The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 20, 1924, Page 2

inn ecsmeLcintameane ams HSM BC AaSBm Mtn nsciniemaen on aye Page Two GOMPERS IS FOR AID FOR LABOR FOES Labor Fakers Cogs In Capitalist Machine (June 17 Press Service.) ST. PAUL, Minn., May 19.— The differences between the leadership of the American Fed- eration of Labor and the Con- ference for Progressive Political Action as compared to the desires of the rank and file as represented in the National Farmer-Labor-Progressive Con- vention to be held in St. Paul, on June 17th are clearly shown by an examination of the three groups in action. Mr. Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, has issued a letter to all of the local unions in Minnesota in which he states that Congressman Schall has a “100 per cent labor record” and is worthy of the support of organized labor in his campaign for the Republi- can nomination for United States sen- ator. Mr. Schall is one of the Repub- lican opponents of Magnus Johnson, who was elected by the farmers and workers of Minnesota on the Farmer- Labor ticket. This appears to be a direct slap at the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota which has succeeded in electing two United States senators and will without doubt elect its entire State ticket this fall. At the time of the election of Senator Sitipstead in 1922, the C. P. P. A. tried to persuade the workers and farmers that they ought to support the Democratic can- didate. Non-Partisan Break. The Conference for Progressive Po- litical Action has recently issued an appeal for the purpose of inaugurat- ing “a nation-wide campaign for the election of true representatives of the people to Congress and to state and local offices.” Thruout the entire document they talk only of indi- viduals, nothing of building a great Political party of the farmers and workers. In California, the old Farmer-Labor Party, the Non-Partisan League, the Socialist Party, and the Workers Party have united in cafling a state convention to be held in San Fran- cisco on May 31 and June 1 for the formation of a state Farmer-Labor Party. This call is having the support _ Sof all th “workers and fariners “who are for independent political action by the workers and farmers. There also exists in California a state com- mittee of the Conference for Progres- sive Political Action which has the backing of those conservative ele- ments opposed to a new party. This latter group has recently issued an appeal to local unions in the state asking them to organize local groups of the C. P. P. A. In this call there appears the following paragraph: Oppose Farmer-Labor Unity. “Attention is called in this connec- tion to a call recently issued for the formation of a new political party in California, to be known as the Farm- er-Labor Party. The last convention of the American Federation of Laber, by a record vote of 25,066 against 1,895, rejected a resolution favoring the formation of a new political party. ‘The same American Federation of La- bor convention urged the organized workers to be partisan to principles and not to be partisan to political parties. The last convention of the California State Federation of Labor also voted against the formation of a state Conference for Progressive Po- litical Action. The State Building ‘Trades Council, which met at Sacra- mento, resolved to do likewise.” These three documents plainly “\\show that the workers and farmers have nothing to hope for from the leaders of the American Federation of Labor. It is still the time worn policy of “rewarding your friends and punishing your enemies,” dressed in another suit of clothes. They do not even practice consistency in carrying out their avowed policy. Their ac- tion in supporting a candidate in the iblican primaries in Minnesota, where the Farmer-Labor Party is a) full grown party, would indicate that the tie to the two old parties is great- er than their tie to their friends, as represented by the choice of the rank and file of the farmers and workers. Actions of this kind cause those who are for political action independent of the two old parties, to believe that the Washington environment has thrown the labor officialdom into close contact with the political ma- chines of the financial interests. f Learned From Experience. Contrasted with this, the workers How Sigman Won In Boston (Continued From Page 1.) he finished, then the well-trained ma- chine shouted previous question; and tho other delegates had demanded the Aoor, discussion was closed, amidst heated protest. The recommendation of the committee was accepted by a vote of 204 to 36. This was the most flagrant example of machine