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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Child LABOR RISES IN
MANY AMERICAN CITIES;
SLIGHT FALL IN CHICAGO
fspecIal TO The Daily workerl

Especial to The Daily Worker)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s. Child
labor in American Industries is in
creasing.
This fact was disclosed today by
the children's bureau of the depart
ment of labor, showing child labor
in "a out Of 2e larger Industrial
cities Increased during 1925.
Among the cities, with the per-
centage of Increased child workers
in each were: ST. Louis, 4.S; Mil
waukee, 2s.s; Detroit, 1876; Minnea-
polls, 1873. The five cities showing
decreased child labor were: WASH
ington, 67.5; Chicago, s.a; Indiana
polls, 1913; Louisville, 14.5; ST. Paul,
2.7.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
.PROGRESSIVES
/. IN A. C. ". HERE
STATE PROGRAM
Challenge Boss Unity
Tactics of Levin
Continued from page u

Continued from page IL
been abandoned by the present tactics
and policies of the administration.
This gave impetus to the employers
in their demands for more readjust
ments, wage cuts, and relinquishing
of the many union conditions that
were gained thru past struggles with
them. The foregoing proved wholly
profitable for the employers and pre-
cisely the contrary to the Chicago
membership.
False Cries.
The cry Of the officials that readjust-
ments were and are a necessity, that
they had saved the Chicago market
from drifting away into small towns,
is a fallacy, for even those firms that
received concessions and readjust-
ments have left town, because they
felt that the organization has become
too weak to force organization of the
workers in the small towns. To reduce
our wages to the level of the morgan
| lied workers to meet competition, is
not way to meet this problem. The
way to solve this competition problem
is by amalgamating all needle trades
unions into one powerful union which
would make it possible for a gigantic
and successful organization campaign
for the organization of the unorgan-
lied and thus bringing up the level
of the small town earnings to those
of the large organized needle trades
centers.
In the face of the above, we declare
that in this election we must en-
phatically and categorically express
our sentiments against our officials
and their policies and tactics. We
must vote against them. A vote
against Levin and company is a vote
against readjustments, ETC., and vote
for better union.
Command Confidence.
This election gives us an opportun.
ity to elect members to the joint board
who not only recognize the failure Of
the ADMINISTRATORS policies and tao
tics, as well as their incapability to
lead, but members who can command
the full confidence and cooperation Of
the entire membership for the strug-
gle against. the employers.
The welfare of our organization de-
mands that we take full advantage
of this opportunity.
Vote for those candidates whose pro-
gram includes the solution of many
vital problems confronting our organ
ization.
/ Progressive Program.
Support the progressive candidates
who accept the following program:
l. Amalgamation.
2. Forty-hour week.
8. Genuine unemployment insur.
ance.
4. Week work, with a minimum
scale Of wages and a maximum stand.
ard of production.
5. No establishments that result in
either wage reduction or increase of
production.
6. No reduction of working forces in
shops.
7. Demonstration In our union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
AMERICAN MAKERS or
TRACTORS INVITED TO
MAKE TESTSdN SOVIETS

NEW YoRK-Two years ago, the
tractor was novelty in Russia.
In the last two years, according to
the Amtors Trading Corporation,
buying agency in this city for the
Soviet government, tractors to the
value of $1o,536, 1855 have been ship
ped into Russia, mostly from the
United States.
Now United States manufactur-
ers of tractors will be invited to
participate In tests to be made next
spring Of the use Of tractors with
plows, cultivators, harrows, seed
ers, mowers, reapers, threshers, and
other agricultural machinery. The
tests will be held In the North
ern Caucasus and the crimea.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Secretary Says Navy
Is Weak for Money,
But Safe for Defense

WASHINGTON - The latest card
to be played in the game of proving
that each part of the national defense
is the weakest, when appropriations
are sought, comes from the navy.
Secretary Wilbur in his annual report
says he is short of ships, short of
funds. short Of men, short on aircraft.
There are no funds for modern
izing battleships and the equipment
at navy yards and naval bases is in
deplorable condition" he says.
But he stresses how the navy has
overcome these handicaps.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Fourth Suit In Goodyear FIght.

