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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-18
Organization
Meetings
BY c. A. HATHAWAY.

Shall we join the reactionary
unions? This is still question be-
fore the Workers (CommunisD Party.
On the basis of his experience as
the leader of the working class, Com
rade Lenin answered, YES"
On the other hand, with practically
no revolutionary experience, many
comrades in our party, by their ac-
tions at least, say, mo"
This answer is given in two ways.
A few comrades refuse to join the
lnions because they are 'leftists"; a
FAR larger group fail to join because
hey reflect the general indifference
If the workers as a whole toward
lnionism. Both underestimate the
,ole that our party must play in the
lnions.
One comrade, speaking at a recent
Meeting in Chicago called for the
purpose of urging unorganized party
members to join the union, bOasted Of
he fact that he had been member
II the party since its organization in
919. He said that he had always
,een active in the work of the party,
ut emphatically declared that he
would not join or pay dues into reac-
ionary, A. F. of L. union. BY his
ttitude, as well as by his statements,
implied that, by having these
Jews, he was proving himself to be
good Communist.
"Leftists" Aid Bourgeoisie.
Comrade Lenin, replying to similar
tatements made by the German
left" Communists. in his pamphlet,
Left Communism" page "a, says:
"The struggle with the labor arts
,cracy' we carry on in the name of
le working masses and for the pur-
ose of winning the masses over to
IT side. This struggle with the So
al-chauvinist and opportunist lead
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Bv ALEX BAIL.

The reorganization of the party in
r district is of utmost significance
d of Importance for the party as a
lole. The anthracite and soft coal
Ids of Pennsylvania employing hun
eds of thousands of workers, the
eel industry, the automobile, textile
d clothing industries afford to the
rty an approach to huge masses of
rkers as yet not reached by our
ganization.
some OF us doubted whether our
mbership would grasp the funda-
ntal problems of reorganization to
b extent of making reorganization
ssible without any significant loss
proletarian elements. 1t is signi-
ant that Of approximately 500 men,
IS which we addressed during reor-
aization, only one comrade raised
} issue of inadequate theological pre-
alton. Another fact should be
ed. In every center in our district
number of comrades who register
far exceeded the average number
dues paying members. With such
ponse a successful reorganization
s assured.
Some Experiences.
he Philadelphia, Baltimore, East
Washington, Richmond and Viii
lgton organizations, comprising 80
cent of the membership, are now
ctically completely recognized
experiences during the short
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machine. The speaker ended his re-
port by stressing the need for fac
tory activity.
Comrade Meltz gave a report on
the industrial activity of the league
showing the necessity for our COM
rades taking part in activity in the
trade unions, and fighting for the de-
mands of the working class youth
Interesting discussion followed both
reports and comrades left the hall de-
termined to build the league and bring
our organization closer to the masses
of young workers.
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DETROIT LOCAL
OPENS CAMP AICN
IN HAMTR AMCK
Communists to Wage
Active Fight for Toilers
Especial to The Daily wOrker)

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 10 - Ham
tramck, city surrounded by Detroit,
is about to enter into municipal cleo
ton that promises to be the hottest
in the history of the city. This town
is the seat Of the huge Dodge Bros.
auto factories which employ about
10000 workers. The Briggs plant,
known among auto workers as the
slaughter house" is located here.
General Motors has it's Chevrolet gear
and axle, and its G. M. truck plants
located here. L. A. Young industries,
American Rariator, Russell Foundries,
etc. etc, also find it congenial in this
notorious open-shop town. The city
is exclusively proletarian. Foreign
born workers, mostly Polish and
Ukrainian, make up fully 95 per cent
of the population. They are, econom-
ically and politically, at the mercy of
as INSCRIPTIONS an aggregation of
brutal exploiters as ever turned
human energy into golden profits.
Ruthless Suppression of Workers.
Hamtramck city administrations
have long been notorious for their
graft and corruption. The city boasts
more blind pigs to the square inch
than any other place in the United
States. SO corrupt have some of these
administrations been that an almost
equally corrupt state administration
has found it expedient to send in the
state cossacks to do police duty. AS
is usually the case in such a situation,
any attempt on the part of the work
ers to express themselves publicly is
ruthlessly suppressed.
In Hamtramck the elections are
non-partisan. They choose "good
men" to administer the affairs of this
city. These good men" see to it that
radical agitators" who talk to the
workers about their rights to organ
ize do not spread discomfort among
them To these good men" every
union man is a radical and every
radical bolshevik and they maintain
courts and jails to teach them law and
order.
Hamtramek Meeting Tonight.
The Workers Party will participate
in the election this year. Since the
elections are non-partisan it cannot
enter under its own name. AS there
is an almost total absence of organi-
cation in the Hamtramck factories.
there cannot be a labor party based
upon the trade unions. The Workers
Party, therefore, will give its endorse
ment to a slate of candidates known
among the workers for their uncom-
promising hostility to capitalism.
A meeting will be held at Ukrainian
Hall 1876 Grayling St., Tuesday, Feb
16, at 500 p. m. At this time steps
will be taken to enter into the cam
paign. All members of the Workers
Party and its sympathizers residing in
Hamtramck are urged to attend this
meeting. The primary election will
be held Wednesday, March 3, and the
election will be Tuesday, April 6. r
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BY JOHN HARVEY.

