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The Washington times., 1926-12-23
Geographic Observers
COmpIete 6,OOO-Mile Trip

Facing the prospect of death from
thirst and overcoming heartbeat
ing difficulties, two American CD
servers have completed their 5000
mile journey with delicate instru-
ments and started work on a desert
mountain in South Africa from
which they will make observations
for the National Geographic Society
IN cooperation with the Smithsonian
Institute.
w. II. Hoover IN charge Of the
party sent the CRYPTIC dispatch to
the Smithsonian which said: I'VE
have no way of telling how mucn
water is left in the hcle, but we
have to dig down IL feet to get 1t
now. We are hoping it will rain
soon."
Though observations already have
begun it will be sometime before the
Instruments can be adjusted to CHI
matte conditions, 1t was explained.
The Washington times., 1926-12-23
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Son nor has she ever anything do with Angelus
The Washington times., 1926-12-23
SHOES
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The Washington times., 1926-12-23
Lovely Evening FROG

The softest and fluffiest Of geor-
gettes, the cripest Of taffetas, the
richest Of satins; trimmed with
filmy tulle, rhinestones, flowers, etc.
Sizes IA to SO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
Bronx Forum Will
Hear Bread Trust Talk

NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The Bronx
Workers Forum is holding its usual
Sunday evening lectures and discus
sions at 1947 Boston Road. On Sun
day, February 81, at p. m, very in
teresting and timely topic is sched-
uled The great bread trust (the
Ward Baking Co. merger) is of vital
interest and Importance to every
worker and his family. What does
monopoly of production and sale of
our food supply by the Ward bread
trust and few other monstrous COM
bines like the Armour trust, which
controls over 500 of meat production
and almost the same percentage of
wholesale groceries and dairy pro-
ducts, mean? 1t means that the work
ers must pay any price these mon
opolies ask for the necessaries of life
or be without, and there are many who
are without for this reason.
The story of the bread trust and
the whole question, therefore, of the
ownership of the necessaries of life
by few big capitalist combines will
be discussed at 1347 Boston Road on
Feb. Fl, by two members of the Anal
gamated Food Workers, who are work
ers in the industry and students of the
problems of the industry. They are
Dennis Gitz and A. Rosenberger.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
BY M. cHlLoFskY.

The trade unions organized by the
working class to battle for the imme-
date needs of the workers, such as
higher wages, better working condi-
tions, etc, are by their very nature
organs of the class struggle.
Today in the U. S. as we'll as in
many other countries the unions are
dominated by group Of reactionary
bureaucrats, who instead of leading
the trade union movement in the
struggle against capitalism, are on the
contrary turning the unions into ap-
pendages of Imperialism. We saw the
great example in the last world war
and we see it today as it expresses
itself in the American Federation OF
Labors attitude towards Soviet Rus
STA.
These reactionary leaders are day
by day developing new forms OF class
collaboration-the B. & o. plan, the
Hillman-Nash agreement, compromis-
ed company unions, etc. These plans
destroy the purpose Of the trade IN
ions and destroy their class charac-
ter.
The Communists must get into the
unions and turn them into revolu-
tionary organs of the class struggle
There is no Communist Party today
who doubts the necessity of work
within the trade unions or whether
the trade unions are necessary for
the revolution, and after the revolu
ton. Comrade Lenin showed this ne
cessity:
without maintaining this close
contact with the trade unions, with
out their active support, without theil
self sacrifice and work not only il
industries and economic reconstruc
ton, but upon the military field i
would be impossible to realize the pro
letarian dictatorship or to govern the
country, not only two and one-hal
years, but for two and one-hal
months"
BY being in the trade unions yol
are in contact with thousands Of or
ganized workers, who are ready II
listen to you, VINO are otherwise mis-
led by the reaetionaries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
S: Workers Communist Party s as:ss
Fractions in The |. A. of M.

