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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19
Socialist Compromise
Betrays Vienna Strike
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they ordered back to work employees
in various industries, until finally
about all that were left out were the
railway, postal, telephone and tele-
graph workers. Even partial service
was allowed by the socialists in these
industries, and nothing like parades
or demonstrations are allowed.
No Public Funeral.
The objects of the strike are con-
stantly stated by socialist leaders to
be merely pressure on the cabinet for
reforms, and not revolution. Thus
when representatives of socialist trade
unions met in Vienna and first decid-
ed to recognize the transport strike,
Otto Bauer, addressing the meeting,
declared, "the strike must be contin-
ued in order to cure the reactionaries
of the illusion that they can misuse
their power"
This meeting decided to hold the
funerals of the worker victims on
Wednesday, at o'clock and to bury
all in single grave at the expense
of the city. Only relatives and party
officials will be permitted to attend
A memorial will be erected over the
common grave. All work will be sus-
pended during the hour of the funer-
ais.
The Seipel cabinet has issued a
communique in which it states that it
has ten thousand troops from the prov
inces in the outskirts of the city, and
threatens workers with unemployment,
hunger, and perhaps a general lockout
| if they do not yield to authority. In re-
turn for submission, and only if there
is no more strike, the government sig
nifies its willingness to call parliament
into session, and if after debate with
out pressure from labor unions" the
parliamentary majority for Seipel de-
cides on a coalition cabinet with the
socialists, there will be such a coali-
ton. The communique contains many
such phrases as Reorganization of the
government in due time" etc.
The socialist leaders and the Seipel
cabinet unite in urging the workers to
maintain order and submit to govern
ment rule, and both have issued state
ments blaming the Communists for
starting all the trouble. Only the
Seipel statement says that "some of
the socialists also implicated"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19
WHERE HEAVY FIGHTING TOOK PLACE
Coolidge Board Hands Hartford to Have Field
Slam to Women Work Day and Picnic for Poll
ers in Bureau of Print'g teal Action Conference

WASHINGTON, July Is, OPP
Calvin Coolidge's personnel classifi-
cation board, which adjusts wages
and conditions of government work
ers, talks like an open shopper. Curt
ly refusing the appeal of the womens
union of the bureau of printing and
engraving for equal pay with men for
equal work, the board declares it will
deal directly with the employees" and
not with Outsiders" The women have
been organized for years in Local 105
of the National Federation of Federal
Employees.
President Luther Steward of the
National Federation declares that the
boards decision is blow to the right
of collective bargaining. The union,
he says, will appeal to congress to
wipe out the board and set up admin
istrative machinery free from con-
troll by Coolidge.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19
ON THE EVE OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE UNION
DIES COOPERATEURS OF FRANCE

In July general meetings will be
held of the sections and also the
delegation meeting of the biggest
Paris cooperative "Union DIES Co.
operators" which embraces 10000
members and about $50 sections. The
cooperative circles of the "Union des
Co-operateurs" are doing energetic
preliminary work for these meetings.
On April "a there was a session of
the Central Committee of co-opera-
tive circles with the circle secretaries
of the Individual sections. The agenda
included: preparatory election meet
ings of circle members and meetings
of individual sections of the 7Union
des Corporations"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19
News from the u. S. S. Z.
RESULTS OF TRUsTIFICATIoN OF INDUSTRY

