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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09

Workers Of America, he had his home
in indianapolis and had q perpetual
expense account because he had to be
in Springfield. John L. Lewis lives
in Springfield and charges q con-
tinual expense account because he
has to be in Indianapolis, the head
quarters of the union. The two cities
are a few hours apart.
A witty coal miner once suggested
that Harrington and Lewis exchange
wives and save the union about
$4,000 per year.
THE needle trades unions are not
4 stingy with their officials--espe-
cially those with some intellectual at
tainments. j. B. Salutsky lizard
MANI, on the staff Of Advance, Of
fetal organ Of the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers, was drawing $110 per
week a few years ago, and probably
gets around 1925 per week now.
Charles Erwin, socialist and former
editor of the Call, gets less than
Salutsky, but about twice the wages
of the average member Of the A. G. W.
A book can and should be written
on the methods by which labor Of
ficials add to their incomes, but their
salaries and expense accounts alone
place them a long way above the
needle workers whom they Serve"
TIME needle trades unions, beginning
i as unions of sweated workers,
have rapidly developed an aristocracy
which differs little, except in social
democratic cleverness, from the typi-
cal A. f. of L. bureaucracy.
There has also developed in other
unions OF Jewish workers an aristoc-
racy which shares its plumber in some
small degree at least with the social
list party leadership.
With their economic status far su'
perior to that Of the masses OF work
ers, the elements listed above, with
the aid of the bosses and the govern
ment, make war upon the section OF
the membership which insists that
union officials should belong to the
working class.
TT must not be thought that these
l. elements do not have some mass
support. They do. It consists OF
workers who, for one reason or an
other, enjoy better wages and working
conditions than the majority Of the
working class, who are more back
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09

ward politically for historical reasons
than the rest of the union member
ship.
OAID Lenin:
~ This upper strata Of workers or
workers aristoeracy," which 10
wholly petty bourgeois with regard
to their manner Of living and the
size Of their earnings, as we'll az In
regard to their entire world Wow
point, constitutes one OF the main
props of the Second international,
and at present the main peace-tlmo
SOCIAL PROP FOR THE 5oUR-
GE0lSlE. For the truest AGENTS
OF THE BoURGEoIsIE IN THE
LABOR MOVEMENT are the labor
lleutenants Of the capitalist class,
who are the truest apostles Of re-
formIsm and ehauvlnlsm. (Empha-
sis In translation.)
WE have here the explanation for
w the united front Of socialist
bureaucracy and trade union official
dom. They live the same way, they
are joint participants in the distribu-
ton of the enormous surplus which
American Imperialism aocumulates
from all quarters Of the globe, and
their task is to crush out all tenden-
cies towards militant struggle for eco
nomic demands and development OF
mass political consciousness as work
ers and trade unionists.
LNROM our survey Of the forces or.
L ganized against the left wing,
their public statements, the state
ments Of the capitalist press in sup
port of the right wing, the twinkle
character Of the capitalist program
for the unions and the program of Of
ficialdom- worker-employer co-opera-
ton, the joint demand of labor official
dom and capitalist spokesman for
definite increase in production in re-
turn for slight wage increases, the
assertions of both trade union official
dom and socialist party leaders that
the unions are and must remain only
economic organizations, from the fact
that the attack on the left wing cen
tiers now In unions which have fought
END won strikes after rejecting the
worker-employer cooperation policy
from the extension of the fight into all
broad mass movements Of militant
working class character we can say
that the premises laid down in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09

The outrageous treatment given
about 81 Mexicans at Melrose Park,
following the shooting affair in that
suburb In the early morning hours OF
Dec. Z, grows as new evidence comes
to light.
It now appears that some of the SO
who were driven from their box car
homes and taken to Jail were robbed
by the police OF some Of their prop
erty. The police of !, Melrose Park,
Oak Park, and Chicago had the Next
cans in charge, and some of them
are accused by their victims of theft.
J. Trinidad Garcia has submitted to
the Mexican consulate list Of the
effects which he and four or five 9TH
err Mexicans lost at the time. The
list includes four watches with to-
tai value of 5000; money to the
amount of 1888; an overcoat valued at
s65, watch chain worth S12.50; and
two silk shirts which had cost SIG.
The Mexican consulate has placed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
RUTHENBERC TO
Give SECOND OF
LECTURE SERIES
Speaks Again Next Sun
day Here

