The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 26, 1924, Page 4

“Page Four COMMUNISTS IN SO, AFRICA WORK AMONG NATIVES Young Negro Workers Organize Groups (Grusader Service) RIGA, May 25.— Agents of the imperialist Powers are greatly alarm- ed at the spread of revolutionary propaganda among the colored races of the world, and regard the Commun- ist International with bitter hatred and resentment for its workin this field. Africans Come to Moscow. specially are they stirred up with the news that a conference has been held in Moscow at which many Afri- cans and Asiatics were present, and at which the question of African activity was intensively discussed. Reports Say that emphasis was laid on the importance of work among “Colored youths being exploited in Africa's mines and on plantations,” etc. among whom agents of the Third International have distributed _ lit- erature and placards in the native dialects, calling for a united front of all Labor, black and white. Y. W. L. In South Africa ‘The International recently estab- lished two new organizations of young workers in South Africa. The South African Communists are in bad favor with the white bourgeoisie because of their friendly attitude towards the native workers. The Communist International is also declared to have “considerably extended its activity in the U. S., especially, among youths employed in mihes and factories.” Communist manifestos stress the fact that the white workers can only conquer political power with the friendly co-operation of the colored workers of the home lands and col- onies, and call upon the white work- ers to support the liberation struggles of the colonials. Young Workers Need League In Hartford Town By JOHN A. KLUCKEN. (Special to The Daily Worker) HARTFORD, Conn., May 25.—On ‘Thursday eve., May 29, at 8 p. m., Sam Darcy will speak at the Labor Educational Alliance, 287 Windsor avenue. Subject: “The Labor Move- ment in America,” under the auspices of the Young People’s Educational League. This group of young comrades have been active in the past, having ar- entertainments end ed- ueational classes, but being a local organization, work cannot be effec- tive. It would be advisable for these young comrades to organize a Young Workers’ League and become a part of the international working class youth. CHICAGO, May 25.—Helmouth Mis- chel sought to open a school of fenc- ing here, but because he never ex- plained what he did with money col- lected for German war orphans, po- lice have him studying the peculiar brand of fencing that encircles the pri- vate rooms in the city hall. OUR DAILY A STYLISH DRESS 4718. gracefully embellished with cuffs and In smart simplicity; or _) flounces—as one may wish to have this attractive style. As illustrated, figured and plain voile in matched shades are combined. The style is nice for linen, and for the new striped or plaid ginghams. ‘The Pattern is cut in 3 sizes: 16, 18 and 20 years. A 16 year size re- _ quires 1% yard of plain material and 3% yards of the figured material 32 inches wide if made as illustrated in the large view. With short sleeves and without flounces 3% yards of one material 32 inches wide is required. The width of the skirt at the fot is _ Pattern mailed to any address an re- ceipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Party Activities Of Local Chicago The C. C. C. Meeting The C, C,.C.-meeting of May 20 was a most ‘interesting one. Reports indjcated excellent progress in the work of Chi- cago. The Peorla Convention on May 18 at which the Labor Party of Illinois was formed was reported upon by Com- rade Arne Swabeck and Martin Abern who were delegates from the Workers |Party to the Convention. ‘They inform- Jed the C. C. C. that the Convention was an excellent one, much work accomplish- ed and that a real basis had been laid |for a strong class Labor Party in Illinois. The 95 de 8 present at the Con- vention, a large number of them from |Miners ‘locals, were wide awake to the situation and ‘participated in a lively way thruout the proceedings. The work of the Workers Party of |Chicago in the Pullman strike was re- ported by comrade Manuel Gomez, A strong Hnglish branch was formed from among the best elements. of the strik- ing Pi Iman carmen. The Workers Party |has blished itself strongly among |the Pu er: } as s Will be started soon i tempt to develop more Party Branches are requested to end in at once recomendations from |their branch to the ¢ on Trade Union Conduct and ill be conducted by Arne Swa- is will start at the earliest nd is open to all interested ass will be a way for union Party members to learn better how to carry on their industrial work and activity in the unions. The date of the opening class will be shortly announced. The question of unemployment was brought up thru resolutions by Simon J. Jesmer, calling for the ation ‘of Unemployed e "matter was referred to cutive: Committee and will be taken up at the next C. C. C. meet- , June 3rd. Th Ne le es members of the Young Workers League have been drawn more closely into the work of the