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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
The Managers Corne,
-CENS0RSHIP-HIDDEN AND OPEN

The poDer to control the channels of Information the
press literature the theatre the motion pictures the schools
the church and the radio IS Ujtal to the dominance of the
ruling class. This control must h0WeUer, be established IN.
such not to affect the convincing pOWer the p0Cer
to lCa confidence Of the machinery for moulding public oph
toN If the rng class exposes too plainly its control
this machiae,Y exposes simultaneously its dictatorsb2
the and encourages reUotion The cerercH
1ong class therefore pulls strings aoiseiessy and say
cretIy possible, that the scenery may be shifted l0
appearance of haurdlaeSs md lcithou exposure Cir
cantsance$ h0cecer often make necessary that ope
and frank dictatorship of the channels of public opinion Le
maintained If the erpIoefS safeguard the interests
The recent effort to plays and books tendency
tocdrd OPEN dictatorship Opion-makig natter
Apparently the depelopment Of plays and books is running
ahead fast that the forces of reaction Keep them
Ia check Nth erstG methods of control Hence the desire
to establish ne0 barriers and obstacles against is
gehcy IN the field of the drama and literature.
IN the newspaper field conditions different Outing
to the fact that there has not yet been established ddy
newspaper poet enough to effectively challenge and ca
pose the character Of the capitalist press the ruling has
instituted hidden, bat the less nsidous
ship Because possesses almost uHdsputed control of
the channels the ruling assume an air Of
fairness and beroly certain that are not tuda-
mental Many readers thus nsed into believing that
papers like the Neac York World the Times are hon
est IN dealing Nth the bigger issues. BIT realistic Of
the situation c disclose the fact that the ruling class of this
country maintains careful censorship of al the lchich
is distributed the COrers because controls indisptabg
the chief chuHnels the powerful press associations
'chicb through their fdreGckig and intricate nadchiner
haze established strdagehold all the chich
disseminated only Che the lc0rers haze established their
press and their reliable channels of publicity 1vu
this iron ring be broken.--BERT MILLER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
Paterson Bazaar for
Passaic Relief Has
Union Back of 1t

PATERSON, N. i'm spite of the
intense cold Tuesday night large
number Of delegates of labor unions
and workers fraternal organizations
attended the Paterson bazaar con-
ference for -Passaic relief at Carpen-
ter's Hall, 81 Van Houten Street.
The whole delegation was very en-
thusiastic. The bazaar will be held
at Carpenters Hall, from Saturday,
February 10 to 26, under the Joint
auspices of Trades and Labor Council
of Paterson and the Buildisg Trades
Council, with the help of other labor
workers and fraternal organizations.
John Richardson, president of the
Paterson Trades and Labor Council,
reported lining up for support. The
Building Trades Council is also ener-
getically pushing the work.
Many Unions To Have Booths.
The Hosiery Workers will have a
booth and have a large number of
tickets for distribution among their
members. The New York Furriers.
too, will come all the way from New
York to operate booth in furs. The
Associated silk Workers will be on
the job, and will have at least one
booth.
Carpenters Enthusiastic.
G. II. Temple, business representa-
tive of District Council Carpenters.
promises full support While the
was in process committee
was visiting Carpenters Local 325 to
apprise them of the plans for the
bazaar. G. Sara Sherman addressed
them and was wildly eheered when
she asked continued support Of the
strike to push the fight on the five
stubborn mills which are still refus-
ing to recognize the union. Local 325
voted unanimously to back the strike
to the limit and viii support the
bazaar.
Every effort will also be made to
collect articles from friends and sym
pathizers for the booths.
The next meeting of the bazaar
committee will be held next Wednes-
day at 81 Van Houten Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
Working Class Women
To Have Scott Nearing
Address Annual Bazaar

