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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-25
A SCab Passes Out

DURING the Great Steel Strike Of 1919 John Bar
= ton was one of the few workers in his locality
who remained loyal to the company. Very much
against his will he had to stay away from the mill
few weeks. He, alone, would be no use to the
company since pair of hands could not take
the place of several hundred.
John was watching chance to muster a band of
"LOyalsts" He seized every opportunity of ex-
pressing his disapproval of the strike He continu
ousy denounced its leaders and anticipated its de-
feat He endeavored to create dissension and tried
to play the role of defeatst, but did not know how
to do it in as able manner the more skilled and
better trained company hacks and stool pigeons.
Finally he found five six workers who
staggering beneath the cruel lash of economic de-
terminism. They ready for anything Anything
that would increase their immediate food supply and
alleviate their domestic turmoil.
With an unconcealed facial expression of salts
faction John proposed, "Let US go see the employ
ment agent before it is too late" This was move
the others detested and feared but yet the fear Of
not making it was too strong to be successfully re-
sisted.
Next morning five of them went to see the en-
ployment agent John, the self-appointed spokes-
man, takes the lead offers apologies and asks for
reinstatement. After q brief lecture the agent
agrees to forgive them and hands them over to
four gun-wavng policemen who escorted them to
the super's office.
The super smiled for the first time in their pres
go in" he said "and start the furnace. All
you VIII nave 10 90 is keep smoke gong up during
the hours of daylight You boys in for all pro-
motions and will have steady job the rest of your
lives"
Several weeks were spent making smoke The
local newspapers used headlines and several front
page columns stating the mill had resumed opera
tons and falsely asserting that several outoftown
mills were working one hundred per cent. Crude
and od-fashioned tho this propaganda was it had
a severe effect wel-meaning but non think
ing workers.
In several months after the strike John went to
work leader the side shears. This paid one
dollar day more than his previous job. Figuring
many days work in the year at this new job
he bought house the installment plan.
John, his wife Esther and their three children
moved TO their home in respectable part of
the city" Esther like her husband was a vocferate
zone hundred percenter." She continuously pointed
to Ford and Carnegie examples that all should
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-25
BY CHARLIE BYRNE

utes examination the doctor declared John unfit to
be employed This added TO his troubles Now his
health was gone. He had nothing to hope for. "The
new shears did it ALL" was his continuous wall
The real estate dealer has dispossess served on
him the following week. His insurance policies have
long since lapsed. Even his dog deserted and went
to seek master from whom he would get food
why should l continue in such misery? Death
is staring me in the face Why prolong the agony?"
he asked himself over and over again as he watched
Esther and the children sleeping Their fraiI bodies
and pale faces clearly indicated the long DAYS and
nights of hunger and restitution through which had
passed both he and them
mo, it's no use" he said he stepped out of the
bed, closed the windows tight and opened all the gas
jets Thats that" he muttered as he stretched him
self out on the floor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-25
An Invitation and a Few Suggestions

The Saturday magazine supplement- Of The
DAILY WORKER welcomes contributions from
ITS readers. Stories articles cartoons and poetry
VIII be given consideration with a view TO pub
hcation This does not imply that everything sub
mltted will see the light Of the newsstands.
Neither do we guarantee that all rejected manu-
scripts VIII be returned even when self addressed
and stamped envelopes accompany the contribu-
tons We will do the best we can to return re-
lected manuscripts, but sometimes accidents hap
pen.
A few words for the benefit of our poets. We
are not prudish by any means. but we notice
that poets between the ages of II and II are
inclined to get rough with the English language
and addicted to painting pictures of the horrors
OF capitalism with brush stepped in sex phrase
ology. Perhaps this phenomenon is not difficult
OF explanation, but We must be pardoned for dis
couraging our youngsters from following this
path 10 fame.
Contributions should be addressed 10: The
Editor. Saturday Magazine, Daily Worker. 30
FIRST Street. New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-25
BEWARE, MADMAN!
By SAMUEL A. HERMAN.

