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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
The Significance of the Growing
Crisis.

Crisis.
When the Dawes plan was adopted,
ehere were cries of jubilation from all
the capitalist world Capitalism, it
was claimed, had overcome the forces
undermining it, which resulted from
the war. The analysis of the Commu-
nists, which declared that capitalism
was in its period of decay and dis
solution, was refuted according to the
capitalist economists and apologists
Even the social democrats Joined in
the chorus to declare that capitalism
was re-establishing itself on firm
foundation and would continue for
another century.
The Communists, thru the Commu-
mist International, answered that cap
italism had attained a partial and
temporary sterilization, that the
forces of destruction let loose by the
war were still at work in the finan-
cial and economic structure of CAPT
talism. This declaration was made
by the Communist International in
the spring of 1926, after the adoption
of the Dawes plan. In the spring of
this year, at the meeting of the en-
larged executive committee, the Com
munist Internationals estimate Of the
situation Of world capitalism was that
while the period of temporary and
partial sterilization continued, there
was evidence of a weakening of the
period of sterilization, with the
forces of destruction again growing
stronger. This estimate of the situa-
ton has been more than justified by
the recent developments in the var
ious European countries. The trou-
bles of the capitalists are increasing.
From one end of Europe to another,
financial crisis and economic depres-
sion have made their appearance.
1t is clear that capitalism has not
overcome the forces everywhere
which are undermining it and threat
ening it with decay and dissolution
forces let loose during the world war.
The fact that American capitalism
after throwing in a couple of billion,
is compelled to send Mr.. Morgan and
Mr.. Mellon on rescue mission, show
how grave the situation has become.
But Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Mellon will
not accomplish more than General
Dawes achieved, that is, place few
patches and bring some Temporary
relief-and even patching will be
harder now than when Mr.. Dawes as
lsayed the job.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
RELATIVE WARMTH.

OF wilkins in the Arctic
There are columns in the press,
And the gentle icebergs cluster
Round his fur-lined northern dress;
But when thinking about snowfelds
1t is always well to note
You can be as cold in Sydney
If you have no overcoati
There are wild and awful billiards
In the region of the pole,
And the ice will form around you
If you fall into hole;
But the cold will grip you swiftly
With exactly the same pain
If you sleep without blanket
Meath a tree in the Domain.
When the northern lights are flaming
In the distant northern night
If you have a well-warmed shelter
You are probably all right;
But well-equipped explorer
Might have all his hopes destroyed
If he starved a while in Sydney
With the winter unemployed!
The Australian Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Lords, Love and Lucre.

Love is to collective humanity
what the sun is to our solar system.
We see love everywhere, the tender
solicitude of the poor for those that
are poorer than they, and the warm
hearted generosity of those who have
the means and the inclination to help. !"
The above words were written
by the English MosIem peer, Lord
Headley. Isn't II cunning how he
mixes US all up In one grand and
happy family, but saves himself
from being called a blooming liar
by Inserting the cautious phrase
land the inclination" If the Lord
would stick his head under a Pas
sale cops blackjack ordered out by
the Botany Mills, he would discover
that lucre and not love had some.
thing to do with collective humanI.
ty." But who can teach a British
Lord, let alone one who Is a Mos.
lem?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
PLAN SACCO- VANzETTI
PARADE IN BROOKLYN
SATURDAY, JULY 81

BROOKLYN, N. Y, July 21.-The
sacco.Vanzetu agitation committee of
Brooklyn, which was formed by a
number Of Italian-American assoeia.
tions is planning to hold a parade
thru the Brooklyn streets demanding
the release Of these two Italian work
ers
The parade is TO be held on Satur.
day afternoon, July 2t, at $3.50 o'clock.
Tho parade will start from the head.
quarters OF the L'Unlta Adornese 1O7
Wilson Avenue.
Invitations have been sent to many
Italian and other organizations 10 par.
ticlpate in this demonstration. Or.
CARNATIONS that have not received an
invitation but would like TO partlcl
pate can do so by notifying the secre.
tary OF the Comitato provisorio Agi.
tazione Pro Sacco-Vanzetti, care OF
LUDita Adornese, 107 Wilson Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
The General Councils 18th of August

