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charges against them dropped. The
Employers Association also tells us
that it "drew the briefs and furnished
practically all of the information on
the Blankenstein case, which is being
used as precedent in this case. The
Employers Association furnished all
Of the information on which the
search warrants were based in the
recent raids"
Gold Star For Lewis.
Well, let them have some of the
credit. Let them share it with the
officials of the United Mine Workers
of America. Who would begrudge
them this, several years after the
event. Incidentally Blankenstein was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-29

past year. However, no action could
be gotten until the United Nina
Workers brought their political pres
sure to bear to have this work DONE"
And David Berry? God knows
what has happened to him and his
damage suit. Our last information
was that he had been arrested in
Washington, D. c., for issuing bad
checks. He's probably in an alcoholic
ward somewhere, or shaking money
cut of boss. Wherever he is, he
has our thanks for bringing that suit.
1t helped us to confirm a few sus-
picions we had about those raids
and to learn more about Mr.. Lewis
and his gang.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
Organizing the Automobile Industry.

The executive council of the American Federation of Labor and
committee representing the international and national
unions affected have outlined plan for the organization of the
automobile industry If the adoption of the plan followed by
immediate action The DAILY WORKER will be only pleased
to give all the support possible to the campaign.
The plan itself reported by the Federated Press appears
be similar that applied in the steel industry in 1890 1t
designed bridge the gap between craft and industrial
reduce the dangers of ursdctona disputes during
the organization and in this respect admission
that in gigantic and highly specialized industries form
organization and methods necessary
During the steel industry organization campaign the plan
adopted provided for the concentration of all workers directly
under the auspices of the organizing committee and their sub
The present plan calls for the organization Of temporary
dusa union but this is include only the engaged
what termed repettive pattern
Makers mOuders and other skilled trades will be organized
unions claiming jurisdiction them Following organization
of the industry planned to distribute the repetve process
workers among the other unions.
The plan important only that indicates that the
leadership of the A. F. of L. unable honestly the cold
facts of modern industry The committee charge will find
that the attempt organize workers different kinds
organization will be terrible handicap The plan introduces the
element division workers who drawn closer
another by the of the machine process
initiates against the creation of that spirit Of need and
solidarity necessary in efforts for organization
We win have say this subject present in adj
don to the above enough pledge the support of the
American labor daily to the proposed organization
the industry and to of L. officials the
sty of utilizing all forces this wor-the Ford Shop Bulletin
published by the Detroit section of the Workers Communist
Party instance with circulation copies every
of which is read by automobile worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
Local Agreements and the Coming Struggle in the
Coal Mining Industry.

1t is good that from Iowa the effect that 80
independent coal operators have agreed to continue the Jackson
vile agreement but without knowing the tonnage which their
mines is difficult to estimate the effect this viii have
the general situation in the mining industry.
The coal operators of Central Pennsylvania have also agreed
continue the agreement pending negotiations and this while
indicates lack of desire the part of these groups opera
tors to fight the union openly this time is also indication
that their continuation of the dependent upon the
outcome of the dispute in the central competitive fedno
Indiana, Ohio and western Pennsylvania
But important than the attitude of the operators the
fact that these scattered proof that the Lewis
administration of the UWA has definitely abandoned the policy
of national agreements and national strike action the btumn
industry. Without struggle the Lewis machine is actually
dividing the union into sections
How this suicidal policy will make its deadly effects
parent in the coming struggle with the powerful operators
the central competitive field is early state AS it the
union faces the end of the contract period March 81 after it's
officials have given guarantees that national strike is
templated
The unorganzed fields decisive in this situation and local
agreements only emphasize the fact often stated by
the Save the Union bloc that only intensive organization
campaign in West Virginia and Kentucky will put the
in position to talk turkey to the coal barons.
Anything short of this is playing into their hands
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
By DAVID KVITKO.
ARTICLE III.

