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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
A "CIean CQnlbaigw"

The republican and democratic parties are curousy
pont-both want what they call clean
paign" delightful organ Peaches
ing the New York Evening Graphic not the Evening Porno-
graphc proclaim the need of cleanliness the campaign
test between the Tammany candidate and the Teapot Dome
candidate. Says the Graphic:
Ihn1ng both sides s will be Disappointed i if this
discussion, far Smith and Hoover concerned
The New York World also has out for clean
paign and what fears than anything else is election
campaign which will bring to the surface the facts and connec
tons of its favore Smith, acknowledged head of the
most political ring in the history of the country Ac
cordngy the World has combined sort of frantic appeal with
open warning the republican politicians that this campaign
must be fought out clearly.
There has campaign in this generation where
much hysera has lain just under the surface the World de-
cares By this statement the World admits under the peculiar
cloak of its characteristic verbage that there is than
little which would rather not have disclosed So it seeks to
strike bargain with the republican grafters: Quid quo
Very likely the bargain if not already consumated will be agreed
upon between the two
But The DAILY WORKER naturally not bound by this
"gentlemens agreement The DAILY WORKER will do all in
candidates of the old parties but viii strive equally to bring to
light working rela
lions with the big business interests whom they
AS the election campaign develops the spot light will be
thrown on that figure beneath the brown derby
Iaany Al from the days when he was paid by the democratic
machine to make for the pttance of $1,000 year which
he then received assembyman the days
secret conference with the traction interests from the days
when he opposed worngmens compensation legislation and
struck bargain with republican bring
nominating activities
in paving the way for increased practically every up
state city, from the days when he carried the
Boss Murphy to railroad Governor Sulzer his frantic eff
forts put the billion dollar traction stean attempt
to hand the city subways the BIN T-from the
beginning to the end of the Smith will be exposed
what he of the sckes hypocrites in politics the
truest servant of Wall Street.
The activities of Herbert Hoover engineer international
fnanemperias his connections with the Ohio gang
tempbe part in Hungary assisted his tool Gregory put
ting down the workers and peasants republic of that country
1919 his bargains with the Ware machine
sylvania, will receive equal attention.
When the World says that in the choice Herbert Hoover
and AL Smith democracy has proved its capacity gov
eminent it necessary only to point that Ovany
the final push by which these urcus put over
the finish line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
U.S.S.R. Workers Manage Mills

tilschik. A sign flapped gloomily
across the street hung out by pri-
vate shopkeeper, Il am closing my
window. lam no longer in business"
The cooperatives are fast displacing
the private stores, to such an extent
in Serpuhov that during the last year
private stores fell off so per cent.
Near the store is a year-old one
story brick building. Here the wom-
en- come, hundreds of them a day,
take off their clothes, check them, and
go into huge room, where naked
as the day they were born, they do
the family washing. There are big
tin wash tubs and plenty of boiling
hot water. Soap they bring. 1t is
given them at the factory, so much a
month. Quite change from scrub
bling in the cold water of the river,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
BY S, KAEMRAD.

