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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Red Snow in Minneapolis Believed
Volcanic Dust From Remote Section

brought to earth to change the snow
from white to red.
We know that there have been
some recent volcanic activities In
Mexico" said Prof. Beal. land it Is
possible that this snow was colored by
dust from the eruptions."
Other university authorities said
that volcanic dust is carried in the
air for months by high winds and
occa sionally IL brought down in a
SnoWStorm.
Thousands of persons on their way
to worl, yesterday rubbed their eyes
at the stra1 sight and the fire de-
partment received calls inquirinS as
to the whereabouts OF the big iii e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

and saving can be effected instead of
merely announcing the number of en-
ployes that can Ne discarded and ex-
pecting the President of the United
States to demonstrate the correctness
Of his extravagant claims. It seems
pertinent to state in this connection
that President Coolidge and the d.
rector general of the budget have re-
Gently made public announcement that
even with the most rigid application
Of the presidential economy program.
further substantial reduction of Fed
erai civilian personnel cannot be ex-
pected"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, February
lo.-Dust from a volcanic eruption In
some distant part Of the world prob
ably was responsible for a weather
phenomenon in the Twin Cities which
laid quarter inch of red snow on the
ground.
Prof. William O. Beal. instructor in
astronomy at the University OF Min
nesota and matoIogist. declared 1t
as his theory that the snow was col
or"d red by fine particles OF volcanic
ASH. invisible to the naked eye. but
present in sufficient quantity when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

Baker, Maj. William l.. Peak. Samuel
Nawson, George j. Neuner. Robert NJ
Tolson, George Il. Martin. Daniel j.
HusSey. Daniel V. Chisholm. Theodore
CogsWell, Capt. Watson L. Miller. Lee
Harris. Ferdinand q. Fraser. Norman
b. Land,-lu. Maj. Waldo +. Chapman,
G. y. Hillegeist, Raymond \. Burke,
Forrest r. Bartl, Capt. Thomas ID.
Walsh, William y. Morrell. Earle j.
Brown. Capt. Harry L. Wilson. Ralph
e. Chambers. Lieut.. J. Robert tonrey.
Capt. l.. w. Huff. Frank owens.
James +. Pierce. Thomas A. Nc
Donough. Maj. Guy Withers, Ensign
George Phillips. William +. Wright,
Harry +. Patterson. James Il. Brrne.
Charles w. Mccartney. Samuel Martin.
John a. Gallagher. A. Eugene Pierce,
John A. G.. Shuster. Nal. William
Wolff Smith. Howard l.. Leslie and
David n. Warrington.
Women's Floor Committee.
Women's floor committee - Miss
Helen ONeill. chairman.
Representing tie American Legion
Miss Helen O'Neill. chairman: Miss
Helen McCarty. Miss Esther Hall.
Miss Harietta Person, Miss Emily
Carey, Mrs. Manlye Smith and Miss
Pansy c. Wilson.
I>eIh tSclillilS lduieS duNlildi!eS III
Veterans Of Foreign Wars--Mrs. f..
{. Lucas, Mrs. +. {. HUM. Mother
Steed, Mrs. Samuel H. jacobson and
Mrs. Eli Lidstone.
Representing ladies of Grand Army
Of Republic-Niss Anna Hoge, Mrs.
Elizabeth d. Shaw. Mrs. Augusta S.
Palmer. Miss Helen Downing, Mrs.
Laurette Hullings. Mrs. Olive C. John
son and Miss Esther NJ. Sloss.
Representing ladies' auxiliaries OF
the United Spanish War Veterans
Mrs. Margaret Burns. Mrs. Bertha
Cook, Mrs. Carrie Nolan. Mrs. Fran
els Antos. Mrs. Edna Symmetrical.
Mrs. Nora Aibers. Mrs. Mary Winsor
and Mrs. Louise West.
In 1924 smokers paid the Govern
ment more than 1925, 5000, 900 in .reye-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Asks Davey for Proof.

''Mr. Davey excluded from his stric-
lures the postal service" declared Mr..
Steward. There remain approximate
ly 100000 civilian Federal employees
from which the suggested elimina ton
of 100000 is to be made and the al
legged saving Of $500, 900. 900. II Mr..
Davey's claims had any substantial
basis. 1t is reasonable TO assume that
he would offer some clue as to where
at least a portion Of the elimination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

Dau. who has been professor OF Eng
lish dogmatics at Concordia Lutheran
Seminary. St. Louis. Prof. Dau will
begin his new duties June /. He sue
ceeds Dr.. Horace NJ. Evans. who re
signed recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
Heads Valparaiso University.

