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The daily worker., 1926-04-03

probably be finished tonight and we will of
course, send them to you. If you can wait for
he eItheses, these will modify Cor replace) what
l.now write only in my own name.
We have just completed with Zinoviev the
trst draft for the theses, rough draft, and in
the formal sense not at all satisfactory 1--WE
shall of course, not print it as it stands) but it
will, hope, give you conception Of the gen
eral lines.
We beg you urgently to give this informa
ton to Yuri@ and E. Bosh, and Ljudmila*s and
at the same time scribble us some lines before
you leave-and without fail make an arrange
1nent with somebody who is to stay in Norway
lbout the sending of our letters to Russia and
IF the letters from Russia to us. Please do
t lat and urge some comrade who is to stay
here Tor some Norwegian who knows Ger
nan, French or English) to be extremely
Irompt.
Iiconsider the most important thing now not
to get mixed up with foolish agreements
with the social-patriots Cor, what would be
even more dangerous, with the organization
< tOLrmittee, "*s and vacillating elements like
TrOtsky and company, but to continue the
work of our own Party consistently in the in
ternational spirit.
Now the order of the day is: To broaden out
the work. organize the masses, rouse new
*Piatakov.
s*Stalin,
S**The Menshevks.
The daily worker., 1926-04-03

strata, backward rural, servants, military nu-
3lei, to systematic, detailed minute unmask-
ng of the new government, and to prepare to
take over power for the Soviets or Workers
Representatives. Only such power can give
bread peace and liberty.
Now to strike a blow at the reaction! Not
a shadow of confidence in OF support of the
new government, not shadow of confidence
in Kerensly, Gvosdjev, Ghenkeli Cheidshe and
Company. s$ss But armed waiting for the next
development, armed preparation for it.
AS there is free speech now, you must pub
lish (as an explanation of recent history our
fiercest writings, and wire us, if we can help
by writing thru Scandinavia. 1 am very much
afraid that we will not succeed very soon in
leaving this damned Switzerland. shake your
hand warmly Yours, L.
I wish you every, every success!
P. ST. am afraid that the weakest spot in
Petrograd now will be mere enthusiasm, with
out systematic work for the new type Of
Party, which will under no circumstances be
after the pattern of the Second Interna-
tional." Broader work: to arouse new strata!
TO arouse new initiative, new organizations 2
among all social groups, and show them that
peace can come only thru an armed Soviet
Of Workers Delegates, which has seized
power.
*$%*Prominent sociarevolutionists and MenshevIks,
weIlknown socia-patriots
The daily worker., 1926-04-03
TEAR ALEXANDRIA:

- have just received your telegram, which
Is written in such way that sounds almost
like irony. You think you can get "instruc-
tons" from here where information is ex-l
tremely scarce and when there are probably
in Petrograd not only some comrades in ac-
tual leadership but also comrades with formal
mandates from the central committee.
ave just read the message from the Petro-
ira Telegraph Agency containing the pro-
gram of the new government and also the
news about the message to Bonar Law, that
the czar has not yet abdicated and that it is
not known where he is.
Yesterday it seemed as if the government
Of Gutchkov-M -Miliukov had come off completely
victorious and had already begun negotiations
with the dynasty today the situation is that
there is no longer any dynasty, the czar has
escaped, and is, of course, preparing the coun-
ter-revolutionl
We have begun to prepare theses, which will
The daily worker., 1926-04-03