On Sunday, Jan. 2, the lectures
given by the Chicago Workers School
commenced with c. e. Ruthenberg
giving the first of series of three
lectures on the History of the Com
munist Movement in the United
States"
Early History.
Comrade Ruthenberg's first lecture
took in the conditions of the early
development of the Communist Party.
The immense and rapid growth Of the
socialist party as result of its stand
against war expressed in the st. Louis
resolution, its membership growing to
about 125,O00. The failure to carry
out this resolution, however, coupled
with the failure to support the Rus
sian revolution and the general re-
formist attitude becoming more pro-
nounced within the socialist party
causing the development Of a left
wing.
"Red Raids"
How the left wing originally count
ing some $1,000 supporters at its
earliest stage of independent exist
ence developed in different directions
and into separate divisions, was brot
out in the course of the lecture. The
persecution of the Palmer "red raids"
however, sitting the weaker elements
and the various processes of the at
that time existing Communist Party
into it's final unification into the
Workers (Communist) Party, formed
the conclusion Of this first part Of the
series.
1t is not the purpose here to give
complete description of the lecture.
That can only be gained by attending
the meetings. Altho the first lecture
is over, there are still two more of
the same series of three to be given,
after which follows series Of three
lectures by VIM. z. Foster on Prob
lens Of the American Labor Move
ment," and three lectures by James
P. Cannon and others.
Northwest Hall.
The Chicago workers are invited to
attend these lectures. The next will
be given Sunday, January 8, 1927, at
the Northwest Hall, corner North and
Western avenues at p. m. Admis-
sion is twenty-five cents. There will
be no collection.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
Article XII (coneiusIon).
Rv WILLIAM r. dunno.

IF we listen to the typical American
4 labor leader we dicover that he
harps long and loud upon his services
to the movement. Rarely, if ever,
does he mention the matter Of re-
ward. AS a matter Of fact, it is con-
sidered bad taste in official labor cir
cles to speak of salaries and expense
accounts except in those moments of
confidence when, literally supplied
with pre-war liquor, American labor
leaders gather around the poker table
and kid" one another about the un-
complaining manner in which the rank
and file foots their bills.
SALARIES in the American trade
- union movement run from $4,000
per year up. The cup" is twice the
salary Of q congressman, senator or
cabinet officer. Warren Stone, late
head of the locomotive engineers, held
the record with $4,000 per year.
Even small fry in the labor move
ment get salaries which q small bust
ness man envies.
Fitzpatrick and Nockels, chairman
and secretary respectively of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor, get $4,000
per year.
Walker and Olander, holding sim
liar positions in the Illinois State Fed
Grafton of Labor, get $500 a year.
Petrillo, head of the musicians
union in Chicago, gets $4,000 pei
year
Jewell, head of the railway depart
ment of the A. F. Of L., gets $500.
Daniel Tobin, president Of the team
sters' union, one Of the lowest paid
group of workers in the country, gets
$4,000 per year.
Mahon, head of the Amalgamated
Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees Union, gets $4,000
per year.
President Green OF the A. F. of L
gets $4,000.
THESE salaries in most instances
i are accompanied by expense &C
counts ranging from $40 per day t.
$40, and labor leaders without a con
tinual expense account are as scarce
as Indian rajahs without harems.
When harrington was president Of
District IL Qllinois) United Mine
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
China Keeps Going; So Do the British

The Cantonese revolutionary armies continuing to
sodae their positions giving the buns rush whatever Brit
h soldiers they knocking around where they should not be-
British have shoulder the hite
mans burden" in China much longer.
The British blame their unpopularty in China the Russians
Secretary of State Kellogg bames American mperaisms diff
fcues in Nicaragua Moscow via Mexico Those boys
hard Moscow exists And that looks
like for them The socialists could solve this
problem by having Moscow jump into the lake. Then the capitalists
would have good but perhaps they would
have much trouble either.
The invncbiy of the mperalst has been given
black by the Chinese 1t be sight for the gods
group Chinese workers tossing British marines into the river
while digned British officials play angry with their
Imperialism merely the British brand finding the shedding
little hard 1t will be harder before melts into historical OBJ
livion
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
Cannon Is Speaker at
Boston Lenin Memorial
Meeting on january 20

