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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02

Under Shells agreement with its
1900 workers, In effect since 1928,
membership in any union affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor shall not be a bar to employment"
Individual membership in the Interna-
tional OIL Field Gas and Refinery
Workers Union is permitted but the
Oil Workers Industrial Union of the
l. w. w. is explicitly Disseminated
against as under other western COM
pany Union schemes. United States
labor Cancellation commissioners put
their official blessing on this Shell
agreement and one acts as "adjuster"
for final appeals.
United States Secretary of Labor
James j. Davis, millionaire Moose, is
the supposedly neutral party allowed
in the arbitration plan provided for
appeals under the Standard Oil of In
diana company union. Standard Of
Indiana advertises its scheme widely
as a high spot in its progressiveness.
Federal investigations Of the price Of
gasoline have been featured by the
company pointing to its fair treat
ment" of labor thruout its rump UNI
ion.
Company Office Runs Union.
"A company union run from 26
Broadway, New York." is the way or
ganized labor describes industrial
representation" in the refineries and
tank towns of Standard OIL OF New
Jersey In operation since 1918, the
plan is modelled on the earlier Rookie.
Teller scheme in Colorado Fuel & Iron
Co. mines and steel works. As under
the Colorado arrangement, the com
pany keeps wages at prevailing
scales" giving the plan credit for this
as well as for various welfare feat.
ures-stock ownership, pensions, in.
surance, safety first moves, free medi-
cal treatment, etc.-introduced to tie
workers to Jobs and promote company
loyalty.
The Standard plant at Bayonne Jer
sey City and Elizabeth, N. ]. and at
Baltimore, Petersburg, w. Va, and
Charleston, s. c., and in plants Of
subsidiaries. aims to give workers
chance TO help the company produce
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
Two Breweries VIII
Now Make Malt Liquor

WAsHINToN, d. c., March 81
The Anheuser-Busch company of St.
Louis and the Pabst company Of Nil.
waukee have been granted the priv.
lege Of manufacturing a malt liquor
containing 1916 per cent alcohol by vol
ume and 25 per cent malt solids and is
to be sold thru drug stores without
prescriptions or dealers permits.
In letter sent by the brewery TO
its dealers It points out that this malt
liquor would be "palatable but not
potable to an extent that II can be
used as a beverage" This malt liquor
will be syrppy affair. II is intended
chiefly for hospital use and for in
valids. The amount Of malt liquor to
be sold by each druggist is limited to
five cases weekly for the small drug.
gist and 25 cases to the large drug,
gists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02

efficiency, cooperation, harmony and
mutual profit" under the open shop
banner. Trade union agitation is
strictly banned on company property.
tho the usual technical immunity is
granted hypothetical union members
who keep their mouths shut about
their union.
The plan, Hike others in American
industry, permits the worker to pur-
sue his grievance thru labyrinth Of
committees till he reaches 26 Broad
way-the company's board OF direc-
tors. Most grievances are disposed
of in transit and the decisions favor
able to workers on petty matters are
used as talking points to play up
the plan.
Grievances Must Wait.
Workers criticize the plan not only
for its anti-union implications but for
inherent defects. The joint councils
have extremely limited powers. Com
pany policies concerning many mat
ters vital to workers are excluded
from the range Of discussion. Meet
ings Of joint councils, called by com
pany officials, are often postponed for
months and worker grievances and
council resolutions hang fire TIL the
company sees ut to consider them.
Separate meetings Of workers or their
representatives are forbidden and no
outsider is permitted to speak for
them in council, giving the workers a
special disadvantage against talent
hired by the company to prepare its
side Of issues.
Under the plans mentioned and sim
liar ones of Vacuum OIL and Tide
water Oil in New Jersey plants, OF
Midwest Refinery Co., etc, there are
at least 10000 workers affected There
were over $4,000 oil workers by the
1920 census; so that their numbers
must be well over 100000 now from
the great increase In the industry
since then. The American Federation
OF Labor oil workers union has about
1900 workers, huge drop from its
1921 peak of 24,SO0. The l. w. w.
union had about 600 members In late
1894
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
CHICAGVS TWO GANGS OF CROOKS

