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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
BY a Teacher corrrespondent.


NEW YORK, March 25.-The occa.
sion is-preparation for an expected
visit of a district superintendent of
schools. The background is-feverish
activity on the part of the principal
and assistant principal; pictures are
hung on the walls; orders are given
for absolute quiet in the corridors:
children must not wait for opening
time in the inside yards as usual, but
must go into the cold outside yards :
the inside yards must be kept per-
fectly quiet. Everyone is put to work
to make appearances generally pre-
sentable to the expected Gogolian Gin
spector general"
The curtain rises upon a scene. The
assistant principal is addressing
teachers drawn in semi-circle around
her. The assistant principal is giving
advice how to prepare for the great
and terrible" visit The visit, of
course, has three noble purposes: a
inspecting the work of the teachers,
~ rating the teachers, go "helping
and advising" the teachers. The as
sistant principal is nervous. The
strain is awful" She will be prac-
tical in her advice, she says. She un-
derstands that the superintendent is
very particular about handwriting. Be
sure to teach the children how to
make nicely-formed letters. Be sure
that your writing is neat (this to the
teacher). He overlooks much If that
is satisfactory. Neatness is his hobby.
You must have no blots on any page
in the many books or on your desk
pad. The slightest smear or blot on
any page in your daily or term plan
books or your record books will count
against you, no matter how well you
do your teaching. See that your desk
is neat, the drawers clean and neatly
arranged, have the room look clean,
see that the window stills and doors
are busted, that blackboard chalk
troughs are clean. The superintend-
ent once rated teacher very low be-
cause he noticed some dust on the
window sill. And by all means train
your children to answer in complete
sentences, never by yes" or mo" and
teach them how to stand straight and
say their names and addresses, and
their parents names, for he often asks
such questions.
The assistant principal is quite con-
fdent that if these matters are taken
care of the superintendent examina-
ton will pass off well.
The teachers hurriedly take notes.
They go to their rooms, put on clean
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
(The Third Prize Winner)
POLICE STATION
IS L0D Gin G OF
BROKEN WORKERS
At So and 81 Already
Dumped on Scrap Heap
BY ANDY,
Worker Correspondent

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 25.-Gob-
lick and his wife are dodgers at the
North Side Pittsburgh police station
they have no home. Every night
when the lights begin to blink thru
grayness hanging over the city they
come in out Of theacold to the police
station asking for place to sleep.
Goblick and his wife are old-he is
S. and she is "a. At one time they
had farm in Butler county and a
large brood. The children grew up
and went away. The farm had to be
sold. Now they have nothing-they
are nothing.
Every morning they can be seen at
five or six wandering in the freezing
weather looking for a job. But the
bosses have made use of this couple
when they we're young and healthy.
Now in their old age they are
scrapped like wornout machines and
thrown on the junk pile where hun
dreds of thousands of other Goblicks
are thrown.
Our dodgers do not get a job and in
the evening we see them, half starved,
half frozen, half dead, thru the cold
and unacceptable narrow streets of
smoky Pittsburgh, vending their way
back to their lodging, the police sta
ton.
Lodgers, wage slaves, fellow work
ers, UNITE" You have nothing to
lose and world to gain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
A Visit by a School Superintendent

