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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
ROBERT DUNN TO SPEAK
ON COMP ANY UNIONS AT
BRONX FORUM ON SUNDAY

NEW YORK, April THE Bronx
Workers Forum has secured Robert
Dunn for speaker, Sunday evening,
April 4, at 8 o'clock. BESIDES being
a writer Of note on labor problems,
ne has been very active in defend
ing the rights Of the workers In
their labor struggles, as for instance
In the Passaic strike. He is assist
ant director Of the Civil Liberties
Union. Dunn's subject will be "com-
pany UnienIsm."
This question Is becoming more
and more vital as II is a direct
menace to the organized labor move
ment. Together with the labor
bureaucracy and the labor spy, the
company union is one Of the strong
est weapons In the hands Of the en-
ployers In their open shop drives.
The workers must understand the
nature Of this phenomenon and. how
to combat II II they are to maintain
their organization.
Our schedule for thelrest Of April
follows:
April lotto Hulswoud - The
Negro and the Labor Movement.
April 18 - p. cosarove - The
American Shoe Workers.
! April rs = William WsInstone -
-SNhst 10 tho socialist party to-day7
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Iglesias Asks for
Another Inquiry to
Prove Workers Need

WASHINGTON, April - Senator
Santiago Iglesias, president of the
Free Federation of Workers of Porto
Rico and secretary of the Pan-Ameri.
can Federation of Labor, has sent to
President Coolidge, the bureau of in
sular affairs and to all members of
the house and senate another plea for
federal investigation of the misery of
Porto Rican wage earners. He has
been pleading in vain for the past ten
years for such an investigation.
1.-THE infant morality of Porto Rico.
he says, "by reason of the lack of
milk and excessive poverty, is about
three times more than that prevailing
in the United States, Thousands of
children are dying of actual hunger.
Economic and social conditions reflect
a severe indictment against the Amer.
lean big business colonial policy in the
possession of the island 81 appeal to
you, in the interest OF humanity, to
investigate the wrongs Of these peo-
pie, confident that you will then use
your influence and position in the In
terest of Justice" 1 ,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
H. M. Wicks to Speak on
The Ghost of Locarno'
at N. Y. Workers School

NEW YORK, April THE spirit
of Locarno has proved to be a ghost!
and H. M. Wicks of the editorial staff
of The DAILY WORKER, author Of
the series of articles on Locarno and
the World Court, will lecture this Sun
day night at the Central Forum Of
the Workers School, 108 East 14th
street, at 8 p. m. on the topic "The
Ghost of Locarno."
To understand the spirit" of Lo-
carno, the plot that was Matched there
against the soviet union, the conflict
between American, British and French
imperialism that made the good spirit
give up the ghost and the prospects
of new world war that are involved
is to understand present-day capital
ism and imperialism and the interna-
tional situation.
This lecture is of vital importance
to workers and an unusually large
turnout should be expected. On the
following Sunday, April II, Jack Sta
chel, organization secretary of the
Workers Party, will speak on "Class
Collaboration"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
New York Workers Will
Welcome w. Trumbull
at Big Mass Meeting

NEW YORK, April 1.-Walter Trum-
bull, released from Alcatraz prison,
where he served one year for his work
ing-class activities in Hawaii while a
soldier in the United States army,
will be welcomed at a mass meeting
on Sunday afternoon, April rs, at the
Central Opera House, New York City,
under the auspices of the International
Labor Defense, New York section.
When Walter Trumbull, together
with his comrade, Paul Crouch, who
still has two more years to serve,
realized the miserable conditions I'M
der which the Philippine slave is
forced to live, they felt it their duty
to organize in behalf of the Hawaiian
workers.
They were arrested and court-mar-
tailed to 26 to 40 years. Due to a
storm of protest which followed, these
sentences were reduced to one and
three years.
Trumbull has just completed his
term and is now touring the country,
bringing a message from Paul Crouch.
New Workers should turn out en- masse
to welcome Walter Trumbull, who
ought to get the reception he. de-
serves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
CARY MEMBERS
HEAR REPORT OF
ORG CONFERENCE
Will Issue New Shop
Bulletin

