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LOSSES PAID

Ed Olson Sandstone township,
Albert Partridge township,
Robert Pine Lake township fire
serrev Partridge township,
Iienthal, township county,
Keoy Sandstone township fire COS
Minnesota Park, fire 500
Behrman, lightning
Partridge township lightning 1250o
Rueden, Hinckey township ..........
H. p Dredge Grove township .............
Biman township lightning $500
lightning
John Evans Arone township, lightning 1900
Anderson Fnlayson township lightning ..:. 1895
S. Chr Dixen Partridge township, lightning $500
DAHL Hinckley township lightning 1880
Noyes lightning ...........:... $500
Peterson Norman township lightning 2775oo
sangren, lightning 1000
R township, lightning $500
Petersen, Partridge township, fire 1900
ss,7s77s
UNPAID LOSSES DECEMBER 81, 1925
DENIES Marudas township, 100000
township Kanabec fire $500
John W. Thinesen Partridge township 1880
Eleven fire losses s2754s2
lightning 5.2s2s6
POLICY
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Policies decreased during year
Policies in force December 3d.
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January 9Th, 1926, and found correct
CHRISTIAN soRENsEN
C. FLINT
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J. R. Petersen ................ Secretary
Fred Degersrom ........ Treasurer
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Annual Statement
>-oF THE
Pine County Mutual Fire
Insurance Company
ASKOV, MINNESOTA
For the Year Ending Dec. 81. 1925
Receipts
ASKOV, MINNESOTA

Cash balance hand from 1924 ......... {
From assessment levied January TO- 1925 ..s7235so
From new and additional insurance .......... 636s7
From additions policies ................ 1890
The daily worker., 1926-11-27
A New Threat Against Mexico

Nel Kellogg unetered secretary of state IN
language bully notice Mexico that rela
Aons republic the United States will be severed
Aes putting into effect the laws relating to
oil and landed property passed by the Mexican congress
buled emphaticaly states that the
government will modify its laws suit the interests of Amer
expors reported that Mexcos firm stand has rallied
the American republics behind the Gales government
with exception of few puppe governments like that of Ncara
qua which S Wall Streets payroll.
penning clustering Mexico American
protecting Diaz dictatorship in Nicaragua and
warhps patrOng the Mexican coast ostenby
looking fbusterng expeditions in aid of the Ncara
guam likely looking for that would
give kellogg preext break relations with southern neigh
Dor.
necessary the fact that Mexico is entirely
surrender her sovereignty to the Wall
street United States The stand taken by the
Mexican and cannot fail but challenge
every worker and indeed American who has
vet escaped the contaminating influence of Imperialism
No doubt will take advantage of the fresh
attack open guns and popular opinion
military intervention That the church secretly work
inc with the government is almost certainty
If as reported American countries back Mexico
in this crisis might think twice before
they risk the markets by bucing the
behalf of the oil and land robbers of this country
working class must be heard in Wash
ngton against the threatened against friendly ma
ton And it say Wall Street: Hands Off Mexco
The daily worker., 1926-11-27
WHY Thompson Did Not Speak

Colonel Carm Thompson. presidential investigator IN the
Philippines was scheduled deliver speech the situation In
potential Kondy before the reacOnary members
the Hamilton Club of Chicago last Tuesday night
Thompson the Philippines The subject was
toow Why?
The reason in Thompsons undplomahc utter
nces Seattle Thompson went to the islands with
already formed that the United States must stay IN
Philippines the benefit of the Fpnos of course What I'M
power admitted having ulterior motive in steal
ing something?
Despite this neastic conclusion Thompson found
many flaws regime General Ivory Soap Wood the
refrain from commenting unavor
ably on Woods rule must be bad indeed when
loyal Imperialism Colonel Thompson is forced
TO speak public and condemn it.
Thompson gave the impression is administering the
himself cavalry cabinet The resentment of the Fipinos
dents investigator interests of American i'm
The expression accounts for Thompsons failure
m mention Philippine question the Hamilton Club Thomp
claimed Imperialism is good thing for the
Fpno administration Of the Imperialism is bad!
This Just mpea stick that touches the Filipino
mead How can contradiction be recOnced? 1t would never
Hamilton Club such presentation of the
Philippine problem
Thompsons recommendation the president will undoubtedly
gge be advised develop malaria and that
some college professor accustomed drinking brandy
for breakfast should replace him. But whether the Fpnos get
fired accharne professor prodded by the
bavonet swashbung miarist Festone will his
rubber out them and that is the object of Imperialism
The daily worker., 1926-11-27

