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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21
WILL ANSWER
FAKE MOVES OF
LABOR BETRAYER
Call on Membership to
Mobilize

Faced with a membership which
they know to be sympathetic 70 the
progressives they had expelled, and
which gives evidence of refusing to
be used as a catspaw in furthering
the ends of the officialdom, Business
Agent Weintraub, of the Cleaners
and Dyers Union, recently made the
fake maneuver of calling member
ship meeting for the purpose of ere
considering" the expulsion of the
progressives. That meeting is to
be held tonight.
That the maneuver of Weintraub
was hypocritical and merely 'man-
euver" and not an honest step to-
ward the reinstatement Of the men,
bers illegally expelled last January,
is proven by the fact that all the
other gangster officials of the union
spoke against it, including all the
executive board members. Conclu-
sive proof, however, was offered by
Weintraub himself, who went around
visiting all the shops, instructing
Ms followers to come to tonight's
meeting and vote down the proposal
for reinstatement.
The progressives take this man
euver to be confession of bank
ruptcy by the officialdom, and. not
afraid that the membership will de-
eide against reinstatement, are do
ing their utmost to rally the true
membership. Hundreds of leaflets
put out by the Progressive Group,
exposing the bureaucrats are cir
culated among the members to rally
them to the meeting.
In part the appeal of the Progress
sive Group declares:
"The policies of the officials have
brought the union to ruin. The Of
ficials have lost the confidence of
the members and their splitting tao
tics broke the solidarity of the work
ers. the result of which we feel in
the shops.
''Now the situation in the in
dustry, the approach of the new
agreement, the general dissatisfac-
ton of the members and their re-
fusal to support the officialdom in
their move to once more hand over
the union to the bosses has forced
them to consider the pressure of the
members.
Sister and Brothers: This is a
critical turn in the union. Every
one of you who has the welfare of
the union at heart must be present
at the special meeting tonight and
make it as demonstrative as the
meeting held following the illegal
expulsions of Jan. 1928.
do not permit yourselves to be
tricked by the clique.
Remove terrorism and demand
freedom of speech.
"Vote for the unconditional re-
instatement of all expelled mem
bers of the Progressive Group at a
special membership meeting"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21
Toronto Carpenters
Push Officials Along
to Make Better Deal

TORONTO, Canada, Jan. 90
Pressure of the membership in the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners here is forcing the Off
Gals to take a stronger stand in
their negotiations with the General
Contractors Association of the
Builders Exchange.
Contractors are refusing to
negotiate an agreement for 1929.
Officials of the union openly say
that they are trying to "hold the
membership in check" and get them
to accept conditions proposed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21
Officers Negligence
Kills 3 Navy Seamen

BALBOA, Canal Zone, Jan. 20.
The death of three seamen and
two officers of the U. S. navy re-
suited here when the ranking Off
Ger caused naval gig carrying him
to crash into a barge. The seamen
were Earl D. Tibbets of Haverhill,
Mass; Herbert D. Mcdowell, of
Jacksonville, Fla; and Fred W.
Sweinberg, of West Orange, N. j.
The officer in command was the
captain of the Ninth Destroyer
Squadron. His name was Griswold,
and he was one of the staff officers
given swanky soft jobs during most
of his career. -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21