For the last three years the Fed
Grafton of Working Glass Women of
Detroit have participated in every
phase of the working class movement;
they send financial aid to strikers in
Passaic,. New York box makers. the
cloak makers, and did picket duty for
the bakery drivers in Detroit, of
course this is just small part Of
their many sided activities which are
well known to those who actively par
tieipate in the labor movement.
Now we call upon you to help US
make our bazaar, which is an annual
affair, a success. 1t is the third an
nual bazaar, and with the help of the
active workers in Detroit we can
make It the most successful one ever
held. The members of our organiza-
tion are all ready making articles and
also gathering them from those who
are sympathetic, which means that
besides having a wonderful program
and dance and Scott Nearing to greet
cur Federation, we will also have
some real bargains.
This bazaar takes place on March
6. 1927, at the New Workers Home,
1343 E. Ferry avenue, Detroit, Mich.
The doors of the hall will open at
$50 and the program will start Z
p. m. sharp. We call upon all friendly
organizations not to arrange anything
that might interfere with this ba-
zaar. Tickets can be obtained from
any member of the Federation or Of.
flee of the international Labor De-
tense, 1867 Grand River. The pro-
cecds of this bazaar will go for the
international Labor Defense. Admis-
sion is % cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01

lIlStAllHus
To keep the company abreast Of
competition Campbell stated that dur
ing the past two years $25,000,000 has
been expended improving its facilities.
The burden of foreign competition
and freight rates were emphasized.
High freight rates have virtually shut
the Campbell, o., plant from the wire
markets Of the west, making it doubt
full whether the works would operate
again heavier than 60 per cent Of
capacity.
Boosts Wage Reduction.
Wages paid to American workers
are three times those paid in Euro
pean steel mills and Campbell pro-
poses that the European workers be
given a raise and that the American
workers suffer another reduction.
Foreign competition is hitting Ameri-
can plants. Cost of transportation
from Hamburg and Antwerp to the
Pacific coast is one-half of the cost
from Youngstown to the Pacific
coast. This problem declared Camp
bell is one of the biggest problems
facing the steel industry.
81 believe" said Campbell, that
the time will come when an adjust
ment will be made and it is my opin-
ion that wages will be raised in
Europe and dropped to some extent
here. However, if steel wages are
lowered in America it must be along
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01

all lines and that will lower the cost
of living" Leaders of the American
Federation of Labor who rally around
the American standard Of living will
take notice Of Campbell's warning.
Favors Curtailment.
Campbell further favored steel
companies agreeing to curtailment
of production to about IS per cent of
capacity with the government fixing
prices The thousands of unemployed
part time steel workers are fully
aware that this agreement has been
in force for many months
The Challenge.
The banquet speech of Campbell is
no idle warning that wage reductions
and unemployment face the steel
workers and that huge profits in
creasing yearly are for the bosses.
Installation of labor eliminating ma
chinery, motorizing the mills, reduc-
ing wages, brings question squarely
to the unorganized steel and iron
workers. What will the workers do?
Organize The Unorganized.
The program Of the steel barons,
guzzled over the debris of heavily
laden banquet table, needs no elab-
Grafton. The unorganized, exploited
and demoralized steel slaves face a
very uncertain future unless the mill
tants in the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers an
swer Campbell with organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01

That was fine, but how many stopped
to realize that Fords shop was al
most a prison and ex-convicts might
make satisfied slaves for Henry.
Again Rejoicing.
Then came the five-day week, and
again the press gave Henry plenty Of
free advertising. What made it good
was the fact that the workers were
to be paid for six days work while
only working five days. However,
have yet to meet the first Ford work
er who has said he was getting the
six days pay for five days work. It
is common knowledge that a number
Of the higher pai6 men were laid off,
some who had worked for Ford over
ten years, and were offered their Jobs
back again at lower wage.
But Workers Sweated.
The workers were told that when
they produced as much in five days
as they had in six days before they
would receive the six days pay. Well,
anyone who has hit the ball in Ford
plant knows that it is impossible to
be speeded up much more for they
have about reached the limit of hui
man endurance.
No doubt the real reason for
reducing the work days to five days
week, was the fact that there was
not sufficient business to keen them. :.
running to full capacity. The plant in
st. Louis was working three or four
days a week during the past year,
and do not let anyone tell YOU those
workers were getting full pay.
Uses Wayward Boys.
Last but not least we learn that
Henry is going to employ ten thou
sand boys who are inclined to be lit
tie hayward. Perhaps their fathers
work for Ford and make as much as
thirty dollars week and the boys do
not live very well at home. Anyway
it will be cheap help for Henry and
he viii receive a blessing from all the
good people in the country. ., s
was once told by a man who
claimed he had been a Ford investi-
gator that he heard Ford once remark
that he, Ford, had no use for unions
as they were out for all they could
get. It would seem that Ford must
hate himself.
Let En- Bite
Some day the Ford worker will re-
volt ard then we will hear all about
the terrible and ungrateful workers
who bite the hand that feeds them.
When that time comes he will be glad
rehire the old men who he has fired
on the scrap heap. and the press will
announce that Ford has new policy.
lie will only hire his old and trusted
employees. The press win say "Hur-
rah,' the good people, "Ah, that is
good"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
Governor of Colorado
Repudiates COssacks
In Inaugural Message

