The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 9, 1924, Page 3

Wednesday, July 9, 1924 CHINESE PARLIAMENT MEMBERS CONGRATULATE SOVIET RUSSIAIN VICTORY AGAINST IMPERIALISM (Rosta News) PEKING, June 4.—(By Mail.)—-Mr. L. M. Karakhan, Soviet Russia’s envoy in China, has received a telegram of congratula- tion from Mr. Hu Ao-kung, M. P., requesting him to convey by wire to the Soviet government the following message, which is over the signatures of 181 members of parliament: Moscow:—To the Government and the Peoples of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: “From the very moment the Soviet government took the power into its hands, it repeatedly sent representatives, to nego- tiate an agreement with the Chinese government to restore official friendly relations. were wrecked at first by world imperialism, and, consequently, the much desired eternal mutual relations could make no favor- able progress. Fight Imperialism Together. } “We, the undersigned, recalling all this today, are full of indignation and| regret. However, even in those dan- gerous and evil times, there was some-! thing that made one look hopefully in-| to the future. That was that both in China and the Union of Soviet So-; cialist Republics there were men who understood the cherished plans of rapacity which imperialism was wont to carry out. In China as well as in Russia such an understanding gave| the possibility of firmly keeping to the; resolute aspirations for the struggle| against imperialism, in order to bring to the fore the resolute spirit of the peoples and start a direct fight. “Thus, the negotiations, which had previously been suspended, were pro- ceeded with after some months with a view to settling, like a Gordian knot, all the pending Russo-Chinese ques- tions and thru an original agreement to reach the restoration of official friendly relations as a basis for ever- lasting good friendly relations be- tween the two states. “New Arm” For Fight. “It then follows therefrom that we, Chinese, have attained an aim which is the result of a victory. over inter- national imperialism. “This gives into the-hands of all the oppressed of the world a new arm for their national liberation. “We wish in the name of the Chin- ese people to voice our modest hope that the two governments and nations, true henceforth to their fundamental principles and their own spirit, will go hand in hand and will force the world diplomacy to open a new era, bearing in mind the radical changes having occurred thruout the world. “We beg you to accept our respect- ful felicitations.’ The signatures include those of Messrs. Hu A-kung, Wang Weng-pu, | Huang Kung-su, Hu Tsu-shun, Chen Tse-min, Liao Tsin-po, Chang Yi-gang, Ma Hsiang, Chang Shan-yu, Liu Chia- keng, Cheng Chien-kang, Li Hsich- Unfortunately, however, all such negotiations —— BOOSTS UNION RECORD OF MAN HE SUSPENDED Even Johnston Praises this T. U. E. L. Machinist (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) TOLEDO, Ohio, July 8.—Walter Harris, one of the members of the Machinists’ Union suspended for membership in the Trade Union Edu- | cational League, has received a person- al letter from President William H. Johnston, congratulating him upon his work in building up the union and re- questing his further co-operation. The jletter says: “I have just been advised of your activity in securing new members for our association in your locality and I want to congratulate you upon your splendid co-operation during this or- ganization campaign. “May I ask you to exert yourself a little further to. the extent of get- ting another applicant? “Assuring you of my appreciation of your efforts, I am “Fraternally yours, (Signed) _ “International President.” Johnston had evidently received the record of the good work of Comrade Harris without being reminded that he was one of those whose suspen- sion Johnston himself had upheld not long ago. Doctors Visit R MOSCOW, July 8.—It is learned on good authority that the international anti-malarian committee of the League of Nations, which has been visiting the Balkan states, will come to Mos- cow this month. The committee will visit Ukraine, the Donetz basin, Cau- casus and the Volga region, as well as |some other malaria-infected districts, It consists of 15 prominent epidemi- ologists and sanitarian doctors. yang, and other members of parlia- ment. (Continued from page one) trial Council. We all look on this “union” as a bitter joke. We know the employes have no voice whatever in the manage- ment of the affairs of the com- pany or in determining under what conditions we shall work. There has just been an election of employes’ representatives to act for us on this industrial council. The names of those employes who were elected are posted on all the numer- ous bulletin boards in the factories. But right alongside these names is posted a notice, signed by R. R. Keith, superintendent of the tractor workers, cutting our work to five days a@ week. “On account of a general business depression in our line,” Keith’s an- mouncement reads, “we regret to an- nounce that the tractor works will operate only five days a week from now until further notice.” Can't “Ri nt” Workers. The employes’ representatives had to agree to the cut of the week to five days, as