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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29

ing the postwar years, and as result
the naval stations, forts, military
posts, and armories are crammed with
military equipment. But the Ameri-
can ruling class will need more than
machine guns, field artillery, poison
gas, tanks, rifles, destroyers and aero
planes to stage the coming war. It
will need soldiers and sailors to op-
crate its machines of destruction.
1t will need millions of men, young,
strong, obedient and trained to think
and act mechanically. Unfortunately
for the capitalists, its industry is not
yet perfected to the point where It
can produce these military Robots. 1t
must, therefore, take human material,
it must take the youth of the nation
and train it into as near a likeness
of military Robots as it can. That is
the object of military training. That
is the most important part of the prep
arations for war.
Preparing the Youth for War.
1t is in the direction of providing
the man-power for the coming war
that the capitalists are putting for
ward their greatest efforts. The youth,
in addition to being subjected to the
nationwide propaganda for prepared
ness, is also subjected to a propa-
ganda OF intensified patriotism and
militarism. In the schools, in the
sports clubs, military service is laud-
ed, and in the latter a certain amount
of training is actually impaired. It
is scarcely necessary to mention that
the agitation for the r. o. T. c. the
C. M. T. C. and the national guard
are an important part of this glorifca-
ton of militarism. In addition to the
fact that these institutions serve to
train the young workers physically for
the battlefield.
There are two important phases TO
making a young worker into good
soldier for a capitalist war: one is
to make him willing to fight, and the
other is to teach him how to fight.
The former must be developed thru
many years of systematic capitalist
education and propaganda. It is this
JldL Tue ruling CLASS Is cOuC6uJTdbIUS
on at present. It is out to militarize
the youth mentally; to permeate them
with patriotic and preparedness dope.
Against this the Young Workers
| (Communist) League must take the
lead in rallying all youth organize
lions. The Young Workers League
must reach the masses of young work
ers with its message of anti-militar-
ism. In contradistinction to the
pacifist organizations, the league
must clearly point out the economic
basis Of war, the role of Imperialism,
and the only effective way to fight
against and finally destroy war. The
anti-militarist activity of the league
can only be effective to the extent that
it spreads Communist theology and
the influence of the league. Against
capitalist agitation for preparedness
and military training we must rally
the worhng-class youth for a united
struggle against capitalist militarism
on program of partial demands.
p. Cline.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29

(This is the last of two articles by
A. J. Cook, secretary of the Miners
Federation of Great Britain, on the
approaching coal industry crisis.)
$50
TIME whole world coal industry is
L suffering from the present crisis.
The permanent causes of this crisis
are to be found in the development of
coal mining in countries like India,
Canada, Australia and Africa, in the
technical advances leading to economy
in the use of coal and in the substi-
tuition Of other forms of fuel oil-hydro-
electric power) for coal. But the real
difficulty has arisen from the evil OF
private ownership in production.
These difficulties have been augment
ed by the policy Of successive capital
ist governments-an even of the la
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
SEND IN A SUBJ

question of worse or slightly better
conditions, It is a question OF the fate
OF the industry itself. There is no
alternative to ruin both for the work.
ers and for the industry but the re-
moval OF the stranglehold of para
sitism that is squeezing the life out
Of both.
Miners Confident Of World Support.
THE miners do not want a strike or
4 a lockout. They want peace and a
settlement which will prevent the re
currence OF such attacks at the pres
emit. They are preparing to defend
their already low standard OF living
They have not even put In an applica
ton for an increase Of wages, the
heaven knows they would be justified
in doing 80. In defending their stand
ards and their national organization
they are confident OF the support, not
only OF the whole British working
class. but OF the workers OF the world
Abolish Private Ownership.
A UNITED defense OF the workers
"A 10 the challenge OF capitalism
must and will be given. But for so
luton OF the problems OF the industry
bold plan is needed and not mere
tinkering. Such a plan has been put
forward by the miners, and, indeed, II
has been widely remarked that the
sole constructive proposals for the re-
storation OF the industry have come
from the miners. The mine owners
have nothing 10 put forward except
the demand for starvation conditions
II is not by these means that the coal
industry, which is still the basis for
British industry as whole, can be
placed on a secure foundation. For
this, only the abolition Of private own.
ership will suffice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
COAL OPERATORS
IN OHIO READY
TO SMASH UNION
Brazenly Violate Mine
Agreement
BY a Worker Correspondent