E" A S A MEMBER of the party and
"A one willing to devote himself
fully to the socialist movement I adj
dress these words TO you. I firmly
believe that they are entirely con-
structive." That is how Mr.. Nathan
Fine, associate director of the Re
search Department of the Rand School
begins his apology for the sad news
he is to break to the Socialist Party
membership.
KNOWING that "seeing is believ-
n ing" Mr.. Fine adduces table Of
votes polled by the Socialist Party in
the last election. Yet so disheartening
are the facts that he himself says
that the "only conclusion that can be
drawn from the table is that the So
cialist Party is practically wiped out
except in three States: California,
New York and Wisconsin. I hope that
none will think that am a cynic
or a secret or open enemy of the par
ty. But this vote must mean even
to the most sanguine old-timer ana
dyed-in-the-wool socialist party mem
Der or official that we have failed
as political party"
WHAT consolation can he offer to
w the members, if the last election
results were so deplorable? What en-
enlargement can he give them if in 45
states out of 48 the Socialist Party
broke down completely, and even in
the three remaining states it was mot
a statewide vote? ?"
IF we compare the number of votes
l. cast for the Socialist Party candi-
dates in these three states with the
number it used to poll, the status of
the Socialist Party will be such that
1--WE have nothing to lose by going cut
Of business entirely as a political par
ty, nationally in the States, and
locally" a conclusion reached not by
a "cynic or secret or open enemy of
the party"
NOW, the Socialist Party never par
~ ticipated in any ether campaign
save the political one. 1t usually be-
came busy just shortly before election
took place, in order to add to the num-
Der of noses it could count and tell
the world to watch us growing" 1t
tabulated the votes when it received
them to know how many it still lack
ed to elect an official. 1t cared little
where these votes came from, so long
as it could cash them in by electing
some candidate to office It doomed
candidates by fire crackers and torch
light professions. The emblem-the
forehead been physically lit once a
year, and it usually left an ill smell.
If it happened to be Endorsed by some
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tives Of any labor organization or as
part of any group whatever"
THIS plan dispels all doubt that
4 Mr.. Fines words are entirely
constructive, especially since the two
chief things are to be we'll Observed
(1) to make thorough search for
the Communists in the 'hay stacks"
and (2) "to nominate in local contests
and concentrate, and try to deliver
the goods concretely by electing Of
ficials." Under such a plan the social
list party is converted into "propa-
ganda" bureau which is supposed to
lead the parade with the socialist
torch"
TT is very easy to speak of the So
L cialist torch propaganda or edu-
cation) for the simple reason that in
the torch there is nothing concrete.
Here numbers mean nothing. In real,
ity even in the past when the socialist
party had one hundred thousand men,
bers, when a million members voted
its ticket, even then was the torch
unable to light the path of the labor
movement. The party had done next
to nothing in the way of educating
its members. Now it is too late, for
its petty-bourgeois elements crept out
and away, its prcletarian elements
are absorbed by the left wing move
ment.
VET the socialist party is not with
L out a mission, whether it will
be called Socialist party" or Social
list society" It's future activity will
consist in using its "torch" to throw
light on the ebay stacks" where the
Communists may be hidden, that IS
to inform the A. F. of L. bureaucrats
Of the "who's who" amongst its crit
les. "For "party" or society" which
has nothing to do with union activit-
les, nor with political activities, as
Mr.. Fine proposes, has a reason fer
existence only then when it will help
in the hunt upon the Communists;
it's future mission will consist in trac-
ing the activity of the Communists
and reporting it to the authorities
On this field it will be kept busy;
there it is still needed. A socialist
knows little more about the where
about. of Communists than Mr.
Green or Woll That the socialist
party leadership is already an impor-
tant link in the chain of Mr.. Lewis,
Sigman, Woll and Judge Rosal-
sky, may be seen by those who fol-
low the socialist press.
WET the socialist party is by far
L not of one piece. Some would
rather bury their heads in the sand,
thus thinking to avoid the danger Of
destruction by not seeing it. That be-
sides liquidators, there are still some
die-hards there, we shall see from the
next installment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
Mates Keep Old Wages
While Engineers Ask
For Increase In Pay

While the Neptune Association of
masters and mates was renewing its
former wage agreement with the
United States Shipping Board fee
another II months the Ocean Asso-
citation Of Marine Engineers is asking,
wage increases for members Employed
on Shipping Board boats. The in
crease would apply only to men, on
motor ships, whose wages would be
stabilized at i point $25 above the
wages of engineers on regular burn
ers.
Deck officers wages run as pillows:
Masters, 500 TO $3.50; First mates,
Sl'5 to $195; Second mates, 155 70
$j75; Third mates, Sl40 to Ss55 and
Fourth mates, $40 to $145.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
The Chicago Elections.