prefers of the policy of the Com
intern in regards to the American
question. Any uncritical attitude
towards the Party groupings will
necessarily bring about the revival
and intensification Of unprincipled
group striving in the League,
which is the main hindrance in
its development" e
The NEG categorically declares
that the League must not be tied up
fractionally with any of the Party
groups and must maintain at all
times critical attitude towards all
Party groups and be especially alert
and critical to the Right errors OF
the Party OF any section of it. The
MEG recognizes as weakness in
the past, as pointed out by the Cyl.
the absence Of real Party leadership
in regard to the YCL, which was
frequently substituted by fractional
leadership.
"The YCL must be under general
control of the &C Of the Party and
not of the control of individual fac
tons of the Party" and will rectify
this from now on. Instead of accept
ing the line of the CYL for unity the
Fam group continues its uncritical
attitude to the Party. While forced
to pay lip service to certain glazing
errors in its statement, it ignores
the basic mistake Of analysis COM
mitted by the Polcom, and the Fam
group even publicly declares its un-
reserved endorsement Of the Party
Majority for the future as in the
past. This uncritical attitude is best
demonstrated in the actions Of the
NEG Majority i'll joining with the
Gee Majority in fighting the letjr
Of the CYL, which means fighting the
line of the CT and the CYL.
(To Be Concludsd). -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21

economic system but because of their
peculiar status these intensified mis-
cries and sufferings are even further
accentuated. AS a result of this wor-
sening of their situation we see Deep
going changes in the sentiments and
moods of the working youth in the
United States, so much SO, that we
can definitely say that we have en-.
tered new period. The changing
status of the American young work.
ers is thus summarized by the Execu.
tive Committee of the CYL:
Therefore one is justified in
saying, that naturalization and it's
effects, far from improving the
position of the working youth have
made it considerably worse. This
worsening is so considerable that
it activities the American young
workers, who politically were up
till now completely apathetic," as
was pointed out by the Cyl in 1925.
The worsening Of the position of
the working youth, which became
more noticeable only last year
(1927), enabled us to declare: we
cannot say that the working youth
of America is an almost inert
mass (from the Cyl letter to
American YCL, 1920; and now
when the worsening of the young
workers conditions is becoming
more evident to the largest part of
the working youth, we can say
today: the working youth is no
more the most backward part of
the American proletariat and is in
many cases the most advanced and
conscious part Of the proletariat."
We must definitely recognize that
the present economic situation hal
already activized large sections Of
the working youth and this process
will continue and grow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21
Hall Johnson Choir Works
by Day and Sings at Night

the Alhambra Theatre; and Paul
and Thelma Meeres, tango dancers.
The Vernon Andrade Orchestra will
provide the music for dancing.
All workers, Negro and white, are
invited to attend. The Workers
Book Shop, 26 Union Square; New
Masses, 80 Union Square; Tattler,
1896 Seventh Ave; and Negro
Champion, 1863 w. 133rd St., still
have some tickets for sale, so hurry
up and get yours.
Any organization wishing to have
box should Immediately make
reservations by telephone, Harlem
5643. Just few boxes are left.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21
Air Fueled Army Plane
Trains for War Flight

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 20.-The
army plane Question Mark and its
conveying refueling plane landed at
Tucson at a p. m. today on the first
lap of it's San Diego to Washington
trip.
The value to lnilitarism of the re-
fueling invention is that it will make
long distance bombing flights pos
sible. The present test is, therefore.
rather more important to U. S. i'm
perialism than the endurance test
started New Years day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21

International" in which the audi
ence Joined.
Soviet Music.
An outstanding feature Of the
meeting was the recital by Jascha
Fisherman, noted Soviet pianist
He played 1906" 1917" and other
Soviet music.
The entertainment program was
concluded with labor sports spec
tacle by the Labor Sports Union. An
acrobatic act and pyramids were
presented by the Kisatoverit Ath-
letic Club. There was a mass drill
in which the Vesa and kisatoverit
Athletic Clubs participated and a
sham sickle drill by the Vesa Club.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21
New Masses Will Hold
Spring Carnival Mar. |

The New Masses is getting ready
for its spring carnival which will
take place on Friday, March LIST. at
Webster Hall, 119 E. 18th St. The
spring carnival promises to be even
more successful than the Winter
Ball last December. Groups of work
ers are urged to buy their tickets
early and come in costumes.
New Masses artists and writers
will greet the spring with song and
dance and gay costumes. Novel at
fractions will be announced soon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21
PLEDGE
FIGHT ON WAR AT
BIG LENIN MEET
Pledge Fight Against
Imperialist War

