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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
Call Out the Maintenance Men

The general grievance committee one United Mine
Workers of America meeting Wkesbarre Pa Sunday adopted
resolutions that put into effect will bring speedy termination
the anthracite strike These resolutions demand that the r
district committee urged call general strike in the
hrace which result the maintenance deserving the
wage struggle effectively and bring fight
quick termination and ream the determination
of the strikers reject absolutely the proposal for
btration."
real sentiment the rank and file of the
izaon The general grievance committee composed of elected
rentave from the local unions reflects the sentiment OF the
membership Thru the terror OF Cappn and his hencmen IN tne
strike region the immediate representatives of the strikers have
been prevented from vocing their demands.
At the of the strike it plain that the effective
way struggle bring the maintenance
who merely keeping of the mnes but i'm
proving tmbrng and placing the property employers
better condition than before scab may easily
ducon The Workers COmmunist Party has many members in
the ranks of the strikers and from the first day of the conflict
urged withdrawal the maintenance from the Mines thereby
aiming make the strike general and force the captuaon Of the
anthracite combine.
While conducting
gentemay conferences with the agents of the coal barons in
various cities from the struggle in the
thrace the rank and file of the strikers have faced the grim realities
of winter in the trenches against formidable enemy
At first when the Communists raised the slogans that
today battecry the strikers possible for Cappen
and his agents. acting police spies operators Jail
the by
the fertile of the class conflict has prouted and will soon be
ready for the harvest
fight but only the second The task before the general
grievance carry every section the
anthracite and In spite Cappe and the poe and Kept judges
Scranton and the whole valley district bring out the manen
t y
The anthracite struggle is not Lewis Co. would have
believe gentemany discussion with equals but grim struggle
in which the victory the side having the most The
miners have the advantage in numbers they have the potential
power The thing required that power without stint
and beat the mine barons to their knees
Get the maintenance out of the mines ~
Force the employers deal with the miners in the anthracite
instead of sitting tables comforting with Lewis
the best which the rank and file will be driven back
into the mines.
Make the strike general and this struggle will speedily terminate
with victory for the strikers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
Minnesota Labor in Politics

nor can satisfy the other elements
that go to make up his politica ma
chine by giving them the mayor and
three councilmen which constitutes a
majority of the council.
Mahoney's Position.
In opposition to this complete sell
out are two groups. The first, a small
group led by Mahoney expresses their
opposition as follows; "a ticket
without a head will mean a scramble
of individuals for political jobs, and
that sort of thing has no appeal to the
thousands of voters who have built
up the present fine political move
ment. We are willing to give those
who favor trading with the enemy
credit for sincerity but we do think
they are deceived and misguided.
They are stabbing the great political
movement of labor in the back by ad-
vocating the surrender of the advanc-
ed position conquered" Editorial by
VIM. Mahoney in the Minnesota Union
Advocate).
In the same editorial he says, IF
the labor political movement Of St.
Paul fails to indorse candidates for
mayor, comptroller, and at least three
councilmen-it will have abandoned
the advanced ground it has secured
by years of labor" emphasis
mine.-C. A. H)
The Mahoney group, therefore, only
demands a candidate for mayor and
if this is granted BIZ the O'Connor
forces they will unitesin opposition to
the left wing. If It is not granted
Mahoney, at least, win unite with the
right wing as he did in the last city
campaign and in the LaFollette cam
paign. The very nature of this group
makes it impossible for them at this
time to unite with the left in a real
working class fight in this election.
The Growing Left Wing.
Opposed to both the right wing and
to Mahoneys' wishy-washy policies is
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by the labor candidates, completely
disregarded the executive committee
elected in the labor convention and
ran the campaign entirely under their
direction.
Cast Iron Machine.
The campaign was financed and con-
trolled by them even to the extent Of
barring bonafide labor speakers from
participating In the state campaign
that followed the headquarters were
completely financed by this gang.
Both the state candidates and the La
Toilette forces permitted the O'Con-
nor machine to run their campaign in
st. Paul.
These things have aroused great
resentment among local workers. If
the pre-convention statements of left
wingers can be taken at their face
value, this rotten situation will be
cleaned UP even if they have to file
an opposition ticket to that put for
ward by this anti-labor crowd
Maneuvers by o'connor.
The fight presents itself to the con-
vention ina rather novel form. Labor
at present has two representatives
in the city council in the persons of
Clancy and Wenzel. The city comp
troller, Scott, and the city clerk, Nc
Glogan are also supposed to represent
the workers. All of these, however,
are said to be associated with the
O'Connor gang working within the
labor movement. Their actions in the
city government as well as the atti-
tude of the O'Connor elements to-
wards them certainly gives color to
the charge.
In this convention, the extreme
right wing proposes that labor shall
nominate three candidates for the
city council CLANCY. Wenzel, and Nc
Glogan) and Scott for reelection as
comptroller. By this maneuver O'Con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

