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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12
Baltimore at Peak of
Scab Coal Shipments
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came into Baltimore harbor for the
first time in twenty years when the
steamer Euphorbia anchored in the
stream to await her chance at coal
loading berth to get cargo for Eng
land
This ship, like many other old-time
British tramps, arrived here in ballast
to load coal. The Ropner, Watson
and Watson and Runciman fieets--all
famous a score Of years ago in Balti-
more-had almost passed from the
memory Of maritime men here.
But Baldwin's call for strike-break-
ing ships brought them into commits
sion once more.
Tramp Steamers Shameful End.
These tramp steamers are tramps
only in name. They went into little
known places for quick cargoes and
high freights and made fine profits.
Then came the freight liners, op-
Grated by large shipping companies.
They made smaller, steadier profits
from regular runs and general car
goes.
So the tramp steamer, soon to pass
from the seas like its predecessor, the
full-rigged sailing ship, is winding up
its glorious career in ignominy-carry-
ing coal to reduce the already ex-
tremely low standard of living of mil
lions of British toilers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12
Berger's Daily Revamps
An Ancient Lie Against
the Soviet Government
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

THE chief task of the American
4 socialist press, as in other coun-
tries, is not to aid the British coal
miners strike thru encouraging the
relief campaign and demanding an
embargo on scab coal, but to at
tempt to discredit the activities Of
the Communists in the struggle.
This takes the form, in some in.
stances, of bitter attack on the
Soviet government. At first it was
the British tory tyranny of Baldwin
that assailed Soviet rule because it
was claimed that 1t was financing
the coal miners struggle. Now the
Milwaukee Leader, the organ of the
socialist congressman, Victor L.
Berger, revamps the old lie that was
effectively scotched several months
ago, that the Soviet government is
shipping large quantities Of gasoline
and oil to the British Isles as sub
stitutes for coal.
The official statements from the
Soviet Union successfully exposing
these mendacious falsehood of Bald
win and the socialists were publish
ed in The DAILY WORKER long
ago. The tory lie is dead. But in
spite of the fact, that Berger, as
congressman, has introduced a reso-
luton in the house of representa-
tives at Washington demanding the
recognition of the Union Of Soviet
Republics, Berger, the editor, out
strips the capitalist press in his
efforts to publish lies about the So
Wet Union in his daily, especially
this lie about the scab oil shipments.
The inference is that Berger's edi-
torial staff takes its cue on the
British mine strike situation from
the yellow socialist press of Ger
many that has already urged the
British miners to surrender. 1t was
the Vorwaerts, in Berlin, the official
organ of the German socialist party,
supporter Of the Won Hindenburg
capitalist republic, that advised the
British miners that they could not
win, that they should quit fighting.
There is no effort to deny that the
socialist-controlled trade unions on
the continent, in Germany, France,
Belgium and other countries, are
permitting the shipment of strike
breaking coal TO Great Britain. In
stead they seek to excuse 1t as fol-
lows:
European coal shipments to Brit
ain can never be decisive factor
in ending the conflict, and, as time
goes on, they will become relatively
less and less important. :"
Then later:
"That is not to say that 1t would
not be much better, if it we're prac-
ticable, to prevent the transport Of
any coal to Britain, and any removal
of foreign coal within Britain It.
self"
This is arguing in circle almost
more ably than the writers in the
employ of Victor Berger. First the
Soviet Union, with its oil fields
thousand miles removed from Brit
ish shores, in far off Asia, is charged
with sending this fuel for strike
breaking purposes to Great Britain.
This the Soviet Union is supposed
to do with only a small feet Of ships
at her disposal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12

