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"The Other HALF"
On the other hand, there are over
five millions of able bodied men and
women walking the streets of "pros-
porous" America-the paradise of
the capitalist class-the hell-hole of
the workers, who are willing to
work, but are unable to get employ
ment. Thousands of working class
families merely live, above the star
walton margin. Women and chill
dren are driven into industry.
Homes are broken up; family life
disintegrated.
1t is estimated that there are over
$4,000 fatal accidents in industry
yearly, not including more than g.
100000 daily disability. Of the %
million children between the ages of
5 and IS in America today only 16
millions are regularly at school,
while 100000 are compelled to go
to work to help the family income.
There are more than million per-
sons over 10 years Of age who can
neither read nor write and it is esti-
mated among conservative educators
that only one child out Of every 60
gets chance to attend high school
or. college, and this opportunity,
when it presents itself is either for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05

to carry on educational work along
working-class lines.
The class conscious section of the
working class must realize the i'm
portance of combating the capita
list controlled camps. Communist
and left-wing workers must give the
utmost support to an English sneak
ing working-class, children's camp.
And that is what w. l. r. Childrens
Camp is. The policies of the Wor-
kers Children's Camp must be a
definitely class line. Whenever petty
bourgeois and bourgeois elements
manage thru one means or another
to get their children out to a wor-
kers children's camp-there must not
be question at all but that after
proper notification, these children
will have to be returned to their
parents.
Need Aid.
If any worker is really interested
in seeing and feeling real living,
throbbing movement of workers
children-let him visit the WIR
Childrens Camp.
If any class conscious worker is
interested in developing class move
ment amongst the children and
combating the influence of the ca
pitalist controlled camps-he must
support the WIR Camp.
What can be done Immediately
~ Send books fit for children
between the ages of 9 to 15).
There is a library in Camp. But
not enough. Send books to WIR
Camp, Wingdale, N. Y.
p Send money to Workers In
ternational Relief. There is going
to be a deficit-that is to be ex-
pected especially in the beginning
of a workers children's camp. Let
every worker who is concerned with
the future of the movement, inter-
ested in developing new forces for
the working class movement, let
him and her show it by supporting,
morally, and financially the Work
ers international Relief Camp.
Address Union 3d., City.
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Even Maurer Means Nothing

be sure Jim did not come. Perhaps
some Of the gang knew that he
would not appear, but for the sake
of success, the upper guys would
not divlllge it. How would it look
if the picnic grounds were empty
although Jim Maurer, one time pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Fedora
ton of Labor and socialist candi-
date, was announced to speak!
Surely in Cleveland there is enough
Socialism" to make a successful
picnic.
But it didn't work. The masses"
did not know that Maurer was not
coming-but the masses didn't care
whether he came or not. Two hun
bred people gathered at Lakeland
and sat around Disguised that Mau-
rer did not appear. Probably even
the management Of the picnic did
not know that he would not come
to Cleveland, for they provided no
other speaker.
Earlier in the season the social
lists had picnic, and STARTS, can
didate for governor, spoke. He
bored his audience, till at the end of
his speech hardly a handful was
listening.
Thus the message" of the social
list party attracts and interests the
workers. The socialist party is
played out as far as the working
class is concerned.
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the sons of the rich or petty-bour-
geoisie.
In the face of these facts, it is no
wonder that the class struggle is
growing sharper and sharper daily.
Hundreds of thousands of coal min
ers have recently been betrayed by
the fake leadership of men like John
L. Lewis, Bill Green and Matthew
Woll. Over 10000 textile workers
are putting up heroic struggle
against their bosses and in the face
of police terrorism, to avoid ten
per cent cut in their starvation
wages; bread lines begin to increase
as the winter season approaches;
and starvation and grim poverty
stalks the land from coast to coast.
This is the lot of the American
workers, the producers of wealth
and plenty for the capitalist para
sites.
Truly, what America needs is a
revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05
Congratulated by Gompers.