Continued from Page One
States. Hail the revolutionary move
re of the workers and farmers.
Hail the Workers (Communist)
Party! Let us conduct our struggle
for the defeat of imperialism and
for winning the entire world for
the working class Opening his
address. Gitlow said:
Fighting Imperialist War.
''The period of successful revolu-
ton gave US Lenin, the outstanding
leader of the working class. When
he died the workers movement did
not stand still, but marched forward.
Following the teachings of Lenin,
the workers all over the world are
mobilizing to fight imperialism and
the capitalist ruling powers. Today,
we are approaching a new imperial
list world war. The only force in
America fighting against this war
is the Workers (Communist) Party.
American Imperialism is trying
TO extend its rule and dominance
over the world. At this time the
militant workers of the United
States declare to the workers of
Mexico and Latin-America that we
stand with them in their struggle
and will do everything possible to
bring about solidarity to the end
that the government of Wall Street
be ended and that the workers and
peasants come into control not only
in Latin-America, but also IN the
United States"
Touching on the murder of Mella,
he said:
Will Avenge Mella Murder.
eve, American workers, regret
the great loss. But we declare to
the Wall Street imperialists that the
assassination of Mella does not
bring an end to the revolutionary
movement in Cuba. Together with
the Cuban workers, we will avenge
the murder of Mella."
Foster, who was the last speaker
was interrupted from time to time
by applause, cheering and the
stamping Of feet. He said:
"On this, the fifth anniversary of
the death of Lenin, we meet to re-
dedicate ourselves to the principles
he taught. to the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party and to the Communist
international. We find gigantic
tasks confronting us. The world is
aflane with preparations for new
war, a war between imperialist pow
ers and war against the Soviet
Union. Never in the history of the
world were such tremendous war
preparations made as at present.
Labor Imperialists.
"We see fake representatives of
! labor, the bureaucratic leaders of
the American Federation of Labor,
falling in line with the imperialists,
trying to break up the natural re-
sistance of the working class. They
nave IuIHC0 tiiC u d0c utilOHo lutO
sections of virtual machines for war.
"The Workers (Communist) Party
and the Communist international are
organizing the masses of the world.
As the war develops. the workers
of this country and the workers of
other nations viii use the strategy
taught by the great leader, Lenin.
They will declare war against the
imperialist governments and shatter
them"
1t was the task of the Workers
Party, Foster said, to lead the
masses in the building of industrial
unions in the United States. He was
cheered when he recounted the or
ganization Of the new miners, tex
tile and needle trades workers
unions.
! The evening was opened with a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21
COMPETE FOR MARKET.

WINTER GARDEN, Fla, (By
Mail) The Dutch Potash Export
Company, by a series of experiments
that proved to be Of good advertis-
ing value, has succeeded in winning
over a large part of the fertilizer
market here and has become keen
competitor of American chemical
concerns.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21

demonstration by representatives of
Latin-American countries in protest
CT the murder of Julio Mella. Led
by Cecilio Mella, brother of the slain
Cuban Communist leader, the dele
gates marched through the aisles of
the great Garden and onto the plat
form. Mella carried red banner.
The Young Pioneers OF America,
several hundred strong, also paraded
through the auditorium and then
gave revolutionary yells.
The last procession was that of
the Freheit Gesangs Ferein, with
250 members participating. Five
numbers were offered by the revolu-
tionary chorus. beginning with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21
Grain Purchases From
Peasants in the Soviet
Union Show Increase

Purchases of grain from Soviet
peasants for the month of Dec. 1928,
amounted to 100000 metric tons,
nearly double the procurements for
Dec, 1927.
Total purchases of grain by Off
cial procuring agencies for the six
months ending Dec. 81, 1923, accord
ing to cable reports received by the
A m tory Trading Corporation,
amounted to SOLO metric tons,
an increase of 23.4 per cent over the
purchases for the same period in the
preceding year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21

