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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20

According financial writer the Chicago Ecanner
American fnanc in apologize because the oppo
ston the league nations and the world court
don newspaper that mass opinion in America painfully super
fetal"
We agree with the his estimation
opinion The fact that he in London American
cer that such thing American nancier exists proof
Of his contention Ii not painfully superficial" he and
others Of his k would be appropriated of their wealth instead
Of touring the world expressing their contempt for the dubbs who
that they continue order that he his
class live in denes luxury and debaucery off the unpaid
labor of American workers.
Jersey Justice Police start riot then read the riot act and
Jail those against whom they riot
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20
Guggenheims Busy in
Tacna-Arica Dispute
tspeeIaI to rho paIIy worksrl


WASHINGTON, April 16- Reports
that the Guggenheim Copper inter-
ests are manipulating to have Bolivia
purchase Tacna-Arica from Peru and
Chile persist. A reliable Washington
source has said that the Guggenheims
are arranging $5O,0OO,OOO loan to Bo-
livia to make the purchase possible
on the basis Of $20,O00,OO0 each to
Chile and Peru.
This, It is claimed, would settle the
Tacna-Arica dispute and at the same
time give Bolivia a much-needed out
let to the sea. II is very doubtful
whether or not the two other coun-
tries can be persuaded to come TO
such an agreement but X the sale is
made the benefit will be more Gug.
genheim's than Bolivia's.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20
BAD BELLYACHE KEEPS
COOLIDGE IN HIS BED;
OTHER ORGANS FUNCTION

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Presi-
dent Coolidge has been ordered to
stay In bed because Of a bad belly
ache. His physician declares that
the president Is suffering from
slight Intestinal disorder. accom-
panied by some pain In the abdo-
men. His heart action and TEN.
poraturs are normal"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20
Cite Green Letter.

N'"'s Cite Green Letter.
"Sirs and Brothers:
Your attention is called to the fol-
lowing letter dated April 10, received
from William Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, In re-
ply to communication from this or
ganization:
I'm reply permit me to advise you
that the American Federation of La
Dor IS opposing the bills providing for
registration, photographing and finger
printing Of aliens coming to America.
While we are in favor Of restriction OF
immigration legislation and while we
are IN favor Of the maintenance Of the
present immigration law, we are OBJ
posed 10 legislation which would pro-
ride, fnger-printing and registration Of
Aliens.
The. Legislative committee Of the
American Federation OF Labor has
been instructed to oppose the passage
Of the resolutions submitted TO the
congress by Representatives Aswell.
Johnson, McClintic and others.
Pledge Full Cooperation.
I'm view of the fact that this Is the
official attitude of the American Fed.
GRAFTON OF Labor, we should like to
know whether your body intends to
take any action on this legislation
and II so we should be very glad to
cooperate with you.
"Fraternally yours,
a.. Gilbert, Secretary"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20

crook and CRATER from Ohio, had an
ticipated the indignation of the Farm
ington residents and barred the maya
zine from the mails without even CIV
ing the publishers a hearing This
piece of arrogant and impudent bu-
rocracy may have won the admiration
Of the Farmingtonians WHO in the
days of their youth accompanied the
towns fallen woman" in her nocturn-
al Journeys to the two cemeteries
the Masonic If her customers were
catholic, the catholic if they were
protestant-at the top of the hill and
are now respectable rotarians and
kiwanis club members, but it certainly
aroused the resentment Of all intel
ligent people. *s
on
Postmaster as Censor.
Fortunately the action of the post
Office department was rather belated
as the regular edition of the magazine
had gone thru the mails before the
order barring it was handed down.
The publisher endeayored to have the
action reversed and appealed to the
postofice department, but no action
was taken, hence the April number re-
mains on the index. expurgatorious Of
the New inquisition.
Mencken expressed fears that the
May number might also be assailed by
his enemies and was told at Washing
on that future numbers should be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20
erownIna TrIpIes nodyauard.