BOSTON, Mass, January z. - This
year the Lenin Memorial meeting will
be held here Thursday. Jan. 20, at
Ford hall, at s o'clock.
The principal speaker will be James
P. Cannon Of Chicago, nationally
known labor leader and ,orator and
prominent in the organization Of the
miners and member of the central ex-
ecutive committee Of the Workers
fCommunist) Party.
There will also be a very interesting
musical program. The committee ex-
poets a record crowd.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
Cantonese Victory in China Inevitable,
Says Chinese Editor Here; Shanghai Will
Be Captured Soon by Southern Government

Recent developments in China point
to an inevitable victory of the Canton
revolutionary government over the
north Chinese warlords and ultimate
control Of all China by the southern
ers, in the opinion Of L. P. jim, editor
Of the Chicago Chinese daily news
paper, Kung Shong Vat Pc, who keeps
in close touch with the great struggle
taking place in his native land.
The anti-Canton government OF Pc
king is losing strength rapidly, being
repudiated by virtually all of the peo-
pie in north China, who are over
whelmingly sympathetic with the rev.
dictionary government, and the hold
that the foreign powers had is SO
weakened now that they have little
control, jim declared.
The reception accorded Great Brit
aims recent memorandum on Chinese
policy by the other powers reveals
how the powers are no longer united
but are fighting among themselves, he
pointed out.
Control Half China.
Control OF more than half of the
territory of China and of great deal
more than half of the people of China
is in the hands of the Canton govern
ment, he said. The bulk Of China's
population is in the southern prov
inces, which Canton controls.
To Take Shanghai.
Cantonese troops will be in the city
of Shanghai in not less than two
months, jim predicted, basing his
statements on information he gets
from China. The southerners are
already within 100 miles Of the city
Shanghai Is the most important city
of China, being the main port. Cap
ture of Shanghai will give the Can
tonese control of the entire Yangtz'
river basin. Shanghai will probably
be reached thru Hangchow, capital o.
Chekiang province, jim said. An i'm
portant railroad line connects the two
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
MeIrose Park Mexicans We're Not Only
Beaten and Fined, But Robbed As Well

the matter in the hands Of its attor-
ney, Mary Belle Spencer, with the re-
quest that she see what can be done
in the matter.
This property loss is in addition 10
the fines of $50 each and costs which
Judge L. DeFranco of Melrose Park
slapped on them, and quite apart from
the beating up which some of them
received at the hands OF the assem-
bled officers of several suburbs and
Chicago.
DO we need the Council for the Pro
lection OF the Foreign Born?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
Boston Workers to Protest Against
White Terror and Fascism
In ifhuania

BOSTON.-Workers Of Boston and
vicinity will record their protest at
the rule of fascist terrorism in Lithua-
MIA at mass meeting arranged by
the Lithuanian branch OF the lnterna-
tional Labor Defense at Lithuanian
hall, corner r and Silver streets,
South Boston, Mass, Sunday, Jan. 8,
at p. m. There will be a number OF
well-known speakers, among them
Leon Pruseika of New York and Rob.
ert Zels, district organizer of the
/. L. d.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09

cities. Chekiang province was re-
Gently with the Picking government,
but withdrew last week and is now a
part Of the revolutionary territory.
Workers In Lead.
The workers are still taking the
lead in support of the revolution and
are unyielding, jim said. A boycott"
has been declared by the workers
against foreigners and very little
work is being done for them, jim said,
the Chinese workers declaring they
will work only for their own people.
A cable received by jim this week
told of 10000 workers taking charge
Of the British concession district at
Hankow, when they took possession
of the custom houses. Little resist
ance was made, the cable said, and
order was maintained.
British Makes Approach.
That the strength of the Canton
government is appreciated by the for
eign powers is apparent, jim said.
Several weeks ago the new British
ambassador called on the Canton for
eign minister, Chen, he said, and Of
Tered the Canton government British
support" and financial assistance.
Chen refused this Internationally,
declaring against forming any sort of
alliance with Great Britain, he re-
ported.
Americans Aid.
Chinese in America are demonstrate
ing their solidarity with their broth
ers in the revolution, jim said. Much
financial assistance is being given the
Canton government by the Chinese In
America. More than half million
dollars has already been sent, he said.
Chicago Canton sympathizers have
sent $4,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
Painters and Electric Workers Confer,