IN the outskirts of Polish towns
v there are low and gloomy build
lngs surrounded by high palings and
watched by armed guards. They are
situated amidst the miserable novels
of the poorest Of the poor amongst
the town population. Only picked
people who have earned the hatred
of the Polish secret police ever come
here. There is one such building on
the outskirts of Byelostock. In the
evenings when the short twilight is
slowly turning into dusk the few
passers-by may often hear the faint
strains of song borne from the
windows of this building out into the
still air.
Young girls, members of the Young
Communist League of Poland and
political prisoners, are the singers.
The song is one of our songs, a song
of the revolution, of the victorious
workers and peasants. On the first
of May the singing of revolutionary
songs was the only way in which
these girls could express their sol
idarity with the masses of revolu-
tionary working men and women out
side the prison walls.
Many young girls are incarcerated
IN this prison, several dozen. They
are all accused in the process of the
"133." This process has been post
poned from month to month and fin
ally fixed for the middle of April.
Vera Khorunshaya is one of these
young girls. She has not gone thru
the hard school of the factories, but
life itself showed her face to face
the most brutal terrors that a de-
generating capitalism is capable of
producing. Vera saw the drunken
bands of Bulak-B alakhovitch plumber.
ing and raping in the towns and vii
lagos Of West White Russia, She
heard the groans and shrieks of thu
workers and peasants maltreated by
the elegant Polish legionnaires. This
experience lighted the fire in Vera's
breast which has not yet burnt out
but burns clearly and persistently
the fire which has made her the re-
volutionary fighter for the cause OF
the workers and peasants she is to
day.
Before she took up the struggle
with the master class Vera supplied
herself with thorough knowledge Of
the working class cause She went
to the school where Marx, Lenin anc
Plechanov were taught, where revo.
| lutionaries were provided with tn.
knowledge necessary to carry on theil
| struggle.
Over her books she never forgo,
the idea of revolutionary work. This
idea was summed up in the one wore
quicker Quicker, quicker, finish
off the lessons and then to work
Finish with the books and commence
the practical work!
Vera overcame all hindrances. Some
of these difficulties were of a nature
that would seem absurd to those out
side, but for corspirative work they
were very important and played a
very considerable role.
Vera had short hair. This form of
friseure usual amongst young Com
munists was compromising for con-
spirative work. it aroused suspicion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
in Polish Fascist Jail

And in general the whole attitude Of
Vera was not at all in accordance
with the role which she was to play
in the illegal movement, i. e. the role
of daughter of a highly respect
able" family. She, however, was the
embodiment of young Communist
in these times of stress and strain.
The winter of 1924 found Vera at
last engaged in the illegal work she
had longed for
Considerable organizational capaci-
ties quickly put her into the front
ranks amongst the best workers of
the Young Communist League. She
carried out tremendous amount of
work with untiring energy and re-
sourcefulness. The Polish secret pol
ice already knew of Vera, but she
was not to be found.
'Defying the power Of the Polish
master-class we are growing and
Strengthening to the delight of the
Young Communist International, /"
Vera wrote. eve are winning the
masses of the working class and peas
ant youth and driving new roots
deeply in the factories and in the
villages"
1--WE are not only recruiting new
members, and organizing new groups
and districts, but we arc winning
more and more the sympathy and
support of the working population.
This fact gives us unreasonable
strength and increases our courage
and daring :"
The illegal work against the regime
of terror of the Polish master class
is difficult and dangerous, almost un-
believably difficult. Much has already
been written upon the subject, but
the brilliant examples of beroism
and self-sacrifice will never be ex-
hausted
"Our most dangerous and merciless
enemy is the Polish secret police.
This enemy has so many faces, so
many ears, SO many eyes and so many
arms that it seriously hinders us in
our work.
"The quicker we work, the quicker
disappear the few legal possibilities of
work which still remained for us, and
we are then compelled to work still
more illegally, ard still deeper under
ground. We must use our leaflets
still more often. Prohibitions must
mean nothing to us. Almost every
week out proclamations are pasted up
onto the walls of the towns and the
villages and in the soldiers barracks.
"1t is a feeling of deep satisfac-
ton and pleasure the next morning
to see swarns of police with pals
and pots washing off our work or
smearing it over with black color.
But innumerable leaflets have dis
appeared into the pockets of the
workers on their way to work in the
morning, ard these leaflets are lost
for the police.
From its underground political
world, from the small towns and the
far off villages of West White Rus
STA our Young Communist League
which never loses it's energy and
courage, calls over the heads of the
Polish secret police to the Communist
youth Of the whole world:
Long live the fearless and cour-
ageous activity Of the Young Com
munist International all over the
woIld!'
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03

The woman in charge was so eff
cient, and our Russian so shaky Jour
male interpreter was not allowed to
enter) that it was only by the merest
chance that we too did not join the
crowd of naked women and begin
washing.
Another brick building nearby is a
bath house where women can go and
take the weekly Saturday night. Both
these establishments are free.
A few minutes walk from these
buildings is the library. On the out
side wall the workers are greeted
daily by big sign, "Are you mem
Der of the library?" Near this is a
huge map of the world, which can be
illuminated at night, and a space for
news of the day. The librarian told
US they had $4,000 books and could
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
Be Proud California!