NEW YORK, April 1S---Edward w.
Browning, elde,,y husband OF 15.year-
old Frances Peaches" Heenan, tripled
his bodyguard to protect himself and
his bride against threats made over
the telephone.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20
BOSTON COUNCIL FOR PROTECTION
OF FOREIGN-BORN URGES STATE
FEDERATION OF LABOR FIGHT BILLS
Especial to The DaIly Worker,

BOSTON, 1SThe
Born has the following Mccarthy president Of the
Massachusetts, State Federation Labor Kearny Boston
Central Labor Union pointing
ton OF Labor the alien
units OF the American Federation Labor protest
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20
Engineers Back
Strikers

CIXTEEN THOUSAND" textile workers
~ are on strike at Passaic, New
Jersey, against Industrial wrongs so
brutal that Frank r. Walsh, joint
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20
The American Mercury and the Holy Bible

The Christians the Poof Department and the D of Puritan
OWL A1Y1cL1c
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-20

Jersey Justice Police start riot, then read the
all those against whom they riot
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
The New York Traction Strike

More important number of involved in the Inter
York is the fact that it represents
break with the company that has been osted the
of this great traction company. sg4
the out of the company union is not confined
subway the fact that in the meeting where
taken number of elevated workers appeared
and that they, had quit the company union
As we 90 press clear how successful the strike
but enough can be gathered dispatches in the capitalist
press dissatisfaction the traction
workers.
Such developments of the greatest Importance for the labor
movement They continuous barrage of anti
union such welfare agents Of the Inerboough
deuge workers WITH prevent the spread OF trade union
when the organizatonal weakness
of the workers translated into lowered standard Otng
The myth relative tremendous difficulties of organiza
ton work among employees Of decisive industries like the rac
ou trust in greater York. energecay spread by certain
trade union officials by such spontaneous revo OF
unOrganized workers.
The unorganzed will respond honest and militant
organization backed by the whole trade union movement
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08

The growing breach Coolidge wing of the republican
partv and the farm representatives has been
resignation of Senator Norris of Nebraska from
the agricultural committee of which he was chairman
another farm bloc nsurgen takes
his place.
The endorsement by Senator Norris of William B. Wilson,
democrat candidate in Pennsylvania and former secre
av labor under President Wilson, puts him opposition to the
Coolidge forces and public condemnation of the Pennsylvania
republican primary.
1t sbecoming palmer day that the split in the republican
party going in its history the agricultural and
middle class against big industrial and financial capital
open the primary national scandal and
the world court political basis for far more powerful
antd guard the Roosevelt bolt could boast Of
The defeat Coolidge is almost foregone conclusion and
new marty is the making whether it will blossom forth for
the 1928 better forecast the speeches OF the sen
ors and congressman their home begin to indicate the
extent to which anCoodge revolt is cystaizing into
movement that cannot by the republican party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
Letter to the Editor

To The DAILY WORKER
time ago, The DAILY WORKER in
vited letters from all its readers.
have been watching for letters from
farmers. but few have appeared.
One farm industry" which many
of us would like to know more about,
is the raising of seed crops for the
seed houses. Why have prices nearly
doubled since the war, on garden
seeds, and in many cases, field seed"
as we'll?
In 1918 the farmers in the seed
game" got cents a pound for Tele-
phone Pea seed cleaned and inspected
at your farm. Then the buyer re
cleaned" it at his warehouse, and
locked you a little Con general princis
pies, guess.) You paid the freight to
his station, of course. Out of the four
cents or less remaining you paid for
labor, fertilizer, etc. Your profits, If
any, the bank is always ready to grab.
These peas retailed them at 20 cents
pound. On the face of it, that is
1870 for the scotsman. Now the gar
den peas retail at 80 cents or more
pound. Does the grower get any
larger percent than formerly?
:, If actual cost of production is no
higher, or price to grower is no higher,
Git was lower in 1919-2O), who gets the
difference and why?
Perhaps these questions should be
addressed to some farm paper" but
II know of none that will give an
honest answer, free from the faint OF
paid advertising.
Are none of the employees of the
big seed houses at Rockford, ILL.,, or
in New York state readers of The
DAILY WORKER? Will some of them
not tell us of their working condi-
tons? Is the speed-up system in
vogue, and responsible for the mis-
labelling and mixing of various varie-
ties of the same sort Of seed? How
much truth is there in the claims
made by each seed house concerning
testing, inspecting, cleaning and breed
ing of seeds?-H. B. Rockport, Wash.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
Shall Workers Education Do the Goose Step?

