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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-02
Big Battles Loom In the Anthracite

vania" This means quite definitely that the
coal operators themselves expect that the crisis
will become more acute in the coming year in
the anthracite region.
The coal operators do not throw up their
hands in despair and say ''let it come" On
the contrary, the operators realizing the fact
that the anthracite faces an acuter crisis, are
adopting measures to meet the situation. The
operators are rationalizing the anthracite coal
fields, just as their brethren did in the soft
coal fields before them. u to cut wages, q
to speed up production, 81 introducing labor
saving devises in the mines loading machine,
conveyor system, etc.,.
The following statements made by coal opera
tors are most interesting. Mr.. Wagner, gen.
eral manager of the Lehigh Coal Co., stated
that "hs sees cutting the price of coal as one
of the necessities for complete recovery of the
lost markets. Like Mr.. Pierce (of the Anthra-
cite Cooperative Association), he placed in
creased production by the miners as their part
in the process of price reduction" Scranton
Sun, Mitchell Day write up. Our emphasis.)
REDUCTION IN WAGES.
In The report of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs of the State Of Pennsylvania, James
F. Woodward Nov. 22), we read: that wages
amounted to $239 555, 100 whereas the wages
for the year of 1927 totaled $255 1858 100. This
means that within a period of one year there
was reduction of $1629S,00O in wages paid
to hard coal miners. And this reduction in
wages earned by the miners was Undoubtedly
created for 1929.
From 1927 to 1928, more than 1000 miners
were forced out of the anthracite
Al.
doing anything to prepare the miners for strug-
gle in 1880 when the agreement expires What
will happen in September, 1880?
The u M. w. of A. is helping the bosses in
their naturalization schemes. In the delega-
ton that went to see Hoover there was a rep
resentative of the U.M.W.A. The policy of the
U.M.W.A. is to create an atmosphere of de-
feat and pessmism amongst the hard coal
miners. The U.M.W.A. journal always speaks
"about unfavorable market conditions" about
the part that the miners must play in over
coming the crisis. Whenever the miners en-
gage in spontaneous walk-outs, usually directed
against reductions in wages, the UNIV
rushes to the scene and forces the miners to
go back to work. The open company union
role of the U.M.W.A. is more clearly shown
today than ever before The U.M.W.A. earns
its recognition by the operators by the services
it renders in return; that of being the instru-
ment to keep the miners in subsection while
naturalization of the anthracite is being car
ried out.
The U.MW.A. is not preparing for strike
in September, $780, Any one who cherishes
any illusions that the UMW.A. will engage
in struggle is simply Understanding the So
cial-fascist character of the trade union bureau
cracy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-02

The Miscellaneous list includes the YCL with
four recruits; the Negro Department with four;
the Women's Department with five; the Work
ers School ten; the Marine Workers Fraction
four; the Food Workers Fraction 5; the Hun
garian Fractions ten; through NO. 5; Needle
Trade Fractions three etc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-02
New Negro Members

the further conduct of the campaign. All
members must be present to these meetings.
Our trade union and language fractions
seem entirely unaware of the fact that men,
bership drive is in progress. If they know of
the drive then they are not conscious of the
role of Communist fractions in mass organ
izations. Certainly many of our leading frac-
lions will have to be programmed and the COM
rades now occupying. these posts replaced by
comrades who realize that the test of our work
is the extent to which we succeed in winning
the workers with whom we are in contact for
the revolutionary class struggle and for the
Party of proletaran revoluton-the Commu-
mist Party.
Some of the sections and units that have
issued challenges to others seem to have for
gotten about it and will wake up after the
campaign to find themselves dsgraced. Unless
they wake up right now and proceed to work
at the factories in their vicinity.
Determine right now on a quota for each
week of the campaign. Organize for syste-
matte distribution of literature and for meet
ings at shop gates. Sell the recruiting pamph-
let wherever workers gather. Secure sell and
distribute bundles of the Daily Worker egu-
larry to the workers in your shop, organization
and neighborhood. More recruiting of Negro
workers; more support of the recruiting drive
of the YCL. These are the urgent immediate
tasks of every unit, fraction and member.
ORG. DEPARTMENT
District Two.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-02
Workers! Join the Party of
Your Class!