THE two Chicago factions of the re-
publican party, the Deneen crowd
and the Crowe-Barrett combine are
charging each other with intimidation
of election Of officers" registration Of
foaters" and precinct hoodlums" in
the recent registration for the pri-
maries. There is reason to believe
both Of them.
Both of these gangs Of politicians
are old hands at election fixing and
the use Of gunner and ex-convicts by
both camps at the polling booths is
simply the continuation of the accept
ed election methods. Likewise the
registration of dead men and old
trees is a time-worn practice that
seems to have swollen the registration
lists by some 100000 in the present
alteration.
1t is plain struggle for election
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
FIGHT AGAINST RACIAL PREJUDICE!

is getting away with the swag. AS
long as this fighting between the col
or and nationalities continue, we can
not expect to make any progress
against the common enemy, the cap
italist class. The capitalist class is
organized on class lines, and 80 must
be the workers. We must unity our
ranks, and fight together, or we will
be entirely at the mercy of the ex-
ploiters. The exploiters are the same
everywhere, it makes no difference to
them what your color or creed is, all
the use they have for US, is to exploit
us, and they would as soon exploit
white man as black, yellow, or red
one. We must block the nefarious
scheme of attempted discrimination
against the races, and join hands for
finish fight against the common en-
envy.
have been in many locals Of the
United Mine Workers of America
that do not permit so-called for
eigner or anyone but white colored
man to receive any consideration
whatever. In fact many mines do not
allow anyone but a so-called 100 per
center to get job. In many towns
for instance, a Negro cannot get a
place to stay, far less a job in the
mine.
Until the workers understand that
there is no difference in their nation
ality, color or creed, and join hands
for their common cause, they will not
be any better off than they are now.
The working class is one class, and
their interest is the same all over the
world. They must stand together and
fight for the full social valuation of
their toll, and when they do that we
will have made long step in advance
for the benefit Of the toiling masses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02

nationwide press propaganda for a
fascist dictatorship he is busily trying
to form political combinations which
will furnish powerful enough instru-
ment for action and which will unite
all the reactionary groups opposed to
the republican form of government.
To Amalpamate Nationalist.
The hardest nut he has to crack is
to amalgamate the two extreme ma
tionalist groupings, the national social
lists and the Voelkische party or mis-
named national socialists" Luden-
dorff is leader of the latter faction.
The bitter antagonism hitherto exist
ing between them is breaking down.
The united fatherland societies af-
ford him an instrument for bringing
about this reconciliation. They COM
prise practically all the numerous
semi-military anti-republican organiza-
tions in the country. Chief of these
is the notorious and powerful steel
helmet league.
Leader Backs Hugenbere.
The head of this last named society,
Colonel Duesterberg, was high staff
officer during the war and is. warm
friend of General Won Seeckt, COM
mander-in-chief of the German army.
Duesterberg endorses Hugenberg's
aims and hopes to enlist Seeckt's sup,
port. The Pan-German League, which
represents the high German bureau
cracy OF pre-war days, and is extremity
reactionary, is also backing Hugen-
berg.
Civil War For Germany.
The fruition of Hugenberg's plans
mean an era OF bloody civil war for
Germany. 1t means also a further de-
wage increase and improved working
The action was decided
upon at a meeting Of the general COM
mittee representing the 600 members
revision.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
: New Liberal Bookshop
Opens in Minneapolis
Especial to The DAILY wOrkerl

MINNEAPOLIS, March 31.-The Lii
beraI Bookshop, just opened up at 21O
South Third st., is carrying a full
line of books and pamphlets on eco
nomics, high class fiction, drama,
poetry, and other works of interest to
the workers.
A special effort is being made to
build up the labor language press.
The DAILY WORKER and the Young
Worker, as well as the Workers
Monthly, are carried.
The patronage of readers is So
licited.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
BESCO CHECKOFF
WORKS AGAINST
union MINERS
One Quarter Coaldigger
Wages Taken Out