At the last meeting of our concen-
tration group the first order of bust
ness was report by Comrade L. on
the shop where we are trying to or
ganize a nucleus.
Comrade L. first explained to us
how he had been fired because he re-
fused to be transferred into a depart
ment in the big electrical shop where
the men were out on strike, and then
told us about conditions in the plant.
When Comrade L. first applied at
the X Electric company for a job,
he had to give all kinds Of references
and prove that he had experience be-
fore he could get job. But as soon
as he was hired he was given any
kind of Work at the lowest of pay.
Use Young Workers as Scabs.
He had been working there some
time, when the men in another build
ing who had joined the union with
out the boss knowing it, went on
strike because some of them were
fired Soon after the strike started
at this building, the bosses transferred
-Comrade L. and some other young
workers to the office, and they had
not been working there long before
the boss ordered them to go into the
struck plant as scabs. Comrade l.. re-
fused and was Immediately fired be-
cause he would not break the strike
for the bosses.
How They Get Scabs.
While Comrade L. was in the Office
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time in which the new units are func-
tioning, are not very extensive; still
there are experiences which are in
dicative of the renewed and intensi-
fed activity, which are of interest and
of value. 1 will give just few such
instances.
In Automobile Plants.
Report from a nucleus in a large
factory, employing 5000 workers:
Practically no party activity was car
ried on before we organized the nu-
cleus altho all the comrades were
scattered thru the shop. The shop
works on the Ford system. You've
got to keep going if you want to stay
there. We carefully considered the
problems of the shop and also carried
out several systematic distributions of
party material. But we have now i'm
proved on our plan of distribution.
This will enable our distribution of
material without being spotted. The
auto parts are carried along on NOV
ing tables from one worker to the
other in the same department. We
now place bunch of leaflets in the
auto part and in a very short time
every single worker has received his
paper or leaflet and has carefully
tucked it away in his pocket. Dur
ing the lunch hour groups of workers
Jhruout the shop may be seen reading
md discussing the questions raised in
he leaflet, By mixing with the work
rs we learn their reactions and will
ollow up the sympathetic workers in
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CHICAGO |. |. D. WILL
HOLD MANY MEETINGS
DURING THIS WEEK

An international Labor Defense
Protest and Rally will be held in the
Liberty Hall, 18th and 4eth Court, CT
eero, Wednesday evening Feb. II at
8 o'clock.
The Irving Park Branch of the In
ternational Labor Defense will hold
its meeting Thursday Feb. 10. A short
talk on the 5imba 5Iasphemy Trial
will be given. Bring your friends to
this meeting, at 1927 N. Drake Ave.
Alex Reid will speak on the "Struu-
gle Of the Miners and their Persecu-
TONS"
The Karl Marx club will hold its
meeting Thursday evening, Feb. 1s,
8 o'clock at 1888 Hlrsch Blvd.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. The DAILY
WORKER. -
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RUN BENEFIT AFFAIR FOR EAST
OHIO CONFERENCE.

