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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15
American Labor Movement
by Recent Developments
Evidences of Pressure Official Labor Leadership From Two
Opposing Forces

2. Preparation for a new drive
against the labor movement.
8. An attempt on the part of la
Dor officialdom to regain some of its
lost prestige and deceive the masses
into believing that this leadership is
waging a genuine struggle against
the bosses.
THE executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor is feel
ing the pressure which American
capitalism, with increasing rapidity,
is putting upon certain sections of
the labor movement and the working
class as whole.
This is not to say that the high
salaried officials are themselves miss
ing any meals or going about in rags
and tatters. 1t does mean, how
ever, that they are hearing rumblings
from the rank and file which have
direct connection with a whole series
Of recent developments.
DRESSURE upon the executive
council is of two kinds-from
above and below From above the
capitalists are making demands that
officialdom take further steps to
stifle all expressions of discomfort
and induce the workers to make more
concessions to the capitalists. From
below the workers are demanding, not
very insistently as yet but the de-
mand can be heard, that officialdom
undertake a more effective struggle
in their behalf.
AS a result of these two forms of
pressure officialdom is performing
some of the weirdest gyrations on
record but which in essence are evil
dence of an internal struggle to hit
upon the best method of serving
American imperialism in the present
period.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15
Trends in the
as Shown
BY WILLIAM F. DUNE.

THE tremendous wave of support for
Sacco and Vanzetti which grew in
to greater proportions as the hour of
their death neared exceeded by far
that aroused in behalf of Tom Mooney
decade ago.
Yet it was neither as well-organized
or as effective as the movement which
saved Mooney from the California
hangmen nor did the official labor
movement play as important a part.
RUT the huge sweep of the Sacco-
- Vanzetti defense movement, lit
must be remembered that it came in
to being in behalf of two unknown
foreign-born workers whose alleged
crime did not fall into the category
of labor cases) in spite of it's obvious
lack Of a national directing center and
the attitude of labor officialdom
ranging from lukewarm appeals for
clemency to open hostility, in spite Of
the democratic and pacifist illusions
which weakened the movement and
brought it to the verge of collapse a
NUMBER OF Tunes, has shown that there
is a substantial section of the Ameri-
can masses which is not under the
paralyzing influence of the official
labor leadership.
THE fight made for Sacco and Van
zetti is only one of a number of
recent occurrences showing that a fer
ment is under way in the ranks of
American workers and that the pres
ent situation gan be characterised by
developments along three lines which
show:
/. Discomfort with the failure of
the official labor leadership to wage
a more effective struggle against the
bosses and some dissatisfaction with
the policy of efficiency unionism and
trade union capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15
Letters From Our Readers

zetti Defence Committee of Boston,
which he attentively examined. In
Sundays Times he was quoted to the
effect that the Memorial Committee,
which I represent, was "sef appoin-
ted" and that the memorial demon
stration chad been repudiated" by the
Boston Committee. This was Of
course untrue.
What, Mr.. Editor, is news?
And what is sabotage?
Sincerely yours,-Clarina Nicholson
Sacco-Vanzetti Memorial Committee,
p Bank Street, N. Y. c..
P. s. am sending a copy of this
letter to the labor press-not, how
ever, to the Times or the other capt.
talist papers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15

1T is evident already that some Of
the eraser forms of trade union
capitalism and worker employer CO.
operation are going to be discredited
within a comparatively short time
among great numbers of workers who
have been waiting merely for some
thing more concrete than official
eulogies on which to base permanent
conclusions.
This process has already begun.
1T is also evident that a considerable
section Of the working class-in
and out of the unions-is becoming
alarmed by the continual failure of
the leadership of the American Fede-
ration of Labor to take any decisive
steps in the direction of organizing
the millions of workers in basic in
dustry and to combat effectively the
increasing injunction menace.
Still further, there is deep dis
satisfaction caused by the systematic
destruction of democratic procedure
within the unions, resulting as in the
United Mine Workers in utter disre-
gard of all former provisions for rank
and file expression.
FINALLY, the fact that a number of
building trade unions in large cen
tiers like New York, and the United
Mine Workers, the most important
union affiliated with the A. F. of L.
are meeting defeat under practical
trade union" leadership, is encourag-
ing a healthy skepticism as to the
wisdom of constructive" policies.
These four factors, as the intention
of the capitalists to begin new
drive on the labor movement becomes
clearer, tend to loosen the grip of
officialdom upon the minds of work
ers who pay their fancy salaries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15
COPY OF A LETTER TO The
NEW LEADER
Editor, New Leader:
What is news?

