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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
By WILLIAM F. kRUSE.
Especial DAILY WORKER
Correspondence

While the main lines of Party work
are the same in all parts of the So
Wet Union, and in lesser measure
even in all parts of the world, there
are special conditions and difficulties
to be met with in each section or
area. Soviet Karelia presents no ex-
ception to this rule.
In an autonomous (nationaD re-
public naturally the question of ma
tional differences plays a big role
This question is peculiarly complica-
ted in Karelia, but not exceptionally
difficult of solution. The largest
single national element is the Kare-
liam, which makes up about 40 per
cent of the total population, then fol
low in order the Russians, the Firms
and others. But Karelian is not an
photographic language, it is tongue
differing from both Russian and Fin
nish, closely akin to an archaic
original form of the latter. Further
more the Karelian tongue is not uni
form throughout the country, the
1StAiS uetSS oPOACll III lilC iOI tllCI II elllO
western uyezds resembling Finnish
very closely, while in the southern
and eastern uyezds it is rather heavily
mixed with Russian. The solution
has been found in having two official
languages adopted, Russian an
(modern) Finnish, and all govern
ment publications appear in both
languages, usually in parallel columns
There are schools in both languages
both higher and lower, choice being
voluntary and one or the other pre-
dominating according to the COM
pleXion and desires of the population
National Composition of Soviets.
This mixture of races is reflected
also in the composition Of the soviets
and the administrative bodies. In
the 9Th and 9th Congresses Of the So
viets about half Of the delegates were
Great Russians. in the Central Exec
utive Committee there are p Rus
slams, Is Karelians, Firms, and 3
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Preliminary Meetings.

In circular letter to the Central
Executive Committee of the auto
nomous republics, as we'll as to re-
gional, district, and provincial execu-
tive committees, the latter were rec
commended to arrange, prior to the
Convention of the Conference Of
Working and Peasant Women of the
us. S. r., meetings Of women mem
bers of rural and town Soviets and
working women attracted to partici-
patton in the work of the Soviets, and
alsD to call similar meetings of work
ing women on rural, district, regional
and provincial public bodies, and in
autonomous republics which are not
divided into provinces, and republican
meetings of working and peasant
women who are members Of village
and town Soviets and rural and dis
trict executives.
The number of delegates at re-
gional, provincial and republican con-
ferences was fixed at between one
hundred and two hundred delegates.
The rate of representation was fixed
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DEVELOPMENT OF SOVIET FARMS.
Special Problems Face karelian Comrades

others. The Council of Peoples Com
missars, or "Sovnarkom," consists Of
10 Russians, 5 Karelians, Finn and
l other Among the members of the
rural soviets, the Russians are a min
GRITTY, viz, Russians TAO, Karehans
1893, Firms and others no. Actual
peasants constitute SO per cent of the
membership of the rural soviets, their
education being overwhelmingly of
the rural common school type: only
% per cent had had any further
schooling while "a per cent were al
together illiterate.
The tremendous broadening educa-
tional effect as well as the extremely
broad mass base of the soviet govern
ment is shown by the following fig
ures concerning the number elected
to office for the first time. Also in
regard to the proportion of Party and
Vel. members, the figures give an
annihilating reply to the unfounded
charges of Communist Party
bureaucracy which is alleged to enjoy
a despotic monopoly of all places in
the governing bodies. Of the mem
bers Of the rural soviets 81 per cent
were "non-Party," lie. members of
neither Communist Party or Young
Communist League, of the Petro-
savodsk Town Soviet 49.3 per cent.
Of the 1918 members of 90 volost
township soviets TAB per cent were
non-Party. OF the volost executive
committee members 81 per cent We're
non-Party as compared with 46 per
cent the previous year. Of the Uyezd
executive committee members SO per
cent were non-Party, Of the members
Of the All-Karelian Soviet Congress
in 1926 there We're 1856 per cent non
Party as compared with 28.S per cent
in 1924. The percentage of Commu-
nists mounts steadily as we ascend
the ladder-which is precisely as it
must be if the Communists fulfil
their proper role as the leaders and
organizers and most active elements
of the proletarian and peasan
masses.
ITO Be Continuod).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
Philippine COnstabulary
Murders I Peasants in
Latest Moro Uprising