desk pads and blotters, clean up their
desks and closets, add a few pictures
and a flower pot or two, rewrite
blotted pages in their books; drill
their children on how to stand and
answer their names, addresses, dis
tinctly, and await the fatal hour.
The inspector-general" arrives in
the school building. In one moment
the word passes. Teachers know,
children know, the very walls and cell
ings know. The teachers threaten the
children that If anyone makes a sound
or move when ''he" comes they will
pay for it later. The children sit up
comes in He stays just few min.
utes. He chances at her plan book. is
either favOrably or unfavorably i'm.
pressed. He looks at the wall decora.
tions. His eyes sweep over the chill
dren's test papers; he listens to the
teacher teach ror few minutes. And
he rates her.
When he leaves the teacher sinks
into her chair, exhausted. The chill.
dren relax. and abandon themselves.
for they know that it was all SHOW"
and that the play is over. Normally
again. The teacher has been rated.
Capitalist education is this? This
is how our children learn. This is
how our teachers slave"
tall" stiff, straight. They look like
wooden soldiers. The teacher is ner-
vous, excited; she can hardly stand.
The terrible moment has come. Her
fate will soon be known. The door
opens. Her heart sinks. But only a
child messenger comes in. She al
most collapses. The children are all
on edge. She wishes it had been he,
and that it were all over.
And just when she gives up hope
that he will come in that day he
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
PHILADELPHIA SHIRT
WORKERS SEND FUNDS
TO PASSAIC STRIKERS
BY ESTHER Carroll,
worker Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 25.
One Of the many shops that have
shown their solidarity towards the
Passaic strikers is The Royal Shirt
factory Of Philadelphia.
AS soon as a number of workers
in the shop became acquainted with
the PassaIe strike situation, they
discussed it in their shop and de-
eided to take up a collection.
Each one of the workers in the
shop contributed as much as they
could and raised a collection of sic
which was Immediately sent to the
relief committee of the Passaic
strikers.
Why shouldn't every shop in Phil
adeIphia follow this example which
would prove to the bosses that the
Passaic strikers are not alone.
Help the Passaic strikers in their
struggle for a better living.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
Why | am a Worker Correspondent
BY SAM MIRoN, Worker Commencement.


the
the yellow
Of lies to deceive and fool the
English daily The DAILY WoRKER-to
enemies Of the working including takers.
DAILY
strike and to every labor struggle.
workers
interpret all that inside factories
make all these facts o the
conditions slightly factories
Because realize
lin the hands Of the aiming capitalism
That's why a
That's why fellow help
keep The DAILY WORKER informed Of the lie
outside the factories
Every worker DAILY WORKER correspondent b3
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
Fisher Plant Men
Fall Into Trap Set
for Them By Bosses
(5y a Worker Correspondent


DETROIT, Mich, March 25.- Here
is a story Of real appreciation on the
Fart of the slave driving management
Of Fisher Plant No. 20, for the in
creased production.
Recently the general foreman OF
the tool and die room gave two iden
teal jobs to two different gangs. tell
ing the assistant foremen that he
wanted to see which gang could beat
the other.
Such rivalry was created that the
foreman worked noon hours, overtime
and on Sundays. The winning team
won by IL hours.
Mr. Wells. the general foreman, had
The winning gang called together at
ten minutes after IL and gave them a
speech praising their good work. He
then called the leader of, the winning
team forward saying that he wanted
to make him a present for his share
in the work. He handed him pack
age nicely wrapped or course the
whole gang wanted to see what was
in Il.
When the recipient OF this special
favor opened the package he revealed
a gilded dish with his name on II.
For this the men have driven them.
selves like galley slaves to set pace
which will ruin their health and be
the curse of every workers life in
the future. This small investment in
a glittering piece OF nothing will keep
the workers fooled and the bosses OF
the plant will be enabled to reap still
greater profits out of the sweat OF
The workers hard labor.
This is an example of the curse OF
an unorganized shop where men are
ed to work like hell to turn out twice
as much for the same miserable
wakes.
Workers, organize and fight for
your rishtsl ea1
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
HERE'S A PIONEER
WE'RE ALL PROUD OF;
WHO ELSE is READY?

sy a Pioneer Worker CORRESPONDENT.
sPringtime is coming, the little
birds begin to work, nature wakes
up from its sleep, so would like
TO be like the birds. If you comrades
VIII send me few sample comics
OF the DAILY WORKER | will "fyu
from house to house and try to get
weekly customers. | will bring the
paper every day into. the workers
homes. Workers should read work
ins-class papers.
I'm only II years old, but can
see the struggle thru and thru. I'm
sending you 25e worth of stamps. SO
please accept them and please let
me know how much to charge by
'ne week. Chicago Pioneer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
(The Second Prize Winner)
MINNESOTALAWS
GOOD FOR BOSS;
BAD FOR WORKER
Injured Worker C e t 5
Little Compensation
(By a Worker correspondent.)

