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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27

fly the market, and with union rail-
road men hauling it, that they are in
very good position to deal the union
a crushing blow.
| TN this crisis of the American miners
union, which is affiliated to the
International Mine Workers Fedora
ton, what does the Amsterdam Inter-
national do to help win the strike E?
Just nothing. It's miners dig coal for
America, and its transport workers
haul it there to break the strike. But
this is what always happens when a
section of the Amsterdam Internation-
al is on strike.
All Oudegeest can find occasion to
do is to defend the black and corrupt
reactionary Lewis, and to attack the
men who are pointing out the only
way the miners of America can be
saved from a big defeat.
| repeat, the United Mine Workers
of America is in gravest peril, which
requires a radical change on the part
of the leadership in order to avert
real disaster to the whole American
labor movement. The situation of the
miners is somewhat analogous to that
of the railroad workers in 1922. They
were then attacked by the gigantic
railroad combinations To oppose
these rich and highly organized com
panies, the railroad workers were
scattered in 16 squabbling, autono-
nous unions.
AT that time the left wing raised
the slogan, "Amalgamation or Ami.
hilation,' and pointed out that in their
divided state the unions could not
stand before the united employers.
For this we were scoffed at and ter.
rorized by all the reactionaries in the
labor movement. But the great strike
Of 1929 showed that our warnings
were well-founded. The unions were
crushingly defeated. Altogether they
lost 100000 members in this historic
struggle. The backbone Of railroad
unionism was broken.
THE coal miners are now in SINH
lar crisis. They simply cannot
survive as an organized body follow
ing their present Anticipated policies.
The American capitalists are too
strong for that. Once again, as in
1922, the left wing, in the Progressive
Miners Committee, is pointing out the
way to save the organization, which
Is by united action Of the anthracite
and bituminous miners, supported by
the railroad workers, against the mine
operators. The fate of the miners
union depends upon sufficient pres
sure being developed in the union to
force the leadership into action TO
bring about a united movement OF all
sections of the miners union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27
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es for fear of offending them. The
very life necessity of the strike is to
pull out the maintenance men and
make the strike 100 per cent.
But Lewis treachery goes farther
than merely keeping the maintenance
men at work. He has also arranged
things so that all the bituminous min
ers in the union, some 100000 remain
at work busily digging coal to break
the strike of the anthracite strike.
To strike the bituminous miners is
also a life necessity for the struggle
of the anthracite miners, but Lewis
stubbornly refuses to organize such a
strike, altho the left wing in the Pro
gressive Miners Committee have long
demanded it, and the overwhelming
mass of the rank and file are for it,
pUT what other action can be ex-
- pected from Lewis? He is organ
lied together with the coal and steel
barons in the republican party, the
party of Coolidge. Is it likely that in
the industry he will fight against the
very men that he is aligned with
politically? We leave to Oudegeest
the whole job of defending such a
traitor to the working class as Lewis.
Difficult as the situation is for the
anthracite miners in their struggle
that is not the worst. The real danger
is that the whole union is in jeopardy
In my previous article | pointed on.
that because of the criminally stupio
policies similar to those that are beinl
followed in this strike, the unioi
among the bituminous miners, whicl
is the backbone of the whole organ
ization, has been destroyed in many
Only about half of the bituminous
miners are organized. In the non
union districts the employers are al.
ready is position to produce enuf
to satisfy the basic needs of the mark.
ct for bituminous coal. And the situa.
ton Is steadily growing worse. The
union is fairly melting away in many
TN this grave crisis the indispensable
1 thing to do is to join the forces Of
the bituminous and anthracite miners
In a national general strike. Such a
strike would be largely supported by
the unorganized miners. IL would
bring real pressure to bear against
the employers and would put the
union in a good fighting position. The
employers have given
Lewis every justification for the cal
ling OF such strike. They are fla.
GRAVITY and openly violating their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27
World Labor Market
Subject of Comment
by Labor Department