Editor, New Leader:
What is news?
On Sunday, the Sacco-Vanzetti
funeral is held in Boston, and it is re-
ported on the first page of the New
Leader.
On Monday, 5000 people stand for
hours, part of the time in a heavy
rain, in Union Square, New York, at
q memorial meeting for Sacco and
Vanzetti. Mrs. Sacco and members
of the Boston Sacco-Vanzetti Defence
Committee are present. There is not
one line about it in the New Leader.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
the death masks of Sacco and Van
zetti are on view at the Stuyvesant
Casino, also in New York, and not
less than 100000 people pass in a
steady stream through the hall to
pay their last respects to their death
comrades. Not a word about it in
the New Leader.
My establishment at this strange
Socialist Party evaluation of what is
news should, l suppose, have been
lessened by the previous action of the
Party's executive secretary, in regard
to the memorial plans. | called on
August Claessens Friday to enlist the
Party's cooperation. l showed him
credentials issued by the Sacco-Van-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15

NOTE: This is the fourth Install
ment of the report for the Political
Committee made by Jay Lovestone,
at the recent Fifth National Con-
vention Of the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party held in New York City.
This installment deals with "The
Party's Shortcomings, Mistakes and
Problems"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15

in the hands of the capitalists, they
become additional power - they be-
come capital in the hands of the cap
italists, more weapons against the
working class.
A few words about the standard of
living 1t is true that the standard
of living of the American workers
compared to the European workers
is much higher. No one can deny
that there are specific, objective rea-
sons for this being so. But, COM
rades, when we speak of the standard
of living, and when we compare stan
dards of living, we must not COM
pare the standard of living of the
American workers with that of the
workers in the European war-torn
countries. We must compare the
standard Of living varying in this
country as it does, period by period
and insofar as it is a changing stan
dard in this country. We must COM
pare the American workers standard
of living of one period with the stan
dard of living at another period in
order to get an understanding of
this problem. And in speaking of the
"high" American standard Of living
and savings of the workers we must
not lose sight of the fact that in
America there is practically no So
cial insurance of any kind. In Eur
ope the employers and their govern
ment are compelled to pay at least, in
part, for the cost of old age pensions,
sickness and unemployment insurance.
In the United States the workers are
compelled themselves to pay out of
their own wages and savings for all
these forms of social insurance. Thus,
the gap between the wages, savings
and standard of living of the Ameri-
can workers and those of the Euro
pean workers is not as great as the
surface indications would show.
Guard Against Wrong Estimate.
TO sum up: we have seen that the
theological bourgeosification af-
fects the overwhelming majority Of
the working class. If we do, we will
have a wrong estimate of this most
important problem. We must remem-
Der that in no country in the world
is there so great a gap between the
labor aristocracy and unskilled work
ers. The American labor aristocracy
is the aristocracy of the labor aristo-
cracy of the world. In no country
are the workers used up so rapidly.
In no country is exploitation so in
tense. In no country do workers be-
come old so quickly.
In speaking Of the limits of bour-
geoisification and the power Of i'm
perialism, we must have in mind the
international situation. America to-
day is not in the position England
was at its height of power. America
is not practically alone in the inter
national field America today is
facing increasing challenges from
other imperialist powers. We have
with us also today the Soviet Union.
American imperialism in relation to
British imperialism presents to us
problem of antagonisms which have
taken the place in international inn
perialist relations of the pre-war
Anglo-German antagonisms, Be-
cause of this situation, the period Of
power of American imperialism, the
period Of the limited bourgeoisifica-
ton Of our working class, is to be
much shorter than the British was.
Wage Figures in This Country.
I WANT to speak about the wage
figures of this country. | speak
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15
On CMTC Deaths.
Editor, The DAILY WORKER:

I noticed in the morning World a
dispatch on the far famed and self
advertised opposite the editorial"
page. 1t announced with joy that al
most 10000 men had trained in CMTC
comps during the summer and that
only three had died, Also that the
rate was lower than that of other
years.
Truly grim capitalist joke! To
deny their dupes the peculiar joy Of
dying on a attlefield.-Emanue
Finkel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15
The Party's Shortcomings, Mistakes and Problems

NOTE: This is the fourth install
ment of the report for the Political
Committee made by Jay Lovestone,
at the recent Fifth National Con-
vention of the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party held in New York City.
This installment deals with "The
Party's Shortcomings, Mistakes and
Problems"
WHAT is this problem before us?
W The problem before US is two
fold. When we speak of the bour-
geoisification of the working class,
we speak of the theological bour-
geoisification ne material bour-
geoisification. Ideologically the
whole American working class is
backward. If we want to organize a
labor Party, we must win the masses
in the belly of the Coolidge Party.
This does not mean we must be-
come members of it, but the ele-
ments OF the working class that are
today following the Republican and
Democratic parties. 1t is those ele-
ments that are ideologically bour-
geoisified and whom we must win for
labor party. Only very small sec
ton of our working class has declared
its independence ideologically from
the bourgeoisie. Insofar as the ma
terial side of bourgeoisification is
concened-materially, only a small
section of the working class is af-
fected. Materially the upper layer,
the skilled, the highly skilled, the
labor aristocracy, is affected.
Let us not underestimate this ex-
tent of bourgeoisification This lay
er consists of several millions of
workers who have had experience in
organization, who are educated in
working class organization, who are
largely native elements. Though it
is true that the material corruption is
limited to several millions, yet the
effect of the corruption of these sew
eral millions is to be measured not
only by the effect on these millions,
but by the effect as a result of this
on millions and millions of unskilled
workers. No one needs underestimate
this problem before US. But comrades
We must puncture this bubble, this
illusion that the bourgeoisie is
spreading, the fraud that in America
there is no basis for a class struggle,
that in America the workers are be-
coming capitalist.
Examine the claims of the bour-
geoisie: They say there are 100000
stockholders in this country. The
fact Of the matter is that there are
only 2,358,000 stockholders in the Uni
ted States. Let us further examine
this figure; 10000 of these stock
holders, or only per cent of them,
receive 81 per cent of the dividends,
and 100000 or 531a per cent of the
total stockholders receive only 4 per
cent of the dividends. Then in addi-
ton to this number we have also 100,-
900 widows and 100000 students and
invalids owning stocks bearing divi-
dends. have never seen a mass
phenomenon of proletarian widows
owning stock.
After 35 years of stock selling, the
total value of stock sold to the work
ers is only $700,000,000. Out of this
amount more than half is owned by
269,239 workers. 1t is true that saw
ings and life insurance have in
creased. 1t is true that labor bank
ing has in recent years increased,
But, comrades, when we speak of saw
ings accounts, let us not look at it
one-sidedly. The very savings ac-
counts of the workers are weapon
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15
The Price of Pittsburgh Goals Prosperity.

Pittsburgh Coal jumped
and the of definite bement
in the industry.
Wall Street TEN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15

Coal and iron police clubbing shooting and falling striking
miners families evced from their homes hungry and
children the smashing of the union workers driven back into
deadly hazards of shaft entry and face less than living
all translated into 5pont rise the stock exchange
MY country, It's Of thee, sweet land of berty!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-15
" DRAMA ~
Dunsany's eff" to Be
Produced by Grand
Street Players