MANILA, Oct. 12.-Members of
the Philippine Constabulary have
murdered seven Moro peasants
in an attempt to suppress with
violence a new uprising of the
peasants in Lanao province, Min
daroa Island.
The uprising which took place
among the ,Alangkat tribe is the
latest Of several that the United
States forces have drowned in
blood. The peasants driven to des-
peration by the horrible conditions
existing on the American owned
plantations have been fighting
with extreme ferocity and have
been ruthlessly suppressed by the
/ Americans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
De RIVERA OPENS
SPAIN'S FASCIST
RULE ASSEMBLY
Spanish BLACK Shirts"
Hold Country By Arms

MADRID, Oct. 12.-Having ruth
lessly suppressed the revolts which
preceded the sessions Of the present
National Assembly, Primo de Rivera
dictator of Spain, formally opened
his gathering of 400 hand-picked dele
gates yesterday. While the fascist
tyranny is maintained relentlessly by
the police stationed in every impor-
tant and strategic center in Spain.
the National Assembly has begun it's
so-called Impartial" debates. The
Assembly is being boycotted by many
of the groups active in Spanish poll
teal life, the Union of Spanish
Workers declaring that it considers
this body to be de Rivera's personal"
assembly.
A Bloody Crew.
Something Of the fascist color Of
the new National Assembly may be
inferred from the fact that the depu-
ties include the brother-in-law of Al
fonso, Carlos de Bourbon, captain
general Butcher" Weyler, the Span
ish dictator in Cuba, General Jordana
and three cardinals.
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accordingly for the different locali-
ties.
Modelled on Main Conference.
The agenda of the local conferences
and conventions were worked out on
the lines of the agenda of the confer
ence of working and peasant women.
At the republican, provincial and re-
gional conferences were held the cleo
ton of women delegates to the COM
ing Conference, in accordance with
the quota of representation approved
by the All-Russian Central Executive
Committee.
Nationalities Represented.
The presidium of the All-Russian
Central Executive Committee called
the particular attention of the local
executives to the need Of securing in
the elections of delegates to the U.
S. S. r. conference a majority of
working women delepates in the in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
BLOODY MARIE TO
VISIT u. 5. AGAIN
TO BEG BIG LOAN

BERLIN, Oct. 12.-Queen Marie,
of Roumania, plans to visit the Uni
ted States next Spring to attempt to
obtain big loan from a group of
New York bankers, it was learned
from Roumanian sources today.
Ostensibly the queen is returning
to America ito see the part of the
country she missed on her first~visit,
which was cut short by the serious
illness of King Ferdinand"
Unofficially Marie will attempt to
increase her own political prestige
through negotiation of a loan which
would be used to stabilize Roumanian
currency and the fascist regime.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
FOREIGN WORKERS
SEND new GROUPS
TO VISIT U. S. S. R..
Labor Delegates Gather
for November Jubilee

MOSCOW, U.S.SR. Oct. 12.-Vari.
Gus peasant and cooperative organiza.
tions of Germany, France, Yugo
Slavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Poland
Lithuania, Latvia, Esthonia, India,
China, Central and South America
have notified the Central Union Of
Agricultural Cooperatives in the U. S,
S. r. of their wish to send delega-
lions to Moscow for the Forthcoming
October celebrations.
The delegates will arrive in Moscow
between October 20 and 25 and viii
stay or weeks in the U, S. S. r
According to information received
by the All-Union Council of Labor
Unions, a third German labor dele
cation of from forty to sixty strong
is leaving Berlin for the U. S. S. r.
Another workers delegation, thirty
strong, is reported to be leaving Bel
GUM between Oct. 10 and IS. Both
delegations will visit Moscow, Len
ingrad and other towns in the Soviet
Union, and will participate in the
celebration on the Tenth Anniversary
of the November Revolution.
MeXicans Sends Mendez.
The workers and peasants organi-
cations of Mexico are also reported
to be sending delegates to the cele-
brations. The Mexican National Pea
SAINT League has appointed Pablo
Mendez as its delegate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
Leningrad's Death-Rate
Lower Now Than Before
The War, Report Shows