Then the official press service of
the International Federation of $50
cialist) Trade Unions, Amsterdam,
declares that the shipment of strike
breaking fuel is not decisive any
way.
Well, which is It?
The Russians say that the ship
ment of scab fuel is decisive and
they placed an embargo on this traf-
fic Immediately the strike started.
Not only that, but they have sent
$4,500,000 in relief, raised by Rus
sian workers themselves, not the
government. to the British strikers.
The socialists, however, in all the
nearby countries, knowing that great
fleets of ships are at the disposal
Of the coal capitalists, serenely
watch the growing transportation Of
black leg coal to Britain. In this
they are no different than the Of
1lcials of the American Federation
OF Labor, on this side Of the Atlantic
Ocean.
On another page today there is
published the statement Of Adreyev,
chairman of the Soviet delegation
at the recent Berlin meeting Of the
Anglo-Russian committee for World
Trade Union Unity, in which this
statement is found:
1.-THE unhindered transport Of
strike-breaking coal from abroad to
Great Britain, and the transport Of
this coal in Great Britain itself is
a great danger for the struggle. This
gives the enemies Of the miners, the
employers and the government, q
powerful weapon in their hands. 1t
is already proved with all clarity
that the conservative government in
Great Britain directly supports the
employers"
The attitude of the German social
lists, who inspire the Berger social
lists in Milwaukee, Wise, U. S. A.,
is not much different from that of
the kaiser during the war, who re-
fused to believe that the United
States capitalist government. could
give his enemies any considerable
assistance. He thought that he
could head off this aid with the
sniping Of his submarine campaign.
Yet American shipping had to come
thousands of miles across the water.
And it fooled the kaiser.
American coal miners can well
appreciate the situation facing the
British miners when they know that
the coal fields Of Germany, France.
Belgium, Czecho-Slovakia and Pol
and are much closer to the British
market than non-union West Vir-
ginia and Tennessee coal in COM
petition with Illinois coal in this
country.
The attack Of the socialists on the
Russian workers and the Soviet
government is not born of any eff
fort to aid the British mine strike.
1t is merely the result Of realiza-
ton of the fact that the masses OF
workers, in all industries in all
countries, realize more and more
that the Communist methods Of car
rying on the class struggle are the
only correct ones. The socialist at
tack on these policies is giving the
best aid and comfort possible to the
enemies of the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12
Bandits, Bail $500. 600.

CHAMPAIGN, Sept. 1O.-The three
Illinois Central railroad Jewel rob
bers, arrested yesterday less than 10
hours after they stepped from train
here with 100000 worth of stolen
jewels, were held under 100000 bonds
each on three charges of robbery with
q gun at a a. m. court session.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12
Mrs. corson Welcomed.

NEW YORK, Sept. -Qns)-Mrs.
Mile Gade Corson, who came to this
country for the first time seven years
ago, unheralded and unknown, re-
turned today and received the official
welcome of the city, as thousands
cheered in recognition of her feat as
the first mother to swim the English
Channel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12
Death Of 100000 Babes Traced to
Low Wadea.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.--Poverty
is an important factor in the annual
deaths Of 100000 infants in this coun.
try one year Of age, said DR.. Robert
More Woodbury. In report issued by
the United States Childrens Bureau.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12
CURRENT EVENTS
BY T. ]. o'FIaherty.
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NCOul1uuGu lIOu pdS6
uOW capitalist campaign managers
1 4 raise campaign funds and fool the
contributors is told in a series Of ar
ticles running in a Chicago daily. It
reads well. The narrator tells of a
scheme to separate a newly rich bust
ness man from $4,000. The sucker
was invited to dine with the presi-
dent, the latter falling in with the
plans. Mrs. President took cogniz-
anee of Mr.. Suckers wife who in re-
turn oozed satisfaction The presi-
dent Informed the sucker that he was
glad such a worthy person was in
cilined to participate more actively
in public affairs and observed that he
had few ambassadorships waiting
for such characters. The rest was
easy. Getting $4,000 from Mr.. Sucker
was like selling hootch to a prohibit
ton agent.
TNHEN a woman problem suddenly
4 doomed on the troubled political
horizon. In a certain state where the
voters are tickle, a prominent society
lady developed an itch to sit in the
seats of the mighty in Washington.
So she imbued her followers with a
crusading spirit and soon had them
thinking that on their shoulders rested
the duty Of blowing a spiritual breeze
into the fetid atmosphere of G. o. P.
headquarters. The political Amazons
marched on Washington and had the
managers worrying for while.
DUT a precocious publicity agent
II snapped out a few suggestions
and by the time the ladies had finish
ed a spicy luncheon in the private
apartment of the campaign manager,
had accepted the attentions Of various
senatorial leaders, stood UP under a
barrage of fiattery and were shown
the works at campaign headquarters,
they went home satisfied, none more
50 that Mrs. Bull (not her real name)
who was given all the work she could
handle and had a good time for her
self making the other women run err
rands and in general make fools of
themselves while the state campaign
manager directed the campaign. And
mark you these wise ladies were
ardent suffragettes!
WHO shot McSwiggin?" is a ques-
w ton that remains unanswered
and for good reasons according to
Sergeant Anthony McSwiggen, father
of the murdered assistant district Sec
rotary. McSwiggen, ST., declares that
all the investigations were fake per-
formances, that the murderers Of Nc
Swiggen are known to the authorities,
but the latter will not move as the
criminals are in politics with the
prosecuting authorities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12