MONTREAL - (FP) Over three
times as much money is checked of
miner wages in Nova Scotia for com
pany hospital and allied purposes as
for union dues, it appears from the
recent dominion coal enquiry. Out
side the mining areas the popular mo-
ton is that the checkoff is simply
method of having the coal operators
collect union dues.
Company Gets Fat Part.
But as developed in Nova Scotia the
checkoff system is an elaborate sys-
tenn of bookkeeping, mainly designed
for the benefit of the coal operators.
According to schedule submitted by
the British Empire Steel Corp. to the
commission, the checkoff in 1924 af-
fected $2,9S6,175, or nearly one-quar-
ter of the total amount Of wages
earned by it's coal miners in that year.
OF this sum $247, 130 was checked off
for the United Mine Workers, and in
cluded in this there were $102,SO9 rep
resenting a special levy pledged by
the U. M. w. A. to enable unemployed
miners to obtain food, largely if not
wholly from the companys stores.
OF nearly 100000 checked off from
payroll of $12,449,7OS, only $145,OOO
represented union dues.
How cheekoff Works.
Besco submitted the following state
ment of checkoffs from mine en-
ployes' wages for 1924:
Warehouse supplies flor their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
Tampa Police Thugs
Attack the Striking
Electrical Workers

TAMPA, Fla, March S1-Pickets Of
the Tampa electrical workers union
had the police after them when they
tried to persuade strikebreakers to
quit work and demand s1.25 an hour
In place Of the 80 to soc being paid by
the open-shop Electrical Contractors
Association. The open-shop secretary
Percy Mays, calls the union men an
archists
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
Freight on Scab Coal
Higher Than Union But
Latter Can't Compete

Differential freight rates on coal from
the union mines in Illinois and Indiana
are lower than those paid by coal OPP
orators Of scab mines In Western
Pennsylvania and Kentucky, was brot
out at a hearing here before Interstate
Commerce Commission Disque.
Charles Hoy, coal traffic manager of
Belleville, ILL.,, admitted that Bellevile
operators ship coal to Chicago at S1.96
per ton whereas Kentucky operators
must pay rate of 1920. Despite this
fact, however, Illinois mines are not
able to compete with those of Ken
lucky because of the low wages paid
in the scab fields.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
SICKNESS is CAUSED
BY POVERTY, DECLARES
YALE HYGIENE EXPERT
Especial to The Daily Worker,


NEW YORK, March 31.-slckness
Is caused by poverty, not poverty by
sickness, asserts Charles A. Win
slow, Yale professor of public hy-
glene and president American
Health Association. People know
how to keep we'll nowadays but too
often cannot afford to do it, he says.
Poverty prevents equal distribution
of justice in American courts, says
Basil L. @. Henriques, English So
ciaI worker. "The rich man in Ame-
RIGA, who can hire a clever lawyer
to qubbIe with the law, has a much
better chance in the courts than a
poor man."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02

It will be noticed that the company
checked off $4S6,OOO for doctors, hos
pitfalls and employees benefit society, as
against $145,O00 for union purposes,
apart from the special levy to pay
unemployed Indebtedness to company
stores.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
GERMAN FASCIST ORGANIZE TO
DESTROY REPUBLICAN, GOVERNMENT

BERLIN March S1The German fascist
its activities under the leadership
Germany His bending upon him
the official head Of the national
recently
which supplies news to
daily hruou Germany The combined
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02
THE SHELL OIL COMPANY UNION
PAYS LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE
GRIEVANCES OF THE WORKERS
By ROBERT DUNN, Federated Press.

Minutes OF the Shell Oil California 1925 unions
ference reveal the unavag
for able outside with
paid outside permitted
considering violation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-02

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, 1926-04-02
RATES.:
RENEW

land maybe it's time for you to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
TANKS NOT INVULNERABLE

The United States is
that highly exalted the
series it ingenuity
has
Meade officers infantry
instruction the
explosive known INT a quantity
high SO does during
World IA soldiers
members of the tank felt that the
and against all odds Invunerabiy
tank The soldiers Camp
located between Washington enough
both
being
The tests
Cooper H.
to find out just what will number
Of tanks
the fun began called triton"
placed
the tanks The explosives there the of
shells of various sze Then
the electrically
members of the tank
lot of valuable information
the tanks Manhole bolts
machine parts Of the tread took to aerial
warfare for themselves The
electrically from their distance
be to their good health to be sure
tnat no portion of their
and ruined and SO was many
soldier who had that time
tank was the getting Colonel
tanks nil British
hits first $50 mfimeter
its with pounds
track disabling the giant craft
shell tore out its bottom leaving
Oh Vng in the roof to hreeinch Stokes
imagine just how that
Fench Renaut tank completely
LOB milmeter SHE'LL So
very assuring at least
their daily buggy rides" therein.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
SHOOTING TO KILL
(Bisbee Ore.)