BELLAIRE, o., April 27.--A confer
ence was held yesterday between rep
resentatives of the coal owners of Bel
mont county and mine union officials
to settle the question of division of
work in the mines after local unions
had protested against new practice
Of the companies in refusing to work
new territories in the mines and fore
ing the miners to double up.
Violate Agreement.
In refusing to work certain entries
in the mines a company, in one in
stance, threw $50 men out of work.
The company gave the men the alter
native of doubling up in the mine
rooms with the $50 workers left in
the mine. The miners have pointed
out that this is in violation of the
agreement, which calls for one miner
to each room.
Try to Provoke Trouble.
But the company feels that it can
afford to be obstinate since the coal
owners are trying to provoke trouble
to give them the opportunity of re-
voking the Jacksonville agreement
now in force. The mine union officials
express their helplessness in the pres
ent situation, although many local
unions have vigorously protested the
action Of the operators.
Two Days a Week.
Mines in Belmont county are shut
ting down right along. A miner con-
siders himself lucky if he is able to
work two or three days week. That
the mine owners will shortly begin a
drive against the present agreement
and for open-shop mines such as has
been already done in Pennsylvania is
certainty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
Bible BABBLERS
USED BY BOSSES
AGAINST WORKERS
Told to Look to Jesus
While They Are Robbed
81 = Worker cOrrespondent.

WHEELING, West Va, April 81
In the state OF West Virginia, several
campaigns are going on at the present
time. Lieut.. ID. L. Andrews of Fort
Benjamin is touring the schools Of
Wheeling district speaking to young
boys and campaigning for c. M. T. G..
promising to give the boys a fine holt
day at government expense and make
them fine soldiers so that when the
boss calls ont them to sacrifice their
lives for his profits, they will be ready.
Hand in hand with this campaign is
the religious campaign of Rev. Sproul,
a hellfire bible babbler who promises
to heal the sick if they accept Christ
in their hearts. He is supposed to
have been gassed in the last war and
returned with wretched body and
thru faith in Jesus Christ he is now
able to stand up and deliver fine SER
mons of bunk and take big collections.
OF course no one has ever met anyone
whom he has cured except few old
ladies' with imaginary sicknesses who
now claim imaginary cures. Those
whom he fails to cure he blames for
not taking Christ into their hearts.
This raving faker holds forth in the
GLORY Barn" that was erected in the
Wheeling Island. The Glory Barn,
built specially for him, holds at least
$500 people. The Wheeling Traction
company runs special cars and grants
special passes to the Glory Barn and
carries signs on the street cars bring
the sick" and thousands of workers
attend these meetings and get pumped
up with this dope that will keep West
Virginia an open shop state.
Mr.. Sproul docs his duty to the
master class by doping workers minds
and telling them to look to Jesus.
When they get another cut in their
wages they are to look to Jesus and
forget the hellish conditions they live
under. ar
Compare the privileges given to
Rev. Sproul, Jesus jumper, and the
treatment given j. Buksa, a worker
who is now behind the bars of the
Ohio county jail, Wheeling. This work
er's crime is that he gave out Work
ers Party programs on the street cars
in Wheeling. For this he is now in
Jail three months.
At the present time any worker
daring to organize members of his
class, to put up fight for a little
more bread for their wives and child
rem or to better their conditions Of
labor in West Virginia are immediate
ly put in jail. Only lately Polish
worker Krausky, in Logan county
tried to distribute literature and point
out to the workers that the only way
they could better their conditions Of
labor is by organizing. For this he
was thrown into Jail. But the day is
coming when the workers will be able
to distinguish between bible babbler
and an earnest worker who is damned
by the bourgeoisie for fighting for
better conditions and better wage and
when that time comes West Virginia
will no longer be known to the work
ers as little Siberia"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
FIRST CHICAGO DISTRICT CON-
FERENCE OF WORKER
CORRESPONDENTS.