10y a worker Correspondent.)
SALTWATER, Mimi, March U.s.
In the Saltwater Daily Gazette, ap.
peared the following small item:
Little Chance for Recovery.
Joe Owen, workman who was in
Jured in an accident at the Twin City
forge late Friday afternoon, has little
chance to recover from his injuries
physicians declared today after taking
an X-ray picture of his spine, which
showed three vertebrate broken. He is
completely paralyzed from his waist
line down, and he also suffered frac-
tured ankle, iaceration of the scalp
and his face was cracked thru the
center" 1s
Open Shop Foundry.
The Twin City Forge and Foundry
company is an open shop foundry. A
few weeks ago the men working there
went on strike for raise in wage.
The boss told them if they would go
back to work he would raise their
wages and unionize his foundry next
July. They fell for his bluff and re-
turned. Rge
This boss is notorious for his I'M
redeemed promises. He promised the
men a bonus while they were work
ing on shells during the World War
for Plutocracy." The bonus failed to-
show up at the appointed time. The
alibi he used then was that the Unit
ed States was short of payments to
the firm some S15O,0O0.
But one fine day the United States
government presented a bill to the
company for 100000. The local pa
per stated that the boss and a lead
ing local politician went to Washing
ton on business. And that was the
end of that promise.
We have state compensation law
in Minnesota but that won't help this
man Joe Owen who was so butchered
on the job. The bosses of this state
take out a blanket insurance cover
ing all men working for them. When
a man gets injured he is allowed so
much week for certain number
of weeks, the worker cannot claim
more. NJ
Good for the boss, but how about
he worker? ~"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
MANAGER OF The
FURRIERS' UNION
GUEST OF BOSSES
Denounce Left Wingers
at Employers Banquet
BY a Worker Correspondent

The race is on between the old
Kaufmanites for provocateur honors
and Chicago seems to have outdone
New York. The Fur Workers Union
of Chicago, Local As is at the present
time managed by the black spirit Of
the old Kaufman clique thru its per-
| sonification, ]. Millstein, manager OF
the local. He has found new way
of getting rid of his opponents, very
simple and concise method which is
as follows; After he and his bureau
cratic machine had tried their utmost
to expel the real, and honest union
men who had sacrificed their all for
the labor movement in general and
the Furriersa Union in particular and
nevertheless failed. he finally hit
upon a new method to GUST them from
the union. Millstein hopes, by public
ly accusing progressive members Of
his union Of being Russian Commu-
nists" that he will get them deported
as reds"
Manufacturers Guest. -
Now for the facts: On Saturday.
March 6, Millstein was at the Con.
gress Hotel where smoker was be.
ing given in honor of the secretary
Of the Fur Manufacturers Associa-
ton.
In the presence Of a reporter Of
one Of the capitalist papers, the
Evening American, he Exposed" his
opponents in the union as Russian
Communists from Moscow and conse-
quently undesirables of this country.
Herewith is a reproduction of the
story as it appeared in the March
issue OF the Chicago Evening Amer
lean:
Warns Against Moscow Communism
j. Millstein, vice-president of the
International Fur Workers Union and
the general manager of the Chicago
Fur Workers Union, warns against
Russian Communists who are trying
to stir up trouble in the ranks of the
American labor movement. 'Tbev
won't get far Millstein said"
This, of itself, is sufficient to dem.
onstrate the calbre of this so-called
union leader" to the fur workers Of
Chicago without further comment.
How sum Of money sent BY the
International Fur Workers Union to
organize the fur dressers and dvers
OF Chicago was misused will be ex-
planned in a future article.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
By q worker cOrresp0ndent

