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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
USSR STANDARDS
HIC H, DELEGATES
TELL 900 WORKERS
Contrast USSR Work
ers' Advantages

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. Speak
ing before an audience of 900 workers
at Carnegie Music Hall, John Brophy,
E. p. Cush and Ed Romese, returned
members of the Trade Union Delega-
tions to Soviet Russia, wildly por-
trayed conditions as they found them
in the first workers and farmers re-
public.
Cush was greatly impressed by the
spirit of the Russian workers and the
wonderful receptions accorded the
delegation. He noticed new houses
and improvements going up turnout
the country. In some places whole
new towns have been built up, he said
He portrayed the splendid working
conditions and the many advantages
enjoyed by the Russian worker and
stated that the Russian workers in
terest in building up industry and in
creasing production thru the installa-
ton of modern machinery proved
that the Soviet government had the
overwhelming support of the workers.
Brings Laughter.
After illustrating each point, Cush
would state "Just like we have it in
the coal mining camps here" which
provoked considerable laughter. He
wound up his talk saying that he left
the United States 62 years old and
returned 62 years young.
Romese described conditions in the
coal industry in Russia and stated
that what impressed him most was
found on the faces of the workers,
the extraordinary precautions to safe
guard the lives of the workers and
the many clubs he found thruout the
coal fields to care for their physical
and cultural needs. These clubs con-
tain libraries, gymnasiums, shower
baths, dramatic clubs, recreation
rooms, etc.
Tells of Soviet.
Brophy reviewed the events which
led to the overthrow of the car and
brought out that a few Bolshevik
leaders with small party having the
support of the masses established the
Soviet government. Altho wages in
dollars were not as high as that of
the American workers, Brophy stated
that the Russian workers have
much higher standard of living than
mere wages can indicate, considering
that rent for the workers is free, food
is sold cheaply at the cooperatives,
medical attention is free, and a
months vacation and unemployment
insurance is furnished the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

horsepower has no purchasing
power. -.
"And Francis Jones, Director GEN
eral of the Employment Service of
the Department of Labor, has said in
part:
lowing to the increased intro
duction of labor saving machinery,
considerable labor Will be dis
placed"
Especially in the basic industries
which previously were sources of
prosperity is the outlook for the work
ers bad. In the industries which have
been weak, such as coal, oil, textile,
the outlook for the workers is even
worse. These factors are making for
the contraction of the domestic mar
kets which is 80 per cent of the whole
American market.
LET US examine the eighth factor
|of basic character undermining
American capitalist prosperity. When
I speak Of these factors, l do not
speak of temporary, periodical fac
Tors, I speak of deep-going organic
changes in American capitalist econ
omy. The trend Of prices: Here we
have conflicting forces. Surplus
credits tend in a capitalist society to
bring on higher prices. Mass pro-
duction and efficiency tend to bring
lower prices. But even the price de-
cline does not mean the improvement
of the standard Of living of the work
ers. Why? First Of all, big capital
continues to dominate; secondly, with
a decline in prices there tends to fol-
low unemployment, wage cuts, and
all other manifestations which are in
herent evidence of a depression
Thirdly, we must keep in mind the
fact that the rate of decline of retail
prices is always slower than the rate
Of decline of wholesale prices and is
considerably slower than the rate oil
decline in wages. The fact of the
matter is that in recent months retail
prices have increased while wages
have been decreasing
1.-THE last basic force making fer
fundamental changes in American
economy is the critical agricultural
situation.
Agricultural Comparisons.
"The capitalist experts have beer
making lot of noise about the fact
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
CHICAGO WORKERS
SCHOOL RE0PENS
IN new QUARTERS
Bring a Book" Slogan
for Dance Saturday