lTNHE power of billion dollars for
L the control and corruption of the
entire educational system of the
United States is incalculable. These
foundations do not spend their prin-
ciple, but merely some part of the
enormous interest. On fund, for ex-
ample, of $10O,0O0,O0O there are 5, 6,
7 or more millions of dollars to
spend every year without touching the
principle. In fact, these foundations
keep steadily growing in size and
since they cannot be broken up by in
heritance as can individual fortunes,
the one billion in time will amount to
fifteen or twenty or thirty billions of
dollars, and by that time will be in
position to control national life in a
way that cannot even be calculated
always provided that the present cap
italist system lasts long enough.
Such funds as already exist are
sufficient to control the thought and
educational life of the American peo-
pie from top to bottom is so far as
education is for sale for money. But
at least it should be expected that
workers educationy on however pow
erty-striken a scale it might have to
get along, would reject such aid and
the control that it involves. In this
connection, it is encouraging to note
that at a recent conference of teach
ers of workers education held at
Brookwood under the auspices of Lo-
cal 1S9 of the American Federation
of Teachers on Washington's Birth
day there was unanimous vote con-
demning the Workers Education Blu
reau for accepting this fund of $4,000.
Return the Money.
| HOWEVER, a resolution sis not
IL enough. The unions affiliated
with the Workers Education Bureau
must at its next convention, to be
held in April, 1927, demand that the
$4,000 be returned and that no more
money be accepted from that source
or from any other source hostile to
labor. All unions interested in keep
ing workers education free from the
influence and control of big business
should affiliate with the Workers Ed
ucation Bureau and see that it is
financed by the unions, owned and
controlled by the unions and rejects
funds from such sources as will de-
stroy the character of workers educa.
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08

cause the bill puts on the alien the
burden of proof of his right to be in
the United States, whereas all form
err laws have put the burden on the
government to prove that the alien is
here illegally.
Menace Labor Unions.
When the senate committee shall
get time to hold hearings on the bill,
next January or February, much at
tention vii be given the. parts Of the
bill which direct the immigration bu-
reau officials to deport every alien
who has served or been sentenced TO
serve a year in prison for an offense
committed within five years Of his
arrival in this country.
When the Chicago Federation OF
Labor unanimously voted n protest
against the passage of 4 the bill, its
opposition was reported TO be based
largely on the dangers in THIS scheme.
Aliens employed under bad conditions,
going on strike and doing picket duty
might be sentenced to serve terms OF
one year for violation OF an anti.
picketing Injunction. They would
then face deportation. regardless OF
the merits Of the cause for which they
vent on the picket line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
THE FARMER I776-l926
Tenant banners lncrease.

What is the status of the American
farmer today? What has he gained
in 15g years of independence?
The number of tenant farmers in
the United States in 1880 was 25.6 per
cent of the total number of farmers,
in 1890 this had Increased to 2S.4 per
cent, in 1900 to 1873 per cent, in 1910
to 81 per cent, and in 1920 to 3S.1
per cent In 1926 it is 1876 per cent!
The proportion of the farmers who
own their farms is steadily decreasing.
Mortgages Increase.
The same fact is brought out by the
increase in the mortgage debt Of the
farmers. In 1910 this was 1872 per
cent of the total value of farm pror
erty, and in 1920 this hadin creased b E
97.2 per cent.
The fact is, as the above figures
clearly show, that the farmer is be-
coming worse off instead g. better.
He is. not becoming more independent
as the newspapers and the politicians
will have you believe. There can be
no independence for the farmer under
the capitalist system, because that
system is designed to rob him.
The practical thing for the farmer
to do is to organize ard form an
alliance with the city industrial work
ers for the purpose of doing away
with the system that robs him. Every
farmer in the country should get into
action on this matter as soon as pos
sible.
Farmers, awake! Organize! Unite
your forces! Form fraternal al
lance with the city industrial work
ers Fight for farmers and work
ers' government!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
Railway Union Heads Score
One More Great 'Victory"