My Dear Editors, In the DAILY
WORKER issue OF March 10, 1926,
you published myuletter under the
magnificent headline, "Ofice Workers
Campaign Met with Indifference by
Three New York Labor Banks" and it
created sensation
Recently during discussions when
reference was made to the DAILY
WORKER / have often heard the re-
mark, "Well, who reads that paper
anyhow; it amounts TO nothing"
To judge by the 'furore it caused in
certain circles, have concluded that
the DAILY WORKER. nevertheless,
has a larger number of readers than
had hoped for orr expected.
Even the ofiicialdom Of the b. S. g.
A. u. was astounded, tho, curiously
enough, regretted the publicity.
look for good results. Everybody
Is surprised that labor banks organ
lied by union labor have the nerve
to employ nonunion workers while so
Letting union men and women to de-
post union-made money in their non
union depository.
No doubt something will happen
shortly about these nonunion banks,
for the membership OF the B. s. g.
A. U. has been aroused and the off,
GERS will no longer be able to soft
pedal action against these nonunion
banks.
A forerunner is that at the last
meeting the members decided to in.
troduce the checkoff system, forcing
the employer to collect the dues from
the workers monthly and thus paying
the dues by check tolthe union.
| shall gladly keep you POSTED on
the progress in this interesting situa-
ton. h.sY
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27

The more your write the better
you'll like Il.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
NOT SO UNUSUAL
AND To Be EXPECTED
IN CAPITALIST AMERICA

BY ANDY, Worker Correspondent.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 25.-
Under the caption, universal But
True" ! read the following in the
boss press, the Pittsburgh Post:
Police interfered just In time to
prevent Kate and Eleanor Grove,
two sisters, from sIashIng their own
threats with razors in cheap room
Ing house.
I'VE we're hungry and tired Of try
Ing to live on $40 a week between
u.s." the women said. They we're
taken to the poorhouse.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27

Don't waste your breath, put Il on
paper. ass
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
(The First Prize Winner)
| RAILROAD UNION
HEADS AID BOSS
BLUFF WORKERS
''B. & o. Plan" Ideal of
Peoria Officials
(By a Worker correspondent.)

10y WOFkeF CorreSponoents)
PEORIA, ILL.,, March 25-"The more
you accomplish for your employer,
the easier it is for them to give" This
was the sentiment pervading the an
nual banquet of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen at the Odd Fellows
Hall here.
Signs of the mass betrayal OF the
railroad workers into acceptance OF
the "B. & o. plan were greatly in
evidence. The usual palaver about
cooperation and brotherly sentiment
was handed out in big doses. There
was no protest to this slush, as most
of the speakers were railroad func-
tionaries and politicians.
DeIudes Railroad Workers..
Robert Scholes, speaker of the
house of representatives was the
main deluder. He is a possible can.
didate for governor and Of course
did not fail to throw a few bouquets
at himself He told the brothers that
they must be more nimble than ever
DIN licking the boots of their employ
ers, because if things did not go. we'll
with the railroads., aeroplanes and
trucks would take the place of rail-
roads in transportation.
He said, "The time has come when
some are visioning other means of
transportation even more rapid, but
it was the railroads that made this
country what it is today. 1t remains
for you to give your employers what
is best in you and to select men who
will work for your common interests
in the making of laws"
Boss Seeks Cooperation.
F. R. Eckard, superintendent of the
Il. p. & w. stressed the Importance
of cooperation among the employers
end employees of a railroad and told
of the T. P. & WIS principle of hav-
ing always ian open door to all en-
ployes." Probably an open" door
for any who may demand better con-
ditions.
S. l. Dale, trainmaster Of the F.
e P. u railroad, added fuel to the
cloud Of smoke by stating that he had
always smelled an admirable spirit of
cooperation among P. & P. U. en-
ployes.
Union Head Aids Bosses.
Tt takes the misleaders of labor,
however, to go the bosses one better
in supplying the minds of their fol-
lowers with the babble of good will,
II. L, donaldson, secretary of the
I5rotherhood of Railroad Trainmen is
the lackey who made the statement
that by working harder for the en-
ployer, tia employer will deal more
kindly w..t his slaves. In speaking of
the settlement of disputes, he advo-
Gated compromise.
"Traiumen can do more in one
hour across a council table than they
can in six months of striking" he
said. The purpose Of the brother
hood, he said, was the firmer coalition
of trainmen and their employers. Here
the basic principles of unionism are
forgotten. No wonder the labor aris-
tocracy with their large salaries and
sale of political prestige are no long
er part of the working class. What
is more they are more treacherous
to the working class than the most re-
dictionary 100 per center because they
can more easily pull the wool over
the eyes of their fellow workers un-
der the assumption of trying to help"
labor get its just reward.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-27
Office Worker Gets
Results from Article
Sent to Daily Worker