Communist Party U. S. A.
43 East 125th Street,
New York City.
!, the undersigned, want to join the Commu-
mist Party. Send me more information.
Name ........,............. .........-"....
Address .................... city.........
Occupation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Age. 49,.
Mail this to the Central Office, Communist
Party, 43 East l25th St., New York, N. Y.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-02
SCHOLARSHIPS AT WORK.

There was an anthracite economic confer
ence held in Wilkes-Barre December H. There
were present the coal operators, the business
men of the anthracite and the UMW.A. Of
ficials. resolution was adopted that states
the following: Point 3.-"The people have
faith and confidence in the ability of the United
Mine Workers to accept and discharge their
responsibilities of the industry" Point A.
Prosperity to the anthracite industry can
come only through the application of all to a
program producing lower costs and better SER
vice through good will. mutual confidence. and
cooperation" Point 6.--"The reconstruction
now going on in the anthracite industry is
made possible by the intelligent understanding
between the anthracite operators and the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18
BRITISH GRIP ON
SUDAN BACK OF
/ EGYPTIAN RIOTS
Nationalist Seek Removal
7 of Reservations Made
by Treaty.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIAfMS
seripps- Howard Foreign Editor

WASHINGTON. July ls.-The
Nile. Egypt's river Of life, again has
become a river Of death, as blood
flows in the streets OF her cities over
the control Of its waters.
British bettieships are hurrying TO
the scene to protect foreign lives
and property and see to it that
Britain's hold on that part Of the
world Is not weakened.
Superficially the uprising which
thus far HIS cost the lives Of num-
Der Of people. including several for
eiqners. is the result Of the Wafdists,
or Nationalist. opposition to the
present regime at Cairo. The Ma
tionalists are said to number ap-
proximately 95 per cent OF the
natives. The government in power,
it is charged, represents only per
cent.
In realty the row has TO do with
The British hold on the Sudan,
through which the upper Nile and
its tributaries flow, thus controlling
the volume Of water which reaches
the lower stretches.
River All Important
without the Nile, Egypt merely
would be a continuation Of the
Sahara desert. And without the
Sudan, there would be no Nile, for
between Khartum and the Mediter-
ranean sea, or more strictly speak
ing for go miles up from the Nile
delta, the stream is without tribu-
tary. Its waters are all that make 1t
possible 10 raise crops to feed
Egypt's 100000 people.
The Nile merely is a colossal
aqueduCt bringing water from the
Sudan and the heart of Africa down
to the parched land of Egypt, to lr-
rigate the soil and make life posi-
BILE. The Sudan. therefore. to the
Egyptian mind, is and must remain
an annex of Egypt, to be utilized in
Egypt's interests. Any scheme
which contemplates the develop
ment Of the Sudan ahead Of Egypt
by the use of the headwaters Of the
Nile. is, 70 the Egyptian mind, a
dagger pointed at Egypt's heart.
Made Reservations
When England gave Egypt her in
dependence in 1922, she did so with
certain reservations. First Britain's
route. via Suez. to the east, was to
be safeguarded; second, the defense
of Egypt against outside aggression
was 10 be permitted as well as the
protection of foreign interests. and,
lastly. the Sudan was to be jointly
administered until, by agreement, a
mutually satisfactory arrangement
could be made.
Last February Premier NahaS
Pasha headed a delegation to Lon
don to remove these reservations,
but the conference broke down,
largely over the Sudan.
When Premier Nehas Pasha re-
turned to Cairo he was given a rous-
ing reception by his nationalist
following who met him with banners
reading. I'VE did not sign away the
Sudani'
Resigning because of his failure
to reach an agreement with the
British, Nahas Pasha was superseded
by Sidky Pasha, who, to avoid trou-
BILE. dissolved parliament. Since
then. the Nationalist charge, Egypt
has been ruled by King Fuad un-
constitutionally. The rioters de-
mand a return to the constitution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18
URGES TO
KEEP OUT REDS
Grover WhaIen Tells Probe
Group of Problem.