steam-rollering that the convention has yet seen. From the very first day of the report of the credentials committee it was evident that the question of the League and the Sigman expulsion policy were the most’ important problenis before the convention. When in the course of the debate on the unseating of dele- gates Sigman called speakers to or- der, who touched upon the League principles, he stated that an oppor- tunity to discuss the question would be given when the report of the Gen- eral Executive Board on the left wing came before the convention. Now that the matter had finally been brought up for consideration, no de- bate was permitted, no reply to the violent attacks upon the League was tolerated, and the officialdom had an easy victory. The report on the “left wing hys- teria” immediately followed the re- port on the case of Local No. 15, Philadelphia, which had been reor- ganized after the expulsion of the most active workers in the union, be- cause it had refused to accept the or- der of the G. E. B. outlawing the League. Protest Philadelphia Expulsions. This report aroused much discus- sion. Delegates declared that while the administration preached the nec- essity of organization campaigns, in practice it used its power to disor- ganize the unions. The reorganiza- tion of Local No. 15 has given a wea- pon into the hands of the G. E. B. to coerce any local which permits dif- erences of view, and has established a precedent which threatens the ruin of the International. It was pointed out that the expelled members of Philadelphia had demonstrated their loyalty to the union by advising all their sympathizers to apply for ad- mission to the reorganized local, in- sisting that the union must be pre- served under any circumstances. The report was finally accepted by a vote of 204 to 26. The action of the convention on the question of the expulsion policy was quite in accord with decisions made the previous day which established a ezarist dictatorship in the Internatién- al and made heresy-hunting the prime object of the organization. Despotic Authority of G. E. B. A series of constitutional amend- MOSCOW ART PLAYERS TELL OF SYMPATHY WITH SOVIET RUS. ments adopted at the convention have Practically placed the entire member- ship and all the local unions under the receivership of the General Exe- cutive Board, which has been given despotic authority over the functions, acts, opinions of every unit and every individual in the International. The amendments to the constitu- tion were offered by the Committee on Law with whose report the conven- tion on the 11th day of its sessions finally began to consider the actual work before it. This committee had been busy for severad months under the direction, it is alleged, of Morris Hillquit, framing a new constitution which should legalize and perpetuate the ruthless policy of suppression and persecution carried out by the Sig- man red-baiting machine. The result shows that the committee understood its task well, and whatever other cri- ticism may be made against it, lack of thoroness is not one of them. The chairman of the committee, in introducing his report, stated that the amended constitution differed in no essentials from the old one, simply clarifying certain points so that “there may be no misinterpretation possible in case some matters are brought to court.” With the reading of the first amendment, however, there could be no doubt in the minds of anyone as to the significance of the proposed changes, Revoking Charters at Will. This was demonstrated in the imme- diate opposition aroused against the first attempt of the officialdom to bring its iron heel down upon the lo- cal unions. An amendment was offer- ed giving the G. HE. B. the right to suspend or revoke the charter of any subordinate labor union for “improp- er conduct.” A murmer of protest was heard at once, and demands for the privilege of discussion rang out from all sections of the hall. Delégates insisted that the term “improper conduct,” be clearly defin- ed. They pointed out that by its vagueness it gave the G. E. B. bureau- cratic power to control the acts of units of the International, allowing each member of the G. E. B. to deter- mine for himself what constitutes im- proper conduct. The abuse authority made possible by this amendment was pointedly illustrated by Delegate Hy- man, manager of Local No. 1. He called the attention of Sigman.fo the fact that the provision in the present agreement with the manufacturers, which allows the manufacturer to dis- charge a worker for “improper con- duct” has been so misused that the administration has resolved to elimi- nate that clause from the new agree- ment. The