II, SPRINGFIELD, Ill, (FP) The
Illinois State Federation of Labor re-
quests widepread publicity for the fol-
lowing clipping from the news letter
of the American Federation Of Labor.
DENVER, Jan. 22.-Gov. Adams
inaugural address contained this
terse opposition to the Colorado
Cossacks:
"T'hc State Ranger Lo,c should
&c speedily repealed. 10 is useless,
unnecessary and source of irfito-
ton"
This 17-word indictment leads
the governors recommendation for
legislative action by Colorado law
makers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
West Virginia Dog Law
Joker Statute Against
Strikers, Is Invalid
BY ROMA
Worker Correspondent

MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, Jan. 81.
The law prohibiting foreigners the
ownership Of dogs in this state has
been declared invalid by the state
supreme court.
Its decision was to the effect that
there should be no discrimination be-
tween the kind of property a for
eigner should own, that since he is
permitted to own real estate and live
stock, dog should be no exception
to the rule.
A Hidden Law.
1t may be recalled that in the fall
of 1925, while some of the foreign
miners were still striking against a
wage reduction, wholesale arrests
were made of those owning dogs. The
outstanding fact at all the trials was
that none Of these people knew that
a law prohibiting them the owner
ship of dogs, was in existence; and
in fact, very, very few people knew
Of 1t. It has not been made public.
Even the capitalist press objected to
the procedure.
What About Reparation?
Now, that the supreme court has
declared this law, invalid, what is
going to be done about the dogs that
have been confiscated and the fines
that were paid unjustly? Is the city
or state going to make reparations,
or is it going to profit at the expense
Of law that has been declared in
valid? SO far, no readjustments have
been made.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
News and Comment
Labor Education
Labor and Government
Trade Union Politics
Gurley Flynn Talks
Passaic to Capacity
Crowd of SeattIeites
CBy A Worker Correspondent