The first conference Of worker
correspondents In the United States
will be held next Saturday, May
I, at I p. M, at the Workers House,
1902 w. Division St., Chicago.
All worker correspondents Of
the Chicago district must be present
at this conference which will play a
big role In the history Of the work
sr correspondent movement Of the
United States.
Well meet you there on May list!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
BALTIMORE STORE
WHERE RICH BUY.
FLEECES WORKERS
HutzIer Brothers Pays
Misery Wage of $11
tRy 4 Worker correspondent.l


BALTIMORE, Md, April 27-Hutz-
Ter Brothers, an Exclusive" depart
ment store catering to the wealthiest
people in Baltimore, employ a retinue
OF officials from the highest to the
most petty, to watch the girls and re-
port any discourteous act to the pa
irons" For all this service to the
patrons" the girls wages range from
$11 to SIC a week.
So subservient are the girls kept in
this store that there are some who have
shaved for I'VE years at Sill a week
not daring to ask for a raise in fear
Of losing their jobs. Girls who have
tolled for Hutzler for nine years have
reached the dizzy height OF SIS a
week.
This concern is not without its
speed-up system. To keep the girls
hustling a bonus of one-half of one
per cent is promised. This is paid
monthly and brings the enormous re-
ward of from 81 to SO a month to those
who have made the mark.
The hours are supposedly from nine
in the morning to $3.50 in the evening.
But the girls must punch time before
$3.50 in the morning and very seldom
leave earlier than 5:45. All this ex-
ira time is not paid for.
The working force was cut greatly
Immediately after Christmas, many OF
the "old" girls being put off as well as
the new" who were hired only over
the holidays. A standing list of these
former employees is kept and they are
called at a moments notice when the
store has special sale, usually for
the hours of II a. m. to p. M, the
busiest hours. They receive So for
this. The calls are sent about once
week, sometimes even less.
Bosses Are Organized.
Two weeks prior to the Christmas
holidays the girls lunch hour was cut
quarter Of an hour each day and the
store was open until 6 o'clock every
night. There was no pay for the ex
ira time. Christmas coming on Fri
day, Dec. 25th, the girls felt they had
earned the extra day, Saturday. But
Hutzlers belong to an employers as
ISOLATION of reatil sellers which looks
after the employers interests. In
their interest they have a law which
says stores must be open on Satur
days for profit. And the store was
kept open.
Tho Hutzlers believe in organization
for employers, organization of EN-
ployers, organization of employees is
systematically guarded against. Fol
instance: as a means to keep the
workers separated there is rule for
bidding the girls to talk to eacl
other about their wages
The girls should learn a lessor
from this. What couldn't they do t.
better their conditions if they were
organized?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
Socialists in Polish
Parliament Fight
Cut in Their Salaries

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 27.-It
was not fear of fascist seizure of the
reigns Of government, as reported by
the capitalist press in Poland that
caused the socialists to threaten to
leave the cabinet and thus force a cri-
sis but refusal to have their salar-
les reduced. The president seems to
have agreed with them so the resig-
nations have been withdrawn. The
president has insisted that the cabinet
stick to It's job and do what it can to
stabilize the currency.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29

Open your eyesl Look sroundi
There are the storles Of the workers.
struggles around you begging TO be
written up. Do III Send II lnl Write
as you nGhtl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS.