T. U. E. L. Needle Trades Section when comrade Phil. Aronberg talked to a very well at- tended Y. W. L. meeting. A number of comrades were gotten to join the Cap Makers Union. The work of Local Chicago is going good fashion. cussing A such as the Labor Party campaign, in- dhstrial work, etcs New members’ are being brought into the Party in greater number than ever, with the further en- couraging sign that English-speaking members are coming in in greater pro- portion, Max Salzman reported on the work of the Junior Section of the Young Workers League and asked for greater co-operation from Party members. The Open Letter to Socialist Party issued by the C. E of the Party on June 17th Convention will be distributed to Socialist Party members. Machinists are instructed to be on the job, in attendance at all union meetings, especially during the next couple of months during which time there will. be election of delegates to the Machinists Convention in, Detroit on Sept. 10. Metal Trades Party members are requested to get in touch with comrade Paul Simon- Son at 1113 West Washington Blvd. MARTIN ABERN, Secretary. y BRANCH MEETINGS. Monday, May 26. All Union and Workmen's Circle mem- bers of the Workers Party must be pre- sent at» the special meeting mentioned in another column at 2733 Hirsch Blvd. Workers Lyceum to take up further plans to develop the June 17th campaign. Pullman English—Stanciks Hall, Puil- man. Tuesday, May 27. North West English Branch at 2733 Hirsch Bivd., Workers Lyceum, Jay Lovestone will speak on the ‘“Signifi- cance of the recent elections in Germany and France.” Russian Pullman Branch, at 11453 So. Park Ave., Pullman. Wednesday, May 28. Czecho-Slovak No. 2, at Vojt Naprstek School, 2590 So, Homan Ave., Cor. 26th it. Czecho-Slovak No. 1, Hall, at Spravdinost 1825 So. Loomis St. How many of your shop-mates read THE DAILY WORKER. Get one of them to subscribe today. PATTERNS A POPULAR SEASONABLE GARMENT 4703. This is a god model for wear over a one piece dress or with a blouse and separate skirt. It may be made of sports silk, or wool fabrics, or of linen, alpaca or broad cloth. The fronts may be in shaped outline or straight as shown in the small front view. This Pattern is cut in 6 Sizes: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. A 38 inch size requires 1% yard of 40 inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. Addressi The Daily Worker, 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Ill. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE SPRING & SUMMER 1924 BOOK OF FASHIONS. W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, Ill. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our UP-TO-DATE SPRING & SUMMER Address: The Dally Worker, 1113|1924 BOOK OF FASHIONS. THE DAILY WORKER Do Your Part TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE WORKERS PARTY: During the past two months our Party has been trying to raise a Farmer: Labor Campaign Fund of $15,000. This was to be used for organizational work in support of the June 17th Convention. The Central Executive Committee of the Party is of the opinion that the campaign in which our Party is involved at the present time represents a great and unusual opportunity to drive forward the workers and farmers of this country to class action against the capitalist government and the capital- ist system. It is the view of the Central Executive Committee that if there can be built in the United States.a mass movement of a million organizeat workers and farmers who sever their connections with the capitalist parties and enter into the political arena for a class political struggle in support of their own political demands, that the American labor movement will have made the greatest stride forward in the history of this country. If our Party deserves the name of the Advance Guard, of the leader. of the revolutionary struggle against capitalism, then it cannot remain indifferent to such a move- ment. It must not only play a FARMER-LABOR ASSESSMENT poor. The Central Executive Committee fund. Special stamps have been sent to Federation or thru the District Office with any Federation. member 50 cents for the Farmer-La' be a member in good standing unless that which we are fighting? were true. was only necessary to call this situation to the attention of the membi in order to receive the fullest and most enthu: paign and that a voluntarily paid Farmer-Labor campaign fund would easily bring the necessary funds for this fight. This view, however, has been disappointed. The response by the Party membership which was asked to raise $10 in each Party branch has been’ As a result, the Party finds itself unable to mobilize all of its poten- tial strength in the great struggle which we are fighting. derelict In its duty did it not act to meet this situation. resorted to the authority given it by the Party and levied an assessment of 50 cents per member for the purpose of raising the Farmer-Labor Party Party branches must immediately collect from assessment must be completed by June 10th. No part, but it must play a leading part to