who can bear such insults. This time
they were afraid of being again rep
resented as traitors. For this reason
they voted obviously against their
conviction, for the proclamation OF a
general strike" (Vienna Arbeiter
zeitung of May 18th, 1920
Is it possible to imagine a meaner
sophism? So the heroes of "Black
Friday" 1921 were unjustly described
as traitors! And now, poor Thomas
G Co., in order to avoid new insulting
accusations of treachery, voted
against their conviction" for the
proclamation of a general strike,
whilst the backward" masses of
workers were guilty of blacklegging,
thus shattering the general strike.
But there still remains to be explained
| for what purpose Thomas & Co. or
ganized the capitulation Of the gen
eral council on May 18th, 1926. Was
this treachery also committed only
that they might not be called traitors :?
The only thing that is true in all
this is that the leaders of the gen.
elll council voted for the proclama-
ton of the general strike against their
conviction" This recognition must
be registered as a fact by which the
further behaviour of these leaders can
best be explained
Large numbers of the English work
ers have only developed far enuf to
understand solidarity among workers
in one trade, but not to understand
class solidarity-this is the gist of
Otto Bauer's remarks. The workers
are still far behind Mr.. Thomas, the
defender of class interests" perhaps
the interests of the bourgeoisie) This
I Is how Otto Bauer who became the
left" theorist of the Second Interna-
tional sums up the position. 1t never
occurs to Otto Bauer that II some
strata Of the English workers are still
up to the neck in craft prejudices, the
duty of real labor leaders should be
to train them up to an understanding
of class duties. Otto Bauer Is not in
the least aware that, during the strike,
the leaders of the general council did
exactly the opposite.
Even the reformist Brailsford is
Obliged to admit: For nine days
the masses of workers gave evidence
of solidarity such as has never
been seen before in the industrial his.
tory OF our country. From beginning
to end II was soldiers battle. But
no single leader was equal to the task
OF giving expression to the unanimous
will OF the masses OF workers
The most remarkable fact of this gen.
eral strike was the unbounded devo.
ton to the common cause The
masses of workers focked up in such
numbers that the difficulty was, not
how to mobilize the workers who
came into consideration for the strike
but how to hold back from striking
those workers whom the general had
not called out"
| All voices Of the press are unani
nous in stating that there was nc
slackening in the strike, but that on
the contrary an excellent spirit pre-.
vailed among the masses and that the
second line" OF workers was clamor
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ing to be allowed to enter the strug-
gle. II,
Otto Bauer's words are fatty con-
trary to the truth.
This is how the leaders of the Sec
ond International twist the facts.
After that it is easy to imagine what
an ocean of lies the traitors of the
general council have set in motion in
order to drown the truth.
A T the decisive moment. Thomas &
4 Co. were masters of the situation
in the general council. Like every
great crisis, the British general strike
has dissipated a number of illusions,
and revealed the true relation of
forces. The general council proved to
be under the thumb of Thomas, altho
officially the right was in the minority
in it.
A number of reliable reports speak
for the fact that almost all the men,
bers of the general council voluntar-
lily submitted to the leadership Of
Judas Thomas from the very begin
ming of the general strike. Many
equally reliable communications point
to the fact that a cleft winger" such
as Purcell, looked at the general
strike, even before it began, thru
Thomas eyes. When II was a ques-
ton of accepting the help of the in
terHational trade unions, especially
the help of the trade unions of the
Soviet Union, Hicks, member of
the left took up an equally treach-
erous standpoint as that of Judas
Thomas clicks speech on the
Damned Russian money!. The fate
of the strike was actually sealed at
the moment when the general council
refused the help OF the international
trade unions.
All the left" members of the gen.
eral council, together with Thomas e
Co. exercised continuous pressure on
the miners and demanded that they
should capitulate. All the cleft" lead
ers OF the general council with one
doubtful exception, voted for the Ca
pitulation and took part in the shame.
full pilgrimage to Baldwin in order to
offer him the head OF the general
strike on charger.
Some directly sold themselves TO
the bourgeoisie, others chung TO the
bourgeoisie out OF reformist short
sightedness and lack of character,
others again were in blue funk,
which increased with the growth OF
the movement, whilst still another
group vacillated to the last moment.
effectively the so-called left" mem.
bers of the general council played a
much more treacherous part than
Thomas himself for, in view OF
Thomas sadly treacherous past, the
masses would not have entrusted so
much actual power to Thomas, had
he not been backed by all the other
members Of the general council.
(To be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
SECOND 1NSTALLMENT
OF ARTICLE ON BRITISH
STRIKE BY zINOVIEV