VALPARAISO. Ind, February 10
H).-Directors of Valparaiso Uni
versity yesterday announced the ap-
pointment as president OF ". IL T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13

and that, if they exceed the Commute
luncheon period, 1t Is charged to their
annual leave: also, that many often
work overtime without additional ocm-
pensation. Mr.. Steward also points
to tho fact that annual leave is a privi-
lege which may be and often is with
held. and states that a published sur
vey OF sick leave taken by Federal
employees in the District of Columbia
shows that instead OF receiving 80
days. the average actually Is less than
G days nor "a Dtfo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07
ARTICLE SEVEN.
BY WILLIAM F. dunno.

A COMPILATION of all the stupid
"A tiles and fallacies which the trade
union leadership of the United States
has promulgated in the labor press
for the last three years, or even for
the last three months, would take up
several issues of this paper. We have
neither time or space for such an
exhaustive effort. Nor is 1t necessary
for the work in hand.
Typical utterances of responsible
leaders are enough. We have seen
the viewpoint of the leadership of a
powerful union unaffiliated with the
A. F. Of 1.-The Railroad Trainmen-
and that Of the leadership of the most
progressive A. +. Of L. railway union
the Machinists We will take now
a leading editorial from typical
employees journap'-the Hawthorne
Microphone," published by the West
ern Electric Company for distribution
to the factory personnel Of it's Haw-
thorne plant in Chicago which en-
ploys 10000 workers when operating
to capacity, and compare it with the
statements of the head of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, President
William Green, writing. in the Forum"
magazine for September on Lessons
from the British Strike"
A PoLoGY must be made for the
"A length of these extracts but
lengthy quotation is necessary to
develop fully the striking similarity
in these statements by company
union organ and the head of the
American trade union movement. Be-
sides we do not want either the West
ern Electric or President Green to be
able to say that they have been quoted
unfairly by my having jerked SEN
fences entirely from the general con
text.
Here is the patriotic pabulum pur-
veyed to the underpaid Western Elec-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07

The complete betrayal by the right
wing leadership of the Bournemouth
British Trade Union Congress of the
interests of the striking miners. and
the united front of the former center
group, represented by Purcell Hicks,
Swales and the vacillating Cook, with
the right wing, led by ]. H. Thomas,
j. G. Clynes and Co., confronts the
British working class with the neces-
sity OF selecting a leadership that will
hight the employers and the employ
'ers' government, leadership that will
help lead them to victory and not to
the shambles of defeat.
The Workers Weekly, official or
gan of the British Communist Party
sets forth point by point the lessons
OF the Bournemouth conference and
the conclusions to be drawn from
them. As the present situation in
Britain is not only historic drama,
which gives a picture of a mighty
power slipping into the abyss. but is
also an object lesson for the workers
Of all lands who may be faced any
day with problems as serious as those
that confront the British working
class today, The DAILY WORKER re-
prints the following statement from
the Workers Weekly for information
Of the American workers.
What are the lessons Of last weeks
Congress at Bournemouth7 First:
That the old leadership represents a
united front Of treachery to the work.
ers.
On every important question there
was no division in their ranks. They
prevented discussion of the general
strike. nominally because it would
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07

