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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
BY ISRAEL AMTER.

ENOR a few years, the Communist
4 movement in Cleveland has been
at a standstill as far as the masses
are concerned. The arrest of a Cleve-
land comrade at the Bridgeman con-
vention in 1922 was the beginning of
wave of sympathy with the Work
ers (Communist) Party, but the activi-
ties of the party did not meet with
response from the workers, especially
the organized workers.
Today the situation is different
Since the reorganization of the party,
by which the nuclei in the shops have
become active among the masses of
workers in the factories, Communist
influence has been felt. In the union,
too the Communist influence in the
form of constructive propositions for
the upbuilding of the labor movement
have been listened to with attention.
The activities of the workers Com
munist Party in bringing on the strike
of the workers at the Fisher Body
Works is a case in point. The Com
munists issued shop bulletins which
were eagerly read and discussed by
the workers. A strike resulted, and
the question of organization became
an issue. The Communists naturally
are for an industrial form of organiza-
ton, as against the craft form which
breaks up the workers in the auto
industry into Is to 20 craft unions.
The meetings of the trimmers who
are on strike were punctuated with
demands for an industrial union. AL
though the workers have not yet
fully grasped the meaning of an in
dustrial union and see the craft idea
as faulty as that in the present
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
Nuclei Function Well
in Madison, Illinois

MADISON, ILL.,, April 15.--The Work
ers' Party here has been reorganized
into three shop nuclei and one street
nucleus. The shop pnclei, which are
in a foundry company, steel company,
and rolling mill, contain z, IL and 4
members, respectively. The street nu-
cleus has % members. OF the "A
members 30 are in good standing to
date, 2 are exempted, and only in
arrears.
The party units here have held in
the last three months four lectures on
Leninism in theory and practice, three
other lectures, one public mass meet.
ings, as we'll as regular business and
committee meetings.
The nuclei have secured only subs
to The DAILY WORKER recently,
but have sold in three months 466 cop
les Of The DAILY WORKER, Is cop
les Of the Workers Monthly and Is
copies OF the Young Comrade. The
nuclei have secured for the Bulgarian
newspaper, Saznanie, SO subs. The
comrades in these nuclei are mainly
Bulgarians. They have distributed
Paris Commune leaflets and the For
eign-Born leaflets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
New York Young
Workers Hike on
Sunday Morning

NEW YORK, April 15-On Sunday,
April IS, the first Young Workers
(Communist) League hike of the sea-
son will be held. This hike is not
going to be the typical hike OF the past,
when we scheduled the hike for 8
o'clock and left at ~.
This is an idea of our previous hikes.
AS soon as we crossed the ferry, a
number Of our young dare-devils de-
cided to climb the Palisades. The
majority sat down right then and there
to have their lunch. After that they
had to rest. BY the time they got thru
resting It was time to go back and
catch the ferry home.
For this Sundays hike the program
that has been planned. is the best that
can be worked up.
We are going TO have ten-mile
hike to and from Alpine, N. J. A calls
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
Workers Communist Party
Communism Becoming an Issue in Cleveland

strike, only the trimmers are out and
are protecting their craft interests to
the extent of expressing Indifference
as to whether the other departments
come out on strike or not, the work
ers are learning thru experience that
only the Industrial form OF organiza-
ton is of value.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer contains
note on the strike by John w. Love,
the economic expert of the paper. He
states that the struggle between the
industrial form of organization as
against the craft form is showing it.
self in the rivalry between the Work
ers Communist Party and the Cleve-
land Federation of Labor. More than
that: at meetings of the strikers, even
the organizers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor cannot stigmatize the
industrial form of organization, for
they realize that without an Industrial
organization, the auto workers will be
unable to cope with the situation.
The bulletins of the Workers (Com-
munist) Party are to be found in the
largest machine and automobile fac
tories of the city. The Communists
are no longer slandered as union
wreckers" and disrupters of the Amer
lean labor movement, but are regard
ed as the only group that has any con-
structive idea for building it up.
1t is quite natural that the bureau
- - 1a0 AV,aa 1aI MT
noting some of the phenomena Of the
day and noting also that the American
workers are making demands today,
endeavor to deal with heGCommunists
in a wave-of-the-hand sort of way.
But this does not avail. At the last
meeting of the Cleveland Federation
of Labor, a resolution was INTRODUCED
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17