The justification system has
scored great successes. The turn
over of nine large syndieates has in
creased from $50 million roubles in
1924 to 3.5 billion roubIes this
year. The relative strength of the
syndicates in the general distribution
through the syndicates has increased
during that period three or four
times. The sale of textile goods
through the syndicates his increased
81 per cent; leather goods, 81 per
cent; kerosene, 80 per cent; sillicates,
So per cent; salt, 80 per cent, etc.
Investments in the Yogostal.
The total capital investments in
enterprises of the Yugostal (South
Steel Trust) this year will amount to
80 million roubles, which is almost
twice as much as last year.
Work is now in progress in restor-
ing four blast furnaces. Work has
been started in the construction Of
huge blast furnace in the Makeev
plant with capacity of 10 to ~
million pools of cast iron a year.
Mary Martin ovens are being re-
stored and their capacity increased
and a new one is in construction.
The Yugostal foundries are also
restoring the electric motor power.
Work has also been started in en-
larging the production of rolled iron
and tubes.
However, this capital work is in
sufficient considering the growing
demands on metal products and the
accelerated wear and tear of metal
lurgical plants which are in many
cases working at higher pressure
than before the war. According to
approximate figures, the shortage of
cast iron in 1929 will be 40 mil
lion pools in spite of the increased
output of the Yugostal of IL to Is
per cent. This will neeessitate capt.
tai investments next year.
Sell Cheaper Than Private TradeE
According to the figures of the
Peoples Commissariat of Finance,
the difference in prices between the
State and private enterprises is ex-
pressed as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19

Vegetable oil costs in private en-
terprises 2.62 times as much as be-
fore the war, in the cooperatiyes it
costs only 1.G1 times as much; salt
costs in the cooperatiyes 1.5 as much
as in 1913, and in private enterprises
25. Textile prices in the cooperatives
are twice as high as before the war
and the private enterprises &c. Metal
commodities are 25 per cent dearer
in private enterprises than in CO.
operatives and sillicate goods almost
80 per cent higher. The cooperative
and State enterprises sell all manu-
featured products at considerably
lower prices than the private trader.
Workers Cooperative Contest.
Returns are already coming in on
the contest for the best cooperative.
The Central Workers Cooperative
has already received a communica-
tion from the workers cooperative
centre of Sormovo, Nizhegorodsk
province. The average reduction of
prices of that cooperative between
January l and June / is II to Is per.
cent. The cutting of prices affected
2,7S5 items. The financial situation
in the Central Workers Cooperative
is absolutely satisfactory. Between
October, 1926, and April, 1927, the
net profit of the cooperative was 103,-
$50 roubles. The administration and
organizationai expenses have been
reduced from lila per cent to 9.45
per cent of the turnover
The capital Of the cooperative has
increased lat per cent in the course
of one year. The turnover is in
creasing every month. During the
last two years it has increased six
fold. The number Of shareholders
has increased during two years from
$500 to 10000.
Seventy-six per cent &C the turn
over of the Sormov cooperative falls
to articles of primary necessity.
The election campaign of the agri-
cultural co-operatives of the Soviet
Union shows, according to statistics in
regard to ia societies of agricultural
producers and credit co-operatives,
q considerable development of mem
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19

bers' activity and increased influence
on the part of local party organiza-
lions in the work and development
of the co-operatives. This is ac-
companied by a steadily growing act
ivity Of the poor peasantry, and a
strengthening of the bloc between
the poor and the middle peasantry in
their stand against the kulaks or
wealthy.
Members attendance at meetings
yacillates between 25.6 and 81 per
cent, whereas last year there was
35 per cent average attendance. At
tendance was even better in the socie-
ties of special co-operatives - so to
80 per cent of the membership.
Peasants Interested.
The degree of the general activity
of cooperative members can be seen
by the number of discussion speak
ers, on an average II to every CO.
operative.
1t is also noticeable that the unor-
gained peasants take an ever-ln-
creased interest in cooperative meet
ings. On an average 60 per cent of
the participants in meetings were
peasants who are not yet organized
in any cooperative. Non-members
too took an active part in the meet
ings and came forward with practical
proposals and open criticism.
Fifty-eight per cent of the mem
bers Of administrative organs were
reelected; this implies Sterilization
of the movement. Participation of
poor and middle peasants in admin
istrative organs has risen from 67.5
per cent last year to 764 per cent. Of
the members of administrative organs
lin 35 societies) 26.4 per cent have no
horses and 52.7 per cent only one
horse for field work. This cor
responds approximately with the So
cial composition of the membership
of agricultural co-operatives. The
percentage af party members in adj
ministrative organs has risen from
1913 per cent last wear TO 21.2 per
cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19
MARINES BOMB
NICARAGUANS;
KILL over 80
Hurl Explosives Into
Unarmed Populace