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-The Workers
School of Chicago is celebrating it's
removal to new and better head
quarters with dance this Saturday
evening. In addition to the new
headquarters the school also boasts
an enlarged curriculum and greater
teaching staff. Among the courses
offered at the opening of the
semester, on Monday, were the His
tory of the American Labor Move
ment, Labor Journalism, Historical
Materialism, Research, English, His
tory and Problems Of the Youth
Movement, League Training Course,
imperialism, Political Economy, Func-
tionaries Training Course, and Ele-
ments of Communism. Two new
teachers in the school are Carl
Haessler and Leland Odds.
The weekly Workers School Open
Forum will be held every Sunday
evening, 8 p. M, at 2o21 West
Division Street. Carl Haessler, who
has just returned from the Soviet
Union will speak on 1.-THE Wo1aers'
Republic in Action" at the forum
this week.
All comrades are urged to come to
the dance and remember the slogan,
Bring Book" to help build the new
workers school library.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
lay Lovesone Discusses Prosperity IN Talk at Workers Party Penn

having a value of two and half bill
ion dollars more than in 1923. Some
of these workers thrown out from the
manufacturing industries went into
the distributive process. But now we
are viewing naturalization in these
industries also; it means that ra-
tionalization here will throw out these
workers who were rushed into the dis
tributive processes en- mass as a re-
suit of naturalization in the produc-
tive industries.
Let me read you what the Depart
ment of Labor, the chief of the bureau
of labor statistics, says in estimating
the effects of Americ "a efficiency on
the workers during the last year. Mr.
Ethelbert Stewart says:
The year just closed has been
a fair average year in industry with
nothing startling along any line.
Outside OF the strongly organized
industries, sucI, as those in the
building trades, the tendency of
wages has been slightly down.
The production per man per
hour is tremendously on the in
crease. IL the difference between
man power and the manufacturing
industries was 100000 between 1928
and 1925, with the increase In pro-
duction something over $4,000, 0O0,-
O06 it is safe to say that with an in
grease of probably ss,G91, coo, ono
more in 1926 and $4,000, 000, 900
more in 1877, the number OF men
employed has been reduced by 10
per cent.
"'The question which everybody
was asking in 1927 was: How is the
reduced employment going to buy
the increased output? (Rationali-
cation spells increased output.
1927 did not answer the question,
and let us hope it will be as success
fully sidestepped in 1928. Goods
were sold: installment buying is
probably the answer.
"There is no limit to installment
buying. The trouble will come with
installment collection.
TnstalIment buying is a make
shift. It can only be maintained
by maintaining the fullest volume
Of employment at the highest rate
of wages. Only human beings buy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
YOUNG WORKERS
FACING CRISIS
Buro Meet Discusses
War Danger

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of the adult workers are foreign
born, making item depend upon the
more Americanized young workers
for leadership in organized struggle.
INFLAMMATION Intensified.
Referring to the new army budget
and the huge naval appropriations,
Fam pointed out that this campaign
of militarization had not called forth
a corresponding response from the
large masses of young workers. He
further described the steps being
taken by the League to meet this in
creased authorization, as indicated
by recent demonstrations at the navy
yards in Brooklyn, Boston and Phila-
delphia in opposition to the sending
of marines to Nicaragua.
Fam stressed in order of their i'm
portance the task of defending the
Soviet Union, defeating American
aggressions and the pre-
paration of the wide masses of young
workers for the coming war.
League Will Meet Tasks.
Fam closed his report with the
statement that the participation of
the League in the struggles ahead
would definitely strengthen and
broaden the League and result in the
drawing of hundreds of militant
young workers into the organization.
! The enlarged buro meeting will
further include reports on the coal
mining campaign; on mass activity
OF the League and bridge organiza-
tons, by Will Herberg; on Organ
rational Stability of the League" by
Nat Kaplan, and on "The Sports
Activities of the League" by Jack
Stone
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
LABOR" PAPER
SEEN AS A FAKE
Merchant Write-ups Fill
Sheet
Especial to The Daily Worker