machine worked well, however, and the amendment carried NEW YORK, May 19,—The Moscow Art Players denied rumors spread by counter revolutionary organizations that they are against the Soviet gov- ernment, and that they are not returning any more to Ru a local Russian labor paper, K. Stanislavsky, head of the ization, states among other things “The slanderous rumors about the Moscow press as well as abroad. In a letter to jan Art organ- have been denied numerous times in As to the latest rumor that we are not returning to Russia, It needs no denial, as we are leaving for Russia the 17th of May.” and farmers of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana and Washington have learned from bitter experience that they have noth- ing to expect, except oppression, from either the Republican or Demo- cratic Parties. Years of struggle against the political machines of these groups, which they found to be domi- nated by the lumber trust, the rail- roads, the bankers, the wheat gamb- lers, the mining interests, the power trust, etc., has convinced them that al- though it may take a little longer, the only solution of the economic prob- lems confronting them is to build a political party controlled by the work- ers and farmers and organized in such a way that it can aggressively fight for control of the governmental power and use it in the interest of the useful members of society. In the northwest states, these Farm- er-Labor Parties have become a real- ity. The convention to be held in St. Paul on June 17, frankly states that it is thru with the parties of Wall Street. It will endeavor to lay the foundation for a new party, that wfll ultimately be able to establish a work- ers and farmers government in the United States. The arrangements committee urges all local unions, co- operatives, farmers’ groups as well as other groups of progressives who are definitely thru with the two old par- ties, to elect delegates to the St. Paul Convention. June 17 is destined to mark the building of a party repre- senting the interests of the produc- ing masses. Every new subscriber increases the influence of the DAILY WORKER. PLAGUE OF BANKRUPTCIES BREAKS OUT IN BERLIN AS BUSINESS DROPS BERLIN, M. business hou: 19.—German bi particularly in the shoe in a critical condition. id foodstuff industi are Many king moratoria. The commercial boycott by the Soviet government hit German business a solar plexus blow. Doubt has Increased the nervous tension. that the Dawes plan will be accepted ‘ ‘The gigantic strike In the Ruhr is having Its effect thruout the country. a jankruptcies were reported In the last two days. German Nationalists rlallete, ile the demoralization of Germany is becoming more complete, Soviet Is progressing rapidly. Compared to the conditions In thi with the possible exception of France, Ru ae tha refrain from committing the count of the Indust: | i is muey n io Mal ry to the Dawe: hi nd BM DULUTH GARMENT STRIKERS’ LINE HOLDS UNBROKEN Amalgamated Fight Now In Third Month (Special to The Daily Worker) DULUTH, Minn, May 19.—The Amalgamated Colthing Workers, who are on strike for the third month at the F. A, Patrick & Co. factory in this city, are just as determined to stick to the end as they were when they were forced to go on strike to protect their organization from the unscrupalous attempt of the F. A? Patrick & Co. to break the union by discharging eight of its officers, The membership of the union sig- nified their spirit of solidarity by standing back of discharged officers of their union, They realized the fact that ff such actions of the bosses of the Patrick firm went unchallepged it would not be very long before they would all be subject to the same treat- ment as their officers were. The strikers are holding daily meet- ings where speeches are made by able speakers who are interested in the welfare of the working class. The strikers maintain a strong picket line in front of the factory to show the bosses the unity in the ranks of the strikers. Jack Kroll of Chicago, general or- ganizer, has arrived in the city to as- sist Bloomberg in the struggle of th Patrick workers. Both organizers Kroll and Bloomberg expressed their satisfaction of the strike situation as it is at the present, saying that in the ranks there is the-same enthusiasm and determination and morale they had the first week of the strike, Lose in Rall Fight. WASHINGTON, May 19,—The Pro- gressive-Democratic coalition in the senate lost its first fight for restrictive rail legislation when the Gooding long and short haul bill was thrown out of the army appropriation bill on a point of order by a vote of 49 to 26, by a vote of 173 to 50, Makes