we got thru. One waiter was left to serve the
cordials, and the two other walters, I and an
other one, took the dishes to the elevator
piles of them.
THE bus boys carried the dishes to the dish
washers, and we went to the kitchen to get
something to eat We asked the night chef if
he had anything for the walters. He showed
us big pot full of beef stew, cooked several
days ago and mixed with flour and restewed
every day to look fresh and appealing to the
help. si.l n9nm WOO so olss l5s1Jno3 sD
Help yourselves, boys, plenty for everybody
Go to it." he said. But nobody cared, so the
stew stayed there untouched. We took some
soup and a glass of milk and we went down
to the helps hall, or mess hall as they call it,
And it is a real mess. All the steam and hot
water pipes of the hotel pass thru the helps
hail. They are placed in the ceiling. The
heat that comes from those pipes gives us an
other shower bath. Once more we swim in
our sweat.
There are four walters, two bus boys, a
houseman, and three dshwashers at my table
They all kick about the meals. They are get
ting worse every day. One of the walters tells
us his story that he had an order of prime ribs
of beef and an order of mashed potatoes to
be served in certain room. He went up with
full service, silver ice water, bread, and every
thing. When he got up in the room the guest
to pet alligator or crocodile which she had in
the bath room.
Another waiter tells us story that he served
an order of lamb chops and vegetables the
same way as the other waiter to pet dog All
the walters in one voice said: "Gee the dogs
have better chance than the workers under
the capitalist system
A young Italian worker who was working
in the ice plant which was located right oppo-
site the helps hail. came in and asked us if
we wished music with the dinner. The work
ers that were working long in the place, knew
the joke, and told him to put the piano in a
high tune. could not get the joke, but in
few seconds the Italian worker started motor
in the ice plant, to cut fine ice for the guests.
1t was making such sharp noise cutting the
ice that it was getting on everybodys nerves.
We could not stand it. 1t would drive us crazy
if we stood there any longer. So we started
to our lockers to change our clothes.
IN front Of the locker room there was posted
wall paper. A company supplies this wall
paper to every hotel owner in the city. The
subject is presented to the workers in pictures
and few explanatory notes down below give
the dope to the workers this way. Every fif-
teen days new subject is presented to the
workers.
On one of them was picture OF dragon
with big mouth exactly as the Steeple Chase
The daily worker., 1926-04-03

the Gathering of the slverware that was
handled at a furious speed in the silver room
by the workers.
Everybody swears in the kitchen. In the
dishwashing department they swear in Span
ish and in Greek, from the terrific heat and
steam. The workers know they are in hell,
so they swear. The cooks are surrounded by
fire, fire all around them, but the boss is phil
anthrOpist he supplies them with near beer
to quench their thirst We managed to get
our order together and in two heavy loads of
food covered with big shining silver covers we
headed to the elevator.
ONE service elevator for fifteen floors was not
enough when the rush started so we had
to wait. The head waiter came down from
the guests elevator He took the express ele-
vator and came to the service elevator where
we were, mad as a bull. "You damn dumb
BELLS" he said, "you shoemakers. What's the
matter? You are as slow as molasses Why
don't you walk up the stairs if you can't get
the elevatOr?"
The other waiter who had been working in
the place quite long, made me a sign not to
answer back. He told me afterwards that he,
II headwaiter gets that way many times but
h cools off later Finally, the elevator came.
FGe or six walters with big loads packed I'm
like cattle holding the trays high up like Atlas
held the earth in mythology We got off at
our floor, rushed quick, and in time we took
off the cups of the consomme, and served r>e
fish filet of sole and the vegetables. We pass
around everything from one guest to the
other.
All the guests were discussing different sub
iects by couples. One young couple discussed
a criticism on a novel, "The White Monkey"
Another young couple discussed criticism on
some opera singer in the role of Madame But
terfly. One fat old lady who was deaf was
speaking thru radio-lke ear trumpet about
charity activities Another couple spoke about
mSking millions of dollars, about business, ex-
p Nitation, speculation in Wall Street.
80 we had to wait holding those heavy burn
Ing silver plates in our hands till they got thru
with their story in order to pick up piece of
fish OF a spoonful of vegetables. The same
way we served all the courses in the order of
the menu
One of the captains was an expert dressing
maker for the salads. He made the dressing
with the luxurious name Coronation" He
mixed whipped cream, lemon, red pepper, Bar
Leduc. We served the salad, the cheese, the
demi tasse and then the dessert. The profit
rolls which is Ice cream filled in rolls covered
with chocolate sauce. They eat that to pay
tribute to the profit system which allows them
to live 80 luxuriously. Others had baked Alaska
which is ice cream and cake covered with
meringue and then baked in the oven. At.last
The daily worker., 1926-04-03
A Letter From Lenin

Tho first Instructions to comrades In Russia
after the collapse Of czarism.
In the bulletin Of the Lenin Institute In Moscow
ere are published the letters Of Lenln to Com
r@des shlapnlkoV and KoIIanta who were in the
Scandinavian countries during the war and kept
connections between Lenln and Russia. We publish
the following letter which Lenn wrote to Comrade
kolantaI In chrlstlania (nOw osO), who was to
leave for Russia and had asked for instructions,
Lenln wrote:
The daily worker., 1926-04-03