calling upon the American Federation
Of Labor to demand that all material
used in erecting the buildings at the
Sesquicentennial Exposition in Phila-
delphia be union-made and all labor
used be union labor.
AS soon as the delegate finished
reading the resolution, President Nc
Laughlin Of the Cleveland Federation
Of Labor, asked where the resolution
came from. (He had been informed by
some of his lieutenants that there was
something wrong" about the resolu-
tion.) He refused to argue the resolu-
ton on its merits-for if he had dared
he would have had to declare himself
100 per cent in favor of it. On the
contrary, he evaded the question, and
raised a RED" scare, and branded it
as Communist, Red and Workers
Party propaganda" A simple way
to get rid of the resolution, and to
defeat it, which took place. But the
issue is not settled.
On the contrary, If President Nc
Laughlin continues this method 'of
dealing with the proposals made by
the Communists, nothing will be more
talked of than the resolutions intro
duced by the Communists. And they
will be talked of just the same. The
Communists are introducing PROPOSE
lions that directly affect the labor
movement of this city and country.
They are the only constructive meas
ures being proposed. The progressives
turnout the local labor movement are
unconsciously responding to the pro-
positions of the Communists. This
must be crystallized into organization
al form-a progressive movement in
the Cleveland labor movement is the
need Of the day.
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The effect of the reorganization is
very noticeable when one goes there
in the evening and looks around.
Where there used to be but one or
two meetings every night, they are
now rushing around to find place to
meet All sorts of committees, nuclei,
fractions and youth branches meet
there besides the different classes of
instruction in English and Finnish.
Up to the time Of the reorganization
the hall was a dead place and was
losing popularity right along. Now
there seems. to be new life born. 1t
is growing fast. Tho there aren't all
the old Finnish branch members with
us, still we are making great progress
with the party work. We are now
! ,ally learning our purpose and getting
somewhere in fulfilling this purpose.
Our biggest job is to get all of the
conservative members to understand
the why's and wherefores Of the new
system. We find that many Of the
old members did not go there to work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
SENATE NAMES
WEDNESDAYFOR
DEBT PACT VOTE
Especial to The Daily worker)


WASHINGTON, April 15-The 81
O42.O0O,000 Italian war debt settle
ment, pending in the senate for the
last three weeks, will be finally voted
upon next Wednesday at 4 o'clock, un-
der an agreement adopted this after
noon.
Administration leaders entered the
agreement confident that the settle
ment will be approved by a comfort
able majority under the conviction
that this pact provides the only means
Of getting anything from Italy. It's
opponents, however, will seek to re-
commit the settlement to the senate
finance committee "for further inyes-
ugation" before taking the final vote,
with instructions to "obtain further in
formation regarding Italy's ability to
pay"
The movement to recommit the set
Element, proposed first by Senator
Robinson of Arkansas. the democratic
floor leader, has gained supporters
among senators opposed to extending
lenient terms to Italy so long as Mus
solini continues his dictatorship.
Mcclellan Shows Ignorance.
Yesterdays speech by Senator Nc
Kellar of Tennessee was the most
vitriolic attack made for a long time
In the senate upon the policy and per
sonality of foreign ruler. He charged
Mussolini with being a socialist, Com
munist, and despot, displaying an ut
ter inability to distinguish between
these appellations.
VitrloIic Attack on MussoIini.
Mcclellan specifically indicted the
Italian dictator on fifteen distinct
grounds. These include the destruc-
ton of constitutional government in
italy, the holding or setting aside of
elections at will, and the abolition of
the parliament; the buying up of the
king, princes, dukes, and other impor-
tant personalities; the abolition of
free speech and the freedom Of the
press; the destruction of local self
government; the establishment of a
secret police on the order of the
cheka; the assassination of political
enemies; the wiping out Of the trade
unions and co-operatives; his attempts
to crush freemasonry; the increase of
the military services, and what the
senator termed "the similarity of his
methods with those of the bolsheviks."
In addition, the Tennessee solon de-
clared that the United States debt
commission had exceeded it's author
ity and had not taken into considera-
ton the real capacity Of Italy to
pay"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
Freiheit Celebrates
Fourth Anniversary
on Saturday, April IL