mittee of the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union in it's struggle to com
pei the opposition to discontinue their
factional activities and return to their
duty as members of the party. 1t calls
upon every member of the Workers
(Communist) Party to take his stand
with the units of the Communist Par
ty OF the Soviet Union, which are
repudiating and condemning Com
rades Trotsky, zinoviev and the other
leaders of the opposition, for their at
tack upon the unity Of the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union.
Central Committee,
Workers (communIst) Party
Of America.
c. {. Ruthenbers,
General Secretary.
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trio workers mostly boys and girls
1t is entitled: "The Golden Rule fol
Prosperity Proves to Be Merely the
Golden Rule"
One of the main questions puzzing
thoughtful Europeans today Is why the
United States enjoys such amazing
Some Of it they attribute to our ma
turaI wealth, but that they realize, is
only partial explanation and a very
unsatisfactory one, since it does not
account for the fact that our industries
are able to outproduce those Of all
other nations, even when using the
same kind and amount of machinery,
the same number OF men and, in gen.
eral, the same factory methods.
These points Of similarity leave only
one advantage in our favor, superior
personnel-perhaps the most important
factor of all.
That statement, However, stlII,, does
not solve anything. II involves a further
question that really contains the es-
senee of the whole discussion; Why
does our country alpue possess work.
ers Of this superior type7
TIE ANSWER isERS OLD AS THE
FAIR pSIsTTRGIss55rloN az s s=oPFS
AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY.
The American worker is ambitious
can get him something besides dissatis-
fled longings. He, too, can rise from
mill-laborer to head Of a great steel
corporation. All he needs is ability
and industry. The opportunity is there.
The American worker is well edu.
Gated because our schools are for the
benefit Of all the people. Even the
person forced by home circumstances to
earn wing at an early age need not
toreqo an education. Numerous fine
evening schools and the correspondence
courses Of the country's best universi-
ties are open to him. Anyone can
secure as much education as his brain
power. and his wil-power permit him
to assimlate.
Finally the American worker is in.
telligent because his social and finan-
cial position allow him to develop that
breadth Of interest which leads to
breadth Of view. He is a straight
thinker. \ WHERE SOME OF THE
WORKERS OF OTHER LANDS HAVE
FOLLOWED SELF STYLED MES
SlAHS TOWARD A MIRAGE PAR
ADIsE He HAS KEPT IN SANE
TOUCH WITH ECONOMIC PRIN-
CIPLES AND ACHIEVED A PROS.
pERiIY THAT is TODAY A WORLD
With an Industrial supremacy based
merely on superior natural wealth, NE
should have cause for misgivinus of
the future with its inevitable competi-
ton OF newly developed resources else.
where, BUT As LONG AS OUR PROS
PERlTY DEPENDS UPON THE
CHARACTER OF OUR PEOPLE AND
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07
British Trade Union Leaders That Failed In Test
Must Be Replaced, Says Communist Organ

hurt the miners, but really to conceal
the fact that they had been trying to
hurt the miners ever since Nav /.
They prevented any practical step to
help the miners, such as a fight
against the S-hours act, the levy on
wages, or the embargo, being dis.
cussed, instead introducing an empty
resolution which was an insult to the
miners intelligence, and appointing
John Bromley to move It in order to
emphasize their hatred of the miners
They attacked the Russian trade un-
ionists and virtually smashed the An.
'glo-Russian committee, after a years
sabotage of any steps to unity. They
allowed insulting suggestions with ref
erence to Canton to go by in their re-
port, at time when British imperial
ism is threatening to. crush the vic.
torious Peoples Republic. From Pugh
downwards, they openly preached
new methods" of cooperating with
the bosses instead of fighting them.
Second: That the former "Leftsr
on the General Council have compIet.
ed their abiect and shameful surren.
der to the right.
On not a single issue, amongst
those mentioned above, did they fight
their colleagues. They put solidarity
with their colleagues higher than. low
atty to the workers.
Altho the right wing leaders inter
vened effectively on several important
resolutions-the one demanding great.
er power to the general council. the
one favoring protection instead of
trade union unity as a means Of fight
ing sweated labor, the one committing
British labor to support the tragic
farce known as the international La
Dor Office-the former left" wing
kept silent. When the Communists
and minority delegates exposed the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07