BIZ Tinted Press
NEW YORK, July 16.-Grover
Whalen, who was police commits
sioner during the two most recent
Communist uprising in New York,
told a. congressional committee to-
day that the nation needs law to
determine how Communists enter
the United States.
The commissioner, who was late
because he thought he was sched-
uled for appearance at 2 p. m, told
Of the spring disturbances of the
Communists and Of police arrests.
He said he turned the arrested over
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average should be higher than the
SO per cent average turned in by
naval recruits.
Forty means enlistment, may
be, and we don't mean fathoms Of
water.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

TO the immigration department so
the government might find out how
the Communists entered the coun-
try. The Communists, he said, re-
fused the information and said 1t
was ND 10 the government to find
out.
He was scheduled as the first
witness today, and when he did not
appear Chairman Fish of the COM
nptee ordered a subpoena for him.
Whalen apologized when he did ap-
pear. saying he had misunderstood
the time he was to testify. Fish
censured him for being late.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18
SHIP BURNING AT SEA
Crew and Passengers of German
Steamer Are Rescued.
BV United Press

bU LHfftU FTte6
BERLIN, July 1S.-The German
steamer Targis, of 5000 tons, was
af1re today and reported sinking in
mid Atlantic, about 1900 miles
southwest of the Azores.
The British steamer Yangitata.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18


90 for the benefit Of a potential
- COB a list Of the type Of
questions which confronts hope
full who wishes TO wear bell-bottom
trousers and V-necks are pre-
sented here.
The questions merely are
samples of the deep-sea brain
diving necessary when you shove
of into the world of navy-blue.
From which of the following
does cheese Gomez Lard, eggs.
plants. milk, pineapples."
Ali we knew you knew your
cheeses.
Now here's tough one for gin
heads"
IF go nine miles straight
ahead and then return two miles
over same road, how many miles
will I be from where started?"
You thought that one duck
soup? Then think of Indiana's
"hard-up" schools and figure this
one out: "a school has coal
enough to last ninety days, If two
tons are used per day. How much
less must be used per day to make
the coal last $50 days?"
Smart, aren't you? Well if you
want to be "jimmy-legs" in the
navy it'll take an Einstein on this
one: Which of the following does
a girl always have: Doll, story
book, heart, hat, coat?"
TTUMPHl a "heart" is that your
H answer? Have 1t your own
way buddy, it's your answer not
ours, but we knew a wash woman's
son who had an uncle down in
Algiers, who was friendly with a
dancer, who knew a sergeant IN
the Foreign Legion whose wife
lived near Sand street in Brook
lyn and who always.
But on with the question-box.
For example take No. IA of the
list. It must have been written by
the song-writer who hammered
out: at Amt No Sin to Take Of
Your Skin and Dance Around in
Your Bones" 1t reads: Skin is
to body as bark is to tree-leather,
bite, leaf, shoot" Take your pick.
We favor trees" being a Joyce
Kilmer fan, but Pomeranian pet
tiers may prefer a dogs bite.
Everythings been easy so far
you say! Well then try this one
out on your carpentry-bench: "A
piece of wood three inches long,
three inches wide, and three
inches high. is painted on all six
sides. If it is cut into pieces
one inch high, one inch wide and
one inch long, how many pieces
will have paint on only two
Sides?"
If you hack-sawed that one out
and you're sure you're right, then
you need have no fear of the other
ninety-nine queries and your
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18
LEAVE U. S. FOR RUSSIA