in Coney Island devouring everything. At the
bottom was written: ''Waste," and in the op-
posite side was picture of unemployed work.
ers on bench in the park, and at the bottom
of this whole picture was written: "Waste
brings unemployment. Don't waste, save
everything you can. Help your boss to give
you job"
On another poster they had a pencil with
this caption: ''Does it belong to you? If not,
return it to the office"
ON another one they had big factory with
different machines and inventions with the
following caption "Who thought of that?
Workers, if you can think of any facility which
will do the work better, don't be afraid, come
and tell it to the boss and you will get favor
able comment"
Such are the methods that the bosses use to
keep the workers down, unorganized so they
can exploit them as they please.
We went to the lockers to change. My dress
coat was soaking wet just like wet woolen
blanket. The stiff collars were wet and soft as
if you had soaked them in boiling water. I
took off my underwear to wiring the water out,
but it was impossible to wear it any more. The
weather outside was below zero and if l were
to go out with wet underwear it would mean
sure pneumonia.
So was forced to put on my street clothes
without any underwear. There is no bath
room in the helps quarters, but every room in
the hotel in the guest rooms has two baths
shower bath and tub bath. There is no
room in the lockers to have an extra suit of
underwear. Most of the cooks and walters
leave the hotel with wet underwear. That is
why most of them get sick.
Only powerful union can better the condi-
tons and the slavery that exists today-in the
New York hotels
WE dress and wait for the other waiter who
~ was left to serve the cordials to see how
much will be the tip-our wages of the day.
But We were disappointed when the waiter
came down and told us that is not within the
etiquette to present the check the same night
of the dinner, while the guests are in the house.
So Mrs. Van der Parasite holds on to the eti-
quette in this matter. And when we present
the check next day she finds different COM
plants and excuses on the service so as to
cut down the tip. rNw es3
was thunderstruck by the explanation Civ
en- to me by the waiter. for was flat broke /
had spent everything possessed in order to
get the job, hoping to get few cents from the
tips, and now | had to wait till Mrs. Van der
Parasite sees fit to reward us for our services
rendered. lasa
THIS is in short, heaven for one class and
hell for the other that exists today in the
New York hotels M
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
Tots Erect Houses to Suit
Most Discriminating
S0ngsters.

Spring visitors to San Antonio
the feathered variety-will find ample
accommodations free of charge with
the latch-string hanging outside, on
their arrival in the Sunshine City.
Pupils have been building homes to
suit the most fastidious songsters.
An exhibition of the houses was
given at Anthony Margil School.
More than 100 houses were displayed
and prizes awarded. The exhibition
was under the direction of Miss Aline
Rather, supervisor of art in the ele-
mentary schools. Judges we're Mrs.
F. F. Stauffer, Xavier Gonzales, Mrs.
W. W. McCrory and Mrs. Fred
Maurer.
In the grand prizes, Bowie School
won first and second prizes, and w.
7. Harris School third prize. Smith
School won first prize for the most
artistic house and Bowie School sec
ond.' Most unique house: Bowie
School first and second, johnson
School third. Most practical house ::
Johnson School first, r. B. Green
School second and Eleanor Bracken-
ridge third. Best feeding house ::
Bowie School first and second. Neat
est house: Smith School first, sec
ond and third. Best marten house ;
Bowie School first and third, Hood
School second. Best wren house Nc
Kinley School first, Fannin School
second. Best bluebird house: Smith
School first and Eleanor Breckenridge
School second.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
City Employees
Liquidate
Z-cent Debt

Five whirlwind financial trans
actions featured the payment OF
= 7.cent debt In the office Of
Commissioner Of Streets Paul z.
Steffler, Monday.
Each OF the first four steps
in the series witnessed greater
change" in the dollar bill with
which Emil LaBroche, who was
paying the debt, started.
The fifth was the most i'm
portant move Of all, being that Of
Payment.
Chief Clerk Charles H. Boyle
started by trading two halves for
the bill. Successive steps brought
quarters, nickles and pennies in
to play. Less than q minute was
consumed in the important deal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
BOYS GRAIN
TEXAS ALAMO

After working patiently every day
for month, 10 San Antonio Boy
Scouts from Troop AZ have finished
picture Of the Alamo.
This picture is the most original
ever made of the shrine of Texas lib
crty.
Thousands of wheat grains, milo
maize, millet and kaffir corn skill
fully assembled form the shape of the
shrine. Their original color and
shape patiently selected give the
proper shades and tones to the
Alamo.
This picture was made under. the
direction of Scout Master o. L. Rol-
Inns. The Boy Scouts who worked on
it are John Pittman, Edward Biggs,
Sidney Kendall, Peter Long, Dur
word Anderson, Max Massingalc,
Ralph Dcvancy, Miles Biggs, Cecil
Mynear, Claire Biggs, Charles Bless,
Thommie, Thomas, Van X. Smith,
Lon Mounger, Carroll Miller and Fred
Ravens.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
.ANAN|AS Of 1926
|. PUTS HIS JOB
ON PAYING
BASIS
All Walk Home When Man
Sells Autoists Water 4
for Gasoline. !!
BY BESS CARROLL

