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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16
PhlladeInhla Union Demands.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa Feb. a.
Dressmakers Of Philadelphia in the
International Ladies Garment Work
ers voted approval of demands for 10
per cent increase in wages. joint
board of sanitary control, cash secur-
ity from contractors to insure enforce
ment Of agreement and unemployment
insurance. An intensive organization
campaign has been in progress and
these demands are the result. A
strike will be resorted to if employers
do not grant the union agreement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16

The Lewis Surrender.

I. Work to be resumed at once
with the same wages provided by
the expired contract, which means
defeat of miners economic demands.
2. After Jan. I, 1927, the parties
may propose modIreation In the
wage scale In writing, and attempt
to agree to the same, but the
miners must continue work until
1880, irrespective Of failure Of the
negotiations.
8. Failing TO agree, the eontro-
Versy shall be referred to a board
consisting Of two members, whose
decision shall be final.
a. The miners and operators shall
agree TO a reciprocal program Of
cooperation, and efficiency.
5. The board Of Cancellation shall
proceed to equalize wages, In ae-
cordanee with clause IL Of the agree
ment dated Sept. 10, 1923.
8. Except as modified herein the
terms and provisions Of the award
Of the anthracite coal strike COM
mission and subsequent agreements
made in modification thereof or sup
pIement thereto, as we'll as the ruI-
inus and decisions of the board of
Cancellation, are hereby ratified,
confirmed, and continued during the
term of this contract, ENDING AU-
GUST 81, 1880.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNA,
TIoNAL LABOR DEFENSE.

TlONAL LABOR DEFENSE.
The conviction Of eight out Of the
thirteen defendants In the ZeieIer
trial should be rouslne call to the
whole American labor movement to
come to the defense Of these mill
tant miners. These eight men face
from one to fourteen years impris-
onment only because they were the
outstanding leaders in the struggle
of the ZeigIer miners against the
campaign Of the ccoal operators to
reduce their wages by robbing them
on the weight Of the coal they min
ed, and in the fight to eliminate the
ku kIux khan from the union to pre-
vent it from wrecking the organiza-
ton. sol
These men were framed-up by the
most reaetionarys elements in South
ern Illinois only for those reasons:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16

working class to rally to the de.
Tense and send funds to finance the
appeal which Is being made. Quick
action is imperative If these men
are to be free.
The international Labor Defense.
(sIgned) James p. Cannon,
Executive Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16
DISTRICT EIGHT CIRCUIT SCHOOL
STARTS TONIGHT IN GARY. IND.

Tonight the begins the class in Gary Ind
at 2o5 Eighteenth street, Tuesday
Hungarian ST., Thursday
Milwaukee class Miller Hail. D. M
The subject matter Of In elements
Of Communism" The
OF the East and the relations between the working
The William Of
easO Workers School, who taught these classes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16

The Operators Plan.

I. FlVe-year contract.
2. Mining 70 begin at once.
8. Present wages and other con-
dltions until changed by neaotia-
tlon or arbitration.
4. NO ehsek-off.
8. Arbitration Of all disputed
points without reservation.
6. Means provided to avoid
deadlock.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16
Plnohot-LewIs Plan.

I. Flve-year contract
2. Men to 90 to work after con-
tract Is eIgned.
9. Wages fixed for five years-ne-
sctlstIng on all other demands.
4. cheek-oM.
5. Arbitration limited to raising
wages.
8. No means for avoiding dead
lock.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16
conslders Rld from osrmanx.

GENEVA, Feb. ia special SEES
sion of the league of nations Assem-
bly, was called today for March to
consider Germany's application for
membership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16
Boston Strike settled.

BOSTON, Feb. 14.--A two weeks
strike against the Commonwealth
Clothing Co. conducted by the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers brought
the company to terms with the I'M
ion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16
LOCAL UNION DENOUNCES
ISLANDER OF PROGRESSIVE MINER"
BY LEWIS HENCHMAN, HARRINGTON
Ry ! Worker Commencement.