hopes were kindled, new energy was
poured in.
What reverence do these graves call
forth. Thirty-eight lives were exiting
uished on the altar Of capitalism for
an ideal. But we don't value enuf
these graves Seven years elapsed
and yet without monuments. None
were even ordered. The struggle of
the German Communists is so bitter
that they are incapable to do II.
They are being bled white. They
have no material means to buy ade-
quate marks for their dead. The Com
munists of the world should create
the necessary funds.
The American Communists. espec-
Tally our youth should take a live In.
terest IN the monument fund. This
viii be a rich addition to our own ira.
ditions which beautify our ideal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
BY MORRIS BAckALL.

I'VE seen the Aedon Hotel, in Berlin
where the two revolutionary lead
ers were assassinated. Dumb stands
that aristocratic structure, casting en-
fearing shadows on those who pass it
by. | look at it and feel as IL the
very stones would cry out of the
agony the two noble-heroic rebels suf-
fered before they breathed out their
last.
On one of the days during which
the revolutionary world honors the
memory Of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa
Luxembourg, | went to pay homage to
their graves.
Friedrick's field is an old cemetery
with lofty trees, thru the barren
branches Of which played a soft wind
that broke thru the thickly overhang-
ing clouds. Human faces draped in
black are here and there. White
flowers hang over graves. A lot of
flowers are there, flowers not all liv-
ing but they create atmosphere.
Ashphalt byways lead on and on.
Here in corner. at the end of the
fence are rows of graves hemmed in
by young trees.
These are the 3S graves OF the fall
len heroes Of the Spartacan uprising
in 1919. II is they who dyed our strug-
gle with their own blood. In three
rows is the little cemetery in a ceme-
tary laid out. Two rows OF 10 martyrs
and one Of twelve. In the center. a
bit separated are the hillocks under
which lie Karl Liebknecht and Rosa
Luxembourg On the grave OF the first
lies a placard of the Italian comrades
1--WE honor the memory of the mar,
tyrs OF the revolution"
ONES mood becomes depressed
~ casting his eyes from grave rio
grave, unknown names; silent heroes
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Continued from page H..
York than a labor LEADER he began
to deliver his speech declaring that
the workers must be paid high wages
and that the American manufacturers
could easily compete with those of for
eign lands, not by cutting wages, but
by paying high wages and "eliminat-
ing waste" and Improving the eff
cheney" of the workers. His entire
speech sounded like one made by Cal
vim Coolidge. This speech of his, in
which he calls upon the employers
for a square DEAF was carried over
the radio and undoubtedly, many of
the "elite" listened with great approval
as Green, under the guise of speaking
for high wages tried to sell the speed
up system to the workers.
In order to abolish over-production
and all the other economic evils of
capitalist society-his solution was
higher wages, decrease waste and in
crease the eficiency-a pleasant name
for speed-up of the workers.
Dodqes Issue.
Following his talk the floor was
opened for questions. Every question
which required a serious answer and
a statement of policy was always put
aside and lodged by the president of
American Federation of Labor with
his wise crack; IF you had read the
official minutes of the Atlantic City
convention you would know"
"GrappingI Graphing! GrappIineI
A number of workers asked Green
what his program for solving unem-
ployment was. Green had made much
of unemployment, painting its mi
series to the assembled audience,
most of whom were well-to-do liberals,
and had stated that the question could
be easily solved and was solvable.
When the workers present asked the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