Following the production of the
Artyzabasheff play Lovers and
Enemies" which will be put on at
the Little Theatre for special matinee
beginning next Tuesday, the Grant
Street Follies Company, will present
Lord Dunsany's of" at the same
theatre, opening on October 18th.
"The Grand Street Follies," now cur
rent, will close on September oath, to
allow the players three weeks of re-
hearsal.
The special matinee performances
of Lovers and Enemies" will be
given on Tuesday, September goth
and 9th, and on Thursday, September
22nd and 10Th. The present group
with the addition of Leo Bulgakov.
Eva Condor and Esther Mitchell will
be in the cast Of the Artyzabasheff
piece.
Owen Davis new comedy "The
Triumphant Bachelor" will be pre-
scented by the Chainin's at the Bilt-
more Theatre tonight.
''If A Body" a new mystery play
by Edward Knoblock and George
Rosener, will be placed in rehearsal
next week by William B. Friedlander.
Edgar MacGregor will stage the
Aarons and Freddy production of
Funny Face" the new musical
comedy by Robert Benchley and Fred
Thompson in which Fred and Adele
Astaire are to be featured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12
SMITH To SERVE
HIS Is YEARS

Dennis L. Smith. convicted in No
vember. 1925. Of robbery. and sen
fenced to serve is years in prison
has lost his fight to have the sen
tencs revoked or amended AssIs.
tant United states Attorney Neu-
decker today presented 10 the Dis
trict Supreme Court the mandate Of
the Court Of Appeals affirming
Smiths conviction. An unsuccess-
full effort was made by Attorney
William Wendell to have Justice
Bailey reduce the sentence.
Smith appealed from the sentence
on the ground that the trial court
erred when It allowed the District
Attorney to cbmment on his failure
to take the witness stand. Error
was also assigned In the action u
the court IL permitting the pr0secu
ton to impeach a Government wit.
ness. George Bellhummer. jointly in
dicted with Smith. who had pleaded
| guilty prior to trial.
Smith was convicted Of robbinl
Charles Turner at the point Of q
pistol, July rs, 1926. He obtained
some cash a diamond ring and pin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12

This Il q rare photo Of Douglas
PickbanEs, taken at his summer
residence, as he was admlriDg the
Harvest Moon. Mr.. PlckbankS'
next picture win be Bob EN-
Good"
Larry Loaf, Of New Orleans,
prefers hot biscuits.
%~%-
STICKING TO HIS JOB
In the park the two Sat neclxing,
And the moon was shining bright;
/ watched them for quite awhile,
Because Il was loves sweet sight.
She finally said sIle'd like TO 90,
But he said, "Please stay longer;
So she sat back upon the bench,
And he Rugged her . little stronger.
HOFFMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12
SMIT HSONIAN
To GET AID

Confident that an enlarged scope
Of activity awaits the Smithsonian
Institution, parent of American
science" the regents and active Of
ncials Of the institution today have
temporarily suspended their plans
to pay last respects to Charles d.
Walcott, late head Of the Smith.
sonian, whose funeral Is today.
At the meeting of the establish.
nent" yesterday, the first such
meeting since 1878. far-reaching
plans for the future of the institu-
ton were discussed. .
Those taking part in the confer
ence included President Coolidge
and his entire Cabinet, Chief JUS
tice Taft. who is chancellor of the
institution, and a long list of the
more prominent industrial. financial
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12

and scientific leaders Of the United
States.
Since 1886. Chancellor Taft told
the establishment" the Smith
souian Institution has functioned
primarily upon the income from the
$3.50 900 Smithson bequest.
The time has come now when the
institution must be re-financed. or
the broad scope of its operation
must collapse.
1t is expected that a program
growing out of yesterdays con.
ference, will be announced in the
near future for expanion of the
institutions activities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12

tional Education Association, win
be the principal speaker at din.
ner tonight under auspices OF the
association at Rauschers. A recep.
ton win precede the dinner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12

You. zoo. can own q home 10 the
suburbs Of washinston-ehoOse one to
your liking from the Real Estate Col
umns Of tOday's Times and Herald
Classified Section.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12
LOOKING AHEAD

pThese shefIEs may come and g0,'
Said snappy Mary Susan;
eBut ] can most Of them down
And none are chosen.
Ne IN never marry . poor shelk,
And you may think this 10 phOney
Give me the butter and egg guy,
And then I'm sure Of alimony."
AUNT DEDA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12