On Sunday, March %, the Workers
(Communist) Party membership in
Gary, Ind, held a meeting to hear the
report of the recent Chicago organ
ization conference, and to discuss or
ganizational problems affecting their
own work in Gary.
Comrade Leslie Morris represented
the district committee, and spoke to
the meeting upon the results of the
Chicago conference and the general
tasks of reorganization. Gary, with
its $4,000 steel workers, presents a
wonderful field for nucleus work.
The party is confronted with this
task there, and as a result of reor-
ganization consists of two nuclei, one
in the steel mills and the other a
street nucleus. fl
Comrade Morris touched on all
phases of reorganization work, parti-
cularly dealing with the establish
ment Of real, functioning shop nuclei.
Party campaign work, foreign-born
council activity, shop papers, func-
tioning work were all submitted and
discussed. ~" wy
Language difficulties and inexperi-
ence at present hampers the work.
These will gradually be overcome as
a result of increased organizational
experience and ability. 1t was reported
that attendance at nuclei meetings
was not as good as could be wished,
and that until recently an active exc
cutive. committee had failed to mate
rialize. The first task of the new exc
cutive will be to supervise the issuing
of another shop paper. Already one
copy has been issued, called the Hot
Ingot. This must and will be followed
up by further issues.
The members are active in l. L. d.
work, and will proceed to do all pos
sible to organize council for the
protection of foreign-born workers.
A May Day meeting is being arrang-
ed, at which special demands appli-
cable to Gary will be put forth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
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CAPITALIST SPORTS-AN ADJUNCT
OF CAPITALIST MILITARISlM

the youth outside of these organize
tions? Are they satisfied to post
pone the training OF mass army I'M
It'll war is actually declared? Such is
far from being the case. There is IN
existence an organization, national
in scope and comprising millions Of
members which the capitalist class
is using for the mass authorization Of
the youth. 1t is perfectly adopted to
the needs OF the capitalist class and
its paid militarists in their attempts
at the theological and physical prep
aration Of the youth for war.
1t is ostensibly non-militaristic and
therefore, democratic in character.
On it's executive council sit together,
leading industrial and military fig
ures. It's name is the National ANA
teur Athletic Union, and to it are at
filiated such mass organizations AR
the Y. M. c. A., the Girl Scouts Of
America, the Boy Scouts Of America
the American Legion, the y. s. Army,
the U. S. Navy, the Jewish Welfare
Board, the National Rifle Association,
the American Gymnastic Union, the
American Physical Education AssociA-
ton, the United States Golf Associs-
ton, the United States Lawn Tennis
Association, the Fairgrounds and Re
creation Association, the Camp FIRE
Association, ETC., etc.
In addition to these national o.
CARNATIONS, there are af1liated hun
dreds of local athletic associations
and independent clubs. The ANA
teur Athletic Union exercises hege-
mony over practically every organ
lied phase of amateur sports in Am
erica. Thus the capitalist class, thru
its control Of this organization Is able
to supervise and direct the sports ac-
tivities of the American youth. How
1t is using this control to conduct an
extensive and powerful, but under
ground campaign to prepare the youth
for war, will be dealt with in subse-
quent articles.
Watch for article No. 2 in to-mor-
rows Youth Column.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Experiences of Shop Nuclei
and Concentration Groups
. W. L. Nucleus No. I, Detroit, Mich.

Y. w. L. Nucleus No. I, Detroit, Mich,
MINUTES of meeting of March, 2S
A'l 1926. Meeting called to order at
11:30 A. M. SIT
Comrade c elected chairman. Min.
utes read and accepted. Five present.:
Comrades, j., c., NJ, K, B. absent:
L., I. (two). 5'7
l. L D discussed and every comrade
is to be a member. Dues all up to
date. Party nucleus bulletin dis
tributed among members to distribute
in shops. Comrade NJ. reports that a
whole page has been secured in
party nucleus bulletin for league
work. Every member must hand in
an article for bulletin before end of
week.
Individual activity: Comrade G.
approached several workers. Has a
prospect and is going at Ford's lambs
pretty strong. Comrade X. has pros
pective member and for time being is
bringing him down to the working
area branch. Comrade M. reports
progress on another new member
spreading. Comrade J. working slow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Mine WORKERS
LOCAL SCORES
zEIGLER trial
Condemn Attitude of
Harrington
Especial to The Daily Worker