TOLEDO, Ohio - The fourth legal
action in the fight for control Of the
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. came
with the filing Of a suit in behalf OF
Katherine G. Benedict, asking that
T. A. Soldering, former president, be
restrained from acting as voting
trustee for a majority OF the com
pany's common stock. The legal ac-
tons have already been started at
Akron. and a third was brought by
the Summit county prosecutor and Is
now before the supreme court.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
LOCKOUT FAILS
IN N. Y. DECLARE
STRIKE LEADERS
AssaiI Betrayal. of the
| Knight Wingers
fContinued from page y

dependently with the joint board Of
the striking cloakmakers, These
shops were ordered Thursday by the
American Association of Sub-manu'
facturers to lock out their employees.
According to our information not
more than a couple of dozen of these
shops closed Friday and those have
only done so after being visited by
squads of strong arm men represent
ing the employers association.
Mlssrepresent Meeting.
1.-THE report appearing in some Of
the daily papers concerning the meet
ing Thursday night at Cooper Union
which claim the meeting was turned
into a demonstration against the
strike leadership are complete misrep-
reservations, and l can prove them so
by the following fact. l realized when
the meeting started that there were
descriptive elements representing Sig
man and his allies in the union and
the employers association present TO
do what they could to prevent the
meeting going. unanimously in sup
port Of the strike leadership.
I'm order to show the numerical
weakness IF the antagonizers, asked
for stand -ng vote on those who were
for me and in favor of the strike
leadership and those who were
against me. In this vote over 1000
stood UP in support Of the strike lead
ership and not more than couple OF
dozen dissented. It was an over.
whelming vindication of the strike
leadership.
when 1 asked how many, believing
the attacks from the opposition
wanted me to resign, one man only
said he wished it. Now the stories
appearing in some Of the newspapers
played up the words of the handful
of hecklers and left out entirely in
their reports the true criterion con
tanned in the standing vote.
'In news items it is stated I had
a conference in my Office with MIR
Ruthenberg, secretary Of the Commu
mist Party, at which the strike OF the
contractors was discussed.
Il state that Ruthenberg was not in
my Office yesterday nor have l ever
met him before. l make this state,
ment not because / believe that 1t is
criminal to meet Mr.. Ruthenberg but
desire to point out the campaign OF
bluffs, lies and accusations which is
being conducted by Sigman and the
Jewish Daily Forward against us.
Sleman Stories.
''Stories issued about the lockout OF
the contractors is the work of the
Sigman machine. With the exception
of few shops where gangs were sent
up to force the bosses to send down
their workers, the lockout was unsuc-
cessful as the contractors are not de.
sirous of complying with the order OF
the association. They are not inter.
ested in locking out their workers in
order to aid Sigman in getting rid of
the present administration of the
Joint board"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Mussolini to Force
Men to Marry with
Tax on Bachelors

ROME, Dec. ia tax on bache.
lors has been instituted by Mussolini
in effort to eradicate celibacy among
men and to force "the Italian race 10
become more prolific" The annual
tax will be on a progressive scale
ranging in age from % to 65 years
old. Spinsters are excluded from the
tax.
Mussolini supports the tax with the
statement that it is one of the duties
of the fascist state to look after the
morals of the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
| BANKERS GIVE GARY COPS
| ARMORED CAR TO Be USED |
IN INDUSTRIAL BATTLES

GARY, Ind, Dec. t3.--The Gary
Bankers Clearing House Assoeia-
ton has given the police department
a Gift. This Gift Is a Cadillac auto
mobIle---but not the kind one sees
rolling around the streets. This one
10 an armored, bullet-proof machine,
costing $1,000, which Is TO be used,
mainly, Tor quelllng riots during
industrial outbreaks. II Is equipped
with riot guns and tear gas bombs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Takes Life When He
Can't Find Job; War
Veteran Shoots Self
Especial to The Daily worker)