There is none. Everything in the
company union editorial is in Green's
statements-identity Of interest, on
portunity, no classes, common needs,
in a word "the Golden Rule" and the
zone big happy family motif.
But President Green's statements
go farther even than those of the
company union editorial FOR HE
ARGUES FOR BONA FIDE uN-
IONS" SOLELY ON THE GROUND
THAT THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO
EFF EcTIVE co-oPERATloN,"
which is Green's way Of saying that
they can and will produce more pro-
fits for the capitalists than company
unions can.
TN order to be fair to President
L Green, and to still any doubts which
may arise as the result Of the cate
gorical statement have just made l
quote in full the next to the last
paragraph from the Forum" article;
Scattered thruout our Industry
we find developments that hold
within them the possibilities of this
full development. (Worker-Employ-.
err co-operation.--W. r. D. A few
Of these developments are: the
, production engineers Of the print
ing pressmen who help the workers
TO RAISE STANDARDS OF
WORKMANSHIP; THE TECH
NlcAL EDUCATION SERVICE
DEVELOPED BY THE INTERNA-
TIoNAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UN-
ION; the cooperative dairy of the
milk drivers of Minnesota; DE-
VELoPMENT OF PRODUCTION
STANDARDS OF WoMEN'S GAR
MENT WORKERS of Cleveland;
THE INSlsTENcE OF THE PHO
To-ENGRAVERS UPON RE-
SEARCH IN THE INDUSTRY AND
THE TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT
OF ITS MEMBERSHIP; RAILWAY
Shipments DEVELOPMENTS IN
COOPERATION ON THE BALTL
MORE & OHIO, the Chicago &
Northwestern and the Canadian Ma
tlonaI Railways. s.
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our INSTITUTIONS We NEED
MEYER FEAR FOR IT'S coNTtNU-
ANcE. Emphasis mine.)
THE above example of company
union propaganda begins with the
"one big happy family" motif and
ends on the high note Of our insti-
tutions."
Fair distribution of profits and
equality of opportunity" are thrown
in for good measure. They are the
shibboleths of all good 100 per cent
Americans who go to a red, white and
blue heaven when they die.
Let US turn now to the pronounce
ment of President Green:
The tradition that the interests Of
management conflict with the interests
Of employees HAS BEEN THE CAUSE
OF MUCH WASTE IN INDUSTRY. If
MANAGEMENT WILL ONLY CON-
ING THEIR EMPLOYEES AND SPEND
EQUAL THOUGHT AND ENERGY
ny EARNING THEIR GOOD WILL,
They WILL FIND THE INVEST
MENT PROFITABLE ~. The union
enables the work group as individuals
to undertake real cooperation on an
equal footing with the MANAGEMENT.
The BONA Eide UNION is ES-
SENTlAL TO EFFECTIVE COOPER
ALTON. II alone has vitality and cen
uineness necessary to eneender the
confidence that bepets cooperation.
company unions are a medium for
facilitating the acceptance of the or.
GERS OF the management. They may
present. an appearance of cooperation,
5UI THEY LACK THE AGGRES-
SiNENESS AND VITALITY NECES-
SARH FOB INDEPENDENT THINK
Ing WEIGH is THE ESSENCE OF
CO.oP ERATlON The general
strike is quite at variance with the
principles and practices of the Ameri-
can trade union movement II is es-
sential to remember that our labor
movement is a product of American
conditions and is developed in an en-
Nironment IN which democratic ideals
prevail THERE ARE NO "cLASSES.V
put individuals may move from one
9roup 70 another as opportunity and
anIiity make possible. There are trade
groups and industrial groups WITH
COMMON INTERESTS AND COMMON
PROBLEMS. These groups cur
HoHIZONTALLY ACROSS THE pop.
OLAIlON and organization COVERING
the groups is in response to COMMON
NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES,
there any essential difference
L between the statement of Green and
that OF the company union propagan.
dist of the Western Electric.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07
Mellon Aid May Quit
Treasury for Chicago
Law Office Practice

WASHINGTON. Oct. s.. carrard
Winston, undersecretary OF the treas
ury and chief lieutenant to Andrew
Mellon. is considering retirement from
public life and resumption Of his law
practice in Chicago His partner,
silas strawn, is now returning from
China, where he was one of the Amer.
lean commissioners in the attempted
agreement on increasing the Chinese
customs tariif rateA -a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07

IT THINK l have not overstated the
4 case against President Green.
When he wants to measure the
achievements of American workers he
does not mention the militant struggle
of the Fur Workers for the forty-hour
week, the courageous attempt Of the
Interborough Rapid Transit switch
men and motormen to break from
the company union, the long, stern
struggle of the 10000 Passaic textile
workers or the heroic battles of his
own union and the unorganized min
ers Of West Virginia.
MO, President Green, speaking in
1 the name of the American trade
union movement cites as instances of
progress with the single possible ex-
ception Of the milk drivers) ONLY
those instances where the union mem
bership has been coerced and cajoled
into adopting a non-strike policy, in
nowise different in this respect from
the company unions, and has organ
lied to work harder for the capital
lists.
The surrender is complete.
There is no real quarrel between
the American industrial lords and the
American trade union leaders as to
principles There is difference of
opinion, however as to whether the
trade union leader is necessary in this
scheme Of things.
MOST OF the big capitalists do not
4VA think So The trade union Of
ficialdom try to convince them that
they are by promising, by pleading
in fact, to be allowed to use their
prestige to make more efficient slaves
of the American masses.
This attitude Of, the trade union
leadership coupled with the welfare
schemes puts the following question
sharply to every intelligent worker:
"What is the future Of the American
trade union movement in the present
period and what are the tasks Of the
left wingT
Ito be continued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07

