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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12
BY E. HUGO oEHLER.

1--WE miles east of Kansas City, half
L way to Independence, Missouri, on
the main road, not far from the Mis-
souri, river, in Sugar Creek, Missouri,
Altho the street cars and interurban
cars in and around Kansas City are
plentiful, this little city is isolated.
One is compelled to walk. If he is
fortunate enough to own an auto he
can ride. The main street is paved.
The side streets are most always
muddy. Picket fences stands between
the streets and the small shacks of
the workers. To the north of the
town looms large smokestacks pouring
their smoke skyward-the silent i'm
pressive monuments of the autocrat
that rules.
That is the first impression. When
one looks closer he sees more defects.
No lighted streets, sewers in a few
places just being laid, repairs needed
badly, not even wooden sidewalks.
Climbing a hill near the town you
see over two dozen large cement
smokestacks, many tanks, many I'M
finished structures-all denoting a
busy industrial life.
Standard OIL Only Industry.
The only industry in Sugar Creek is
that of the Standard Oil Indiana)
The refinery has a pipeline direct from
the Oklahoma oil fields bringing in
the bulk supply of oil that keep HOO
workers busy.
On the main street are a few neces-
sary stores: grocer, drug store, barber,
hardware, ETC., that serve the workers
and their families, 1000 in all. The
lives of these workers and their fami-
lies are ruled by the Standard Oil COM
pany. Do their bidding or leave the
city and find another boss.
Use Company Union to Hit Workers.
In the postwar period a company
union was formed, divided into crafts
and modelled to suit the taste of Stand
ard Oil In 1919 when prices were
going up and wages down, the still
cleaners struck and the other crafts
stayed on the job. They lost. In the
latter part of the same year the brick
masons went out on strike and again
the other crafts worked on and labor
ers making SIC an hour took their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12
How Standard Oil Dominates
Sugar Creek

places. Again they lost, and again
many went back to work under the old
conditions. This was the end of the
company union, because many refused
to pay dues and others had nothing to
do with it. 1t served its purpose, so
the company was also willing to let it
die. Today only the brickmakers hold
a charter.
The company ruled inside the plant.
1t was not satisfied to rule the shop
alone. 1t decided that the city should
be incorporated, have sewers, lighted
streets, mayor, police and everything.
They launched campaign. The COM
pany pledged that If city were estab-
lished they would pay thousands Of
dollars in taxes to the city against the
few that would have to be paid by
Individual workers. The workers fell
for it. The workers obeyed off work
as they had at work, Standard Oil
won. The city has, everything" in
Guiding nice new police station.
Superintendent Is Mayor.
The city election, PUT in ONCE as
mayor the assistant superintendent of
the Standard Oil plants. He was
boss inside the plant he became boss
outside the plan. lmle
The city has a boosters club for
the merchants, company ball team
for the boys and bootleg parlors run
wide open. Raids are sometimes
staged as it is necessary" for the
Interests of law androTder." On these
occasions the foreign-born minority of
the population are subject to discom-
fort.
OF the HOO employed at the refinery
about 200 are foreigners-mostly Slo-
walks.
Workers Must Fight Standard Oil.
The Standard Oil is the unques-
toned boss in the plants and is the
ruler of the city. Their control of
workers during work hours and after
work hours keeps the workers in a
continual state of fear. In the past
the ku klux khan was active in the in
terest Of Standard Oil, but they have
died. AS long as the workers live here
they belong to the Standard Oil. There
is no escape by leaving The workers
of Sugar Creek must fight and win at
Sugar Greek. IRE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12

roubles is special subsidy from the
Moscow public schools. the rest COM
ing out of the turnover, which in six
months came to $4,000 roubles. The
gubernia government also furnishes a
subsidy of 500 roubles per month
this is necessary it Is explained be-
cause material is spoiled occasionally
in learning, in which cases no punish
ment attaches to the iinlucky APP
prentice. '2Ra1Ne ssh fsea
DOYS who do their work diligently
- and well for six months are grad
uated, as free" workers, continuing
at the school as heretofore but no
longer in the capacity Of public school
wards. Immediately after this gradua-
ton their wages are still the same,
since the first category, according to
which they are paid, is identical with
the old school allowance. But they
advance rapidly according to ability
after this and soon reach the fourth
category with its pay of IS roubles.
This goes very much further in Russia
than in capitalist countries, of course,
in view of their many additional priv
ileges. s939 s~'zs7
In public restaurant nearby they
buy their own meals, at reduced rates.
When they start work they receive an
outfit of clothing free.> They are all
attached to a general workers club
nearby, and the workshop school sub
scribes to several daily and periodical
papers for them, including the "Kom-
somolskaya Pravda" (Y. c. l.. daily.
OF the 45 student workers, % are al
ready members of the Shoemakers'
Trade Union, on entering the first
free worker stage they enter the
union automatically, but some have
been permitted to join even sooner,
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The White Terror in China