DENVER, Dec. 13.-Penniless and
out Of work, Warner H. Bell, 65,
slashed his throat and wrists with a
knife here, dying shortly afterward.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-John w.
Caldwell. an aged war veteran, who
came to the U. S. Soldiers Home here
several years ago from California,
chose the rotunda of the capitol as
the scene of attempted suicide. He
shot himself thru the head and is
dying at Casualty Hospital.
A handbook showing $4,000 savings
in Berkeley, Cal, bank was found
in his clothing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Sheriff Burns Down
Roadhouses to Make
Illinois County Dry

MARION. ILL.,, Dec. ~. - Raids on
bootleg joints and burning of road
houses is drying up Williamson
county since the new sheriff, Oren
Coleman, took office, officials here de-
clare.
-Four roadhouse buildings are a
mass Of ruins as a result of fires said
to have followed the visit OF several
men In automobiles Tuesday night.
None of the roadhouses were in op.
erait--
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
RIGHT WINCERS
IN BOSTON Get
HEARST'S HELP
Press Aids Drive on the
Left Wing
BY S. o. LEVINE.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 13.--Right
wing elements in the needle trades
unions in Boston. seeking to create
prejudice against the Trade Union
Educational League meeting SEIZED.
uled for Tuesday night to help the
striking cloakmakers of New York,
are spreading red scare" stories In
the public press. .
"Red Scare" Stories.
Hearst's Boston American, in full
page headline tells wild story Of the
reds" planning TO call a strike here
Of $4,000 needle trades workers
and that the strike vote will be
taken at Tuesdays meeting in the
Scenic Auditorium at which Ben Cold
Of the N. Y. Furriers' Union and A.
Burochovitz OF the strike committee
OF the N. Y. cloakmakers will speak
The press statements charge that 1t
is intended to break away from the
A. +. OF l.. and that the Department
Of Justice and the police will watch
the meeting closely
Right Wing Source.
All these lies are plainly told with
the object in view OF creating preju-
dice and keeping people away from
the rally to help the N. Y. strikers,
Your correspondent has reliable In
formation that this false news was
given TO the press by Julius Hoch.
man, one Of the Sigman machine in
the Boston cloak and dressmakers
union. But the Boston needle work
ers are determined 10 know the truth
and no Islander and intimidation from
the right wing will keep them from
the meeting Tuesday night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Admiral Urges More
Submarines for Navy

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. - The
American navy has dropped below the
6-5-3 ratio established by the Wash
ington conference In certain auxiliary
arms, congress was told by Admiral
Il. w. Eberle, chief OF operations.
Admiral Eberle said 80 battle sub
marines would be necessary to bring
the American navy up to Japan, under
the conference ratio. The navy Is
building only three, he said. The navy
Is four submarines behind Great Brit.
ain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
LEvIN'S HIRED
THUGS ATTACK
Lone WORKER

Sluggers employed by the right
wing leaders in the needle trades at
tackled John Harvey, who attended
the left wing mass meeting Sunday
afternoon at Workers Lyceum. A
gang of dozen waylaid Harvey when
he left the hall, and after beating him
severely, when he put up a fight, fed
in taxicab they had in readiness.
Taken to jail.
When the police arrived on the
scene they arrested Harvey and three
of the sluggers who were unable to
run. The four were taken to police
headquarters, where they were forced
to submit to fingerprlnting and other
identification" processes OF the police
department. After being held in jail
, for four hours, Harvey and his at,
tackers were charged with disorderly
conduct and were released on S25
bond. Leaders of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers were on hand AT
the station to furnish bond for the
sluggers. None of them gave their
| correct names.
Gang Stops Woman.
Harvey was attacked at the inter
section OF Hirsch and California ave
nues. He saw the gang stop woman
needle worker w%o was going to the
meeting in an attempt to prevent her
going into the hall. Harvey motioned
to the woman to ignore the gang
This action caused them to attack
| him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Proceedings Against
Ex-Judge English Are
Dismissed by Senate

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The sen.
ate has formally dismissed impeach.
ment proceedings against ex-Federal
Judge George W.. English of East st.
Louis, who resigned a few days be-
fore his scheduled impeachment trial.
The senate adopted resolution dis.
solving itself as a court of impeach-
ment, thus ending the case.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15