achieve the end of mobil- izing the workers and farmers for class political action. “For two years our Party has p stentiy carried on a campaign for the formation. of the class Farmer-Labor Party. the class Farmer-Labor Party must be, does not c&me into ex- istence as a result of one bold stroke or one organizing effort. Rather, the movement grows in rising waves, each one of which reaches a little farther. Between these rising waves there are recessions. Such has been our experience in this campaign. Last year, we made a great step forward in the fori ion of the Federated Farmer-Labor Party by the delegates who came to the Chicago convention. This year the wave prom to rise even higher and enable us to reach the end at which we are aiming, the formation of a mass class Farmer-Labor Party. The Central Executive com- mittee of the Paty felt that it of the Party feels that it would be It has, therefore, each Party branch either thru their in the case of branches not affiliated ich ment stamps. The of the Party will he pays this assessment. bor Party Is a payment of 50 cents per member too much to expect from the mem- bers of. a Communist Party toward a struggle of such great importance as We would indeed have a poor Party if that: It could hardly be called a Party with a Communist spirit. The collection of the Farmer-Labor assessment will be carried out thru the official Party machinery. The purpose of making this statement to the membership is to secure the assistance of every member of the Party in} making the collection quickly. ai ment. officials to collect this fund if they wil Every branch has been instructed to ta special committee which must visit every member at once and coll: this The members of the Party can make it easy for the branch’ | go to their next branch meeting and call for the Farmer-Labor Party assessment stamp. The Central Executive Committee has done its duty in an effort to meet the Party need in levying this assessment. It is now for every mems ber of the Party to do his part quickly. i Go to your branch meeting, get your Farmer-Labor assessment stamps into your dues book. Help win the struggle for a mass class Farmer-Labor: Party. Fraternally yours, Cc. E. RUTHENBERG, Executive Secretary. Party Activities CONEY ISLAND CAMPAIGN. Jeannette Pearl, well-known lec- turer, will speak Tuesday evening, May 27 at 3109 Surf Avenue before the newly organized branch of the Coney Island English branch of the Workers Party. Much propaganda work can be done in this section of Brooklyn. Its close proximity to New York makes it a famous summer resort for hundreds of thousands of workers. All comrades and sympathizérs liv- ing in Coney Island are urged to at- tend this meeting. New York Reaffirms Support Of Party On Farm-Labor Work NEW YORK, May 25.—At a well- attended membership meeting held at Stuyvesant Casino, James P. Cannon reported on the Labor Party policy. After his report, and the asking and answering of questions, a lively dis- cussion took place, many comrades participating. During the discussion a resolution was introduced, support- ing the C. E. C. in its policy, but criti- cising it on some details. Amend- ment was offered to the following ef- fect: “That we reaffirm our approval of the Party's Labor\Party policy, and pledge our whole hearted support for its furtherance.” The vote, which was called for at about 12:30 was 181 for the above quoted amendment, and 21 for the resolution of criticism. There is no doubt but that the re- port at this meeting, and the discus- sion that followed did much to clarity the Party’s Labor Party policy in the minds of the membership and it is certain that as a result of the meet- ing, the campaign to apply the party's Labor Party policy will be greatly in- tensified by the membership of New York. SAN ANTONIO, Tex. May 23.—A silo on the Bill Oots ranch hprung a leak and the juice formed a pool from which goats and coyotes drank. The Proletari: i NEW YORK CITY ||"pouree Tee Restrict Schools (Special to The Daily Worker) LENINGRAD, May 26.—Proletarian students at the colleges, technical schools, and universities will be given first preference under the new decree issued by. Rykov, Commissar of Bdu- cation. Financial considerations make a reduction in the number of students at the institutions of higher learn- ing an absolute necessity and it has been decided by the Soviet authori- ties that the bourgeois students must be restricted before all others, Ja: as-.0 a. vas 8. or shret It is expected that 40,000 students will be prevented from registering, 8,000 in Leningrad alone, under the new decree. During the last year 34,265 students were sent to the high- est schools from 72 special workers’ faculties, School equipment and books are scarce and classes are held under difficulties. of unsufficient space and too few teachers. % - Benefit Program May 31, Detroit DETROIT, Mich. May 23.