The fourth anniversary Of the fight
ing Jewish Communist daily, the Fret
heit, will be celebrated at the Temple
Hall, Marshfield and Van Buren,, Sat
urday evening, April II at s o'clock.
This is a party affair and calls for
the support of the entire party mem
bership. c. e. Ruthenberg, executive
secretary of the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party will speak. A good pro-
gram has been arranged.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
Newark Conference
to Aid Passaic Strike
Will Meet on April "a

NEWARK, N. j. April 15-The Sec
ond general delegated conference Of
the Passaic strikers relief committee
of Essex county will take place Sat
urday evening, April "a, at o'clock at
the Newark Labor Lyceum, 704 S. 14th
st.
Delegates are requested TO attend as
the meeting as very important mat
tiers will come up for discussion, Re-
ports will be given on work accom-
plished and the results of the mass
meetings.
Organizations that did not elect two
delegates to attend to the first con-
ference are urged by the relief COM
mittee to elect thir representatives. for
this meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17

Strike Bulletin, The DAILY WORKER
and the Young Worker, in the course
of the parade.
Mobilize Early.
At II a. m. one hundred party mem
bers, league members and Pioneers
reported to the headuarters at SO
Causeway street. Each section was
assigned to one assembly point under
the leadership of the respective sec
ton organizers. Automobiles were in
readiness for each group to trans
port additional supplies along the line
of march. The literature was then
distributed at the various assembly
points as the workers waited for the
parade to start. Every piece of liter
ature was read with great interest
by the workers. The comrades worked
with the greatest efficiency, keeping
their bundles of literature well hid
den and working quickly and cautious
ly, along the entire line of march.
Faneuil Hall was saturated with Com
munist literature, The DAILY WORK
Err, the Passaic Strike Bulletin, leaf
let's, etc. This is the first time in
American history that the historic
hall has been so we'll baptized with
Communist literature.
The Pioneers.
Undoubtedly the most efficient work
ers in the demonstration, who deserve
the first prize, are the pioneers. No
one could equal their speed, or
audacity. There is no doubt that in
the future the movement will find
more and more that the pioneers are
invaluable for such work.
Not one slip up was made. At no
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
Freiheit Mandolin
Club Will Play at
Jubilee Celebration
By a Worker Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, April is. = The
Freiheit Mandolin Club was organized
by the left wing action committee of
the Workmen's Circle of this city. 1t
started with q members. 1t now
has 62.
The great majority Of the members
are progressive workers. Every men,
Der must belong to the union Of his
or her trade. Two months ago we
collected among ourselves $32 for the
Freiheit.
Only Is months in existence and we
can prove that there is such thing as
proletarian art and proletarian song.
Lately we participated in the celebra-
ton of rs years existence of the CT
garmakers' Union.
Now we are preparing wonderful
program for the fourth jubilee cele-
bration of the Freiheit, which will be
held on April Is at the Cooperative
Center, 2706 Brooklyn avenue.
This orchestra accepts invitations
from all labor unions and left-wing or
CARNATIONS to play. Any of the left
wing organizations or trade unions
that need their cooperation should let
the orchestra know three weeks in ad-
vance SO that proper preparations can
be made. The orchestra accepts but
one invitation a month.
Much of the success of the club
belongs to A. Kendzer, who is the
leader. He works days at his trade,
is a member of the union in his trade
and uses his spare time to train the
orchestra.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
Bouck and Karvonen on
National Committee of
United Farmer League

