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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-05
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-05
WEEKLY REPORT
.Onfn11t of F1our-

Inspections for Week
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-10
The Story of British Domestic Worker Who Fell
Into the Clutches of Bolsheviks

found by Alice munching an apple dur
ing an urgent meeting Of the strike
committee, just like an errand boy
and not bit like "the oldest ticket
collector on the line"
At the home OF the Bolehevfks work
went ON increasingly daily and nightly,
and one night at the tiresome hour OF
2 a. M, when people were really tired
and when Alice was sleepily boiling up
some hot soup for some newly-arrived
comrades, there came the news that
"the young foreigner" from Liverpool
had been arrested.
Alice couldn't believe it. Then the
woman Bolshevik was arrested and
fined $50 for merely carrying about
a packet of the little daily papers
which Alice had begun to read regu-
larly and was learning to appreciate.
Alices blood began to boil. She was
too shy to ask for information and yet
she really longed to know more of all
that was happening around her and
which had caught stolid, unimagina-
tive old Johnson in its grip no less
than the Bolshevik family.
The Last day before he went to Jail
Alice met "the young foreigner" in
the still surging, ever busy house of
the Bolsheviks.
Eth, Mr.. Alec, whatever have they
arrested you for? Pm sure you haven't
done anything bad enough to be put in
prison for. wish l understood what
it's all about. Johnson's too busy and
everyone else is either writing news
papers or going to jail"
Now young Alec was good propa-
gandist, and altho somewhat busy, as
one is apt to be the day before going
to Jail for three months, he looked at
Alice and seeing quite clearly the sin
certify of her question, dived without
further hesitation into the strike, the
arrests and the class struggle.
Alice was a good and rapt audience
and his efforts were not wasted. To
stand by the workers, to take ones
place with ones own class, to know
what they ought to have and to be
able to rouse them from their apathy
of suppr sssed Ind ainless hostility, to
see ahead the path to freedom "for
our class" and to know beforehand
the difficultie sand dangers likely to
be encountered on the way-it was for
such work as this that Alec and a
thousand other workers were being
sentenced
Alice began to see daylight. And
her church? Alec bravely tackled that
question for her, too, and gave her
new outlook ON this as on practically
every other question. Still, on religion
he did seem terribly drastic and tho
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-10
Who Fell

forced In debate to agree with him.
still Alice felt that she would wait tn
Johnson confirmed these strange
views before she really faced up to
them.
Alec went 70 jaiI-so did thousand
other class-conscious workers.
Johnson was disgruntled at the can
to stop the strike and saw clearly
thru the betrayal OF the leaders" So
did thousands OF other workers.
The Bolshevik family dug into re-
cruiting campaign for the Communist
Party, pointing out clearly and urn
ceasingly the lessons of the general
strike-and so did a few thousand
other members of the G. P. G. B.
And Alice did number Of strange
things.
She lost her faith in the little hymn
verse, began to hate "the rich man in
his CASTLE" to develop shoulder to
shoulder complex about "the poor
man at his gate" and had an ever
increasing suspicion that God had en-
tirely mismanaged the position of the
high and the lowly" She even began
to doubt whether it was the function
of God to arrange these matters at all.
Most significant of all, she no longer
got in a flutter when the Bolshevik
family and their visitors called her
"comrade." She joined the co-opera-
tive stores, for Johnson felt and said
that no striker should shop anywhere
else, for he said you never know
when we shall need the co-ops behind
u.s."
By the time that Comrade Alec, look
ing pale and more like a foreigner
than ever" came straight t.. the house
of her Bolshevik family on his release
from Jail, Alice knew well enough to
realize what he had been put in for,
and what the strike had been for, and
what her duty was to these things
which she had ignored so long. She
had Joined the womens section of herr
local labor party and she now read the
papers the Bolshevik family lent her
So that when Alec got back from his
holiday as the guest of his British
majesty's government. she was sureE
of their new relationship. .s,4a
"Hullo, comrade," he said.
Welcome home, comrade," she re-
piled.
FANCY me going about calling peo-
pie 'comrade'," she said to John
son late that night. What are things
coming to?"
what indeed, my dear?" replied
Johnson, putting as he bent down to
put on his bedroom slippers.
London, May 81, 1926.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-10

Last winter "Keep Cool With Coo
lldaeT Ia what every worker did.
Many Of them nearly froze to death.
But In Che summer tho rich guys
that keep oooi-ridina on sieds and
eating eskimo Piles, (oh, bcyD
u would be nice N all workers
to the woods where the president 10
and then we could really "keep Cool
With coelIdae.r
The only thlnn cool about Coolidge
Ia hls attitude "a workers and the
money he put on ice,r
Johnny Reds father only wInked
and smiled ~ he saidI THAT boy has
eharp sense u humgr,3
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-10
ExTRAl ExTRAi
Charmion oliver
Edits this Issue.

