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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07
Miners Will Revoke" Lewis

The outrageous in1pudent Hail. the stool
pigeon whom the coal operators trying to keep in office
president of District Ohio declaring the charters of
teen local unions of the Mine Workers to be revokeds
warning the miners that it to throw these private
dicks of the coal operators such Lee Hall out of the United
Mine Workers Union John l.. Lewis the William j. Burns
of the coal companies engaged the present strike in
pacy dangerous than that socaed mine guard
that stands at the pthead with to the pckes OF
course the attempted action of Lee Hail. which defeated only
because the miners locals refuse recognize it, is in fact the
action of John L. Lewis Halls boss Lewis Hail. Pagan, Cap
peni and the whole of Lewis hencmen in district
are their final drive to break the United Mine Workers
Union These have long been doing the work Of
dicks by expeng individual members and occasionally locals and
whole district they full swing attempt
explosions the standard policy Lewis trying to
pe the United Mine Workers Union This great Union the
heart of the organized trade union of the United States
and the attempt to throw seventeen of the finest locals out of
this Union is stab at the heart OF the entire labor movement 1t
must be regarded SUCH and John L. Lewis must be properly
branded the ves traitor known work for the bosses
the labor movement.
Is there doubt in the mind of honest worker
that John L. Lewis must go?
Either Lewis and his Halls Fagans and Cappelnis 60
the United Mine Workers Union will of existence
ing only miserable fragment resembling union with
John l.. Lewis employed by the operators to run it.
But the United Mine Workers Union belongs to the coal
miners of the United States and not the foul traitors who
trying to destroy it. The Mine Workers will not their
Union
revoke charters of local Unions
these local Unions will tell Lewis and his gang go he'll and
will continue in business of protecting and fighting for the rights
of the miners even harder than before.
Revoke charters? The mine workers must revoke John
Lewis Lee Hall, and all their gang.
Lewis will not be allowed to fire the Union.
The Union will fire Lewis.
The mine workers should keep their lines intact
attacked by Lewis should fight harder build up
organizations All local Unions should hasten the district
conventional Get rid of the Lewis stool pigeons quickly
possible free union of influence organize the
unorganzed fedand strengthen the pketng that will
beat the operators and win the strike!
Lewis must go The Mine Workers must take control of
their Union and use it for their own welfare.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07
By JOSEPH GIGANTI

While we are accustomed to think
of the United States as being the
greatest industrial country on earth,
we sometimes forget the very i'm
portant role that agriculture plays in
both the economy and politics of the
country. Today, after unequalled in
dustrial expansion, agriculture re-
mains the leading industry in the
United States, in regard to number
of persons employed as we'll as in
value of commodities produced and
estimated investment. %
The working class must not over
look, in its estimate of the economic
conditions of the country that agri-
culture still yields one of the greatest
portions of the national income. Po-
litically, the farm masses have been
and are, the pawns of capitalist poll
ticians. No other class, or classes
rather, are SO depended upon during
election times for support by the poll
ticians as are the farmers. Particu-
larly does the cry of farm relief be-
come so audible during election
periods.
The press of the country has ridi-
culed the idea that there can exist any
common political ties between the
proletarian and the farmer. This
newspaper campaign has been waged
in the last few years, when it is be-
coming obvious that the political basis
for a farmer-labor alliance exists.
What is this basis?
Farm Population Decreases.
We have in this country a total
farm population of 28,9S4,221, accord
ing to 1872 figures. This constitutes
about one-fourth of the people in the
United States. But the farm popula-
ton is constantly decreasing, both
absolutely and relatively. This is an
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07

bership of 400 two years ago it in
creased to 5000 on February %, 1927.
In the seven weeks from March LIST.
1927 to April 21st, when the report
is written, there was further in
crease of nearly 1000 members. so
that their membership now is close
to the 1000 mark. The negligible
number of organized shops in tho
downtown section at the end of 1925
has been increased to 100 organized
shops in that section in which 900
members are employed. From the
number of twenty organized shops in
which over 5000 members are em-
ployedH.
According to logic the local and
those who occupy the leading posi-
tons in such successful work should
receive the fullest cooperation and
support from those who are really
interested in retaining the already
won positions and the furthering of,
this work. But this was not in
agreement with the policy of Zarits-
ky and his "club men" and the result
was that they began systematic
sabotage and various maneuvers
which ended in the special order to
wipe the local completely out of exis-
tanoa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07