By HENRY GEORGE WEISS
Be proud, California;
Ye've reason to be!
San Quentin and Folsom
Are accounted to thee!
Be proud, California;
Thy mountains and plains
Are enhanced by the Justice
OF Mooney in chainsl
Be proud, California;
OF they Dymond and Coutts,
Thy bosses like Caesars,
Thy Judges Ike brutesl
Be proud, California!
oar praises are loud.
Thou lovely and damned,
We sag it--be proud
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
TERRITORY OF II. s 6 p

The present territory of the Union
of Socialist Soviet Republics, accord
ing to revised estimates, is 81 1862, 572
SO. kilometers, about half million 50.
kilometers less than the area of the
Russian Empire in 1918. On the terri
tory seeded from Russia there have
been created the so-called Baltic states
and Poland. The u. S. S. R. has the
largest continuous territory of all the
countries of the world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
How Long?

As once q carpenter
fashioned cross
on ,0hich to cruelty
ons Of his craft,
20 a member of his o0n union
drove the train
that bore Gene Debs to prison.
And soorkers toIed long
to make the chair
IN ,ohioh the martyrs died.
They spun the moose,
they built the scGffold,
tAey reared the 5ails,
they forged the shockles.
Ho,C long, o a0orkers of the soorId,
s0iU you stand
ono against the other
srecMtsng the commands of the mas
tors?
HENRY REICH, Jr.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
U. S. S. r. POPULATION GAINS.

MOSCOW, July 1.-THE population
of the U S. S. R. as of January /,
1928, according to the estimate of the
Central Statistical Administration
was 149,900,O00, gain of 1900, 900
for the calendar year 1927. The popu-
lation of the Soviet Union on Dec.
IT, 1925, according to the general
census was 147,013,60O.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
TEN MINERS TOMBED"

"Ten miners tontbedr' small headlines aceakLy cry
ct taoice tem) That lone should die
rs sometimes enough to fill q page
While t1oenty miners caught beneath q rage
OF falling coal is but passing note.
scandal fills the meaOsboys throat,
While taoenty dead men get but slight glance
From eyes that the headlines daily dance
NoU taoe1aty Workers lie beneath the ground
In self-ns tonbs where they at last haze found
Their rest from toll These hasnkies and these oops
Who nta1agLed lie beneath the fallen props
We're bat the Uictins of the mighty beast
Who preyS upon the aOorkerS and makes feast
Upon these dead, 10ho sets his profits high
AboVe the HVes of avorterS-Iet them die.
Ten miners tombedl" small headlines aoeakly cryi
HENRY REICH
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-03
POWER STATION IN sARATOv.

MOSCOW, (By MaiD.--The Sara
toy power station, commenced in 1926,
will have two turbo-generators Of
$500 XIV. each in operation by Octo-
Der. 1929 It will cost about $1,000
600
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

badly wrecked as to make futile any
attempt even to guess the time Of is
recovery
Why then may it reasonably be sup
posed that any party obligation ap-
plies which makes it the duty of the
Democratic National Convention to
transform prohibition into a Demo
cratic party issue and to nominate a
candidate pledged to the wet side Of
the controversy or selected primarily
because known to be in favor Of a
general traffic in intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes? Should the
Democratic party attempt anything
of the kind it will be SO completely
disrupted as to leave scarcely a vestige
of it outside Of two or three great
cities OF i21e country g. =.
# he (Smith) would desire or ex-
pect to be nominated or elected he
would better be sure not to identify
himself or have friends indemnity him
or attempt to identify his party with
those who would talnper with the
Constitution or the law by sanction
Of it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