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foreign language press are urged to
send in their names and addresses sta
ting for which paper they write. II Is
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
Faction STRIFE
RACES IN italy.
fascist SPLIT
FGrinGcci Leads Army
Against MuSsOlini
Especial to The Daily w0rkerl

BERLIN, April 27.-Reports from
the swlss-ItaIlan frontier, claimed TO
be absolutely reliable, tell Of severe
faetlonal strife In the fascist ranks In
the provinces Of Venice, Trent and
Udlne. The report says that SIgnor
FarlnaceI, recently resigned as secre-
tary of the fascist party has led an
army against other fascist divisions
supporting Mussollnl.
-
LONDON % April 27.-The CORES
pendent Of the London Daily Herald,
stationed at Chiazzo, Switzerland,
claims to be able authoritatively to
report that the Italian war Office is
making extensive preparations for a
June mobilization of the army. He
reports particularly intense activity
among the army divisions on the
Adriatic coast.
Internal Trouble.
The same correspondent has, during
the past several weeks, sent various
dispatcher to his paper telling of sew
ere internal conflicts within the fascist
party. 1t is known that Mussolini has
been very much discredited. Signor
Farinacci's resignation as secretary of
the fascist party was closely bound
up with Mussolini's unpopularity pre-
ceding his trip to Tripoli.
The Nationalist.
The resignation of Farinacci and
the whole party cabinet with him was
taken as a protest against the growing
influence of Federzoni, minister of the
interior and leader Of the nationalists.
Farinacci is the head of the pure"
fascist These resent the growth of
the nationalists and broke with Mus
solini when he attempted to smooth
out the quarrels between the two
while at the same time preserving his
own power and standing.
The Chiazzo correspondent has
been predicting open fighting in the
fascist ranks when these contestants
in the party are no longer able to
restrain themselves for the sake of
party unity" as they have been doing
so far.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
TyroI Still Problem.

BASEL Switzerland, April 27-The
problem of the Southern Tyrol, habita-
ton of large German minority un-
der Italian rule, remains a very
delicate political problem to test Mus
solini's patience. The German resi-
dents, resisting the efforts of the
fascist to completely Italianize them
by refusing German to be taught in
the schools, are very resentful of
Italian rule. The population of $50, 900
Germans in Upper Adige, which they
themselves call Southern Tyrol, really
dominate the region.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
capItaIIsm las No solution.

CAPITALISM has no solution to offer
~ but the maintenance of the present
pitiful picture of social injustice, chaos
and waste at the expense of fhe min
ers' standard Of life. Despite the fact,
now undisputed, that the miner is UNI
derpaid, underfed, and badly housed,
the coal owners demand lower wages
and longer hours.
The following table shows the aver
age earnings per day which would be
payable in the industry on the basis OF
the level of prices indicated by the
owners and of present conditions of
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29

Chicago May Day-Good speakers:
Foster, Cannon, Lovestone, Bishop
Brown.
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Dor government-by their insistence
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29

1t will be observed that the actual
money amounts received by the min
ers would in several districts be less
than those received by them in 1914,
Notwithstanding that the value Of
money, as measured by the increase
in cost of living, has deprecated enor-
mously.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
British Cotton Mills Idle.

LONDON, April 27.-Fifty thousand
cotton spinners are idle to allow the
bosses organized in the Master Cot
ton Spinners' Federation to 'rehabili-
tate" the trade of those spinning
American cotton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
Miners Official Writes of the British Coal Crisis


working, together with the resulting
reduction from present earnings:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
COAL SUBSIDY
is ASSAILED
BY CHURCHILL
Would Cut Budget at
Workers Expense
tspeeIaI 70 The Daily Worker,