81 American Bricklayers at Moscow
to Take Soviet Citizenship.
.Bu United Press
MOSCOW, July 1S.-Fifty-four
American Dricklayers and other
building workers have arrived here
with the announced intention Of as
Stunning Soviet citizenship and as
Sisting in the industrialization work
here.
Some of these Americans, it is I'M
derstood, are of Russian origin.
They have been assigned to work
on the automobile factory which is
being built ~ Nijni-Novgorod for
the construction of Ford automo-
biles..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18
KNOW YOUR CHEESE
You Can Become a 'GOb-Maybe
BY ARCH STEINEL
PIPER picked peck Of picked peppers"

ID a
il that line hasn't thing TO do with this yarn.
why that the United States navy
recruiting station popoundng list of questions at its headquarters
pepper picking
in finding the heft of your Uranium .
asked before visa to see the
world through portfolio akin to the armament parity
is to pears or Piper to this story.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-18

$4,000 tons. rescued the crew and
passengers Of the Targis. The Tar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-07
Unemployment Insurance

It seems strange to find President Hoover dis
cussing the unemployment problem without including
unemployment insurance relief But that is what he
did Monday in addressing the American Federation
of Labor convention in Boston.
The President of course is aware that economists
and social engineers generally regard unemployment
insurance as a more humane method than letting
workers and their families starve. and efficient
thod than charity. It generally is also recognized
lat society owes jobs to all; that the right to work
IS inalienable.
At this moment there are between four and six
million heads OF families in this country who not
get jobs BY their labor in the past they have helped
to make country prosperous, they have helped to
build our industries. Are they not today legitimate
charge upon their country and their industries and
haven't they the right 70 demand the wherewithal
to live until they can get back the jobs they lost
through an imitation and depression which they did
not cause7
These self-respecting and Woodworking American
citizens do not want charity-whch is the only thing
that keeps many alive now. They want insurance,
lie same kind of insurance which their employer has
in boom times when he sets aside part of the profits
to tide him over hard times.
Just as an industry if eficiently managed, viii
provide protection against depression for the employer
SO that industry can insure its workers. That
insurance can be provided at exceedingly low cost
and without injuring the industry.
This has been demonstrated by the unionized
mems clothing industry and is being introduced in
other industries by leading companies such as Den
nison and General Electric.
DR.. Leo wolman. labor expert Of the Hoover COM
mission on recent economic changes. in Washington
address last week said the record of these American
experiments proves:
1T i possible to provide general unemployment in
suranne in the United States without imposing
sive burdens on industry and without encountering
the evils of the European systems
An American plan Of unemployment insurance
which imposes on industry the obligation to lay aside
reserves for relief Of the unemployed and Races
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-07
Picking the Cloud

TIME difficulty in cloud flying,
A. writes Teale, is to find the
right cloud to hitch to.
ON hot summer afternoons, Gu
mulus clouds form and disappear
rapidly" he writes. "Their life
often is very short. Their shape is
altering all the time.
Frequently pilot steers his
machine beneath a cloud and ar
rives just as it begins to dissolve
Then he has to swoop back to earth
again. Or, a pilot may head for a
cloud and by the time he arrives,
find that it has disappeared.
Just about the only rule that
helps in the selection is: The up
currents are strongest just as the
cloud is forming.
Outside of getting to a cloud as
soon as possible after it begins to
take shape, the rules for finding the
right cloud are few. 1t still is large
ly guesswork.
Gwen after pilot has found a
strong rising column of air beneath
a cumulus cloud, he must be closely
on his guard.
eff he becomes interested in
something else and fails to watch
the cloud, it may change its shape
suddenly so that the finds himself
dropping outside the area of rising
air"
Sailplanes, designed especially for
cloud flying, are being constructed
in Germany, Tea1e said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-07
Seven Gallons