Gompers wired congratulations to
Berry, and when the latter appeared
at the Portland convention shortly
afterward he was given a wild
ovation, and the delegates rising
tumultously to do him honor. Mr..
Gompers said:
"We will suspend business to hear
from one who has engaged in a
tremendous contest in the interest
OF the honor and integrity of the
American labor movement"
The Pressmen's Home.
THE notorious Pressmen's Home
in Watkins County, Penn, about
IL miles from Rogersville and about
100 miles from Knoxville, cost the
union originally about $1,000 and
Berry, the President of the Union,
has since squandered about $4,000
900 of union funds upon it. Berry
owns several thousand acres of
farming and stock-raising lands,
much of which lies adjacent to the
Home. It's value has been greatly
enhanced by the proximity of the
latter institution. Berry owns the
"Rogersville Review" the Clinch-
field Mercantile Co., the Clinchfield
Land and Lumber Co., and the
Clinchfield Hydro-Electric Power
Co. He sells farm products and
various other commodities to the
Home at fancy prices. The Home,
supposedly for the benefit of dis
abled pressmen, is situated con-
veniently for his own ends and Ber-
ry loses no opportunity to profit by
it. Hutchinson of the Carpenters
Union, no doubt inspired by Berry's
success, is beginning the develop
ment of big Home for carpenters
at Lakeland, Florida. Already it
smells badly of graft.
Swiped S165, 900.
In connection with the Pressmen's
Home, Berry proceeded to develop
his own concern, the Clinchfield
Hydro-Electric Power Co., with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05
A Camp for Workers Children

these give the workers child a work.
ing-class understanding and train
ing during their stay at camp. Of
course we must recognize a distinc-
ton between the various types of
camps mentioned above. The out
right capitalist camps, scout and
settlement houses, are different
from the non-partisan camp, but a
workers children's camp is in direct
contradiction to all of them insofar
as it openly utilities this opportunity
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05
By WILLIAM z. FOSTER,

By WILLIAM z. FOSTER.
THE symbol and outstanding
instance of everything corrupt
and reactionary in the printing
trades is Major George L. Berry,
President of the Pressmen's Inter
national Union. He is peer of the
worst labor takers ever developed
in the entire history of the Amer
lean labor movement. European
labor men, unacquainted with the
prevalent reaction in our unions
marvel that such a figure can
pretend to be a labor leader and is
able to hold on to his official posi-
ton.
October Strikers.
Berry, former prize-fighter and
ex-arny officer, is one of the most
blatant Chauvinists in the entire
labor movement. He is a high Of
fetal in the American Legion and
a prominent politician in the Demo-
cratic Party. Berry's methods are
without parallel. He has become
a wealthy capitalist by the misuse
of his official position. We shall
reserve for later description of his
czaristic tactics in controlling his
union and his scandalous system of
plundering his rank and file. Here
let US cite only a few of his strike
breaking exploits.
Under Berry's leadership the
Pressmen's Union carries on a
policy of crassest craft betrayal.
When any of the other unions in
the industry strike the pressmen are
ordered to stay at work. And if the
local pressmen, outraged by this
Union scabbery, nevertheless go out
in support of the strikers, Berry i'm
mediately enters into active collabo-
ration with the employers and fills
their places with scabs. He follows
the same strike breaking policy
when any of his local unions strike
over their own grievances, regardless
of their Justification, unless they
get his specific permission. Berry
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t n e candidacy
of a Tammany
sachem for the
p r e S i d e n c Y.
T a m m a n v
braves die; they
never squeal. If
they don't die
willingly, they
die a n y h o W.
Philips, the big
Queens County
boss, charged
with having
taken millions
of dollars out of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05