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 25-The
department of labor gives out the
news Of international labor affairs
among which we find the rather sur
prising notation that the provincial
central labor Office in Czecho- Slovakia
has been permitted to send Czecho-
Slovak miners to France, along with
sugar workers and metal hands, an
appreciable number of whom are al
ready at work in French industries"
This seems like an effort to over-sup-
ply French industry with workers,
since we have heard of no shortage
there.
Other notes state that the strike
of the Belgian iron and steel workers,
on since June Is, last year, still is un-
settled.
Norway. has increasing unemploy-
ment, there having been, for Norway,
the unusual addition of 5000 to the al
ready large army of unemployed dur
ing the preceding month.
Imperialism hkes advantage Of its
control in Sumatra by importing con-
tract labor from the straits settle
ments, India, China and Java, for
work on the great plantations and
estates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27

worthy, confined to debate questions
relating to the betterment of organ
lied labor within the rocky borders
Of the state Of Idaho, and no farther.
The "Rlght Person" Still Missing.
In politics no united party action
was necessary for the workers, only
to vote on the fright person" whether
it be a republican, democrat or social
list or, in other words, the stale and
stagnant political formula of the late
Sam Gompers was the workers only
salvation for any and all of our pres
ent difficulties.
1--WE don't want the whole world
shouted the chairman in a speech
where outsiders were invited-"All
we want is fair wages for fair days
work and enough to educate our chill
dren."
Idaho Labor Has no Problems.
No mention was made of the I'M
employed, the class war prisoners,
the open shop drive, and other press
ing problems for the workers, but APP
parently the president of the l. s.
f. of L. left such small things to be
taken care of by the fright persons"
republican and democratic) to be
voted into the legislative bodies some
time in a hazy future.
The A. F. of L. had no represent
alive at the convention but it was OBJ
yious the gang" had it's instructions
from the higher ups and, needless to
say, obeyed that command at every
opportunity.
One Progressive Delegate.
The only bright spot was a lone
delegate from the Pocatello c. L. U.
Allen Blomkvist, who, single handed,
fought for a number Of progressive
resolutions but was unable to muster
enuf assistance to carry any of the
more important resolutions thru.
In the closing hours Of the conven-
ton the floor was given to an old
worker who is a living example of
what Wen come to present condi-
lions are to continue in the labor
movement.
The Second Intelligent Voice.
Physically broken and old, unable
to work and living in extreme poverty
this old man gave a brief history of
the organized labor movement thru
out the world, pointing out how futile
the A. F. of L. present form of organ
ization is to fight capitalism and stres-
sed the need for political action and
in closing pointed out the accomplish
ments of Soviet Russia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27

employers ASSOCIATIONS.
chIoroform Workers.
Aims Of employee magazines, accord
ing to the report, are chiefly to Gin
crease good will between employees
and management" ito develop loyalty
to the plant" and ito bring the in,
dustrial relations program to the at
tention of the employees" which means
putting over the chloroform bonus
schemes, company unions, stock
ownership plans, pensions or insur-
Rnce schemes and other welfare de
vices. The employee magazine is sup
posed to be effective in spreading
Americanization and super-patriotism
of American Defense Society and
United States Flag Association brand
-"orfsetting disloyalty," is the
phrase. The spread of Sound econ
omics"-or the employers point of
view-is held a major advantage of
these periodicals.
An extended examination Of com.
pany-controlled employee journals fails
70 reveal any referance to wages,
hours, trade unions, methods of col
lective bargaining than COM
pany unions-or workers living condi-
tions. The only reference to hours
discovered by one Investigator ap-
peared in the General Chemical Co.
Bulletin congratulating the chemical
industry on maintaining the 54-hour
week as compared with the 48-hour
week in certain other industries!
AntI-Union Propaganda.
The conference board report con-
firms findings of other students that
the chief function of these employee
magazines is company boosting and
the immunizing of workers to trade
union agitation. 1t substantiates the
National personnel Association report
that during widespread wage disturb
ances a survey of 800 employee house
organs showed only one that had
thrown its columns open to a discus
sion of wages.
It Is estimated that American in
dustry is investing over $4,OOO,O 900
yearly in these plant publications.
Print Shop Gossip.
OF the 400 magazines analysed by
the conference board, 252 are pub
lished by manufacturers, So by COM
mercial concerns, SO by railroads, so
by public utility concerns, % by finan-
cial concerns and 5 by mining con-
cerns-all active open shop advocates.
worker correspondents" are cul-
tivated. Departmental correspondents
are appointed to gather personal news
items and so-called representatives
under company union plans are en-
couraged to write. The editor is
usually salaried official skilled in
writing "inspirational articles" For
home stimulation" it is stated that
"baby pictures Of employees children"
are most effective, seconded by pic
lures of "the bride and groom stand
ing by the new home"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27