Prohibition is not party question
but moral problem.
may not be a prophet but I con
TESS TO having sense enough TO forSee
that if the Democratic party in 1928
assumes to make a political issue CT
prohibition or to nominate 3 candi-
date because he favors the repeal Of
the Eighteenth Amendment it win
be sWamped.
This is the same Senator Glass who is
now urging the Democratic people Of his
state and Of the nation TO vote for Gov
ernor Smith and be regular" The
Democratic party at its National Conven-
ton did not make antagonism to pruul-
bition a test Of party fealty in the pres
ent election. An effort was made by the
wet leaders OF the party to do SO but that
effort failed, and prohibition plank was
written into the platform that was salts
factory to the dry Democrats, 1t remained
for their nominee, Governor Smith 20
make prohibition an issue by srbsti-
tuting plank Of his own. 1t is a little
difficult for many of the friends of Sem
ator Glass to understand how he squares
his present attitude with his attitude as
expressed in this article in May, 1927,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

people who build houses and make and
sell the material for them. It means
less work for railroad people who trans
port material and supplies of every kind,
WAGES AND LIQUOR CONSUMPTION
The weekly wages here listed were COM
piled from reports of an inquiry by the
British board OF trade in 1911. The
figures OF the consumption Of pure al
cohol for the United Kingdom Germany
and France, were taken from the Brew
ers' Almanac for 1910. The amount for
the United States was not given. The
Daily Netcs Almanac for 1921 gives the fol-
lowing figures for consumption OF liquors
in the United States for 1910: Gallons per
capita, wines IS, malt liquors 1879 dis
titled spirits 143. Allowing so per cent
pure alcohol for distilled spirits, Is per
cent for wine and per cent for malt
liquor, it gives a per capita consumption
of pure alcohol OF 2.77 gallons in the
United States.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

Pan.cs, hard times low wages, millions
out of work, starvation for working men
and their families follow the prosperity
of the liquor traffic.
In the fiscal year Of the United States
Government ending June 80, 1898 there
was an increase of Intoxicating liquor in
the United States of over two gallons per
capita. The terrible and frightful panic
of 1893 followed Millions Of people
starving while the farmers got only fifty
four cents for bushel of wheat and only
thirty seven cents for bushel Of corn.
Money spent in support Of the liquor
traffic is money wasted, and money
wasted is what brings ruin to the work.
ing classes. OF $4,000 spent for shoes,
clothing, iron, steel, lumber, furniture
and liquor at manufacturers prices the
following amounts go back to labor and
for material used:
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01
SEN. GLASS VS.. SEN. GLASS
In Story in Review of Reviews in
1927 Predicted Smith Would be
Defeated on Dry Issue


Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, in ar
article IN the ReUjet0 OF ReUtel0s Of May
1927, page ATT, said:
Should Governor Smith be nomi-
mated as an exponent of Che view
that the Eighteenth Amendment of
the Federal Constitution should be
repealed or molested, or that the
Volstead Act should be superseded by
legislation which would, textually,
render the Eighteenth Amendment
Ineffective, he would in my judgment,
be badly beaten in Virginia and the
South and the country. And should
the Democratic party at its National
Convention make aItagonisIn to pro-
hbition a test of party fealty in the
presidential election, it win be SO
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

with whips by Pharaos taskmasters In
Egypt where they We're held as slaves.
Their life was bitter with hard work in
clay, brick, and with all manner of service.
Moses led them ont OF Egypt and away
from slavery, When Moses was leading
them towards the promised land they
cried out for the flesh pots of Egypt,
They wanted To go back again into
slavery to be scourged and beaten with
whips. They had no leaders to lead
them back Today we have the same
kind OF people who would 90 back to the
slavery imposed by the legalized liquor
traffic. They have leaders who will lead
them back if majority OF voters vote for
the liquor traffic November i.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

form 1t Is explained that no straw vote
was attempted, but instead an apl-'aiSal
was secured of probable trends in each
State b. getting from those in a position
to know the trend Of opinion, Babson con-
cludes:
Clients may interpret TINS survey
as providing u distinct favorable fac
tor il the business outlook. II Hoover
Is elected and the danger Of any sue
eessful attack upon thc prohibition
law avoided, there should follow a re-
assuring effect upon general business.
our prosperity o. the poSt-i00r period
has been IA large measure dUe 10
he Increased purchasing po1eer ere
ated by closing the saloon. This las
not only d5Ucrted Il hEge sa81 t52t0 le-
Ultimate channels of trade bat he's
also Increased the physical 0eH-beiRo
aud the producing efficiency o. mil
lions OF people.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01
WHY HE IS FOR HOOVER
DR.. Garfield Opposes Smith Because
OF His Opposition to
Prohibition