idea has sunk in, and the peasants con-
tinue to consider it; It has taken root
not only in Wuchi but in two other
districts" 4y'
TU SUI PING wishedSto organize the
y union to protect the interests of
the tenants; the inperialist press is
agitating against it. This agitation led
Sun Chuan Fang to i0rder the execu-
ton of Ju Sui Ping, land he was be-
headed on January 17p Again the i'm
perialist press knew of the execution
sooner than the Chinese.
Under what pretext hfd the Chinese
military rulers haveithe leaders MUIR
dered? Two of the l8&s in China are:
"The law against robbers, and the
law of protection by the police" Both
laws were enacted ins 1914 by. Yuan
Shi Kai who wishedzto become en-
peror, with the ideagef using them
against the revolutionary leaders Of
the Kuomintang. Hundreds of revolu-
tionaries were simply murdered as
robbers without any sentence. Today
the law is put into execution not only
against the revolutionary leaders of
the Kuomintang, but against Com
munists and all leaders of the workers
and peasants and of the freedom
movement.
THUS. in 1923, WI Pei Flu had two
strike leaders shot in Hankow by
order of the English on the strength
of this law; the military leader Chen
Shut Ming, also by order of the Eng
lish, had a hundred peasant leaders
shot last year. A miners leader in
Ping Slang and leader of the textile
workers in Tsingtow. we're executed
last year by order of the Japanese. On
the strength of the same laws, even in
Shanghai, daily murders take place
Of persons who, under the pressure
of the terrible famine and the great
distress in China, yield to the tempta-
ton to steal. a.
Both laws were originally put into
force for a definite period; in 1918
they were indefinitely. prolonged by
agreement with the foreign powers,
which means that the atrocious white
terror will continue to rage against
the Chinese people for an indefinite
period. The laws against robbery and
for police protection. have not even
been mentioned at The conference on
extra-territoriality Which is now TAX
ing place and which is chiefly con-
cerned in improving The laws.
TT is well-known that the revolution
l. airy leaders in present-day China
are still, to a large extent members
Of the intellectual circles; thus, one
Of the victims in 1923 was a lawyer
the leader executed in Tientsin was a
student who had studied in France,
the miners leader Of Ping Slang was
head-teacher, Liu Hua student at
Shanghai University. the peasant lead
er Ju Sui Ping professor at Shanghai
University, etc, Their murder has
caused great excitement amongst the
intellectuals in China. The students.
professors and authors are therefore
plarming to organize a campaign on
large scale against the dreadful
terror OF the Chinese military rulers
and the imperialists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12
Chinese Leaders Of the Workers and
Peasants Murdered by Order of
the Imperialists.


the lmperialists.
Hinder the protection of the con-
~ sular jurisdiction and thru their
policy of machine guns and cannons,
the imperialists have slaughtered
thousands of Chinese themselves.
Since the Chinese population has no
longer calmly submitted to every blow
but has energetically resisted the i'm
perialist oppressors, the imperialists
have ordered their Chinese lackeys,
the military rulers, simply to shoot
down all the leaders of the movement
directed against themselves, these
being chiefly the leaders of the work
ers and peasants.
TWO cases of special interests, in
1 which it is easy to recognise the
activity of the English and Americans
in the background, happened in De-
cember 1925 and January 1926. The
president of the Shanghai Trade
Union Congress, Liu Hua-the trade
union council has led the fights in
Shanghai since May Both 1925-was
suddenly arrested by the British
Police in the international quarter of
Shanghai in November and handed
over to the Chinese military ruler of
Shanghai partisan of Sun Chuan
Fang, the ruler of the Lower Yangtse
district. On the very day on which
Sun Chuan Fang came to Shanghai
and the international municipality
gave a banquet in his honor, Liu Hua
was shot without a verdict. Days
elapsed before the Chinese press knew
of this murder; it was not until the
British Shanghai papers announced
the news with Joy, that it heard about
! it.
TN another case, last November, a
leader of the peasants, called Ju
Sui Ping, who tried to organize the
peasants population of Wuchi in the
Kiang Yuen district into tenants
union, was arrested by the local dis
trict official. An American paper. the
China Press reported on December IL,
from Wuchi as follows:
Communism has already penetrated
deeply into the interior of China. A
short time ago Chinese who had
studied abroad, propagated amongst
the peasants Of the villages north Of
Wuchi the doctrine that the land &C
tually belongs of the tenants and that
they need pay no ground-rent. He or
ganized a tenants union, which has
now as many as 1900 members. The
chief aim of the union is to make the
land and crops the property OF the
tenants. The propagandists whose
name is Ju, was discovered by the
landowners and thrown into prison"
ON the same day, The North China
OsDaily News, a British newspaper
In Shanghai published a report on the
peasant movement in Kiang Su
"A fortnight ago a peasant confer
ence, which was attended by thous-
and peasants, took place twenty miles
from Wuchi A gentleman Of the name
of Ju explained to them that they
need not pay any ground-rent. At
present they have to pay 1 cwt. OF
rice for every mou OF land. The adj
ministrative officials got wind Of the
meeting4 The peasants were repri.
handed and their leader in arrested.
Even tho the leader has been arrested
and the peasants reprimanded, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12

