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makers of the dictatorship OF the gov
ernor's commission, says the state
ment.
Following are a few salient para
graphs from the declaration:
After nineteen weeks of bitter strug-
gle, we succeeded in forcing the manu-
facturers to settlement, which freed
the union entirely Of the dictatorship
Of the governors commission. The
fight against the jobbers-the most
important factor in the cloak industry
lis still on. And now, when it is abb
solutely necessary for the union to
mobilize all its forces for the fight
against the jobbers, the right wing
leadership of the labor movement
friends Of the governor and his COM
mission-are attempting to misinter-
pref our gains, misrepresent the true
facts about the strike and confuse the
minds of the workers, so as to de-
moralize our ranks and hinder the
further development of our fight
against the Jobbers.
Our enemies dare not deny that
we have won, thru this strike, five
day week-42 hours the first Is months
of the agreement, and 40-hour week
the last year OF the agreement de-
mand which was entirely ignored by
the governors commission.
The chief attacks directed against
us by our enemies are based principal
Iy on our inability to defeat the de-
mand of the bosses for 1000 reor-
ganization, recommended by the COM
mission and openly accepted by our
international officials. The union,
nevertheless, succeeded in limiting the
power Of the bosses to take advantage
Of the reorganization right, due to the
courageous struggle conducted by the
cloakmakers.
These gains were won by the strik-
ers despite the strong opposition Of
the bosses, who were supported by
Governor Smith. the police, mas ar
rests, injunction, courts, detectives,
paid sluggers, etc. Not only did the
strikers have to fight against the at.
tacks of the enemy from without, but
also against the sabotage practived by
the right wingers who attempted
to hinder the strike by spreading
rumors amongst tho workers that the
strike was lost and the fight hopeless.
This was done with the object OF
destroying tho fighting spirit OF the
strikers and thereby strengthening our
enemy.
Brothers and sistersl In face Of the
difficulties and hardships endured In
this fight, our gains are significant
victory. All attempts Of our enemies
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
Farmers Section Will appear regularly every Monday
mornings Issue Of The DAILY WORKER Watch for
Political Program

pA,,af from the evils Of the
mortgage and tenantry eNll thru ~
adoption of a land tenure syst ~
which will secure the land 10 'ne
users ii
? The naturalization Of the ran
roads tbe meat packing plants, gram
elevator combines and the control an
management of these Marketing
PLANTATIONS by the Organizations ~
Working farmers in co-operatloh W.
the organizations OF CITY M a. tbase
workers who are employed IN theso
industries.
3. The control and operation OF the
farm credit system by theyorganlza-
tions OF working farmers, IN place oa
thru capitalist banking institutio5L,ss
which now use this, the tarn circuit
system, for their enrichment
q. Relief for the farmers from t sn1
excessive burden Of taxation tnIu
levying higher income taxes, and IN
heritance taxes on the swollen Ior-
tunes OF great capitalist eAploiIeI
and higher taxes on the pronts OF the
railroads and great Industrial cOhn-
bines
S. Against the expenditures for a.
bie army and navy, which serve no
other purpose than to support the IN.
perialist adventures OF the greaS
financial houses Of Wall street IN
other countries.
g. Fight against wall Streer Ooi-
lar Diplomacy" and expenditure OF
the wealth Nbroduced by the farmers
and Industrial wokers to support the
capitalist exploiters in their effort TO
make profits out of the people OF
Cuba, the South American countries,
China and the Philippines. Freedom
for the Philippines. Self-determina-
ton for Porto Rico, Hawaii. With
drawal of all American soldiers and
marines from the Central and South
American countries. No Intervention
in China.
7. Against the Dawes plan, thru
which the American banking houses
are securing control Of European IN
dustries and paving the way for a new
war.
8. Close corporation with the
farmers of other countries and partic-
ularly the farmers of Russia, who are
so important a factor in the world
market. The recognition and estab-
nshment of economic relations with
the first workers and farmers gov
ernment-the Union of Socialist Sow
let Republics.
9. The alliance of the working
farmers and city Industrial workers to
establish a workers and farmers gov
eminent of the United States Only
a united struggle OF all working farm
ers, together with the city industrial
workers.. in support of this program
will win relief for the farmers from
the conditions under which they now
suffer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
MILITARISTS or POLAND
WOULD STIR UP TROUBLE
OVER WILMA BOUNDARIES