DAUL SCHARRENBERG, editor
L of the Seamen's Journal, San
Francisco, the official organ of the
International Seamen's Union of
America, writes about peace or
War on the Pacific" in the current
issue of his publication. Scharren-
berg selects an interesting subject
for his article, one that should con-
Germ all labor. Since the members
of the Seamen's Union touch all the
shores of the Pacific, it might be
taken for granted that Scharrenberg
would give his subject a working
class treatment, at least giving
voice to thin thread of solidarity
with the workers of other countries.
But any such illusions are quickly
shattered by reading of the ar
ticle.
To be sure there is brief note
in this issue, apart from the article,
setting forth that the Australian
labor party had postponed it's pan
Pacific conference. But this is as
close as Scharrenberg's paper gets
to any working class relations in
the Pacific. The Australian labor
party has now completely dismissed
its efforts to hold a pan-Pacific con-
ference. 1t was merely a counter
move against similar attempt
made by the New South Wales,
Australia, trade union congress, this
latter effort having now been en-
dorsed by the third all-Australian
trade union congress and the date for
the holding of this pan-Pacific trade
union conference having now been
set for May LIST, 1927, at Canton,
China. Thus the Seamen's Journal,
in its small way, lends itself to the
enemies of the pan-Pacific unity Of
labor.
In his own article, Scharrenberg
does not see any labor concern in
the question of peace or war" on
the Pacific. He merely presents the
pacific attitude of those Statesmen,
educators, business men and peace
organizations" that talk about peace
between wars, but during wars be-
come the worst jingoes.
Scharrenberg therefore applauds
the Institute of Pacific Relations that
met in Honolulu in the summer of
1925, with the conviction that in
the Pacific area the struggle for I'M
derstanding and adjustment should
come before the struggle with
arms"
When such hogwash comes from
the editor of the international Sea-
mems Union, whose president,
Andrew Furuseth, at least opposes
the imperialist league of nations,
the struggle to draw the labor move
ment generally into the adoption of
a class viewpoint on the Pacific
problem becomes a difficult one in
deed.
There is only one power IN the
Pacific that can prevent the next
imperialist war, If it takes place in
this part Of the globe. That is the
organized power of the working
class. The plan for the pan-Pacific
trade union conference at Canton
proceeds from this viewpoint.
Scharrenberg is much enamoured
of the fact that the Japanese news
paper published at Honolulu, Jitsu-
gyo-no-Hawaii, has gotten out a
special magazine edition entitled,
"The International Peace Edition,
1927" printed half in English and
half in Japanese, with some in
teresting photographs of leading
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Soap Manufacturers
Forming Huge Combine

A gigantic soap merger of two of
the largest soap manufacturers in the
United States, Palmolive and Peet
Brothers, is being negotiated, accord
ing to announcement of Charles
Pierce, president of the Palmolive
company, Chicago. The merger in
wolves capitalization and assets of
S45, 100000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
BROPHY CARRIES
ELECTION FIGHT
into ANTHRACITE
Hard Coal Miners Hear
Lewis Opponent

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Dec. 10. -
John Brophy carried his campaign
against John L. Lewis, president Of
the United Mine Workers, into the an
thracite region in the closing week OF
the campaign. At Hazelton, Pittston,
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre he chal-
Eenged Lewis on the issue OF the loss
of the southern coal fields and 100000
members. He pushed the program Of
naturalization of mines and q labor
party on which he is running for in
ternational presidency.
I'VE are facing the termination Of
the Jacksonville contract next April
with our bargaining power danger
ously weakened unless we take steps
to win back the lost fields" he told
the Hazelton gathering, which was a
mass rally of supporters from the
three hard coal fields. UNLESS we get
the Pennsylvania coke fields and West
Virginia and Kentucky with us next
April the United Mine Workers of
America may suffer the most disas.
trous defeat in its history"
Lewis 5anquets.
Lewis follows Brophy with two an
thracite meetings. Officially neither is
for political purpose but a political
Interpretation Is given to his visit. At
the first meeting-a banquet to George
Civilian, the Lucerne county recorder
of deeds. Lewis speaks over the radio
with Secretary OF Labor Davis, for
whose job Lewis was formerly thought
In line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-15
Hapsood Defeats Expulsion Move.