~ mai EN Nh
Charmion oliver
Edits this Issue.
This little COM
rade whose fairy
tale is In this s-
sue 10 again honor
airy editor. Send
In a story, poem or
anything snappy
and zip goes your
name to the very
top Of the TINY
WORKER.
4 POEMS A1
There's a guy I
hate,
it's Mickey Moss.
n o squcals on
workers,
To tho boss.
Another One.
He hates tho Reds,
D oes Fred d 0
Wood,
Tho head OF Fred
Is not much good.
LATEST
President Q o o.
ndae's con runked
In school In ore
subject and now
hso TO 90 10 suu,s
m or school 10
make up. Kind Of
dumb, lent he.
The Young Pfus
ueers are trying 70
raise 1900, That's
2 lot Of money but
tns1r little pepper,
Ths Young Cons
rrssg',,,Hs fp them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-10
THE TALE
OF A Cal

Vt - WI
"a fairy tale)
by Charmion OIiv-
er, San Francisco,
Mrs. Van Hogit-
all has taken the
$4,000 a year she
has been spending
on two cats and Is
now spending II on
a school for work.
ers' children to
teach them he
beauties OF tho
first workers. re-
public OF Soviet
Russia. Also I win
state she ls serv-
ms free milk and
cream daily,
NOTE;
II the above 10
not a fairy tale
you might use II az
a prize lie.
Now wasn't that
a clever little fairy
tsie-or prize lief
" you can write
one az good ~
this uhee we win i.
be awfuTiy clad to
Get III
.lMpoNTAnr
" wv Vte NV
TINY WORKER
Why dpn't You orr
der q bunch every
saturday 70 Give 70
gNsr ehIldren -
ana tneir parents
can Rad the rest
" the PaPsH Ash
yeur dad Ter 4
quarter that viii
buy six coples ef
the whsls paper
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-07-16
LETTER CARRIERS
Submit Strong Argument
Against Opposing
Night Work

Washington.-"T -"The natural sleep
ing time of man is at night, and med
ical authorities agree that when man
is required to change his natural hab-
its injurious effects result therefrom,"
M. I. Finnan, secretary of the Ma
tional Association of Letter Carriers,
told the house post office committee in
support of legislation to reduce night
work in post offices.
"Men engaged in night work must
sleep during the day time. This is
unnatural, and the resultant fatigue
sooner or later proves detrimental to
the workers physical condition. Men
can not secure proper sleep during
the day time due to the noise that
day naturally creates.
1T is more costly to the night
worker and his family to live than
1t IS to the day worker. The house
keeping arrangements of the family
are necessarily involved. The work
er's family who sleep at nights have
the usual meal hours provided for
day workers and their families. This
imposes an additional burden upon
the workers wife, who must prepare
meals to meet the convenience of the
family who sleep at night, and meet
with the additional requirements made
necessary on account of the hus-
bands night work
"The night worker undergoes So
cial and moral disadvantages, such as
separation from the family and the
social life of the community, which
can not be expressed in terms of
money. The inconvenience suffered
by the night worker presents an in
sistent demand for compensation"
Secretary Finnan contended that
additional salary is not sufficient
compensation. He demanded the ut
most curtailment of night work be-
tween 6 a. m. and p. m. and time
dnferential of Is minutes for each
hour of work done between these
hours.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-07-16

prosperity" states the Stone Cut
ters' Journal, the official organ of the
Journeymen Stone Cutters Associa-
tion of North America. "That fact
has been demonstrated beyond sue
cessful dispute.
Years ago the American Fedora
tion of Labor declared that reduc-
ton of wages during an industrial
depression could only prolong de.
preston instead of helping it. That
statement has long been demonstrated
as true economics.
"Ten or fifteen years ago we heard
much about the coming depression,
its cause, and effect, and as matter
of fact we had occasional depressions
with hard times. We have always
contended that if the workers were
paid good wages there would be no
periods of stagnation and dull times.
"It was supposed that the ability
to make good or bad times, prosperity
or depression, rested in the hands Of
Wall street.
Perhaps it did, but the real reason
that Wall street could bring about a
depression was because the great
mass Of the workers were inorganic
ed, and in no position, because of the
low wages paid them, to consume
what they produced; and because Of
this fact only we had industrial de-
pressions.
when the workers organize and
through their unions maintain high
wages, we shall have continued gen
uine prosperity and no periods of in
dustrial stagnation."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-07-16