ruptive step, Sassenbach moved an
elastic formula to the effect that "the
conference recognized the necessity
for establishing international connec-
tions between teachers organizations
affiliated to the e. w. T. F." the form
these connections are to take to be
decided on in the autumn when the
conference is to meet again.
Little consideration of this criminal
plan being Matched by Sassenbach is
enough to make one realize what in
calculable harm 1t is likely to cause
the work OF establishing unity and of
welding the ranks of the men and
women engaged in the teaching pro-
fession, who, to an even greater ex-
tent than is the case among the work
ers In capitalist countries, are divided
into different crafts and corporations.
This fresh effort on the part of the
Amsterdam International Federation
of Trade Unions to smash the already
existing international teachers body
constitutes a direct attack on the
united proletarian front This small
but clear example demonstrates fully
the true nature of the Amsterdam In.
ternational with its limited outlook
and fanatical attitude towards any dis
play of real working class solidarity.
The daily worker., 1926-11-27
VIGIL Radio Program

Chicago Federation or Labor radio
broadcasting station VIGIL is on the
air with regular programs. II is
broadcasting on 491.5 wave length
from the Municipal Pier.
TONIGHT.
600 p. m.--chleauo Federation OF la.
Dor Hour.
6;3o-The Brevoort Concert Trio,
Little Joe Warner; Hazel Nyman, ao.
Gordon; John ude, baritone; Anna
noehmi Lucky Wilberi Great Lakes En-.
tertainers.
s;oo--Alsmo Cafe Dance Orchestra.
1i;3o-Alaro Entertainers.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2s.
500 p. m.-chleauo Federation OF La.
Dor Hour.
e;3o-rhe erevoort Concert Trio; vella
Cook, Gerald crolssaint, Little Joe
Warner, Mildred coluoio, VIII Roesiter,
John Miller. hM
sioo--Alamo Cafe Orchestra.
ii;o0--AIano Entertainers
The daily worker., 1926-11-27

CARNATIONS, .. If and provided
they do not adhere to principles con-
trary to those held by the e. WI. F."
If, for instance, any teachers organ
ization does not share the principles
OF collaboration with the bourgeoisie
and is in favor of a genuine united
working class 'front.' then it need never
hope to get into the international the
Amsterdamers have set up, since at
bottom such views will be contrary
to the tasks Of the said international.
Boring from Within.
Cautious voices speaking at the
conferences (Which was. it ought to
be noted, attended by Amsterdam s
own folks"), thought that some dan
ger might attend the setting up Of the
new International: the Communists
might charge them with splitting the
movement and perhaps it might be
better to join the Paris E. w. l.,
where they again might have the
majority with them
1t was suggested that the Belgians
and Luxemburgers should not mean
time leave the E. w. l., it being rec
ognized as permissible for a union to
belong to two internationals. OBJ
serving the hesitancy of the delegates
and anxious to mask this plainly dis
The daily worker., 1926-11-27
Reaching the Youth

The capitalists thru organizations social athletic
religious assduousy poisoning the minds of the youth of
country with capitalist dope Boy scouts and girl scouts camp
girls organizations have for their object the creation
theology Of the youth that will turn them into
convinced supporters of capitalism
Hundreds Of capitalist papers cater to the youth Every cap
daily chdrens page In comic strip poetry and in
story ruling clevey the youthful mind into the
channel the interests Of capitalism
factory during times Of peace the battle
field in time of
Against this barag Of propaganda the working class have been
able only feeble opposon But feeble it is at present
the germ mighty educational weapon in the future
The expression of the working class youth in this
country the Young Worker organ Of the Young Workers League
Every adult worker should that Of this live weekly comes
who do their brought
M only down by machine in capitalist
should subscribe the Young Worker.
The daily worker., 1926-11-27
Mexican Trouble Not
Religious, Involves
Politics and Schools