While the operators, cutters and
.blockers were organized for years
and had already won the recognition
of the bosses, the thousands of MILL
merry hand workers remained totally
unorganized. Union cutters, operat-
ors and blockers worked in the same
shops side by side with unorganized
badly exploited hand workers. In
many instances the trimmers com
prise one-half and even more than
one-half of all the workers in the
shops. The hegemony of the open
shop in the New York millinery
market lasted until about two or
three years ago. At that time a
strong movement began in the ranks
of the trimmers to organize and build
up strong, effective union in place
of the freak which existed on paper
only and did not exert any control or
Influence in the shops. The intensity
and willingness to sacrifice with
which the rank and file threw itself
into that campaign influenced the
general office to give financial aid
and the other locals to help in the
wonderful work which brought splen-
did results.
Women Good Unionists.
In the official convention report to
the delegates the general toard told
about Local 43 that "From men,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07
BY J. B. lsALsBERG

The memorandum which I sent to
all the locals Of the Cap and Mill
merry Workers Union, and which was
also reprinted in the Daily Worker,
and which caused my expulsion from
the general executive board, had as
it's purpose to prove to the large
membership of our international the
dangers Of the new policies of the
ruling group in the general board.
There can as yet be found enough
naive workers who cannot reconcile
themselves with the idea that there
has developed in our union a clique
rule in the full sense of the word.
Now, however, the clique is working
at such feverish speed on all the
fronts that it will not take long for
even the most, backward members to
realize the new roads upon which our
Cap and Milliner Union officialdom
has embarked. The new orders which
are forced on the New York Mill.
merry Workers Union at the expense
Of one of the largest locals are the
best example of the new songs which
are sung by Zaritzky and his GUAR
tette".
"Clubs" Own Union.
In the past few years "club" has
developed in Local "a Of New York
which is actually the "boss" of that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07

York locals were fighting against
him. Since the last convention,
therefore, Zaritsky and his body
guards worked in two definite direc-
lions: (1) To eliminate all oppos-
ing elements from the out-of-town
locals and not to permit a substan-
tial left-wing delegation to the next
convention. (2) To carry out in
New York policy that in the end
would wipe out the growing Influence
of the anti-club locals and would
hand over the hegemony of the 10000
New York millinery workers to the
millinery club" which also controls
the General Board and through it
the whole International. Grasping
the two chief aims of Zaritsky and
his club men it is not difficult to I'M
derstand their attacks on Boston,
where they suffered defeat; their
attacks on the Chicago millinery
workers where Zaritsky suffered the
biggest moral defeat in his whole
presidential career; their last adven-
ture through which they want to
dissolve by force the second largest
local Of the international and hand
over the 1900 organized millinery
workers of Local AZ and later the
blockers of Local az into the hands
of their Gown boys" who rule with
the aid of a secret club.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07
By JULIUS CODKIND.

May first besides being day of
strike and struggle was also the day
on which the workers reviewed the
achievements of the past, and con-
slider the prospects for the coming
year.
The first of May, 1923, saw the
Communist Parties giving more at
tention than ever to the parliament
tary elections and everywhere the
results are remarkably significant.
In Poland the national elections
aeld in March showed that the Com
munists have made great gains.
The Polish Communist Party is
outlawed by Pilsudski's brutal fas-
cist dictatorship. To insure itself Of
an opportunity to participate in the
elections careful preparations had to
be made. Altho only 1000 sigma
lures to petitions are necessary to
put a party on the ballot, the Po-
fish Communists were compelled to
secure 10000 signatures, to allow
them to place a large number Of
lists in the field
Communists Strengthened.
The result of the elections showed
the middle parties greatly weakened,
Will the fascists and the Commu-
nists came out decisively strength
ened, indicating that the class strug-
gle had been considerably sharp
ened and that the class issues were
becoming clear to the workers. Of
striking significance is the fact that
the elections show the Communists
to have become the greatest factor
in the labor districts.
Communists Tn France.
The April elections in France
were a tremendous victory for the
Communists. While the socialist
party stood still as compared with
1924, the Communists raised their
vote from $4,000 to 100000, a
gain of % per cent. This was ac-
complished in the face of trench
dous difficulties. A large number
Of outstanding leaders were in jail
and police suppression took on
most violent character. So signifi-
cant were the Communist gains that
widespread interest was everywhere
aroused IT must also be remem-
bered in this connection that in
France the Communist tactics were
clearly and decisively based on the
class struggle. No compromise was
made with the socialist party, which
entered into alliances with the par
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07