You are invited to attend the basket
party and entertainment arranged by
the Jewish branch of the Young Work
ers League.
An interesting program consisting of
musical and vocal solos, story telling,
dancing and other features has been
arranged.
Prizes will be given for the best
baskets. Refreshments will be served
free.
The party will be given at our head
quarters, 5S11 Woodland Ave. (Frei-
heit HalD, Sunday, Feb. 81, at 5 D. m.
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your part? Did you answer the ques-
tionaire of the subcommittee for
Jewish work? If not. why? Don't you
know that by neglecting your duties
you retard the work of the national
office! If you have some information
en- the problem of the Jewish speak
ing working youth, send same to the
national office and for publication in
The paper.
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work. There should be more direc-
tion from the agitprop."
Finnish Comrades Lead Way.
In Baltimore we saw, a characters
tic example of the spirit in which our
comrades are tackling the problems of
reorganization. Half the membership
of the organization is Finnish We
were surprised to see the Finnish
comrades taking the lead in this work.
Thru the campaign carried on by the
central committee and the Finnish
bureau there is not single Finnish
comrade in Baltimore rho is not a
convinced supporter of reorganization.
Several nuclei were organized. OF
special importance is a nucleus of 60
members in a steel mill employing
1000 workers. There is no doubt but
that this nucleus will become an i'm
portant factor in the economic and
political life of the workers in the
shop.
Organizing Unorganized.
Report from a small nucleus in a
shoe factory: The bosses ordered a
cut of five cents on each pair of shoes.
Some 125 workers in one department
were affected. Altho there was abso-
lutely no organization in the shop the
workers resented it. A shop meeting
was called attended by about rs work
ers, mostly Italian and Polish. The
workers were helpless. On one side
the inability to speak one language
which all will understand and on the
other fear of losing the job for speak
ing at the shop meetings Our small
group of comrades had met and had
considered just such a possibility. One
of our comrades took over the chair
manship of the meeting. Later it
turned out that there was no one will
ing to act as secretary One of the
comrades of the nucleus was imme-
diately elected to keep the records
of the meeting. One Polish worker
addressed the workers in Polish fol-
lowed by the leading comrade in our
nucleus in Italian. Both speakers urg-
ed the workers to organize. A Sc
cret vote was taken and by a vote Of
81 to 4 it was decided. to organize a
local. 1t is significant that the Ital-
ian workers, some 40 in number vot-
ed unanimously for the organization
of local. Application cards were
distributed and the 81 workers i'm
mediately organized into the local.
The next day the boss withdrew the
cut in wages, but the organization re-
mains to fight for the demands of the
workers in the shop. Our little nu-
cleus of three Italian workers can
claim quite a share in this construc-
tive activity in the shop.
| consider that as a splendid ex-
ample of the functioning Of our shop
nuclei especially in unorganized
shops. It is by such activity that our
comrades will succeed in winning the
confidence Of the workers.
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DON'T FORGET THE BIG EVENT
THE TRUM5ULL YOUNG
WORKER AFFAIR.

The affair takes place on Sunday
evening, March Z, at Imperial Hall,
2409 N. Halsted St. Chicago. Watch
for more announcements.
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BRONX CLASS IN FUNDAMENTALS

NEW YORK CITY-The Bronx sec
ton of the Y. w l.. has opened
class in Fundamentals Of Commun-
ISM held at 1347 Boston Rd every
Friday 8 p. m. All young workers in
vited. Free admission.
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FREE LITERATURE SUPPLIED.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Free copies
of the YOUNG WORKER, Tribuna
Robotnicza, Pravda, and Honor and
Truth, can be secured from Frank
Milder, S21 Clylesurn St., Milwaukee,
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Observation-Disclosures The DAILY
WORKER. ~
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
C0RBINS LOSE
 IN HOOP FIGH7
tContinued from preceding page)

one rom mid-court. The Russwins
 were more alert and had the bulge.
 arourr, fouled by Nyborg, hooked one in. Then Morelli sent LID q cir GUS shot 10 count. Joe Jasper in tho
 next f5 seconds sank a couple of
 daisies, the first on neat dribble
 ana the second after q pass It was
 l9 to 10 Russwins. On they went.
 Luke and Swanson picked up foul shots and Hoist grabbed long pass
 rom Luke 10 get a basket. IL was
 lf 10 l3 and the half nearly over
 Nyhorg threw baseball heave from mld-court clean and trua and soon atterward Morelli went him one bet ter by throwing one three-fourth the length of the court. Morelli hacked M. Luke just as the whistle blew. Mickey missed and the half ended, IS 10 13, Russwins. They had the edge for the half.
 The second half was even as far as scoring went, Each team took what appeared 10 be the winning stride only to have the other step right into the picture The first eight minutes were hummcre. The ball sure did fly about from one to the other. Shots failed 10 produce. The Corbins picked up three points from the foul line. Hoist, M. Luke and Arburr doing the trick. At the s minute mark Morelli took q pass and dribbled to basket. Three min Utes later Swanson hacked Mickey Luke, who missed. but got the re- bound and made himself a basket. It was knotted at the 9 1-@ minute mark by M. Luke. who Tipped one in while covered.
 Nyborg started the death rally by heaving one in from the 20 foot mark in circus shot. ]. Luke shot one to Moreli, who sunk it. Then swanson came through with another court shot and his club had 2G points. On the next play Joe Luke went to the floor and was out of the picture for q minute. He came back and got hand. There was ? minutes 90 seconds left and the Russwins frightened up, Jasper made the last point on q foul of Joe Luke. Soon afterward Swanson made his fourth personal and he got the gate. The game ended.
 The score:
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
Dies After Realizing
 Her Life's Dearest Wish