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-The present
struggle in Mexico is not religious, but
political and educational, declared
Carlos Barrea, Mexican author and
dramatist, speaking in Town hall hero
under the auspices of the League for
Political Education The constitution
OF Mexico. he said, merely did the
same thing that the constitution Of
the United States does--provide for
separation Of church and state.
I'm 1910 so per cent Of the popula.
tion was illlterate. Today the per.
centage is only so per cent--surely
a good record OF progress in i6 years.
Before the revolution public education
was in the hands of the catholic
church. which in 300 years failed in
ITS task" he said.
The daily worker., 1926-11-27

prevent the petty bourgeoisie. resist
ing policy which deprives it at the
same time Of comfort and of the illu-
sion of power?
Fascist Party Divided.
THIS brings us to one of the most
delicate questions, the crisis in the
fascist party itself, a crisis which con-
tinues inexorably in spite of Musso-
lini's efforts. Fascism, having made
it impossible for any opposition group
to express itself, and having made
itself the only political organization
in the country, is now experiencing
the revival of opposition within it's
own bosom. On the one side is the
large bourgeoisie, on the other the
petty bOurgeoisie. On the one side
are the fascist bands in the service of
the agrarians and the plutocracy, on
the other side are the old fascist pro-
gram and the old fascist groups with
their old fascist tendencies. On tho
one side are the industrialists and on
the other side the so-called corpora
tions of workers. On the one side is
a group of bankers, on the other side
the group of their opponents.
The crisis has developed so far that
within the fascist party itself all sys-
tenn of democracy has had to be abol-
ished. Even in it's local bodies the
party is directed by functionaries VINO
are nominated by the government.
The meetings Of members have been
deprived of all right Of action. The
crisis, however, is assuming serious
forms. At the time of the last at
tempt on Mussolini's life the two
branches of fascism came to an armed
conflict with one another in Trieste,
which lasted for two whole days and
made it necessary to proclaim martial
law. In Rome the fascist bands of
the opposition made an attack on the
premises of the police administration.
THESE are in brief outline, some of
i the factors in the Italian situation,
which undoubtedly prompted Musso-
lini to announce that the fascist re-
gime is threatened by dangers. Has
Mussolini any plan for removing these
dangers? There can be no doubt that
he has one, and this plan is being car
ried out. It consists in embittered
intensification of the regime of terror,
of oppression, of the systematic ap-
plication of force against the masses
in order to prevent them taking de-
cisive action for the purpose Of alter
ing the situation. The re-introduc-
ton of capital punishment is part Of
this plan. 1t characterizes the terror
which is assuming legal forms.
The proletariat and the peasants of
Italy are becoming more and more
convinced of the fact that the death
penalty must be executed on the fas-
cist regime and that they have re-
ceived a call to execute it. The van
guard of the working class, the Com
munist Party of Italy, is steeled and
strong enough to pursue its path re-
lentlessly, even in the face of the new
threats.
The daily worker., 1926-11-27
Amsterdam SpIitterS at Work Among the Teachers