WARSAW, Nov. 2s.-Military jim
goists In Poland are attempting to
foster antl-Soviet spirit here on &C
count Of the reply sent by the Soviet
Union TO Foreign Minister zaleska's
note on the wilma border question.
The government does not share the
feelings Of the military and views
the Russian note as eoneiliatory.
The Soviet note declared that
Russia does not Intend to violate
the provisions Of the Riga treaty
Of 1921, but that Soviet Russia and
LIthuanla refuse to accept the coun.
ell OF ambassadors' flxatlon OF the
Pollsh-Llthuanlan frontier In 1929.
or their right to settle boundary
questions.
The council OF ambassadors gave
Wilma 70 the Poles, and tho Llthua-
MANS never agreed 70 this.
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Cotton and Silk Wages


TOKIo-(FP)-Cotton and silk tex
tiles still employ more workers than
any other industry in Japan, according
to a report on industrial conditions
and labor legislation in Japan which
has just reached Toxic from the init.
Labor Office in Geneva. OF the $685.
266 workers in textiles in 1922, more
than 100000 were women over 16, and
,221 were children, chiefly girls, I'M
der 16 years.
The girls and young women in the
city cottonmills are largely recruited
from country districts by agents Of
the companies. Those who come from
outside the city are housed in com
pany dormitories which make them in
accessible to labor organizers. They
get meals furnished below cost. The
Cotton Spinners Assn. Of Japan claims
that the dormitories, kitchens and
other privileges increase the earn
ings Of operatives to something over
one-thlrd the cash wage.
No exact wage figures for spinners
later than 1921 are available. At that
time the average cash wage for a
woman spinner was 40 cents a day,
American money. Women weavers in
February, 1924, were reported earn
ing As cents American money. In
visiting one of the show cottonmills
Of Japan at Osaka, we were told by
the manager that women spinners
earned rs cents a day, American
money-but all other information in
dicates that this must have been
the highest wage of the most skilled
worker in the factory.
Five years ago a spinners' union
conducted a strike in a cotton yarn
mill employing more than 1000 work
ers. But that strike was lost and the
union never regained fits strength.
Meantime, the latest report from the
japan Cotton Spinners Assn. shows
that while IL Of the so member firms
reported losses during the first 6
months Of 1926, the average half-year.
ly dividend Of cotton spinning firms
was 1880.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
JAPANESE LABOR NEWS
BY ANNA ROCHESTER, Federated Press.
! Labor Party Bars Reds

Labor Party Bars Reds
TOKIO-FP)-Left wing radicals
who reject parliamentary action, who
believe in dictatorship and who would
suppress the minority within the or
ganization have been excluded from
the councils Of the new Labor-Farm-
er Party Of Japan. The party repre-
sents, however, the first attempt to
organize a proletarian party to lead
the 100000 new voters enfranchised
since the last general election.
Toyohiko Kagawa, Motoiiro Sugi-
yama and others active in or
ganizing the tenant farmers took the
initiative in creating the party. Vari-
Gus industrial unions are unofflcially
represented on the executive commit
tee. Many other unions are led by
communists and left-wing sympa-
thizers who consider the platform too
moderate.
The social and economic demands
are Recognition of the right to
strike, collective bargaining, right to
cultivate idle land, legal minimum
wage, abolition Of night work for
women and children and their exclu-
sion from dangerous trades, S-hour
day, better factory and mining laws,
equality of men and women before
the law, abolition of licensed prosti-
tuition, insurance for sickness, old age
and accident, compensation for those
arrested or convicted unjustly, free
textbooks and education, limitation of
landlords right to evict tenants from
dwellings.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
WAR DEFENSE is |
EMPHASIZED BY |
EMPIRE CONF ABB
Ulster and India Resent
Slight
Especial to The Daily worker)