OGDENSBURG, Feb. 8. - The
New York State Labor Leader, So
called labor paper which announces it.
self as "A trade union journal de-
voted to the principles and interests
of the American Federation of Labor
in general, statewide and locally" in
formation discloses, is a common
swindle upon workers and merchants
of this city and other cities of this
section. The publication office is CIV
en- as Cohoes, N. Y. 1t has operated
its scheme locally, also.
Careful inquiry has failed to dis
close what if any labor organizations
are supporting the journal. 1t pub
fishes practically no labor news. On
the contrary it is filled almost exclu-
sively with short write-ups, posing as
news items, of numerous business
houses in various cities. These write
ups are of the most eulogistic and
misleading character. No mention is
made of the fact that these items are
all paid for by the merchants, are in
fact advertisements; the difference be-
ing that the reader is led to believe
that they are straight news.
In an enclosed box on the first
page is printed the following illumin-
ating item: Labor will find here a
list of Business Friends who will in
sure them a square deal and fair
treatment when making purchases.
We invite cooperation for success"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
enbs of Labor Delegation Bring Soviet Workers. Message to Pittsburgh
OF
MINERS CALLED
FOR PITTSBURGH
Penn. Miner Tells of
Marching Strikers

That an injunction against picket
ing issued 20 years ago is still being
used against the striking miners in
Butler county, Pennsylvania, was dis
closed by Amedeo Sabitini, 19-year-
old miner, who left New York for
Pittsburgh las night to attend a
united conference for miners relief
there. He has been aiding in relief
work here.
Sabitini will return to New York
in time for the city-wide conference
called by the Pennsylvania Ohio Colo
RADIO Miners Relief Committee for
Saturday afternoon, Feb. 10, (not this
Saturday afternoon, as was erroneous
ly stated in yesterdays DAILY
WORKER) at the Labor Temple, 244
East 18th street. The Workers In
ternational Relief is cooperating with
this committee.
800 on March.
When 800 pickets marched to the
Whitelaw mine in Butler county, he
said, the sheriff, accompanied by the
entire company D of the state con-
stabulary, equipped with threaten
ing array of machine guns and gas
bombs, stopped them.
"Then they read the Injunction" he
continued. cit was dated 20 years
back. But guess they'd use anything
and do anything to break our strike.
eve had to turn back that time.
But we'll go again and when we do
there won't be hundreds of us but
thousands"
Laud Committee Work.
Since the office of the Pennsyl
vania- Ohio-Colorado Miners Relief
Committee, 799 Broadway, New York
City, has informed various strike
areas of Western Pennsylvania of the
impending city conference for min
ers' relief, word has been received
daily from one or another of the
mining towns, felicitating the COM
mittee on its work in their behalf,
according to Fannie Rudd, secretary
of the local relief organization. The
attention of the striking miners is
focused on New York and the ac-
tivities of the proposed conference,
she declared.
The purpose of the City Conference
is to extend the scope of the activity
and activize more organizations in
relief work. Several striking miners,
including Sabitini, will tell the story
of the effect of the strike in their re-
spective districts and of the spirit of
determination which animates the
strikers in their struggle. A wife of
a striking miner will present the
story of the women's work in the
strike, especially about the newly
formed women's auxiliaries of the
United Mine Workers of America.
Several striking miners children prob
ably will be brought here from the
strike areas.
at is the purpose of the Pennsyl-
vania- Ohio-Colorado Miners Relief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
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tivity CT Paul Reiss, "Daily" agent
in that district. New readers have al
so been obtained in Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Detroit, Chicago, Denver and 9TH
err western cities.
That the new attack against The
DAILY WORKER and its editors may
be expected at any moment has been
learned in the same way that The
DAILY WORKER has constantly
kept informed of the steps which
the federal authorities have been con-
cocting to stifle the voice of militant
labor in the United States.
Unmasked Militarists.
The plan to railroad the three Com
munists now out on bail to federal
penitentiary is the fruit of the col
laboration of the American capitalists
with several patriotic societies whose
activities had previously been exposed
in the columns of The DAILY
WORKER as the tools of American
capitalism.
The Keymen of America and the
Military Order Of the World War,
whose henchman, Captain George L.
Darte, has leading role in piecing
together of a case against The DAILY
WORKER and its editors on the pal
pably fictitious charge of misusing
the United States mails, are again at
their old game.
The rising tide of militant Amer
lean labor is threatening the secur-
ity of the American capitalists and
they are prepared to go to any lengths
in their alarm and to use any meth
DDS to smother the only English daily
paper which can give expression to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

