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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
BY ROBERT MITCHELL

BY such methods as have already
been described the Interborough man.
aged to maintain a kind of peace"
among the exploited traction workers
from 1917 until 1926.
The workers will tell you that there
was no strike during these ten years.
Ask Pat Connolly or James L.
Quackenbush, however, and they will
maintain that there was a strike in
1919. In fact Mr.. Quackenbush de-
clares that the 1919 strike was won
by the men; the only strike which the
Interborough workers ever won, he
declared in 1926.
How is it possible that Rough
Stuff" Quackenbush, ill-famed Inter-
borough attorney and "Strike-Break-
er" P2Niy Connolly, president of the
reptile company union are both anx-
ious to claim the existence of strike
in 1919? Stranger still, how is it
possible that they should insist that
it had been a successful strike?
The Fake Strike.
The answer is simple: In 1919 the
Interborough staged a little increased
fare party. The city was then cruel
to the nterborough's campaign for
an additional stipend Of &c per ride.
Accordingly, the company decided to
stage a dramatic act Of increased fare
enforcement.
What is more dramatic than a
strike? SO the men Struck" The
men knew that the order from Paddy
Connolly to strike was a fake move
from which they as workers had moth
ing to gain. Among other evidences
was the fact that the strike" was
called by Pat Connolly without con-
sulting the men. The strike call was
made over the company wires and
there were no strike breakers. I'm
heard of condition in the INTERIOR
ough.
Now men are not over-anxious to
walk out on fake strikes. So some of
the workers tried to remain at work.
They were fired for not striking. Men
who reported at the shops and ter
minals for work were chased home.
Others were suspended. 1t was some
strike! If you had attended one of
the company union meetings shortly
afterwards you would have had the
pleasure of witnessing a trial of some
of the "scabs," so-called who did not
respond suitable to Paddy Connolly's
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
Walters Are Mulcted
For "Breakage"; Urges
Or g a MIA tiOn Fight
(Worker CORRESPONDENCE

IF / want to charge it to you I can,
and all the lawyers in the world
couldn't stop me.
That's what Mr.. Kemp, proprietor
of the Fifth Avenue Restaurant, 200
Fifth avenue, told me yesterday when
| went to collect the portion of my
back wages which he had been keep
ing for "breakage" and which he
would have continued to keep had not
William Kallin, lawyer OF POI Broad
way, compelled him to come across.
Expert at Charging"
Mrs. Schwartz, manager of the res
taurant, uses all the means in her
power to withhold five dollars from
the weekly wages paid to walters.
She compels walters to do work that
they are not supposed to do, and if
an accident occurs she charges them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
Riff War Breaks
Out AnGW;FrGnCR,
Spanish Beaten

PARIS, April 4.--RebeIling against
the repressive policy of the Spanish
protectorate, Riff tribesmen of the
Shinhaja group are again in arms.
Ten days ago Shereef Khamlighi
revolted and other tribes Immediately
rose. The Spanish garrison believing
their position untenable, crossed into
the French, while the insurgents
drove contingent of native troops
from Sok Thin. These successes
caused other tribes to revolt.
Wipe Out Column.
The Spanish district commander,
Major Ostariz, reoccupied Bah Slib,
but the convoy following him was at
tackled and captured. Returning to
support his convoy, 0stariz's column
was ambushed and Ostariz and three
officers killed. About 400 of the sur
vivors are reported to be holding
precarious position at Adnam.
Other Spanish troops attempted
unsuccessfully to reoccupy Bah Slib,
tho relief columns from the Spanish
main force at Amiadi are reported
to be advancing.
This is the first revolt since the
surrender of Abd-el Krim and the
disarming of the tribes, and the
French and Spanish authorities are
comforting at Rabat and Tetuan. The
French outposts have been reen-
forced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
NEGRO ORGANIZER
FINDS BRUSSELS
CONGRESS- HELPS
COlOred Labor of World
Takes Counsel Together
(By ESTHER LOWELL, Federated
Press.)