operators said they would have to
have if they continued to operate
their mines.
On April / and October 26 of last
year strike calls were issued for ces-
sation of work in this field and in
both cases the response was strong.
Contracts Broken
Operators in the northern field
signed the Baltimore and New York
agreements in 1924, but after operat-
ing short time under them, began
a systematic reputation of the con-
tracts.
An injunction proceeding was
brought in the circuit court of Mon
ongalia county, West Virginia, by
union officials seeking to prevent GER
tain coal operators, including the
Arkwright Company, from paying any
wage scale other than called for in
the 1924 agreements. The court re-
fused the petition. Counsel for the
union has filed an appeal with the
state supreme court on the PROPOSE
tion, taking the stand that the union
has an equity in the proceedings in
the protection of wage contract en-
tered into in good faith by both
parties.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-07-16
Building Trades Employers
Not Ready to Accept Labor's
Theory Of Wage Increases

answer at that time was that expert
ence showed that the good and eff
cient workman at the end of the year
had worked practically continuously
and received full time, while the less
efficient and careless workman spent
numbers of days looking for employ
ment, and held job only while his
employer was under pressure to COM
plete certain piece of work. Dur
ing the last five years this has
changed. With the vast amount of
building Throughout the country, and
restriction Of immigration there has
been brought about condition where
the inefficient and careless workman
is employed almost on parity with
the efficient, good workman, with the
result that the production of the good
workman has been reduced, while un-
der the existing conditions, the work
ers may have an increased power of
production, but do not produce"
Were it not for the strong oppo-
sition to the theory of the law of
supply and demand on the part of
organized labor it would operate in
all industries in the same manner in
which it now applies to those indus
tries which are not dominated by la
Dor organizations" said A. w. Dick
son, executive secretary, National
Association of Building Trades EN-
ployers. He said that another theory
advocated by labor which is "unsound
economically is that our national
prosperity depends upon the payment
of high wages"
Real Wages" vitality Important"
High wages of themselves never
make for prosperity" he said "They
must be counterbalanced by corre-
spending high production. Wage
rates are not so important as are
real wages or the amount of COM
modities which wages will buy Real
wages in the long run and considered
on a general average spread basis,
are based upon production"
Others who express views similar
to those of Mr.. Norman and Mr.. Dick
son are Prof. Irving Fisher, of Yale
University; Edwin J. Brunner, editor
OF The American Contractor, and p
w. Litchfeld, president of the Good
year Tire & Rubber Co.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-07-16
By C. L. ROSEMUND
President, International Federation of
Technical Engineers, Architects
and Draftsmen's Union

Washington, D. C.-The technical
men employed by the city of Chicago,
in common with the technical men in
all walks of life, have for years been
seeking to secure some semblance of
remuneration conforming somewhat
with the value of their services.
Heretofore they have been working at
a distinct disadvantage by always be-
ing included in the miscellaneous
groups, thus losing their identity as
a distinct calling; but what was really
their greatest deterrent toward max
ing any progress, was their DISPOSE
ton to hold aloof from the general
labor movement, placing their reli-
ance in weak independent organiza-
tions
After several years trial of this
effort, the technical men employed by
the city of Chicago finally saw their
mistake and came over bodily into the
ranks of the International Federation
of Technical Engineers, Architects
and Draftsmen's Unions, A. F. of L.,
by affiliating with Local No. IA, of
Chicago. Under the able leadership
of Vice President Gilboy, who had
direct charge of the Chicago situa-
ton, and with the full force of the
federation machinery, they made de-
termined stand to insist on 80 per
cent general increase. In order that
there be no doubts as to their deter
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-07-16
PERKINS QUITS
Cigarmakers' Presidency
After so Years of Service