GALLITZEN, Pa, Dec. 13.-By un-
animous vote Of the big Gallitzin local
union, Powers Hapgood retains his
membership in the United Mine Work
ers. The international union charged
that he had never joined the union in
Montana in 1920.
Hapgood retorted 'frame-up' and
showed his dues receipts. The fight
assumed political Importance for the
charges were brought after Hapgood
began taking a. leading part in the
campaign to elect John Brophy inter
national president in place of John L..
Lewis. Hapgood accused his op-
ponents of spending thousand dol
lars worth of organizers time in try
ing to get something on him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12
One Brigand to Another

Edward Mclean publisher of the Washington Post and
of the notorious figures in the teapot dome and department
justice swndles of 1924 the British ruling class that he is
with them in their fight against labor
editorial entitled With You England" this speci
British develops
against the Baldwin government the United States the
assistance government Says this wreced acey
Ohio gang political corrupons and personal friend the
late Harding:
general broken 5
throne the people Great Britain.
Il Communist dictatorship n England"
Mclean and his pen prostitutes speak for themselves
for the working class of the United States
Certainly intelligent this country going
engage against the workers of Britain in
the throne which sits that unspeakabe embodiment
less diseases known King George will they tory
srikebreaker Baldwin, any of his infamous
In revolution in Britain the Communists
coming the aid of the British government
be struggle The overwhelming majority
will be with this proposition
Mclean and his chief intellectual scavenger George
Harvey formerly ambassador Great Britain gang
thieves and gaftes defend the throne king
England hand hand fighting with the British
objection to their going and would anything
them. In fact would encourage because
good dock worker would wipe out the whole editorial
Washington Post the they stepped off the gang plank
England.
The important lesson be derived from Mceans
of solidarity with the British ruling class that the capitalists
The two countries will endeavor unite against the
they threatened The workers
masters display Of solidarity and follow suit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12
Free Speech in Pittsburgh

The release by Judge Ford of the Pittsburgh pleas
court of Louis EngdahI and Abram Jaka after by
the police May Day victory free speech
the steel trust ,a-,
For years the police Of that region have exercised
nsurped despom have prohibited and broken public meetings
without any pretext of law back Pittsburgh
police have demanded that permits hold hall meetings be
from them In they decline permits the meetings
not held This autocatc system challenged May Day by
Engdahl and Jakira. n4,.,s Il.
In pleas court they endeavoed to establish the fact
that the police have right demand permits
judge evaded that issue and without venturg opinion
right of the police to demand permits dismissed the
The fact that the thrown court that
rests made by the police dismissed victory for the
munists in Pittsburgh
For long time speakers have been harraed by the police
that region arrested Jail long enough
prevent the holding of advertised meetings. then fined
which they usually paid rather than expense
of fighting the
This paid the was fought with
the result that the police defeated.
The fight for free speech must be carried until it definitely
established in the Pittsburgh region.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12

thus establishing a more intimate con-
tact with their fellow craftsmen.
Three days week there is school
period, during working hours, in which
deficiencies in general schooling are
made up. The usual school subjects
are thus made accessible to these boys.
In all there are five teachers in the
whole establishment, each of them
paid as a shoemaker instructor" 81
roubles per month, wage equal to
that paid typist in an Office.
Vacation With Pay.
THE boys get two weeks vacation
L with pay, previous to the vaca-
ton period each is given a thoro
medical examination On the basis of
which this regular allowance is ex-
tended whenever found necessary
which in these cases is quite often.
Thus eight of the boys were sent to
special health resorts on the Volga,
while many receive, free, special food
at the children's restaurants estab-
lished in the fight against tuberculosis
and anemia.
Far Superior to other Nations.
THE advent of group of visitors to
4 the boys school workshop is fully
as much of an event to the youngsters
as it is to the adults visitors. They
show their work very proudly, for it
really is good, and expressed their
gladness at the interest of fellow
workers in their progress. A shoe
shop in Home for Delinquents" in
a capitalist country is a fearsome jail
like place. The utter difference here
furnishes yet another practical illus
tration of the great gulf between cap
italist and socialist approach to social
problems, as well as industrial and
social relations in general.