EDITORS NoTE:-The DAILY
IL WORKER continues today the
publication of a series of articles by
the foremost working class leaders
of the world on the British general
strike. Printed herewith is the
second instalIment of an article
which began in yesterdays issue, by
Gregory Zinoviev, president of the
Communist International. In yester-
days installment the treason of the
members of the general council of
the British Trade Union Congress
in cutting and sure ndering the gen.
eral strike at the moment of it's
highest point is compared to the
Fourth of August" the day of
1914 which marked the betrayal of
the working class by social-reform-
list leaders at the opening of the
worId-war.
After this and another instaIlment
of the article by comrsde Zinovlev,
articles by other writer's will be pub
lished in The DAILY WORKER.
In the August number Of the
Workers Monthly, theoretical organ
Of the Workers (communist) Party
the theses of the Communist Inter-
national on the Lessons of the Brit
ish General Strike" will appear.
The theses should be made the basis
of thoro discussion and wide pro-
paeanda. Advance orders for the
August number Of the Workers
Monthly containing the theses of
the Communist international Of the
Lessons of the British General
Strike" should be sent in immediate
Iy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Second InstalIment)
By GREGORY ZINOVIEV

The staff, lie. the general council,
ment (opportune for the bourgeoisie)
and capitulated in the most infamous
manner, thus carrying confusion in
the ranks of the army from which, at
that stage, it was unable to recover.
Macdonald could testify as a wit
ness" that in the course "of all the
negotiations and discussion during
the meetings of the general council
not a single reference was made by
anyone to political questions, regard
less of whether this member or that
of the general council belonged to
what is known as the right or the left
wing :. )
The "left' thoroly deserve this fawn-
ing of MacDonald's.
The Labor" correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian writes:
From the very beginning, the gen.
eral council made every effort to per-
suade the workers to accept tenn
porary reduction of the wages Of the
best-paid workers -. After the
strike had begun, the general council
lost no time in bringing the conflict
to an end as soon as possible i.
it accepted the suggestion of the
archbishop and carried on assiduous
negotiations with Samuel -.
The general council felt that fur
ther spread of the strike would have
had extremely serious consequences .
-. Revolutionary forces wiuld have
been let loose even contrary to the
wish of the general council, the cen
ter would have been proved to be
cut off from the masses, and every
local strike committee would have be-
come a Soviet The general coun-
Gil proved to be the exact opposite
Of revolutionary committee. 1t con-
sisted of weary trade union officials
who lived in the unhealthy atmos-
phere of stuffy rooms, tortured by
sleeplessness and in constant conflict
with the miners %, with the mem
bers of the cabinet, with delegations
of strikers; the general council con.
sisted of persons who were constantly
obsessed by fear OF disturbances! }
=. The general council resolved to
act quickly. 1t was evidently pre-,
pared to bring the situation, which
had arisen. to an end, at any price @
Manchester Guardian of May 10TH
1869
The reformist Brailsford testifes:
ION Sunday, May End. the friction
between the general council and the
miners almost led to breach
From what | heard on that evening
| had the impression that we were on
the eve OF a new breach and new
BLACK Friday New Leader OF May
2lst, 1920
The reformist Wheatley states:
"The general council gave Baldwin
more than he demanded" (Forward OF
May 22sd. 1920
From his point of view as a social
TRANSLATED from the Russian.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23