Beware mailman, bewarei
YOU who so freely shake fist at the Red Dawn
Who fume and and threaten
Who strut the stage of twentieth century history
Like "a mailman broken loose
Emitting cries that sarte the
Borrowed like dress suit for occasion,
From your colonial junges
Beware mailman, bewarel
You, who would light the match of war;
70 destroy the builders of the future;
Who are laying diabolical plans
To shape the emaciated bodies
Of the starving miners and the
Into battaions of steel, ready march
In the direction of outsretched finger
Beware, mailman beware!
Lest wretehed slaves of yesterday,
Refuse compliance with command,
And facing with cleaning
We are not mercenaries for hire,
We refuse to march where desire
Not they, but real foe
And are to blame for all
Beware, madman beware!
Look at the far-flung eastern sky,
Where the artistry Of a rising
Had painted countless crimson streaks
Upon spacious blue
Can the sky above be inverted
And its myriad crimson streaks
Be reflection of Red Army below?
Beware, John Bull beware
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-25
NEW YORK

EAST SIDE
Iattered clothes the backs
of East Sides youth.
Are still in vogue
In period of prosperity.
Children writing in the mud
OF unpaved streets
Are the living monuments
TO the eleven thousand milHonairas
Sentencing the tots
To life of tattered clothes and r,,,75 60.
BRONX
Small is its very breath.
Gathered beneath the tables of the powerful
Picking the crumbs
Coming from time to time
Petty is its look
Upon the benefactors
Permitting its existence.
Yet it runs from the quarters
OF the proletariat,
To be driven back
By the money lords.
WALL STREET
Marrow is its structure
Symbolizing the underhand method
Of obtaining all in existence
In world Of grabbing
The light Of day
Never penetrates Wall Street
Screening maniacs
Selling what is not theirs;
Coupon pullers
Pawning the lives Of the masses.
In the drawers of Wall Street
Wall Street. the price taker
In an era Of robbery.
BROADWAY
world gone mad
In search for excitement.
Money comes fast
And life goes faster
Advertisements, electric signs.
Blaze over an age
Burning itself out
In tribute to the yellow devil
Filth, as its laures
EUGENE KREININ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-25

Beware, John Bull, bewarel
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
Race Spends Much For Good Time !
And Very Little For Welfare Work

cradle sums of money in her work
here and abroad, she had never
owned an automobile.
Lieutenant Oxley Speaks
Speaking of the death rate, Lieu
tenant Oxley declared that 20 per
cent of the population in North Car
DINA furnished 65 per cent of the
deaths by tuberculosis. Eighty-five
per cent of births in that state, he
said, were attended by midwives in
stead of doctors.
10 Murderers lt
In one county 10 murderers were
treated for syphilis. Out of every
1000 colored children born in North
Carolina 124 are illegitimate. Out
of every 1000 white children born
Is are illegitimate in that state.
In 1926, 282 colored and 1871 white
persons were admitted to prison. In
vestigation shows that few of those
arrested for crime had gotten be-
yond the elementary schools and that
l6 per cent were illiterate.
No Lynehing Seven Years
North Carolina, he added, had no
lynching for seven years and so per
cent of those persons convicted OF
rape had received commuted sent.
ence from the governor.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
Butte, Montana
w. Scott, Reporter

The B. B. B. Club met at the home
of Mrs. James Kirk, RMS. Walker be-
ing joint hostess. The whist tourna-
ment was concluded, Mrs. Hugh
Vaughn and Mr.. Theodore Marshall
being the recipients of clever prizes.
Mrs. d. Waldron has established
housekeeping at 900 S. Idaho st.
The midwinter session Of the Mon
tana Federation of Negro Woman's
Clubs will convene in Butte Jan IL,
with Mrs E. Harris of Missoula pre-
siding, this event evokes great in
terest and several affairs are plan
ned to delight the visitors.
The eParl Gu bheld its regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. Eugene
Robinson. An interesting program
was enjoyed by the members, Mrs
Fl. d. Wagon was the Clubs guest.
The program consisted of the fol
lowing: :.
Paper, "Life of Alexander Hamil.
ton, "by Mrs. Theodore Marshall;
paper, Little Talks of Family Fin
ances," by Mrs. John Duncan; read
ing, "The Turkeys Swan Gobble," by
Mrs. E. Hammond; turkey dinner
closed the session.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23