(By ESTHER LOWELL, Federated
Press.)
NEW YORK, April 4, (FP).-Or-
gained labor's aid in completing
unionizing Negro workers and in pro-
noting inter-racia solidarity is to be
sought as a result of the Brussels
conference of oppressed peoples.
Richard Moore, who represented
the Universal Negro Improvement
Assn, Inc, and the American Negro
Labor Congress at the world gather
ing in Belgium, will tour eastern in
dustrial centers to promote this cam
paign.
At Big Conference.
Seventeen great trade union organ
izations sent delegates to the Brus-
sells meeting. The chief labor or
CARNATIONS represented We're the
Mexican Federation of Labor; Gen
eral Labor Federation of South At
RIGA; General Federation of Unified
Labor, France; Miners Federation of
Great Britain; London Labor Coun-
ell; General Federation of Labor,
Canton, China; Belgium Federation
Of Garment Workers; International
Federation Of Teachers.
All workers will be forced down to
colonial standards unless organized
labor in Europe and the United
States make united effort to main
tain decent labor conditions, speakers
at the congress declared. Moore
found this the most significant lesson
of the conference for American work
ers.
Negroes of Africa There.
Negro delegates from south and
central African organizations and
from Caribbean Islands met with
Moore at Brussels to plan measures
for the national and economic eman-
cipation of their race in all parts of
the world. A World Alliance Against
Imperialism was formed by the con-
ference, which drew delegates from
north African countries, Egypt, Syr-
ia, Latin American countries, Dutch
East Indies, India, Indo-C China, Korea
and China. The present Chinese Ma
tionalist struggle gave a strong i'm
petus to the conference work toward
unity and freedom Of peoples. Over
30 Chinese delegates, from union,
strike and Nationalist organizations
attended.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
Organize the Traction Workers
ARTICLE XIY.-THE 1875 sTRIKE- THE FIRST WARNING.

fake strike call. Some Of them were
fined as much as S25. Others only
IS. Some were threatened with dis
missal from the company if the fines
were not paid. Some actually were
fined although the company had a
hard time of it between trying to pro-
tect its 'loyal" employees and at the
same time maintain the prestige of
the brotherhood. If you have never
heard of company firing men for
refusing to strike against it, you
should learn more about the INTERIOR
ough methods.
arbitration"
The strike lasted about two and
one half days. 1t was settled by Ear
bitration." There were no demands,
no strike meetings, no settlement.
The Brotherhood did everything pos
sible to control its men and later to
discipline them. 1t did not, however,
suspend any one from the company
union. You can't be expelled from a
company union.
The company union continued to
grow and increase its strange hold on
the workers. When the Interborough
found it impossible to obtain an in
crease in fare, it decided to make a
reduction in wages. Accordingly the
company union stepped into the
breach. Paddy Connolly carried back
to the men the proposition of 1915
reduction in pay. This happened in
1921 when the cost Of living had risen
to such an extent that the men were
on the subsistence level.
New Way to Vote.
Naturally the men objected. A
"vote" on the question was ordered.
The proposal was overwhelmingly de-
feated. So Paddy went back to the
men and begged them to reconsider.
On his part. he likewise reconsidered
the method of conducting the cleo
ton. Another vote was ordered. This
time the company won. The men took
a 10So reduction in pay to keep the
company from bankruptcy" By
1928 the men could no longer endure
the starvation wages. A threatened
strike was averted by return of SO.
In this way the marlborough brand
of industrial peace" was maintained
until 1926.
Long years of success with the
company union bred sort of care
lessness on the part of the INTERIOR
ough. Occasionally man other than
the desired type of company tool was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
(From Humanity
Spanish Reversal.

The Riff is entirely pacified.
So much so, that a few weeks ago
the Spanish troops suffered a bloody
reverse near Chechaouen.
So much so that on March IA a
column of French troops were mas
sacred east of Ouezza, losing all their
officers and sixtieth of It's men.
Here is how it happened according
to the official version:
Evacuate Position.
For several months the frontier
district east of Ouezza, inhabited by
tribes of the Benz Mestara and Benz
Falghoun. has been "ravaged" By
''band of brigands." Curiously enough,
these so-called "brigands" compelled
one of our partisans, the Caid Ali,
to evacuate the village Moulay AM
rane, whose position, says the COM
munioue. has become untenable.
It was then that the commandant
Of the Aoudiar sector decided to go
to the aid of his subordinate to pun
ish the "brigands." 1t was in the
course of this operation that fight
took place between the Riffians, quail
flied as "brigands" by the needs Of
the occasion, and the troops of Com
mandant Bourguignon, about 300 men
strong and guided by mounted scouts.
The fight must have been very Sc
we're since Bourguignon's column
was completely routed, losing its
chief, two lieutenants, and leaving a
sixtieth of its men dead on the field.
Lie About Situation
OF course, the bourgeois press de-
MES the Importance of this event,
simply the success of ambushed
bandits" it says, "this event can not
IN any way influence the loyalty Of
our tribesmen: it will have no politi-
cal repercussion in the Riff" Lies!
Why did Col. Huot, commandment of
the Ouezzan district. depart in haste
with troops for the reinforcement of
Aoudiar? Why did General de Cham
brun leave precipitately for Ouezzan
from Fez?
Once again they are lying about
events in the Riff.
There is fighting in the Riff, that's
a fact.
Soldiers have been killed, that's
fact.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
Polish Bureau