The commissioner of police in Detroit is insisting on better marks
policy toward criminals
trouble, he
the first OF the year.
wounded had also Deeh
these shooes
shot got their deserts
refused TO halt when
Shooting practice under the circun
stances.
the first of the year
quarter should show them none"
With spirit Americans The police
everywhere subjected pvocaon in these later
bandits But surely
blanket permission shoot
at sight quotation to indicate
bystanders
shooting of policemen Killing dangerous
attempt is all right
another who fails
do understand
citizen conscious wrongdong
resents blunt
whether official unofficial thing to be
jures.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

Of progress
them finally
o a
"A Yaqui scalp had
with who breakfast with
reported the 200 leaving
he ordered that half
aborers plantations
N
fishing
completely
at will through the mountains
idealis his
politics.
penetration into what their country.
coming Yaqns
Usually gets.
the Central government
property for the Yaqus
according fair
Not long the Mexican
posoe of Pom Vcama and Torn
superb rice farms of Cajeme
stubbornness during
protect and their
government where
irrigation works Mexico in operation
are likewise being visited Not threatened; just visited
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
WITH EDITORS
THE HARDY WARRIORS OF MEXICO
(Prescott Courier.)


The Yaqui Indians northwestern
the past few days described
the region
"Guaymas
eve had been
background every
that stepped foreground.
things beleaguer
1t is
end of the The Yaqus held
railroad trains murdered
At time the Yaquis
there be 5000 ALL
the Yaqui
ireless
despite 300
today about spanad
Sonora.
"They prefer of
beef and aousy
religious after their fashion
church with those Of their
Most Americans he
alone he would have
valleys and mnerich history
with analogous
gene to the Yaqui
opened everywhere
mountains and the from him.
disappeared without leaving sign The
clout for the blue
thing be endured bv the Mexican
government Without wrongs
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
More Truth Than Poetry
THE TRAVELER,s TALE
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE

have been to the movies in Paris
{5ut I'd seen all the good ones last
year.
They get 'em so late, for of course they
must wait
Till they've had a big run over here.
The place makes a lot of pretensions,
And it always has had a big name,
But between you and me you can easily
see
1T is just hicl1 town all the same.
I have loafed around Venice and
Florence
And nearly have walked off my legs
In a hunt for place where might
feed my face
With an order of good ham and eggs.
But not one of the restaurants served
them
Not even the swell ones in Rome,
That poetical bird spoke an awful true
word
When he said there is no place like
home.
have stayed over Sunday in England,
But the place isn't much of a show,
The streams we call criclSs, way, way
back in the sticks
Would knock the old Thames for a
row.
The bus lines and street lines are
modern,
And I'll say that the railroads are
fair,
But the buildings are all sort of dingy
and small
And there's not real skyscraper
there.
had heard so much talk about Europe,
That of course 1 expectedSa lot,
But I've kissed it good bye, and I'll
live and Til die
Right here in my lowly thatched cot.
admit there is plenty of liquor
From fizz to Italian red ink,
But I guess you'll agree that across a
big sea
Is too far to go for drink.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
Stewards Washington Letter
BY CHARLES p. STEWART

WESTINGHOUSE Swanson is
the latest solon to return from Europe
with an account of the old worlds lack
of gratitude for the war debt settle
ment terms offered by this country
Unlike Senators Harrison and Cara
way, who came back as mad as hornets,
the Virginia senator is hurt rather
than angry.
He makes some allowances for the
Europeans, particularly the French, on
the ground that, with the exception
of few financiers, they don't under
stand what they're getting.
Swanson also let's this cat out of
the bag:
Europeans are wrought up for one
reason, because the American debt
commissioners were trying to tell this
country one thing, while the European
debt negotiators were trying to tell
else. sa s1tsaa3tS
In the case of France, for example,
Ambassador Berenger went home pre-
pared toN say he had made an excellent
bargain
simultaneously the American com
missioners, apparently afraid of being
blamed for over generosity, as Swan
son points out, were assuring the
United States that they had exacted
from France the last copper it was
possible to get without banlrupting
her.
Perhaps this latter story would have
been all right for home consumption,
the Virginian thinks, if the French
could have been prevented from over
hearing it,
In these days of rapid transmission
and no censorship, it couldn't be kept
bottled up on this side of the water,
but was promptly cabled to France and
published under big headlines in all
the newspapers. Swanson can't see
that the French public can be much
criticized for assuming that the COM
missioners knew what they were talk
ing about
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
Abe Martin