a growing left wing movement. This
left wing lacks clarity and is Suffer
ing from the theory that "let these re-
dictionaries go and they will eventu-
ally hang themselves" The Commun~,
lists are working with this group and
are urging them forward to make
real fight in this convention and in
the campaign. They are pointing out
that this gang will not destroy itself"
but will only be destroyed by the
growing number of class conscious
workers organizing a block against
them.
There is an apparent stiffening in
the ranks of the left wing forces that
speaks we'll for fight. They are put
ting forth demands for a campaign
based on a clear cut labor party, with
full labor ticket, a working class
platform, and clean break with the
O'Connor machine.
No More o'connor Deals.
The temper of the workers in st.
Paul is against any more O'Connor
campaigns. Any efforts engineered by
Starkey and Mahoney to again try to
lead the workers into any such alli-
anoe is sure to lead to an Independent
labor ticket and to their political death
as labor political leaders. The 10000
votes polled by ]. F. Emme in the last
congressional election in opposition to
their attempt to lead the workers
back into the republican party is still
fresh in the workers minds. These
votes were obtained with Emme run
ming openly as Communist. With
an independent ticket supported by
the entire left wing the strength
shown would make talk of alliances
impossible in the future.
This fight in st. Paul will be
watched by the entire state move
ment. The defeat of the right wing
will clear the boards for the calling
of a state convention at which real
labor party can be formed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
KATAYAMA, JAPANESE COMMUNIST,
GREETS "DAILY'S" SECOND YEAR

THE mission Of The DAILY WORKER very
portant very organized American
yet owing ultra conservative
Under oompers
mIsoudps American workers in the
past follows the footsteps Of eompers
DAILY WORKER has in carrying out ts
by daily fight the leadership
exposing their
the Wall masnates The boldly
eevery inperiaIsc
lean Federation Of Labor leaders all occasions
THE DAILY WORKER been conducting the campaign not only
A. r. l.. against Imperialism with
the world and Is growing stronger extending its dominant
influence
tending the the almighty dollar! already ensavsd
the German workers. and shooting down the workers and
islands Of the Caribbean
also exercising greedy the Philippines
Chinese supporting
English imperialism In chlna DAILY WORKER
posing imperlaIstc brutaIes
doing materially
luton.
The hasb binding up Communist move
mert successfully in spite Of difficulties It's
influence lie growing among
The DAILY WORKER has performed Important and lasting
ably Negro
and the interests Of the foreIsn-born workers.
THE WORKER upon year quail
fled the
nue fight against growing
other mpesisms the Atlantic and Pacific
imperialism has long preparing mperIaI
DAILY WORKERS mission
American against American imperialism
great important, out and
believe firmly The DAILY WORKER surely
successfully congratulate
having The DAILY WORKER their
INTEREST,"
LONG LIVE THE DAILY WoRKERI
LONG LIVE THE WORLD REVOLUTIONS
Moscow, II, 1925. SEN KATAYAMA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
Green Tries to Sell Speed-up

He did all he could to dodge the issue
and then with frightening smile, de
clared that there were autonomous
bodies in the American Federation of
Labor and that he could not force
them to admit Negroes if they barred
them. He lodged the question of the
local problem by saying, 81 am not
acquainted with the situation here"
MussoIini Could Do No Better.
Many workers in the audience tried
to get the floor, but the chairman re-
fused to recognize many of the work
ers-tho he had started the meeting
declaring that these forums were "for
free and open discussion" All at
tempts were made to keep questions
of a working class nature from the
floor.
"To He'll With The Radio"
As the active trades unionists left
the hall and gathered outside of the
hall, discussing what the president
had said, many of them remarked that
''he was dude" and some asked each
other if that was really Green's meet
ing or meeting of the Rotary, cham
Der of commerce, or Kiwanis clubs +?
A number were heard to remark "If
that's the kind of junk they're going
to peddle over the radio, the fedora
ton wants to buy, to hell with the
radio station"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
BABDITRY EXCITED AT
HARRISBURG; COMBINED
CLUBS FAIL TO WORK
Especial to The Daily Worker,