LONDON, Nov 2S.-The imperial
conference of prime ministers from all
the British dominions has ended after
ave weeks of deliberation, The chief
results of the conference are two;
formal recognition of the autonomous
status of the dominions and the lay
ing of plans for better defense" of
the empire.
All Of the dominions except India
and Ulster are now recognized as sep
arate sovereignties, altho theoretically
still part of the British empire.
Stress Laid on Suez.
In the discussions on defense, spe-
cial stress was laid on the Importance
of holding and defending Egypt, be.
cause of the Suez canal, the mainten-
ance of which is considered extremely
important to the safety" of British
trade routes.
A significant resolution is that
which provides for the establishment
bf airplane bases thruout the empire,
nesigned to-. reinforce the navy and
army
"Regret" Militarism.
While making plans for more mill
Gary defense provisions, the confer
ance passed resolutions "regretting
that more progress could not be made
Seward disarmament"
An immediate result of the confer
ence is the arousing of the ire of both
ulster and India because of the action
taken on recognizing dominions as
equal powers to England. Ulster and
Ida were both omitted from this pro-
vision, and public sentiment is decid-
eddy antagonistic to their treatment.
Ulster to Investigate.
The Ulster cabinet has ordered that
Sir James Craig, prime minister,
should go to London Immediately to
protest the action in ignoring Ulster
and to discover the reason.
The New India Of Madras has made
CHS comment: India will now be
subordinate in household In which
there are six mistresses instead Of
one"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
CATALONIANS, FAILING IN PAST AND
PRESENT METHODS, MUST FALL BACK
ON COMMUNIST TACTICS FOR SUCCESS

are mostly from the middle class
peasants and few industrial work
ers.
The Repression.
In a former article in The DAILY
WORKER, we have seen that the die
tator's repression was equally intense
for the Communists and separatists.
The government has closed their club
houses, has prohibited the speaking of
Catalonian in public, the hanging up
of the national flag, and the singing
of their hymns.
All Of these measures have caused
more violent increase of the separatist
movement. The old leaders, the ones
who used the movement as an easy
way for becoming ministers at Madrid,
have been abandoned by the Cata-
lonian masses, who are helping in
every way possible the triumph of the
cause
Francisco Macia, ex-colonel of the
Spanish army and Catalonist ex-
deputy, is at present the idol Of the
Catalonian peasants. Since 1923, when
he crossed the border, he has been or
ganizing from Perpignan the separatist
movement, being helped by the Cata-
lonian French.
The Putseh Tactic.
Since 1923 the Spanish Communist
Party has concentrated itself to pro-
pagate the united front of all workers
and other forces in order to fight
against the dictatorship with success.
This is why It organized in Paris
Committee Of Action" formed Of
anarchists, separatists and Commun-
lists. The committee was not able to
live long, on account of the differences
existing from the very first moment
between the Communists on the one
side, and separatists and anarchists on
the other. The Communist Party con-
sidered it necessary to organize an
agitation campaign all over Spain,
while the anarchists and separatists
were trying to realize some putsch.
The anarchist putsch in 1924 in
Vera (Guipuzcoa) was a bloody de-
feat The government, informed by
the Spanish police IN Paris, repressed
violently this anarchist movement.
Communist Tactic.
The failure of the present separatist
movement on the border will be a
good experience for the Spanish revo-
lutionary movement in the future. A
putsch will never bring Primo de
Rivera's defeat. The only tactic is the
establishment of the united front in
a vast revolutionary movement, as has
always been proposed by the Com
munist Party since 1928.
Primo de Rivera has a great num-
Der OF spies among the Spanish emil
grants in France and knows ahead Of
time Of the movements prepared
against his dictatorship, and this is
why the putsch of 1924 at Vera and
the present program at Perignan have
been a complete failure.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
Farm Federation Meets
in Chicago, Dec. 6, 7,S