You feel like saying, Eyes, your
Excellency, the appointed time"
This crime,p in the opinion of the
governor of the state that started
your country off. SHOULD arouse the
people Of Virginia to the necessity of
drastic punishment so that an ex-
ample will be made of those who
commit muder in the mobs as we'll as
those who commit murder as individ-
uals." ~
You expect noble speech like
that from brother of the man who
flew over an unknown world, do you
not? ..
Let colored Virginians, proud of
their governor, drop him a line and
see that Carter Glass, dishonoring
jefferson, George Mason and Pat
rick Henry in defying their eonsti-
tuition ought also to arouse the
people of Virginia"
Your Excellency, speak to Senator
Glass.
2. The great Bible Society Of New
York celebrates its IlSth annivers-
airy. You will note that our white
people have been reading the Bible
long time. They were reading il
or they had II before them, when you
although having eyes to see, were not
permitted to read it.
News of the Bible is highest news
You know tits true because it proves
ITSELF. You came to this country
according to its instructions, endured
sssli,.e 80 N- Nnaaksnase aud knsFiN,p
endured, came into liberty because
of its power over human hearts.
On tho anniversary distinguished
citizens wrote the society kind words
Among these to congratulate the
society are Mr.. Coolidge, your pray
ing president, Kellogg, secretary OF
state, Mellon, secretary of the treas
urer, Governor Jackson, of Indiana
Mayor Walker, Of New York.
Each Of these gentlemen has found
comfort in the great book. Mr.. KEEL
log reads of Moses, first secretary OF
state. Mr.. Mellon reads OF Joseph
first secretary of the treasury. Gov
Jackson read Of Hannah and Mord-
ecsi. Mr.. Walker perhaps took up
with David.
feTndpS py tue llnle the lOVlH an
niversary of the society rolls around
our white people will be willing to
believe the Bible. II you can get
them to believe it, and embrace it,
your woes are at an end.
When this Bible Society was or
ganized l13 years ago. the favorte
often the only text preached at your
foreparents was this: "Who then is
a faithful and wise servant, whom his
Lord his master hath made ruler over
his household, to give them meat in
due season. Blessed is that servant"
Matt. "a :25-46
You hear other texts now. They
are preached to you. This humble
writer likes this one: Praying for
me, that utterance may be given un'
to me, that j may open my mouth
boldly" (Eph. 6:l9.)
Our white people won't he able to
understand the Bible until God reads
it to them. Now and then he holds
his own Sunday School, and fools
attend. ,..
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
Helena, Mont.
By HEX

Sunday was an interesting day at
st. James. The Rev. Fred Snow, a
theological student at Intermount-
ain college was the speaker at morn.
ing services, and the Rev. DR.. Van
de Mark, pastor of St. Paul Nj E.
church delivered the message in the
evening. As promised the Rev
Van de Mark brought with him the
now popular Boston Quartet" which
includes him as a member. Follow.
ing an excellent sermon he made 6
strong appeal to the audience in
behalf of the budget of St. James
resulting in several subscriptions
amounting to several hundred dol
lars. Rev. Bailey, because of tho
good showing made at this meeting
is of the opinion that by the frs
of the year the full amount of tho
budget will have been subscribed.
Next Sunday Morning Rev. Bail
ey's subject viii be "A Crowned
Life" Rev. Arthur Moore viii
preach Sunday evening.
Miss Louise Wesley left last weel
for an extended visit to Oklahom,
and Texas. Visiting friends in Boz
eman she went direct to Vernon
Oklahoma where she will spend
some time with relatives before pro
ceeding to Texas where she has 6
brother living.
Charles Harrell, Jr., became ten
derfoot scout of troup g." Cen.
trail High School last week and is the
only colored boy in the organiza-
ton. r.
Mrs. Creon Thomas, of Seattle,
Wash, was visitor in Helena, Mon
day enroute to Logan where she
will visit a short while with Mr..
Thomas. Mrs. Thomas WIS distrib.
uting fruit cakes along the route
to numerous patrons to whom she
makes an annual distribution.
Harrison Wright, who superseded
Gus Mason as steward of Last chance
Club, was taken to the County hos
pital and is said to be in serious
condition. %"
Mason Robinson is still in ser.
ious condition at the Veterans hos
pital.
Mrs. Dinah Buxton is much i'm.
proved from the sudden serious
heart attack of last week.
Arthur Harrell was one of the
guests at the Eddy Rose room last
week attending the annual banquet
given in honor of Helena "newsies"
Before finishing these notes word
is brought of the death of Harrison
Wright at o'clock this (Tues.
day. p. m.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
Pocatello, idaho
Dovie E. Morgan, Reporter