SPRINGFIELD Ill, Union No 4s4
United Mine Workers America meeting protested
the attack the organ
essve Miners Committee which
family sheet
the discussion following the
after miner going to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-16

Don't waste your breath, put it on
paper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04

A NEW working-class front of strug.
"A gle against the bosses is begin.
ming to develop-the sports front. All
over the country workers athletic and
physical culture groups are springing
into life, are affliating to the Labor
Sports Union and are challenging the
bosses monopoly of the sports activi-
ties OF the youth.
The significance of this fact is but
little appreciated by the labor move
ment as a whole, which is not awake
to the real role of sports as an instru-
ment of the employers. Even the
most progressive elements of the la
Dor movement are not as yet fully
aware OF the tremendous development
Of sports in this country, Of its hold
on the masses of workers, and Of it's
power as an instrument OF the en-
ploying class. Quite naturally, then.
the urgency of fighting 1t thru the build
ing of a workers sport movement is
but little appreciated
Popularize Workers. Sports.
This deplorable condition brings to
the fore the question of workers sport
correspondents. II will be the role Of
labor sports correspondents to popu-
larize the idea Of workers sports in
dependent from the control or inhu.
ence Of the bosses, to send in news OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
WRITE AS YOU FIGHT

The workers sport and physical cul-
,ure groups and in general to supply
the labor press with information on
the labor sport movement. 1t will also
be the task of the labor sports CORE
spondents to exposes the anti-working
class tendencies of capitalist sports
the patriotic. militaristic, open-shop
speeches which are $50 often made at
sport gatherings, the use of sports to
control the young Workers in the fac
tories, etc.
The capitalist papers devote pages
and pages to sport news They en-
ploy scores of highly paid sports ex-
perts to write up this news.
Counterfeit Capitalist Propaganda.
Millions of workers In buying the
capitalist papers to read this news
read also the capitalist propaganda
which Il contains. A great deal can
be done towards getting these work
ers to read the labor press by having
1t contain sports news--from a work.
ing class point OF view. of course. This
news II will be the function OF the
labor sports correspondents TO supply.
Let the slogan be:
Workers sports news as against
capitalist sports news.
Every worker athlete and sports.
man a labor sports'correspondent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Long Beach Hears
Lecture on China

LOND BEACH. Cal, May 2. = Will
liam Schneiderman, sub-district secre-
tary of the Workers (Communist)
Party, addressed an overflow meet
ing on Russia and China" under the
auspices of the Long Beach Open
Forum at the Municipal Auditorium
annex. While he was speaking he
had competition in the person of
General Mitchell who spoke, next
door in the auditorium proper on his
controversy with the war department
A Chinese speaker, S. P. Lee, ex
pressed great pleasure that a Commu.
mist had presented the case of the
exploited peoples of China so clearly
to Americans whose government took
the side of the other imperialist ad
venturers in the Orient.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Mimi. Union Advocate
Regrets Attitude of
A. F. of L. on Passaic

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 2. - "a. F.
of L. Fails in an Emergency is the
title of an editorial by the Minnesota
Union Advocate, official organ of the
Minnesota State Federation of Labor.
The editorial regrets that Pres. Green
found it impossible to help the $4,000
unorganized Passaic textile strikers
unless the United Textile Workers,
the A. F. Of L. union. took action.
"This is poor consolation to the
strikers" the editorial declares, "as
there is no indication that anything
will be done by that union to meet
the acute situation. There is no ques-
ton about the merits of the demands
Of the strikers, but on account of jul
risdictional principles the A. F. of L.
has its hands tied. The United does
not seem to have much strength and
has shown no disposition to take any
part in the Passaic conflict"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Harvester Trust Head
Fears Elk Wife May
Get $4,000 Fund

Attorneys for Harold F. Mccormick,
millionaire head of the international
Harvester company, filed an appeal
with the United States circuit court
of appeals here, from the decision of
Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell at
indianapolis, dismissing his suit
against his former wife, Mrs. Edith
Rockefeller Mccormick, in which he
seeks to preserve an $S,0O0,OO0 trust
fund for his granddaughter, Anita
Oser.
Mccormick. who after his divorce
from the daughter of John d. Rookie
Teller, married Gamma Walska, opera
singer, asked in his suit that his form
err wife be restrained from obtaining
any interest on the big trust fund set
aside by Rockefeller for certain of his
heirs.
The suit is being pressed by Nc
Cormick as guardian for his grand
daughter, the daughter Of Matilda Nc
Cormick Oser and Max Oser, her Swiss
riding master husband
The case was dismissed by Judge
Baltzell on the ground that he lacked
jurisdiction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Pittsburgh Lays
Plans to Win the
Silk Moscow Banner