The convention OF the American
Farm Bureau Federation viii meet IN
Chicago Dec. 6, Z and 8. Sessions will
be held at Hotel Sherman.
Speakers at the convention win In
clude Frank o. Lowden, Magnus w.
Alexander, DR.. Carl c. Taylor, TT.
B. W. Kilgore, Mrs. Charles w. Sewell-
Or. c. II. Lane, Robert F. Pack, ]. c.
Hedge and Macy Campbell
A message from Lloyd George, for
mer premier OF Great Britain, will be
read as a feature of the first day ses-
sion.
VIM. II. Thompson is president Of
the federation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
Especial to The Daily Workerl


MADRID.-One Of the most serious
events occurring since Primo de
Rivera's government came into power
was the recent Catalonian separatist
putsch. In order to understand the
great significance of this, it is neces-
sary to know something about the
Spanish civil war history.
In the past century, the Carlist army
(monarchioal absolutists) maintained
constant civil war against the
states army. The Carlist army was
not very numerous or even we'll organ
lied, but their soldiers knew the coun-
try perfectly we'll, as they were fight
ing on their native ground. This
Spanish civil war was very long and
bloody. The Carlist strategy was
similar to that used by the tribesmen
against the Spanish imperialists in
the Morocco war.
Francisco Macia, the leader in this
late separatist putsch, had organized
an army of 5000 men. Those men,
fighting like the Carlists on the
mountains of Corona, could quite
easily have kept the government army
busy for long time; they would also
have had the real help Of the In
Ihabitants Of the region, where the
|separatist cause has many partisans.
cataIonlan Separatism.
In Catalonia, which has history,
language, literature, and customs en-
tirely apart from the rest of Spain, the
feeling for independent administra,
ton has existed since long ago. Since
the beginning of the present century,
this old movement, led by business
and industrial men, became an I'M
portant political issue
Previous to the coup d'etat OF 1923,
the Catalonian separatist movement
was. quite strong. 1t really was the
reflection of the struggle of some other
European countries for their indie
pendence. Primo de Rivera himself
says that one reason for his coup
d'etat was the increasing development
Of this movement. At that time, the
Catalonian masses were deserving
their leaders. because they could live
without trouble in Madrid and even
expect to be crown ministers.
Three Tendencies.
The Catalonian separatist movement
comprises at present three tendencies,
represented by the "Lliga Region
alista" (Catalonian League; the SAC
ton CATALONIA" Catalonian Action, and
"L'Etat Catala" (Catalonian STATED.
The Lliga Regionalista is formed by
the big Catalonian bourgeoisie. 1t
really does not have true separatist
or Independent sentiment. 1t is just
a political group trying to obtain adj
Ivantages for their products.
The intellectuals of autonomous feel
ing make up the Action Catalina The
real separatist nuclei are enlisted in
L'Etat Catala, the members of which
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
Franc Takes Jump, But
'Financiers See New
Slump Coming Soon

PARIS, Nov. 2S-The franc took a
slight climb despite much pessimism
in financial circles because OF an ex-
pected political battle involving
finances. Monday the franc was quot
ed at 274S to the dollar. The pre-
vious Saturday the quotation was 2S.
Some flnanciers do not believe that
the too rapid rise of the franc is a
good sign, and predict that activity of
spectators will cause a sharp decline
soon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
High Spanish Army
Officers Convicted
in De Rivera Plot

MADRID, Nov. 2s.-High army Of
hcers we're convicted by the supreme
war council of Spain for taking part
in a plot against Primo De Rivera
last June.
Their punishment was not. made
public
Among those named are: Colonel
Calva la Casa, Major Ecija, DR.. Mar
anon, special physician to the queen;
Jose Albinana, Antonio Cores and
Ceferino Garcia Pefa.
II Is thought that the punishment is
fine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
Irish Workers Party q
Issues Bright Paper

From Dublin, there comes TO the
editorial Offices OF The DAILY WORK
Err a small, four-page paper. called
the Workers Republic. which as its
name implies stands for workers
republican government to supplant
the Irish Free State, which II calls a
government OF estate owners. bank
ers, capitalists and the imperialists."
The PAPER is the official organ Of the
Workers Party OF Ireland which Ia
now in IT'S seventh month OF life.
We extend to this paper and its edl
torial star our best wishes for CIV
success OF their publication and Cor
the principles for which II stsnts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
Bulgarian Communist
Killed in Jugoslavia

