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Evening star., 1926-11-19

Opposite Lincoln Memorial and overlook.
building with excellent cafe; two high-speed
elevators. valet service and other semi-hotel
-e"'1 RENTS FROM $780, so UP.
Apartments equipped with Murphy beds
built.in tubs and shower wardrobe closets.
REs1DENT MANAGER, MAIN 10000.
036 MADISON ST.
Very attractively finished apartment
containing large living room. bed:
room dining room. kitchen and tiled .r ~
'A'n ese E ST "'0''0
Good downtown location. containing
large rooms aad 4$1 Dr5h ieth sr: :''.''' 10000
Eight rooms and bath. heat and Jan
14th and x. Main e0e0.
THE 6a4saasn 6ssETEsSa XHsE sa ~ sSd {BE E.. CITY
&ass5 ss ss. sS :s
room. porch. dining ROOM bedroom and
Opposite Lincoln Memorial and overlook
h,id ing dGovernimhens i1h rssseryatlons' peT Sstor3
zzaSMrEs EHEsB BrFoRE RAhe455S 4H5Su RR5SED RENF
hei'Gsnt Msin idssos' iHdssssoos'r.
NJ l4 cALfT6RNt% rHs%s ia HsiS CALI ST.
No. TIE Iff sARRER 1sHni ass ssoS S'tR nsth ST.
AZ aE Ssaa Ss&aocarEssTRERk EsRRs aPf sash Meridian
81 sSE $3.50 sRf erse s5 calvert St
No. TIE f fEG%Hss EGGns snd 1sSi Ssih ou. ST. w
NO. THh ST. rP2Ti P%U1 aqq fsa as'h 18th st:
Nj THE BE rseTe soTo. S4s 1909 Sa9a Mass Ave.
ss8As 5asni Fsigss saf sls Ss'S R.. ss,
RENTS REDUCED.
ESQ L St. NV.
Extremely reasonable three
room apartments, within FIVE
minutes walk of Government
departments; all apartments are
being put in perfect condition.
Janitor in basement has keys.
Two rooms, kitchen and
bath. .......$45.OO to $1,000
B. F. SAUL CO.,
Main 2100. 926 18th s.. NV.
4 ROOMS, BATH, $50 MO.
next kss!sS3 Hess :. + SiiS Is s; ave
$50 MONTH: dsns nlentv ul Fod of dsxTht: located
near Government Bldes theaters. etc.
Apply to LOUIS MANDEs. 1113 PA. AVE.
VERY LOWEST RENTS FOR
FINEST APIS. ON PA. AVE.
as d'p
sG9' sps Ct only
apts. In this locality, rent for nearly twice
that. Also 2 large rms: and bath. S46. 4
only S77.50. Act quickly. Cali at the
Plaza. Pa. ave. and AsW ashington Circle. At
22nd ST.. or phone Main 5437.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
DEBATE "CIVIL"
GOVERNMENT FOR
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Military Heads Seeks to
Maintain Dictatorship

WASHINGTON, April 20. - A. A.
Berle, Jr, counsel for an associa-
ton of $500 natives Of the Virgin
Islands residing in New York, was the
chief witness before the senate COM
mittee on territories and insular pos
session when the Virgin Islands civil
government bill was taken up.
Berle recited the list Of federal in
vestigations Of conditions in the
islands since 1917, showing that sena-
tors. congressman and experts from the
treasury, labor and other departments
had studied and reported on the sit
uation. He showed that the present
government thru a naval
officer is costing the federal govren-
ment $500 a day; that the legal
status Of the people is one OF no citi-
zenship, and that business and social
reasons urge immediate creation OF
responsible civil government and
grant of American citizenship.
Senator King of Utah declared the
present condition to be one OF "slav-
cry" and reminded the committee
that no country can remain half slave
and half free. He expressed his IN
dignation at the willingness of sena-
tors to tolerate so un-American sit
uation for another day.
Senators Bayard Of Delaware and
Bingham Of Connecticut indicated
their hostility to giving American cit
izenship to the islanders, when Berle
declared that the United States was
morally bound to take that action by
pledges made the Danish government
Turing negotiations Of the purchase OF
he islands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Home Industry Still
Prevalent in Tricky
Settled Eastern Lands