WASHINGTON (FP)- Executives
OF the Brotherhood of Painters met
those of the Brotherhood OF Electrical
Workers In conference on jurisdic-
ton over painting of light poles, cable
boxes and other electrical carrying
equipment at American Federation OF
Labor headquarters on Jan. 2. The
conference was urged by the Detroit
convention of the A. F. OF l.. after con-
sideration Of the dispute.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
mail
employees ASK
new STATUTES
Railway Postal Men
Support 3 Bills

WASHINGTON, Jan. Three bills
whose enactment is sought by the
Railway Mail Association, affiliated
with the American Federation Of La
Dor, are ready for favorable report
from committee in the house.
The first is the Kelly bill requiring
that all mail cars be Of steel con-
struction. This would end the use of
wooden cars where only 30-foot COM
partments are leased for carrying
mail. Deaths IN wooden cars are far
more likely than in steel cars when
wrecks occur.
Hour Demands.
Second is the hours OF service bill,
establishing q maximum average Of
six and a quarter hours per day, $50
days a year, for railway mail clerks.
Since they must often work IL to Is
hours on a continuous run, the need
for long periods of rest In order to
restore their strength is insisted upon.
Third is the night differential bill.
The clerks demand, and all postoffice
employees unions ask, that 45 or so
minutes of work at night count for
the same as go minutes work in the
daytime. Postmaster General New
recommended q differential in pay, in
stead. last year. But when the white
house opposed this increase In pay
he withdrew. This year he repeats
his recommendation, and the unions
do not credit him with good faith.
Labor "Friend" Fights.
Filibustering against the time DIFF
ferentiai bill in committee is Repre-
sentative Sproul Of Illinois, who was
elected with the endorsement of or
ganized labor. He is now spokesman
for New in the contest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
Aid to ClassWar
Prisoners Planned
at Big N. Y. Bazaar

NEW YORK, Jan. THE annual
bazaar of the New York sections of
the international Labor Defense is
scheduled for March 1913, inclusive.
The defense organization hopes to
raise $4,000 for aid TO labor prison
ers. The first conference of the ba-
zaar committee invites representa-
tives from unions and sympathetic la
Dor organizations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
Steals to Feed Family.

PORTLAND, Oregon - Because his
wife and two babies were hungry and
he stole money from Salvation Army
Christmas boxes with which to feed
them, J. r. Marlatt, 81, is in Jail here.
The amount he took from the boxes
was So.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
Negro Editor VIII Speak.

Irving Dungee, editor of the Negro
Champion, will speak on "The Negro
and American Labor" at meeting of
the open forum of the Young Workers
League, Section 4, Sunday afternoon
at three o'clock, at 1889 South San
canon Avenue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09
detroit to Hear About Myths.

DETRoIT.-Prof. o. o. Morris will
speak on "the Origin Of Myths" be-
fore the Detroit Labor Forum, Sun
day afternoon at three o'clock in the
auditorium OF the Cass Technical
High School.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09

"The pen 10 mIshtsef than the
sword" provided you know how to uss
4. Come down and learn now in the
worker correspondents classes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-09

Join the American Worker Cores
pondent movement
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-04-15

sident fishermen, against foreign
competition, and voted against rails
ing the tax on the Kennecott Mine;
and voted in favor of a low tax on
fish traps.
Ben Grier betrayed the fishermen
of his district.
It should be told at this time
that it was Ben Grier who threw the
monkey wrench into the Republic
ans You know Ben was great
Sutherland Man. He was against
Marquam. He denounced Marquam.
He denounced Joe Murray and
Thon as Scott for supporting Mar
guam. But it was Ben Grier who
invited Harry Morton, the mark-em
editor of the Fairbanks News-Miner,
to become clerk of the House.
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-04-15
BEN GRIER
of Anchorage