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 2-At a
meeting of the agitprop committee
and The DAILY WORKER agents at
the party office, sos James Court,
Comrade Scarville explained the
drive and then every one present took
part in working out plans as how best
to put the drive across.
It was agreed that Pittsburgh could
win the banner and in order to fur.
Their speed up the drive it was de.
cided to hold DAILY WORKER
Booster membership meeting with a
program, eats and drinks.
The affair will be held Saturday,
May s, s p. m, at the Russian Tech
nical Aid Hall, 1922 Fifth Ave-, third
floor Every comrade must attend
this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Workers Communist Party
A. F. of |. Bureaucracy Tools Of Imperialism

building union. A preliminary study
should be made as to the kind of work
ers cage, nationality, skill, citizenship,
political tendencies, sex, etc.). The
number of shops, number of workers,
number in each craft and department,
working conditions (wages, hours, sea-
sons, sanitation, etc., organizations,
unions, which can help rules (initia-
ton, dues, requirements), company un-
ions, financial condition of the indus
try and the firm involved, the physical
layout of the plan (exits, stairways,
Mushrooms, lunchroom, car lines, etc..
All these points are important consid-
Grafton in planning campaign. The
campaign should result not only in the
growth of union membership, but also
in the growth of shop committees,
shop papers, and virile shop nuclei.
Great caution should be used to evade
the spies and stool pigeons with which
the factories are infested. Special
leaflets should be printed to suit the
different situations.
District One should throw itself into
the organization campaign with en-
thusiasm. The Communist Interna-
tional has pointed out the significance
Of trade union work to our movement.
The effort to get the unorganized into
the unions will not only strengthen the
American labor movement, but will in
trench the party in the ranks of the
working class as it's most active and
most constructive factor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Must Support Wife
and Children or Lose
His Diamond Filings

Julius Galloway and diamond filling
in his tooth are faced with a parting
of the ways unless julius contributes
$40 week to the support Of his wife
and three children. This was the
decree of Judge John ]. Lupe before
whom Julius was hailed on a non-sup-
port charge.
The diamond which Judge Lupe
threatens to confiscate If Galloway
doesn't provide food for his family,
was inserted in gold filing in one
Of Galoway's front teeth ten years
ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
BY BERT MILLER,
District Organizer, Boston.


NOR many years the American Fed
= Grafton of Labor bureaucracy has
maintained policy of total disregard
of the un0rganized workers. 1t has
catered consistently to the privileged
upper strata of the workers endeavor-
ing to safeguard their monopoly over
a few crumbs with which American
imperialism has deigned to part. 1t
has ignored completely the demands
OF the unorganized workers, the most
exploited section of the working class.
In the spring of this year the Central
Labor Union of Boston, with the full
support of the Massachusetts State
Federation Of Labor, issued a general
call for a conference for organizing
the unorganized.
An impressive demonstration includ-
ing $500 workers was staged on April
IL. One hundred thousand member
ship cards are being printed to enlist
new members for the labor movement.
Three important and unorganized in
dustries have been chosen as the start
ing point of an organization campaign.
Have the reactionaries chosen to mend
their ways? Have they reformed over
night? What is the explanation of
this remarkable change of front?
The Federal Reserve bank of Bos-
ton reports in its April Bulletin that
THE key industries of New England
continue to report a relatively small
volume of new business" James H.
Hustis, retired president of the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad, in an interview
published April A. says: New Eng
land may no longer dominate to the
extent that it did some years ago in
such important industries as textiles
shoes and so forth" Senator Butler
of Massachusetts,, in a recent speech,
speaks of the adverse conditions now
existing brought about in large part
by the importation of vast quantities
of foreign goods to our markets, TAX
ing away the employment of our work
ers and the prosperity of our people"
Speaking of the textile situation, G.
T. Revere of Munds & Winslow COM
ments: Without a deliberate excur-
sion into pessimism, we feel that
frankness permits the statement that
the textile industry is now in state
of APPARENTLY progressive depression"
Finally the Boston Reserve bank
writes that "shoe production the coun-
try over is relatively low"
These authoritative statements
prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that
New England is in the throes of de-
veloping economic crisis which holds
forth prospect of severe trials for
the workers in the near future. So
evident has this become that the
American Federation of Labor bureau
cracy has been compelled to take cog
nizance of it and has been forced to
take steps toward the organization of
the unorganized in order to maintain
wages, hours and working conditions
at their present standard and save the
labor movement of New England from
complete disintegration and destruc-
ton.
Under the pressure of economic
facts the reactionaries are making a
few dramatic gestures-gestures which
involve no conflict with the bosses
and which give the impression that
something is being done. The April
II parade, while good in its way, was
such a dramatic gesture-nothing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Russian l. L. D. Branch
Will Sta g e Pl a y for
Passaic Strikers Benefit