Except for the paper industry no
one of these major arms of the coun-
try's productive plant is operating
300 of capacity. The automobile tire
industry could produce 458o more
tires. Bakeries and cotton mills could
produce about 14eo more than at pres.
ent. Existing foundries and machine
shops could produce 800 more IL OPP
Grated to capacity and the meat in
dustry 311ke5 more. Without add.
tional investment factories could turn
out $3.50 more shoes and 22eo more
electrical supplies and apparatus.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12
Spread British Strike News!

The DAILY WORKER, with on the British
strike Is being aobbied country
the time to reach fellow workers unions
and elsewhere with The DAILY WORKER.
District Executive Committee on all nuclei and comrades
In the Chicago district Immediately bundles DAILY
WORKER Take advantage Of each day. Order
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12

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sword" provided youiknow how to use
Il. Come down and learn how In the
worker correspondence classes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12
RECORD BREAKING PRODUCTION
DESPITE FACTORIES RUNNING
1879 BELOW THEIR CAPACITY
BY LELAND oil ps. Federated Pres

BY LELAND oL Ds, Federated Press.
With recordbreaking 'industrial pro-
duction in March the United States
still fell Is per cent short of using
its factories to capacity. Employment
started the downward path with a
drop Of clio per cent from February.
Employment was stiIl M per cent
ahead of March. 1896 but per cent
under March, 1923 and 20 per cent
under March, 1920.
Average weekly factory wages in
March were $2T::27, about per cent
over March 1925. This means a gain
of IA per cent since March, 1923. Az
erage wages are still z per cent un-
der March, 1920 while the, total paid
to factory workers in wages has been
cut more than 20. per cent in six years.
The following table shows for i'm
portant industries the per cent of full
time capacity operated in March, 1926,
and the per cent of employment in
that month to the average for 1923
March, 1926 Pct. Of Pet. Of
Ind. Operation Can. 1929 EN-.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-12
Defense Day Disappears

After two attempts establish the observing day
in the defense daya day which parade military
might of the nation and induce the population support
arstc schemes of Wall Streets Imperialism the Coolidge gov
eminent at Washington has surrendered There will be
day this unless it especially authorized by
The open contempt in which this celebration
gnt workers and the rule heaped upon public
in general is responsible for the department
ton deciding the thing The defense day"
in September 1924 and openly opposed in number
Few participated in the affair Last year held
such fasco everywhere that its sponsors decided they
had better abolish the thing because only displays
and inability obtain following except among ignorant
and depraved dos.
The enlightened workers realize that they nothing
of their defend and that defend the capital
list government only strengthen the mortal
enemy the capitalist class
While the world watches the titanic struggle in Britain,
workers of the United States should forget that
scale the feroous deposm tries ac
strikers.
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
Household Hints

70 Keep Pimento: Good cooks
have learned that pimcntoS mold
II left exposed. They viii keep in
definitely if, on removing from
the sealed tin, they are drained, and
put into a glass tumbIcr. and GOV
cred with salad oil.
Save the Eyes: \ pair of cheap
dark glasses kept by the laundry
door, to slip on when hanging out
whitc clothes, is Il saving TO the
eyes.
10 You Know tha, baking powder
is chemical method of making
dough light with carbon djoNidc gas
in less time than it can be done
with veast3 This is why biscuits
and muffins made with baking pow.
der are sometimes called "quick
breads. Have YOU seen oar noN
Muffin and Biscuit Monographs
White Helen II. Downing, 400 Fill
more St. for YOUR free copy.
To Relieve Fatigue: When whip.
ping eggs or cream, beating may
onnuse. fudge, etc. if the arm tires
&ad one is obliged to 20 on, move
he bowl to different level. This
relieves the strain on the muscles
II the arm, and one can almost take
4 new start.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
Rice Will Talk
To Businessmen