very dangerous for the Party to over
estimate the basic, NE Fundamental
strength of American capitalism. We
here point out certain basic, funda-
mental organic contradictions in
American capitalism which gnaws at
the very vitals of American imperi-
alism. We enumerate merely:
"One' The large excess productive
capacity.
1.-Two: The deepening fundamental
critical condition of agriculture.
"Thrce: The superabundance of
credit.
-Four: Intensive installment buy
ing, which is really intensive over
selling.
give: Derangement in certain
basic industries such as coal, oil, tex
tiles.
"Six: Rapid development Of great
international cartels.
"Seven: Dependence of American
capitalism on other imperialist pow
ers for certain basic materials like
rubber. tin, etc.
Eight: Increasing export Of capt.
tai creates problem for American
Imperialism in the final repayment
Of commodities and puts in the fore
front the problem of tariff, puts In
the forefront the weakening Of do
nestle markets and involves funda-
mental changes making for the sharp
ching of antaeonisms and contradic-
tons in capitalist economy In ths
United States. Obviously. the very
contradictions make for an aggressive
policy. Hence, Nicaragua. Hence, the
Havana conference. That explains
the speeches of Admiral Plunkett and
other admirals about impending war
with England. We say, no over-es-
timation of the strength of American
capitalism. American, Capitalism Is
increasingly becoming an integral
part of internationsf capitalism, which
is today in it's bA4ic crisis. This crisis
is symbolized most effectively in the
existence Of the Soviet Union, which
is dagger at the heart Of interna-
tional capitalist economy, not only in
Europe but even in all-powerful Wall
Street.
Ito Be Continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
MILITANT WAVE
IN MINERS union
Progressives Mobilizing
for Fight

Continued from Page One)
wage cut, has brought new wave Of
militancy.
Many formerly conservative miners
are now denouncing the Lewis mach
inc. The younger elements are openly
for a renewal of the fight in sup
port of the striking districts.
The next few weeks are expected
to bring an intensification of the
struggle to win the strike on all
fronts.
Blame Operators For Terrible Con-
ditiOns.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Operators
are to blame for the "deplorable con-
ditions" in the Pennsylvania soft coal
fields. Representatives Casey Of
Pennsylvania and La Guardia of New
York, charged in the House today.
They demanded congressional in
vestigation of the bituminous strike.
Casey declared that the Pittsburgh
Coal Company, "a Mellon concern.
is chiefly to blame for the terrible
conditions"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
New Voting Machines

Voting machines will be used all
over Queens borough next November
at the presidential election, it was
learned yesterday. This will be the
first time these machines have been
used anywhere in Queens.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

Committee that every trade union and
workers organization of whatever ma
ture be represented by two delegates
at the conference.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-28
ST. MARY'S TO PLAY
| FL|CKERS NEXT YEAR

st. Mary's college, Winona, and
North Dakota university will meet in
an early season game at Grand Forks
In 1929. 1t became known today.
The Redmen, who tied with Augs-
burg Tor the Minnesota conference
championship. will play the Flicker
tails Sept. 81.
North Dakota "U' won the north
central championship this year, win
ming all but one game. The clash
with Carleton ended in scoreless
tie.
st. Mary's, after beating all its con-
ference foes, dropped its final game
to st. Thomas 8 to Z.
Both colleges will have practically
veteran teams. but Coach West OF
the Flickertails and Tom Skemp OF
the Redmen will call their men back
the last week Of August to set them
In shape.
North Dakota offered the date and
it was Immediately accepted by St
Mary's.
With the possibility Of playing
North Dakota State at Fargo Oct. S
st. Mary's has q hard schedule, in
Guiding games with Concor ala, Ham
line, Manchester and st. Thomas.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-28
BARNES AND C|LL|S
ARE FORMER CHUMS