WASHINGTON, April 20 - Modern
industry, characterized by factory
mass production, has, according to the
Far Eastern division of the Depart
ment of Commerce, scarcely affected
he cottage industry" wherein pro-
duction is conferred in homes of thick
ly populated countries like China, Jap
an and India, or of such isolated areas
as Afghanistan, Nepal, Rhutan and
Tibet where modern transportation
methods are unknown.
How the cottage industry" is flour
ishing and forms a salient part of the
economic structure of these countries
is Interestingly described.
"In spite of the industrial develop
ment during recent years in and about
Calcutta, there are still tens Of thou
sands of workers engaged in cottage
industries or in manufacturing carried
on in the homes of the natives or in
small backyard workshops. Methods
employed are often very primitive,
but many articles of fine quality are
produced and large quantities of goods
thus manufactured are assembled and
exported from Calcutta. Cotton weav-
ing is perhaps the most important OF
home industries employing in Calcutta
alone some $4,000 workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
PROFITS FIRST,
HEALTH LAST,
is FORD MOTTO
B o S S e S Disregard the
Safety Rules
10y a Worker correspondent.)

DETROIT, April 20. = A common
saying at the Ford Motor company
plant is "there are more bosses than
workers" There are many straw boss
es-better known here as stool pig
eons-stationed in the factory to ZEN
force" Ford's golden rules"
Ford has signs stuck up all over the
plant with certain rules on them. Tho
each placard insists that the rule be
obeyed, Ford has an army of stool
pigeons to see to it that the rules
are not taken to heart by the work
ers. These stool pigeons see to it
that the workers do not follow the
golden rules" too closely.
This is done because if the work.
ers began to follow the health and
safety rules posted all over the plant,
it would take worker much more
time to do certain job than it does
now. 1t would lessen the profits of
the flivver magnate.
One example of the way these rules
work out. He has signs put up about
obeying the laws of nature. Tho he
has these signs face the worker thru
out the day the worker is only allow
ed to go to the toilet but twice in
eight hours.
What is the purpose of all the bull
etins in the plant? He does not allow
the workers to obey them because
they would spend, less time producing
for him and would reduce his profits,
The purpose of the health and safety
signs is to impress on the public that
the workers health and safety is the
first consideration Of this flivver mag
nate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
SOVIET SCUT
Their IMPORTS
BY 0NE-THIRD
Rykov Shows Need to
Economic

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 20. -
Details of drastic cuts in the export
import plan of the Soviet government
for the current fiscal year ending
Sept. 30 next, made necessary by dis
appointments in the internal grain
purchasing situation, have been re-
ceived by the Russian information bu.
reau here. The reports received in.
clude the full text Of recent speeches
by Rykov, chairman of the council of
commissars, and Djerzinsky, chairman
Of the supreme economic council.
Cut Foreign Trade One Third.
The foreign trade program for the
year, fixed last summer at S1,089, 1877.
900, has been cut to s72S, 575, 600, a re-
duction of about one-third. Under the
revised program the turnover for this
year will be 1870 greater than that Of
the year 1924-25. Exports will be
1870, 100000 and imports $352,775,00
giving a safe favorable margin. I'm
orts have been cut all along the line
ave in the case Of Industrial machin-
ry, where the outlay of $4S,11O 900 in
he original plan has been increased
o $55, 900, 900.
The original economic plan adopted
for the fiscal year contemplated an
Increase of 1870 in industrial produc-
lion over last year. This has been
cut to 1870. Instead of $500 900, 900,
rs originally planned, $4120O0,000 will
be spent on new factories and equip
ment in the principal industries.
In explaining the situation, Rykov
says:
1--WE made a number of miscalcula-
lions and mistakes in our grain pur-
1hases. As a result we planned to
live on what proved to be beyond our
means. Hence it has been necessary
to economic, to cut down our pro-
gram, to make both ends meet. None
! the-less, in spite of the sharp reduc-
lions, our progress shows an advance
chat could not be matched by any
other country in Europe.
There is no scarcity Of grain for
internal consumption. On the other
hand the lack of Industrial goods is
felt everywhere. This is our most
serious embarrassment, and it has
contributed to upset the agricultural
market. The output of our indus
tries increased 500 last year over the
previous year, itteould not keep up
with the increased purchasing power
of the population. Fortunately we
nave large reserves in unusued plants
and equipment. This year these re-
7 serves will be fu1sy brought to serv-
ice. Hereafter the increase Of indus.
trial production must be effected thru
new construction and equipment"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Russian Professor
Reduces Harmfulness
of the Aniline Dyes