BISMARK, N. d., April 15.--Will.
lamp Bouck, Sedro-Wooley, Wash, Ma.
tional Organizer of the Western Pro-
gressive Farmers and Yalmer A. Kar-
women, manager of "The New Home
land" New York Mills, Mimi, have
been added TO the national committee
Of the United Farmers Educational
League.
Bouck is an old warrior OF the
grange movement and has demon
strated his militancy against capital
ism in his activity among western
farmers. Karvonen is a well-known
figure among the farmers of Mime
sofa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
Detroit Unto Unions"
Campaign Under Way

DETROIT, April 15-The campaign
to get every member of the party into
the trade unions, began with a general
membership meeting in section 1, on
March rs. The result obtained was
the best ever experienced. All mem
bers who were qualified to join unions
filled out their applications. This
means that Section ], will serve as an
example for the rest of the sections
In Detroit.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17

theme drill with Comrade Harris as
eader. The first practice of the Young
Workers League baseball team. Va
rious athletic and gymnastic contests.
Mass singing to be led by Comrade
Frankfeld. Somewhere in between
there will be intermission for lunch.
We start from Dyckman street ferry
Sunday, April IS, at o'clock sharp.
Be sure to come and make this a
real reunion Of the Young Workers
(CommunisD League membership and
its sympathizers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17

When that argument begins at
lunch time in your shop tomOr-
row-show them what the DAILY
WORKER says about it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17

point did the comrades disturb the
workers, parade, which would have
resulted in serious criticism Of the
party. Not one comrade was arrested
in spite of the fact that a city ordin-
ance prohibits the distribution Of leaf
let's and the display of placards. In
fact the party placards were promi-
nent at both the indoor and the out
door meetings, in spite of the fact that
Mccarthy of the State Federation of
Labor was dumbfounded when he saw
them and tried to suppress them. The
party slogans figured prominently in
the pictures which were taken by the
capitalist press.
Party Benefits.
Had the tone of the demonstration
been left to the officials it would have
been lifeless and without spirit. But
the Communists all along the line OF
march stimulated the workers to the
greatest pitch of enthusiasm by call
ing for cheers for the striking cigar
makers and for the organized labor
movement. There is no doubt that the
demonstration yielded much profit to
the party, first in bringing it closer
to the workers, and higher in their
esteem and secondly in infusing the
party membership with a spirit and
an confidence in their own power tc
put it over" 1t must be remarked
that all this work was done in spite
of the severe reaction which has been
in force in the city of Boston for the
few months, and the very evident dan
ger of arrest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
Form Workers Athletic
Club in Millinery Shop

NEW YORK, April ia real work
ers' sports club composed of workers
in millinery shop (Which is not sub
sidized by the bosses) and therefore Is
pro-labor, is the Buddy Athletic Club
here. Calisthenic drills and games are
the main form of activity The club
has competent instructor and is com
posed mainly of girls.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
'PAYTRIOTS' FEAR
TO DEBATE With
WORKERS PARTY
Chamber of Commerce
Dodges Challenge

CLEVELAND, April 15-The Work
ers (Communist) Party has at last re-
ceived reply to the challenge it sent
to the chamber of commerce of this
city to debate the question: ERE
solved, that the Declaration of indie
pendence justifies the propagation of
revolution in the United States"
Fear Debate.
Under date of April 6, /. Amter, dis.
trict secretary received the following
reply:
Dear Sir: hope you will excuse
my delay in answering your recent let
ter. feel very certain that our direc-
tors and committee, which are busy
with constructive work for the city of
Cleveland, would not care to under
take to arrange for such debate as
you suggest.
Very truly yours,
"Munson Ravens,
Secretary"
The Constructive work that the
chamber of commerce is carrying or
at the present time is to give open aid
to the painting and building contrac
tors in the strike of the painters and
building laborers; to support the
Cleveland City railway company
against the demand of the carmen for
recognition of the Garments Union; to
recommend that all Negroes in Cleve-
land be sent back to the south.
Legion Fears to Take Negative.
The fact is that the chamber of
commerce is afraid to enter the arena
against the Workers (Communist)
Party, as is also the American Legion,
to whom similar challenge was sent.
Both of these 100 per cent organiza-
tons dare not discuss the Declaration
of Independence before the workers of
this city, altho as the season advances
and the 15Oth anniversary approaches
they will spout from the corners, pull
pits, forums, ETC., about the "subver-
sive elements" that are are trying to
betray the principles Of that document.
The Workers (Communist) Party
would like to prove to the workers
that the 100 per centers are trampling
on the declaration in every part of
the country. The challenge is still
open, and it is hoped that someone
will be manly enough to step forward
to defend the negative in the proposed
debate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17

