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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
FORSTMANN And
HUFFMANN MILL
WORKERSSTRIKE
Relief Badly Needed by
10000 Strikers
Especial to The Daily Workerl

PASSAIC, N. j., Feb. %. - The
workers at the Forstmann and Hoff-
man mill have joined the strike of the
Passaic textile workers. Two big mills
employing about 1000 workers had to
close their doors because OF the strike
of the weavers and the spinners. The
Forstman and Hoffman company
claim they shut down their mills due
to "the reign of terror by strikers
from other mills" in their attempt to
hide the fact that their workers have
struck for better conditions.
10000 on Strike.
This now makes over 10000 work
ers on strike. This walkout of the
Forstmann and Hoffman mills has
augmented the ranks of the strikers
by about one-third. This walkout
came about in spite of the company
union and the company-owned paper,
which tried to fill the workers with
loyalty to the bosses and jokes, in
stead of bread.
The fifth week of the strike finds
the relief Office crowded with hungry
women and children. Relief cards are
being issued at fast rate. Funds
must come in quickly if these relief
stations are to continue feeding the
striking textile workers without any
interruption. ans
The wife and daughter of Rabbi
Wise are aiding the strikers by col
lecting funds in New York from many
sympathetic individuals. Many unions
are sending in donations. In spite of
the funds coming from these varied
sources, it is not enough. Wider fields
must be tapped if ~ relief Office
is to feed the children, babies and the
men that are on strike for better
living conditions.
Resist Open Shop DriVel
The struggle of the Passaic textile
workers is the greatestastruggle of the
workers that is going on today to beat
back the attempts of the open-shop
employers to cut the wages of the
workers. If the bossesare successful
IN this struggle, they Will proceed TO
cut wages in other oenters and in
other industries. This struggle of the
Passaic workers is a struggle of great
import to the workers of America.
The American labor movement must
be modified to aid these strikers.
Their immediate need is relief funds.
Send Aid to StrikersI
Every union, every workers organ
ization should send in their donation
to aid the feeding of the strikers and
their families so that these workers
will be able to win their strike and
establish better conditions. Don't let
the bosses starve them back to work!
Send in your donation today Send
your donation to the General Relief
Committee Textile Strikers, TAB Main
Ave-, Passaic, N. ].
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27

of the night. There will also be a
museum with surprises in store for
all who enter and there will be courts
of domestic relations to help solve
your troubles, or get you into troubles
as the case may be. And this entire
experience will sting you only four
bits.
New Workers Requested to Cough Up.
Readers of The DAILY WORKER in
New York who may not yet have set
tied for tickets for the various affairs
and concerts held in connection with
The DAILY WORKER during the last
few months are requested to do so at
once. All unsold tickets must be re-
turned, and all tickets that have been
sold must, Of course, be paid for. Re-
port to The DAILY WORKER New
York Agency, los East 14th street, at
once.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
JEWISH WORKERS
BUILD CULTURE
IN SOVIET union
Open Many Schools and
Libraries

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Feb. 25.-
Turnout the Soviet Union there are
about $50 Jewish schools in which
over 100000 children are taught. In
the Ukraine the number of children
between the ages Of s and Is receiv-
ing instruction exclusively in Jewish
schools reaches 1913 per cent of the
total number of Jewish children of
these ages.
In Soviet Russia the percentage Of
children in the care of the Jewish
schools constitutes an average of 8
per cent, fluctuating from 1 per cent
at Moscow to 1874 per cent in the
province of Gomel.
In white-Russia the Jewish schools
take care of 40 per cent of the Jew
ish children of school age.
In the Soviet Union there are about
30 Jewish professional and technical
schools.
There are functioning among the
Jews in the Soviet Union 64S miscel-
laneous circles, 80 evening schools,
$50 Jewish clubs or Jewish depart
ments at the general clubs, $50 IL
braries or sections at the general
Libraries, 81 reading cottages, 391 sta
tions for the liquidation of illiteracy,
itinerary politico-educational organ
izations, 8 pedagogical technicums,. 1
agricultural technicum, popular uni
versities, Jewish labor college, and
Jewish departments at the different
higher schools. There are Jewish
state-endowed theaters at Moscow and
Kharkov.
The Jewish press in the Soviet I'm
ion comprises dailies and several
weeklies and a series of professional,
pedagogical and literary magazines.
During the last year there were pub
lished 1876 titles Of books with a to-
tai circulation of over 100000 copies
Settle on Land.
The systematic organization of Jew
ish settlers on the land is going on in
the Crimea. During the last 3 years
there have been organized 40 Jewish
agricultural colonies consisting Of a
total Of $50 families. Nearly all these
colonies are engaged in the cultiva-
ton Of grain crops, and only few
Of them in horticulture and vinegrow-
ing.
At some places have been establish.
ed flour mills. cheese factories and
the like. All the colonies are adopt
ing modern and improved agricultural
methods, comprising the use of trac-
tors. selected seeds, etc. The major
ity Of the Jewish colonists in the
Crimea hail from the provinces Of
Smolensk and Gomel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
MEXICO PLANS
TO EXPEL ALL
ALIEN PRIESTS
LGws Prohibit Religious
Teaching in Schools
especial to The Daily Worker,