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., -(Tass)-
April 20-Prof. Voznessenski claims
to have discoveredla method of reduc-
ing the harmfulness of aniline dyes for
workers handling these dyes by more
than so per cent and hopes in the near
future to render them almost COM
pletely harmless. This was explained
at conference of chemists held at
the Institute for the Protection of La
Dor.
AS as result of investigation made
with regard to the conditions of labor
in three of the principal textile mills
in Moscow, it was discovered that by
the present method of employing
aniline dyes nearly half of the chem
ical properties of the dye is wasted
by evaporating into the air and thus
rendering the latter harmful to the
workers.
Prof. Voznesenskis formula for ami
line dye preparations will reduce the
evaporation in the course of the EN-.
ployment of the dyes and at the same
time will do much to improve the
health conditions of textile mills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Conversation Between
Two Workers in a Shop
sy a Worker correspondent

NEW YORK, April 20.--In one of
the largest manufacturing establish
ments where ladies' silk garments are
made happened to hear the following
conversation:
A young wroker was talking. 'This
is a country of possibilities. If you
want to become a boss you can do
that. If you want to remain worker,
the pleasure is all yours. OF course it
is easy to be worker. You have no
worries to get orders to pay your ex-
penses, rent, machinery, wages, ETC.
No worries, no troubles, it's cinch!
tell you there is nothing to it. But
to be boss, that is different"
An elderly worker replied: Eyes,
these are fine stories. Everyone can
become boss If he wants to, but in
reality 1t is not so. Take me for a
living example. am So years of age.
| am working since was a child Of
twelve. Once also had an idea that
would work myself up. and become
boss. But for 43 years 1 have been
trying very hard and as you see l
have not succeeded in doing so. Every
penny made in my youth had to
give to my parents. They were very
poor and could not give me an educa-
ton. found a job in a machine
shop where l worked for many years,
trying to save, but my meager savings
were always needed at some time to
make up for enforced vacations, slack
times, etc.
l married. After the first few years
life became much harder. The money
was earning was barely sufficient
for me and my wife. So in order to
be able to exist l had to work over
time. l never could save enough to
even dream Of taking a vacation. /
never had one, either.
My dreams are gone, about working
myself up. 1t was long dream. Hard
work and the leading of a half
starved existence will destroy quickly
enough dreams Of ever becoming
boss.
"In order to be free the system of
bosses has to be destroyed and an
other system installed in which every
one shall have the means to exist, to
educate himself and his children
Only then can we have chance to
live like our boss, in comfort and ease.
Only then you can talk of possibili-
ties that are within the reach of all
workers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22

FACTORY employment this year is about
go ahead of March, 1925.
Railroad equipment plants play a
leading role in the report with an in
crease of 1195 in the number on pay
rolls. This follows gain of 1870 from
January to February and indicates
that this industry, which has been
thru long slump, is at least tenn
porarily getting back toward normal.
They are employing about three-quar-
tiers as many workers as last March
and only half as many as in March,
1928.
Other important Industries in the
metals group increased their forces as
follows: Iron and steel mills go, ma
chinery factories 1879 and agricultu
raj implement concerns go. Manufac-
turers of building materials and Of fur
niture also took on more workers.
Seasonal Layoffs.
Balancing these gains there were
seasonal layoffs in the boot and shoe
factories and the mems clothing in
dustry. Job printing shops reduced
their forces 2.6go and the meat pack
ing industry laid off $50 Of its work
ers.
The labor market as a whole was
improved by the heavy SHOWS, which
brought a demand for men to clear
city streets and railroad tracks. AS
result the number OF applicants for
each 100 jobs offered by the free en-
ployment agencies fell from ITO in
February to lab in March. In March,
1925, 161 applied for each 100 jobs,
in March, 1924, 157. In March, 1923,
the number of jobs slightly exceeded
the number of applicants.
March brought only a negligible in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
old Guard Will
SPEND MILLIONS
in SENATE RACE
Coolidge Fears Defeat of
Ardent Backers