Did your baby get his gallons of liquor, wines
and beer last year? And did nom get hers? And did
little Johnny get hsP How about sister Sue? Did she
imbbe her full quota?
II not there has been skunduggery somewhere along
the line and some one drank than his share For
no less person that Prohibition Director Woodcock
has revealed that the people of this country consumed
s7632O7S gallons of distilled liquors. wines, and malt
liquors in the twelve months ended June 30, 1890
That is equal to seven gallons for every man.
woman and child in the United States thirty-fve
gallons for a family of five
The term Liquor" must be defined broadly, of
course it must include Jamaica ginger, which par
alvzes consumers: poison alcohol which makes them
blind and white mule" which brings forth menager-
les when no circus is Also it means taking into
account that alcohol which has been poisoned deber-
stely through governmental decree and which later
has Joined the flood of Illicit liquor.
We have a feeling that the baby's collie required
something less than seven gallons. We do not for
,nt believe that either Clarence True Wilson or
Equally arid Scott Mcbride called even once for
tile of the same"
We feel justified in checking out good many Of
the boys and girls of the grammar schools; likewise
a goody number of students in high schoos-and some
in colleges
So after having eliminated those who were too
young to fight for their share and those who ride the
wagon from choice there must have been considerable
mere ssian seven gallons apiece for the imbibers.
host of wettish depart for Europe, Asia, and
Africa every year. Who drinks the share due them in
this country in their absence? Seven gallons That's
% quarts Sc pints, 112 half pints.
It's your fair SHARE sir-or madam.
IT. however, you are one of those who spend their
money for food and clothing, rent and payments on
the radio while there is not single gallon of liquor
the house. the fault is yours We've told you what
is COMING to you in this land of equal opportunity
and equal rights.
Tt has been said that man is the architect OF his
own fortune by which meant that is quite possible
in this country to be gallon man, if only
tries hard enough
Think of the humiliation that may be heaped upon
you by an acquaintance who, pointing finger at you
In a crowd, might exclaim:
"out of my sight you half-pint piker."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-07
The Record

Not very atterng to the intelligence Of the voters
Of this state is the appeal by leading candidates on
the Republican ticket for reelection the basis of
their official records.
In the record of the more prominent candidates Is
every reason why they should be defeated, not elected
1t is true that some of the nonpolitical Offices nave
been well administered. The clerk Of the supreme
court has served well. So have the two appellate
Judges. whose decisions have been singularly free
from political considerations.
But in every other department. economy has been
sacrificed to politics. inefciency has been promoted,
there has been thorough disregard Of the public
welfare
The secretary Of state would find it difficult to
select a specific act Of importance which commands
public respect. The limit was reached when thou
sands of dollars we're paid copyright on drivers
licenses whose preparation, under the law was the
duty of the secretary of state himself.
The state police have been purely political and
always under suspicion His administration OF the
blue sky law leaves much to be desired.
The auditor state has failed to collect thousands
of dollars of gasoline fees No exposure was made by
this department Whatever has been reclaimed from
the gasoline bootleggers-and it is small percentage
of what has been solen-has been due to newspapers
or volunteer organizations
The records of the departments under the Gov
ernor are such to demand the election OF Demo-
cratic house. which may check some Of the wild ex-
penditrres and investigate the conduct of the state
highway department.
These candidates must have thorough contempt
for the voters if they believe that citizens will be
deuded by an appeal to such a record On their
records these candidates should be defeated unan-
imously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-07
Times Readers Voice Vie10S

I nearly 100000 out of the general
fund for the department Of conser-
walton. We know that that depart
ment has become a political football
at the expense of the sportsnen and
the taxpayers of the state.
In claim we made that the
Brown county reservation for park
was purchased by fish and game
funds, and that it was not place
where sportsmen could participate
or even enjoy, the politicians reared
up and howled and said our state
ment was at fault.
I call your attention to the speech
of Governor Ed Jackson before the
general assembly Of Indiana, Jan.
II, 1929, viz: ITO do this the con-
servation department has purchased
10000 acres in Brown county with
fish and game earnings" We
thought then and we believe now
that Governor Jackson knew what
he was talking about. Those earn
ings" were from sale of hunting and
fishing licenses, of course.
The sportsmen of the state be-
lieve in speaking the truth relative
the things we love In the great out
of doors, and these recent observa-
tons by our politicians have been
as obnoxious as they have been
misleading. H. H. EVANS.
Newcastle, Ind.