The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30
BY TOM MANN.
Especial to The Daily worksrl


LONDON, -(By Mail)- Permission
having been obtained, / accompanied
Mrs. Pollitt to see Harry in Jail on
Saturday, January 2. Immediately
saw him recognized the chocolate
colored jacket, replica Of the one
was encased in some few years ago
when sampling the menu at a well.
known government establishment in
Manchester.
Harry, am glad to report, was look
ing pretty fit. He stated that at first
he felt very much off color because
Of the insufficiency of food, but that,
since that has been rectified, he is get
ting along as well as many be expect
ed in such holiday resort.
He is up at $50 in the morning, and
work stops at $50 at night. He added,
with much satisfaction, Il then have
two hours for reading"
Makes Light of Discomfort.
Harry soon brushed aside personal
matters, and was keen to know how
the Minority Movement was going. He
asked in detail about local and nation
al conferences, membership, and so
on. He seemed to think he was at
committee meeting; and was anxious
to get things moving bit faster, and
appeared to be ready with heaps Of
proposals for the social and economic
betterment of the workers.
Prison regulations being as rigid as
they are, the general secretary of the
Minority Movement had to be content
to talk on general matters only; but /
was very glad to see where and on
what his mind was conferred.
He made light of the absence of
personal comforts, and made much Of
the efforts being made to get the trade
unions on to the true militant path,
to secure freedom for all.
Shirt-Making.
Harry, and some of the others max
ing up the twelve apostles, should be
well domesticated, and extra useful in
the house, after this spell, as he and
they are making shirts Harry said
the other boys were in pretty good
health, tho none of them was under
the illusion that they were enjoy
ing the beach at Brighton.
Marjory Pollitt received sufficient
instructions, or shall l say loving re-
quests, to write to various folk, and
to get this, that, and the other done,
as will keep her going on systematic
overtime. How dearly l should have
loved to have had an hour with the
full dozen in their suits in well-ftting
browns!
/ much wanted to see Wallie Han
nington and to hear him chant his
favorite anthem: 1.-THE captain said,
I'll stick to my ship so they stuck
him on deck with glue!" but plead as
| would / could get no chance.
A word now, comrades, pleased I
know that numberless meetings have
been held and that many others are
being held and that at every one the
resolutions demanding the release of
the twelve Communists and also the
release of the miners in the anthra-
CilC ulStliCb arc CdIIlcu uudulLlOuoly.
The opinion is now practically uni
versally held that there must be re-
sort to a stoppage of work to secure
prompt attention. Most are in favor
Of twenty-four hour stoppage.
A Rest Curel
Some think that a stoppage OF two
hours per day from IL o'clock noon to
D. m. would be most effective, and
to repeat this as often as might be
necessary.
It is believed that this would land
the bourgeoisie where they would feel
It to some purpose. But the latter
scheme requires a highly disciplined
power of organization, which may
initiate against its application on this
occasion, thus leaving the "a hours
rest cure for men, animals, and ma.
chine for our adoption. / personally
stand for this and right heartily re-
It..