Motorists who answered the call Of
the wild chiggers and mosquitoes of
the wide open spaces Sunday have
unanimously elected a certain Bexar
county individual the meanest man
in seven states, ten counties and sir
nations.
In most forceful-yea, verify
language imaginable these San An
tonians, who still devoutly believed in
doing others as you would not have
them do you-uUtil Sunday-tell how
an old, whiskered man, with a smile
like a Cheshire cat and bless you,
my children" manner sold them water
for gasoline, out on the Fredericks-
burg road.
Armed with a gallon water bucket
that was plainly labeled gasoline"
this benevolent looking Santa Claus
stationed himself by the side of the
road, with every appearance of being
friend to man.
Motorists uneasy about their gas
supply were perfectly enchanted when
they espied Grandpa holding up hope
to them in the guise of a refill
hope that, after all, they wouldn't
have to walk home because Fawther
had forgotten to fill 'er up" on SAT.
urday.
This here gas is jist market price
~ cents a gallon" Grandpa gently
remarked, as his customers opened
negotiations. Reckon you're pretty
lucky, young feHer. Just about got
gallon left"
Overjoyed with their overwhelming
good fortune. the thankful motcrist
would invariably produce the % cents
and a benefiction for Grandpa.
as y'r bus a gravity feed or a air
feed?" Grandpa would always ask.
"Air feed. why?" the motorist
would say.
oval, this is ga gas and you can't
use it in a air feed" he would reply.
"Five-A gas" means what GA gas
means-nothing at all. But when ga
gas is water, it means that the gaso-
line already in the tank will rise to
the top, allowing the car to run
little way before it chokes, if the en-
CINE is an air feed. If it is gravity
feed, however, the water straugles the
motor Immediately. Grandpa" wasn't
taking any chances.
Well, Mr.. Motorist and his GA gas
would proceed mile or so before the
car would begin to sound like it had
Group. and then in little while it
would gasp its last breath and gently
pass out.
The police are looking for the old
swindler, who ''gyped" about 25 mo-
florists.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
RESERVES TO TRAIN
AT LORiNG'S CAMP

With a camp site at Medina Lake
donated by Porter Loring, the second
contact camp of reserve officers in
Southwest Texas will be held May s
and 0. The camp is sponsored by
the 357th Infantry, headquarters of
which is in San Antonio.
The camp is expected to be the
largest of its kind in the United States,
members of the arrangements commit
tee say.
Its program will include talks from
Brigadier General Paul B. Malone,
Colonel B. B. Buck and o. B. Black,
former mayor of San Antonio.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
S. A. NIGHT SCHOOL
TEACHERS HONORED

A dinner in honor of Professor
Frederick Abbott, instructor of the
public speaking class of the San An
tonic night school, and L. w. Fox,
director of the school, given at the
Gunter hotel, marked the closing of
the school year. James Drake, presi-
dent of the class, presided, and Paul
]. Hallmark acted as POSTMASTER.
Professor Abbott made the princi.
pal address. Short talks were made
by members of the class. Music was
furnished by Mrs. H. c. Carr, Miss
Olga Sewell with vocal solos by Mr..
Hallmark.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
BIG WELLS MAN DIES;
HONOR PAID MEMORY

Resolutions of respect and sym.
pathy at the death of Ray White of
Big Wells, were passed by the Win.
ter Garden Chamber of Commerce at
its last meeting.
In conformity with the resolutions,
all work in the Chamber of Com.
mcrce was suspended for one minute
out of respect to Mr.. White. Copies
of the resolutions have been sent tc
Mrs. White and given to the press of
Southwest Texas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
ST. EDWARDS BOYS
TO GIVE CONCERT

Three San Antonio boys, Emmett
OShaughnessay, Francis Courand and
James McCloskey, will be heard in
the matinee and evening concerts to
be given by the st. Edwards Glee
club in st. Mary's Academy, April
10. Young McCloskey is the son
of Judge Augustus McCloskey, county
judge of Bexar county, Francis Cou-
rand is the son of Joseph Courand,
105 Adams street and Emmett
O'Shaughnessy is a brother of Gil
bert O'Shaughnessy, of the Jimmie
Joys orchestra.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
THIEVES GET $500
IN CHECKS AND IS
PINTS MEDICAL RUM