Money Mad" Russian play in 5
acts will be presented at the Workers
House, 1902 w. Division ST., Sunday,
May 8, for the benefit of the Passaic
strikers.
The affair is arranged by the Rus
sian l. L. D. branch and is staged UNI
der the direction Of the well known
Russian actor L. Luganov. The follow
ing will participate in the play: E..
Lies, w. Moiseyenko, l.. Zorin, l..
Luganov, A. Rotor, M. Miklov and H.
Flour. Beginning at p. m. Admission
so cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Fascist Dictator
Harangues Italian
Chamber of Deputies

ROME, April 3O-In his usual bonn
bastic manner the fascist dictator,
Benito Mussolini, declared that as
sassins' bullets had no terror for
him" and that they would not force
him to hide and separate himself
from the fascist Masses" This har-
angue was made at a special session
OF the fascist controlled chamber OF
deputies.
Antonio Casertano, the fascist pup
pet president Of the Italian chamber
Of deputies, in his welcome to Mus
solini repeatedly declared that god
has given him to US; woe to whoever
touches him."
Augusta Turatl, general secretary
of the fascist party, also spoke.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
RIFFS REJECT
PROPOSALSOF
IMPERIALISTS
Tribesmen Refuse to Lay
Down Arms

OUJDA, French Morocco, May g.
The proposals of the French and Span
ish imperialists that the Riffians dis
arm, submit to the imperialist tool, the
Sultan of Morocco, agree to the exile
of Abd-el-Krim from Morocco and all
other Moslem countries, and agree to
advance of French and Spanish troops
six miles into the territory taken from
the French and Spanish armies by the
Riffs, were rejected by Abd-el-Krim
and counter proposals presented.
Reinstate Former Demands.
The contemporaries are a reitera-
ton of the demands of the Rifians
made at the beginning of their revolt
against the French and Spanish i'm
perialists. The Riffs, in their counter
proposal, insist on the autonomy of
the Riff country without submission to
the Sultan of Morocco, absolute re-
fusal of Abd-el-Krim to go into exile,
acknowledgement of Krim's right to
exploit the Rifian territory by the use
of foreign capital, and disarmament of
Riffians only on their own initiative.
Reject Imperialist Proposals.
This counter proposal of the Riff
fans and the absolute rejection of the
terms of peace offered them by the
French and Spanish delegates came
close on the ultimatum of the French
and Spanish generals, which declared
that Abd-el-Krim must either agree to
the four proposals made by the i'm
perialists or else the war would be
renewed.
The counter-proposal of the Riffs
was brought to the Riff delegation by
a Riff warrior, Hammouch Ben Hadge,
81, who ran seventy miles, leaving
Krim's headquarters at sunset and ar
irving at Oujda at sunrise.
The Spanish delegates have been
very FESTIVE and have insisted time
again on breaking off negotiations and
advancing their army into the Riff
country. Both French and Spanish
generals have had their troops ready
to march against the Riffs and the ulti-
matum to the Riffs that they must
either accept the terms of the peace
or that the war would be renewed is
made two weeks before the Rifian har-
vest.
Fear Riff Harvest.
The impotence of the imperialists
to war now on the Riffs is due to the
fact that in two weeks the Riff har-
vest will have begun. If negotiations
are protracted another two weeks the
imperialists realize that the grain will
have mpened and the Riffs will have
enough food to carry on the war for
another year.
Tribe ReVolts.
Benz Mestara, who accepted the
French rule and did not join the Riff
fan forces, has now revolted. The
French sent a strong army detach-
ment to put down this rebellion. The
French troops were able with the use
of light artillery to stop the advance
of the revolving tribe. This tribe is
expected to join the forces of Krim
as soon as the new offensive of the
French and Spanish troops are
launched against the Rifians.
The Riffians are preparing for long
struggle. All of the tribesmen are
being kept in readiness to stem any
advance of the Franco-Spanish troops.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
Trumbull Speaks at
Youngstown on May 9