WASHINGTON April 20--Defeat Of
Senator Mckinley of Illinois by Frank
Smith, in the republican senatorial pri-
mary in that state, is hailed in Wash
ington as severe blow to the prestige
of President Coolidge. Altho it is
recognized that Smith is a gang poll
tician, not easily distinguished from
Mckinley or Deneen except in his
personal following, the fact remains
that Mckinley was the servile up
holder of administration policies
while Smith had the support of ele-
ments opposed to the league of ma
tons and the world court.
Mckinley voted for the Esch-Cum-
nins transportation act. He voted for
Newberry. He voted against investi-
cation of corruption in the cabinet.
He voted for the world court. He
vas at all times antilabor and pro-
Coolidge and pro-Mellon. His last act
before the primary was to pair his
vote against Brookhart, as desired by
the administration.
This defeat of Mckinley is taken as
sign that the country is going to
slaughter the Coolidge senator's who
come up for denomination this sum-
mer. First, they predict the defeat of
Cummins in Iowa by Brookhart. Next
they foresee the disappearance of Pep
per Of Pennsylvania, despite the fact
that the Mellon-Grundy interests are
reputed to have pledged a million dol
lars to renominate Pepper. Boss Ware
Of Philadelphia boasts that he can get
half the reactionary vote and all Of
the wet vote, while some of his lieu
tenants are preparing to claim that his
labor record in congress has been
good. Ware is as stolidly anti-labor
as Pepper is alertly hostile to labor,
while Pinchot has the Endorsement of
the coal miners. In any case, Pepper
ppears certain to lose. Then there
s Lenroot in Wisconsin, Butler In
Massachusetts and Shortridge in Cal
fornia. Each of these Coolidge for
overs is counted as a sure loser this
year, since the test was made in Ili-
nois. The republican senator's who OBJ
posed the world court will join in the
light to retire them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
CROSS INJUSTICE
CHARGED TO HEAD
OF INDIAN BUREAU
Declare Natives Starving
Thru Encouragement

WASHINGTON, April 20 Charges
of gross injustice and Incompetence
against the head Of the Indian Bureau
Commissioner Chas. H Burke, made
by the American Indian Defense AS
sociation, Inc, have been formally
repeated since Burke went before the
house committee on Indian affairs and
attacked the association without de-
nying its charges in detail.
John Collier, secretary of the as
ISOLATION has issued statement de
claring that since 1921 the Pima In
dams Of Arizona have died at the
rate Of SO per year in comparison
with the white death rate Of II per
year, and that these Indians have
died from slow starvation and heart
break because Of the complete loss of
their water for irrigation. This loss is
credited to the negligence Of Burke's
bureau and to deliberate delays by
he bureau and by Secretary Work in
ntting water on their land as author
ed two years ago by congress.
Favored Oil Companies.
Collier also challenges Burke's de-
NAL Of having endorsed a bill deyxiv-
ng the Indians, on executive order
reservations, of S71sq6 Of their oil
revenue while exempting oil com
panies from production taxes. The
same bill asserts the title of the gov
eminent to these executive order
reservations, which have for many
years been held by the tribes.
Charges that Burke's bureau is per-
scouting the retention Of their ancient
religious beliefs by the Indians. that
the bureau is afraid Of the light and
us suppressing the truth concerning
Indian health conditions, and that In
dams are deprived of civil rights and
held in involuntary servitude, are re-
peated by Collier. He demands that
Burke bring proof to meet the proof
the association has furnished.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22

crease in factory employment in New
York state, according to the report of
the state industrial commissioner. He
points out that the first quarter of
1925 ended without the heightened &C
tivity which has marked the spring
OF other years and notes the tendency
in some of the primary industries for
production to exceed new orders.
The downward influences were
found neither in textile nor metal
plants, but were scattered thru other
Industries making consumer goods
Decreases are especially noted in the
futuiture. piano and clothing indus
tries. The commissioner makes the
significant comment on the situation
n the metal industries that lowered
earnings may be the forerunner Of
coming reductions in working forces.
Automobile plants in the Syracuse dis
trict had begun to cut production.
A reduction Of 2S6SS7 tons during
March in the untitled orders on th
books Of the United States Steel cor
poration again raises the question
whether the steel barons are not fore
ing overproduction until a drastic
slump will open the way to further
defation Of labor. Untitled orders
have been falling steadily since De
cember. On March 81 there were or
ders for 4,S79.SS5 tons, compared with
5,033,364 at the end of the year. March
production was pushed to new high
level the output of 4,491, $50 tons ex-
ceeding all previous records. There
is practically unanimous agreement
among authorities that this rate can
not be maintained.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Herrin Inquest to Be
Secret; Funerals Held