Rev. S. Robert Maguinez, presid-
ing elder of the Puget Sound district,
preached Sunday morning. The first
quarterly conference was held Mon
gay night. The turkey dinner given
by the women of Allen Chapel A. M.
f. Church at Elks Temple (white)
was success.
Mrs. Glenn Rhodes and son, Wen
del, of Los Angeles and Mrs. Bessie
Boston of Nevada arrived Sunday
morning to be at the bedside of their
sick sister, Mrs. Henry Reed, who is
in critical condition. Mrs. Reed
was stricken a few days ago with a
paralytic stroke.
Mrs. Lizzie Langford, Abilene
and Charles left Sunday night for
st. Joe, Mo-, to make their home.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
Billings, Mont.
Mrs. Lulu B. McCabe, Reporter

Rev. Donohoo preached two in
spring sermons Sunday. His morn
ing subject was: Walking With
Jesus" and in the evening, "Serv-
ants of Christ Honored by God"
The Quaterly Conference on Mon
day evening was presided over by
Rev. S. r. .MacQuineZ, presiding
elder OF Puget Sound Conference.
and splendid reports heard from all
departments of the church. The
presiding elder was loud in his
praises for what had been accom-
iplished in the two short months
since Reverend Donohoo came TO
pastor Wayman chapel. Especially
gratifying was the report from the
trustees of S226.24 raised and from
the w. M. M. Society of 1887. The
class leaders reported S27.S5 col
lected in dues besides what the
stewards reported. Reverend Dono-
hoo has so far added much to the
spiritual life of the church.
The w. NJ. NJ. Society met at the
parsonage Tuesday and was enter
tanned by the president, Miss
frankie Donohoo. Arrangements
were made for the Chitterling sup
per, which was held at the residence
of Mrs. Matte Conoley. The sup
per was a grand success and a sub
stantial sum realized to help liqui-
date the church debts.
A program of Christmas music
and exercises with a Christmas tree
under the auspices of the Sunday
school superintendent. Mrs. w. w
Beyins, will be given Saturday eve
ming.
Miss Thelma Chase and Miss
Frankie Donohoo will both spend
Christmas week in Spokane, Wash.
Capt. II. w. Bevins has completed
his store building and is now oper
for business.
Wishing you all Merry Christ
mas.
Phone your news to 1854
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23