Especial to The Daily worker)
HARRISBURG, M, Jan. 11-Fur.
Their efforts to bring about a settle.
ment Of the strike Of operators for
the Illinois Southern Telephone
company are being made with the
committee Of nine men, three each
tor Rotary, Lions and klwanies clubs
comforting with General Manager
Q. L. Mays Of the company.
The all-day conference yesterday
OF business men with Mays failed
to accomplish anything Il was an
nounced. Businessmen here say the
situation ls becoming serious.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
Labor Takers Cr0UI Before Tammany

The nprnciped traitors labor who dominate the Central
Labor Council of York City again shameessy displayed
their trucking the exoter of labor by endorsing Governor
Smiths the state legislature Of New York
Smith is the big chief of Tammany Hail. and Tammany is the
lowest the corrupt debased political graft the
nted States if in the whole world Ordinary crooked pol
cn consider themselves besmirched they being
supporters o Tammany.
But the ofcalom Of the Central Labor Council of New York
such Scrup Politicians the degraded type they
ece upon the labor thankful
rn Of yeaity that Tmmany throws their direction They
directly allied with the capitalist class thru the medium of Tammany
Hall and when Gov Smith Mayor Jimmy Walker "a male Broad
uttey pose friends of labor they get their bench
the Central Labor Council in the New York
issue public statement endorsing Tammany These
tenan Of capitalism conveniently ignore the antiabor
Al Smith such his hurting cosacks against strikers
he did during the steel strike Of 1919 at Iacawanna New York
These Tammanyie politicians debauchng the ranks of labor
labor party agitation because labor party would force them
either abandon their support the old parties exposed
all workers in their coos This fact should the
determndey
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
POLISH WORKERS IN THE UNITED
STATES MUST SUPPORT THE DAILY
WORKER, SAYS THE POLISH PARTY

THE Communist Party Of Poland condemned absolute Illegally
deprived of legal of kind greetings
Behalf Of its Polish, Ukranan
L5thhanan members; thousands republican
prisons
filled with admiration
against stronghold capitalism
sideF unintermttenty the
Workers to this struggle.
tits the sacred duty of all
tohght in the ranks (communs Party
and to help to forge its most effective
Long live WORKER!
The Central Committee of the Party Poland
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
Crowd Escapes Burning Building

WASHINGTON, Ind, Jan. IL
While fire was destroying the build
ing, 500 persons marched calmly from
the theater in which they were watch
ing a performance -Four other build.
ings also were destroyed. Total es-
timated loss 100000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13
COMMUNIST PARTY OF HOLLAND
URGES DAILY WORKER IN EVERY
FACTORY, WORKSHOP AND FARM

an behalf of the presidium Party Of Ho
land and of the editorial Tribune
send hearty congratulations English Communist daily
on the occasion Of its WORKER
be instrumental in penetrating rqt into
the Of American workers DAILY
WORKER find its factory and farm
LEONARD Party Presidium, Communist Party of Holland
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

Put a copy of the DAILY
WORKER in your pocket when
you go to your union meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

Psudsk erstwhiIe socialist premier of Poland and general
larOud lackey for French Imperialism, heading
fascist dictatorship Poland To "divert him
purpose the proposal is made that he be put work in
the army The Poles have queer Of humor
perspective if they think they fascism by making
fascist head of the army
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

Englands domination Of the league of nations being utilized
the limit The latest is TO Herr Van Ghyn
lander acting under the direction Of the league of nations
oer Of the Austrian National Bank replace him
sher named Charles Robert Kay, the Bank England
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13

We wonder if the senator's and congressman boosting the world
will have TO income their ush
fund
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-13


