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has anyone been So intensely angry
as he was when he saw the creation.
THAT is not Lenin," is all he said.
But henin was dead. Piccoli care
fully collected all the photographs he
could get of LeninY Most of them
were bad. Light lpnd shade ran to-
gether in them as if purposely to
hide the subtle contours from the anx-
ious eyes of the sculptor. He collect
ed more. For days and days he
studied them carefnlly. Lenin's death
mask would have6lhelped him as no
photograph could but he could not get
it. e
He set to work. Carefully he built
his armature, cautiously he mounted
the first rough bulk of clay. Week
after week he labored in his studio,
swearing at the bid pictures, building
slowly, layer by layer, the image. AS
Lenin's face grew out of the clay he
became more cautious still. It was
necessary to preserve the very tex.
ture, the very color of Lenin's fine,
broad brow, the frankness of his
small eyes, the playful, humorous
curve of the eyebrow.
1t was done. None but few had
known. Here was Lenin. Despite the
hardships under which Piccoli worked
he has re-created the likness, the real
ity, the very spiritgof Lenin, We have
had busts Of Lenin in this country
before. Several, at least. Compared
to Piccoli's they are very bad. Now
the revolutionary workers in Amer,
lea can have inc their homes and in
their halls a reproduction of their
leader that thega can look upon with
the feeling that it is a faithful presen-
tation as he wass
Casts have been made. The DAILY
WORKER has seen to that. They are
attractive in finish, stand nine inches
high and do Justice to the original
model which has been given by the
sculptor and fife DAILY WORKER
management toothe Workers Art Mu.
scum of Moscow
II was a happy thot that this bust
should not be sold. AS a premium for
securing subscriptions for The DAILY
WORKER and the English Commu-
mist Press, the work of proletarlan
genius is fitting reward FOR prole-
tartan class effort.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22

The Machinists' Monthly Journal,
official organ of the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists, in its April
issue points out the treatment that
President Coolidge accords preachers,
lawyers and their ilk and how he ig-
nored the Passaic strikers who sought
to present their grievances to him.
The editorial points out that tho the
Passaic strikers are not in the Textile
Union, part of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, the organized workers
must support the strikers and help
them force an investigation into the
textile industry.
Machinists Aid Strikers.
The attitude of the Machinsts'
Union differs fundamentally from that
of William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
Mcmahon, president of the United
Textile Workers of America. These
two have refused to organize or to aid
the 10000 textile workers.
In this column The DAILY WORK
Err will print the attitude of many Of
the larger unions towards the Passaic
strike.
The editorial in the Machinists'
Journal follows:
RAPS COOLIDGE.
zone can scarcely pick up news
paper nowadays without finding in
the pictures published thereing Presi-
dent Coolidge with group of some
sort. You will see him photographed
with preachers, teachers, lawyers,
bankers, actors, mixers, movie stars,
chambers of commerce.; in fact, with
people from all walks of life. Did
we say 'alr-well, all but one. We
have yet to see him photographed
with group of workers that is a
group of workers commonly referred
to as the horny handed sons Cor
daughters) of TOLL
Strikers Seek Investigation.
"The other day such a group jour.
neyed from Passaic, N. j., to the ma
tional capital for the purpose of lay
ing their grievances before congress
in the hope that that body would be
sufficiently impressed with their story
how 10000 men, women and children
revolving against inhuman treatment
and starvation wages imposed upon
them by the mill owners of PassaiC
and vicinity had been dubbed, attacked
with gas bombs, fire hose, and ridden
over by mounted police, to order an
investigation so that the truth might
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
A Bust of Lenil

