do to-
night. Hand him this copy Of the
DAILY WORKER
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
TAILORS NAME
MAX SILLINSKY
FOR SECY.-TREAS.
Cleveland Left Wing
Strong and Active

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE
local of the Journeymen Tailors'
Union here has gone unanimously for
the left wing. The local had some
important matters before it An exc
cutive board had to be elected, and a
candidate placed in the field for inter
national secretary of the organization.
Seventy New Members.
The left wing in Cleveland has been
very active in the past months, and
has succeeded in putting thru an or
ganization campaign that has resulted
in increasing the ranks of the organ
ization. Seventy members were won
for the local during the past month
alone.
When the elections for the execu-
tive board came, the left wing put up
its most active capable members, who
were unanimously elected, ]. Herman,
H. w. Bohn, X. Oyster we're elected
members of the executive board, and
NJ. Bishko and l.. Singer were elected
as representatives Of the cleaners and
alteration hands.
Sweeney Must Go.
The big thing of the evening meet.
ing, however. was the nomination OF
Max ]. Sillinsky as secretary-treas'
urer Of the international organization,
to take place of the inefficient, incap'
able incumbent Of the office, Thomas
Sweeney.
The rank and file of Cleveland are
determined to get rid of the present
office-holder and put in his place a
capable, energetic man with a pro-
gram Of action and fight. Locals In
other parts Of the country should fol-
low the example of the Cleveland To-
cal and nominate Max ]. Sillinsky for
ecretary-treasure and initiate new
era In the organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

Great Britain, 2,5O0,000,000 in 1913;
5,739, 100000 in 1924, increase $50 per
cent.
United States 1865, 100000 in 1912;
1856, 100000 in 1922, increase 400 per
cent.
France 100000 h. p. in 1913; $780,
900 h. in 1924, increase $50 per cent.
Italy-In the year 1929, the gov
eminent granted 134 water-power
schemes. These produce $4,000 h. p.
There are $40 further schemes under
consideration. These will have total
output of 1000 h. p. The great Sila
scheme, which is expected to do much
to develop the mineral, industrial and
agricultural resources Of Calabria, was
commenced in 1928.
(5) Changes In the Direction Of the
Flow Of Coal In Europe.
In this connection we shall see how
far political intrusion into the field
of economics has disturbed the normal
flow of this European trade stream.
The countries to which reparation
coal has to be delivered are: France,
Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg. To
these first three countries Great Brit
ain and Germany Excluding the Saar)
exported in 1913 and 1924 respec-
lively, the following:
]
1913 Great Britain lin metric tons) ~
1913 Germany (excluding Saar)
Tin metric tons) ............-..........
1924 Great Britain Qnmetric tons) ID
Germany (post war; lin metric
tons) including reparation) ......... 3
1925 On basis of first three months
Great Britain Tin metric tons) ~
Postwar Germany lin metric tons) s
During the war each coal producing
.o.,,4,.. observation-disclosures A.. ...lnt,. a..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
THE CRISIS IN THE COAL MINING
INDUSTRY OF THE WORLD AND ITS
SOLUTION BY THE MINERS UNION
BY ALEX REID
Secretary Progressive Miners Committee.

problem
working
nationally
contraction world markets the
production
practically
Of anyno in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

World Depression.
World depression in the heavy in
dustries-the aftermath of the war is
another reason for the present chaos,
still other reasons are the intrusion Of
oil into the shipping industry and land
transport, with the use of internal
combustion engines in modern indus
try. The growth of production of cleo
trical energy thruout the world and
the economic changes in European
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

coal trade, in consequence of the mod
ifcations in the coal trade routes
caused by the treaty of Versailles and
its correlated plans for delivery OF
reparation coal from Germany, under
the infamous Dawes plan.
These have together made a for.
midable assault upon the worlds coal
trade. Let us take these points one
by one and examine them in the light
of available data:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-01
SLASH IN RATES PROPOSED BY
500 AND M. & ST. L. FORBID
DEN BY FEDERAL COMMISSION
ON PLEA OF COMPETITORS.

A reduction of six cents a hundred
on grain freight rates to seaboarc
points, proposed by the 500 Line anc
the Minneapolis & st. Louis Railroad
company, has been ordered suspended
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion from August rs to December %
Protests against the reduction were
filed by a number of other grain haul.
ing roads and the commission decided
that the proposed reductions SHOULD
not be operative pending general hear
ings.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion, Monday ordered a hearing on a
proposal of the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis and the 500 line railroads to re-
duce all-rail rates on grain and grain
products from the northwest to east
ern territory, to be conducted in>Min-
neapolis, September Is.
The hearing is to'be held at the Mic
ollet hotel and will be before Johnston
B. Campbell.
The hearing was called following
filing of demands by state and fed
eral officials and shippers represent
atives for an opportunity at an early
date to present their case on it's mer-
it's. The response of the commission
is regarded as distinct victory.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-01
City and County