union unity among the various teach
ers' organizations, and it would seem
that 1t has fully justified itself as a
real and growing force.
However, Amsterdam regards the
present state of the international as
far as the teachers are concerned,
somewhat differently. The Education
al Workers International's success
in obtaining the practical realization
of the united front among the teach
ers It regards not as a virtue, but as
a vice, and is trying to fight the
f. w. |. by setting up it's own teach
ers' international.
Amsterdam's present attempt to
split international organization among
the teachers is by no means the first;
as far back as 1922 it appointed a
special commission to call together
a teachers international, a step that
was put off again and again.
No Teachers Organization.
Finally, two years ago, the Amster-
damites set up a civil servants and
teachers international to which, as
the same Sessenbach admits, not a
single teachers organization is afili-
ated.
It can thus be seen that this last
Amsterdam plan is merely a continu-
alton of its old policy OF sabotaging
any united front the teachers may
throw up.
The Paris conference of August /,
presided over by Sassenbach, was at
tended by the Rationale Syndicat OF
France, the Vienna Teachers ALI
ance, the Austrian Teachers Alliance
and the Elementary Teachers Union
Of Germany.
Both the British and German teach
ers' unions declined 70 participate.
Adopted Resolution.
The conference adopted-a a draft con-
stitution OF the future international
the first clauses OF which places OBJ
stacles in the way of entry for bodies
not sharing like views, reading "The
International may be Joined by all
educational workers organizations
from all branches OF educational ac-
tlvities. providing they recognize the
principles and methods Of the educa-
tional workers international fedora
ton" or course, the international Is
prepared TO cooperate with other or
The daily worker., 1926-11-27
VIII Block Returning
of Alien Property to
Expose Custodian Deal

WASHINGTON. Nov. 24-No Ger.
man property will be returned to its
owners until a report is had on the
investigation into the conduct of the
alien property custodian's office. Rep.
resentative VIM. A. Oldheld, demo.
cratic whip Of the house, told the ways
and means committee at hearing to
determine legislation on the project.
Oldfield declared Comptroller Nc
Carl has made an exhaustive investi-
gation Of the Office, which, 1t has been
limited, might contain sensational dis.
closures. Until that report is avail
able Oldfeld indicated the democrats
Will not permit the property to be re-
turned.
The daily worker., 1926-11-27

Quence of the progressive depreciation
of the currency, and moreover, If they
were to be effective, demanded large
markets. The home market Of Italy,
however, has been brought to the
brink of ruin by the action of fascism
itself-which, in order to stabilize
state finances and to achieve a redis-
tribution of wealth in favor of the plu-
tocratic groups, has brought distress
on the middle classes and thrust the
poorer classes into condition of de-
spair by giving the industrialists a
free hand to reduce wages and length
en- hours of work. Foreign markets,
on the other hand, have yet to be won
by Italy.
TNHE chief branches of industry are
L faced by a crisis. 1t is antici-
pated that within a few months enor-
nous masses of workers will be
turned on to the streets. Bankrupt
cies are multiplying at catastrophe
rate. The process of expropriating
the middle classes for the benefit of
the plutocracy is continuing systemat-
ically The masses of the people are
compelled to restrict their consump-
ton more and more and have to eat
black bread as in war time. What is
left of the reconstruction which fas-
cism has tried to effect?
Two things remain: on the one hand
the system of blackmail and intimi-
aation which was introduced in order
10 suppress all freedom of movement
among the working class and, on the
other hand, the phrases and plans of
lmperialist expansion. Both of these
are indispensable to fascism.
A MATTER of absolute necessity is
"A the enslavement of the working
class and the peasants by suppressnig
class organizations, by prohibiting
strikes, by abolishing the independ-
ence of the municipalities, the free
dom of the press, the right of assem-
bly,, etc. Nothing but the enslavement
of the working class enables the large
induStrialists ana the large agrarians
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But this is not all proceeding
smoothly. The pressure which is ex-
ercised on the masses calls forth
reaction from them, very perceptible
trend towards the left. For the mo-
ment there is certainly no immediate
prospect Of movements on a large
s"ale, but nevertheless the outlook for
fascism is anything but promising.
A second necessity is that of max
ing use of pompous nationalist phrase
ology and of proclaiming great plans
OF expansion. Imperialistic Dragging
is a necessity which has been forced
on fascism by its petty bourgeois orr
gin and by the precarious situation
in which it finds itself at present.
While carrying on activities which are
entirely for the benefit of the large
bourgeoisie it must keep the social
strata from which it originated at
,ached to itself by doping them with
high-sounding phrases. How long will
the nationalist intoxication be able to
The daily worker., 1926-11-27