tn. chamber OF commerce win
boid ir- first weekly luncheon Of tho
fall season tomorrow 1T the Barbara
Worth hotel ~ = clock.
Dirco'or, hat, issued an invita-.
ion p al Interested citizens ask
ia2 'L,n ~ attend, John r. Rice.
cir fire r"mni,,ionrr. viii be the
chief .prak" H. viii tell Of the
work bciu. don. here in the u-
forests If fire prevention and wil.
~4a ail citizens TO cooperate with
og"jals By participating in the city
Wlde cleanup campaign.
Tomorrow ~ 5:3c p. m. directors
Of tho chamber Of commerce VIII
hold their weekly business meeting
Ia tho association office or sixth
street. Plans for an annual rom.
munitv celebration viii be launched.
II is expected that thc first event
"ill be IN celebration of tho open
ing Of the paved highway across the
,aHdtili- Committee, - arrange
dctaii Of 'h. program win b. op
POINTED latD lhis week.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
As They Ccok II coat Wet"

Pacific Coast trlel chicken is de-
lcious Yol have tEc word of Mrs:
Belle DeGrat lor thar. Mrs. DeGrae
is a domestic science counsellor IN
tan Francisco.
For thi. dish cut one medium
sized young chicken as for frlcasses:
Sprinkle each piece with salt and
pepDcr and dredge with fOur. Hea.
iour tablespoons butter or chicken
TAT in frying pan. Fry chicken until
VII Drowned. Cover with hot
water. Add one tablespoon minced
onion and cook until the chicken is
tender, using a low fame. When
chicken IS done. remove 70 seTvin:
plate. II any liquid remains in pan.
drain off in cup.
Put . tablespoons cf butter in tn ,
pan. Add tablespoons OF hou-.
Mix until smooth. then add ? cups
OF thin Cream. or cream and liquid
left 20 make cups. Stir until
creamy. Then add one tablespoon
finely shredded green pepper. and u
teaspoon salt. Simmer few min
utes. then pour around. not over
the chicken.
To prepare the green pepper pour
boiling water over II and let stand
10 minutes. Shred with scissors.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
STUDY OF MEXICO
"a BE UNDERI AIKEN
BY Z. T.. q. MEMBERS
iilIlitlliillIIi

Chapter \. V, 7. L, O., Yesterday
formally opened lis season ; actlll-
ties with a delightful lunrncon CIV
en- by Mesdamcs Forrest kutl and
{. Z. Coggins, given at the home OF
the former
Following ,nc luncheon busi
ness meeting was held, at winch
Mrs. kutz, president OF the chap
ter. presided.
1he afternoon was devoted TO out
lining the year 5 course q stuuy,
~hicn was introduced 10y Miss
Laura SWEET, chairman Of the Yto-
gram committee, who spoke on the
subject, Southward No.
The plan for the season : work
as outlined includes a study ot
Mexico. Something Of the history
OF tins country. lis people, It's MN
cral and agricultural, wealth, lis
Industries, home lifc and schools
will be covered. The artistic dcNc.-
o?mcnt of Mexico will receive a.
icntion III programs on native ar,
music and literature
Year books for the season were
distributed following Miss SWEET ;
talk, in which she spoke Of Mexico
past and brought out highlights ef
the country : present condition and
development
Roll call was answered with items
Of interest regarding Mexico.
Mrs. ". L. Dresser of NoltNliic
was a special gucst- Members pres
ent included Mesdsmcs Gcorse \.
Hartman. " T. Nosher, Roy brccd-
love, J. l.. House, John stewart
Ross, George Paul,u. G. T. Scott i,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
Banks to Charge
Small Accounts

The three local banks. Bank Of
Italy. Southern Trust and savings
Bank and Pacific Southwest Trust
and Savings Bank. after making "a
careful analysis, have found that
they >uStaiu loss oH checking ac-
counts IN which the balaHae falls
below 4 certain minimum. This IS
easily understood when one takes
into account the expense Of main
tanning the business. cost OF check
books. pass book, ledger and state.
meut leaves. and the time consumed
hv the clerks in business associated
with such accounts.
In order 10 overcome this loss. the
banks are appealing to their Gus
toners to maintain q fair balance.
TO make the upkecp Of 4 fair bal.
ancc more desirable commencing
November !. the banks will make a
charge of 20 cents a month on all
arcouut~ which fall hclgw au ave
age Of 800 month. F..lrrI a.,
interest. iii, - cents amounts 10
= prr cent 2 vcar sawed hv Keeping
udividlal accoruts 20 IT," hundred
dollar average. This is 4 higher
rate of interest than that earned by
a s.>,iug, account aud is certainly
worth earning
The statement of thc banks j.,
W holi"rr that our rHs'umcr>
Viii .rctcr 20 increase :hcir bal
lu-o~ .l-br~ than pay ;br charge
AVID it }, rot o'' desire = Poualilc
tIprl -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
CREOLE SPAGHETTI
Serves so