Surgeon Dentist
$40 East 1isth ST., Cor. Second Ave.
NEW YORK CITY
Office Hours. 3 10 10 A. NJ; 2 10 8 p. NJ
Daily except Friday: Sunday 70 1 p. M
Special Rates TO W. p. Members
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
BOSTON WORKERS PARTY ASSISTS
UNION DRIVE WITH MILITANT NOTE
BY BERT MILLER.

BOSTON April The participating the big
American Federation demonstration April H. demon
the possibilities activity thousand
pieces literature including
Leah,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17

Watch the Saturday Magazine
Section for neto features erery
ceck. This is a good issue to give
to your fcLLolO yorker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17
PARTY REORGANIZATION PUTS
LIFE INTO BERKELEY ACTIVITY
BY HARRY WESTON.

to Finnish
Berkeley We hall here known the Finnish
Finnish the
eanizatn; they organize
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-17

the work amongst the masses, with
which the Y, c. l. is faced
The plenum then formed a commits
sion Of 1873 members to work out the
resolution upon the report of vuyou-
witch.
MOSCOW, March 21.-In today's
session Of the plenum Of the Y. C.,I,
Comrade Lominadse spoke upon the
report of Vouyouvitch. Then followed
the reports of Fokin and Young upon
the work in the colonies and in the
far east. And a speech Of Rudolph
&c. CD upon the organizational tasks
ofsthe Young Communist League.
MOSCOW, March 22.-Today's ses-
sion of the plenum of the Y. C.jI.
began with speech of Schueller upon
the economic and trade union work of
the Y. G. l. Comrades Glaubauf and
Einhardt made speeches upon the edu-
cational work of the Young Commu-
mist Leagues and comrade Sorin spoke
upon the International children's move
ment. l.
Sessions Enlarged Executive Y. C. I.
In the seventh session comrade
made polemic against the supporter
of Ruth Fischer, the youth delegate,
Gramkov. He sharply opposed the
attempt to carry over the discussion
in the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union to the German Young Com
munist League. The German delega-
ton had rendered good service in the
formation of the question Of new meth
DDS Of work and the drawing of the
party comrades into the youth work.
The time has come for the French
league to form Jungsturm organiza-
ton.
In the eighth session of the. plehum
Comrade Fokin spoke upon the work
in the. east. The chief task of the Y.
c. l.. in the Orient, particularly in
China, is to organize broad masses of
the working class, peasant and student
youth. In the previous year the Chi
nese Young Communist League had
taken an active and leading part in
all the struggles and had extended its
influence upon the masses consider
ably. At the time of the events in
Shanghai the league had $500 mem
bers, today it has 10000. A year ago
there was no Young Communist move
ment in Japan, today there are small
but influential groups.
Comrade Young reported upon the
work in the colonies. The task of the
Y. C. /. in the colonies is to lead the
national revolutionary movement and
to work in the trade unions. In Eng
land, France, ETC., we must inform the
proletariat of the significance of the
colonial movement for freedom. The
anti-miltafist work and the work
amongst the peasants in the colonies
is important. In South Africa there
is small and good youth organiza-
ton. The same is true Of Palestine,
Egypt and the Dutch East Indies. In
Morocco and Algiers we must form
organizations.
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the work amongst the masses, with
which the Y, C. l. is faced.
The plenum then formed commits
sion Of 1873 members to work out the
resolution upon the report of vuyou-
witch.
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$1.OO An Inch

Individuals can join the big
parade, and names of work
ers sending greetings will be
printed at
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-23
REVEREND SIMONSON
BACK FROM NATIONAL
COUNCIL CONVENTION

Reverend E. w. Simonson, rector OF
ST. stephens Episcopal church of this
city, returned Thursday evening after