Lawrence, Mass, March 10 LP- sister Margaret Dolores of the Sis tcrs of Notre Dame is dead. but her dearest wish has been granted. She lived long enough to enter the re- ligious order whose novitiate she completed on the day she was taken i'll.
 As C,enevieve Kennedy, 8 20 year old girl of this city, she entered upon course of preparation at a con- vent in Waltham two years ago. Last week her period Of probation had been finished successfully but on the same day she became seri- ously ill.
 To a superior vho visited her in the Boston hospital to which she had been taken she expressed the wish she might take her religious VOWS before she died. The request was granted, and she will be buried with the religious solennity of the order,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
Harry Wills Manager
 Knows Nothing of Fipht

Hot Springs, Ark. March 10 (P,-- Harry Wills, negro challenger. said last night that if Chicago interests are arranging a bout for him syith Jack Dempsey, 10 be staged in that city Labor Day." it is all news to me" Wills made the statement aft CT learning that Dempsey gave out q statement that he expected to keep his date with Wills there about La bor Day.
 T have heard SO much concern ing when and where Dempsey is go- ing to fight me" said Wills, that !t is difficult to keep track Of all of it. I wrote my manager, Paddy Nrul- ins, long letter asking him to in form me what this chatter was all about. l am afraid they are giving Paddy the run around and that noth- ing will come of it. If Chicago wants the bout and can stage it, that's all right with me. All I want is to get Dempsey in the ring with me. I have been challenging him for years but thus far he hasn't kept his word to me"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
Yale Swimming Team Is
 Making Wonderful Record

Now Haven, March 10.--Thc Yale mile relay swimming team broke four worlds records here last night in an exhibition mile swim, one of tho features of a pro ram of water sports
 Tho team, consisting of r men. covered the first 400 yards in three minutes, 40 @-5 seconds, breaking the former record of minutes i& 3-5 seconds, held jointly by Yale and by tho Illinois Athletic club. The team covered 500 yards in 4 minutes 36 3-5 seconds; the old record held jointly by Yale and Illinois being f minutes Al 4-5 sec- oNds,
 Tho 6oo yard mark was reached in 5 minutes, 3i seconds, the former record held hy Illinois being 5 min utos, 40 4-5 seconds.
 The mile was covered in l5 min utc5, 53 2-5 seconds, breaking the record made last year by Yale of l7 minutes, II 2-5 seconds
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
UNUSUAL SITUATION
In 1918 World Series Neither Con. tending Team Made More Than
 Three Runs in n Gnms

In inc 1918 world series neither Of the contcnding teams, Chicago Cubs or Boston Red Sox, was able to make more than three runs in any game.
 Four Of tho six frays were de. cided by one counter. Two were ahutout victories, and, In three, the leSing club only garnered a single run. Tho results were 10, $-1, 2-1, S-2, so and 9-1.
 Tho entire series produced a com h'n7a total of only 10 runs, Chicago, though losing four games 10 two, out-lalied tho Red Sox. 10 to g.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
Willie Plant Is Feature
 At TOnight's Track Meet

New York. March 10 lP -- Five hundred athletes will participate to, night in the annual track games of the Morningside A. C.. and Willie Plant, a member of the club the feature performer.
 Plant Americas champion walk CT, has shown his heels to Ugo Fri gerio, of Italy and Gordon Goodwin Of England, leaders in the 10000 metre plod at the Olympics or 1924, and tonight he will be heavily han dicapped with his most powerful opponent, Harry Hinkel of the New York A. C.. also an Olympic star The distance Is one mile.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
Veteran Catcher Is
 Slated for the Bench