including a better leadership.
In the l. A. of M. for the last year
and a half, We can show some gains.
Yet we have not connected ourselves
sufficiently ideologically with that
broad movement, which must be set
into motion. However, our fractions
and party can learn from it's past mis-
takes in the Machinists' Union and
not repeat them in the~future.
Our fractions must hold regular
meetings in order that our members
may take up the very life of the or
ganization, discuss it from every angle
of it's work, so as to enable us to
work out program applicable to the
immediate burning issues. We must
intensity our campaigns for:
Amalgamation organize the unor-
ganized; the slogan for a labor party;
world trade union unity; defense of
Soviet Russia; against the B. & O..
class collaboration PLAN etc. OF
course, all of these slogans are
empty phrases as long as they re-
main only on paper. Our fraction
must take the initiative in making
these slogans live issues in the organ
ization everywhere. We must continu-
ously bring them up on the floor at
the meetings, speak to our fellow I'M
ion members about theHs gain their
confidence, organize those who are OPP
posed to the present reactionary lead
ership into a left wing block. This
would mean big step forward in de-
veloping the l. A. of M into real
militant fighting organization in the
class struggle.
Our Members Must Join the Trade
Unions.
The hundreds of members of our
party who are qualified to join the
Machinists' Union void certainly
strengthen our fractioni, which now
are numerically weak. tits their Com
munist duty to become members of
the union and help clrry out the
party policy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
AN APPEAL BY PIONEER SECRETARY
TO GROUP LEADERS AND PARENTS

Parents! Send your children to the
Young Pioneers of America. Do not
send them to the Boy or Girl Scouts
of America. In these organizations
they teach the children to go to war
when they grow up and kill their fell
low workers. The capitalists let the
children have good camps so they can
poison a child's mind quicker. The
capitalists tell the children to be good
citizens and to fight for their country
(the bosses). The children work hard
at the Boy Scout camps.
We are not doing all this in the
Young Pioneers. We don't teach them
to go to war, or anything like that.
The Pioneers learn about the condi-
lions of the working class in America,
how it is in Russia, and we try to
organize a good and strong Junior
section.
The Pioneers go camping; they
don't have to work hard like the Boy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20

Scouts, but we learn something worth
while. So, parents, 1 am telling you
again to please send your children to
the Young Pioneers of America.
To group leaders: See that the
Pioneers in your group are active in
their struggle in the schools, against
the Boy Scouts and against religious
education in the schools. The teachers
in schools know that most of the chill
dren in the United States go to
school, many of these children do not
go to church, so they are making a
religious education in schools. They
ask the children If they want to go,
and if you don't want to they even
ask us why we don't. Then they tell
the rest of the class not to be friends
with us. Make a special campaign
against this idea of teaching religious
dope to the children.
Paul A. Bucha, Age IL,
See'y-Treas. Hammond Pioneer Group.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20

wise workers and intellectuals. The
multi-colored costumes, the languor-
GUS and lively music, the bonhommie
(Which is French for goodfellowship)
and the prizes which have been hand
ed from the stage by the judges have
made the Red Revel an Institution
with a capital l.
Now for the benefit of those who
do not yet know where it is going
to take place and on what night, we
remind you: Temple Hall, which is
at Marshfeld and Van Buren,, on Sat
urday, February q, and the strains Of
music will crash thru the hall at $3.50
sharp. Tickets, they are fifty cents
in advance, and two bits more at the
gate.
You shouldn't forget to come in cos
tune and mask-altho the generous
.ushers will allow you to enter even if
you don't-so that you can enter into
the grand march for a prize-the sum
total of which will run up into the
scores of dollars. And don't forget
to bring your best girl-for everyone
will be too busy having fun and dane
ing to lend you his.
And a final tip: If you want to save
two bits ii. e., and to-wit, twenty-five
cents) buy your tickets in advancei
only four bits Chat is to say, fifty
cents).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20