SEATTLE, .Wash.-The big Moose
Temple was filled to capacity with
workers eager to hear Elizabeth Cur.
ley Flynn speak Sunday night, Jan
81, under auspices Of 1. l.. d. In this
most vivid language the lecturer
thrilled the audience with the story
of the Passaic strike, at the same
time impressing upon the listeners
the necessity of continuing the work
of the i. L d. international Labor
Defense). The meeting was a great
success both financially and educa-
tionally.
Great Crowd.
The audience came prepared for a
lecture, but soon discovered itself in
a jolly celebration of the largest
gathering of workers that l. have ever
witnessed in Seattle. Elizabeth Cur
ley Flynn came here as the first liv-
ing messenger from the eastern front
of labor's battlefield to tell the story
Of the victorious Passaic strike. In
a befitting manner she was intro
duced with musical program of tai
ented singers. She then proceeded to
sketch the history of the Passaic
strike, explaining the why's and the
hows and making plain what other
wise almost began to sound like a
miracle of antiquity: workers win a
strike" You begin to think that,
maybe, it could still be done if proper
ly conducted.
Be Prepared.
The lecturer forcibly brought home
the folly of rapid rehabilitation and
the necessity of preserving and i'm
proving the machinery of the l. L. D.
The more so now, since the masters
enraged by their defeat will surely
try to wreak vengeance upon the
heads of the strike leaders, who are
yet to be tried in the courts and who
are held under bail amounting to
100000. The response of the au-
dience was very generous both in the
collection box and in new members
joining the l. L. d. organization.
We have learned much at this lee
ture. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn pos
sesses the rare ability of imparting
knowledge to a tired worker without
giving him a bursting headache.
Her narrative was richly sprinkled
with humorous incidents of the strike.
AS you followed her along you could
almost see how a New York reporter
taps Weisbord on the shoulder inn
ploring him to temper his radical
ideas, Half an hour later the same
reporter appears again carrying the
remains of his $500 camera that has
been smashed maliciously by the
police. He is now a convinced Com
munist.
The Horse Guards.
In another scene you see a troop
Of mounted police riding on nags res
cued from the horse pond, and when
instead Of inspiring fear into the
strikers they provoke laughter among
The youngsters, they haul a group of
lids to the police station for the
great crime of having laughed at the
ridiculous. Somewhere else you see
confused chief of police calling in
mis- forces when labor's attorney pre-
sents him with an injunction forbid
ling him to interfere with the strik-
RS meetings.
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to collect tax that for a time was o.
dollars in 1903 and in 1919 that invel
The court proceedings show the
Ford company was organized in 1903
for one hundred thousand dollars,
twenty-eight thousand dollars of
which was cash. In ten years fifty
two thousand dollars had been paid
for each one hundred dollars invested.
After the first cash investment every
dollar that was invested in the COM
pany came from the earnings of the
company.
Some Worked. Others Grew Rich.
Today we read Of the few who made
a fortune, but not word about the
workers who toiled in the shops. In
fact most people think that Ford at
the head of the company was the
savior of the working man. On his
ability to skin the worker he might
have been elected president, had he
ran for office.
Few people realize that many of
Ford's benevolent stunts, were adver-
Using stunts in disguise. When, thru
this procedure, he managed to skin
the workers a little more he was Civ
en- credit for a noble deed
The World Rejoiced.
First there was the five dollars
day for every man who worked in the
shop, even the sweepers were to get
thai. They did, and the world rejoic-
ed. AS a matter Of fact there was
not many men who were working in
the Ford plant who, if working at the
same rate Of speed in some, other
shop, would not have earned more. In
fact men working in plants manufac-
turing Ford parts made twice that
amount. And no one seemed TO re-
member the fact that a man starting
to work in the Ford plant was to work
six months. for two dollars and sew
enty cents a day before getting adj
vanced to the five dollars.
But Workers Skimped.
Then the welfare work of the com
pany was started. Investigators
called at the homes Of the workers to
see that they lived within their means.
Ford did not like to have anyone
working for him who spent all of his
five dollars as that might get the
worker to thinking that he needed
more than five dollars day. Part
Of the welfare idea that was not given
much publicity was the demerit sys-
TEN.
II a worker was caught talking 60
a fellow worker a certain number Of
times, or was late, or broke any of
the other numerous rules and regula-
tions, he was placed back on the two
dollar and seventy cents day scale
list for a certain period Of time as
punishment. The boss was the Judge,
jury, and beneficiary OF the punish
ment, reaping an additional profit
from the worker while he was work
ing at the lower rate.
Strikcbreaker Ford.
During a strike in the Wadsworth
plant that manufactured bodies for
Ford it was said he supported that
firm with cash, and il is known fact
that he took men out Of his plant and
placed them at work as scabs in the
Wadsworth plant. Some men who
refused to scab on other workers were
Immediately dismissed Yes, Henry
loves the working man, he was one
himself once.
A little later the Ford company an
nounced that prisoners released from
the Michigan state prison would be
given a JOB when they left' prison.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
ffice Workers Resolve
Imperialism

MILWAUKEE,, (FP). ~ Protests
inst American armed intervention
Nicaragua and Mexico are made
Stenographers, Typists, Bookkeep-
nd Accountants union 1886 in
buttons forwarded to President
lidge. Arbitration is demanded as
appropriate policy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01

Tiye Day VOL Alarms con.raetor.

rive Day Week Alarms Contractors
WASHINGTON Opp. r Officers
Of the Associated General Contractors
Of America, returning to headquar-
ters in the capital from the eighth
convention in Asheville, prepared to
act ON the convention resolution de-
clarng against the five-day week
scheme Of Henry Ford. The resolu-
ton declared that any application Of
a five-day schedule to the building
industry would be economically IN.
sothd. se
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
Congressman BlantOn
Wants Anti-Union Fund