MOSCOW, U.S.S.R., Oct. p
Social organizations have investi-
gated the state of health of the
population Of Leningrad. The re-
suits of this investigation are very
gratifying in regard to the post
November achievements in this
sphere. Morality in Leningrad has
decreased from 21.9 per 1000 in
habitants in 1912 to 14.4 in 1926,
lie. 81 per cent. Infant mortality
has decreased SO per cent in COM
parison with the pre-Revolution
period. Ninety-five per cent of
the mothers have visited the Con-
sultation Rooms which have at
tended, in the course of the year,
to 100000 children and 100000
pregnant women. The network of
medical centres, dispensaries etc.
is calculated to attend to $4,000
cases per day.
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dustrial regions, and of women agri-
cultural workers and peasants in the
agricultural regions and from among
the women who are members of town
and village Soviets. Representation
of the national minorities was also
secured.
The Presidium of the All-Russian
Central Executive Committee recon-
mended the strict observance of the
approved quota of representation to
the Conference, admitting no election
of delegates in excess of these rates.
The total number Of women delegates
from Russian Socialist Federated
Soviet Republics TO the Conference of
Working and Peasant Women of the
U. S. S. r. was fixed at 567
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13

MOSCOW, u. S. S. R., Oct. 12.-
The Congress of Working and Peas
ant Women has addressed a letter of
greeting to the Comintern requesting
it to transmit fraternal greetings to
the working and peasant women of
all countries which are struggling I'M
der the leadership of the Comintern
against capitalist oppression, The
Congress calls the toiling women of
all cor tries actively to participate in
the defense of the first Socialist Re-
public and to support the Chinese
Revolution. The Congress also sent
greetings to the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of the u S.
S. R. and other proletarian organiza-
tions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
Australia SendsW arship
To Samoa; Natives Re-
bel Against Taxation

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 12.-Al-
though the outbreaks by natives
against white residents of the Solo
man Island in protest against the i'm
position Of heavy taxes, have been
centered mainly in Malatia, indica-
tions today were that the whole group
of Islands was becoming embroiled
in the trouble.
According to the latest census, 1885,
COO natives and 700 whites inhabit
the Islands.
General relief was felt today at the
Australian governments prompt de-
cision to despatch the cruiser Adelaide
as soon as reports of the outrages
were received.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
Celebrate International
Youth Day in Boston

BOSTON, Oct. 12.- international
Youth Day was celebrated in Boston
by a crowd Of young workers that
filled Scenic Bungalow The speak
ers, Herbert Fam and Nat Kay, of
the Young Workers League, de-
nounced American Imperialism for
its predatory expressions against
Mexico, all Of Latin America and
China.
Winnie Wrinkle starred in the
dramatic features, with rare ability.
Everybody had q chance. Singing
came after, The meeting was also a
success financially.
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Called at Anniversary.


The Congress of Working and
Peasant Women was convened by the
Presidium of the Central Executive
Committee of the Soviet Union in con-
nection with the celebrations for the
Tenth Anniversary of the November
Revolution. In issuing its call for the
Congress the following statement
was made by A. Yenukidze, secretary
to the Central Executive Committee
of the U. S. S. R.;
The presidium of the Central Ex-
ecutive Committee of the U. S. S. R.
is converting for the Tenth Anniver-
sary of the November Revolution a
conference of working and peasant
women of the U. S. S. r. who are
members of village and town Soviets
and of rural (district) executive com
mittees.
Important Problems.
The agenda of the conference con-
tains important questions of Soviet
policy: (1) The international and in
ternal situation of the Union of Sow
let Socialist Republics; ~ The posi-
tion Of the working and peasant
women in the U. S. S. R. towards the
Tenth Anniversary Of the. November
Revolution; (3) The work of the
Soviets and the part taken in it by
working and peasant women; (4) On
popular education, and (5) On public
health.
Prior to the U. S. S. R. conference
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
Rumor Marking Army
Moving. North to Help
Yenchi-shan Troops

HONG HONG, Oct. 12.-Reports
from Marking today stated that the
10Th Marking army had been ordered
to advance to Peng Pu, presumably to
cooperate with the Shansi forces
against the troops of Chang Tso-lin.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
Greeks RepuIso Comitaii

ATHENS, Oct. 12.-Greek troops
today repulsed two bands Of
Macedonian Komitaji who We're at
tempting to cross the Greel, frontier
from Petritch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
Chang Claims Victory.