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 25.--Mexieo's
action in driving foreign clergy from
the country is not directed at the cath.
Ollie church particularly, but against
all religious denominations, Secretary
eobernaelon, chief of the cabinet,
stated today.
Protestant preachers do not appear
in clerical garb and therefore it is
difncult to locate those who have
taught religion in the Mexican schools,
he explained. The secret police are
inquiring into the acts of foreigners
of denominations other than the cath
Ollie who are teaching in violation Of
the constitution and will take action
against them. The constitution forbids
the teaching of religion in primary
schools. Government officials point
out that this policy has been in force
for some time.
Church Property Once confseated.
In 1857 during the administration of
the Juarez government law was en-
acted to confscate church property
which then amounted to eighty per
cent of the nations wealth. Monas-
teries and converts were closed. Dur
ing the Diaz regime these institutions
were permitted to reopen. The fight
between the state and the church has
continued since that time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
LEFT WING TO
STAGE CONCERT
ON MARCH IS
Chicago Militants Plan
Excellent Program

The Trade Union Educational
League is arranging a grand concert
and entertainment TO be held Satur-
day evening, March 10 at o'clock. It
will be held at the Eighth Street
Theater, Wabash Ave. and Sth st.
The program will include the Fret
heit Singing Society and their famous
Mandolin Orchestra, the Lithuanian
Chorus OF many voices, Russian play
ers and dancers, and many other at.
fractions which we will disclose in
later 5tories and announcements.
The left wing OF the Chicago Labor
movement is requested to cooperate
in making this affair a most success.
full one and TO turn out as many work.
ers as possible TO this affair.
Tickets for the affair are from so
cents to Sl.1O and can be secured at
any time at the Trade Union Educa-
tional League, 156 West Washington
St. Room 81, Fourth Floor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
ENGLISH MOBILES
SUCK LIKELIHOOD
OUT OF PEOPLE
Hold Enormous Areas
from Cultivation

LONDON, Feb. $50 much OF a
hullabaloo is continually raised by the
wealthy and there is such common
condemnation in the American press
Of the doles, or unemployment relief,
that the following table of English
nobility which is daily sucking out the
life-blood of the working class of this
country is Illuminating. American
readers will notice that several of
these titled parasites have valuable
properties in that country.
The Titled Bloodsuekers.
The Duke of Northumberland owns
100000 acres of land, and draws Ell
per minute.
The Duke of Westminster owns 3d.
900 acres and 600 acres in London,
and draws $4,000 per day.
The Duke of Norfolk draws 1850
per day from the workers.
One thousand lords and dukes own
30,O00,0OO acres of Great Britain.
The Duke of Sutherland owns 1885,
500 acres in Scotland (most of this
land was got by legal robbery, and
100000 acres in America. Rent roll,
$4,000 weekly.
Food For All.
Macintosh of Macintosh owns L.
100000 acres in Scotland, all lying
idle. Rabbits by the million, and food
for all.
Lord Lansdowne owns $4,000 acres.
Rent roll, $500 weekly.
Earl of Breadlabane owns 43S,00O
acres. Rent roll, $1,000 weekly.
Lord Rosebery owns $4,000 acres;
draws $3.50 weekly in rent.
Earl of March owns $4,000 acres !;
draws $1,000 weekly from the work
ers.
Duke of Rutland owns 10000 acres
in America, and some land in Eng
land.
Baron Tweedale owns 1,75O,O00
acres in America.
Twenty-eight dukes, so-called pa.
triots, own between them 1000, 900
acres Of land in England, mostly ly-
ing idle, but used for hunting, golf
Ing, shooting grouse, rabbits and pig
cons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
Marks Selected Essays
Published on March /