Crime and social uplift were dis
eussed at the Durham Fact Finding
Conference by Forester B. Wash
ington of the Atlanta School of So
cial Work and Lieutenant Lawrence
A. Oxley, director of the Negro de-
partment of public welfare at Raj
eigh.
Mr.. Washington declared that rs
per cent of the support of social
welfare work of this country comes
rom the whites. nt
81 do not see an increasing desire
on the part of our own folk to sup
port their agencies"
Baptist Convention
Delegates to the Baptist Conven-
ton, he declared, reported $780,
900 spent for church work and $685.
300 for education. 81
"How much of this went for well
fare work." he asked. gr
philadelphia, said Mr.. Washing
ton, spends $4,000 every year for
entertainment after the Howard-Lin-
colin football game Thanksgiving and
has been trying unsuccessfully for
six years to raise $4,000 for the
Douglass Hospital to which one white
man already has given $4,000 and
only balance of $4,000 is needed"
The race gives other people many
evidences that it is wealthy, said Mr..
Washington, but when it comes down
to supporting a community fund il
is absent.
He cited the fact that the Elks
convention spent 100000 this year
in New York. on decorations. He cit.
ed the fact that both Tiger Flowers
and Florence Mills had expensive flu.
nerals. One doctor who wished to
make display, he said, has two Lin
coin cars.
Teachers Dance
Detroit, in its community drive,
secured only. $2972 in cash. Balti-
more, out of $1,000 pledged, re-
ceived only $1,000 in cash. One hun
cred school teachers out of the many
hundred in Baltimore gave less than
$500, although ten school teachers
gave a dance recently, he said, where
the subscription price was $50 each
Two of the wealthiest persons in
Baltimore, he said, subscribed only
$3.50 and So respectively for the
Baltimore Community Fund.
With all that is needed to be done
toward community work and social
uplift, Mr.. Washington said, Oppor.
tunity magazine conducts a contest
for mushy poetry and the Crisis mag
azine conducts similar contest fol
J drama and poetry.
The pulpit, he said, teaches the
people to give under the stress OF
emotions and not nationally. A 'sil.
yer tongued" orator could get larger
sums for the community funds.
Defense of Churches
DIR. George E. Haynes, making
defense for the churches in this con
nection, declared that the community
drives in the various cities had failed
to a large extent because they haC
not sold their proposition to the
church people.
| Defense of Flo Mills
John L. Nail of New York, making
a defense for Florence Mills, saiC
that her casket had not cost $4,000
as reported in the newspapers anC
that although she had earned consid
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-23
Negro Leaders
Hold Conference
lContinued FROM Pace Onel

Continued from Pare 0ne)
cateG men INTO the ministry and
to get more Sducated laymen into
the service of the church.
II was suggested that pastors sal
aries should be increased TO the
point where they should not give so
much of their attention to the rails
ing of money.
Churches, 1t was reported, should
consider this worlds needs rather
than other worldliness. Moro ev,-
phasis should be placed upon in
telligence than upon emotions.
Work and Wages
Papers on work and Wages, ("
were presented by A. Philip Ran
dolph, of New York, head OF the
Pullman Porters' Union. T. Arnold
Hill, representing the Union League.
and DR.. George L. Haynes, of New
York.
This committee took a stand for
collective bargaining and the recog-
milton of labor unions. 1t condemn
ed so-called Company unions" as a
grave subversion of the rights OF
employees. II condemned the dead
line" which shuts out colored work.
ers in many lines OF employment.
II advocated the cooperation ol
all leaders TO reduce the turn over
| In its employment, the appointment
of vocational counsellors in the
schools. II advised workers to joir
organized labor wherever II was
possible and where impossible tC
form separate unions. 1t condemn
ed strike breaking and recommended
study OF cooperative enterprises II
other countries.
II urged the racial group to sup
port business and professional mel
and placed its stamp OF approval
upon the efforts OF the pullman por.
tiers 10 unionize.
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Evening star., 1927-09-24
UNION OFFICIALS
SCOFF AT PAY CUT
Proposal to Deal Directly
With Coal Miners Draws
Sharp Retort.
By the Associated Press.


ST. LOUIS, September 24.-An.
nouncement by a prominent coal op.
orator that negotiations on the basis
of 30 per cent wage reduction would
be made direct with miners them
selves. instead of through the United
Mine Workers, brought a sharp retort
from union officials of Herrin, ILL.,,
last night, in which the proposal was
termed absurd"
The operators, speaking through
Joseph D. Lumaghi of the Lumaghi
Coal Co., said they could no longer
negotiate with union officials because
the union would not agree to a wage
cut.
The statement was answered by
three union officials of the Herrin dis
trict as follows:
1.-The statement of Lumaghi reflects
his personal opinion. Offering the
miners a reduction of 80 per cent will
amount to nothing. The miners have
been out for nearly six months for
Just cause and will not surren ier. The
whole thing is absurd. The miners
fight is won.
(SignedD Fox Hughes, district board
member; A. t. Pace, travelling auditor;
w. G. Davis, secretary treasurer"
The suspension, which has been ef-
fective since April l, has resulted in
the closing of virtually all the larger
mines in southern and central Illinois.
Repeated efforts to negotiate a new
wage scale to replace the Jacksonville
agreement have failed.