TIL hardest thing, next t. drivin' a
new car 25 miles an hour fer tn first
500 miles, is seein' a Victroly kneedle
in tn road in time t dodge it. think
our ministers are doin purity well con-
siderin all ther battlins done alone an
single handed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

Cochise county got five chair
manships out of 21 in the conStitu-
tional convention. d. L. Cunning
ham is chairman of executive i'm
peachment and removal from office;
r. B. Sims, counties and munich
palities; c. NJ. Roberts, private
corporation and banks; A. F. Par
sons, federal relations; John Bolan,
labor.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

One good way to get out the vote
I'M this country, it seems, would be to
put a high fence around every BOOTH
with sign saying Keep Out"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

A French writer declares that Amer
leans do not smile. 1t does seem as il
the laughs on us this time.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

she-What's wrong between you and
Peggy?
He-She had birthday and 1 told
the florist to send her 20 roses.
She-Well?
He (gloomily)-Being a friend of
mine the fool put in 10 more for good
measure.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
SILLY

English teachers warn their pupils
against ambiguity, thus discouraging
many born party platform writer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
HE WAS WISE

Husband-Last night when I got
home, my wife had wonderful dinner,
my favorite book and pipe ready, my
slippers and gown ready, my
Second Husband-How much was she
oVerdrawn?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
INnIVInUALITY

Sober (to inebriate who is trying to
strike wrong end of tch)-Why not
use the other end?
Not SO Sober-Aw, anybody can do
il that way
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
BONDED STUFF

"I can't stand anything but bonded
stuff" said the stenographer as she
reached for another sheet of paper.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
Sixteen Years Ago

Rev. F. T. Walker returned yes
terday from Phoenix, where he has
been attending the Church Fedora
tion convention. Rev. Walker was
named president and Rev. George
Logic, of this city, was named cor
responding secretary.
Rev. Robert e, Wright has been
returned to the pastorate of the
Methodist church in this city by the
conference which, was held in
Williams.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
for hunting trip in Mexico.

DR.. A. w. Vanneman went to Bis
bee yesterday to attend the dedi-
cation services of the Masonic
temple.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
OFF THE MAP

1t will be quite while before any
body can jump the English channel,
but this is now the only way to bring
it back into the limelight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

Cheer up. Lady Astor made one
speech in Virginia, that the reporters
didn't cover
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
IN CHICAGO

what struck you the first time you
visited Chicago?"
"a blackjack"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

"Do you know who wrote The Gov
cred Wagon?"
why, didn't know it was written.
L thought it was drawn"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

Now if it just gets a little colder
so we can avoid the disastrous results
of this hypersensitiveness to pollen
proteins.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
LET GEnnCn mn IT

First Bacheleor--Do you ever in
tend to get married?
Second Bachelorv-Not MS long as
ether men are willing to.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
HOLD HIS HAND

Warden (to man in the chair)-Is
there anything I can do for you before
throw the switch?
Doomed Convict-Yes, take my place
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
Up EARLY

"Give me a sentence using the word
writhe.'"
II writhe every morning at theven
o'clock.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

The woman pays and pays, but the
man hasn't always got it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
FIRST CLAIM
CATACLYSM

Rector-Is that your cigarette stub?
Student-Go ahead, you saw it first
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
.JOKEsMITH

F"What is a jokesmith?"
"A fellow named Blaczchaxz who
gets paid for making wisecracks about
the name of Smith,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

CATACLYSM
Jarring crashes rend the air,
Strong men sob and tear their hair
Tenders shudder near and far,
But at last she parks her car;
Parks her auto safe and snug
Right beside a water plug.
Paul Ernst.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14
PLUCKED FROM THE PLAINS

Flaxens
Auburns
Nutbrowns
Peroxides
Gentlemen prefer
Women!
Cyril B. Egan.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-14

Barber-Shingle?
Co-ed-None Of your business wheSh.
er l am or not IN