NEW YORK, Feb. international
Publishers announce for publication
on March 1 a volume of the earlier
writings of Karl Marx under the name
Selected Essays" The book contains
several essays, among them con the
Jewish Question" THE English Revo-
luton" French Materialism," and
essays on Proudhon, the Hegelian
philosophy and other subjects. These
essays, for the most part unknown
even in the original German, are now
first translated into English, and in
dictate the beginnings of Marks
theology.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
French Get First Lot
of Czarist Jewelry

MOSCOW U. S. s. r.. Feb. 25-The
French jewelers. group represented by
NJ. Frankinano has been awarded a
parcel Of jewelry, containing the
crown of the last czarina, diadems,
and 10000 carats in loose diamonds,
emeralds and sapphires. The French
bid $4,000 more than a rival Ameri-
can group which was trying to get
the gems. The Soviet government
realized approximately $4,000
by the sale. jewelers. had flocked
here from the New York, London, Ant
werp, and Paris markets but the de-
cision OF the authorities to sell the
parcel entire left the field open only
to these two groups
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
Star WITNESS
In BIMBA CASE
BUSINESS LINK
Continued from page u.

ring leader, Eudaco. they testify very
reluctantly.
Thus Geo. A. Sampson, cutter for
the Diamond Shoe Co. declared he
wasn't interested in prosecuting
Bimba, that he would not like to see
Bimba Convicted while John Balones,
laster for the Diamond Shoe Co., de-
clared he had looked with favor upon
some of the things that Bimba had
said in his speech, and that he did not
like to be drawn into the case.
Not Church Members.
Every witness testifying SO far has
declared he is not a member of any
church, although they are supposed to
testify that they were very much
shocked by the manner in which
Bimba belittled god in the speech for
the making of which he is on trial.
The extent of Bimba's seditious ut
terances, brought out in the testimony
so far, seems to have consisted in
urging his audience to join the Work
ers (Communist) Party. He pointed
out the growth of the Communist
movement the world over, and accord
ing to the prosecution urged that labor
in this country unite to achieve the
same victory the workers have won
in Soviet Russia.
One of Bimba's terrible crimes,
emphasized by the witness, Eudaco.
was that he urged the workers to read
Russia Today" the report of the
British Trade Union delegation to So
Wet Russia. He told his audience that
they could get the truth about Russia
from this book.
The prosecution makes much of the
fact that Bimba held up the socialists
as being traitors to the working class.
urging the workers to rally to the
Communist standards.
Neither of the two prosecution wit
nesses, Sampson or Balones, would ad.
NIT, even after considerable urging.
that they had heard Bimba calling nm
ON the workers to overthrow the gov
eminent thru force and violence.
Wave Lithuanian FIac.
The red flag also figures in the case
One of the Lithuanian pay-triots. ac.
cording to the testimony, asked Bimba
at the meeting Why it was that the
Russian Soviet government had re-
cognized the Lithuanian government
and the Lithuanian flag was flying
over the Lithuanian embassy in Mos.
COW, but it didn't fly over the Lithuan-
ian Hall in Brockton, Mass. This is
drawn out of every fresh prosecution
witness that takes the stand. Their
version OF the answer Bimba is alleged
to have made, is that Bimba said he
oelleved in no flag except the red flag
ana that the red flag would fly over
the Lithuanian Hall in Brockton when
IL was also raised over the national
capitol at Washington.
Judge c. Carroll King, who is pre-
siding at the trial is a member of the
unitarian church that itself disowns
the arthodox god that Bimba is al
legged to have blasphemed. The nro-
secutor, l.. Manuel Rubin, although
born of orthodox Jewish parents who
came from Lithuania while it was
sun under the czardom, is also a uni
tartan.
Inc assistant prosecutor, Joseph
Narecka, who is the first to break in
the limelight with the usual letter
threatening his life, is a member of
the Lithuanian catholic church.
me clerk Of the court, Charles r
hlng, is reputed to have uncovered
tne zzs-year old statute under which
Bimba is being tried.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
Saturdays Red Revel
Inspires Bad Poetry