Polish Bureau
Bureau, w. P.-"Death has taken
from the ranks of the Communist
movement Comrade Charles E. Ruth
enberg, general secretary of the Work
ers (Communist) Party and member
of the Executive Committee of the
Communist International.
"The death of Comrade Ruthenberg
is not only a loss to the American
proletariat and the Communist Inter
national, but TO the fighting proletar-
lat the world over. Comrade Ruthen-
berg was known to the Polish work
ers. II was he who inaugurated the
campaign for the protection Of the
foreign born workers which rallied
large masses of Polish workers. 1t
was our Comrade Ruthenberg who at
innumerable meetings raised his voice
in defense Of the working class Of
Poland and protested against the
wholesale murders and jailings of
workers because of their fight for
bread and freedom. He did this be-
cause he wa. an Internationalistw
=
Sub-district One Of District East
ern, Ohio.--"We regret the death of
C. Il. Ruthenberg very much and real
lie the loss to the revolutionary move
ment of the world. We pledge our
support to the Gee and carry on the
work more enthusiastically than ever
to make up our loss.
"Comrade c. +. Ruthenberg and his
militant struggle was known to the
proletariat of Ohio. Then we will con-
TIME our struggle in the spirit of our
great leader, c. II. Ruthenberg"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
Jerseys Lobby Ridden
Legislature Listened
To Boss, Not Workers
(By Federated Press.)

NEWARK, N. J., (FP). - LABOR
Jared badly indeed at New jerseys
last legislative session. None Of the
bills sponsored by the state fedora
ton of labor passed.
Night work for women continues;
organized painters are still without
an enacted health code; compensation
remains inadequate; and the states
farmers can go on exploiting chill
dren fom Philadelphia in their berry
and vegetable fields and canneries.
Slightly Greater Allowance.
Hugh Reilly, state federation sec
rotary, attacks Senator Stevens of
Monmouth county for blocking the la
Dor bill to increase compensation
payments from SIT to $40 per week.
Greater allowances were provided for
loss of arm, hand, thumb and fore
finger, Representatives of certain
manufacturers joined unionists in
conference with state labor commits
sioner Andrew Mcbride to draw up
this bill in place of more drastic
one first proposed by labor.
Lobbyists against the labor bills
came from the states big open shop
manufacturers. Agents from the
brass factories and from Western Ell
ectric were particularly active
against the bill to ban women's night
work. Western Electric has estab-
lished a new plant at Kearny, in adj
dition to its others in New Jersey
where girls and young women are
worked day and night.
Textile Mills Lobby.
Passaic textile manufacturers and
the big laundries were the first op-
ponents of the bill against women's
night work when it passed without a
penalty clause in 1928 The bill lost
in the present session was to add PEN
alties for violation to make it en-
forceable.
Katherine Wiley, Consumers Leag-
ue secretary, aided the fight for the
women workers and to ban out-of-
state children from farm and cannery
work during their school sessions.
Senate leaders frankly told her that
they would not bring out the child
labor bill because it would raise
prices of Strawberries, cranberries,
asparagus, etc. Several thousand
Philadelphia children under 16 are
brought into the state yearly in
spring and fall when Jersey young
sters are kept in classes by fairly
well enforced" school law.
Bills prepared for the state confer
ence Of painters by the Workers
Health Bureau to provide protection
against lead, benzol and wood alcohol
were lost in this legislature.
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Start the Ruthenberg Drive BY Distributing
Fifty Thousand Ruthenberg Pamphlets
In New York City In April

The Ruthenberg pamphlet-THE WORKERS COMMUNIST
PARTY, WHAT 1T STANDS FOR AND WHY WORKERS SHOULD
J0INwl be the basic pamphlet uthnberg
The New York District distribute least hundred thou
sand of the Ruthenberg pamphlets II drive
Every nucleus collect fifty for which they
will buy 20 pamphlets every will either
these pamphlets The pamphlet is to be sold at and the
ceeds from the sales is be used pamphlets
The pamphlets 10 Office East
nth York. N. Y.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
File Antitrust Brief.