TN years to come, the reproduction
= of the likeness OF the great work
ing class leader, Lenin, will surpass,
in both artistic content and numerity,
The millions Of re-creations that have
been made of the heroes of other
classes and societies-Jesus, Napole-
on, Lincoln Caesar and the thousands
Of other lesser leaders that have been
glorified by the present bourgeois and
previous regimes. These others are
representative of cultures and classes
that are dead or dying; Lenin is rep
resentative of a culture and a class
only recently born and embarked
upon a large full lie which future
generations will maka vet fuller.
Nor does superstition or idolarity
attach to the appreciation Of Lenin's
life work, an appreciation that finds
expression in part by the presence of
his likeness in millions of workers
homes. No, this profound admiration
is marked as much by deep devotion
to the struggle of great class and
implicit confidence in the future hege-
mony of this class, as by a great res
pect for and gratefulness to the man
whose leadership made the beginning
of this hegemony possible. When a
worker looks at a bust or a picture
of Lenin, he does not abase himself
| before individual greatness or stand
awed by super-human achievement.
He says rather to himself, "There is
a man who was close to us, who was
real and human in every way. He it
was who led the first contingent of
the workers army to victory. He it
was who has shown us the way. We
are convinced he was right. He start
ed the job. We will finish it,"
In such spirit too, do the artists
of the proletariat form and mold the
figure of Lenin. It is their purpose
not to glorify him as Christ has been
glorified until no one now knows how
he looked They make Lenin as he
was.
There is in this country a sculptor
Girolamo Piccoli, whose thots and
heart are as much at home in the
revolutionary workers movement as
his hands are at home in clay. He is
a very young man OF twenty-three
summers. The severe struggle of his
earlier youth drove him, rebellions
and sincere. into the ranks OF the
fighting workers.
AS long as he can remember, his
hands have itched for clay. He loves
TO mold clay as much as he hates
capitalism. The stagnation, the tinsel,
he tawdriness and debasement of
he "art" of the bourgeoisie nauseates
lin.
When Lenin died, PiccolI wept. He
lad hoped to fashion in clay the liv-
ing head and shoulders OF the leader
4 the Russians workers. Never has
nyone been so frankly jealous as this
Young sculptor was Of the English dill
Giant, Glare Sheridan--she made a
bust OF Lenin from life. And never
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Views of Our Readers

The Tribune tries to play the con-
fidence game of "Heads win; tails
you Iose.'
Editor The DAILY WORKER
a recent issue of The DAILY WORK
Err, J. Louis Engdahl exposed The
Tribune as cheap liar in regards to
conditions in Russia. The editor Of
the Tribune seeing himself caught in
trap tried to get out of It by declar-
ing, that IL there is prosperity in
Russia II Is due to return of cap
italism." In other words he tried to
play the game of Heads win, tails
you lose" That is, II Russia would
suffer from famine and diesase It
would declare that 1t was caused by
Communism, and II Russia was pros
porous II would declare II was due TO
a return to capitalism. In other words
il the editor OF the Tribune bet on a
horse TO come In first he would also
want to win II 1t came in last. I'm.
fortunately for the Tribune they don't
play those games any more.
The Tribune editor in trying to get
out of Mr. Engdahl's trap proved him
SELF cheap hypocrite.-A Reader.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22

away
strikers
This the tribute paid Albert Webord organizer
leader of the Paaic strikers by textile heling known
Judge Baker At first this bail
the bail forthcoming the chagrned judge refused accept
1t in explanation this that bured his
for all such fra abstract right and For the time
being he the personfacon of the capitalist
of the capitalist class His duty his plain tho
intelligent servants might have achieved the with
sube this petty judge openly proclaimed the fact that cap
itaism rules directly thru force that might alone is right that
has the power and intends it without stint.
Marx Enge Lenn and other theoretical
1uonary have written detail
of the capitalist state power exposed the dictatorship
the ruling class minority imposed by force against the majority
population but nothing written has done
working class of the the judicial capitalist
state than this arbitrary action of this puppet Judge
The striking textile workers will fierce ex
ho of force and against them capitalist
and will be far susceptible appeals organize
class parties of labor and challenge the capitalist
class.
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The British Workers Prepare for Struggle