Not since Samuel Gompers stopped
the more aristocratic liquids
from the flowing bowl has so much in
terest been aroused in a single event
by Chicago labor, So pick up your
four bits (fifty cents-Translator) and
your best girl-or whichever one is
handy-and HE yourself over to the
Temple Hall on Saturday night. For
as the Red Revel Anthology so aptly
chants
They came there in their autos,
And some came in balloons.
But all swore that they'd never see
Such ReveI for many moons!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
VIII Publish History
of Fabian Society

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-A new and
revised edition Of The History of the
FABIAN Society by Edward r. Pease
is scheduled for publication on March
10 by the International Publishers.
The author secretary Of the Fabian
organization since its establishment in
1888, brings its history down to the
present day, and tells OF the political
work and Ideas OF such prominent
Fabians as George Bernard Shaw, II.
g. Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Webb,
and others. The book is profusely IL
lustrated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
Send in that sub!

See the motion picture of
class war prisoners aid in Eu-
rope and America at the Inter.
national Labor Defense COM
memoration Of the Paris Com
n1une at Ashland Auditorium on
March 10.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27

The power Of the working class is
organization. Without organization Of
the masses, the proletarIat--Is moth.
ing. organlzed-it Is all. organIza.
ton is unanlmlty Of action, unaninlity
Of practical activities"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27
NOVY MIR AND DAILY WORKER TO
HAVE JOINT AFFAIR IN NEW YORK

On Saturday Novy WORKER
VIII join hands celebrating birthday
and ball at Harlem City
Those who anniversary last
already
OF fun that makes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27

Watch the Saturday Magazine
Section for nel0 features every
'oeek. This is good issue to giUe
to yotir fcIloto tcorker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-27

Take this copy of the DAILY
WORKER with you to the shop
tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22
R. Ii. U. PRAISES
FRENCH SECTION
FOR SOLIDARITY

MOSCOW (By Mai) The Red In
ternational of Labor Unions has is
sued the following statement on the
French mine workers strike in soli-
darity with British miners;
THE Red International of Labor
Unions considers it necessary espe-
cially to emphasize the whole sig
nificance of the active support rem
dered the British strikers by the
French workers under the leadership
of the revolutionary organizations.
Boycotts Coal Shipments Also.
Besides the solidarity action shown
by the transport workers and dock
ers, as in Rouen and Dunkirk, in boy
cotting the handling Of coal and strik-
ing, the 24-hour strike of the 100000
French miners gave a clear example
of real international solidarity and
demonstrated before the capitalist
world the firm determination of the
proletariat to resist the capitalist Of
fensive with all the forces 1t has.
"The French miners act of soil
darity has undoubtedly supported the
British miners in their great struggle.
"The Red International of Labor
Unions welcomes the action Of the
French miners, who, despite opposi-
ton from the employers and reformist
leaders (the latter having refused to
take any part in the display of soli-
darity), took action to the number of
100, 900 men against international cap
italism, thereby demonstrating that
no frontiers can destroy the commun-
ity of interests that exists between
the miners OF France, Britain and
other countries.
1.-THE Red International of Labor
Unions calls on the Unity Federation
of Miners of France to use the expe-
rience of the strike in question to
strengthen its organization so that it
may be prepared to take courageous
action against any fresh attacks by
the employers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22
Esperanto Gaining
Favor in Europe

LENINGRAD, U. S. S. r., Sept. 20.
AN international Esperanto Ian
guage conference held in Leningrad
attended by delegates from France,
Germany, Sweden, Czecho-Slovakia,
Holland, Austria and other countries
indicated that notable progress is be-
ing made in the adoption of study Of
this international language in Euro
pean schools. Esperanto is being
taught in schools OF 10 cities in Ger.
many and SO cities and towns in Hol-
land. School authorities have ordered
its introduction in Czecho-Slovakia
and Austria.
Preceding the international confer
ence was held the AllUnion Esper-
anto Congress, which was attended by
$50 delegates representing about
10000 members of study groups in
$50 cities thruout the Soviet Union.
Dresser, the general secretary. report.
cd that Asperanto in the Soviet con-
federation Is an instrument OF work.
ing .class activity and Is used in es-
tablishing communication with work.
ers In all western European eoun-
triA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22
LABOR UNIONS
LOSE MILLIONS
IN MEMBERSHIP
10 Million Drop Away
in Three Years