WASHINGTON April 1.-The gov
ernment's brief in its antitrust suit
against the Standard Oil Company
(Indiana), the Standard Oil Company
New Jersey, the Texas Company,
the Gasoline Products Company and
46 other oil refining companies for
alleged pooling Of gasoline cracking
processes will be filed at indianapolis
tomorrow.
Taking of testimony was completed
last December.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
Al Helps the Legion.

Albany, N, Y.-Gov. Smith today
transmitted to Postmaster General
Harry S. New copy of a resolution
adopted at the recent session of the
Legislature asking the issuance of
one hundred million postage stamps
to commemorate the first flying Of
the stars and stripes over old TT.
Stanwix, in August, 1777.
The governor said he was sending
the resolution at the request Of the
American Legion and the Boy Scouts
Of the Rome and Utica Council.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
Nurses Organize.

WILKES-BARRE Pa. (FP)--Grad-
uate nurses have organized TO pro-
mote the 12-hour instead of 24-hour
shift. Nurses will reject 24-hour
duty except in emergency cases. 81
a day more is asked for 24-hour SER
vice and the rate on maternity and
contagious cases will be So for H.
hour duty. The $50 weekly rate for
alcoholic and mental cases is un-
changed. The nurses registry will
be established by the new associa-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
(From L'Humanite.)
Ferdinand Again Near Deaf

BELGRADE, April 4.-King Ferd-
inand's condition is again critical, as
he has suffered relapse and it is
again feared that he is near death.
according to a private message re-
ccived from Bucharest tonight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-05
VIII Not BE Forrntten

viii Not Be Forgotten.
Shop Nucleus 1, Detroit-"The pass
ing of C. f. Ruthenberg was a severe
loss to the American and international
Communist movement. Ruthenberg
was one of the bravest. most MILF
tant leader of the working class in
America. The memory of his life and
work will be forgotten in Detroit,
Michigan"
"0nly True Working Class Party"
Workmens Circle, Branch 4S4, Mil
waukee, Wis.-"The death of Com
rade Ruthenburg is a great loss to
the labor movement in the United
States. He was sincere and cour-
ageous fighter for the workers cause.
"The sorrowful loss of the able
leader should strengthen the ranks Of
the only true working class party in
America.
'Long live the Workers (Commun-
ist) Party of America"
Youngstown, Ohio Workers Party
and V. w. L.-"With deep regret we
learn. Of the death Of Comrade C. r.
Ruthenberg, executive secretary Of
our Party. Words cannot convey TO
you the vast personal loss we feel in
his passing for Comrade Ruthenberg
was we'll known to the steel workers
in Mahoning valley as a fearless
champion Of the oppressed and his
visits here always stimulated us to
battle more aggressively for our Ii
beration from the enslavement Of cap
italism."
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A New Pamphlet by
JAY LOVESTONE

Here is the evil
dence Of the despi-
cable role of reac-
tionary leadership
in American trade
unions:
The methods lead
ing the trade I'M
ions into the hands
of rampant Amer
lean Imperialism.
The high salaries
and sc x p e n S e
money of trade
union leaders.
Here are facts in
\ BOOK FOR EVERY
WORKER
\ BOOK FOR EVERY
TRADE UNIONIST
10 cents
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-11-02
~" RESPONDS TO 256
FAIR JUDGING CALLS

Eighty-six different county fair
associations in Minnesota made 419
calls upon the agricultural extension
division of the university for judges
Of livestock, poultry, crops, and wo-
mems work during the county fair
season, chiefly between August Is
and October 1. The extension service
responded to the requests for 1859 live
stock judges, "a poultry judges, SO
field crop judges, and SO judges of
women's work.
Of the total of 419 calls specialists
of the extension and college staff fill
ed 256-132 in the livestock section,
81 in the poultry, and 81 in the field
crops. County agents, also of the ex-
tension service, filled 81 engage
ments, and the remainder, 142, were
supplied by judges from the outside.
The university had no one available
for judging women's work.
University men who served as
judges agree that the county fairs
of Minnesota are making progress
year by year and that well balanced
exhibits in most classes marked a
large majority of them this year.
Probably the most significant change
for the better has been wrought by
All club boys and girls who have
been given departments by many of
the fair organization.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-11-02
Shutdown

