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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

NOTEThe present developments in the Communist Party
of the Soviet Union haze caused rene0ed activities of the
enemies of the Russian Revolution The 1ohole capitalist
united front from p Morgan Victor Berger and Morris
HHquit from McCoricks Chicago Tribune to the Socialist
of eDpectont triumph the first proedran state
But 1T is really not triumph that they expect They knoo
better by Their hopes hare cooled dou0n considerably
since the first days of the Russian Revolution in NoUember
1917 Then the defeat of the revolution predicted and
really expected hourly But the hours greao into days Time
greo ongednd did the faces Of the seIGppOnted under
takers of the Russian ReUolon And the mornfm phgsiog
mOy of these unemployed pabeaes did not merely register
professional 6u outright disappointment And
t0hen this gentry register eDpectant triumph it not
because they haze really their disappointment but
they acGnt to spread among the friends of the Souet Union
also With such disappointment they hope saoken the
Ue support of the Soviet Union it easily made
the target of attacks
Fortunately, ho,oeDer, the enemies of Soviet
hare broken the cancels back by loading too many lies it,
The facts of the ont0Grd of the Russian Revolution
too Ob0iouS and too convincing to be ecLpsed lies from
Riga, Bucharest, Chicago NeU York
THE present controversy doithin the Party of
the Soviet Union neither signnOr qoG lit be the
of retreat of the revolution Quite the contrary 1t
clear indication Of its victoriOus ontoard march
To gUe clear understanding NELL of the present prob
lens of the RNssdn ReUoluton also of the controversy
the solution Of these problems publishing
toitb report made by ComGde Buchdri the function
aries meeting Of the Lenngrdd organization COmnau
mist Party Therepor speaks for itself further
elucdGOn 1t is clear and convincing and lies
about the retreat Of the Russian Revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
Injured ShyIock! Noble ShyLock!

With very little reprint following item from
the service of the
1.-THE Amsterdam internationally
The Executive Of the German National Center defends itself
against the official accusation International
hot at the negotiations it had proposed 1
International loan asked for By the British General Council
1t 1orites foIIotcs:
we hare had constant inquiries both from Germany and
from foreign countries about false allegations of the Com
nns that zoe ooad only grant the British trade
loan at the Gerry high rate of H. interest therefore
the public announcement that the rate of interest
bet'ceen the l. r. T. T. of amsterdam British r. u
General Council 42 %. 1t must be nell
rate OF interest customary IN Germany substantially higher
than this that those of granted
to the British not receDng extraordinary interesbt ae
IN point Of tGct suffering considerable of
Pity ShylOck Injured Shyock 1t pound of fesl
he demands He wants only half pound comforting it mus
be to the striking coal miners England
alone IN their suerngs Even the bankers of the German
unions suffer
Noble Shyock
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
CURRENT EVENTS
BY T. J. o'FIaherty.

Continued from page ~
Mediterranean road to Africa France
does not like this a bit England is
backing Italy against France. France
is not anxious to let Italy have an i'm
perialistic meal at Turkeys expense.
Such very strong Italy would not be
healthy for France. Despite the league
of nations and the 'Locarno spirit"
HERE is more dirt on the capitalist
II powers When England was
threatening war on Turkey over the
Mosul oil question, Italy jabbed her
fascist hand in the fire and pulled out
fist full of British chestnuts, by an
bouncing her intention to combine
with Greece against Turkey. Renal
Pasha was not prepared for this, so
he accepted a compromise from Brit
ain on Mosul. In return for this favor
England let Mussolini in on little
bit of loot in Abyssinia. However,
the Abyssinians have a bunch of
bayonets anxious for carving con-
test and perhaps Benito's blackshirts
may prefer to continue assassinating
unarmed workers for another while.
THE diplomatic orientation OF the
4 powers changes very quickly, but
the broad outline Of west European
diplomacy just now is a war between
England and France, stopping just
short of military action. In eastern
Europe and in the Orient, Britain's
main enemy is the Soviet Union, with
France playing a role Of benevolent
neutrality towards England and in the
case Of Poland and administrative
enemies Of Russia-more than that.
WTHEN Germany signed the com
w plete treaty with the U. S. S. r.
shortly before the British miners
strike was declared. bowls of rage
went up from the British press Brit
ain expected TO line Germany up in
the anti-Soviet camp by a seat in the
council OF the league Of nations. But
Germany saw rich market In Rus
STA and fooled England. Now England
and France are jockyingf'with the
Balkan nations, Italy and Turkey. II
Is well 10 remember that lshen italy
threatens France the lions roar can
be heard ~ the distance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