o'FALLoN, Ill.,, April - Local
7o5 Of the United Mine Workers Of
Illinois has put itself squarely on rec
ord for the. defense Of their fellow
workers Of zeigler who are victims Of
one Of the crassest frame-ups in the
history Of labor In this country.
In a resolution passed by the local
at its last meeting Frank harrington
and other officials of District No. IL
Of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea were sharply condemned for their
failure to act in behalf of the Zeiger
miners.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, the eight loyal and active
members of the United Mine Workers
of Zeigler are now facing a prison SEN
tence from one to fourteen years on a
frame-up charge of conspiracy and at
tempt to murder;
Whereas, this frame-up on militant
union miners is the result of their eff
forts to maintain their working condi-
tions and to build the U. NJ. w. ever
stronger and because these eight Zeig-
Ter miners are the victims jointly Of
the coal operators and the ku klux
khan;
Score harrington.
Whereas, Frank Harrington and the
union officials of District IL have
failed to enlist the moral and financial
support of the unions thru America,
thereby endangering the entire exist
ence of the American trade union
movement by the open-shoppers' at
tacks;
Therefore be it resolved, the mem
bers of local union Jos call upon Pres
ident harrington and the whole dis
trict executive board to support the
Zeigler miners defense and use all
the resources of the united mine work
ers of this district in their behalf, and
Be it further resolved, that we, men,
bers of local union 7O5, hereby pledge
our moral support to the International
Labor Defense and the Frank county
defense committee and to do all pos
sible to prevent the railroading of our
brothers to prison, and further that a
copy of this resolution be sent to the
International Labor Defense and the
labor press for publication.
(Signed) Thomas Gemmel, Pres.
Chris Memheth, Secy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
CzECHO- SLOVAK RED UNIONS
ADOPT YOUTH MEASURES

PRAGUE, Czecho-Slovakia. - The
II. A. V. international All-Trade Union
League) congress held on the end Of
January adopted a resolution on the
youth question containing the follow
ing:
"The congress emphasizes the ne
cessity of organizing the youth in the
various local groups jointly with the
adult workers by means Of which the
youth must be won for practical or
ganization work. In order to aid the
entrance Of the young workers and
apprentices into the trade union or
CARNATIONS the |. V. A. must con-
sequently defend and support all
youth demands especially in the prep
aration and conclusion of collective
agreements. The realization of the
youth demands is also in the inter-
ests OF the adult workers in that only
thru the realization of unity between
the youth and adult workers, the CON-
petitive role of the youth forced up
on It by the employers can be over
come"
The resolution was proposed to the
congress by the representative of the
Textile Workers Union, which had
adopted similar resolution on the in
tiative Of the Y. G. l.. of Czecho-Slo-
vakia at its previous congress.
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cEND IN Gin
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
BY PAUL KLINE.

A MEXICAN Imperialism, ever since
4 the signing of the armistice has
been consciously and Systematically
preparing for the next world war.
A pyramiding military budget is one
side Of this process of preparation.
Multiplying institutions and means for
the military training of the youth is
the other.
Complete Prussianization of all
available man-power is the secret am
bition of the capitalists and their
hired military agents and propaganda
lists. American traditions of democ-
racy, altho it renders inexpedient the
direct realization of this thru com
pulsory military training, nevertheless
paves the way, just as it paved the
way for our democratic" entry into
the war, for a disguised and camou-
tagged system of INFLAMMATION which
is doubly dangerous to the working
class because it is both deceptive and
effective. The Citizens Military
Training Camps, the Reserve Offlcers'
Training Corps, the National Guard
and the Boy Scouts are examples of
the democratic" means which Ameri-
can capitalism is using to prepare its
youth for it's war.
But these organizations do not and
cannot achieve the mass results that
the bourgeoisie are after; they can
not begin to train and prepare the
millions upon millions of men who
will compose the colossal armies that
American Imperialism will throw into
the next slaughter. In fact leading
militarists have openly acknowledged
that the c. M. T. c., the National
Guard and the R. o. T. c. are merely
counted on to furnish the officers and
petty officers of Americas forces in
the coming war. The men turned out
by these institutions are to be used
as instructors in time of emergency.
Neutral Sports?
Are then the bourgeosie resting
content with this? Are they making
no organized effort to reach and train
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
FIRST WOODWORKERS' YOUTH
CONGRESS- IN AUSTRIA

VIENNA, Austria.-The first Wood
workers Youth Conference called by
the Woodworkers Union was held on
Jan. "a. The resolution which was
adopted demanded: an apprentices
senate in trade courts, apprentices
commissions, the introduction OF a
six-month wage term, i. e., that an
apprentice upon serving his time must
be employed by the master an addi-
tional six months, the Redistribution OF
apprenticeship inspectors and the
adoption of apprentice liability pay
ments to the cost Of living. A pro-
test resolution was adopted against
the Fischer Co-operatives' decision to
increase the apprenticeship period
from three to three and one-half
years.
The Communist motions directed
against the prolongation Of the COM
pulsory school period and for the is
sue of unemployment aid to the young
unemployed workers. as we'll as a
protest against the attitude Of the So
cial democratic municipality Of Wen
ma in frightening the teachers work
day were rejected. On the other hand
a Communist motion demanding that
every means, including the joint
strike Of apprentices and workers, be
employed to enforce the demands OF
the young woodworkers, was referred
by the congress to the executive for
carrying out 1t out.
The most characteristic feature Of
this congress is that II took no posi-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Your Union Meeting