JACKSONVILLE, (By Mail).-
John Wright, a Negro worker, was
convicted Of second degree murder
on charge that could not be sub
stantiated by the evidence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-21

FIRE THREATENS CHILDREN.
MANITOWOC, Wis, (By MaiD -
Fire breaking out in the school house
in the village of Quarry, near here
threatened IS children. ALL were safe
The Washington times., 1929-04-09
MEDTTATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

Woman's Endurance Record
IS A VIATRIx, up in the air two
"A hours skaters woman's en-
dnrance record. !" News item.
The Washington times., 1929-04-09
SHORT TAILED FOXES
IN Herbert K0ufman

IELEXNER and Noguchi both failed to isolate the fu
germ Rockefeller Institute lacks equipment fine
enough to corner small pest
Elemental RACES do threaten nearly 30 cruelty @ sucn
infnitesimal creatures.
We're in constant peril of bgh which continue to
prey upon society upset po only because average
folk adjust and philosophy cope with them
Conflict abates between creative and destructive forces
chestnut after weatherng the gales and storms OF
aeons is extermnated overnight by the gypsy moth
Pine forests that remember Pocaontas themselves de
peraey struggling for against attacks Of blister
terrapn may yet denude the continent Of its tulip
and ash stands.
There's an incessan quarrel between the mite and the
mighty The pigmy people wage Brobdignag
But all the weevs and underccver workers don't belong to
the or insect famly-not by long sight
Pyng shopping twoegged maggots are also searching the
body power the activities of genius in hopes Of dis
covering some vulnerable frailty blemish.
the private lives Of statesmen and notables are
just as busy grdling their careers
They assassnated Parne nbbed Wilson's heart bore
false witness against Malvy and bounded him the grave
scoundrely whisper ntermenty pictured Roosevelt in his
cups had sanderously painted Cleveland confirmed
topper and household bully.
Lemonges and Paul Prys forever foung fair repute
with their venomous spittle.
Repulsive little slugs later leave their shiny libes
and unsupported nsnuaiOns in all high places broadcaSng
| suspicious which truth quite overtakes
Carpenter ants at the happiness well as the found
ton timbers of homes.
and abnormal and nfurated by envy bfed by
personal failure and saturated with the bitter toxins of
chagrin.
Wherever achievement is in fullest flower social weeds
sneak in the spores of vindctve imagination.
When you encounter chronic knocker you re meeting
tailed fox
He hates what he reach what he be-
and finds oace for and wounded vanity only in
malicious mischief and character mutlaton.
Ninetynine times in hundred they say the prelude
Of naccuracy and vicious gospthe overture of poecat
preparing to commit defilement.
tCopynghI
The Washington times., 1929-04-09
KTARvELoUs is the ability of the British to mana

KHARVELoUs is the ability Of the British to manage
1v1 strange peoples making them loyal friends of Britain
Alexander the Great three hundred years before birth
of Christ, had that ability.
He knew how to let people ALONE He knew enough to
PRETEND that he believed in their religion and respected
their strange gods When he to Egypt instead Of
sughterng and eating the Sacred OK worshpped by the
Egyptians another conqueror had done Alexander bowed
down and worshpped that OK saying it of the
finest gods he had SEEN
The Egyptians loyal to him.
In different way, but along the line the British
manage to impress queer potenates with their friendly
feeling and adminded attitude beliefs of others
Here you have Of many rulers the active young
Prince of Wales has visited and complmented
This gentleman is His Royal Highness Sir Dand
Chwa the Kabaka Of Buganda His queen and interesting
little family with him.
Buganda is small princpality in Africa.
It had savage ruler, naked the time wife
and children also naked Now the ruler kept Job
by the British Instead of being naked he is neatly dressed
you here His children have clothes from London
His wife has shoes strapped her nstep just like anybody
else and "a hat in the fashion,
This native prince magnes that he is ruling his people
reality he is carrying out the orders of Britain protected by
British guns
due time Another British king will rule him another
British Prince Of Wales will to shake hands And
90 1t goes.
A great people, the British. No wonder their empire
spreads and lasts.
Their weakness that they do not seem able to manage
their working people at home keep happy and
busy as they do strange peoples far away
The Washington times., 1929-04-09
LISTEN WORLD!
What's Right-WhGt's Wrong?
By Elsie Robinson