the labor party, changed.
Since these decisions are being
openly disobeyed by local labor party
sections, it would seem good reason
to have the decisions changed TO CON
form to facts instead Of facts to the
stupid rules Of the Ramsay Macdonald
crowd, who ignored the labor party
rank and file in the making OF the
Liverpool decisions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27
FORMATION OF A LEFT WING IN
THE BRITISH LABOR PARTY NOT
WELCOMED BY THE RIGHT WING

LONDON-(By Mai)-Consderable
proposal made by the Sunday inside the labor
party should together the object
ives OF the e wing and to accomplish those
party proposed these left Of:
world trade union unity National with
oppressed coonas More mitanc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27
GERMAN SEAMEN
i MITE IN ONE
Great union
Red Observation-Disclosures
with Verkehrsbund

That the Red international of Labor
Unions cares more about the unity of
the workers than any formal strength
ening of itself at the expense of unity,
may be seen by the following an
nouncement of the unity achieved be-
tween the two German seamen's
unions, the Schiffahrtsbund and the
Verkehrsbund.
That, for which the best of you have
strived thru the years-unity amongst
seamen-has at last become a fact!
The seamen's section of the Deutsche
ersbund-German Traffic Union
(afhliated to the Red International Of
Labor Unions) have now amalgama-
ted. From the commencement of the
year 1925, there will be one organiza-
ton of united German seamen within
the Deutsche verkersbund.
All members of the Deutsche Schif-
fahrtsbund are being transferred with
full membership rights; and all dues
paid to the Deutsche Schiffartsbund
will be accounted for in the united or
ganization. The amalgamation and
transfer of the membership will be
completed by April, LIST, 1926.
The undersigned organizations ex-
pect all German seamen to line up in
the Deutsche Verkerssbund and help
to build up a powerful organization
capable of resisting the onslaught Of
the united shipping trust.
Unity viii Win!
Seamenl Hitherto dual organiza-
lions have been the cause of your
weakness. Instead of fighting the
common enemy unitedly, you wasted
your strength in INSTRUMENTATION
squabbles. Low wages and bad social
conditions are simply manifestations
of this weakness in your ranks. This
must be changed. 1t can be changed
If you want it changed. The first
step has been taken-Unity is estab-
lished.
Seamen, it is your duty to become
active-do not wait any longer. let
your revolutionary watchword be
thru unity we will win!" Build
up your organization, the Deutsche
Verkerhsbund and thus forge for
yourselves that weapon which you
will need for the coming battle. Only
thru your united activities and deter
mination will it be possible for you
to achieve better wages and social
conditions. Therefore, strengthen your
organization-join the Deutsche yer.
kersbund.
(Signed) Deuthsche Schifferahrts-
bund, Deutsche verkersbund.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27

Lansbury's Labor Weekly launches
a long and bitter, and rather uncalled-
for attack upon the Sunday Worker
proposal, dwelling with evident vim
dictiveness upon the part played by the
Communists in the labor party 1t ex-
presses fear and anger at the Com
munist nucleus" and the Communist
attempt to get the reactionary Liver
pool decisions excluding them from
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27

You do the job tioice as rceII---
'ohen you distribute bundle OF
The DAILY WORKER 10Th your
story in IL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27
IDAHO STATE FEDERATION MEET
REFUSES TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS;
LONE PROGRESSIVE FIGHTS WELL
BY An Observer.

BOISE Idaho
threeday
far progressive practically
nothing
The official A l.. employed
convention where anything introduced
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27
Plumbers Union Local
Aids Striking Miners

CARBONDALE, Pa, January rs. -
Plumbers Local Union 443 is giving
$3.50 to help needy families of striking
anthracite miners Of this district.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27
COMPANY OWNED ElNPLOYE PAPERS
CHLOROFORM WORKERS TO ACCEPT
SPEED-UP; LOW WAGES; LONG HOURS
By RoRERr DUNN, Federated Press.