Sigman Dietator. This was only one of the proposals directed specifically against local un- ions. Another amendment gives the president of the International power “in cases of emergéncy to call meet- ings of local unions, joint boards or other subordinate bodies and preside over them.” The president, of course, decides when cases of emergency ex- ist. In other words, he has dictatorial powers to decide how unions shall conduct themselves, to break up un- ion meetings at pleasure, etc. Reso- lutions introduced giving local unions some measure of local authority, such as the power to establish the recall, were defeated. International Espionage Act. The most vicious amendment, term- ed by many delegates, the Internation- al Espionage Act, was Article 11, Sec- tion 13, which states that a member may be suspended or expelled for “holding membership or office in a dual union or in any other organiza- tion now constituted or functioning within the framework of this consti- tution and attempting to shape tho policies, determine the choice of offi- cers or influence the actions of the IL. G. W. U. or any subordinate body of the same, or otherwise to usurp or interfere with the legitimate functions and rights of the I. L. G. W. U., its subordinate bodies and its offi- cers, or for active support of such an organization.” The significance of this section was stated by Sigman himself, who declar- ed, replying to a question whether this was not directed against a political party, that any organization, political or educational, comes under this pro- vision. Dodges “Dual Union” Issue. When a delegate demanded that Sigman explain the meaning of dual union, he evaded a reply, declaring that he was at tle convention on business of the International and would not waste time on organizations not related To the union, The reading of this amendment cre- ated a turmoil in the hall, The ma- chine had been all prepared and called previous question before a single dele- gate could take the floor. Amidst in- dignant protests from the militants, and requests for points of information from all sides, the amendment was railroaded thru by a vote of 172 to 31, System of Inquisition. The passage of this amendment establishes a system of inquisition in the International. The entire progres- sive movement in the union is shackl- loyalty may be preferred against hini for criticising the officials, for discuss- ing union problems outside the union headquarters, for holding any econom- ic or political views not sanctioned by Sigman, or Feinberg, or Perlstein, or any one of the fifteen vice-presidents in the G. E. B. A member may even be suspended or expelled for belong- ing to a political party that advocates industrial policies not in conformity with those practiced by the Interna- tional. The entire constitution, as amend- ed, is the work of a very skillful law- yer. It is full of elastic phrases open to any interpretation. The final au- thority to interpret them is the Gen- eral Executive Board. In addition to approving the expul- sion policy and establishing an inquis- tion, the convention also heard re- ports from the committees on Edu- cation, Insurance, Organization, Union Labels, It adopted recommendations for unemployment insurance, sick ben@fits, and family protective insur- ance, all of which were left to the in- coming G, BE. B, to elaborate and ap- ply. Publicity In Scab Sheets. The report of the committee on un- ion labels was given prominence by the administration. In order to com- bat the growing sweat-shop evil, the union plans to educate the consumer ed. Every member is now responsible for all his words and acts to the Gen- eral Executive Board, Chapges of dis- | 'S[A|| MINER’S HEAR HOWAT’S MESSAGE (Continued From Page 1.) ence was bitterly discussed by both sides and the machine had all it could do to martial the votes necessary for the quashing of the case. Frank Farrington, himself, pleaded that the graft charges be dropped and the resolutions’ committee begged for peace and tranquility. John Watt demanded action on the call for an investigation into the charges that Farrington and Lewis made against each other—that Far- rington had a deal with W. J, Lester for the operation of the notorious strip mine at Herrin and that Lewis and his associates were paid by the operators for throwing Howat out of the union and got $100,000 and $650,- 000 respectively, from Kentucky and Pennsylvania operators for betraying the miners during the 1922 strike. “Truth in Charges.” “I believe there is some truth in the charges brought in these letters,” cried Watt..