LONDON, April 27-Wlth a pros
peetIve deficit Of $4,000, 900, Winston
Churchill, chancellor of the exehequer,
attacked the coal subsidy today and
presented to the house Of commons a
budget for the year 1926-27 calling for
expenditures Of $4,o63, 100000, as COM
pared with expenditures Of $4,t3o,ooo,-
600 during the current year.
Churchill announced that govern
ment revenues to meet these expendi-
lures are estimated at s4,O23,5OO, 900,
as compared with $4,s0O,OO0,O0O dur
ing the present year.
AssaIIs Coal Subsidy.
The chancellor bitterly criticized
the government subsidy to the coal
industry which has been in operation
during the past year. This subsidy he
declared has overwhelmed" the gov
eminent finances.
The chancellor proposes a tax of
FIVE per cent be levied upon all legal
debts, which would involve taxing ap-
proximately nine-tenths OF the betting
upon horse-races.
The chancellor estimated expendi-
lures in English currency as S12,641,-
600 pounds and revenue as S04,700, 600
pounds.
Great Britain's lightweight debt has
been reduced to 7,616,00o,OO0 pounds
as compared with 7,646,00O, 900 last
year, he stated.
The floating debt stands at 704,2s6,-
900 pounds.
During the fiscal year, ended March
3, Great Britain received 10,250, 900
pounds or approximately $4,000, ooo
in German reparations.
A new tariff upon commercial motor
cars, effective May 1, will be levied
at the rate of thirty-three and third
per cent.
It is estimated that the new five pei
cent tax upon betting will net the gov
eminent $30,0OO,00O a year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
France 10 Discuss pebt.

PARIS, April 27.-Finance minister
Peret will go to London next week to
conclude negotiations for the funding
of the French debt to Great Britain,
he announced in the chamber of depu-
ties tonight.
M. Peret said he hoped that by next
week the American debt negotiations
will have been completed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-29
Low Wages Cannot Continue.


tit is quite certain that with wages
4 at this level the industry would in
evitably collapse, as the mine work
ers could not sustain the necessary
physical energy to perform their work.
Such, however, are the mine owners
proposals.
The owners aver that such a posi-
ton would be mitigated II the men
consented TO a return 70 the eight
hour day. In the present condition of
the international coal market II is GER
tain that such a change would not help
the economic position. The miners
are bitterly opposed to any sugges.
ton OF longer hours and would fight
IL to the utmost, on social grounds
alone. 1t must be remembered that
the present seven-hour day excludes
one winding time. That means that
the average time spent below ground
Is really Z hours 81 minutes, while
In many cases the men are now below
ground more than eight hours. When
it Is realized that in many cases they
have to journey long distances TO and
from the ollieries. that each day they
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-14
MUNC|E SHERIFF
FACES OUST|NG
Let Prisoners Have Liquor,
Among Charges.

MUNCIE, Ind, July 14.-Ouster
proceedings were under way today
for the removal from office of Harry
McAuley, sheriff of Delaware
County.
A grand jury which probed the
conduct of McAuleys office charged
him with neglect of duty. lie was
ordered to appear before Judge
Dearth in circuit court on July "a
to show cause why he should not be
removed.
McAuley is expected to seek
change of venue from Judge Dearth S
court, as Judge Dearth was instru-
mental in bringing about the investi-
cation.
In the report of the grand jury
if is charged that McAuley permitted
several prisoners to leave jail before
expiration of their terms and that
he gave two prisoners access to a
room in which confiscated liquor
was stored.
On one occasion a Negro prisoner
was permitted to visit white girl
in the juvenile ward it was charged.
Another prisoner, it was asserted,
was allowed to have woman visit
him in his cell.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-14
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to po-
lice belong to:
Henry Wesler, 1415 e. Eleventh
ST., Overland, 11-611, from 222 Mass
achusetts Ave.
Arthur Heidenreich, 725 Iowa ST.,
Ford, from Virginia Ave. and Mary
land st.
Homer Jones, Ills w. Seventeenth
ST., Chevrolet, 540-13S, from West
and Ohio SITS.
Bernard J. Benson, Rushville,
Ind, Essex. 5O9-1S6, from Vermont
and Pennsylvania SITS.
Ellen S. Favorite, 21o2 N. Meridi-
an St., Ford, 142-974, from Twenty
First and Meridian SITS.
Jack Dixon, 3SOS Madison Ave,
Hudson, from Vermont St. and Capt.
toll Ave.