First Friday, April 2, 1926.
237 Bakers and Cont. s42o W. ROose.
9 Rookbinders, IT'S w. Washington
20 Broom Makers, $40 W. Harrison St.
eviidinq Trades Council, 1870 W..
= carpsntsrs. l Izs. w Y, Washington.
Carpenters District Council, II E.
22oo Carpenters. 1889 S. HaIsted st.
ga s sssriisis" s s9Ci " M Me-. ST.
So Frs%sn ard EnGn Ss1S = s4 aS'i $.
Halsted st.
81 CLASS Workers, Emily and Marsh.
a2s Hod Carriers. Monroe end Peoria
LI SIs.a e Ca &c y. wesr ,.. Joint
So Machlnists, 113 s. Ashland Blvd.
a7s Painters, 'as45 So. Ked1Ie Ave.
637 Painters, School and Sheffield Ave.
sss Painters. $40 Indiana Ave.
Pattern Makers, 119 S. Throop St..
6t2 Plumbers, e25f S. Chicago Ave.
s4s Railway, Carmen, Village Hall, kol.
s7s Railway Carmen, Village Hall, KoI-
xie, III.
9ss Railway Carmen, 5445 s. Ashland
Ave.
s2s Railway Clerks, 20 w. Randolph ST.
$40 Railway Clerks, 9 S. Clinton st.
1856 Railway Clerks, FL Dearborn Hotel
Railroad Trainmen, 1886 G. Gath ST..
t1s Railroad Trainmen, s349 North
1893 Railroad rrainmen, s12o CONNER.
cial Ave.
Van Buren,.
South Chicago Trades and Labor
Assembly, et3e Commercial Ave.
Stage Hands, 4t2 Capitol BLDG.
70 Stove Mounters, 5000 Wolfram Ave.
3 Teachers (Womenl, Women's City
Club Rooms, $3.50 p. m.
T:sissoraphsr' Comb s'2 s. Clark
4s4 Mattresses, 10 w. Adams Street,
8 p. M.
Women's Union Label League 22o
s. Ashland Blvd.
(Note--Unless otherwise stated all
meetings are at ?. ND
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Fascists Fear Plots
Which are Directed to
Their Fall From Abroad

PARIS, April - The fascist press
is much wrought up over what it calls
the Vaccinations" of anti-fascist
groups abroad, particularly in Spain.
Anti-fascist Italians living in France,
according to these allegations, are at
the bottom of the trouble. They want
to create a united front against the
two dictators, Primo de Rivera Of
SPAIN end Mussolini of Italy. Agents
Of these groups have met in Catalonia
and Bilboa with the leaders Of the
Spanish, including the Catalonia
autonomists.
The movement is being directed by
the Corriere Degli Italiani, an anti
fascist daily printed in Paris by de-
portees and expelled Italians. 1t has
arranged for conference at Nice,
France, which the fascist declare will
be broken up with force. II need be.
Urge Armed Revolt.
Meanwhile the Italian fascists have
not been idle. They have issued a
public appeal to their French repre-
sentative, Valois. to lead an armed re-
volt against the BRAND cabinet, assur-
ing him that the Communists and
other groups will flee at the first onset.
They depict a union Of fascist France
and Italy against the rising power Of
Germany. The hot reception accorded
to the fascists Sunday when they tried
rough-house tactics in the election has
perceptibly cooled the ardor of the
hooligans, gl,it
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
CHICAGO CALLED
HELL H Ole OF
POTTERY LABOR
12-Hour Day; 7-Day
Week; Misery Wages
BY CARL HAEssLER, Federated
Press.