Or Harry A. GARFIELD. President of VIZ
Hams College, and a son Of the late PreSi.
dent James A. Garfield, viii east his ball
lot in November for Herbert Hoover. al
though for the last -four presidential years.
it is asserted ne has voted the Democrat tia
ticket.
IT favor Mr.. Hooyer's stand on prohibit
ton, and do not favor Governor
Smiths" DR. Garfield said Prohibition
ought not to be, but has been made
political issue. Ii one does not believe in
the modification OF the Volstead act, q
friend and not an opponent OF the Eight
zenith Amendment should be relied upon.
Certainly those who do not respect the law
as it stands cannot be trusted not to mod
ify it or to obey q modified statute"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

It would take $77 600 Of capital to keep
one hundred boot and shoe makers at
work If that amount of capital was
turned into manufacture of liquor, it
would give employment to only eight per-
sons, throwing out of work ninety-two
persons. Ii the capital required to keep
one hundred persons at work in the iron
and steel business was turned into the
manufacture of liquor, it would give en-
ployment to only twenty-four PERSONS
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01
BABSON PREDICTS HOOVER'S ELECTION
Says Period Prosperity Large
and That the Voters Likely Abandon It Hoovers
Would Business

Babsons reports date of October 9,
1923. in the Barometer Letter carries an
interesting survey and Interpretation OK
Current Election Trends
Babson predicts that unless there is an
unexpected reversal OF public opinion be-
tween now and election day, Herbert
Hoover will be the next President Of the
United States Furthermore our study IN
dicates that while there is some body Of
opinion faVoring moderation Of the dry
law the majority of the voters are ull-
questionahly in favor Of the retention of
the present prohibition law without any
change"
Babson makes a survey Of eighteen
states which may he considered doubtful
States and says of them, in these
eighteen States Hoover's stand ia support
of the present prohibition law is winning
more votes for him than Smiths vet plat
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

The four nations listed are greatest
from the manufacturing standpoint.
As consumption of alcohol increases per
capita, in the big industrial nations Of
the world, working mems wages go
down hours of labor increase, more
women are forced TO work and there IS
less wealth produced per capita.
The difference in wages III favor Of the
working people in the United States IS
greater under prohibition than it was in
1912.
The Bible tells US in Exodus OF the
Children o. Israel being scourged, beaten
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

ley counties, the Dayton, o, Presbytery at
a meeting at Bradford went ON record as
favoring only such political candidates
who are for law enforcement and prohi-
bition. The resolution reads: Whereas,
the present situation in the United States
is one to cause concern to all friends OF
true Temperance in America, be it re-
soIued that the PreSbytery of Dayton re-
iterates its stand for prohibition and urges
its constituents to vote only for candi-
dates and measures fayoring law enforce
nlent."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

throwing seyenty-six persons out Of
work.
The liquor traffic means less work for
clothing, shoe and furniture workers. It
means less work for producers and dis
work for miners. tt means Tess work for
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

Do not be disturbed by the usual
eleventh hour political bunk about can
d;dates Use horse sense when you mark
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01
DAYTON PRESBYTERY ACTS

Representing $4,000 members and 43
church congregations in eight Miami VAIL
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-11-01

The difference between the combined
amount that goes to labor and the farmer
or miner, goes for salaries profit, rent,
interest, taxes, etc.
Is it any wonder, then, that when
money is spent for liquor, the working
man and farmer must suffer?
Capital required to keep one person