gun at Scarborough, tho in several
respects they have failed"
A T the same time, the proposal of
"A the Communist Party to the exc
cutive of the Labor Party, for united
front campaign in support of ~, Ma
tionalization of the Mines, (2) Liv-
ing Wage for the Miners, co 100 per
cent trade unionism, and "a Workers
Defense against the o. M. S. and fas-
cisti, was curtly turned down in let
ter which betrayes not the slightest
dea that the labor movement is facing
a critical situation which requires ac-
ton beyond the ordinary routine Of
parliamentary debate to mobilize the
fighting forces of the - 0rking class.
There is every indication that the
leaders Of the Labor Party will be
found, when the fight comes, eagerly
looking for any and every change TO
negotiate a surrender Of the workers.
Arthur Henderson, at time when the
Miners Federation was still consider
ing the coal report, made speech in
dicating that he would be prepared to
help put it into effect providing wages
we're not cut too much. Frank Hodges
was publicly rebuked by A. ]. Cook,
secretary of the Miners Federation, in
a speech in Rhondda Valley, March 13,
for his public announcements on the
report. On the question of the Hoe
dispute, ]. R. Clynes said in a public
speech on March IL: 1--WE say moth
ing whatever to excuse the men at
Hoes works" In such spirit are the
official leaders of the Labor Party at
work.
(Another article tomorrow
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u. S. Refuses League
Invitation to Talk
Over Court Provisos
Especial to The Daily workerl

Especial to The Daily Workerl
WASHINGTON, April 20. - The
United States will not attend a con-
ference of the league of nations to dis
cuss Americas entrance into the
world court because the senate spe-
officially provided that American reser-
vations should become effective only
thru direct acceptance by each of the
4S nations in the tribunal.
This was the reasons assigned by
Secretary of State Kellogg in his note
declining the leagues invitation to
meet in Geneva in September to con-
slider the senate reservations.
The text of the note was made pub
lie today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22

Anti-Fascist Workers
Set Free of Charges

NEWARK, N. j., April 20 n OPP
The cases Of II Italian workers, who
were arrested when fascist attempted
to break up a meeting OF Vincenzo
Vacirea, former socialist deputy, in
Newark, have been dismissed and bail
eturned TO those involved. Vacirca,
low editor oflll Nuovo Mondo--daily
New York Italian anti.fascist and la
Dor paper-wss cleared OF charges
soon after the event several months
igo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Henry Fords "Greater TOMORROW"

series OF articles appearing in the Hearst publications
der the of Henry Ford written by pennyner
himself Samuel Crowher These articles played up the
boyant Hearst STYLE containing nothing pla
tudes about service that be heard rotary kwan club
attempts bee discredt organized
the class theories of the labor and suppant
Fords regmenta parenasm whereby workers will be
TO dumb automaton mechanically chanting the anes
for them by Fords mental prostitutes That is his vision of
greater tomorrow" H' +tt
Such propaganda will be published in increasing
the workers the great unorahzed industries become restless
the CALLING slavery they endure and the Communist
organize the unorganzd gains greater momentum enss
elements of the labor united campaigns
against such notorious shop the Ford
pany.
Fords vision of great tomorrow" is doomed disappear
before the realities Of the class struggle
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II. The Engineering Crisis.
Threatened Lockout in Engineering
Trades.