Joe Murray described Ben Grier
aptly: mo matter how many times
Ben changes his position on any
question, he actually believes his
last position was absolutely right"
Robert Sheldon put it another
way: (Referring to the organization
of the House, Ben was with us
from the very first. He was with
us at every meeting; he fought
with us; supported us; advised with
us down to the very last; and then,
he voted with the other crowd"
Ben is the hardest working politi-
clan in the Legislature. He writes
reams and reams of letters; asks
everybody in the Third Division what
they want and promises to do it;
sends bills to everybody he thinks
might be interested and tells them
how he is fighting the battle alone.
Ben is a great fighter for the
common people, so long as the fight
ing can be done without harm to
himself, but when it came to vot
ing Ben Grier voted against the re-
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-04-15

ening the election laws and on
several other Progressive measures
could be found lined up in opposi-
ton to the Reactionary four-Pratt,
Jensen, Howard and Dunn. Like
Senator Hunt he made grave mis-
take in pinning his faith to- Senator
Howard and supporting him for
President of the Senate, particular
ly after Howard showed his colors
two years ago when he was elected
by the supporters of Sutherland and
then placed himself under the tutel
age of Senator Dimond and voted
under his dictation for corporation
interests In making a fight On the
Governors partisan nominees for
Trustees of the Agricultural College
the Junior Senator from the Third
showed a foresight and independ-
ence that won him lots of friends.
Senator Frame has another term
to serve and if he be able to con-
tinue to resist the wiles and blan-
.liShments of the Democratic anti
Sutherland ring he should grow IN
influence and Importance.
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-04-15
CHARLIE FERGUSON
OF Craig

Of Craig
Charlie Ferguson hailed from
Craig but he got his first taste of
politics in Maryland. To look at
him, you would think him unintel-
]igent; but once you began to prod
the depths of his experience and
knowledge, you would wonder how
you became so deceived. Ferguson
knows fish and minerals, and he
knows people.
From first to last, he stood by
his party platform, and while others
(from the Third Division) wavered
between conscience and fear, Fer
guson voted to protect resident fish
ermen against nonresident fisher
men; in favor of movable gear
against fish traps; against the use Of
herring for fertilizer in favor of pro-
tecting our trollers; in favor Of fair
taxation.
He says he will not run again be-
cause his work will take him out of
the Territory. We are sorry, for it
will be hard to find another man
With the will-power of Charlie Fer
guson.
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-04-15

support a Bill because he feared it
favored Of the unholy perfume of
politics But then the Senator was
consistent throut the session. From
the very first day he let it be
known that he was the special
guardian of Big Interests, the indie
fatigable defender of Bureaucracy,
and incidentally the Governors mes
senger boy. He took his orders
uncomplainingly from Senator, Pratt,
helped to keep Senator Dunn i'll
line, and received part of his re-
ward in in the appointment to mem
bership on any conference commit
tees that President Howard had to
bestow. Sir Thomas knows the full
capacity or rapacity Of Bureau ap-
pointees. After serving in the
House two years ago he became d
member of the Alaska Game Com
mission, drew time" and mileage
from Nome to attend a meeting OF
the commission at Juneau last Jan
uary, then again drew time and
mileage back to Nome, while in
cidentally enjoying a short trip
TO Tn
the first of March, resigned his COM
mission, was sworn in as member
of the Senate, again drew mileage
from Nome to juneau, drew his
sixty days salary, and again drew
mileage from Juneau to Nome, ar
ranged to again be appointed
member of the Commission with
the prospect O. another trip to
Juneau next Spring, with time"
and mileage provided, getting il
line to succeed Jiggs as Travelling
Ambassador. But the restraining
order to prevent the Treasurer from
illegally paying Territorial appro-
priations has caused Sir Thomas
zeal serious thought, and he begins
to wonder just what he can get
away with, and remain a lily white
bud ready to be plucked from the
Delegate rose
Senator Arthur Frame remained
steadfast and true to the Comptrol-
The Alaska fisherman. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1923-1932, 1927-04-15
HOSEA I'll. ROSS
of Fairbanks

Ross has a brain that works. He
did not turn the key over to Murray
or Paul or anybody else. In the
years that he has come down to