ing to the lords of Wall Street to
Ego little easy"
Despite all this, the productivity of
farm labor has increased in the last
four decades, if one may judge by the
crop yields. There has been a II per
cent increase (7) in the total produc-
ton of corn, wheat, oats and pota-
toes. Two-thirds of this is due to an
expansion in acreage under cultivation
and third to increased productivity
through application of modern meth
DDS, machinery, etc.
In the period between 1880 and
1910 the productivity of the farm
worker averaged an increase of "a
per cent for the country as a whole,
decreasing by 3 per cent in the next
decade. That this does not compare
with that of the worker in industry
can be seen by the fact that increase
in productivity between the years 1919
and 1924 was AZ per cent for industry
as whole, while in some industries it
was much higher; to mention particu-
larly automobiles, the worker pro-
duces 400 per cent more in one day
than he did ten years ago. (9)
Land Values Drop.
And what is happening to land val
ues? In the brief span of five years.
from 1920 to 1925, the total farm
land value in the country dropped
from 24,1OO,3 1888 to $40, 467, 647,-
A287. (9) This is one of the gravest
symptoms of sick agriculture in the
United States.
The difference between the farm
worker and the tenant farmer is very
little. One receives the munificent
average wage of 1924 month with
board while the other pays rent, taxes
and mortgages. The net income of
the tenant farmer often amounts to
less the wages of the worker.
No Relief From Capitalist Parties.
That the capitalist parties have no
intention of enacting real relief meas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07
Zarltsky Machine Wrecking Cap and Millinery Union

organization. The CLUB" is the
lammany organization of Local "a
even has Murphy" at its head.
Spector, the manager, is the figleaf
OF which the club is so much in need.
This Club" and the one on the same
style which grew up in the New York
capmakers' local is busily occupied
with one problem; How to retain
control of the union.
The "club-men" being afraid that
their ruling position will be shaken
down should one of the management
committee be elected as president,
brought back Zaritsky and made him
chief The deal was made months
before the last convention. The job
was put over in such an uncouth
manner that even such loyal ma
ichine-man as Roberts, himself con-
tender for the office. has expressed
himsalf in private conversations very
Iuncolnplimentarily at the expense of
ZaritslSy and the "club"
Feared Loss of Power.
The convention has proved, how
ever, that the position of the "club"
lis not together secure. Not only
were they met face to face with a
solid opposition bloc but Zaritsky has
also discovered that besides the sub
stantial number of oppositionists
from the out-of-town locals, the dele
cations of two of the largest New
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07
Elections Have Shown the
Strength Of Communist Party

ties Of the bourgeoisie and whose
true role as defenders of the CAPT
taist system has been openly ex-
posed.
In Germany.
Within a few days the elections
will be held in Germany. Every
sign indicates that here too there
will be decisive Communist gains
and that the coming period will
show its first election registering a
great Communist election triumph.
Great Britain.
Recent local elections have been a
revelation as to the real strength
Of the Communists in Great Britain.
The Labor Party has carried on a
determined expulsion policy against
all local organizations that refused
to expel the Communists. This tao
tic of the Labor Party is helping
the Communist Party to win wide
masses of the works. to the ban
ner of Communism and the Com
munist International.
The United States.
In America the Workers (Com-
munist) Party is just commencing
to enter seriously into the work.
This is the first year in which the
Party is to reach into every section
of the country in determined eff
fort to mobilize it's adherents to a
political campaign that will bring
out all the forces latent in the
American working class.
A great deal Of preparatory work
has already been done. The prob
lem of solving the complexities Of
laws in 48 different states has been
met and already the work of put
ting the Party on the ballot is pick
ing up speed in many of the states.
The Party is reasonably assured of
placing its ticket in 26 states with
work in ID other states also going
forward.
A Mighty Convention.
An indication of the manner in
which the Party is taking hold Of
the job is found in the arrange
ments being made for a great Ma
tional Nomination Convention in
New York May Is to 27, at which
200 to $50 delegates will be present
from all states of ~, country. The
convention will be opened with a
mass demonstration to welcome the
delegates. This will be held at
Mecca Temple, one of the largest
auditoriums in New York, Friday
evening, May rs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07