The following is a letter received
from a New York Office worker CORE
spondent, whose name must be with
held for obvious reasons.-Ed. note.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-14
Col. HERO IN
NEW POST

Col. Andrew Hero, jr., Is. S. A.,
who has been selected by the
Secretary of War to succeed Major
General Frank w. Coe, as chief OF
the coast artillery branch Of the
Army, has assumed the duties of
this office.
General Coe will retire on March
10, and is now on leave of absence.
From now until March 10, Colonel
Hero will be the acting chief of
coast artillery. On March 10 he
assumes the full duties OF the Of
flee. with the bureau rank of major
general.
Col. C. C. Hearn, who has been
on duty with the headquarters OF
the artillery group OF the Organ.
lied Reserves of this corps area,
will succeed Colonel Hero In com
mand OF the Fourth Coast Artillery
district with station at Fort Nc
Pherson.
Col. Gordon G. Heiner, who has
been on the staff of the command
ing officer of the Second Coast
Artillery. district, will succeed
Colonel Hearn.
Col. William r. Doores will sue
coed Colonel Heinef.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-14
CHICAGO BURGLAR
KILLED BY POLICE

CHICAGO, Jan. 4 14.-Battlins
against two burglars, one armed
with a meat clever and the other
heavy butcher knife, in a dark
,ened store early today. police killed
one of the men and probably fatally
wounded the other.
The dead man is known only as
Elsie" His companion. shot
through the spine. was identified els
Alfred Cook. %.
The shooting followed "a night OF
crime in which William Fuchs,
grocer, was shot and killed by a
robber. Everett Lee, fleeing in a
taxicab, WIS captured and, accord
ing to the police. confessed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-14
DAVIS URGES RESTORATION
or FAMOUS TT. McHENRY

The shrine Of Americas national
anthem, 1.-THE Star-Spangled Ban
.ner," may be preserved as ma.
tional park If the recommendation
of Secretary of War Dwight F.
Davis to the House Appropriations
Committee, is adopted. Mr.. Davis
asks that the $2s,522.S5 received
by the Government from the sale Of
useless buildings at, Fort McHenry.
Baltimore, the bombardment Of
which, in 1914, Inspired Key to
write his song, be appropriated for
restoration Of the fort.
The recommendation was made at
the request Of Senator o. E. Weller,
of Maryland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-14
"FoUNTAIN OF YOUTH"
BY THE TOWN PLAYERS

1.-THE Fountain OF Youth" two-act
musical comedy by the Rev. Ed.
mund H. Stevens, viii be presented
at the new parish house, Church Of
Our Savior, Sixteenth and Irving
Streets. tonight by the Town Play
ers. It viii he repeated tomorrow
night.
The play has Washington as its
locale and offers a wide variety OF
musical talent. There are 25 in the
cast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-14

Following the lines of the bones
and muscles and their action in a
human leg, an artificial leg made
of spring steel wire has been in
vented.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
Pullman Company Is
Attempting to Force
Unionists to Ballot

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Protests are
voiced by members OF the Brother
hood OF Sleeping Car Porters that they
are being forced to vote in the COM
pany union elections by threats and
attempts to withhold their pay checks.
The brotherhood plans an official pro-
test. Its counsel, Donald Richberg,
advises the porters' union that its
members are Justified legally as well
as morally" in refusing to vote in the
Pullman Co. "employe representation
plan"
The brotherhood claims over 5000
Of the 10000 porters in its ranks and
is appealing to the rail mediation
board set up by the watson.Parker
act for recognition in place OF the
company union and for aid in secur.
ing a conference with Pullman Co.
officials toward new wage and work
ing condition agreement.