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July 49,
In a desperate effort to smash the
rebellious masses who deeply resent
the imperialist plundering of their
country by the United States, force
of American marines, aided by" the
mercenary Nicaraguan constabulary,
murdered more than so liberals and
wounded more than 400 The attack
was made upon the forces of General
SANDING at Ocotal, who refused to dis
perse his forces in conformity with
the ultimatum of Henry L. Stimson,
the Wall Street lackey who was sent
here a few months ago to aid in con-
solidating the fraudulent government
of Diaz, who is sworn to defend the
interests of American imperialism
against the desires of the masses for
independence.
Bombed From Air.
The marines and the Nicaraguan
constabulary did very little fighting
as they are too cowardly to enter into
equal combat with the natives, but
stood at a safe distance while five
marine airplanes dropped high ex-
plosives on the liberal forces and the
population of Ocotal. Undoubtedly
many women and children and non
combatants were murdered, but the
rigid censorship prevents any news
paper men entering the devastated
area.
Part of u. S. Campaign.
This latest unprovoked and craven
massacre is part of the general cam
paign being waged against Nicaragua
by the gun-men of Wall Street who
are trying to disarm the whole popula-
ton in order to be able to establish
firmly the rule of the Wall Street
puppet president, Diaz, who could not
get one-hundreth part of the votes of
the inhabitants of the country in
fair election.
The bestiality of the American
troops in this part of the world is such
that the very name and every symbol
or emblem of the United States is
despised as representing nothing but
unbridled tyranny.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19

The platform of the cooperative
circles is laid down in a special dec
laration dealing with questions of
reformist policy, of drawing work
ers into the leading organs, strug-
gle against taxes, unemployment and
war perils. The organ of the Ma
tional Federation of Revolutionary
Cooperative Circles de Corpora
teur" published special number with
full instructions for the conduct of
the campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19

HARTFORD, July 18.-The Con-
necticut conference for Independent
Political Action embracing many
unions and workers organizations
throughout the state, have arranged
the second annual State Labor Field
Day and Picnic in Schutzen Park,
Hartford, on Sunday July 31st for
the purpose of advancing the idea of
Independent Workers Political Ac-
ton as the first step to Omitted
Labor Ticket" in the presidential cleo
tions of 1928.
William 2. Foster, leader of the
Great Steel Strike, and Albert Weis-
bord, leader of the Passaic Textile
Strike will be the chief speakers, be-
sides speakers in Lithuanian, Swedish,
Russian and from the Young
Workers League.
The arrangements m m t e
headed by DIR. Per Nelson of Hartford
announces that II Swedish Athletic
clubs will participate in the games.
A chorus of $50 voices will sing revo-
lutionary and Folk songs, A good
band will provide music for dancing,
Refreshments and good food will be
available for ALL
The workers of New Haven,
Bridgeport, Stamford, Waterbury,
Ansonia and the cities around Hart
ford are arranging to hire buses,
and mobilize cars to come out in
mass. Thousands of workers are ex-
pected to make this Picnic a tremen-
dous demonstration for Independent
Working Glass Political Action.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19
Fight For Millions.

The interest manifested in the
elimination battle between Jack
Sharkey and Jack Dempsey on Thurs
day night was reflected yesterday in
the announcement that the advance
ticket sale has passed the 100000
mark. A sell-out on fight night ap-
peared a certainty, with the probable
gate $1,200,000. Some racket!
Keep Tn the Sustaining Fund
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19

ELK ROPIDS, Mich, July IS. = A
kidnapping theory was abandoned to-
day after the body of 6-year-old
Douglas Fairbanks Holmes, of Elk
Rapids, Mich, was found floating in
Lake Michigan off the shore of East
Grand Traverse Bay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19
FLYING School Teacher In Texas.