WASHINGTON, (FP) - Rep.
Blanton OF Texas. arch-enemy Of la
Dor unionism in the house. has again
raised point Of order, and been sus-
tanned, in striking from the appro-
priation bill. for the department Of
justice the clause forbidding the use
of this appropriation to prosecute la
Dor unions under the antitrust laws.
The clause will be put back in the
measure in the senate, presumably,
as has been repeatedly done in past
instances of Blanton's fights against
the labor movement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
YOUNGSTOWN SHEET AND TUBE PRESIDENT TELLS
BANKER FRIENDS HOW HE DISPLACES LABOR WITH
MACHINERY; WANTS AMERICAN WAGE REDUCED
CBy a Worker Correspondent)

In address before large Of bankers
the
his steel mills would be motorized
and that machinery further
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
FORD TAX SUITS ONLY SHOW HOW WELL THE
FORD WORKERS ARE EXPLOITED; WORKERS
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WAGES TO PAY TAXES

To-day read of the
of
collect
dollars 1903
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01
Organized Labor-Trade Union Activities

Policies and Programs
The Trade Union Press
Strikes-Inj unctions
Labor and Imperialism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01

Roll in the Subs For The DAILY
WORK Err.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-01

Respectfully submitted,
Frank Yahner, President, S. :.
Cutwald, Recording Secretary: J. W.
McGonigle. Treasurer; Frank Hover.
Financial Secretary; Peter MalIon,
Jerry Ford. (Committee.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01
MARKS MINISTRY
BEGINS ITS DUTIES
Gap Caused by Hindenburg'S
Objection to Graef Is Filled
by Won KendeII.

Nv the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 1-Chancellor
Marks fourth ministry was completed
yesterday, after running the gantlet
of President Won Hindenburg's pater-
nal command, which cost the head of
Walter Graef. Nationalist minister of
iustice-designate. Herr Graef once
snubbed the late President Ebert, and
Won Hindenburg refused to confirm
his appointment
DR. Oskar Hergt, Nationalist leader
was shifted from the all-powerful min
istry of the interior to the lesser port
folio of Justice This also marks the
entry into the Marx cabinet of DIR.
Walter Won Keudell, a young farmer
of the junker elan, The new ministry
is as follows:
Marx Has Two Posts.
Chancellor and minister of occupied
areas, Wilhelm Marx Centrist
Foreign minister, Gustav Strese-
mann. Peoples Party.
Minister of finance, Heinrich Koch
Ter, Centrist.
Interior, Walter Won Keuden, Ma
tionalist.
Justice and vice chancellor, Oskar
Hergt, Nationalist.
Economics, julius Curtius, Peoples
Party.
Communications, Wilhelm Koch, Ma
tionalist.
Post and telegraphs. Walter Schaet-
eel, Bavarian Peoples Party.
Agriculture and food, Martin Schiele,
Nationalist.
Defense, Otto Gessler, former Demo
GRAFT
Labor, Heinrich Brauns. Centrist.
On the face Of the present lineup
nf hfG "a 1hfV0f- Cay1frrvirfc
Nationalists. two Peoples Party, one
affiliated politician OR Gessler)-
Chancellor Marx commands a parlia
mentary majority of about so votes
against the combined opposition of
the Democrats, Socialists, Communists
and ultra-reactionary Peoples Party
Gessler Holds His Job.
The Marx ministry fell about six
weeks ago when the Reichstag adopt
ed a Socialist non-confidence motion
presented by Philip Scheidemann. who
scathingly arraigned the Reichswehr
administration, charging it with main
tanning secret arms factories in Rus
STA. Curiously, the Nationalist voted
with the Socialists, and still stranger,
perhaps, is the fact that, Otto Gessler,
against whom the charges were made.
as minister Of defense, remains in the
Marx cabinet, but as a non-party
member, because he resigned his men,
bership in the Democratic party.
The new ministry contains six new
names, Of whom the Nationalist,
Hergt and Schiele, are noted most for
their monarchist leanings. DR.. Schiele
came to the fore by opposing German
ratification of the Locarno security
compact.