The bill is a tremendous stride
forward in the craftsmanship Of In
dustry. At all points IT dovetalIs
neatly into the spirit Of those times.
| This hramonizing of = interests
| appears to make the railway act
almost an IDEAL PIECE OF LEG
ISLATlON. If congress is we'll ad-
vlsed 1t will accept promptly a
measure that Is the fruit of long
and sober discussion by responsible
managers and labor leaders in the
railroad industry. Emphasis Mine.)
DUT the "harmonizing of interests"
- obviously does not extend so far
as to give the railway unions ma
jority of sympathizers on the execu-
tive apparatus provided by the Wat
son-Parker bill or even a flfty-flfty
arrangement. For two years, while
every effort is made to turn the A. F.
Of l.. unions into purely company
unions, the unions will have to sub
NIT to the decision of board four out
of five of whom are known to be
obedient servants of the railroad in
terests.
The railway union heads may be
hopeful and the rank and file de-
ceived but it is a safe bet that one
year from now there will be no unani-
nous vote of thanks to Attorney
Richberg or to any union official who
helped to put over the Watson-Parker
bill.
EITHER there will be the beginning
IL rank and file revolt against this
company union scheme disguised as
railway labor act or the unions will
become company unions unable to
make effective protest.
Meanwhile the railway union Off
Gals clutch at such meaningless signs
as. the belief that "the senate commit
tee has indicated to the new board
the policy it is to pursue"
Policy is one thing and power is
another. The railroads, not the
unions, have the power by grace Of
the Watson-Parker bill.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08

AT the same meeting of the senate
committee at which the Coolidge ap-
pointments were confirmed, authori-
cation was given for the investigation
of the strike of engineers and firemen
on the Western Maryland railway.
The Federated Press correspondent
writes as follows of the manner in
which the railway union head grasped
at this straw:
The senate committee recon-
mended that the mediation board
take up this matter at an early date.
Because Of the committees action
on the Western Maryland case, OPP
position to confirming the members
Of the board is still further dimin-
ished.
Many of the rail labor officials be-
Iieve that the senate committee has
indicated to the, new board the poll
icy il will be expected to pursue
one of vetoins the refusal of GER
tain rail executives to discuss grie-
Vances with their organized en-
ployes.
They are hopeful souls, these rail
way union officials.
THE copvention4of the Railway EN-
l. ployes Department of the Amer
lean Federation ofJLabor is conclud-
ing it's convention in Chicago as this
is written. Donald Richberg, attorney
for the railway labor unions, was
thanked by the convention for his
assistance in putting over the Watson
Parker bill.
Another convention-a company
union convention under the benefcient
auspices of the Union Pacific Rail-
way-is to meet in Salt Lake City,
July 6.
The June issue of the company
magazine, euphemistically called "The
Shop Employees Association Bulletin"
in greeting the convention, takes the
opportunity to say good word for the
Watson-Parker bill lat that time
pending before Congress) as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
RY WILLIAM z. puNNE.

THE Coolidge appointments to the
l. mediation board authorized by the
Watson-Parker bill were confirmed
by the senate committee meeting on
June 2S.
The administration apparatus of the
law is now in Che hands of what is, a
fact unanimously admitted by reac-
tionaries and progressives alike, an
anti-labor majority.
The appointees serve for five, four,
three, two and one year terms respec-
lively. Four of them are anti-labor,
Consequently there can be no i'm
portant change in the majority Of the
board for two years even if friends
of labor" are appointed as vacancies
occur which is unlikely
MO fight against the appointments
IN was made in the senate commit
tee. Two so called progressive SEN
ators, Wheeler of Montana and Dill
of Washington, were absent, presum-
ably with the knowledge and consent
of the railway union officials.
Inc last opportunity ~ AlohS q hShI
on the Coolidge appointees before the
law goes into operation has passed
The rail labor unions, by their official
support of the Watson-Parker bill,
have jumped from the frying-pan into
the fire. Nf..e
But these officials live in hope altho
the membership may die in despair
They see ray of light and 1t con-
vinces them that new day for rail
road labor is about to envelope them
in effulgent glory.
TT is a tiny ray, tbs true, but enough
L to brighten the immediate out
look for an officialdom which arises
puzzled each morning and waiting
what the day may bring forth.
This is why the rail union heads
feel hopeful even tho at the most
liberal estimate they have a four-to-
one majority against the unions on
the mediation board.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
BY RsRrRAM D. WOLFE