union funds. For this purpose he
misappropriated $165,000 upon the
false pretense that the company was
owned by the union. Disbelieving
this, Chicago Pressmen's Union, 3,
local in Berry's International, took
the matter to court. The court rul-
ed that the company in question
belonged to Berry and his friends
personally and it ordered them to
pay back to the union the $165,000
which they had misappropriated.
Things looked black for Berry. But
the employers, of whom Berry is a
valuable servant, came to his aid.
With their assistance he was able
to terrorize the Chicago local into
dropping the case, by the threat that
if they did not do so their pending
demands upon their bosses for bet
ter conditions would be categorically
rejected. Hence Berry, although
convicted in court, was never COM
PEELED to pay back the $165,000.
now wealthy.
The ultra-patriotic Major Berry
is now a rich man. He is reputed
to be worth half million dollars
When he was elected President of
the International at the Brighton
Beach Convention in 1907 they had
to take up a collection to pay his
expences from San Francisco. Now
in addition to his large properties
in Tennessee, he sports, when in
New York, suite in the Waldorf
Astoria. A few years ago he mar
rowly missed securing the Demo
cratic nomination (tantamount to
election) for Governor of Tennessee.
When he put up fight for Demo-
cratic nomination for president
of the United States in 1924 he had
the support of wide sections of the
capitalist press, Republican as well
as Democratic. At that time he had
in New York practically all the
national organizers of the union, at
the unions expence, wearing Berry
for Vice-P President" buttons and
working for his nomination.
From "Misleaders of Labor" By
William q. Foster. Published by
Trade Union Educational League, 2
ny NJ. Vo..L1
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(Continued.)

(Continued.)
There is great necessity for
workers children's camp in N. Y.
Why? Because there are dozens of
children's camp owned, controlled,
and run by outright capitalist insti-
buttons, boy Scouts); by the
settlement houses; by religious
groups (Zionist); and then the So
called non-partisan camps; "socia-
list pioneer YOUTH; and the
..Workmen circle camps. None Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05
Berry, a Broker in Labor"

(Maj. George L. Berry hos been
picked by Tamneany Al Smith to
corral the tabor Uote" for the
Democratic presidential ticket
during the present election
cGmpdign-Note.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05
Told You So

1T is not safe to take too much
money out of the sewerpipes of
New York in a year sanctified by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05

HERE are few epigrams from the
Al lips of a Presbyterian divine on
Labor Day: Luxury can only justi-
fiably come into existence when
honest penury has vanished and
when each person has his daily
bread" wealth does not release
the possessor from the obligation to
work" Lack of wealth does
not justify. the poor in volun-
tary idleness." This particular
divine is not bad egg, as clergy
men go, but he is full of steak. The
poor are lacking in wealth because
the rich rob them of the fruits of
their labor and should the idle poor
insist on the right to a job without
the consent of the idle rich they
would land in police cell for their
pains.
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THE divine would do worse than
consult young Alfred Doss, a
young German who jumped ship to
seek his fortune in this country.
After working at odd jobs for a
while Doss ran into hard luck and
few nights ago policeman found
him sleeping in a doorway and on
being informed that the lad had no
money, the cop arrested him for
vagrancy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05

RERT MARTIN, the national secre-
- tary of the Farmer Labor Party
threw up his job and declared for
Hoover. Had he not done this, Mar
tin would be unknown outside of his
wife and family and the installment
furniture dealer. The existence of a
national Farmer-Labor Party has
been something of mystery for the
past four years. Martin hopes that
in four years time the progressive
forces" will be able to get together
and build anew. Hope deferred
maketh the heart sick. In the mean
time intelligent workers will work
and vote for the Communist ticket,
strengthen the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party and join it for a real
fight against capitalism and to or
ganize the masses for the struggle
which will end when the workers and
poor farmers of this country over
throw the robber system and set up
a Workers and Farmers Govern
ment
I G. PENNY, the department store
magnate, is for Hoover. Penny
is a democrat. Now, what we would
like to know is: who is Robert Dol
lar going to support? This does
not look like an election campaign,
but a tit for tat game.
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1T is reported that workmen have
abandoned search for Tammany
relics on the site of the old wigwam
on 18th Street. If they were looking
for the vault in which Boss Tweed
kept his loot, they must be an opti-
mistic and naive gang. 1t would not
be like Dick Croker and Charlie
Murphy to spend decades in the I'll
gers lair without making thoro in
vestigation of the premises.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05