ures can be seen by the manner in
which they handled the McNary-
Haugen bill in congress. How it was
joyfully allowed to pass through the
Houses to be vetoed by Coolidge is a
matter well known.
The tenant farmers and farm work
ers are discontended. The city has an
unemployment problem of its own.
That there is good basis for the al
lance of proletarian and poor farm
ers is now quite clear. That process
of political disillusionment is taking
place on the farm is also evident.
The time is nigh when the city pro-
letariat can look to the exploited
farmers for support in its every day
struggles against capitalism. We must
take the occasion offered us by the
approaching elections to point out to
the farmers that they have been
pawns in the hands of politicians long
enough and that the only relief they
can get from capitalism must be OBJ
tanned under duress. A political or
ganization, independent of the twin
parties of Wall Street becomes the
immediate objective. There is one
way that the exploited farmers can
better their economic and political
conditions; and that is by acting
unitedly with the working class Of
this country. That message we must
carry to them.
Cd From estimate made by Evans
Clark in article in N. Y. Times. March
~, %. Figures from official sources.
90 Yearbook of Agriculture 1926,
page 1855.
CD Yearbook of Agriculture 1926,
page 1926.
ca Yearbook of Agriculture, page
co Statistical abstract of U. S. 1926,
co From figures quoted by Amer
lean Agriculturist, March 1927.
% From report of 1926 by Secretary
of Agriculture.
go QuOted by NJ. E. Bridston. I'm
Forbes. Feb. 1927.
CD U. :. Census Bureau. (Figure
does not include Livestock, Machinery.
Implements.)
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though to a smaller extent increasing
unemployment of farm labor is also
a factor. This simply means that the
farmer cannot keep up the payment
on his land and equipment. Roughly,
the debt of all farmers reporting is
about AZ per cent 90 of the value
Of all farm lands and buildings in
the country, or about five billion dol
lars. Fully one-half of the total acre
age is under mortgaged debt.
What about the question of taxa
ton? : The art of shifting the burden
of taxes is practised in every capital
list country. But in the United States
it has become fine art. Nowhere do
there exist such clever tax lodging
devices as in the United States. AS a
consequence, it is the farm that shares
the heaviest tax burdens. The follow
ing table illustrates the extent:
Percentage Of Net Profits Paid in
Taxes: (6)
Agriculture and related industries,
SO per cent.
Mining and Quarrying, 60 per cent.
Transportation and Public Utilities.
SO per cent.
Construction, 80 per cent.
Finance, Banking and Insurance, 81
per cent.
Wholesale and Retail Trade, 81 per
cent.
Manufacturing as whole, "a per
cent.
Even Roger 3abson remarks: "The
farmer and his purchasing power are
being taxed to his own death partly
by himself and his indifference to
scientific taxation principles; but
largely because the influential bust
ness leaders and manufacturers are
quite indifferent to the principle of
scientific taxation as is the farmer
himself"
OF course, it is not true that any
one is indifferent" to the principles
OF taxation. This is merely warn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07

These figures cover the period since
the United States embarked upon it's
lmperialistic venture, and when one
considers that towns of $500 and less
are classed as rural communities, it
can be seen that they do not tell the
full story. 1t is a well known fact
that in the United States today a
great many of the small towns are of
industrial character. But the ten
dency is indicated correctly.
Of all those listed as being en-
gagged in gainful occupations for the
same period as above, the ones en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits were
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07
Youth League
Is Active in
Los Angeles
By ORGANIZER.

The Young Workers Communist
League of Los Angeles has in
creased its activities a great deal
in the last several months.
The Y. w. L. was instrumental in
organizing youth conference for
the relief of the Pennsylvania and
Ohio striking miners, and we expect
to do good work.
The League is actively participat-
ing in it's campaign among the UNI
employed young workers. We have
issued leaflets with specific youth
demands fer which the unemployed
young workers must organize and
fight.
The Y. W. L. is conducting an
organizaticnal campaign around two
factories which employ mostly
young workers. We have issued
several monthly bulletins already,
and they We're very well received
by the young workers Several
workers of the Los Angeles Period
Furniture factory came up to the
meetings and expressed their APP
prevail of our work around their
factory. 1t won't be long before we
have a real Young Workers League
nucleus functioning in that factory.
The inner life of the League has
also improved very much. Our open
forums every Friday night are very
interesting and usually very well
attended.
All the young workers who are
interested in knowing more about
the conditions of the young workers
in the United States and how to
better them are invited TO come to
the meetings of the Young Workers
League every Friday night at 122
West Third St., Room 3l4.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07

In the year 1925 alone the net de-
crease of farm population was almost
million! Farm population is de-
creasirg at very rapid rate. The
following table will show the relative
standing of the farm and urban popu-
latiOns by decades since 1880:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07
TO RETURN WAR TROPHIES.

WELLINGTON, (FP) May 6-The
municipal council of Christ Church,
where labor controls, has instructed
the authorities to remove from the
public parks the capture war
trophies and return them to the New
Zealand government, with the init
nation that the life of the community
is not enhanced by such emblems of
barbarity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07

IuBV DtUIS OF FarmerS.
what is the significance of all this :?
The answer is found in the continual
exproprlation of the farmers through
foreclosure of mortgages. chiefly al
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-07
Agricultural Crisis in the United States

parent when we compare the follow
ing figures, published by the Depart
ment of Agriculture:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-30

girls presenting clever Orientals in
music of Japan.
"Bacchanal," overture by the Palace
Concert Orchestra, Harry Borjes con-
Quoting: comedy. and M-G-M News
complete the program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-30
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