Sample of mayoralty election propaganda in Chicago
A the Negroes for VIM. Hale Thompson. Will place
yourself on the level of a Negro?"
Thousands of leaflets bearing this 100 per cent American
sage have been distributed by individual organization
campaign literature The which took place in 1919
to have taught lesson to the Chicago Nordics
Thompson is Of the crooked politicians in the United
States his slogan America First his stocrade ngostc
dabes delivered against Great Britain but whoever distributed
the above eae has assured him of solid vote in Chcagos
south side Negro residence district
1t will be remembered that Dever the present mayor kne
and kissed Cardinal Mndeens ring during the Eucharist
and the Thompson America First slogan undoubtedly
refers also to this manifestation of primitive pety the part of
Thompsons principal opponent.
Thompson will probably be elected by combined khan and
Negro the city of Chicago will be in the hands of whatever
capitalist interest will pay the highest price the privilege and
another instance of the fauous fuy of the official labor policy
Of supporting candidates of the capitalist parties win have been
recorded.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
WORKERS THRUOUT COUNTRY
ANSWERING RUTHENBERG CALL

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 27.-Ac-
cording to Jay Lovestone, acting gem
eral secretary of the Workers Com
munist) Party of America, reports
indicate that turnout the country the
party members are answering the
Ruthenberg enrolment call with con-
siderable fervor
From the unit in Great Falls, Mont.
the national office of the party has
received the following reply to its
call for action on the Ruthenberg en-
rollment.
"We wish to express our grief for
the loss Of our leader Comrade Ru-
thenberg. Our minds shall always
be centered on the work he has ac-
complished for the workers, and we
pledge ourselves to carry on the
struggle which was his last request.
Comrade Ruthenberg will long live
after his prosecutors are forgotten.
And long live the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party, the monument Comrade
Ruthenberg so ably directed the con-
struction of. Such are the sentiments
of the Great Falls unit of the Work
ers (Communst) Party"
From The Coal Fields.
From the coal fields and steel CEN
ters of Pennsylvania we are receiv-
ing responses Of this character:
"Here in our unit we have realized
very we'll the loss Of Comrade Ruth
enberg. Therefore we have redoubled
our efforts in recruiting new mem
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
The DisintegratiOn Of the Socialist Party

trade union official, it ccAnted the
number of members belonging to that
organization and it was jubilant. To
go into the thick Of this very member.
ship, to be with it in its daily strug-
gles--this was out of thu question;
owe are neutral" don't you see. And
since its measure of strength has been
in the number of votes cast for its
ticket, to span the gulf between the
economic and political sides of one
and The same labor struggle was
never attempted. The result is that
its political "patronizers" have ceased
patronizing it. The state Of bankrupt
cy could not have been better admitted
than by Mr., Fine stating in his cryptic
sentence: 1--WE have nothing to lose
by going out Of business" If it would
not go out of business, it will become
fossilized as the Socialist Labor Party
has become, and the prospect of be-
coming mummy is not very intic-
ing.
OF course Mr.. Fine speaks such dis
~ couraging words not because he
lost faith in the "sGSSlist cause" Oh,
no, the socialist party has still great
mission, only. not a political one.
Arithmetic is a dry subject, and Mr..
Fine expects nothing good out of it
for the future of the socialist party
for he sees it going fast to its de-
struction, and he warns it to retreat
in time.
ITO be sure, Mr.. Fine did not come
L to speak of death alone, he came
to speak of TRANSPORTATION. He adj
vises the socialist party to die as a
party and transfigure itself into a
Socialist society" which should serve
as a spiritual or educational buttress
for the future party of producers. "
He says: "My suggestion is that the
socialist party reorganize itself into
the American Socialist Society and
declare that it is no longer political
party, but solely a propaganda and
educational society to promote social
ism and independent POLITICAL action
of the producing classes. The So
cialist party together with others send
out an invitation to the groups and
organizations in the United States
interested in establishing a clean-cut
independent political party with pow
er in the hands of organized farmers,
trade union and independent political
organizations. That is to say, such a
conference would include the farmer
labor parties, especially Of Minnesota,
the progressive party of Illinois and
possibly of Idaho, those farmers
groups which do not have any COM
munists in the hay stacks, those. trade
unions and labor groups which are
bona fide and represent the American
socialist society. The Communists
would be barred either as representa-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
Boston District Of Workers Party Takes
Energetic Steps to Garry Out Its Quota
In the RuthenbGrg Membership Campaign