AMSTERDAM - (FP) - In its 4th
yearbook, issued In German, French
and English, the init. Federation OF
Trade Unions shows that more than
100000 members were lost by the
combined labor organizations of the
world in the 3-year period ending Dec.
81, 1924.
Examination discloses the amazing
fact that the I. f. I. U. has claimed
the American Federation of Labor in
its own total for 1924, while the A. F.
of L. was classed as various" In 1921.
The yearbook states that the l. F. T.
U. has partly balanced its own losses
by adding countries with organiza-
tions alphabetically disposed to-
wards it." This includes the 2,SsS,117
members of the A. F. of L., 69,130 in
Denmark, 228, 694 in Germany, 5000 In
Esthonia, 14S,501 in Ireland, 1900 in
Japan, 10000 in Canada, 100000 in
Mexico, S9,552 in Austria and LIT in
Memel.
When these 100000 sympatheti-
cally disposed unionists are taken
from the l. F. T. U. total there re-
mains 100000 "a loss of S,7OO,OOO
since 1921 in actual afiliation with
Amsterdam.
At the end Of 1921 the total mem
bership of all labor organizations re-
ported to Amsterdam was 46,273,132.
At the end of 1924 it was reduced to
36,O62,711. Reasons for this decline
are various, but postwar economic
depression and the persecution of the
working class movement by reaction
airy forces in many countries are held
chiefly responsible.
In contrast to the general trend is
the record of the unions affiliated with
the Red international Of Labor I'm
ions at Moscow. In December 1921
| they had a total membership of T.
O69,0O0, which was 1880 Of the total
for all international trade unions
Three years later they had 7,S9S,S45
members, or 20.3% Of the world total
The Amsterdam organization, hostile
to the Communist group, admits this
so gain by the radicals, but says this
does not mean that the sphere Of in
fIuence of communism in the inter
national trade union movement has
correspondingly increased. In 1921
only Russia, Bulgaria and Jugo-Slavis
had Moscow labor affiliations, but IL
1924 Chile, Czecho-Slovakia, Esthonia
France, Holland, Japan, Latvia
Lithuania and Roumania had beer
added
The Init. Federation of Trade
Union losses included 3,741, 555 in Ger
many, 2,216,951 in Britain, 956,4SO in
Italy, 666,663 in Czecho-Slovakia, 202,.
473 in France, 122,O99 in Belgium
I212,1S7 in Austria, 1890 in Greece
I74,32O in Switzerland and 7O,79S in
Poland.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22
SCIENTISTS SAY
new DISCOVERY
IS EPOCH MAKER
Synthetic Atom Is New
Find
Especial to The Daily wOrker)

BERLIN, Sept. 20. - The worlds
leading chemists are displaying great
interest in the claims of two German
scientists that they have succeeded in
making helium out of hydrogen. TWO
days ago Professors Paneth and Pet
ers of Berlin made the announcement
Of the most recent advance in chemi-
cal research, the synthetic atom.
Seeking Heium.
Both OF these gases had been con-
sidered as basic immutable elements
While making experiments for the
manufacture of the valuable non-in-
fiammable helium gas for use in dirig
ible balloons to take the place of the
explosive gases now used, the scien-
lists claimed that by raising the atomic
number of hydrogen they created he'll
ium.
New Source of Energy.
If the discovery proves to be true,
scientists are pointing out, it will have
far reaching consequences, not only
for the future of chemistry from the
point of view of mere scientific adj
vance, but practical consequences for
humanity in an economic way.
The intensive heat that is released
in the transposition from hydrogen to
helium holds the possibility of being
exploited as power that, If developed,
might easily displace all known forms
of energy, creating means such as
steam and electricity.
All Elements the Same.
The basis of all the elements is the
same, says advanced physics, posi-
lively charged particles known as pro-
tons and negatively charged cleo
irons. The various elements are COM
posed Of protons and electrons in
varying degrees Of intensity and num-
Der and are governed by a rhythmic
motion comparable to that of the
solar system. The professors claim
they raised" hydrogen atoms to he'll
ium atoms.