—On Saturday evening, May. 31st, friends of the House of the Masses will stage a “get-together” in the form of a Concert and Dance, which will be held in the auditorium of the House. An exceptional program of vocal and instrumental music has been ar- ranged, and the committee in charge has let to be known aht they have a dramatic offering that they guaran- tee will please. : This affair is being given for th benefit of the House of Masses. There are some pressing financial obliga- tions to meet June Ist, which a suc- cessful entertainment will assist materially in liquidating. Frieds of the House are urged to give their full support to the May 31st Affair. Tickets are 50 cents. OTTAWA, Can., May 25.—The em- ployes of the Ottawa street railway juice had fermented and the animals were barely able to stagger away ter quenching their thirst. «9 have signed a two-year agreement with the company with wages at 49¢ to 50¢ an hour, ‘ A great mass movement such as, SOVIETS ALLOW TREASON CASES TO BE APPEALED! French Prompted Polish Spying In Ukraine (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, April 12 (By Mail).— The execution of the verdict passed in the Kiev espionage trial of the so- called “Regional Centre of Action,” has been suspended and the case has been referred to the supreme court. The charge brought against the ac- cused was that of high treason and espionage for the Polish general staff. Allowed Amnesty Plea. The accused Czebankoff,' Yakovleff, Edinovsky, Vinogradova have been sentenced to capital punishment; Onistshenko, Smirnoff and Tolpyga, to ten years in prison; Anna Kapucin- skaya, to seven years; Leonida and Vengeroff, to five years conditionally (the sentence has been suspended); Maria Kapusinskaya, to one year, also conditionally; Yaslovsky has been acquitted. The accused were al- lowed to appeal within forty-eight hours and ask the Central Ukrainian Central Committee for amnesty. Interest Thruout Union. The public thruout the Union of Soviet Republics have been closely following the case, which has amply evidenced that the activities of the Kiev “Centre” were directed from Paris, the espionage being organized in the interest of the Polish general staff. The spying activities of some of the professors now sentenced have aroused the greatest indignation among the intellectual circles. Under such conditions, Mr. Poin- care's telegram, addressed to Mr. Chicherin and received before the sentence was passed, was most unex- pected. The French Premier, on be- half of the French professors and in the name of civilization and humanity, requested that the Kiev professors— members of the said spying organ- ization—be not liable to be puninshed. Poincare Telegraphs. Writing in the Izvestia, Mr. Stek- loff calls this telegram of Mr. Poin- care’s an act of direct interference with Russian internal affairs, and,a tactless step, revealing in its full light how greatly the French premier is concerned with supporting the White Guardist elements and, espion- age in the Soviet Republics. The au- thor derides the “humanitarian” feelings iof the late interventionists. It should further be noted that not a single one of the professors, mem- bers of the “Centre,” has been sen- tenced to capital punishment—not even Smirnoff, who confessed that he transmittéd espionage reports. Condemned Deplore French Action. A group of the condemned issued the following statement in the local press: “Whereas, we have learned of the telegram sent by Mr. Poincare, requesting that the sentence passed on some of us be commuted and whereas, we are depressed by the heavy sentence—we consider as quite inadmissible any interference of a foreign government with the internal affairs of the Republic. Looking upon our trial as a matter purely of the internal life of the Soviet Union—we are waiting for the supreme organs of our Republic to ultimately decide on our fate.” This statement is signed by twelve of the accused. One of the principal figures in the trial, the accused Onistehenke adds to the foregoing resolution: “The heavy sentence passed on us shall weigh on the conscience of those who drew us into a political work, directed against the workers and peasants and made us bad criminals in the eyes of all the toilers and in our own con- science.” Seattle Wants More Speakers Like Trachtenberg (Special to The Daily Worker) SEATTLE, Wash., May 23.—Altho the Labor Temple was closed to him because he was speaking under the auspices of the Workers’ Party, Alex- ander Trachtenberg held a well at- tended meeting here and helped dispel many doubts as to the present policy of his party. The ‘audience asked questions eagerly and seemed especially inter- ested in determining what position to take in the coming elections on the matter of the Farmer-Labor Party. Members of the Industrial Workers of the World, who attended, seemed well impressed by ‘Trachtenberg's method and fairness in answering queries. Many of the members of the audience, of various views, expressed the hope that more clear speakers like Trachtenberg would sent to the Pacific coast for organization work, : The remaining dates and places for the Trachtenberg tour are as follows; Monday, May 26—Minneapolis, First Unitarian Church, 8th St. and La Salle Ave,, at 8 p,m. Tuesday, May 