Ell PASO, Texas, July 18.-The
Hawaii bound plane of Miss Mildred
A. Doran, Michigan school-teacher,
arrived here at 1910 o'clock today.
According to present plans, Miss
Doran and Pedlar will take off for
the coast at daylight Tuesday morn
inc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-19

Have Paid Your Contribution to
the Ruthenberg Sustaining Fund?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-06-24
High Wages" Blamed

The explanation coming from the
head of the bread and cracker trusts
as to the reason why war prices are
being charged for their products is
the high wages paid their employees.
Officers of the Bakery and Confec-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-06-24

the investment of a relatively small
sum each year, becomes instantly
available at the call of death"
Green's Help Praised
AS Mr. Woll handed Mr.. Green his
policy, he spoke in warm terms of the
great help given by the head of the
A. f. of L. in organizing and launch
ing labor's insurance company. Mr.
Green, he said, had given every pos
sible aid and had shown his confidence
in the enterprise and its managers by
applying for policy for himself.
Mr.. Green responded, referring to
the opportunities for service of the
company and declaring that the pres
entation of the policies was an his
toric occasion. He emphasized the
necessity of proceeding carefully and
with full consciousness of the respon-
sibilities placed upon the company,
points which were also stressed by
speakers who followed He declared
his absolute confidence in the men at
the head of the organization, adding
that they were men who fully knew
and understood labor and with that
sort of management there can be no
failure.
Others are Heard
Following Mr. Green, whose talk
aroused much enthusiasm, there were
short addresses by Daniel J. Tobin,
treasurer of the American Federation
of Labor; George w. Perkins, vice
president and Western representative
of the insurance company; Martin F.
Ryan, treasurer; Thomas +. Burke,
vice president; William d. Mahon,
James Maloney, A. j. Kugler direc-
tors, and Secretary Treasurer Steward.
During the opening ceremonies,
James J. Davis, United States secre-
tary of labor, applied in person for a
policy. The application, Secretary
Davis said, was material mark of
his interest in the organization and
his hope for its complete success.
Many floral tributes were received
for the ceremonies, including tributes
from the board of directors of the
Washington Publishing Company,
Inc, the International Union of Brick
layers, Masons and Plasterers, the
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes and the employees of the home
office of the Union Labor Life Insur-
ance Company. The flowers from the
Washington Publishing Company,
publishers of Washington Magazine,
were given a place of honor on Presi-
dent Woll's desk.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-06-24
Increase in Coal Production
Due to Union Men Resuming
Work Under Old Wage Scale

By International Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Increase in BIZ
luminous coal production, as indicated
by federal reports, is largely due to
union operators resuming work under
the terms of the Jacksonville wage
scale, it is pointed out by international
officials of the United Mine Workers.
The policy committee of the union
agreed to plan whereby individual
operators could produce coal by sign
ing the Jacksonville scale pending a
definite settlement of the wage contro-
versy in the soft coal fields. Many
operators have taken advantage of the
plan to work pending settlement, with
the result that coal production has
shown increases.
The effort of certain Ohio operators
to cause break in the union ranks
of that district by advising miners to
form a separate union organization,
seeding from the United Mine Work
ers, is regarded as a joke among
union officials and merely another
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-06-24
BUILDING
To See One of Best Years
i'm 1927

By International Labor News Service
New York y.-Propagandists and
calamity howlers" who predicted a
big building slump in 1927 are doom
ed to disappointment, Earl f. Stokes,
executive secretary of the National
Association of Builders Exchanges,
declares in an article on the building
situation in the June issue of the
American Builder Economist, pub
lished by the American Bond and
Mortgage Company.
"All indications now point to the
fact that 1927 will prove to be one
of the greatest years in the history of
the building industry" said Mr..
Stokes, although the total invest
ment in new construction may not be
quite as much as in 1926, but the diff
ference will hardly be sufficient to be
noticeable"
After reviewing at length the build
ing figures for the first four months
of the year, Mr.. Stokes says that
architects throughout the country
have plenty of work on their boards, "
adding;
''The government has a 1925 100000
program The bureau of education
announces a large program Of public
school building. More than $1,000
100000 is to be spent in road con-
struction.
Many millions will be spent in the
reconstruction work of the Mississippi
valley, which will also give employ
ment to thousands of mechanics and
laborers. With these facts before us,
is there any reason why we should
view with any alarm the noise that is
being made by the propagandist?"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-06-24