The7ong- brewing struggle in the en-
cheering industry was brot to head
by an unofficial strike of 900 workers
in the R. Hoe & Company printing
machinery works, London. The metal
workers have for long been suffering
wages far below even the British
level; long-continued negotiations with
the employers, who are highly organ
lied in an engineering employers as
ISOLATION, had been fruitless. Appar-
emily no progress was being made to
redress the grievances of the 100000
workers in the trade.
L The dispute in the Hoe works began
on November /, when the, 900 workers,
of whom 700 are members of the
Amalgamated Engineering Union while
the others are distributed among the
six other unions in the trade. present
ed demands for a. employment of
only trade unionists in the works, and
(2) substantial increase in wages.
No progress was made in negotiations.
but on January IL, the company hired
seven nonunion men to replace union
members who had been discharged on
a pretext of lack of work. The union
members replied by "stay in" strike,
whereupon the company locked out
the entire working force. On Febru-
airy 25, the employers association gave
notice that:
'In the event of any action being
taken by the unions, or union, to
enforce an advance in wages either
nationally, locally, or sectionally,
it would be resisted to the fullest
extent"
This was followed by the definite an
nouncement of a national lockout of
100000 engineering workers to take
place on March Is, if the unions did
not force the Hoe workers to return
to their jobs.
THE position of the left wing in this
l. situation was stated by the Sunday
Worker as follows:
Messages are pouring in from
districts all over the country urging
a policy of no surrender and a
united front of federated and nom
federated unions in the fight for 20
shillings increase in wages.
"The dispute of the Hoe workers
must not be made a battle-ground
for a national struggle. This must
be fought purely on the demand for
a 20 shillings increase. Even If the
| Hoe men returned to work (Which
we do not advised this would not
prevent the necessity Of struggle
for the wage demand.
"The bosses have come out with a
challenge which is part Of the long
heralded general attack on the
wages and conditions OF the workers
OF Britain. The challenge must be
met by a united front of all the trade
unions. Attack is the best method
Of defense. A ballot should be taken
with all possible speed on the ques-
ton of national strike action to Sc
cure the 20 shillings. The general
council Of the Trades Union Con.
gress should be Immediately an
preached with a view to securing
the support of the whole trade union
movement"
But the officials of the engineering
unions seemed to be unable TO give a
clear lead. Almost In panic Il SEEM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
BY EARL BRowpER.

The following is the second of
three articles on the impending in
dustrial crisis in Great Britain writ
ten by Earl Browder. The writer is
at present abroad and has made a
special study of the English crisis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
What American Labor Thinks
Of the PaSSaiC Mil Strike

be revealed, and the searchilght Of
publicity thrown on the almost unbe-
lievable conditions to exc out an ex-
istence.
While in Washington this repre-
sentative group Of downtrodden hui
mainly called on President Coolidge,
not for the purpose of being photo
graphed with him but to tell him Of
the wrongs they we're compelled to en-
dure, hoping to receive a sympathetic
ear, at least, But they were given the
gate The president declined to
grant them an audience, instructing
his secretary to refer them to the de-
partment of labor where they finally,
but reluctantly, agreed to go, hoping
to receive some assurance that their
case would be given the consideration
merited. III
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Would Receive Mill owners.

No one who Is acquainted with the
attitude Of the Coolidge administra-
ton was surprised at the presidents
refusal to meet the Passaic strikers.
Past performances prove that he has
little use for strikers, but it's dollars
to doughnuts that, if committee Of
mill owners had called at the White
House, not only would they have been
received but in all probability they
would have been invited to be photo
graphed with the chief executive.
"The situation in Passaic could
hardly be worse, altho the strikers are
not members of the Textile Union, the
struggle they are making for decent
wages and working conditions should
so appeal to trade unionists at least
and to the general public to cause
them to render these poor people
every assistance.
''The outcome of this strike depends
largely upon what action the United
States senate takes upon a resolution
introduced by Senator LaFollette au-
thorizing the committe to investigate
forthwith the conditions in connection
with this strike, etc, and report its
findings to the senate.
1--WE are confident that, if the in
vestigaton is ordered and hearings are
held, a story will besunfolded that will
shock the nation, and perhaps result
in establishing not only in the mills
in Passaic, but in the entire industry
conditions that within larger meas
ure conform to theihighest American
standards, together with a recognition
and preservation ofsthe rights of all
concerned"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
The Dictatorship in Jersey

u don't for the right wrong in this matter.
This man must be kept in Jail and away from the
strikers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-22
STEEL WORKERS EXPOSE INQUIRY
OF COMPANY OWNED CORONER