From "Misleaders of Labor" By
William q. Foster. Published By
Trade Union Educational League, 2
w. 18th ST., Neo0 York).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05

Total for 1000 families $2so,0OO,00O
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IF there is any choice between
democratic political grafters and
their republican competitors it is in
the way they pass out rather than
in the way they take their loot. The
republican go-getters seem to have
more confidence in justice. They
await the rap as rule, and the rap
seldom comes. The only exception
in recent years is Jess Smith, Harry
Daugherty's pal But then there is
suspicion that Jess was assisted
to Valhalla.
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the sewer business was bumped off
in Atlantic City some months ago.
Since then his son has been shooting
his fathers loot over the green baize
tables of Long Island gambling
joints. Last Sunday, William L.
D'Olier, another big sewer man, was
found dead on lonely road with a
bullet through his head.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-05

For the Party of the Class STRUGGLED!
Fol Workers! Against the Capitalists
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
WARREN GIVEN
CLEAN BILL

CHARLOTTE. N. c., May a.
Suspicion OF shadiness which
clouded the scheduled 1O-round bout
here Thursday night between Add
Warren, State champion. and
Romero Rojas. Chilean heavyweight.
was dispelled today by the Char
lotte Boxing Commissions decision
that "all was on the level"
Both fighters were given their
purses which were held during the
investigation. started when ,. @.
Taylor, member Of the commission.
criticised Warren's one.round knock
out as shady" At the hearing
physicians and attendants gave
their opinion that Rojas was dazed
by 3 blow to the heart a few Sec
onds after the opening gong.
Warren, former holder of the.
national amateur light heavyweight
title, fights Marty Gallagher, or
Washington. d. c.. at Greensboro.
N. c., May 80 in his final appear
ance before he tries his luck in the
North,
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
Mike Donaldson Is Proper Type

They simply with
Who these half dozen,
probably dozen who could quality Possibly all of them could
not boxing the time attention it would require parcu
ary in its nanc possibly others Of them wouldn't TO-
it's tough spot for and the bill that his services
be gratis Being boxing commissioner under such circumstances
would be considered by many to be thankaess job.
One who everything required Of such
important including leisure Mike Donaldson
of the A. E. Congressional Medal of holder
middeweght of the Stanley Keth and in fact Snley
sparrng partner What better
from the games viewpoint could with than to have
Sergeant mike has been resident of Washington for two
He has settled here and this is to be his
here work behalf of buddes less
fortunate than himself He will have
in his life, he boxing
be questioned Intelligent, honest to fault grand
record behind him and intimate love for fighting peace
times Mike Donaldson is the type" that would make the
right kind the
which has honored him and which he has WELL
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
TOpKYS SP0RIVRIAL
BY XII < Miller

Due to energetic intelligent reless efforts of Charles ~
Ornsen the Athletic Union wei ~ the splendid
Members Congress- not the least Of
and Walsh and Representatives upde
Zhlman Washington is at the moment nearer @
boxing law than time In the history O1 tns
greatly -bedesired legislation.
bill and the House viii be
the proposition either in the closing days Of the
the Sevenyst Congress- The sport
ing fraternity Of Washington by which we mean che club life here
organizations
to naught Of various strictly athletic
clubs has done everything humanity possible TO show ana
sport conducted harmless embraces
placed under the Of commissions il by the
with which being operated in Of other cities
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
NELSON To FACE
JOE TURlNER