treacnerous part played by the gener-
al council against the Russian work
ers, it was Purcell who got up to de-
fend the general council.
Third: That A. ]. Cook has taken
the second step towards a united front
with the general council--a step. on
the road which leads to desertinq the
workers.
The first step was after the gen.
eral strike, when he agreed that the
conference of executives to discuss
the general councils leadership should
not be held, "in order not to prejudice
the miners" He gained nothing for
the miners thereby, because John
Bromley published the councils report
attacking the miners.
But he lost the chance of exposing
the councils treachery to the work
ers, and thereby allowed them to go
on betraying the miners with impun-
/ ty.
At Bournemouth, Cook did worse.
When the mass of the delegates were
supporting the Minority Movements
call for a discussion, Cook-for the
sake of an empty resolution calling
for financial aid-threw his weight
on the side of the General Council,
and helped them to stifie a discussion
COOK showed that he not only is
losing faith in the workers, but is
allying himself with their enemies.
Fourth: That even this Congress,
composed as it was more than half of
oH'eials' showed the steady move to
the left Of the workers.
In spite OF Pugh's open appeals to
abandon the strike weapon and re-
sort to class collaboration, the Con.
gress failed to respond in the slightest
to the American delegates statement
mat the aims of the trade unionism
We're merely ito better the condition
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07

on the field of battle, surrounded by
enemies eager and anxious to DESTROY
II. The Communist Party of the
Soviet Union is the proletarian ad.
vance guard which is fighting not only
Tor the proletarian revolution in the
Soviet Union, but its extension 10 the
rest OF the world still ruled by the
capitalists. The maintenance of iron
discipline. the unquestioning carry.
ing out OF the decisions of the majori.
ty OF the party as expressed by the
Central Committee. are requisites for
iinal victory and the duty OF every
member of the party. ~
MO member OF the Communist Party
= y of the Soviet Union, no matter
how prominent in its leadership or
how great his past services to the
proletarian revolution, can follow the
course pursued by the opposition with
out endangering the great achieve
ments OF the workers and peasants OF
the Soviet Union and their leader. the
Communist Party and hindering the
development Of world proletarian revo
luton. fractional violation OF party
discipline, such as is established in
the above cablegrams. gives aid and
comfort to every capitalist enemy OF
the proletarian revolution.
THE Central Committee Of the Work.
= ers (Communist) Party halls with
JOY the population OF the opposition
and their fractional activities by the
membership of the Communist Party
With them II condemns these ac.
tivities and again expresses its whole.
hearted support 0i the Central Com
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-07

small minority at the T. U.6C. re-
vealed as great a cleavage between
workers and leaders as the proceed
ings Of the Minority Conference did,
compared with those of the T. U. C.
The only way for honest left wingers
in the trade union movement to help
the workers in practice is to join
the Minority Movement, to work in
its organization, and under its direc-
ton. The only way to ensure CON
sistent militant leadership for the
trade unions, which will lead the
workers to the overthrow of capital
ism instead of towards collaboration
with it, is to build a powerful Com
munist Party.
Finally: The leaders who sur
rendered to the capitalist government
on May ~ talked a good deal at the
7. Y. c. about its refusal to apply the
4s-hour week, its adoption of the
eight hours act, its action against the
miners, etc, but avoided any suq-
gestion Of how it is to be shifted.
This the Minority Conference at
tempted to do, in its call to the work
ers to force the labor M. P.'s to re-
fuse further participation in the
forged parliament, and to concentrate
on the embargo campaign until a new
general election. The T. u. &c. failed
to give any alternative lead, or even
to issue an appeal to the, workers.
That duty now falls son the national
LETT wing conference at Poplar this
weekend, as the mobilization of all
the revolutionary opposition within
the labor party. Whatever can be done
to put before the Labor party con
ference clear challenging lead on
how to overthrow the government
must be done by the left wing con-
ference, if it is to win the leadership
of the workers in the labor party.