Those who travel ~ Meteor Coach
will lbe Interested in The Motor Coach
Washington and nearby cities--lO3k
Today 10 The Times and Herald CLASH
fled Section.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12

A new printing process has been
developed in England that combines
features Of both letter press and
photographic printing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12
ADDRESSES COP. WOMEN

Representative Albert H. Vestal
of Indiana will address the League
of Republican Women on Party
responsibilities, Monday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock at 823 Fifteenth st.
N. W. A tea will follow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12
Hg@RD.togg gm5
~ DILL PRICE sTs Is 81 Os;ee
OUR SASSIETY KOLYUM
RIe 81 ofrIce

Sir CIasper Thrillingly. Of KyIla-
wwwilawott Junction, Wales, b In
our midst. He d parked for the
week at the palntlaI dOmlclle Of Mrs.
Plumpern Sym. way out on 18th
Street, and they do shy things may
be looking up between him and the
daughter Of the house.
AEIes Iva FurcOte IL back from the
Bahamas. She did intend 70 stay tili
the Fourth o. duly, but Dad got .
Crouch and cut down on the ". ,
allowance, and now Iva has . worse
one than Pepper. Never mind, MIG.
IOtaa nice young business guys here 80
you'll never miss the beach bugs.
strolIing with soozen Here and
Y0n. Saw the Misses Oldenday1 N
their Civil War limousine With Henry
10 IN an his glory. Woniler II the
old girlsII ever DIET should worry
though, rSItheF Of emil ever leave
me anythingi
derry LiebsrWurst looking snappy
with his whiskerB trimmed.
The new skirts Nrs shorter; won
der who'll be first to get her knees
llftede GENE BLOSSOM.
=
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These channel sa0intmers sviII
soon become as numerous as
bootEeggers. KATYDID.
ODD LOCAL NAMES

whats In . name3" the poet asks
Nothing ct all, we make reply.
orr efforts toward our chosen tasks
Cause our names to soar or die.
So, in Washington we have
Mr.. Brass, who is sterling all
the way through; also Mr..
Cupid, who is serious and true,
not flighty. Mr.. Thinkinbottom
doesn't go below to think.
EDITH BUTLER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12
THE GLORY OF YoU

Ehers'e nothing 70 say. for you know
e too well;
10 me you're dream that IL true
~ vision tron. Heaven whom none
can excel
! In awsd b. the glory o. you.
! Ne flower that blossoms, no matter
how sweet
No sky that e asure ID hue,
Nan furnish the glory nor beauty
mat ] sss u the image Il you.
No angel nor mortal can show me,
I'm sure,
% eetions ana things that they do
a heart quite rs kind and as noble
A. TIE hears that our rather gave
y0u.
Ghis Ilfe -as blessing, that none
ean deny,
With maybe q sorrow Or two,
89e try Though they will, they can
never defy
me wonderful glory OF you.
JOE II. HOLMAN.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12
TALKS ON MARRIAGE

Matthew Dawson will talk on
How to Choose a Congenial Life
Partner" before the League for
the Larger Life, 1928 K st. N. W..
tonight at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-12

Lone has been described as
something like a baseball
game, bat nobody eVer knesO
u to be called on account of
darkness. AUNT DEDA.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-11
NINE WOMEN AND THREE MEN ON
JURY TO TRY KELLY FOR MURDER

HALL OF JUSTICE, Los An
geles, May 1G-( Mime wO-
men, the majority of them hav-
ing interests centered in their
homes and children, and thre
men, two of them ranchers and
the other business man, COM
pose the jury which will decide
the fate OF Paul Kelly, film ath-
lete-actOr, whose trial for the
murder Of Ray Raymond, stage
actor, got under way today
The defendant, who is accused
of causing Raymond's death by
beating him in a fist fight over
the affections of Mrs. Raymond,
known on the stage as Dorothy
Mackaye, watched the opening
maneuvers in Superior judge
Charles Burnell's court with calm
interest. His face was pale and
appeared drawn as he listened to
testimony of the autopsy sur
geOn, which dealt with the con-