“Why didn’t Farrington get up in the national convention and make statements he made here if he says he isn’t afraid of Lewis?” Watts referred to the statement of Farrington that in spite of Lewis’s later denial Farrington still believes Lewis charged Farrington in an inter- national board meeting with being corrupt and with dickering with Les- ter strip mine owner and allowing it to operate during the strike. “It is true Lewis and Farrington got together but not for good of the organization. They got together and Farrington had to get down on his knees before Lewis and said, ‘God’s sakes, let's get together.’ If they hadn't they would have destroyed each other. The victim of the Lewis- Farrington deal is sitting in this hall right now.’ Let Lewis Answer Charges. Before the vote to quash the de- mand for an investigation was taken Delegate Joe Tumulty moved to defer action until Lewis arrived to defend his position, but Farrington arbitrarily ruled him out of order. Freeman Thompson, another signer to the probe-resoluton, was denied the floor contrary to all parliamentary procedure. A motion to close debate came next and the vote was taken, 349 to 151, to hush up the miners’ Teapot Dome scandals, $1,000 to Garment Strike. One thousand dollars was contribu- ted to the Chicago garment strike. Charles Wills, of the Chicago Federa- tion of Labor, told of the girl dress- makers’ gallant fight against police- men clubs, arrests by plainclothes- men who rode them to jail in yellow taxis and the “Dennie” Sulivan in- to demand union-made products. For this reason the committee recom- mended the establishment of a union label department and the appropriation of $200,000 within a period of two years for purposes of publicity in such magazines as the Ladies’ Homie Jour- nal, Saturday Evening Post, etc. The two papers are under the official ban of the typographical union as scab sheets. Members caught reading them are fined. The appropriation of such a huge sum of money for union label was severely criticizéd by progressive delegates. It demonstrates the abso- lute incompetence of an administra- tion that is ready to spend $200,000 for such a purpose when the crying neod is an intensive organization cam- paign involving hundreds of thousands of dollars. How little interest the administra- tion really has in the organization of the workers in the industry was shown by the amount of time devoted to the problem at the convention. The committee on organization reported at 10 p. m. In thirty minutes, while delegates were half asleep and scarce- ly listened, the recommendations for starting an organization campaign were completed, and the incoming General Executive Board was instruct- ed to put them into effect. junction. He declared that the strik- ers’ difficulties came from the fact that only one-sixth of labor is or- ganized, whereas the bosses are 100 per cent organized. Delegate Hindmarsh, president of the local Riverton union, declared that the miners could lose nothing what- ever by sending delegates to St. Paul. “By so doing you will solidify the forces of labor on the political field,” he said. “The workers elected Small in the last primaries. Can president Farrington point to one substantial measure Small has favored in the past which meant progress to the workers? Rather than align himself with the corrupt Democratic or Republican par- ties, altho I am not a Communist, I would rather support the Commun- ists.” ‘The employers of labor are the men that manipulate the old parties. The workers can never gain their ends thru the parties of the Teapot Dome oil scandal and the 100 per cent pa- triots. The labor parties in the past have failed because of the inaction and antagonism of the labor leaders. Some of the labor leaders are still antagon- istic.” Farrington launched into another at- tack on the DAILY WORKER. He de- fended his support of Governor Small in a long speech and lined up with the Gompers’ policy of keeping away from independent political action of labor. Farrington declared his intention of supporting Small in the coming elec- tion. On the vote 385 voted against send- ing delegates to St. Paul and 105 voted in favor of the independent la- bor party resolution, and against the non-concurring recommendation of the resolution committee. The resolution of recomemnding that it be made compulsory to install dust shelves in the mine entry to min- imize the force of explosions, to place concrete stoppings before all open- ings to all old workings, and to examine the workings every eight hours was adopted, Hits Professional. The resolution condemning appoint- ed auditors “For making a permanent Job out of it by keeping m in the office in Springfield, auditing the books of the secretary-treasurer, and