Mrs. Joe Bellig returned to her
home at Mankato Monday after sew
eral days visit with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Thorston are
are parents of a daughter born Fri
day, October 2Sth.
Helen Hemmingson accompanied
the Albert Lerud family to their home
near Twin Valley where she will visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kuske and FAM
lily of Osceola, Wis, were the guests
of Mrs. Kuske's mother, Mrs. Mary
Tonak last week.
Henry Show returned home from
Graft, Mimi, Monday where he visit
ed the past month.
w. C. Meyer had the misfortune of
losing three head of cattle Saturday
night, when they smothered in a straw
stack.
Lucille Melfany of Lamberton spent
the weekend with Mildred Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Basel and FAM
lily of Pierre, S. D., are the guests Of
relatives and old friends in this vicin-
ity. The Basels were former residents
of this community.
Mrs. Otto Bredvold entertained the
new members of the Bible Class at
her home Saturday evening at Hal
lowe'en party. Games were played
and at midnight luncheon was serv-
ed by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Senius Jensen, Mrs.
Miller Jensen and Mrs. Andrea Ped
erson were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bergeson at Triumph Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Oleson at
tended a party at the Harluf Jacob
son home in Clements Saturday night.
Rangvald Graft motored to Man.
kato Wednesday on business mis-
sion.
Paul Callaghan went to Marshall
Saturday to visit the J. P. Snyder
family.
Bernard Christensen of Evan spent
the weekend with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Tonak, Mrs.
Mary Tonak, the H. G. Tonak family,
VIM. Tonak and the Bernard Carsten-
sen family all attended the twentieth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Bloedow near Wanda Sunday.
Mrs. Bloedow is daughter of Mrs.
Mary Tonak.
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.erfOOtS Leave
For Trip Abroad

DR.. S. F. Kerfoot, former president
OF Hamline university, made his fare
well address to the undergraduate
body Monday, October 3fst, leaving
for a nine months stay in Europe. DR..
Kerfoot, who retired from the presi-
dency of the university last spring
after holding the office for Is years,
left Monday for New York. He will
sail for Sicily November 8. Accom-
panying him will be his wife and her
sister, Miss Mary Share. The party
will spend the winter months in Italy
and Southern France. They will be
Joined by DR.. Kerfoot's daughter,
Margaret, in England next June. The
Kerfoot's expect to return to St. Paul
next August.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-11-02
F ootba[---Sleepy Eye H. S. VS.. Redwood Falls H. S.
RED"3 ff36 FALLS Armisdce Day c An z5 s711D

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Buechner re-
turned last week from a motor trip to
Milaca.
Miss Arlys Denzel was the guest
of friends in Minneapolis over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Haugen and
daughter were visitors Sunday and
Monday in Minneapolis.
The Kum-J oin-Us class of the
Methodist church will meet next
Tuesday evening, November Sth, at
the home of Mrs. C. L. Lynn. This
is a postponed meeting from the regu-
lar meeting night of Tuesday, Nov
ember 1st.
- The Wesleyan Sisterhood of the
Methodist church is meeting this af-
ternoon in the church parlors for its
regular business and social meeting.
The Sisterhood will serve a banquet
for the district meeting of the Re-
bekah Lodges this evening in the
dining room of the church.
Miss Bertha Schmidt, bride Of
this month, was the guest of honor at
a parcel shower given last Monday
evening at the H. M. Aune home.
About fifteen of the women of the
Episcopal church were present. Miss
Schmidt has made her home with Mr..
and Mrs. o. ]. Bollum for number
of years. Her marriage will take
place this week to Frank Jordan.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. C. w. Gilman, Pastor
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exception of the State Aided High
Schools. These schools have become
affiliated with the State High Schools
by being able to send the champion
ship team to the District tournament
at New Ulm. The State High Schools
of the district are Fairfax, Gaylord,
Lamberton, Morton, New Ulm, Red
wood Falls, Sleepy Eye, Springfield,
and Winthrop. The State Aided De-
partment Schools are Franklin, Glib
bon, Morgan. Sanborn, Wabasso, Wal
nut Grove and Belview