25Some 400
in the United States according the
the United
national
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27

After that talk toitb your shop
mGte-hdnd him copy of The
DAILY WORKER. 1t toiU helm
conUince him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27

Put copy Of the DAILY
WORKER in your pocket when
you go to your union meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-27
COMP ANY union
RAISES PROFIT
FOR PACKERS
Swift Boasts Slaves
Loyalty to Bosses

Employe representation helps pro-
duce big profits, boasts Pres. Louis f.
Swift of the giant meat trust in an
nouncing that 1925 profits exceed
those Of any postwar year. The COM
pany union, introduced in 1921 to low
er wages and lengthen hours, is
praised as partly responsible for the
$15,379,1 1852 profits which mean ap-
proximately 1870 on the real invest
ment of the owners.
what success Swift e Co. has at
tanned during the past year and pre-
viously," says Swift, "has been due to
the faithful work of the employees.
One Of the strongest assets Swift &
Co. has is the splendid spirit of devo-
ton to the company's interests shown
by its employees. 1t is our aim to
make the employees feel that they have
a real interest in the company's well
fare. Since we established employee
representation in 1921, much progress
has been made toward removing pos
sible causes of misunderstanding We
have found that in most cases frank
and open discussion of problems leads
to better appreciation on both sides.
Where there is between men a realiza-
ton Of each others difficulties, there
is usually a deeper sympathy and
greater respect"
Here is a clear statement as to the
purpose of the company union. It
makes the employee an asset to the
stakeholder. But how about the en-
ploye's real interest in the company's
welfare? According to department of
labor figures packinghouse wages are
considerably below the average for
industry as a whole. The average
male worker in the packinghouses of
Illinois gets $27.37 a week compared
with an average of $31.25 a weeL
paid his fellows in other Illinois fac
tories. So much for what Swift EN-
ployes get for their devotion to the
company's interests"
Significant figures in the Swift re-
port for 1925 and 1924 are:
Swift & Co. 1925 1924
lOIdl Sales @oI0,OOV,UUU SI15,OUO,OOO
Net profits 15,379,O58 14.125987
Dividends 12,O00.0O0 10000 600
Added to surplus 9,S79,152 2,125,987
Total surplus 69,47S,967 66,O99, SIS
Capital stock 150,000,OO0 100000 900
Percent profit 1025T 9.41%
The real amount put into the in
dustry by stockholders, according to
a report of the federal trade commits
sion, figures at about $S6,O0O,O0O in
stead of the s15O,OOO,OOO indicated by
the par value Of the stock. So the
lO.25% return on capital really means
about 1870 on the owners investment,
produced by the employees splendid
spirit of devotion to the company's
interests"
Evening star., 1926-03-06
DENIES EXTRAVAGANCE.
F. D. Roosevelt Thinks Building
Program Conservative.

New York City is not headed to-
ward wave of extravaganza or over
building, in the opinion of Franklin
y. Roosevelt, president Of the Ameri-
can Construction Council.
In a recent address before the
members of the New York Building
Congress. Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Whether New York is overbuilt or
not. | haven't the slightest idea. MY
thought on the matter is that it is
largely an individual question. a
question affecting the individual To-
cality, the individual building in each
case, and it must be decided on its
merits
81 don't believe New York City is
headed on a wave Of extravaganza
or oVerbuildinG as a general PROPOSE
ton. and | do believe that the busl-
ness men who are connec,ed with the
construction in different forms have
got enough sense to keep us in this
city from a very serious crisis. as
some people fear"
Evening star., 1926-03-06
REALTY MARKETS
ACTIVITY RECORD
Reached Highest Point Dur.
ing January, Index Of
Boards Indicates.