vanguard class of the present transit
tional state of society.
If we ask how the working class
itself is developing, and in particular
what changes have taken place in its
numerical strength, which represents
under uniform conditions the decisive
factor of its social class force, we
find the following dynamics of de.
velopment:
TN the economic year 1922 the
average number Of industrial work
ers was 1,24O,OOO. BY June 1926 this
number had increased to 1,555,0OO;
June 1926 shows us the figures al
1,S9S,000, that is, in the course of one
year, from June 1925 to June 1926, the
most advanced stratum of the prole.
tariat, the industrial working class,
increased by more than 100000. We
can put the same question in another
way, not merely with reference to the
numerical increase of the persons be-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

successful.
THE second annual conference of In
Il ternational Labor Defense there
fore reafiirms the correctness of the
decisions and resolutions or the first
conference Of International Labor De-
Tense and holds them to be the line
which the organization must follow in
the coming period. 1t instructs the
incoming national executive commit
tee to continue to carry on its work
in accordance with the spirit and the
letter of these decisions and resolu-
tons which have 30 successfully
formed the body and form OF our
work in the past year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

characterized by the following figures:
The gross production of agriculture
has risen between the economic years
1929 and 1925-26 from 66.S per cent
to 1871 per cent of the pre-war level
During this period the gross produc-
ton of industry has increased from
34.7 per cent to 90 per cent. Ex-
pressed in absolute figures, agricul-
tural production increased from 7.S
millard pre-war roublas to 1913 mill
ards, that is, an increase of 80 per
cent in the time givenE If we refer
to the gross production of industry, we
find the following figures: In 1929
production amounted to the value of
1949 million pre-war roubles, in the
economic year 1925-26 to 5,215 million
pre-war roubles. Our industry has
thus increased by 274 per cent during
this times
""cosplan" No. 8, and "Ruletin of the
Dynamic Of National Economy of the w..
S. S. r." 1926.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
Resolutions of Second Annual /. L. D. Conference

partisan organization that coordinates
and leads the work Of labor defense In
this country. The weaving together
OF the tasks of legal defense, prison
relief and comfort, the organization Of
protests and demonstrations for class
war prisoners, the revivlng Of interest
and organization in old cases, the pub.
licity and propaganda for labor de-
Tense, the extension, OF fraternal aid
to imprisoned workers in other lands.
and the reciprocal aid from our for.
eign comrades for class war victims
in this country--all conducted on the
basis Of united efforts and non.parti-
san interest--has proxsd 70 be most
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
Capital Is Hostile to
Labor, Miner Writes

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-FP)-"Cap.
ital and labor are striving in opposite
directions in the job market" writes
Secy VIM. Mitch, United Mine Work.
ers OF Indiana, in Labor Day mes
sage. Their interests are not iden.
tical; in fact they are opposite. La.
Dor is attempting to get as much az
possible for the job. but is hand.
capped In this competitive struggle
Capital is demanding as much of the
employees energy as possible to pro.
cure for the money given and II IL no
respecter Of persons. Cheap lskAs "A
the objective OF capital" "A
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18
The c. P. S. u. and the Opposition Block

increasing, W If our industry is grow
ing more rapidly. This is the first of
the supplementary and. decisive ques-
tons, which we must put to ourselves
after being assured of the general eco
nomic growth of the country.
The so-calIed "Disproportlon" in the
Development Of Agriculture
and Industry.
T NOW pass on to this first question
1 of the relations between the devel-
opment on agriculture and of our in
dustry. Here the position may be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

NOV to the living basis OF our INDUS
l try, that is, to the strength of the
working class, for the question of the
class struggle-and our socialist devel-
opment is in reality peculiar form
Of proletarian class struggle-will
naturally be decided by those living
people who represent in various com
binations, the main base of the So
cialist structure. The working class
forms the fundamental human mater
ial of this socialist structure. 1t is the
ruling class, the leading class, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

Resolution Reaffirming the De-
cisions of the First Annual Con-
ference of International Labor
Defense.
THE basic principles for the guild
- ance and conduct of the work OF
International Labor Defense were laid
down in the resolutions and decisions
OF its first annual conference. The
experiences OF the past year have
realized the basic line II these reso-
lutions and decisions ami fully iusti-
fed their adoption. They have formed
the ground work upon which has been
built the structure OF a7unifed, non.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