OF the three important sanitary pot
terry works in the United States, Chi
cago has the worst in point of hours
and wages. The other two are union.
lied. The Chicago Pottery Company
at 1924 Clybourn Ave, is kept jeal-
ously and painstakingly open shop.
The 12-hour day is common in most
of it's departments. The 7-day week is
not unusual. A majority Of the 200
employees get between SO and so cents
an hour. a.
Company Flooded with Orders.
The company is flooded with orders
for wash bowls and toilets Of vitreous
china and cannot keep up with them
in spite Of the long hours and 7-day
week. It's prosperity isl not disputed
yet men who have been employed
there for to years are still getting
As cents an hour. About third of the
200 workers are Negroes Eselected for
their strength. There are 40 Italians
and the rest are Polish, German and
some native-born.
A stringent examination is made
when man asks for a fob. The sup
erintendent is particularly anxious to
know where you workedolast and why
you quit. If you say you are an I'LL
nois miner laid off by the great wave
of shutdowns you are out of luck. A
miner is a union man and they don't
want that kind of laborg They look
at your hands to see if they are cal
loused. They feel your muscle to see
how much work you can put out
They ask you if you ever belonged to
any union.
Craftsmen Wretehedly Paid.
Craftsmen are paid just as wretch
eddy as other labor in the plant. The
head carpenter works 10 hours a day
for $3.50 a week. The stationary fire.
man works IL hours and Sundays for
40 cents an hour, drawing down
$3.50 for an S4-hour week. The ma
chinist works 10 hours at 40 cents.
Common labor gets 35 cents to As
cents. The bricklayer seems to be the
aristocrat of this group with 55 cents
an hour for IL to 1S hours a day, z
days week.
The pottery workers are on piece
work. The kiln men get SO cents
apiece for toilets, making around 81
in 10 to 12-hour days.. For other
pieces, known as bisques, tanks, links
and laboratories the rate varies but
comes out to the same per day as the
toilet makers. The clay workers get
around Sc day piecewprk. Men I'M
loading coal from railroad cars aver
age 33 cents an hour. Il,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
OMAHA WORKERS
OPPOSE ATTACK
ON FOREIGN-BORN
Mass Meeting Protests
Pending Bills
(speeIaI 70 rhe Daily Workerl

OMAHA, Neb., April Last SUM-
day afternoon a. protest mass meeting
was held at New Settlers Hall, seth
and ~" streets, South Omaha, under
the auspices of Slovenian, croatian
and Serbian fraternaI societies. There
were speakers in Slovenian, croatian,
Serbian and English. The speakers
IN the different languages pointed out
the dangers to the working-class con-
tanned in the Aswell, McClintic and
other bills now before congress that
seek to register, finger-print, photo
graph and terrorize the foreign-born
worker.
The meeting was advertised by cir
culars in Slovenian and Croatian, to-
gether with thousand leaflets in Eng
fish. There have been discussions
among the Jews and the Polish peo-
piles, but this was the first protest
meeting held in Omaha. Resolutions
were adopted protesting against the
bills and pledging cooperation with a
Council for the Protection OF the For
eign-Born Workers.
VIII Form Council.
The stonecutters' union has also
taken action in protesting against the
enactment Of these anti-alien bills
Efforts are being made to interest the
other unions with view TO the or
ganization of a Council for the Protec-
ton OF the Foreign-Born. Copies OF
the resolution have been sent to the
chairman OF the committee on immi-
grafton in congress and 70 the sena-
tors a d congressman from Nebraska.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
Bentall to Speak in
Brooklyn on Passaic

NEW YORK, April IL. o. Bentall,
one of the reporters who was perse-
cuted by the Passaic police for report
ing the strike for The DAILY
WORKER, which newspaper he rep
resents, will talk on the Passaic strike
this Sunday afternoon. April 4, D.
M, at 764 doth street, Brooklyn, at
the neighborhood forum held in that
hall
Bentall is the editor of the Textile
Bulletin and is handling much of the
publicity of the strikers. Admission
is free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03

ly on one. Counteracting teachers IN
the school and the Pathfinder poison.
Reading and discussion on the res
olution adopted by the 4th congress OF
the Y. G. L. on reorganization
]. Kisil.
Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
CHICAGO NOTES.

All Y. W. L. members engaged IN
leather trade will meet at 20S2 w Di-
vision street at p. m. on Thursday.
April s, 1926.
All Y. W. L. members in the needle
trades will meet at 2032 W. Division
street at 2:3O D. m. on Saturday, April
10, 1926.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
STUDENTS RELIEVED OF HATED
DRILL.

BOSTON, March 31-FP)-Com-
pulsory military training is ended at
Boston university by its abolition from
the college Of business administration.
President Daniel L. March needed the
many student protests against military
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-03
CHICAGO MAY DAY COMMITTEE MEETS FRIDAY.

THE committee In charge the
on Of the Workers (communs Party. Chicago
held Saturday. May l. at the Coliseum Friday April D.
the District Office, 10 s. Lincoln ST.
Delegates from all appear delegates
from working class organization invited. a