PEKIN, Oct. 2.-Statements is
sued from Chang Tso-Lin's head
quarters continue to claim victories
over Shansi troops on the front south
of Picking
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-13
NEWS FROM y. s. s. r.

farms for the surrounding peasant population, their
function being agricultural propaganda.
Statistics for 1926 give the following picture of the
activity of Soviet farms.
The of land poughed by the labor forces of
the Soviet farms of the State Agricultural Syndicate
and the Sugar Trust increased in the past year by
161,055 dessiatines.
The total production of Soviet farms also increased.
In 192526 amounted in the Soviet farms to 1872
million roubes WORTH whereas the total production of
the current is approximately estimated at $50 mil
lion roubles worth In percentages this means in
crease Of p percent last year and 1876 percent in the
. current year.
Compared with 1924 the average increase in the pro-
duction of the chief cereals is as follows.
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Production in some of the best managed Soviet farms
exceeds the production of the surrounding peasant fields
by 80 and more percent and in average Soviet farms
by 10 to II percent Moreover, in years of drought,
production Soviet farms does fuctuate as much
production peasant farms.
In regard to cattle breeding we get a similar picture
In 1926 increase in the 80 Soviet farms of the state agr
cultural syndicate follows:
Big horn cattle .............. 60Go
Sheep ...................... 1850
Horses Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Compared with 1924 milk cows gave 80 percent more
milk
This development of Soviet farms was coupled with
improved labor conditions of agricultural Iaborers and
with increased wages. This increase reaching on an
25 precent since 1924 in the Soviet farms of
the State Agricultural Syndcates.
This rapid development of Soviet farms had the fol-
lowing result:
In 1926 the peasant population was provided with
416O9 tons of seed great deal done towards i'm
proving the breed of cattle The peasantry was pro-
vided with $4,000 heads of high breed CATTLE and
with 10000 special breeding CATTLE
Moreover, Soviet farms ploughed the land of poor
peasant farms, supplied them with agricultural machin
cry and implements $4,000 tractor-days) and sfted
1894 tons of peasant corn.
Soviet farms organize lectures and give agronomic
advice The surrounding peasant population which was
formerly rather suspicious of the Soviet farms has
adopted now a quite different attitude to them.
COAL DEPOSIT IN THE FAR EAST.
Exploring parties of the Geological Committee have
discovered deposits of brown coal in the Far
East Tabrtehansky mining district According to an
approximate estimate there 48O00000 tons of
high class coal there. The coal of the Tabrtchansk
mines is the best in the Far East
MANUFACTURE OF SEPARATORS IN THE UNION.
In 1885 the Perm Works the first in the u
production will be 10000 separators and the program
for 1929 provides for the manufacture of 10000 sep
arators.
Hitherto separators were imported
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-16
SICMAN MISUSES
STRIKERS NAMES
TO GET A CROWD
Rusbin and Shubin Out
With Reputation

In an effort to gather enough
workers to hold a meeting in Beeth-
oven Hall last night, the right wing
Of the international Ladies Garment
Workers union, thru its official or
gan the Forwards, made the false am
nouneement yesterday that Louis
Rusbin and Jack Shubin, cloakmakers
who have been released from the
Tombs on bond of $500 pending the
appeal Of their cases, would be pre-
sent at the meeting which was held
under the auspices Of the Information
al officialdom.
"Please deny for us that we are
going to have anything to do with
Sigman's meeting in Beethoven Hall
tonight, Rusbin said yesterday "Sig-
man = merely trying to trick friends
of ours who naturally are glad that
we are released into coming to his
meeting by advertising falsely that
we will be there. Neither of us would
go to a meeting called by the uniong
splitting Sigman."
Shubin reiterated his fellow pris-
oner's statement and added that the
International had nothing to do with
affecting their release. "The Joint
Board has taken care of us and fur
nished bond tor our release, he add
ed. The two were trleG IN Juoge
Otto Rosalsky's court on December 6
and found guilty on an assault
charge. Their cases are being APP
pealed.
Third Lie.
This is the third time within a
few days that the International has
tried to claim credit for helping pris-
oners. In the cases of Phillip Dan
nenberg and Jacob Gluck, who were
discharged by Judge Collins on Fri
day the International, through the
Jewish Daily Forward, attempted to
claim credit for their dismissal, al
though they were represented by at
torneys of the Joint Board.
In the case of LEM and Cohen, the
two workers who received sentences
of two and one half to five years
under Judge Rosalsky, the Interna-
ti0nal tried to fool the workers into
believing that it alone was respon-
sible for the reduction of their SEN
fences to one year, although the
sentences were reduced when restitu-
ton was made, and the International
had nothing to do with the making
Of restitution.
The sentencing Of Max Borenstein
and Oscar Newman was postponed
for the third time by Judge Rosalsky
today. They win be sentenced on
next Friday, he announced, at which
time they will have served two weeks
in the Tombs awaiting sentence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-16
World War Veteran
Refuses to Train;
Given Five Months