interested in the claims Of the work
ers.
In commenting on what Borisoff had
reported, Foster pointed out that "the
government is in the hands of the
capitalists, from top to bottom, in city,
state and nation. That is why Borisoff
received the cold shoulder from the
coroner that he did. The coroner, like
the dog in the photograph advertise
ment, hears his masters voice. and
his master is Judge Gary, head Of the
steel trust"
Other speakers were A. L. Isbell,
president of the Chicago local of the
American Negro Labor Congress-; Me-
lecio Espinosso, of the Sociedad Pro
tectora; Irving Dungee, managing edi-
tor of the Negro Champion; Corrine
O'Brien Robinson, and Morris Yusem,
of the Young Workers League, who
Urged the cause of the young workers
in the steel mills.
Thirteenth Victim Dies.
Only a few hours before the steel
workers were gathering in their pro.
test meeting, official announcement
was made of the death of the thir-
teenth blast victim, James Fort, a
Negro worker, of 2519 Madison street.
He died in the Gary hospital as the re-
suit of severe burns received a week
ago. Fort was the eighth victim to
die in the hospital. This leaves IA
victims still in the hospital listed as
seriously injured, with % others whose
condition is claimed to be favorable.
The steel workers are convinced
that many more died than were ac-
tualIy reported in the "officlaI figures"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-22
SWEDISH CROWN
PRINCE SPENDS
JOBLESS FUNDS
Over 100000
on American Trip

The Swedish crown prince and
princess, who are now touring the
United States spreading their royalist
propaganda, are expected to arrive
in Chicago Wednesday to squander
some of the 100000 taken from the
unemployment fund for their trip to
this country.
When the Swedish Riksdag was ask
ed to give the crown prince and prln-
cess 100000 out Of the unemployment
fund great opposition developed. The
Communists and liberal bourgeoisle
emitted in a protest against taking
money out of fund created for job
less Swedish workers and handing 1t
TO two royal parasites.
Leaflets stating these pertinent facts
are being distributed at the various
receptions to these two parasites. In
New York, Philadelphia. Boston and
Worcester thousands Of leaflets were
handed out by Swedish workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-22
PROTEST THE FALLING
OF GARMENT PICKETS
AT TEMPLE HALL FRIDAY

A mass meeting to protest against
the falling Of the international La
dies Garment Workers 1924 strike
piekets for defylng the injunction
Issued by injunction Judge" Denis
E. Sullivan, judicial agent of CHI
caso's vicious open-shoppers, will be
held at the Temple Hall, Marshfield
and Van Buren,, Friday evening,
juno rs, at o'clock. The meeting
Is being arranged by the Chicago
Joint Board Of the international La
dies Garment Workers Union.
All trades union members and
class conscious workers are urged to
Join In this protest against the jail
Ing Of a. garment workers, most Of
them women, for fighting for higher
wages, shorter hours and union rec
ognitIon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-22
Thru the Russian
Revolution

BY ALBERT RHYs WILLIAMS
II you still don't own this beautiful book
on the Russian revolution, be sure to
get II before II Is out Of print. Cloth.
$500.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-22

OF GERMANY
UNITE FORCES

BERLIN, June 20.--The monarchist
and extreme nationalists are holding a
conference today between the ennis.
saries OF the Hohenzollern and Wit
tlesbach families with various party
heads.
A principal item on the agenda is
what shall be done regarding the ref
crendum today on the confiscation OF
the great properties Of the German
monarchist families. Whatever hap
pens in the election, these reaction
aries are ready to demand the resigna-
ton OF General Won Hindenburg from
the presidency and force a breakup OF
the middle parties coalition and In
clusion OF more monarchists in the
cabinet.
The monarchist leaders believe IT
most important to have solid united
reactionary front as quickly as posi-
BILE TO deal with whatever the future
may bring.
Representatives OF the Hohenzol-
lerns are headed by Captain Ehrhardt,
who has been the leader OF every re-
dictionary putsch since the establish
mept OF the republic, and the Whites
bach family is represented by the fam
GUS fascist leader Of the beer hall
rehsllion" NJ AAyaxias Adolph, Hitlar.