Now to speak Of the sanitary con-
ditions, want to say that there's not
even leak Of ventilation in the spin
ming rooms and there's damp, moist
artificial air which they try to make
the workers believe is healthy, which
is nothing but a draft. There
are also hampers from which steam
continually pours out turnout the day
and believe me, you can't work in
there with top shirt without COM
ing home soaked with sweat. The
floor is so thick with filth and oil that
the room filed with bad odor is such
that a dog won't even walk thru for
fear he might smother to death, and
yet the bosses wonder why the tex
tile workers went on strike.
The above facts will prove how
miserable the conditions of workers
are in the mills here in Passaic.
We will fight until we win.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
Party Nuclei Organized
in Many of the Largest
New Jersey Factories

Passaic, Paterson, Cliffside, Union
City and Elizabeth, New Jersey are
now completely reorganized on the
basis of shop and street nuclei. The
only important city Of New Jersey
where reorganization has not yet been
completed is Newark This will be
done in a few days.
New Jersey which is part of District
2 has some of the most important in
dustrial plants of the country in the
metal and textile industry. Also auto
mobile and railroad shops are an i'm
portant factor in the Industrial life
of New Jersey.
The nuclei organized thus far in
clude the following plants: In ma
chine company employing 5000 work
ers, Is are members; In Motors
plant, employing 1900 workers, are
members; In a printing machine plant
employing 800 workers, are mem
beers; In a wire plant, employing 500
workers, 3 are members.
In addition there are other nuclei
formed in many industries and great
number of comrades work in the
shops in such important plants as the
Standard Oil, C. railroad of New Jer-
sey, etc.
All those not organized into shop
nuclei are organized into international
branches.
The big job before the party now is
to make each one Of these nuclei an
active shop nuclei. In order to insure
this the district executive committee
has decided to send in a sub-district
organizer into New Jersey to devote
his time to the building up of the
party in New Jersey and during the
! Passaic Textile strike, to pay special
attention to the recruiting of new
members into the party from among
| the strikers. This mill making VI
one half of the strikers has a nucleus
which will make a special campaign
to enroll new members into the party
That there is a tremendous field Oi
work and that the workers are in {
militant spirit can be seen from the
fact that in a motor company nue.
leus has been organized only tive
weeks ago, 2 new members have beer
recruited and six month subs to Th'
DAILY WORKER were obtained. Thii
nucleus is now preparing a bulletil
/ to be published by the nucleus ant
distributed among the workers of tn,
plant.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
Join the Trade Unions!

Our party has adopted certain poll
cies Unless these policies are given
application they are worth nothing. To
give life to our party policies and slo-
gans we must bring them to the mass
es, by agitation, propaganda, and by
our deeds show to the working mass
es that we are the party of the pro-
letariat.
Nearly all of our party policies in
one form or another are directly con-
nected up with our trade union work.
Can you think of labor party, with
out as a basis the industrial organ
lied proletariat? Neither can you Sc
parate the work among the Negroes
from the trade unions. Glass COLA
boration, the biggest issue in the
American labor movement directly af-
feets the trade unions. You cannot
fight class collaboration unless you
are inside the unions.
This holds good for all our policies,
whether it be a question of labor de-
tense, unemployment, injunctions, etc.
The unity of the labor movement
is an immediate necessity for the
working class. Craft divisions, juris-
dictional disputes, separation of the
skilled from the unskilled by the re-
fusal of the reactionary labor Off.
ize the unorganized exist now. An
example is the refusal to organize the
Detroit automobile workers. All Of
these things weaken the labor move
ment.
The party is carrying on an inten
sive drive to get the party member
ship to join the union. If you do mo-
belong to a union already, attend
these party meetings to organize the
unorganized-ioin up! Become {
member of your party trade unioI
fraction. Join the T. U. E. L. anC
help to build and broaden the lief
wing in the American labor move
ment.
Comrades, become better Commun
lists, Communists of the masses, Com
munists who give life to our policies
Join Your Unionl
Into the unions and execute you
duty as Bolsheviks. Bring the mass
es closer to their party, the Worker
(Cemmunis) Party of America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20