scheme to ''bust the union," or at least
make it Intellectual. The scheme of
the Ohio operators is merely a plan
to run their mines with non-union la
Dor, and any bona fde union coal
miner will have nothing to do with it.
Under the proposed plan the maximum
wage for day men would be around
So day and with all indications that
it would be less should the influence
of the union be effaced.
President Lewis, of the United
Mine Workers, is in the Pittsburgh
district making a series of addresses
to the miners in the fight against the
Pittsburgh Coal Company. Tremen-
dous crowds have greeted him. Frank
j. Hayes, of Denver, Colo, formerly
international president of the United
Mine Workers, is also in the Pitts
burgh district on speaking tour.
The Pittsburgh district fight is being
directed by Pat Pagan, district presi-
dent, and Philip Murray, international
vice president.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-06-24
COAL CRISIS
Looming in Great Britain
Alarms That Nation

London, England In discussion
on the British coal industry, Sir Her
bert Samuel, chairman of the last
royal coal commission, declared that
another crisis looms before US"
Sir Herbert's commission recon-
mended that the government purchase
mineral rights and end the practice Of
coal owners paying royalties to pri-
vate owners who often never saw these
properties and whose claim of owner
ship is doubtful in many cases. Scien-
tife methods of production were also
recommended.
The government failed to act on the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-06-24
Union Bakers Take Big Step
Forward By Organization Of
New Chicago Wholesale Bakery

tionery Workers international Union
of America say that their organization
is gaining in strength despite the bit
ter fight that has been waged against
it by the huge combinations of capital
that have reached out for a monopoly
control of the baking industry of the
United States.
The following officers have charge
of affairs at the handsome headquar-
ters building owned by the interna-
tional union at 2719 Best avenue, Chi
cago; Charles F. Hohmann, recording
secretary; Henry Koch, financial sec
retary, and A. A. Myrup, secretary
treasurer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-06-24
By JOSEPH A. WISE
Staff Correspondent, International
Labor News Service

Staff Correspondent, international
Labor News Service
Chicago-Substantia progress is
being made in the fight against non
union bread in Chicago, according to
officers of the Bakery and Confection-
cry Workers International Union of
America, who are elated over the re-
cent organization of unionized
wholesale bakery establishment here.
The new concern is the Central
Wholesale Grocer Association Bak-
cry, Rice street and Cicero avenue
The stockholders are composed of $50
Independent grocers, who will ham
die exclusively the union made prod
ucts of the new bakery.
Big Asset to Union
This new organization is regarded
as a splendid weapon in the war with
the Ward and Continental Baking
companies and the chain grocery
stores which handle non-union bakery
goods. Inspired by the attitude of the
it is anticipated that independent
grocers generally may be induced to
handle union-made goods.
The Atlantic q Pacific Tea Company
stores are putting up the most stub
born fight against the union, accord
ing to the international officers. The
stores was insulting in his attitude
when visited by John Fitzpatrick,
president of the Chicago Federation
of Labor, and a committee represent
ing Bakers Local Union No. 2. He
said that he did not care what action
organized labor took against the At
lantic & Pacific Tea Company. He al
legged that no matter what attitude the
union may take, the members of or
ganiZed labor would patronize his
stores and he did not think much of
the purchasing power of union mem
bers anyway.
Non Union Profits Big
Stocks Of the National Biscuit Com
pany, strictly non-union concern, is
now quoted at $805 share. This is
an advance of $535 a share over the
price in 1922, when it was $270.
The net profit of the General Bak-
ing Corporation, also non-union, was
about 80 per cent on the property in
vestment last year. The profit on
each loaf of bread sold is said to be
11a cents, and that is as much
as the farmer receives for planting,
cultivating, harvesting and marketing
the wheat that goes into loaf of
bread, without deducting anything for
his labor. 1t also is much more than
the labor costs of loaf in a modern
bakery.
High Wages" Blamed
The explanation coming from the
head of the bread and cracker trusts
as to the reason why war prices are
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