BOSTON NASS-A special membership drive committee elected
the Political
The following
ship
s. PueO L. Marks A. Feurabend
E. Putur r.
J. Grabir s. ID. Levine r.
j. karas W. Selgman s.. YeIin
E. PuhpO
The making
drive
members and they
drive will also be especially connected with work the
the meetings The meeting the
membership committee will be held
ted o attend also all Party o ostOn.
special Oganizatona Conference consider the question Ruen
Membership
will be held Sunday April Sd and expected that delegates from
all cities will 5
to
his life and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
On The Death OF Comradc
RuthenberR.

WASHINGTON, d. C.--"He falls
and passes with clean shield
No blood of any creature was on his
hands,
He fought for the worlds workers,
and wouldn't yield.
To tyrants, but battled for the poor
in all lands.
when the hour was darkest, his fol-
lowers few
Calmly and patiently this comrade-
pioneer
Smiled and struggled till his courage
drew
From thousands love and allegiance
year by year
"a failure? Nayl a colossal sue
cess
His was the triumph that the mass
shall share
Freedom from wrong thru martyr
dom's caress,
His name shall live like John Reeds
everywhere"
Edward J. xyyine.
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bers and in carrying out DEC and
Gee orders. Yes, the death of Com
rade Ruthenberg has inspired each
one of us to firmer determination
to carry on the fight until death.
" We must keep The DAILY
W0RKER'-these words will fall on
willing ears here and you can rest
assured that results will be
obtained very shortly. By that
mean that every member will go
out and seek new subscribers as we'll
as donations
Results Forthcoming.
From a unit in one of the mid
western districts we have received
the following:
1--WE pledge to do everything pos
sible at the last meeting after Com
rade Ruthenberg's death, and your
letter Of the 10th instant will be read
at the next meeting, which will be
March 25th, and | am sure that re-
suits will be Forthcoming.
The remarkable response Of the
comrades and workers in the coal
and steel centers is a source Of great
inspiration to the entire party. The
comrades in this territory have been
subject to the most vicious persecu-
ton and police terrorism. These acts
Of brutality have only served to
strengthen their determination to
help build the party.
Hold Special Meetings.
All the national language fraction
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
" DRAMA ~
GINGERBREAD ROYALTY
Poison, emperOrs, and intrigue
mix in "The Crown Prince"
Reviewed Bv HARBOR ALLEN.

Reviewed BY HARBOR ALLEN.
A ROCCO palace, Gothic hunting
n lodge, poison, intrigue, a willy
chancellor, an emperor with red
pants and Franz Josef mutton chops,
royal abdications, cadets who die for
their prince, a princess with red hair
and fiery temper, an heir to the
throne who years to ''be a free man
so | can marry the woman I love-"
All thee are crammed into a POM
pous play called "The Crown Prince, /"
translated from the Hungarian of
Ernest Vadja by Zoe Atkins, pro-
duced by L. Lawrence Weber at the
Forrest Theatre. Fifty years ago
this sort of gingerbread royalty had
a glamor for democratic" America.
Now tits just stale cake, gone to
crumbs. To freshen it up, it has
been sprinkled with democratic icing:
You belong to the old order" says
the prince to the emperor, 81 to the
new. To you the emporer's word is
sacred because it is the emporer's
word. To me and to the people. it
is sacred only when it is just"
Pretty stale icing too.
The rest of the play consists of
stilted speeches, ham acting, myster-
ious entrances through secret doors.
orations on "the will to love-" torn
letters, threats, shots, a poisoning
duet, and program note insisting
that the play is based on "actual
facts" 1t has nothing for the work.
er.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
Garden Expelled From
Australian Communist
Party as OppOrtunist