BY International Labor News Service.
Washington, d. George w. Per-
kins, president of the Cigar Makers
international Union, announces in the
current issue of the Cigar Makers
Official Journal that he is not a can
didate for reelection to the presi-
dency.
This announcement has for some
time been expected by those close
enough to the veteran leader to know
something of his hopes and plans, but
it has not been made officially until
now.
President Perkins is a candidate for
election as delegate to the American
Federation of Labor convention and
says in his letter of acceptance of that
nomination that it is his purpose "to
spend the remaining years of my life's
activities in behalf Of the trade union
movement; to be helpful in shaping
the course of events in the direction
leading to substantial benefits to all
wage earners."
For fifty years George Perkins has
been active in the cigar makers or
ganization, nearly all of that time as
an officer. Much of President Per-
kins' period of service was in CO.
operation and collaboration with the
late Samuel Gompers, who was for
years first vice president of the Cigar
Makers International Union. The
two men were unusually close in
thought and program, in addition to
having been warm personal friends
and companions.
When the Union Labor Life Insur-
ance Company was organized few
months ago Mr.. Perkins was elected
treasurer and much of his energy in
the future will no doubt go toward the
development of this great new branch
of organized labor activity. He was
q member of the A. F. of L. special
committee that investigated the whole
field of life insurance prior to the
launching Of the company and he has
worked with President Matthew Woll
through all Of the strenuous effort to
bring the company to it's present state
of promise. With more than 100000
paid in, the new organization is al
most ready to begin writing insurance
throughout the. country.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-07-16
BAYONET TRAINING
BANNED IN SCHOOLS

Washington.-The war department
order prohibiting bayonet exercises
and combat practices from the courses
in military training given by army
officers in schools and colleges is in
terpreted here as one achievement of
the campaign against compulsory nil
itary training carried on by the or
ganized labor movement and other
organizations
Bayonet training, the department
points out, was adopted during the
World War to develop in the minds
of American soldiers the instinct to
kill other human beings. The depart
ment regards the stabbing work as
bit too strenuous for peace times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-07-16

By international Labor News Service.
Washington, D. C.-Building trades
employers are not ready to accept
organized labor's new wage theory
that "the workers real wages must
be increased in proportion to his in
creasing productive power" They
still hold that wages should be based
on the law of supply and demand.
C. G. Norman, chairman of the
board of governors, New York Build
ing Trades Employers Association,
in an article in the July issue of the
Miller Builder Economist, published
by G. L. Miller & Co., declares that
nothing has appeared under collect
tive bargaining to substitute the cost
of living and standard of living basis
of wage adjustment" He also says
that the workers may have an Gin
creased power of production, but do
not produce
Employers for Piecework
"Organized labor in advancing a
new theory as a basis for the adjust
ment of wage conditions believes that
the workers real wage should be
based upon his productive ability"
writes Mr.. Norman. 'This to my mind
means piecework, and if this is what
organized labor is advocating, l feel
that as far as employers are con-
cerned in the building industry, they
would be only too pleased to accept
the theory.
81 quite agree with President Green
of the American Federation of Labor,
that the national state of mind is un-
dergoing decided change in it's views
and attitude toward wage theories and
wage questions. The exceedingly high
wage being paid in the building in
dustry las not only absorbed all of
the economies that have been pos
sible through the use of machinery,
appliances and methods, but has gone
considerably beyond that and with
increases have come reduction in
production.
Conditions Have Changed
"Some years ago a professor of
economics at Columbia asked me the
question as to what incentive there
was for mechanic to be good work
man and do fair days work? My
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-07-16
Decisive Victory Of Chicago
Technical Employees Shows
Benefits Of Organization

mination, strike vote was taken.
Subsequent efforts to secure this
increase in several conferences hav-
ing failed, they went out on strike
June 80, more than six hundred men
walking out and tying up more than
$10,000,000 worth of new construction
and otherwise paralyzing the other
engineering and construction activi-
ties of the city. As a result, general
confusion ensued in all of the city's
enterprises and this called for emer-
gency action by the city council. For
the first time in the history of the
city and after a prolonged session
lasting over 141a hours and hanging
over until a a. M, amid such stormy
debate, the recommendations of the
finance committee were overruled by
the council and additional funds were
voted to grant the demanded increase
so as to get these men back to work
at once so the city might be enabled
to resume normal operation.
This decisive victory demonstrates
what can be accomplished with the
right kind of organization and the
will to win. The new minimum rate
goes from $3.50 to $3.50 month, and
the new maximum rate is advanced
from $708 to 5000 a month. The In
ternational Federation of Technical
Engineers, Architects and Drafts
mems Union, together with its A. F.
of L. connections, both local and ma
tional, are at the disposal of similar
groups in any other city who show
the same determination to go forward
provided they are organized!