Report given by comrade 5uk-
HARM at the FunctIonaries' Meeting
Of the Leningrad Organization Of the
c. p. S. u, on July 2s, on the Re.
suits Of the Plenary Session Of the
C. c. and the c. c. c.
COMRADES! My present report on
" the results of the plenary session
of the c. G. and the c. G.. C. will differ
to certain extent from the custom
airy reports on this theme, for the rea-
son that the work of the joint plenum
itself has been of an unusual charac-
ter. A number of practical questions
which formed the agenda have been
dealt with from general and from
fundamental standpoint, with refer
ence to those political declarations
and those attacks against the major
ity Of the central committee which
have been made on developed scale
against the G. C. by the opposition
during this plenary conference.
TN my present report shall thus
have to restrict myself solely to
fundamental questions of principle in
the political life of our country, to
questions of principle concerning our
party, both with regard to inner pol
icy and in part to foreign policy, as
also to special inner party policy. Be-
! fore Analysing the standpoint Of the
new opposition, l must thus give a
br{aP r,,r,,o,r - t1,a a,.o1 e{t,, tior II,
the country, for the fundamental diff
ferences existing between the over
whelming majority of the G. c. and
the comrades of the opposition arise
from the estimation of the situation in
our country and OF the role played by
our party at the present juncture. 1t
is these varying estimates which give
rise to the varying opinions as to the
correct measures to be taken by our
party at the present stage of its his
torical development.
/. Permit me then to first make brief
analysis of the general situation in
our country.
The Economic Growth of the Country.
T BEGIN with the analysis Of the
4 economic situation. l must apollo
gize for having to make recourse to
figures here, tho only to very few.
In our own ranks the growth Of our
economics, and the growth of the pro
ductive forces of the country, have Be-
come a generally acknowledged fact;
and even our most obstinate oppon-
ents admit this fact. Even our bitter
est and blindest class enemies have
been forced by the pressure of unde-
niable facts, facts which cannot be
even ignored under present conditions,
to acknowledge our economic prog
ress.
DUT for us Marxists-Leninists for
~ us who are building up new state
of society, the question of the gen.
eral economic progress of the country
is no more than the first and most
general point in the analysis of the
economic situation We must follow
up this question by others, and ask
ourselves if our industry, which is the
basis Of socialist development, is pro-
crossing. If it is, we must ask it's
rate of progress, whether it is over
taking agricultural development, or if
on the contrary agriculture is overtak-
ing Industry. We must ask whether
the disproportion between our state
industry and the 22,OO0OOO farms is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-18

iOuSluS " tHb WOlhluB tldSS, DuL lAoAh
the standpoint showing us what pro-
portion of our total national income is
represented by the income Of the
working class, that is, by their wages
may assume that you are fully aware
that our country is in the first place
an agricultural country. We must
therefore not be surprised at the
smallness of the absolute sum; the
important point is the change which
has taken place in the proportion Of
wages contained in our total national
income. In the economic year 1928
the sum total Of wages, that is, Of the
income of the proletariat, amounted to
20 per cent of the total national in
come. BY 1924-25 this sum had in
creased to 2S.1 per cent for the whole
union, that is, almost so per cent in
crease in comparatively short time.%
THUS matters were up to now. We
4 have however now reached stage
in our economic constructive work in
which our organs of planned econom-
les are able to set themselves the
task of fixing plans Of orientation for
comparatively long periods in adj
vance. For one thing we have worked
out statement, which, it need not
be said, is only approximate and in
tended to serve as information, on the
development of our economics during
the next five years.
This statement has been drawn up
with the greatest caution by the col
Ilaboraters in the planned economic
commission. According to this state
ment, the growth of agricultural pro-
duction is calculated at about 20.S per
cent for the five years 1925-30, whilst
the growth of industrial production is
estimated at about ITO per cent. The
growth of all agricultural and indus
trial production is dealt with. The
proportions change somewhat if we
take into consideration not the growth
of the gross production Of agriculture,
but only the part of this production put
on the market, the part consisting of
goods. Our provisional calculations
would then yield figures anticipating
that the goods obtained from the peas
ants agricultural production will in
crease by about 42-43 per cent during
the next five years.
THIS 10 per cent growth of indus
trial production shows us that the
informative calculations for the next
five years, based upon careful study
of existing factors, indicate that the
growth of industry will surpass that
of agriculture. This is the funda-
mental tendency underlying our eco
Monies; and was consciously adopted
as such at the last XIV Party Con-
gress.
If we ask at what speed industry
and agriculture will develop, we may
receive the confident answer, both
with regard to the years behind us
and those coming, that the balance is
in favor of industry, that our indus
try has out-stripped agriculture in it's
development up to the present. And
study of all available data enables
us to prophesy for the next five years,
with equal confidence, further prog
ress for the disqualification of our
country.
s'eospIan" No. T.. Article by comrade
Buchanan on the Total Income Of the
Soviet Union" 1925.
"Ne. 4. Articles by Comrades Tehidy-
anvsky and strurliIin.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
Baptist Church
To Give Watch
Night" Program