1.-THE pen 10 mIahtIer than tho
sword" provided you know how to use
Il. Come down and learn how In the
worker correspondents classes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12

Why not small bundle of The
DAILY WORKER sent to you
regularly to take to your trade
union meetingP
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-12

Send Tho DAILY WORKER for one
month TO your shop-msts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
Real Musical Concert
by Detroit Youth

DETROIT, Mich.-An unusual must.
cal concert will take place at the
Workers Temple, 1868 14th avenue
at McGraw, on Saturday, March u.
This will be the musical and dance
given by the Detroit Young Workers
League. The concert will start at
s p. m.
The efforts of all the comrades have
been toward making this a classical
evening. No energy has been spared
to get the best talent attainable. Many
branches Of musical art will be truly
represented. Preparations for the
concert have been going on for weeks.
The committees in charge were par.
ticularly anxious to appeal to the bet
ter tastes Of the audience, as we'll a.
to offer them entertainment which 10
both enjoyable and instructive.
After the concert program q dance
will take place. An excellent synco-
pated orchestra has been secured for
this purpose.
A large crowd is expected to turn
out. The concert will no doubt be
spoken Of with keen satisfaction long
after the occasion will be over. The
reader is cordially asked to spread
this information widely; he Is also
invited to come and bring as many
friends as possible. The following ID
a hint as to what one should expect
to hear that evening:
1. Italian Section
(a) Vol 10 sapete mamma-Caval-
leria Rusticana--by G. Arata.
CD Serenata-Toselli-by Cavorss.
(c) Duet from II Trovatore--verdi
by Arata and CavorsO.
(d) Ciribiribin-by Arata.
(e) Limo del Lavoratori-by Ca
vorso and Arata.
2. International Symphony Orchestra
(a) Seper Fidelis (march)
(b) Princess of Indian-King
(c) Oriental Dance-G. Lubonirsky
(d) Serenade Espagnol-Bizet
8. Selections
BY onphant and G. Cambride.
4. Piano Solo-Arvid Owens
Franzosisch-G odowsky.
5. Russian Section
Selections-by Sufieva
Song Of the Volga Boatman
Dubinishka and others-by Krishuk
6. Ukrainian Choir
Selections of Russian and Ukrai-
nian Folk Songs.
Dancing will begin at II p. m. and
end at q. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
ARE CONGRESSMAN BOXERS?
Profound Political Debate Stirs
Snoring Solons

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 26 -
A profound political debate occurred
today in the house when Representa-
tive O'Connor, democrat, OF New York
in an attack upon DR.. Clarence True
Wilson, president of the Methodist
Episcopal Board Of Prohibition, Tenn
perance, and Morals, characterized
some of Wilson's utterances as a Gle,
a deliberate, dastardly canard." This
led Representative Blanton, demo-
crat, of Texas, to demand the word
be expunged from the record, but
OConnor refused to withdraw it and
repeated it.
oConnor quoted Wilson as saying
that before prohibition, the chief
duties of the sergeant-at-arms consist
ed of waking up members and getting
DRINKS to their homes" referring to
congressman. Ia
Wilson did not state who wakes up
the sleepy ones now, and who con-
ducts the boozers to their homes. It
is hoped that the next session Of con-
gress will take up this question.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
Communists Oppose Gift
of $4,000 Kroner to the
Swedish Crown Prince