Another major league veteran, Cy Perkins. catcher of the Athletics may do bench duty a. good portion of the coming season.
 Perkins, who not long ago rated Tith the hackstopping stars, Is apt 70 be showed into the background by t"o youngsters, Mickey Cochrane and Jimmy Fox Cochrane, 1t will he recalled, bore the brunt of the Mnckian catching work last year. + was his first in big time, too.
 Fox, according to reports, is most promising prospect and has a nance 10 get the seconds string re. ceiving job. Both Cochrane and Fox Han hit the ball as we'll as play be- hind the plate.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10

Mrs. Malinsky said she gave the poison 10 the woman in a glass of water. She absolved her husband, whom she married six weeks after tho death of the first Mrs. Malinsky, of all blame. States Attorney Harold S, Williams said he was in- clined 10 accept her story.
 The plea of guilty was made after tho grand jury had returned an in- dictment jointly accusing the couple of the murder. Mrs, Laura Malin- sky died last September 26 under mysterious circumstances.
 The states attorney said probab- ly no further investigation would be made Of the death of Aibillc Bible, first husband of Mrs. Elsie Bible Ma. llnsfy. who died about q year and half ago.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
r. X r, CorbinS
RulCrs MAllS In

Travelling with q speed that could not be denied, the Rulers met and took tho Stanley Workers for the second time, in the race, The win nefs were never in danger. They outpa3sed, outguardcd and outshOt thelr opponents all the way and though the Workers tried hard they could not get tho ball down the court much because Murphy and Gustatson were two bulwarks down there. Then Abe Aronson was roam. .lng around with his usual style and Slkora was Tipping along the pass. .cs and kley, the big boy, who plays center, was grabbing them off either blackboard and getting the apple to ms mates or sanding it through the hoop,
 They started off at a merry pace, 40 seconds and Sikora sung re. bound. Aronson ttok two passes and put them where they counted. Klcy batted in q rebound. Nine minutes had gone before the Workers got marx Tn the book cn long throw. The Rulers kept tho Workers in the back court when the latter were in possession of the ball. O'Bricn and Pelleticr got down occasionally to take a shot but there was no scoring. The half ended o2 to 6, Rulers.
 The Workers put up q stubborn battle in the second half, but the Rulers had the advantage and they kept it and added q little more.
 Chic Hayes who had his foot crushed in an auto accident last week, was back on the job and the four teams kept him running so fast that he had to forget al! about his injury. He did nice work.
 The score:
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

Crhana, III, -- Jimmy Mahonev Chicago beat Dick Smith. Danville (S). u -
 St'a Louis-Lew Perfetti. New York, defeated Jimmy Russo, Grand Rapids, Mich. U0).
 Vernon Cal-Bud Taylor, Terre haute' Ind, defeated Johnny Brown. bantamWeiEht champion of England G0).
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
Tiger Flowers Now Is
 To Have Face Changed

Atlanta, Ga, March 10 Rl-Fol- lowing in the footsteps of other champions, Tiger Flowers, negro middleweight boxing champion, has had his nose remodeled, Walk Miller his manager, announced today.
 Flowers will visit his boyhood home at Erunsvick. Ga. or a fish, ing trip to recuperate from the na- sal operation.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
League Standing
HELEN MINS QIICKLY

Nice, France. March 70 P-Miss Helen Wills, the American tennis champion, bowled over two oppon- ents in short order in the singles of the nice tournament today losing only one game in the two matches. She dctcated Mss Helen Shirley at 6-o, 60. and Miss Sally Maynard at Go. 6-1.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
YnT DECLINING

Emil Yde Of the Pirates leading National League hurler in 1924, rated ninth in the won-and-losf column last season. He won IF games and lost nine, against his record Of Is and three the year be- fore. Lee Mea 1ows, Gde's team mate. ranked one notch higher than Emil in the last campaign.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-10
MRS. MALINSKY IS
 GIVEN LIFE TERM
Illinois Woman Changes Her
 Plea to Guilty

Flora, ILL, March 10 Rt-Mrs, Elsie Bible Malinsky, 45, late yester- day pleaded guilty in Clay county circuit court 10 the poison murder of Mrs. Laura Mainsky. 53, former wife of her husband. Ernest L. Ma. linsky 50, and was sentenced to life in Joliet prison.