27—Superior, Work- ers’ Hall, cor. Tower Ave, and North Sth St, at 8pm. + Previous meetings have been en- thusiastically attended. Trachtenberg’s jon of the present German sit- never failed to hold his Every new subscriber increases the influence of the DAILY WORK " Monday, May 26, 1924 SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF STRIKE . / STRATEGY PLEA TO WORKERS BY \ RED INTERNATIONAL OF UNIONS The difficult question of Strike Strategy has never been given adequate scientific study by the workers of the world, according to the Executive Bureau of the Red International of Labor Unions.. Thru the guidance of this organization an effort is now being made to collect the data upon this subject from year to year. The Red International plans to develop a science of strike tactics which will rival the highly complex science of military tactics which the militarists and capi- - talists have evolved for their | Council, a Special Committee on the protection, maintenance, and Strategy of Strikes worked out a cor- aggression. responding resolution and submitted ‘Because of the great interest of the it to the Central Council. Taking into workers of this conftry, and others consideration the complexity of the where the DAILY WORKER is read,|@Stion, and the lack of. sufficient we are reprinting here the st!mulat- data, the Central Council decided to ing letter sent out by the Red Inter- have the question discussed by all the national of Labor Unions to all its|®: 1. L. U. organizations, and only after adequate data shall have been affiliated organizations on the subject coliécted, the «question thotoly » dis: of Strike Strategy. To All the Organizations Affiliated ‘to the R. I. Le. UL Moscow, April 1, 1924. cussed in the press and a number of proposals made, shall it be taken up by the next Congress of the R. I. L. U. We are forwarding herewith all our The Agenda’ of the Third Congress available material and the draft reso- fi of the R. I. L, U. contains the question |iytion of the Committee. The Execu- 7} of strike strategy. tive Bureau urges you to pay most se- u ‘This question was considered by a Committee during the Third Session of the: Central Council last summer. However, owing to the intricacy of the question and the insufficient clar- ity of the materials, the question of strike strategy . was not. decided at the Third Session. The Plenum of the Central Council. of the R. I. L. .U. decided to defer the final settlement of this question till the next congress of the R. I. L. U. This was agreed} upon in-order that sufficient material might be collected, thoroly discussed and systematized, and that during the coming R, I. L. U. Congress a decision covering the entire scope of the ques- tion might be adopted. The Central Council miade this quite clear in its circular letter of July 19th, addressed to all the R. I. L. U. organizations. ’:In conformity with the above, the Executive Bureau of the R. I. L. U. has decided at its meeting of March 25, 1924, to ask you to speed up the compilation of the material which has been gathered by you since the Second Congress. In addition to the questions already mentioned in the above circular let- ter, it is desired that the material also deal with the following aspects of the strike movement: (1) The total number of strikes di- vided by industries and trades. (2) The total number of strikers; their percentage to the total number of organized workers in the industry. (3) Industrial conflicts (whether re- sulting in strikes or not). (4) The number of work days lost (during each strike separately). (5) Organized strike breaking (Technical Aid, etc.) (6) The intensity of the strikes (were there any conflicts with the strike-breakers, did they take the form of workers’ self-defense and of armed collision). (7) The general causes of the strikes (economic: wage cuts, length- ening of working ‘hours, violation or change of collective agreements, etc., ete.) (8) Spontaneous strikes: their causes, provocation on the part of the employers, sabotage of the reformist leaders, etc.; initiative and leadership of spontaneous strikes; by the Re- formists, Anarchists, or Communists; the part played by the spontaneous strikes in the general labor struggle: the break-up of the united ~front, strengthening of the revolutionary elements, ete, (9) Were there any solidarity strikes, their volume, scale (national and international), character of the demands: economic or political, for instance, “Hands off Soviet Russia,” against. the occupation of the Ruhr, ete. (10) Did the strikes cause lockouts or vice versa. (11) The organization and develop- ment of union strikes (the industry, where and how many), was the strike restricted to its own trade or did it spread to other trades as well (ter- ritorial localisation of strikes); de- scribe the forms of material aid given to the strikers, : (1) The role and influence of the Factory and Shop Committees in the outbreak, development and comple- tion of strike struggles. (1) The role of the unemployed in the strike movement (positive, sup- port of