traitor, Macdonald was quite right
when he wrote that the strike was In
the hands of firm leaders" (Forward
of May 22nd, 1920
ss
A FTER the general council has been
4 4 beaten, the leaders OF the Second
International began to shift the blame
onto the workers. as might have been
expected, just az, after August 4th
1924, the leaders of the Second In
ternational tried to justify their own
vile social patriotic treachery by
pointing to what they described as
the patriotic" mood Of the mass OF
workers In this respect an article
by Otto Bauer, the left" leader OF the
Second International, is extremely in
structive, in that he proves" without
the slightest foundation of fact, that
the general strike in England came
to grief in consequence of the whole
sale blacklegging of the workers
Otto Bauer goes so far as to main
tain as follows:
"The experience Of 1921 was deeis
i've. At that time the miners also de-
manded a general strike; the leaders
of the railwaymen and transport work.
ers however refused Il. After that
they were for years CONTEMPORARY
called "trahors.A 1t Is not everyone
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Pope's Gardeners Get
SO Cents Daily; Walk
Out in Legal Strike

ROME. July 21.-The gardeners in
the employ of the pope are on strike
for a raise of wages over their pres
ent scale of fifty cents day. advanc.
ing the reason that the steadily in.
creasing cost OF living makes fifty
cents a day impossible for them to
live on.
While the cost OF living is the same
height for other Italian workers, the
fascist government prohibits strikes
by law. But the Italian law not Gov
ering the territory Of the vatican, the
employees there are breaking no law
by striking.
The vatican managers are fearful
that the gardeners strike may spread
to the other vatican employees and a
commission OF cardinals Is examining
matters TO stop the spread Of the
strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
Capitalism and Corns.

Convincing the rage SLAVES that
god is particularly concerned
about them, reminds as Of the
story of an old English lady,
l0hoSe pastor aods telling her that
she should be grateful for the
many mercieS receiUed during q
long life.
"Yes," she said, "god has been
Cery good to me, sir, bat he do
take it ont in the cOrnS."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
WITH THE STAFF
Being Things From Here and
There Which Have Inspired
Us to Folly or Frenzy
A MERRY MONARCH.

The king of Spain, Alfonso XIII,
got away from his keepers long
enough to tell the world through a
Paris reporter that unless the
grandeur Of Spain is giving fit
ing satisfaction that the League
of Nations will leave Spain. II
could be put the other way around,
but that's what the king said. The
league is getting so that nobody
with a sense of humor takes it SO
riously, while kings and dictators
use it for a door mat every time II
accidentally gets in the way.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23
WRITE AS you FIGHT

Open your eyesl Look around
There are the stories OF the workers
struggles around you begging TO be
written up. DO III Send II ini Write
as you fightl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-23

We wuz pondr'in over the soul
full remarks of Bill Green as TO
how it was Sinful and a thing of
evil when profit is wrung from the
needy and the helpless" when our
lamps lit on the following from
the Koran: ''L.et there be no force
in religion
Now we know that Bill Green
is no whiskey-drinking christian.
but Mohammedan. Allah be
praised for the b. & Q. Plan.
What and Who Are the Enemy7
Humanity is great army.
marching to the conquest Of nm.
known lands, against enemies
both strong and cunning. The
peoples are its corps, each with
its special operation to carry
out"
From The Moslem Outlook
Cape Town.
Breaking up the Homer
Come, Rudolph, quleklyi Your
child and my child are beatlno
our ehlidl"
-Nebelspalter, Zurich
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
DAN KIRSON
Toys! Toy

Our line of toys this year line
is better than ever. We are Silv,
anxious for all the little boys Kni'
and girls to come in and see Sets
what they would like Santa Raj
to bring them. You can of {
leave your orders with US max
and we will see that they are Mot
filled. We have a nice line of Bro
Wagons, Sleds, Scooters and Lo
Electric Trains for large
children, and a beautiful
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
Christmas Cards Vital
Part of Holiday Season

TN OUR modern world of today the
sending and receiving of greeting
cards has come to be very vital
part Of the holiday season, so much
SO, In fact, that we can nearly gauge
the number of our friends by the
number Of cards received. Each year
as the Yuletide season approaches
millions of these little messages of
love and good wishes travel from one
to another and everywhere mail car
rlers stagger under the load Of them
which they carry. For while one
Christmas card may not weigh very
much, yet, when hundreds of them are
piled together they make no mean
weight.
Nowadays there are special cards
for every member Of the family from
grandpa 10 baby, not TO mention those
for sweethearts, friends, etc, and
there are cards for any and all oeca-
sions Just as you and | are recover
ing from the effects of the Christmas
celebrations each year verse writer's
are working feverishly and racking
their brains for new and catchy senti-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15