Burglars early Monday robbed the
Holzschuher Drug Store, Travis and
st. Mary's street, of $500 in checks
and Is pints of prescription whiskcy.
All Of the lott was locked in a sheet
metal strong box. The thieves pried
open the GCor of the cabirct.
The mOneT represented the receipts
over the w extend after the last bank
deposit Saturday.
Detectives Harris and Dwyer from
the central police station were as
signed TO the case.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
A. AND M. EXES PLAN
SAN JACINTO DINNER

Concentrating San Jacinto day,
the San Antonio A. and VI. Club, COM
poses of "exes" of the institution, will
hold dinner dance April 81 at 30
p. m. at the San Antonio Country
Club. Will Orr is president of the
association, and will preside over the
program. Efforts are being made to
get Colonel Ike Ashburn, secretary of
the ex-students' association, to speak.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
REFUSES
TO REVEAL PLANS

Upon his arrival in San Antonio
Monday, H. X. Stafford, president Of
the Missouri Pacific lines, refused to
tell Of any improvement plans his
company might have for San Antonio
holdings or those in the Valley.
Mr.. Stafford spoke to the San An
tonic Traffic club at its meeting Mon
day in the st. Anthony hotel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
THIEF TAXES GUN,
GOWNS, WOOD, CHICKS

The Variety Thief" made his debut
in police circles Monday.
He purloincd silk dresses, n pistol,
a load of lumber and four chickens.
Respective victims are Mrs. d. +.
Hood, 1922 West Summit place; NJ.
p. Phillips, 10 West Craig place /;
San Antonio Packing Box company
and Mrs. J. S. Pedola, SO East Gin
cinnati avenue.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
RAILROAD MAGAZINE
ARTICLE GIVES S. A.
OODLESOF PUBLICITY

when winter comes, playtime he.
gins in San Antonio" says J. c. Car
ter of the nternational-Gr treat North.
crn and Gulf Coast Lines. praising
San Antonio's marvellous weather in
an article printed in the April mum
Der of "Outdoors Pictorial" magazine.
The article is entitled Romantic
San Antonio" and Is illustrated with
picture of Alamo Plaza and of the
I.-G. N. station.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
THIEF GETS BUGLES
OF R.O.T.C. CORPS

At last there has been discovered
a man who didn't hate to get up ear
ly in the morning. He is the thief who
Sunday stole two bugles from the
equipment of r. o. T. c. cadet corps
of Breckenridge high school.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
WOOLWORTH STORE
CASH TILL ROBBED

Entering through a rear door,
burglar early Monday morning rifled
the cash register of-the Woolworth
store, 400 West Commerce street, of
So and several old coins, according to
police report made by E. G. Knspe,
manager.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
PLANE CATAPULTS
AIRMAN INTO MUD

Lieutenant R. NJ. Barton, student
in the Advanced Flying School, KEEL
ly Field, was catapulated into a ditch
beside the Frio City road early Mon
day during a forced landing.
The plane was badly wrecked and
the pilot thrown into a mud puddle
when it overturned.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
STUDENTS OF ART
CLASS PLAN EXHIBIT

Exhibition of the handicraft of the
students of the art department OF
Westmoorland College will be held
from 1 p. m. to 8 p. m. Tuesday, in
the reception hall of the main build.
ing. The display will include China
painting, fabrics, novelties and paint,
ings.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
UNINJURED
WHEN CARS COLLIDE

Miss Mildred Ormesher, DDS East
Craig Place, and Joe Kennedy, 013
Perez street, escaped serious hurts
when their automobiles collided at the
corner of San Pedro avenue and
Laurel place Monday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
RIFLED
AT POLICE STATION

Like the little wild flower of song
and poem, San Antonio thieves are
growing a little wilder each hour.
For instance, one of them stole the
spare tire from the automobile of r.
S. Finney, 412 Dwyer avenue. as it
stood in front of the police station.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-12
THIEF SNATCHES $50
FROM S. A. WOMAN

Breckenridge park, despite munich
pal ownership, sometimes is expensive,
Mrs. F. G. Wilson, 1850 Schley
avenue, says. Sunday a purse-snatch-
err escaped with her pocketbook, which
contained $50. .,... 49,.