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 90
The Communist group in the Swedish
Riksdag is on the alert. When the
question of appropriating $4,000
kroner in addition to the yearly sum
paid members of the royal family for
the proposed trip Of the Swedish
crown prince to America this spring,
the Communists introduced in the first
chamber a motion not to grant the
appropriation.
In his speech Carl Vinberg, leader
Of the Communist fraction, opposed
the foolish expenditure of money,
pointing out that the Swedish work
ers were not in sympathy with this
move and that this appropriation
should not be granted because of the
cost of the representation and the
type of representation.
"The journey would be only pleas
ure trip, and for this reason it is
somewhat of surprise that worker
government should propose to make
such an appropriation" declared Vim
berg, and pointed out that just be-
cause the American capitalist class
had requested some member of the
Swedish royal family to attend the
unwilling Of statute to John Ericsson
was no reason to grant the appropria-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
Motor Truck Concerns
Oppose Regulation by
Interstate Commission

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 26 =
(FP)-Sen. Cunnmin's bill requiring
motor truck lines conducting a regular
transportation business over specified
routes to secure permits from the in
terstate commerce commission if they
cross state lines, is meeting with a
hostile reception in the senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce.
This measure is drawn on the
theory that motor truck lines are com
peting with steam railroads in the
freight business, and should be sub
ject to like regulation. The opposi-
ton is based on belief that the in
terstate commerce commission is so
strongly partial to steam railroad
companies interests that the motor
truck companies would be discrimin-
ated against. Their applications for
permits, the opposition argues would
be subjected to long delays and vex-
atious red-tape regulation, due to a
desire to put them out of business.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
Unions Force R. r. to
Insure Worker Safety
by Using Full Crews

HARRISBURG, Pa, March rs -
Upon joint complaint of the brother
hoods of railroad trainmen, railway
conductors, locomotive engineers and
locomotive firemen and enginemen, the
Pennsylvania public service commits
sion orders the Monongahela Railway
company to limit its freight trains to
80 cars each and raise its working
crews to six men each. The railroad,
operating in the Fayette county btu
minous coal region to the West Vir-
ginia border, has been running freighi
trains of go cars with one fve-men
crews in some cases. The full crew.
law, providing six men for safety, was
repealed May 5, 1921. The railroad
continued using six men, but in
creased the number Of cars for them
to handle until June s, 1925, when It
began cutting crews to five. The rail
road brotherhoods charged that this
was unsafe practice and on this
ground won the new order.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
Labor Sports Union
Formed in Chicago

On Sunday, March Fl, the delegates
of various workers sports organiza-
tons in conference assembled estab-
lished the Labor Sports Union of Chi
cago and vicinity.
]. Parizek, ]. Kikrin, M. Pinta and
e. Flegel represented the Omladina
(Czecho-Slovak sports organization)
The Vilkas diminish sports organiza-
tion) was represented by " Wlitala,
E. Touvenen, E. PERTH. The Wrestling
and Boxing Club was represented by
P. Cline; Folk Dance Club by e.
Bleckschmidt. The representative Of
the local Workers Sports Alliance
was not present, thru a technicality.
The national provisional committee of
the w. S. A. was represented by N.
Kaplan. The fraternal delegate OF
the Y. w. L. was c. Borisoff.
After talk and discussion on the
general character of the workers
sports movement in the United States
each organization reported on their
activities and achievements. A draft
of the statutes and principles of the
Labor Sports Union was then adopted
as a basis and a local provisional
council elected, with E. Bleckschmidt
as secretary.
The new headquarters of the Labor
Sports Union will be at 24O9 N. Hal
sted street. The conference went on
record in favor Of issuing a sports
paper as soon as finances permit. The
provisional council was instructed to
draw up program of activity for the
immediate future. A sports exhibition
and tournament has already been ar
ranged by the Omladina for April Is.
Watch for further announcements.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
Child Labor Debate
By MINI. Students

DULUTH, MINI, March ga de-
bate on the child labor amendment
was held in the Central High Audi
torium by students of three local
schools.
Among the facts brought to light
were 100000 children under 16 are
employed. Child labor is cause of
crime, unemployment and poor citi-
zens." A youth working is a poten-
tiai revolutionist and susceptible to
Communist propaganda.
The usual wall about Russia was
heard. But the conclusion reached
was that the present system of pro-
duction was the cause of the degrad-
ing position OF the American youth.
The Young Workers Communist
League will have to intensity its prop
uganda among students TO combat the
capitalists as it was evident that all
arguments were Influenced by 100 per
cent dope and fictitious figures and
quotations from numbskull jingoes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
U. S. ENGINES FOR RUSSIA
VaucIain Leaves to Confer with
Soviet Officials