Information was given in the press
that Amsterdam was to convene a
conference of teachers organizations
in Paris, on August 1, for the purpose
of creating a new international to ca
ter for educational workers. Later
the press stated that the conference
had met, but what it had decided on
remained in the dark. Only quite re-
Gently have we obtained the minutes
of the conference proceedings which
throw some light on this fresh dis
ruptive plan of Amsterdam directed
Immediately against the existing ed
ucational workers international with
headquarters in Paris.
At present the teaching profession
is organized as follows, information
ally:
Trade Union Interests.
To the first group belong various
pedagogic internationals of a pacifist
and clerical nature. closely linked up
one way or another with the league
Of nations and in dependence on the
ruling classes Of the bourgeois states
(such as the San Francisco Interna-
tional subsidized by American million
aires). These internationals do not
aim at defending the trade union in
terests of the teaching profession,
nor do they in any way fight to bet
ter their members material position
and status. They are mere tools in
the hands. Of the ruling classes, de-
prived of any chances Of conducting
an independent policy.
The only genuine international
trade union body standing on the
class proletarian viewpoint and eff
fectively working for the improve
ment OF the position Of the teaching
profession is the Educational Work
ers' international. The u. w. |. is
aflllated to neither Amsterdam nor
the Red International of Labor I'm.
ions, altho II contains in its ranks
teachers organizations belonging to
both internationals as well as organ
lzations without other international
aftlliation.
Establishing Unity.
The e. w. l. has, during the course
OF some years demonstrated the prac-
tical possibility of establishing trade
The daily worker., 1926-11-27
BY ERcoLI (Rome) } .


THE introduction of the death PEN
4 atty in Italy is an act of fear which
is determined by the constant sue
cession of attempts on Mussolinis
life. In the course of nine months
three attempts have been made to as
sassinate the "Duce." The first at
tempt has not yet been explained and
there still exists some doubt as to
whether it was not case of provoca-
tion. On the second and third occa-
sions Mussolini rad an extremely mar
row escape. Since the attempts are
beginning to fellow one another in
such regular succession it is difficult
to say that any one of them will be
the last. On the contrary, we may as
sumo with considerable certainty that
the first three attempts will be fol-
lowed by others. Anyone who knows
what fascism in Italy has been and
what it has on its conscience will
easily understand the grounds for
this certainty. Fascism has sown so
much adherence and hatred that it
is quite natural if avengers" arise
from the masses of the embittered
people. Italian people anyhow tend to
act individually. The introduction
of the death penalty is thus a kind
Of legal terror" with the purpose Of
counteracting this danger. 1t is, how
ever, extremely doubtful whether
these measures will have the desired
effect.
After the third attempt on his life
Mussolini spoke for the first time, in
al address to the black shirts, on dan
gers threatening the fascist regime.
Never before had he made use of such
words. Always, and especially after
the attempts on his life, he had made
a point of proclaiming loudly that the
regime was secure" "flrmly estab-
lished," most firmly established, "in-
destructible," etc. AS a matter of
fact, however, there are today unmis-
taxable signs that the situation, not
only in Italy in general, but also in
fascism, is becoming more and more
acute.
Serves Financiers.
ONCE fascism came into power, but
~ especially in the last two years, 1t
has carried on policy exclusively In
the interest of a block which, financial
capital. the great industrialists and
the agraIians, have formed round fas-
cism. The policy of fascism has been
not only a policy Of class but policy
in the service of the most greedy and
parasitic strata of the bourgeoisie.
The consequence of this policy seemed
at first to be development of pro-
duction. Capital, freed from all fet-
ters, threw itself into industrial un-
dertakings, hoping to achieve profits
far beyond the usual rate. The in
vestment of capital increased in an
extraordinary measure.
1t was, however only case of de-
elusive bloom and of purely external
growth. AS a matter Of fact, both
were to a certain extent a conse-