I've always had a hard time
i telling right from wrong.
Such difficulty is. of course,
against all popular tradition.
Theoretically, we're equipped with
consciences which make it per
fectly easy to tell good from evil.
But in practice it's quite another
matter.
AS a child l expected my con.
science to go off just like an
alarm clack at the approach OF
evil. 1t went off right, but its
reports weren't dependable. Some
times that which approached
wasn't evil at all. Sometimes ii
was merely an unusual act which
alarmed my conscience becAuse CT
it's novelty. But my conscience
didn't discriminate between un.
conventionalitv and actual vice.
1t hollered Just as loud when a
thing was risky as when it was
actually bad.
Now, it was plain that many OF
the finest acts in the world were
risky acts. Every progressive
step in history had been branded
as dangerous, If not actually vile,
by numbers of good and careful
people. Undoubtedly their con-
sciences had worked on all six,
and yet what WAS the result?
Thousands of consciences had
shrieked in sincere horror when
Lincoln freed the slaves.
Thousands of consciences purred
in sincere relief when Christ was
crucified!
Obviously, this business of con-
science as all tangled up with
ones own fears and preiudices.
1t was all very puzzling. The
more / asked for guidance, the
more puzzled l became.
How can tell what's right
or wrong when life presents so
many strange dilemmas?" / won
dered. mo two people are alike
or have the same obligations.
You can't make a set rule that
will fit every person and every
occa sion."
Yes. you can" I was told.
DON'T EVER DO ANYTHING
THAT WILL HURT ANYONE.
You have right to independent
action as long as 1t doesn't hurt
someone else. But if it does hurt
someone else, you should stop it.
That sounded reasonable, so l
tried to adopt that plan.
The Washington times., 1929-04-09

But 1t speedily became appar-
ent that IL l did anything in the
least unusual it was bound to
hurt someone. The world was
full of good and cautious people
who were Mortified by the slight
est departure from the conven-
tional code. If listened to them
! would have to foregO every
healthy instinct of my own ener-
getic nature. l would become
about AS useful in the scheme of
things as an animated marshmal-
low.
Should l slacken my pace to
suit their sluggish gait? That
didn't seem right. Yet, il l didn't
/ would surely hurt them.
Suddenly the truth burst upon
me. People like that needed a
little healthy upheaval. Their
hurts were on their own heads!
They might be saints, but they
gummed up the wheels of prog
ress as effectively as though they
were devils. Their righteousness
wasn't constructive. 1t didn't
forge ahead, break trails for hu-
man development. 1t shrank
from risk or action. 1t was really
founded on laziness and fear. The
thing that might be right" for
their tlmid natures would be
cowardice for me.
1t was evident that / couldn't
determine good or evil by trying
them out on lot of 'fraid cats.
l must make my own rule and
gradually l have made one.
Z. When life takes strange turn
inGs and ! am in a quandary as to
what to do, / say to myself will
this act go ahead with life? 1t
may be misunderstood; it may
cause me pain and loss. but that
must be discounted. The great
question is, will 1t play in with
the building plan of life? Will it
result in more life-better life
wiser life-richer life-not only
for me but for all those whom |
may serve? Is 1t step forward?
If it Is, I'm going to take 1t,
whatever the risk"
That's my test of right and
wrong.
Does it always work? No, it
doesn't. No test always works.
But it Is the only test that seems
to me to he consistent with that
proud spark my Maker put within
my common clay.