iS6rNeS 1OA
= quarts canned tomatoes
Il cups shortening
, cups chopped onions
24 cup flour
= Hes. IIamburs Steak
tbsp. salt
IL tsp. pepper
y ats. cooked spaghetti
Heat Tomatoes and strain.
Drown onion slightly in l cup short
cnuG. add flour and mix we'll I'M
III smooth. Add hot tomato and
bring n boiling point. stirring con
s,ant,y. Brown hamburg steak
slightly in II cup shortening, stir,
ing occasionally and add to sauce.
Aad salt and pepper and cook over
hot water % minutes. Il desired,
; shredded green peppers may be
raWutd with meat. Tgo and one
half cups grated cheese may also be
added q few minutes before serving.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
Steamer Afire In
New York Bay
BY United Press Eeased Wire

NEW YORK. oct. 5.-Thc steam
ship pv,ou Of the creek line. with
several hunircd passenger, aboard,
va, af.rc iu View York harbor to-
DAY.
Two fir" tugs aud re>oue ,q'pl
from 'Hc Brooklyn fire department
fought IN" flame. and prepared to
tax, off passengers.
Tho Gre brob" on' in the after.
hold TODAY when the ship Was off
Ambro>o ign'
Whom tlc flames got berond cou.
troll. = radio mo>-agr va sent for
aid. nhil" the CREW battered dpwn
'hr matches.
The Byron vn> r>cort-d - quar-
a1fine and Of ln g. IA. so, off G.th
rao' Brnphlyu. ~hrro the fire boat
u ;rrel joined the Gaynor and ti'
hroE,vn rescue squad arrived, II
ra- said 'h' passenger, were in no
.auLcr.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
With Byoun Sauce

Chicken prepared with brown
sauce is good served with rice, Miss
Aichaeiis says. Here are the in
Eredlents:
! chicken
2 tablespoons lard
sprig each Of thyme. pars-
ley. ara bay leaf
! onion
tablespoons -four, salt and
pepper 70 taste
Clean and cut chicken in small
pieces. Season well with salt and
pepper. Chop onion fine. Put lard
into deep pot. when hot add onion
and let brown. Add -four Let this
brown. and add chicken. Let sim
mer a few minutes with thyme.
parsley. ard bay leaf chopped fine.
Stir often. When all il nicsiy brown,
add liz pints boiling water. STIR
until IL begins 10 boil.
II necessary, add more salt and
pepper. Cover and let simmer until
tender fabout an hour. The gizzard.
liver. and heart may be cooked with
sauce, and served with boiled rice
No matter IL tho chicken is old Or
young. you can make IL taste good X
you choose one Of these recipes.
BE sure to read the inseysstis,9 ssokiaH
ssfieLe on this page NEXT Ueek.J
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
"REISSENBLl DAY"
RECEPTION u / l. l.
BE HELD At CLEB

with the social committee.
headed by Ms. I. ". Allison.
N charge, the ReaSsembiy
Day reception Wi be held at
the Ten Thousand Club Thurs
day afternoon.
The reception, with brief re
ports from the Atlantic City ana
Riverside conventions and a pro-
gram by the Federation News
group OF the clu0. viii formally
open the 1926-27 calendar OF the
Woman S Ten Thousand Cub.
A large attendance is altici-
pated as practically the entire
membership Of the club has re-
tIrned following the vacation
period
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-05
ANNUAL TESTRI
MEETING HELD AT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

A large number of members OF
the parrish Of =. raol Episcopal
church gathered Il The church last
night tor the annual Ncstyy meet
lHE anu election OF Officers. T..
". Wier was ycappoin,cd warden.
Co. Charles l. IhuIP, VAS c.,ctoa
treasurer and Il. \. Watson was
.,e.ycrcd t. act a. cork
Reports ON the work Of the
Ladies Guild ana the Altar Guild
were given as Weii ii, report rs
fao 'rra>Urcr.
Light refreshments We're served
aud an informal sotla, hour follow.
II the meeting.