Birmingham. Ala, Dec. 2S.-(R)-A
baseball duo that had its origin more
than decade ago on the sand lots
Of Grove Hill, Ala. was severed when
the Washington Senator'S traded
Grant Gillis, infielder. to the Boston
Red Sox.
Emil tRed) Barnes, Washington
outfielder. the buddy left behind. and
ellis were stars Of the Grove Hill
school nine. Later they transferred
their athletic prowcss to Universit,
OF Alabama. Both rose to heights as
collegiate baseball and football play
ers.
It was around ellis and Barnes
that Coach Wallace Wade built his
great Alabama football team that
twice gained national gridiron rec
ignition tn the annual Rose Bowl
games ct Pasadena.
On graduation Alabamas famous
red head and his mate ellis donned
the professional baseball uniform for
the Birmingham Barons Of the South
ern Association. Under tutelage OF
Johnny Dobbs, veteran manager. they
formed the nucleus for the hard hit
ting 1877 Baron team. They did Sc
well that at the close Of the season
they were sold to the Senator's as two
Of the finds Of the season in thu
Southern Association.
0tllts was traded to Boston in the
Buddy Myers deal. Barnes viii re.
main with CriffithS club.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-28
KAER WILL REPLACE
MARCUS in FEATURE
Former AlI-American Will Play
in New Years Day Foot
ball Contest

San Francisco, Dec. 28.-(P-Mor-
ton Kaer, former University of South
ern California football star and late
of the San Francisco Olympic club
has been added to the west team to
take the place of Brick" Marcus
California halfback, who was injured
earlier in the week. The westerners
clash with an eastern eleven here to-
morrow in a charity game.
Kaer will have only one day Of
practice with the western eleven but
he is familiar with their style of play
ant. Coach Grin Hollingberry is con.
fident that he can work into the
combination.
Meanwhile, with the west facing
the problem of reorganization the
eastern gridders are running along
smoothly in the Stanford university
stadium. Both teams have ended
their hard scrimmages and the work
outs today called for light taperine
off practice.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-28
Resigned Husker
Coach Tries Luck
For Alma Mater

Topeka. Kas.. Dec. 28.-{P,-After
four successful years as football coach
at the University of Nebraska, Ernest
E. Bearg will return to the small COL
lege from which he graduated, to try
to democratize its sports.
Also-and not incidentally-he will
endeavor to put it back on the grid
iron map.
Bearge Welcomes Change
Bearg. who wound up his last sea-
son at Nebraska by winning the big
Six" football title and losing only one
ganle-that to the army-will become
director OF athletics and head of the
physical education department at
Washburn college next fall.
When Farley P. Womer. president
Of the college. announced that the all
Kansas conference 1ullback of 1914
and 1915 would return to Washburn,
he declared Bearge had declined a
renewal of contract with salary in
crease at Nebraska and also turned
down the offers Of three other large
universities.
In providing the benefit Of athletics
to students who are unable to qualify
for intercollegiate competition, Bcarge
will have new 100000 field house
and also new football stadium. This
equipment he will use for intra- mural
as we'll as intercollegiate contests in
the major sports. like football, basket
ball and baseball So there may be a
sport for every student. tennis. SWIM
ming and golf will also lie emphasized.
Hope for Revival
Washburn followers hope for re-
vival of football prowess. Bearg
coached at Washburn eight years ago
and developed team which won the
Kansas conference championship. But
after his departure for the University
OF Illinois. where he assisted Bob
zuppe before going to Nebraska. his
alma mater experienced football
slump. dropping from the top to the
bottom of the conference
In the basketball. however, the
school held its own, winning the ma
tional A. A. U. championship in 1925
1t opened the present season by de-
feating the University of Kansas
where "Phog' Allen. noted basketball
authority. coaches the cagers in such
a way that they win as many as hall
a dozen conference championships in
row. Roy Wynne. the present ath-
letlc director at Washburn, will re-
main as basketball coach under
Bearg.