PRAGUE, Feb. 15.-Franz Led
erer, a veteran of the World War and
recipient of numerous decorations for
valor, has been sentenced by court
martial here to five months impris-
onment in military prison for re-
fusing to don uniform and shoulder
n rifle.
Lederer, as a lieutenant in the re-
serve army, was recently called to
the colors for annual training and re-
fused. He maintained that his paci-
fic creed forbade him to bear arms.
The testimony showed that Lederer
had distributed his savings, amount
ing TO 10000 Czechoslovak crowns,
among the poor and had even given
up q good job In favor of another
man whom he felt needed it more than
he. In the coolest weather, he had
left his coat in field for anyb-dy
to pick up.
When asked why he had not given
his coat to some needy person, he re-
piled that II would obligate the por-
son to express his gratitude. A board
OF alienists pronounced him entirely
sane.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-16
Finds Wife and Five
Year Old Son Slain

CoNNEAUT, o., Feb. 15.-Beaten
almost to pulp. the bodies of Mrs.
Celia Brown, ~, and her son, Fred
erick Brown, Jr., 8, were found early
today in the Brown bungalow.
According to Fred Brown, the hus-
band and father, he returned from his
work shortly after midnight. He
found, he said, that the door of his
house was open, and the radio was
grinding out tune.
In the sleeping porch the woman's
body was lying. In the basement was
that of his son. Nearby was a bloody
baseball bat,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-02-16
The Boasts of The Times
Quickly Exposed by the
Facts in the Days News
BY j. LOUIS ENGDAHL.

THE New York Times, energetic
4 propaganda against progress
Of the capitalist class, again in
forms us that, More than prosper
ity, our defenses against Commun-
ism are democratic freedom and
opportunity"
But in the same issue OF the
Times, and in all the other stimuli
taneous editions Of the New York
iailies, one Of che leading first
page stories tells OF a boy who
murdered for food.
The headline u Tie Times
stated. boy, IL, Murders Queens
Shopkeeper in HoId.uo -, Food;
Hungry Runaway Kills Merchant
in Hope of Getting Cash from Till
in Store"
The next day in jail the boy, IL
years old, upon being visited by his
father, declared:
"Sure, III tell you everything,
Dad. I'm not afraid and like
this Jail anyway. It's better than
at home"
a land in which the jails, rotten
as they are, vef1nin infested and
offering the worst possible excuse
for food, can be offered as "some-
thing better" than home, is GER
tainiy not in a position to brag Of
its prosperity" It's boosted Top
portunity' merely consists OF lus-
cious words, the old trick of the
bunch Of carrots at the end of the
stick TO lure onward the tired work
mule, human as well as mere ami
mai.
These conditions grow directly
out OF the existing class rule. 1t
is mere hypocrisy 70 talk oil "dem-
ocracy" under a social system
where the great masses are en-
shaved to the profit producing ma
chine OF a small entrenched all
powerful class. That is the United
States, in which the kept press
Historically beats itself upon the
chest and blatantly shouts itself
hoarse concerning democracy" in
this country, claiming at the same
time that democracy does not exist
in the Soviet Union. 1t is only in
the First Workers Republic, where
classes have been abolished, that
the basis is laid for real demo-
crazy.
That the vile housing conditions.
that make Jail preferable to a
home, are not exceptiohable.' but
rather the rule in New York City
is again revealed in the struggle to
have the so-caIled emergency rent
laws" continued.
These laws have been in exist
ence for seven years and will ex-
pire on June 1st, yet it is admitted
that during this time little or moth
ing has been done 60 supply homes
for that large group in the popula-
ton unable to afford more than
So to $40 a room a month.
Intolerable conditions, resulting
in the doubling and TRIPPING of FAM
lilies in totally inadequate accom-
modations, exist on a large scale.
Human beings still nest in rocker
les built 30 years ago and con-