Arcadia mat fans, who have been
cIamoring for b match between
Rough House Nelson and Io
Turner, VIII have their wish graft,
fled Thursday night at the Arcadia
when the two hook up in q finish
match best two out Of three falls
Joe demonstrated 10 the satisfac-
ton OF the fans last Thursday that
he has completely recovered from
his recent injury when be defeated
Pete Dallas In one Of the toughest
matches OF the season.
Although Nelson ID noted Tor be-
Ing rough customer the local man
can be counted on to give back the
same dose to his opponent. Joe y
generally conceded to be one e
the cleanest wrestlers IN the gains
and usually meets his opponents on
an equal basis.
It seems that lately wrestIers
OR the Dallas and Nelson type
have convinced him that In
order to defend himself he must
meet them at their own game.
Nelson Is the only man within 10
pounds Of Joe.s weight that has d.
feated him this season. Mic B0zinias
light heavyweight, ii the other who
beat Turner. at Elmira, N. Y.
The local man has won az matches
and lost 2 In the past Is months.
Manager John 8. BIick is en-
deavoring to match Bull Martin,
training partner OF Nelson, said 60
be another bad man, with, Freddie
Meyers, the popular Jewish heavy
weight. 1t would be interesting to
see Freddie In a match with man
OF Martins type as Meyers was
trained to be a boxer and rated
pretty good until his eye sight be-
gan to fail ana he turned to his
favoBite pastime of wrestling.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
Would Li1l Bar. q HsaItky sp0rt

Washington having brought
tenn Of the legislators and with the minimum Of opposition
the guardians order morals the
proposition now in the hands of the House Of
will favorable action
Such action would healthy redbooded ve sport ID
Washingtonians
Badly handled boxing reflect much discredt
community. We cities where promoters Of
making than professional
boxing How then Washington in the remaining house
Of Congress hberazes the law locally going against the
abuse Of simOnpnre boxing, in case it becomes law?
orbe make the commission Of three which is
wise the pastime here.
By the of their gentlemen who would preside
boxing should be with regulations for dcency and
mecuous honesty The latter qualification important.
There channels Of boxing which be diverted abuse
private with which the
be familiar And how the members know these subt
fes unless they have had broad Of boxing contact?
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
81 James i. iIga Hen

NEW YORK, May ia The
lightweight championship battle
between Sammy Mandell the
Rockford I'll. sheik and
BABY Face Jimmy Mcllar-
Mn of the Pacific coast, which
was scheduled for tonight, was
postponed at noon today by
Tex Rickard, promoter, because
81 unpromising weather cOndi-
tons. 1T was the third post
pouement IN as many days.
Rickard was unable TO immedl-
nteIv set new date for the tight
because Monday night. and other
dates iii the near future conflict
with fight shows billed BY other
local clubs Richard was endeagor-
Ing to pIacate other promoters 80
that he could announce another
date acceptable to the New York
state boxing commission.
BsaflinQ IA this RickaTd would
have ayaiIabIe next Thursday night
the regular night assigned to the
Madison Square Garden Corpora
ton
MONDAY Night was finally set as
the new date for the fight. Two
other clubs, the Dexter Park and
the Olympia arena, had shows billed
for Manday night but Richard sue-
ceeded in settling that controversy.
MandelI and McIarin will not
have to weigh in this afternoon,
40 planned. Instead they viii step
0n the scales Monday afternoon at
o'clock when they must come In
at or under the lightweight limit
of lbs pounds.
The Washington times., 1928-05-19
G R / " s
IN Bis RACE

PHII4ADELPHIA, Nay 10 There
viii 81 1t least one unbeaten crew
among the Eastern college eights
this evening when the sun sets on
the triangular regatta between Har-
ward. Navy and Penn, on the
SchuylIriII river.
Neither Harvard nor the Mid
dies have seen the wash Of m
arpOnent's host this year, but
ono u them win have ita rec
ord spoiled today.
Penn, beaten In both of It's starts
this spring, Ii not conceded much
81 chance in today's regatta.
However. due to the Improvement
they have shown IN their second
race, they loom az the dark horse
or the race.
THE distance II one mills and $50
yards. Navy il q slight fayorite.