ments for cards for the next Christ
mas season. A really good verse-a
bit of sentiment that speaks the very
thought within our hearts-is worth
small fortune TO the man facturer
that gets hold OF 1t.
1t seems hard to believe In the face
of all this that It is only a little
fewer than eighty years ago that the
first Christmas card was made and
that II was as late as the year 1862
when the public first began to send
OUT cards and Their the custom was
practIeed only by the few. But, like
other things that supplied long felt
need, the sending of greeting cards
grew by leaps and bounds until, today,
Christmas would not seem Ike Itself
al all without these little messages
from those we love.-Katherlne Edel-
man.
70 1926 Western Newspaper Unian)
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
Christmas Tree Custom
Had Origin in Germany

The custom of displaytsg and dec
Grating Christmas trees had It's origin
In Germany 1t was introduced into
Great Britain by Queen Charlotte, the
German wife of George III. The Hon.
Amelia Murray lady attached to the
court. thus described the Christmas
tree festivities Queen Charlotte,
true 10 her German associations, regu-
larly had Christmas tree dressed up
either at buckingham palace or al
Kew palace. II was hung with pres
ents fer the children, who were invit-
ed to see IL and | we'll remember the
pleasure ii was to hunt for ones own
name which was sure to be attached
to one or mere Of the pretty gifts"
Queen Charlotte came to the throne In
1850. 50 that the British cult Of the
Christmas tree Is only 1876 years old.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
cALWAYS
CHRISTMAS
Ey- WILLIAM d HEsBIT
In Rural New Yorker

.-~~ SEQ to think that Christmas was
NA nothln but q day
NJ TO get lot o. presents and 10
give a lot away
shouted Merry Christmas' and helped
to trim the tree;
gaat dsY of Christmas was all that
could see.
Since ] found that Christmas Is more
than any day.
Christmas came to our house-an nsV-
sr vent away
struck Of sudden that Friendlinsss
and Cheer
was meant to be on duty more than
one cay In the year.
II yvs'rs happy Christmas, why not the
day before?
An. the day that follows. and 80 on.
svermore?
Got to thinkin' OF tan that Is why
l cay
Christmas came to our house-an' new
sr vent away.
Lots Of US 20 pioddin along the road
of life.
An think one day OF Riadnsss will
make up for all the strife;
But the Christmas spirit can show you
how you need
To make each day n Christmas In
thought an word and deed
Used e pack the Kindness IN eamphor
balls next day
TIL Christmas came TO our house-an.
never went away.
We just keep on givin' to strangers
and TO kin.
An find that what Is going out is al
ways comm in;
Makes the sunshine brighter where
we've got 70 live,
To learn that givin's keepin'; what you
have you give
Molly In December and violets In May
And Christmas came 10 our house-an
never went away
Used 10 think that Christmas wal
nothin' but "a date,
TIL I learned that truly you woult
never have to wait;
But that it's the spirit that never stay
apart
IL you let II md you and keep 1t II
your heart
Since found that Christmas is mor'
than just a day,
Christmas came to our house-an' new
err went away.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
What's the Answer?

WHEY Remember thai old million
.aire wanted to marry me?
Hubby-Yes.
And how easily You got me away
from hlm2"
BET your life | do, ha ha -
We'll. he married that FIossie Flap
per you used 10 like pretty well and
has lust bought her set of sables for
Christmas
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
What Did She Mean

Reggy Ma writes me that she ex-
poets to have a nice goose for Christ
mas this year.
Peggy-Oh, you surely must 80
home. you mustn't disappoiHt her.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15

line of Finished |
Silverware, Chi
Knives and FOr1
Sets, Pocket XII
Razors, Flashllgd
of other articles
make nice pr,
Mother, Father |
Brother and Frls1
Look Us 0vsI
Buying
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
Hard TO Figure Out

II is hard to figure ont why II is
that SANTA Claus was not created In
the form of u woman.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-15
Be Merry

Be merry all be merry all,
With molly dress the festive hall;
Prepare the song the feast the ball,
To welcome Merry Christmas.
Spencer.