resolv- ing that the president of District 12 exercise his power in seeing that these auditors and other appointed field workers do their work in a practical manner and in a reasonable time, whereby it would curtail a certain amount of overhead expense for the state organization,” was declared to be concurred with in spirit by the resolutions commitee, The committee recommended, however, that definite charges should be brought if there was any complaint on any auditor, and declared the resolution covered by the constitution. Res. No. 62. Prison Goods Condemned. A resolution which was unanimous- ly carried directed the officers of the union to see that as far as possible the miners bought union label goods. An amendment to this resolution, brought before the convention by the resolutions commitee, further declared “prison made goods one of the most detrimental influences to organized la- bor.” Kate Richards O'Hare, who has been sitting at the press table repres- enting the Vanguard, was largely re- sponsible for this amendment. Local papers have headlined “Con- vention wars on klan,” but this is a distortion of the fact, Resolution No. 17, altho it does not mention the klan, attacks “certain un-American organ- izations thruout the country waich have unlawfully delegated themselves the power to keep the peace and ad- minister justice.” Even this resolu- tion, however, seemed to be too of- fensive t6 the Klean, for as finally brought in vy the resolutions commit- tee and adopted by the convention, the resolution was a statement of the rights of free speech and assemblage. BONUS PASSED OVER CAL'S VETO; BECOMES LAW Vets Get Paltry Bone After Six Years (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, May 19.—The “Graveyard” bonus bill became a law today. The Senate overrode Presi- dent Coolidge’s veto by the two-thirds majority necessary, a 59 to 26 vote. The house over-rode it Saturday. Crowds of house members thronged into the chamber and crowded around the walls, The galleries were filled. The bill provides life insurance pol- icies for veterans on the basis of ad- justed compensation at the rate of $1 a day for home service and $1.25 a day for overseas service. Basic compensation of not to exceed $500, for home veterans and $625 for overseas men, is multiplied by an ar- bitrary figure to arrive at the face value of the insurance policies, rough- ly two and one-half times the basic compensation. Hawaiian Volcano Runs Wild. HILO, T. H., May 19.—To the ac- companiment of violent rain and light- ning storms, the crater of Kilaeua, which started erupting last week, to- day continued one of the most spec- tacular outbursts in recent history. One person has been injured and two soldiers are missing. All roads lead- ing to Kilaeua have been ordered closed. Police Strike Leader Dies. BOSTON, Mass., May 19.—The man who made Coolidgé president, is dead. STRIKING RUHR MINERS. REFUSE OWNERS’ TERMS Scabs Treated Roughly By Women BERLIN, May 19.—The striking miners in the Ruhr refused to accept an arbitration award which lengthens their hours and shortens their pay. The owners accepted the arbitration board's decision, The government de- clared the award binding, thus serv- ing notice that its bayonets were back of the one-sided agreement. Tremendous bitterness, suffering and hunger among the strikers and their families makes it doubtful that the government’s declaration will have any effect. An attempt to work the mines with scabs was met with stern resistance by the miners and their “wives. In Gelsenkirchen, angry women stormed the city hall, demanding issuance of iA e ; THE DAILY WORKER Tuesday, May 20, 1924 | } | 1 | He was John F, McInnes, leader of the Boston police strike in 1919. Dur- ing the police strike, Coolidge man- aged to bluff the country into believ- ing he stopped a revolution and was nominated for the vice-presidency on his record. World Flyers Hit Jap Islands. TOKIO, May 19.—The three Ameri- can round-the-world flight planes ar- rived today at Hittokapu Bay on the island of Yetoforu. The flyers, Lieu- tanants Smith, Nelson and Wade, took off from Paramsiru at 7:30 a. m. and landed safely at Hittokapu Bay at 2:06 p. m. Henry On The Shoals. WASHINGTON, May 19.—Support- ers of Henry Ford’s offer for Muscle Shoals scored their first senate vic- tory today when Chairman Norris of the agriculture committee announced he would join them {in opposing ad- journment of congress until the Muscle Shoals question is settled. Election War Resolution. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May | 19.