pose on the platform and state that
he was "grappling,i graphing, graph
ing" with the problem and that as yet
he was not ready tc give his oracular
advice. EsH
Fears Labor Party
Another worker asked what was
Green's stand on the labor party and
was not the formation of such a party
necessary in Ameriea. Green, a little
flushed, declared, Asff you had read
the official proceedings of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Tabor convention,
you would know what my answer on
that question was tbthe Russian ennis
sary, Purcell"
working-farme who had come 70
the meeting to fe%1w Something about
the labor movement and its relation to
the farmers in this Country and how
far the labor movement would go with
the farmers was DISC told that the
honorable" president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Tabor was "grappl
ing, graphing, graphing" with the
problem and that the farmer had the
sympathies of the organized labor
movement"
Dodges n zee Issue.
A Negro workA who was seated
in the rear of theAall rose and asked
the question: "In Chicago we have
twenty of thirty Negroes that want
to join the plumbers union. The
plumbers union viii not accept them.
What shall these Negro plumbers do,
stay unorganized and wait to be or
ganized?" To this question Green
hemmed and hawed and then declared
that the American Federation of La
Dor did take them in and that they
were the best fighters in the United
Mine Workers. He spoke of the Ne
groes being admitted to many unions
but was only able to mention few.
The broad ax., 1926-03-06

One of the most impressive reli-
gious ceremonies ever witnessed in
this city was the celebration of a
solemn High Mass (by Hache), at
St. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic
Church, 41st and Wabash Ave, last
Sunday morning at II o'clock. The
celebrant of this Mass was the Rev.
Father Norman Anthony Duckette, a
young co1ored priest recently ordained
by the Rt. Rev. Michael ]. Gallagher,
DID,, Of the Cathedral SIS. Peter and
Paul, Detroit, Mich.
Father Duckette is one Of the FIVE
colored priests in the United States
and his celebration Of this Mass at
St. E1izabeth's is Of more than ordi-
nary interest and significance because
The broad ax., 1926-03-06

of the fact that this Church, one of
the Oldest and in times past, one of
the largest and most influential in
this diocese, has recently been given
over by Cardinal Mundelein to work
among the colored people. The parish
holdings consisting Of the church,
parochial school, convent, hall and
clubhouse, valued at nearly a million
dollars, has been placed in the charge
of the energetic and popular Father
Joseph F. Eckert of the old St. Mon
ica Mission Church, and the singing
Of this Mass by Father Duckette, to-
gether with the blessing by him Of
the 6 or white priests assisting him,
and the immense congregation in at
tendance made it an occasion memora-
The broad ax., 1926-03-06

bic in the history Of Catho1icity as a
religious influence among the colored
people of this city.
Long before the hour had arrived
for the historical services to begin,
thousands and thousands of people,
white and colored, had surrounded St.
Elizabeth's Church and all the streets
leading to it, were chuck a block, with
Catholics and non-Catholics and it was
estimated that between ten and twelve
thousand people were extremely anx-
ious to enter the Church and witness
Rev. Father Duckette, celebrate or sing
his first High Mass in Chicago. Rev.
Father Joseph F. Eckert, pastor of
St. Elizabeth Church, served as dea-
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One of the popular and of the honorable Judges
of the Municipal Chicago; of the highest Ma
sons United State who be easily cassed
of the tuet seadfast friends of the Colored people
this country. Starting Monday morning, March 1st he
will sit in Judgment at 4Sth Court for the
weeks.
(Sory p
The broad ax., 1926-03-06

REV. FATHER DUCKETTE, WHO IS EXTREMELY Y
HGHLYEDUCATED, ,UNASSUMNG MILF HAMMERED
AND SELF POSSESSED, INTELLIGENTLY ELAB-
GRATED ON HOW HE STUDIED LONG AND HARD IN
ORDER TO BECOME A PRIEST IN THE ROMAN CATH
OLIC CHURCH.
The broad ax., 1926-03-06
Kev Father Norman Anthony Duckette One of the Five
Colored Priests In the United States Sang His First High
Mass In Chicago Last Sunday Morning At St. Ezabeths
Roman Catholic Church. Many Thousands of People Were
Unable to Enter the Church Witness the Solemn
Which Were Wonderful to Behold

SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT CITIZENS IN CHICAGO
WERE PRESENT AT ST. ELIZABETH HALL. SUNDAY
EVENING, TO EXTEND THE RIGHT HAND OF FEL-I
LOWSF1IP TO REV. FATHER DUCKETTE.
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(Story on Page p

The hest coroner that Cook County has ever had VINO na
thaD TWO hundred thousand friends and many sOppO
a. % and county who win assist to nominate hmm a. tne
ThIcsr candidate for member of the Board Oh NeS'e"
Tuesday, April Is.