It was said in Wall Street yester-
day that the report that Samuel
Vauclain, head Of the Baldwin Loco
motive Works, would soon leave to
confer with Soviet officials on a large
locomotive contract to be placed there
might indicate the entrance on a large
scale of American locomotive interests
into the Russian field. Before the war,
Germany produced most of the loco
motives used in Russia. The latter
country has never produced locomo-
tives sufficient to meet its own needs.
Nearly all purchases by the Soviet
government have been on the basis
Of long-term credits, and 1t is likely
that credit terms will be the main
subject of Vauclain's discussions with
the Soviet officials. Since the war, the
willingness of European interests to
afford liberal credit terms on Russian
purchases has been responsible for
their acquiring a great proportion of
Russian trade. Nevertheless, It is con-
tended by Soviet officials that trade
between Russia and the United States
has practically reached pre-war levels.
Altho the United States government
has never recognized the existing
Russian government, this country has
exported large amounts Of raw cot
ton and agricultural machinery to
Russia since the war The railroads
Of Russia are Of broader gauge than
is customary in most countries, and
for this reason rolling stock for use
in that country must be specially de-
signed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
Experiences of Shop Nuclei
and Concentration Groups

The comrades conduct their work IN
the factories, shops, mills, mines, etc.
Shop nuclei, factory nuclei, groups,
gym classes have been organized. We
get in new members. The Young
Worker is being distributed among
the young factory workers. The COM
rades go after work directly to the
meetings. They now feel that they
are Communists.
Yes, we still have some comrades
that are dissatisfied. They don't like
the reorganization OF the league. But
it is not their fault. They were used
to the old branches and they don't
know how to conduct the new work.
1t is necessary to show these com.
rades how to conduct work in the
shops. 1t is necessary to raise their
consciousness and teach them how TO
go in the COMMUNICATING way.
Young Worker Correspondent,
ISlDoR SCHWARTZ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-28
CENTRAL LABOR
COUNCIL AID S
N.Y.FURWORKERS
Resolution IN d ors e S
Strike Conduct

NEW YORK, March 26-The joint
board of the Furriers' Union received
copy of a resolution passed at a
meeting of the executive board Of the
Central Trades and Labor Council of
New York City, which not only
heartily endorses and approves" the
management and conduct Of the pres
ent strike Of the 10000 furriers in
New York, but pledges its hearty sup
port to the joint board and wishes it
the greatest success in it's struggle for
40-hour week, equal distribution Of
work in the shops, and the wage in
crease of rs per cent over the pres
ent scale which has been in force
since 1918.
The resolution passed by the Gen.
trail Trades and Labor Council reads
as follows:
Whereas the Joint Board Furriers'
Union, Locals Nos. 1, 5, 10, is, 20, 60,
and SO, International Fur Workers
Union Of United States and Canada,
affiliated with the American Fedora
lion of Labor are for the past five
weeks involved in a bitter struggle
With their manufacturers for shorter
hours, equal division of work, unem-
)loyment insurance fund, and other
lust demands; be it therefore
Resolved, that the Central Trades
and Labor Council of the American
Federation of Labor Of the City OF
Greater New York does heartily en-
dorse and approve the management
and conduct of the Joint Board Fur
riers' Union, Locals Nos. 1, 5, 10, Is,
20, 60 and GO International Fur Work.
ers' Union of United States and Can
ada, affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in their strike now
being waged by the said Joint Board
Furriers' Union; and be it further
Resolved, that the Central Trades
and Labor Council Of the City OF
Greater New York does hereby pledge
rs full support to the joint board and
wishes it every success in its just
fight"
Two strikers, arrested last week on
disorderly conduct charge, were
fined two dollars each in Jefferson
Market Court when arraigned. One
striker arraigned in Jefferson Market
Court following his arrest last week
cn a disorderly conduct charge, was
fined $40. Five others were dis
charged.