— The General Conference of the Meth- odist church delayed consideration of anti-war resolution in order to discuss, the election of five bishops. The reso- lution on war will be considered Mon- day. More Dogs For Police Force. NEW YORK, May 19.—The Bremen of the North German Lloyd line ar- rived today with 87 passengers and 27 German police dogs. One of the dogs, “Bismarck,” aid by its owner, Wil- ir Thormalen, to be worth $10, Will Stick to Dirty Shirts, TRENTON, N. J., May 19.—Altho Raymond Honeyman, a laundry driv- er, has inherited $50,000, he will con- tinue collecting dirty shirts and will not purchase a motor car. His wife doesn’t care for automobiles. Making Fifth Avenue Safe, NEW YORK, May 19.—No longer will Fifth Avenue promenaders have to dodge taxicabs speeding to pick up passengers. By a police order only taxis with passengers will be al- lowed on the famous thorofare, Calls Off Thaw Fight. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 19,— The appeal of Evelyn Nesbit for a new trial for Harry Thaw, recently declared sane, was formally with- drawn here today. rations. Police, with drawn bayonets, attacked a demonstration led by wo- men in the town of Rotthausen. In the mines of Hattingen, women rolled up their sleeves, seized rakes and picks and hauled fires from the pump furnaces, so that the mines are in great danger of being flooded. They brandished heated rakes in the face of men scabs, driving the latter from the mines. Signs of an epidemic of the dread Asiatic typhus, or something closely resembling that deadly disease, have appeared and are spreading simul- taneously in different parts of Ger- many. A heat wave is aiding the spread of the paratyphus epidemics. Two have died and scores are seri- ously fil at Bamberg, in Bavatia, while at Hemeln the epidemic attack- ed the troops, 166 members of the Reichswehr being in hospitals. Newark Can Tour Russia, Germany, By Film Friday NEWARK, N. J., May 19.—The new film recently received from Soviet Russia, which deals with the tale of two republics, Russia and Germany, will be shown for the first time in Newark, Friday evening, May 23rd, at 7 and 9 p. m., at the Newark Labor Lyceum, 704 S. 14th St. The film was taken by an American photographer who traveled at great risk over 15,000 miles of Russian and German territory to get pictures of the advancing German revolution. There are scenes showing the soldiers crushing the young labor government at Saxony, and the Fascists drilling and plundering to break the ranks of the German workers. In addition there are pictures of the German Com- munist leaders, Remple, Heckert and others, agitating among the German workers. The streets are black with the masses of workers who have turned out for political demonstrations and hunger demonstrations and the masses are surging forward with the leaders addressing them. Then the streets are filled with beggars and the workers counting their worthless marks, millions of them which are necessary to buy one loaf of bread. In Russia, on the other hand, there is no such turmoil and unrest. There are complete scenes of the famous Moscow International Agricultural Exposition, where the hundreds of dif- ferent nationalities living in vast Rus- sia are gathered in their native cos- tume and Russia is shown in its eco- nomic life 1,000 years ago and now. From the huts to the sanitary homes built by the Soviet government for the workers. This is the best of the series of films released in this country by the Friends of Soviet Russia. The photo- graphy, titling and dramatic interest is superior to any of the other films yet shown. Committees for May 30 Picnic to Meet The joint committees of the Y. W. L. and the T. U. E. L. will meet to- night at 8 p. m. in the Folkets Hus ‘ (Workers Lyceum), 2733 Hirsch Blvd. Important work for the various com- mittees has been outlined and all members and those willing to help are urged to attend promptly. The following members are asked to be there without fail: J. Winsburg, Harry Anderson, Steve Rubicky, Hen- ry Berglund, Hans Peterson, Paul Simonson. Members of the Y. W. L. or the T. U. B. L. not mentioned or already on committees but who afe willing to give a helping hand are weléome, Missionaries Graft on Heathen. LOS ANGELES, Calif, May 19.— The missionaires in the Dutch East Indies get a pretty penny for their grafting, reports William F. Adler a movie film company that has returned from Java, “Tt was not the natives we had fear when we took our cameras equipment into the kampongs of Kia-Kias; it was the missionaries who resent the appearance of any Ee Adler, who fs also well known as a writer. ’ “They are very powerful and stand well with the Dutch government. They sell a pair of white cotton trousers for the equivalent of $60 or §70 of cocoanuts,”