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 2-Walter
Trumbull now touring the country for
the international Labor Defense Coun-
ell speaks in Youngstown Sunday.
May 8 at s p. m, at the Ukrainian
Hall, 5251a West Rayen Ave.
Workers residing in Columbiana
county, Farrell, Sharon, Bessemer,
New Castle, are urged to attend the
Youngstown meeting.
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more, unless it is followed up by an
intensive organization campaign. The
printing of 100000 union membership
cards is more dramatics. Those who
look to the American Federation Of
Labor bureaucracy for early organi-
cation work are doomed to quick dis
appointment, for an organization drive
"a real organization drive-means
conflict with the forces Of big bust
ness and the governmental means
strikes-it means struggle. These
terms are hateful to the American
Federation of Labor bureaucracy. Tl-
drive will bring no results unless the
Communists, the vanguard of the
working class, are on the job. If the
Communists appreciate the serious
ness of the situation, if they apply
themselves diligently to the organiza-
ton campaign, if they take the lead
everywhere, then and then only can
we expect some tangible results. If
the Communists are apathetic, If they
do not devote themselves to this su.
premely important task, it is certain
that the workers of New England will
be the defenseless object of the most
vicious onslaughts of the factory own
ers. Indeed the workers of New Eng
land will be in much the same position
as the workers of England today. New
England in American, like England for
the world, was once the leading work
shop. Like England, too, with its
equipment Anticipated and its markets
captured by more strategically located
centers, New England must reduce la
Dor costs in order to regain its lost
supremacy. The English workers are
we'll prepared for the attack. In com.
parison with the well-organized work
ers of England, the weak labor move
ment of New England particularly in
the textile, shoe and metal industry
is totally unprepared.
The task for our party is big one
requiring all of it's energy and power.
But it is worthy one holding forth
the possibility of a tremendous in
crease of our influence and prestige
among the workers if we tackle it in
an organized, intelligent manner.
Organization Steps.
First and foremost every party
member must be member of trade
Anion if one exists in his industry or
town. Comrades should take a lead
ing part in squirting the union to ac-
tivity. An organization campaign
should be started by each local union
Rank and file organization committees
should be organized. Discriminatory
features against Negroes, women,
youth, foreigners, or unskilled work
ers should be abolished. High initia-
ton fees, prohibitory examinations, re-
strictive rules and regulations must
be done away with. The door of the
labor movement must be open to all
Agitation should take the form of
leaflets, factory gate meetings, mass
meetings, articles in the press. Union
products should be advertised. Groups
of unions, central labor bodies, local
national unions, language and frater-
nal organizations, political groups,
should be asked to cooperate. The
campaign should be used simulta-
neously to popularize the left wing
slogans of "Amalgamation," "Shop
Committees TRADE Union Units"
Labor Party" ETC., and to push for
ward the party and its general pro-
gram.
Where no organization exists our
units should take prominent part in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-04
bakery Workers Plan 10 Strike.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, May Jew
ish Bakers Local No. 453 is planning
to strike. The bosses encouraged by
the actions of the Chamber of Com
merce, refuse to sign the union agree
ment. The union has complete con-
troll over all shops. The tie-up will
be 1902 effective.
The Cooperative Bakery has al
ready signed the union agreement and
the bakery will be given over to the
complete control of the union during
the strike.