C. F. Gales returned Friday from a
short visit at his farm near Carver.
Mrs. Otto Gerstman of Clements
and her daughter, Mrs. Isaac Black
of Springfield were among the Mon
day shoppers in Redwood Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Zehetner spent
Sunday in Redwood Falls with Mr.
Zehetner's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Zehetner. Mr.. and Mrs. Zehetne1
have just returned from their honey
moon which was spent in Wisconsin
and Duluth and were enroute to their
home at Iyanhoe.
Jacob Nuremberg of Wabasso was
a Redwood Falls business visitor or
Thursday. Mr.. Nuremberg says that
because Of the drouth his section OF
the county is facing serious feed
shortage. Everything available will
have to be cut for winter feeding, in
his judgment, or farmers will have to
dispose of the most of their stock.
Misses Doris and Helen Johnson re-
turned last week from Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, where they spent the summer
with their father, Ben Johnson and
their brother, Marian. Miss Doris
johnson who has taught the past two
years at ST. James will remain in Red
wood Falls this year, having accept
ed the position as teacher of the
fourth grade in the Lincoln School.
Miss Helen Johnson will enter high
school here as a junior.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hassenstab
and two sons returned Monday from
their two weeks vacation, during
which time they spent week with Mr..
Hassenstab's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hassenstab in ST. Paul and a
week with Mrs. Hassenstab's par
ents, DIR. and Mrs. A. E. Lyman at Re-
mer. Mr.. Hassenstab resumed his
work as assistant cashier at the State
Bank on Wednesday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-01
Commission Hats
Freight Reductions

The six cent reduction affected by
the Interstate Commerce commissions
order was cut in the rate on grain
and grain products from the north
west to the eastern seaboard., It's
purpose was to restore the equality
of position that existed between this
territory and Buffalo, N. Y, flour
mills before the war. With the in
creases in freight rates since the war
there has developed a rate which dis
eliminates against mills in this sec
ton, experts declare. The rate on
grain is the same from the fields in
the Northwest to either the Twin
Cities or Duluth, and with the lower
lake rates the flour mills at Buffalo
are able to grind the wheat and offer
it in eastern markets at lower rate
than the northwest mills, it is argued.
Minnesota traffic men have made
the fight which brought about the re-
duction of six cents by the Minneapo-
lis & st. Louis and the 500 line. The
Minneapolis & St. Louis reduction was
effective August 25 and the 500 Lines
September 2. Eastern railroads, the
city of Duluth, Buffalo and South
western millers and the Chicago Board
of Trade protested against the reduc-
ton.
A hearing before the Interstate
Commerce commission must be held
to determine whether the suspension
of the rate is to be made permanent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-01
Correspondence

family of Vesta visited relatives here
| Sunday.
Mrs. E. A. Mann of St. Paul wa:
guest "a few days last week at the
home of her son, w. c. Mann ane
other relatives.
! Louis Lindeuan stated that the!
just completed threshing the thous
and acres of wheat for Mr.. Greenslit
of Morton.
Members of the E. L. C. E. of Mid
die Creek and of Salem gathered al
| the home of Miss Luella Phiefer Fri
day night and gave a parcel shower
in her honor. The bride-to-be wa
the recipient of many beautiful ant
useful gifts.
H. Birkholtz and sister, Anna, mo
tored to Wisconsin last week. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Vern Shoe
maker and daughter who went from
there to Michigan to visit her sister
C. N. Orvis was 2 business visitor
at Mountain Lake Saturday.
A large company of relatives ant
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Gaffney
gathered at their home Sunday fol
a picnic dinner in their honor as they
are moving to Redwood Falls this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Kurtz and fam
lily were Sunday guests Of Mr.. anc
Mrs. H. Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Druery and family
visited relatives at Morton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas anC
family were Sunday guests of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Will Kelly.
A picnic supper was given in the
park last Friday in honor Of Miss
Florence Buery of Minneapolis anc
Miss Emma Zwemke who leaves next
week for LIE Sueur Center to teach in
the public schools there.
Richard Schmidt of Renville County
passed away at his home in Middle
Creek Friday night having been 9
sufferer of cancer for long time
Funeral services were held Monday
from the home at one o'clock and from
the Lutheran church at two o'clock
Mrs. Will Reek of Renville County
is confined to her bed this week suf.
fering from injuries received in al
automobile accident Friday. The!
were blinded by the lights of a Cal
they were meeting, which caused then
to run into the railing Of a bridge
hurting Mrs. Reek from the car. She
sustained several broken ribs and in
jured her back. ~
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-09-01
Gales

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Corbett and fam.
lily of Redwood Falls were entertained
at dinner at the Earl Reed home or
Sunday. Wyman and Albert, who
had spent the week at Reeds return
ed home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will King and daugh-
ter of Waterloo, Ia, visited at Netti-
ewynntt Saturday.
Messers L. P. Larson, J. F. O'Mears
and George Schmeising were visit
ors at the w. A. Leonard home last
Sunday
A. D. Dahlberg of Redwood Falls
called on Miss Inez Grunden Wednes.
day in the interest of agricultural So
cial service work.
MIR. and Mrs. A. Croft of Lancaster
Wis, Mrs. Hannah Croft and Miss
Emma Shafer of Tracy were dinner
guests at the Edward H. Shafer home
Thursday.
Miss Inez Grunden and her moth
er called at the ]. ]. Johnson home
Thursday afternoon.
: The S. E. Weber, E. ]. Kaunzner
Paul Grunden and F. Petri families
were entertained at Sunday dinner at
the w. A. Leonard home.
Asa McCulla left Saturday for a
visit with relatives in Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hicks and fam
lily attended a family picnic at Ram
sey Park Sunday.
Misses Bernice Arnt and Gerene
Weber, Messers Lind Weber and How
ard Sweeley spent a couple days at
Lake Okaboji last week. On their
return they called on Rev. C. N. Ham,
rim and family at Lakefield, who for
merly preached in Tracy. They sent
their respects to old friends here.
Martin Cantine and George Free
man of Walnut Grove are crawling
the road east of Weber's corner.
The Goofs surprised Miss Inez Grun-
den Friday afternoon. A very pleas
ant social time was enjoyed and del
icious lunch served. Miss Grunden
leaves Tuesday for Fairview hospi-
tai to take a nurses's course.
Myrna, Isabel and Eunice Michigan
spent Thursday afternoon with Doro-
thy Grunden.