HERRIN, ILL.,, April 20-Newspaper
men were barred from the inquest into
the deaths following the recent Herrin
shooting and no names will be given
out in connection with the testimony.
Three Of the six men Killed in the fray
were klansmen. They were buried
yesterday while troops patrolled the
streets. Four pastors oflciated.
The preachers, in their sermons over
the graves, in effect called for re-
venge. But the fanaiical gestures Of
these klanmen of god in no way coin
eide with the defeat the khan is meet
ing thruout the country The khan
chief, Smith, in front Of whose garage
the shooting began, has closed up his
business and left for parts unknown.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS CORNER
JOBLESS CORRESPONDENT PROMISES
TO SUBSCRIBE; HOW ABOUT YOU?

unemployed writes ~" thought
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time later.
How do you about the AMERICAN WORKER coRRE
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cooperation is needed. Send your dollar while
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Confidence of Foreign
Concerns in Russian
Industry Increases

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., (Tass) April
14-The growing confidence Of foreign
firms in the state trading institutions
OF Soviet Russia and in the possible
ties of the Russian market are ind.
Gated by the contracts Just concluded
by the state trading department o.
Soviet Russia with a number of for
eign firms.
Bv these contracts, the firms men
toned undertake to deliver the good
free OF freight and insurance TO the
destination in Russia. The payment
of the goods is to be made in install
ments, the first, 80 per cent OF the
value to be paid months after deliv-
cry, the second instalment OF rs per
cent Of the value is to be made during
the next months and the final pay
ment is to be made at the end Of is
months. The firms agree to take back
unsold goods at the end Of the period
themselves meeting the cost Of trans
portation.
Contracts on these terms for the
supply OF agricultural machines have
been concluded with the German firms
OF Henreich Lentz, Rudolph Sack,
Fleiter Hassen, Krupps and the Hell
company, amounting altogether to
10,7S0,0O0 roubles. In addition to the
above, similar contracts have been
concluded with French, Austrian
Swedish, Polish and Norwegian firm
for the supply Of electrical accessoric
measuring instruments, surgical In
struments. dyes, etc, amounting t.
l0,s60,O00 roubles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Agriculture on
Pre-War Level on
Northern Dvinsk

MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., --(Tass)--
April 20 At the Northern Dvinsk
provincial congress Of Soviets, it was
reported that agriculture in that prov
ince had reached the pre-war level.
one of the members of the Presi-
dunn of the congress was a peasant
woman from the remote village OF
Mundor. In an interview with a press
man this woman peasant stated that
not long ago her husband would not
permit her to attend even the village
meetings, but he himself brot her on
HIS peasant cart to this congress, a
distance of 270 versts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
u. S. Politician Gets
Royal Honors in Spain

MADRID, April 19.--United States
Ambassador Ogden was presented to
the king OF Spain with as much cere-
mony as If he were a royal dignitary.
Royal coaches, escorted by full body
guard. and drawn by six horses re-
splendently harnessed, bore the Amer
lean to the castle. There Primo de
Rivera, dictator Of the country greet
ed him. The American politician
seemed quite at home beside the
butcher OF the Spanish workers and
the royal parasite who occupies the
throne.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS,
ATTENTION.

All worker correspondents Of our
foreign language press are urged to
send in their names and addresses sta.
ting for which paper they write. II is
very Important
The American Worker Correspondent
11t3 w. Washington Blvd.
Chicago, ~.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
How to Write Your May Day Story.

The worker the life make
showing the May The DAILY WORKER What
doing about III Have written May Day story
write lengthy history May Day They
will be supeuous for the editorials the will take Of
industry shop fellowokers and what May
should That Job. Don't
your story long. One paragraphs the
full Of stories from workers In
every industry Ia what look for from you'll
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
Teachers Must Unite to
Win Better Conditions
(By a Teacher Correspondents

DETROIT, Mich, April 20.-Condi-
tons in many Of the Detroit schools
have caused great dissatisfaction
among the teachers. The board of
education is supposed to supply sub
stitute teachers and has an appropria-
ton to pay for these substitutes.
Nevertheless in many of the schools.
substitutes are not supplied. Conse-
quently teachers present must give
up the relief periods to teach the class
Of the absent teacher. This is another
reason for the need OF organization
among teachers.
3 We need more news from the shops
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-22
ILLINOIS EMPLOYMENT Squirt is
SLACKENING, MARCH FIGURES SHOW
BY LELAND oLDs, Federated Press.

factory opening
February
Illinois
February March 1926