VIENNA, Nov. 2S.-The body Of the
Bulgarian Communist, Ivan Christov,
was found in Morava, Jugo-Slavia, ac-
cording to a dispatch in the Bulgarian
nswspaper, Politika. The causes Of
Christov's murder have not been es-
4ablished.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
26,0oo cIoakmakers Affected by
Settlements.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-Twenty.six
thousand Of the 10000 New York
cloakmakers who struck in July are
affected by settlements of their en-
ployers, Salvatore Ninfo, chairman OF
the International Ladies' Garment
Workers settlement committee an
nounces. Union Representatives are
discussing settlement now with the
sub-manufacturers, or contractors, who
do work solely for jobbers employ
ing no needle workers themselves.
Their shops employ nearly 10000 Of
the workers. Independent manufac-
turers make up the bulk of other set
tied shops. Sub-manufacturers are
asking the union to abandon its de-
mand for limitation of contractors per
jobber and jobbers refuse to accept
responsibility for conditions Of work
in their contractors shops-another
union demand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
N. Y. Cloakmakers Denounce Right Wingers

to minimize the significance of our
gains and to belittle your brave strug-
gle are intended to demoralize our
ranks and strengthen the position Of
the enemy. Our struggle must con-
tinue. The jobbers are not yet de-
feated. The attacks of the Forward
and our own right wingers must not
weaken our fight. You have proven
that you can fight courageously and
with determination against all enemies
under all conditions.
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WHAT They THINK OF The |
DAILY WORKER IN EVERY !
SECTION OF The COUNTRY |

From r. Burma Wilson of 5erke-
ley, California, we get this note:
Sending you donation soon.
Keep on with the good work. In
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There is place and positive
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been in the life of the worker, for
daily newspaper presenting and
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there Ia no paper Of any descrip-
ton today that Is fghtIng the
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uplift and betterment Of the
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wealth."
To The DAILY WORKER.
Dear Comrades:
Three additional affairs for The
DAILY WORKER have been ar
ranged for early In Dec. " we
are short Of our quota by the LIST OF
December we will manage to make
a loan to complete II, which loan Is
TO be paid off by the proceeds Of the
December affairs.
Fraternslly yours,
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THIS IS THE RIGHT SPIRIT.
IT is THE SPIRIT WHICH WILL
PULL THE DAILY WORKER
THRU. 1T IS THE SPIRIT OF
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of grain for the season.
Owing to the lateness Of the season
1t will not be possible for the pool to
build many additional elevators before
the spring.
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Fascist Invade France.

LONDON, Nov. 2s.--New fascist in.
vasions OF France are reported today
In dispatches to the Daily News.
The Daily News states that $50
fascist have crossed the Franco-Ital.
ian border az Mentone and have cut
telegraph wires and committed other
depredationp
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WAGES Way Below U. S.

TOKIO-FP)- Even the highest
paid japanese factory workers earn
less than unskilled workers in the
United States, according to Iwao F.
Ayusawa, a Japanese expert. Machin-
lists are said to average approximately
$1.S0 a day in American money. But
the average for all male factory work
ers is just under 81 day, and for all
female factory workers less than SOC
a day.
The minimum cost Of living for a
worker and his family is estimated
at s35 per month. The foreign resi-
dent in Japan hnds that prices are at
least as high as in the United States.
The increases in wages in Japan since
the beginning OF the war still leave
the regularly employed factory worker
unable to support a family even at a
decent japanese standard OF living
Japan is still feeling the depression
and on every hand one hears OF SER
ious unemployment, except among the
building trades workers still engaged
in reconstruction in the earthquake
area.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30
chlness Servants strlke.

HANKOW, Nov. 2s. = Foreigners
here were without house boys, and
cooks today, as a result of a strike
among servants in the foreign settle
nent. The servants walked out after
a demand of higher wages was re-
fused
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-30

ToKIo-FP)--At least $4,000 Of
the $4,000 day laborers Of Japan are
now finding work through the public
employment exchanges which have
been an. Important postwar develop.
mani
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