MELBOURNE, Australia. March
27.--J. s. Garden, a member of the
executive committee of the Commu-
mist Party of Australia has been ex-
PEELED from the party because he re-
fused to declare his membership in
the party only when he was reported
in the press as not belonging to the
organization.
A statement issued by the Commu-
mist Party states that Green has been
developing towards the right for the
last year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
Ruthenberg Memorial
Demonstrations Held
By New York Pioneers

During the weekend nine Ruthen-
berg memorial meetings were held
here in different sections of the city
by the Young Pioneers.
They were addressed by the men,
bers of the district executive COM
mittee, who told the assembled chill
dren of the life and work of Com
rade C. E. Ruthenberg, founder of
the Communist movement of this
country. Almost 100 new members
were secured.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28

bureaus, as we'll as all the DEC's are
planning to hold special meetings to
consider the most effective ways and
means of getting the maximum re-
suits out of the present Ruthenberg
enrolment for the upbuilding of the
Workers (Communist) Party of
America.
Youth VIII Continue Fight.
SEATTLE, Wash, - Resolution
passed University Branch 2, Section
II, expressing deepest regret loss
Comrade Ruthenberg, great man pass
but cause moves on. His work so
unflinchingly performed great
foundation stone for superstructure
of party. Youth must be encouraged
to prepare for leadersight. Fight
on"
Loss To Anti-Imperialists
PALo ALTO, Calif.-"W wish to ex-
press our regret at the death Of Com
rade Ruthenberg which deprived us
anti-imperialists of an able leader,
but are sure his spirit will remain
forever as guiding light for us re-
volutionists.
American Sun Vat Senist Society
Per II. Smith, Acting Chairman Of
Gee"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28
Gary Railway Workers
Will Win Wage Raise

GARY, Ind, March 27.-Discussion
Of the demands Of the railroad work
ers Of this city is being resumed in
Chicago.
The IA per cent raise in wages
that the union is demanding will be
granted, according to Walter Wall,
business agent of the union. If so,
the union will not press the other
nine demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-28

"Brilliants," a play by Lyman
Brown, opens in Pittsburgh April IL
with Wanda Lyon and Mckay Nor
ris in the cast. 1t is due on Broad
way the following week.
"The Field Cod" by Paul Green,
author of an Abraham's Bosom"
will be produced by Edwin R. Wolfe
at Werba's Brooklyn Theatre on
April II, coming here a week later.
Fritz Lieber will head the cast.
Bertha Kalich will open a two
weeks engagement on Broadway be-
ginning April 10, She will be seen
in "Magda" and "The Riddle Wom-
an"
"The Message" by George A. Nat
anson and Arthur S. Ross, is sched-
uled for this city about the middle
of April Howard Lang heads the
cast.
Arch Selwyn, just returned from
Europe, announces that he will pro-
duce next fall "The Garden of Eden"
with Corinne Griffith, motion picture
actress, possibly in the leading role,
German comedy calais to Dover"
concerned with channel-swimming,
and a new Lonsdale play, "Most of
Us Are" in association with Arthur
Hopkins.
The Stagers, rather inactive now
for many months, is planning to
produce a play called "Wall Street."
by James Rosenberg.
Rosalind Fuller and J. C. Nugent
will appear in a comedy called
What Would You Do?" translated
from the German of Lajos LAURA by
L. A. Burrell and Lawrence r. r.
Brown.
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