Seven workers, including children,
women and men, take care of two
machines, consisting of four sidetend-
ers, each taking care of three hundred
and fifty bobbins, and two spool girls
or boys, ranging from fourteen to six
teen years of age, each taking care
of the seven hundred spools, and a
spinner which takes care of the motor
and regulations of the machines. AS
being the spinner, the side tenders
and spoilers are under his control in
way, besides two foremen and some
other work pushers.
The wages of these workers
average from 50 to $34 per week Of
As hours. All piece work. The spool
ers earn from SO to $14 per week, the
side tenders earn for SIC to $40 per
week, and the spinners who regulate
the machines are the highest paid of
all, they earn from 1872 to $34 per
week. And they slave for it too.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20

Our members many times have
been asked by the party to join the
trade unions. 1t is also true that many
lectures were given and many articles
written on that subject in an effort
to get our members to understand the
significance of the trade union work
and the opportunity this work gives
to our party for carrying on Commun-
list propaganda. Still, all this did not
bring about the desired result.
The last plenum session of the G.
e. G. of our party established that
the trade union work is a problem
which concerns the party as a whole.
The result of this is campaign by
our party to bring all the qualified
members into the trade unions.
The Aim of our Party in the Trade
Unions.
The party's work in the trade un-
ions has as its aim the winning over
of the working masses organized in
the unions for the revolutionary strug-
gle against the capitalist class and
the capitalist state, that is, for the
proletarian revolution.
Now that We are conscious of our
aim, we must next formulate cor
rect policies and tactics. In order
to be able to do that we must look
back into the history of our work and
the results obtained therefrom. We
know that the international Associa-
ton of Machinists has in certain
branches of its work a militant, fight
ing record.
The l. A. of NJ. also went on record
for many progressive measures, fol
instance, for amalgamation and the
recognition of Soviet Russia. Many
locals thruout the organization ex
pressed themselves as in favor of in
dependent political action and for
labor party. The overwhelming ma
jority of the membership are looking
for something new, something better
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
Boston Workers School
Opens SessionsMarch z

BOSTON, Mass, Feb 1S-Worker
of Boston and vicinity will have an
opportunity of studying various sub
jects that will equip thin for effici-
ent Communist work, wien the Work
ers' School of this civ begins it's
courses on Sunday, Mach Z. Regis
tration is now proceeding at party
headquarters, 113 DudlE street and
thru the various agitprd directors of
he units thruout the District. These
courses are being plannd by the agit-
prop department of It'd district in
harmony with the genera plan of boil
shevization and the raisin, Of the theo-
retical level of the party membership
in this district. Every cAniade will
be expected to attend one OF more Of
the courses given and is. eMected to
see to it that he is equipped with the
compulsory minimum set blythe party
in the Politminimum Cours@
The class which is expectd to draw
in large enrolment is theeourse in
English, on account of the brge per-
centage of foreign comradesh the dis
trict This will fiet the foiign COM
rades to take their properplaces in
our recognized party for wFk among
the American workers.
The class in the Fundaientals of
Communism is a popular purse and
one that is required as a minimum for
all party members. Beginning with
the economics of capitasm, this
course takes up the variou phases of
theory to the present taks of the
party.
Imperialism: a study Ofapitalism
in its highest stage, will bgiven for
advanced pupils, showing e changes
that have taken place in I'll world So
cial order since the beginning of the
Goth century. 1t will als(show the
place of the American mpire in
world economics and polits.
A course in Leninism W be given
for those who are alreadigrounded
in the fundamentals Of Cnmunism.
and who wish to master ththeory of
our movement in its presd stage.
Functionaries of the hrty are
urged to take the course Methods
Of Work in Shop Nuclei; class Of
vital Importance to all ave party
workers who wish to train emselves
or leadership under the paent form
If organization. This eourl will take
Up in detail how to make d work eff
'ective in the shops and ftories Of
his country, and will i3gil illustra-
lions of nuclei work from periences
II this and other couhtrt
If there is sufficient dqnd there
will also be a course in de union
SIN to train comrades forprk in the
'abor movement. The rno5mportant
problems on the industri field will
Re taken up in detail aifully dis
| cussed
The classes will be sdupporting,
1 nominal fee being chatl to cover
| expenses. Courses will . be given
1 In various cities thruouhe district
| where registration wa hts APP
| plicants should registert once, in
order to insure adml5n to the
| classes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
PUSH YOUNG WORKER
BIRTHDAY PARTIES