Real estate market activity reached
a record high point during January.
according to the index of activity com.
piled monthly by the National Asso-
cation of Real Estate Boards. The
index figure for the first month of
1926 reached 1S4. the highest figure
reached IN any month during the 10
years covered by the associations s
study. This is S per cent over the
index for December. and 13 per cent
over the index for January of 1925.
The index is based on official figures
of the total number of transfers and
ConNeNanceS recorded in 81 typical
cities. 1t uses as its norm for each
month the average number of trans
fers and conVeyances recorded in the
corresponding month for the period
19S&l924. The figure for January
means therefore. that in the month
Just pacSed the number of instru-
ments rec5<"ded in the Al cities was
S4 per cent Shove the average for
January, l916-l9->. 1t is , points high
er than the phenomenal mark reach
ed in January. 1924. and | point
higher than the index for February.
1924. the highest peak heretofore
reached in the 10 years 1916-1926
covered by the associations study.
Continuation of high activity in the
real estate market, as indicated by
the barometer of transfers and con
Veyances awarded, parallels like
continuation in the building industry
Building contracts awarded during
January, according to statistics com
piled by the r. W. Dodge Corpora.
tion from reports of the 81 States
east of the Rocky Mountains. a terri
tory which includes about 90 per cent
Of the construction volume of the
United States. totaled the highest
amount ever awarded in the opening
month of any year The amount
though decrease of / per cent from
the December total was an increa Sc
Of az per cent over January. 1925.
The normal expectation is drop of
B per cent from December to January
Building permit totals for January
rs compiled by :. w. StrauS & Co..
from 426 cities and towns showed a
gain of per cent over January. 1925
The record for January Of 1925. which
uShered in the past great building
year, was a loss of 3l2 per cent from
January of 1924.
Evening star., 1926-03-06

the reports of S. w. Straus & Co. for
400 American cities.
1t is pointed out by the department
of trade and commerce, Dominion
bureau of statistics, that a large share
of the gain in Canadian construction
last year was in industrial building,
such as power plants, pulp and paper
mills and other construction work,
which would generally be outside city
limits and therefore would not be re-
f1ected in building permits.
The average index number of build
ing material costs in Canada declined
from 1871 in 1924 to 1881 in 1925,
while the index number of wages in
the building trades compiled by the
department of labor averag ged 1904
as compared with 1891 in 1924.
Toronto and suburbs had more than
$32 900 900 of new buildings, while
Montreal and suburbs reported more
than $2S,000,000. These figures com
pare favorably with reports from
American cities of similar size. The
percentage of home construction in
Toronto was 632 and IN Montreal 56.S.
Vancouver with nearly $8,000.0OO
gained % per cent. while Ottawa with
s5.000.000 gained 94.5 per cent.
Building activity in substantial
amounts was reported also in Halifax.
Quebec. Sherbrooke, Three Rivers,
Hamilton Kitchener, London. Mag
Evening star., 1926-03-06
CANADA BUILDING
TOTAL INCREASES
Gain of 8 Per Cent Reflected
in Statistics for Last
Year in Dominion.

Building operations in Canada. while
not as active as in the United States,
ire proceeding along substantial lines.
According to an official report just
made public by the MacLean Building
Review the value of contracts award
ed throughout Canada last year was
>297. $4,000, as compared with s276.-
261 100 in 1924. This is an increase of
per cent and compares with gain
throughout the United States for the
same period Of | 4 per cent. AS based on
Evening star., 1926-03-06

Practically all factors indicate that
business will be fairly we'll sustained
through the first five months of the
current year. While business activity
is at the top of the cycle, however, is
the time to exercise conservatism in
mana cement t'ar-sighted investors
should take advantage of present Sc
CuritN prices to secure available
DrofitS-Miller Analytical Staff.
Evening star., 1926-03-06

Business entered 1926 with a mo-
mentum adequate to sustain 1t pros
perously through the first five or six
months. Conservatism should govern
business policies at this stage of the
business cycle.-Harvard Economic
Service.
Evening star., 1926-03-06

Favorable influences outbalancing
unfavorable ones, the present forward
impetus in business should be sus-
tanned for several months. Prices of
commodities should be comparatively
steady.-Alexander Hamilton Institute.
Evening star., 1926-03-06

ara Falls, Windsor, Ford, Sandwich,
Winnipeg, Calgary. Edmonton. Point
Grey. Prince Rupert and South Van
couver.