A splendid time is expected at
the annual "Waicn -Ignt' pro
gram at the First Baptist church
Friday evening. The exercises will
begin at s o clock. A short quarter
ly business meeting will be held
with the reports from the different
departments. a general program
will also be carried out. One of the
treats of the evening will be vio-
lin solo by Miss Josephine Williams.
y number of short, snappy booster
talks for the work ahead will be
given by Rev. VI. Low. George Fin
ley. T. i. Crosswell, G. W. Whisler,
Ernest Farlee, K. VI. Armstrong
and Ear; Poole.
\ literary and musical program
will he put on by the L. y. p. |.
ami yourg people Of the church and
Sunday school. Refreshments will
be served BY the men Of the church.
A social time will be enjoyed and
appropriate features viii greet the
coming of 1927. All members are
urged to be present ana a hearty in
vitation is extended to friends and
members of the Sunday school, con
gregation and strangers.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
Delightful Party
GiUen For Miss
Dorothy Williams

Complimenting her daughter, Miss
Dorothy Williams who is home from
1nglewood for the holidays, Mrs. A.
NJ. Williams gave delightful par
ty at the Williams home on Brigh-
ton avenue yesterday afternoon.
The affair took the form Of a moth.
er and daughter party. Twenty five
mothers and daughters were present.
Games and contests made the af-
ternoon pass swiftly. In the menu
contest, which was one of the fea-
lures of the afternoon, Mrs. Mabel
Summers of Los Angeles was the
winner. Mrs. L. c. House received
honorable mention for her unique
solution of the problem submitted.
Mesdames L. P. Sargent, W.. H.
Brooks and J. L. House acted as
judges.
Prizes in two other contests were
won by Miss Dorothy Holiday and
Mrs. c. II. Gerecke.
Mrs. Ross 7. Hiekcox presided at
the dainty tea table. Others assisting
Mrs. Williams throughout the after
noon were Mrs. Harry Horton, Mrs.
R. H. Cary, Mrs. George A. Hart
man. Miss Margaret Fleming and
Miss Williams.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
EPISCOPAL DANCE
AT MASONIC HALL
ENJOYABLE AFFAIR

One of the most delightful social
events OF the holiday season oe-
Cured last night when the annual
Christmas dance given By st. Paul 5
Episcopal church was held at Ma
sonic hall.
Christmas decorations added 70
the charm Of the occasion. Wrcaths
were placed over the windows ami
the stage was gay with Christmas
tIecs.
Many OF the younger set who are
homc from college for the vacation
were present and a number OF
guests were also in attendance from
Calexico. Several dinner parties
preceded the affair.
4 handsome fern which was given
away was received by Mrs. John +.
Andrews Jr.
Patrorcsses Cor the dance were
Mcsdames Vern Bishop, T. Il. e.
Fenton. Rollo Bridges, Charles H.
Scott, 4. A. Chestnut, and John +.
Andrews Jr. Mesdames X. Y. Wat
son and J. \. Jones were members
of the committee in charge Of tho
successful event.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
May Ship Celery
With Lettuce

There is a movement on foot to
combine lettuce and celery ship.
ments to Eastern markets according
to the traffic department of the San
Diego & Arizona. In countless in
stances, it is declared, there are
commission dealers at eastern points
that could handle a mixed car of
lettuce and celery during this sea
son but who would be unable to
get rid of n whole car Of each prod.
uct. 1t is proposed to make an
equitable rate ON the two, commodi-
ties, according to d. G. Ramsey,
travelling freight and passenger
agent for the line.
w. NJ. Sharpe of Chula Vista, one
of the largest celery shippers of
southern California, in company
with \. d. IIagaman, travelling
freight and passenger agent of the
san Diego y Arizona, was in the
valley today looking over the stu.
alton with this end in view.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29

school had been to them in college
and business life.
Mrs. C. B. Collins, wife Of for
mer principal of the school and an
honorary member Of the association,
and Miss Alma NJ. Lungreen, a
member OF the faculty since the
opening of the school, were among
the other speakers.
The appointment Of follow
up" committee which viii continue
the work of tracing former students,
which has been in progress for a
number Of months, was announced.
The high school hall was elabor-
ately decorated for the occasion, 4
canopy Of streamers of red and
white, the school colors, and effect
i've table decorations being used. \
chicken dinner was served by the
Ladies Aid of the State Street
Christian church of this city, and
music was furnished throughout the
evening by the Imperial high school
alumni orchestra.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
ROSS HOME SCENE
OF MERRY PARTY -
FOR YOUNGER SET

Holly, mistletoe and red candles
formed the holiday decorative
scheme used at the John Stewart
Ross home last night where a group
of Young people were entertained
at delightful holiday dinner par
y, preceding the Episcopal church
dance, which the group attended.
Places were laid for the Misses
Romano Richmond, Margaret La
nier. Isabella Ross, Celia Young,
Rose Nahana, Lulu Sue Pope, Maui
rinc Mastick, Margaret Fleming.
Hlma Salaski, and Willis Carey,
Dunbar Carey, Max Mastick, Earl
Willoughby, William Dawson, Mel
vim King, Irwin Roberts, Carl Mil
Ter and Edwin Waitley.