The center point OF this issue will
be the Passaic textile strike. The
New York ID. T.. c. is giving minute
direction to the work among the young
strikers. The Eastern Ohio young
workers conference scheduled for
Feb rs in Bellaire will also be featur.
ed. The organizers in the field report
progress. Many other important
features, special articles and sections
will appear. The next issue also marks
the second retreat of our official or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20

gan. Watch for it. This is hint
that the work for the organization
of Fourth Birthday Save the Young
Worker affairs must be pushed more
theoretically than ever. March Z is
the date set for these affairs. AT your
next meeting there should appear on
the agenda: % The Young Worker
Birthday Affairs. (2) The Young
Worker Sub Drive. 60 Young Worker
Correspondents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
EAST OHIO CONFERENCE
AFFAIR IN CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND, Ohio.-The Jewish
branch of the Young Workers Com
munist) League has arranged a bas-
ket party and entertainment for the
young workers conference of eastern
Ohio. An interesting program con-
sisting of musical and vocal solos,
story telling, dancing and other
features. has been arranged. The par
ty will be given Sunday, February 81.
at 5 D. m. at 5311 Woodland avenue.
Admission free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
MOVIES or RUSS COLONY
WILL Be SHOWN HERE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY q

Moving pictures Of the Russian
colony will be shown together with
the famous Russian comedy 1.-THE
Miracle Of Soldier IVAN" Sunday,
Feb. n, at Wash's Hall, cor. Mil
waukee and Noble St., at the per-
formanee concert and dance given
by the Federation Of Russian Chill.
dren's Schools OF Chicago and vlcinl-
ty. The pictures Of the colony were
taken this summer at the picnic OF
the federation, where all Russian Ia.
Dor organizations were represented.
Beginning at 4 p. m. Tickets In
advance Soc, at the door 6oe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
GITLOW WILL
SPEAK SUNDAY
At n. Y. FORUM
Workers School Meets
Great Success
i. Especial to The Daily worker)

NEW YORK, Feb. 1e = Benjamin
GitIow will speak on "Trustification
and new Unlonism" at the Workers.
School Forum at 1903 E. 18th st. this
Sunday night at 8 o'clock.
In view of the formation Of two
billion dollar bread trusts, the inva-
sion of the merger fever into the field
of ice cream, "home made pies" milk,
cut flowers-in short, of every field of
modern life it is becoming obvious
that the old forms of fighting the boss
are no longer adequate and that either
new methods must develop or a
system of incredible Industrial servi-
tude prevail. What new methods
should develop and what signs that
they are already developing are Job.
.servable will form the theme of Git
lows talk.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-20
District 3 Circuit
School Opens in Gary

GARY, Ind, Feb. 1S-The District
s Workers (CommunisD Party Cir
cult School opened in Gary with
Williams simons, secretary of the
Chicago Workers School teaching the
Elements of Communism.
An unusual amount of interest is
displayed in this class and one men,
Der Of the Junior group in Hammond
insists upon having his father bring
him to these classes every Monday
night. The next class will be held
Monday night at 215 West Eighteenth
street.