the strikes; negative, strike breaking). ‘a (14) The general results of the strike (what real economic advan- tages or losses were caused by them to the particular industry or country; did they strengthen or weaken the idea of the United Front both on a national or international scale). Besides these questions, please give particular attention to the character, methods and forms of the strikes of seamen (in foreign ports) and of agricultural workers. The above questions on the strike struggle are not intended in any way to limit the scope of. your report, ‘but merely to give a general outline of the materials’ desired. ‘ We expect that upon. the receipt of ; the above mentioned circular letter, you will take steps to gather and ela- borate your materials in a most ex- haustive manner, ‘Hoping that you will send in all your materials without delay, Executive Bureau of the R. |. L. U., ‘ . (Signed) A, Kalnin. rious attention to this question. You know, of course, that the strike move- ment, in which millions of workers take part every year thruout the world, has been studied very little. The weapons created by the work- ing class in its spontaneous struggle for emancipation, the methods which frequently bring the workers victory, have not yet been made common to the entire international proletariat. The great strike experiences have not yet been studied or utilized. The ques- tions relating to strike strategy, have never yet been on the Agenda of any national or international congresses. In this, as well as in many other’ respects, the working class is far be- hind the bourgeoisie. It will suffice to compare the comprehensive study of the war and military conflicts made by the bourgeoisie, with the studies of the class battles. Hundreds of in- vestigations have been devoted to each petty diplomatic conflict, to each armed crash, to each battle. Every country has its own rich military schools and academies, where every- thing that might in any way throw some light on the forms, methods and conditions of military conflicts, is minutely studied. What, on the other hand, have we in regard to the study of the strike movement? Practically nothing. Scat- tered articles, reporters’ notes, ex- ternal descriptions of the strikes in the union organs, and a few books and pamphlets—that is all, and it is alto- gether insufficient. Yet is not\ the strike of 1,200,000 British miners) which shook the gigan- tic British Empire, as important from the point of view\of historical develop- ment, as the battle of Sedan? Is not the strike wave which swept the en- tire world in 1919-20, arousing tens of millions of toilers to the realities of life, worthy of study in every detail, and is it possible for the working class to win unless we account for every bit of energy spent by it, every- thing carried out in the struggle? Strategy is a very complicated thing, and our proletarian class strategy is immeasurably more in- tricate than a war strategy. In war we have clear cut lines of action, a definite front. Everyone knows where the enemy is. It is quite different in the class war, in which we have to arouse millions of workers to the realization of the existence of the class front. There are yet millions of workers in the reformist organiza- tions who follow the lead of their general staffs, in spite of the fact that these staffs are dominated by con- scious and unconscious agents of the bourgeoisie. If the adherents of the R. I. L. U., in each country will give greater at- tention to strikes, if they will study the causes of the strikes, the charac- ter and form of negotiations, the or- ganizations which aid the strikes dur- ing the struggle, the conflicts with the authorities, the methods of struggle against strike-breakers, the role of the bourgeois press during the conflict, the methods for the moral mobiliza- tion of the strikers, the role of the family in weakening the intensity of the strike, the pickets, boycotts, spontaneous sabotage, corruption of the leaders, the organizations of the employers and their resistance to the workers, etc.—if adequate material should be collected on all these ques- tions, and if this material is thoroly studied and classified. It might serve as an inexhaustable source for the in- ternationalization of our tactics and for making the experience of one the knowledge of all. . You can thus see the importance of these questions raised by us and we feel confident that you will take all necessary steps in order to Jay the foundation for the serious study of the many-sided experiences of the strike struggle and for the crystalli- zation, by common effort, of a strike strategy. Fraternally yours, Executive Bureau of the Red International of Labor Unions. General Secretary, (Signed) A. LOSOVSKY, Moscow, July 19, 1923. ‘ : BOSTON.—The Boston & M railroad is cutting its working force meomepeie on the ground that business is declin- To All the Organizations Affiliated to|ing. One of the first steps was a re- the R. I. b. U. duction of 150 men at the Billerica At the Third Session of the Central shops. t ———ESESS——