A FEW years ago, Upton Sinclair
n wrote his "Goose Step, smash
ing exposure of the corruption of big
educational institutions by Rockefeller,
Carnegie and other foundations. This
book showed how that portion of
American youth that goes to the big
trust-owned universities is trained
and drilled in the way that'big bust
ness desires.
Now the Young Workers Education
Bureau has fallen in line with the
goose step and come under the
shadow of these big financial founda-
tions. The Carnegie corporation,
founded from the money coined by
Andrew Carnegie and the steel trust
out of the blood of Homestead, and
McKeesport, is. a foundation of $780,
900 900 for the fostering" of general
education, medical education, legal
education and scientific research" 1t
is the largest of the many enormous
Carnegie foundations. Ever since the
American labor movement began to
manifest an awakening interest in
workers education, the Carnegie cor
poration trustees have manifested an
interest in the same subject.
Workers Education Bureau.
THE Workers Education Bureau,
l. affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of labor, marked great step
-. tA Of
American working class, at least in
the sense that it 'legalized" education
in the unions. Up till that time, the
hard boiled" labor leaders had belli-
gerantly opposed any attempts at
working class education on the ground
that the rank and file know too
much already-more than is good for
them9' The Workers Education
Bureau served to coordinate various
local educational movements under
the auspices of central labor councils.
together with such activities as those
of the education department of the
! International Ladies' Garments Work
ers' Union and the United Mine Work
o.
attention paid to workers education
many new classes were founded. The
question soon arose, Shall II be a mere
extension of master class culture" to
the workers. systematic doping of
the mind of the worker with apologies
for and defense of the present system
or shall it be working-class educa-
ton to strengthen the workers organ
ization and train workers for more
conscious participation in the strug-
giles Of their class. r.
Carnegie Corporation Steps In.
TT was at this point that the Car
negie Corporation stepped in. II
had on its hands 35.000,000. Such
enormous quantities of money beget
enormous quantities OF money. so that
the fund can spend freely and still
continue to grow in volume. The
Workers Education Bureau had I'M
dertaken TO publish textbooks for the
various classes in workers education.
He who writes textbooks dictates the
whole content OF the class which is
based upon t. Consequently. the Car.
negie Corporation has thrown mere
triHe-s25. 00O--to the Workers Edu.
cation Bureau for the purpose of the
publication OF books.
Naturally Il made no conditions. In
fact II did not have to, for the Work.
ers' Education Bureau had already
shown by the character of It's publ.
cations and BY the face OF its appli-
cation for the $4,000 fund that II was
not intending sto publish anything
which seriously questioned the CAPT
talist system. II asked saposs y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08

Another installnent of the fund will
be sent later to those that registered
II the union Offices at 32S West Van
3uren st. as soon as all of the jobless
nave received the first payment.
Great discomfort can be found
among the membership Of the union
against the present form OF unemploy-
ment insurance. The worker in the
shop and the bosses are taxed each
week for the fund The fund provides
but very smail unemployment in
surance payment.
The new administration declares
hat in It's negotiations for a new con.
ract the union will insist on the
bosses paying, all of the money into
he unemployment fund and will seek
o free the workers from being taxed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-08
New York Garment
Workers Get Their
Unemployed Benefits

NEW YoRK-FP)-July e. Fiji
teen hundred of the approximately
$1,000 cloak and suit workers who are
getting unemployment benefits receiv.
ed their payment the first day of. dis
tribution. The maximum amount any
worker may get per season for unem-
ployment is>s6o, or 1920 per year Of
two seasons. The total number Of New
York cloak and suit workers Is about
$4,000 -~sss'g