they have to agree to every single thing proposed by the company. ‘We haven’t much faith in our “repre- sentatives.” We know and they know that they would not dare to run for the position of representing us un- less they obeyed every wish of the Harvester company. Their jobs would Immediately be taken from them, Our representatives just go up to the office when there is a meeting, and listen to the prdpositions of the company officials. Then they are asked, “Do you agree?” Sure they agree. They agree to anything. Oth- erwise they would be fired, The notice about working five days @ week was expected. They tell us it will be in effect until further notice, But we know the next notice will be ‘not that they have again given us a full week, but that the plant will be completely shut down. Unemploy- ment has all the men scared to\eath, And well they might be. Our usual working force in the trac. tor plant is 3,000 men, Only one-half of that force is working at the pres- ) ent time. Six hundred men were laid HARVESTER WORKER TELLS HIS STORY Send in that Subscription Today. off two weeks ago. This plant is ad- mittedly an open shop plant. Mr. Keith or Mr. Gastman of the executive offices will not even make a pretense that the industrial council is a union. “Tt is an open shop plant,” I heard Mr. Keith say. “The industrial council corresponds to what a union would be if we had a union,” Mr. Gastman said. Because of the Harvester's policy of firing union men and of keeping all traces of unionism outside the plant, now that unemployment has descend- ed upon us and we are all holding on toour jobs like grim death, the Harves- ter company can dictate to us on its own terms. We have to accept any working conditions, any wages, any command that the Harvester company issues to us thru its company union. They Robbed Farmers. The Harvester bosses are always complaining to us about the bank- ruptcy of the American farmers, and about there being no market for their products. We know that the plant will be completely shut down before long. But we know that the Harves- ter company, by increasing the price on farm equipment and by raising freight rates has been instrumental in bankrupting the farmers. We know that Russia is crying out for farm ma- chinery. and the Harvester company would shut down and force us to tramp the streets looking for work rather than recognize a workers’ gov- ernment, I have sent my wife out to look for a job. I cannot support my family on my present wages, working only five days a week. I am a union man, al- tho if the Harvester company knew it they would fire me. The Harvester company should immediately open up trade on a wholesale scale with Rus- sia, and unemployment would cease. In the next article I will tell the DAILY WORKBR readers something about how the work is done in the different buildings and departments of the tractor works, ——_—_—_——. Pope and Russia Friends? MOSCOW, July 8.—The Italian pa- pers ‘report that relations will be re- stored in the near future between the Vatican and the Soviet government. WASHINGTON F-L PARTY CONVENES TOPLAN PROGRAM Enthusiastic Crowd in Attendance (Special to the DAILY WORKER) SEATTLE, Wash., July 8.— The Farmer-Labor Party of Washington state convention heard the reports of the delegates who attended the St. Paul national convention on June_17. John C. Kennedy was one of the chief speakers. The future policy of the party was hotly discussed and plans for carry- ing on the campaign were adopted. The state platform came up for de- bate. Representation in the state Farmer- Labor convention is as follows: Each county in the state is entitled to one delegate at large and one additional delegate for every 500 votes cast for James A. Duncan, Farmer-Labor can- didate for United States senator in the 1922 election. Every labor organization or central la- bor body having indorsed the Farme Labor party is entitled to two delegates. All farmer organizations In the state in- dorsing the Farmer-Labor party are en- titled to representation. Labor Organizations In Seattle's County THE DAILY WORKER PERSIA ABOLISHES CHILD LABOR - FOR KIDS UNDER 8 YEARS TEHERAN, Persia, July 8—The Persian government has issued a decree for the protection of women and children in the carpet weaving industry. The decree provides a maximum working day of 8 hours, a minimum age of 8 years for boys and 10 years for girls, separate work places for boys and for girls, with forewomen to supervise the girls, exclusion of workers with contagious diseases, prohibition of underground or damp work shops, monthly sanitary in- spection of work shops. The only punishment for infringe- ment is a small fine or imprison- ment not exceeding 20 days, N.Y HAT MAKERS SHUT DOWN ALL NON-UNION SHOPS Leads King county stands at the head of the list of county delegations. The Farmer- Labor party is entitled to 25 delegates. The labor and farmer organizations will send delegates in addition to the party delegates. The King county delegation is as follows: Goel shomaker, Mrs. Fannie E. Perry, Mrs. Emily M. Peters, John C, Kennedy, F, W. Prat, O. T. Brackett, James A. Duncan, H. J. Probstfeldt, Mrs. Bessie Nelson, Annabelle Kennedy. W. F. Seeley, Wiley Scott, Frank Davis, A. R. Walters, Jane Garrott, Chester A. Tarr, W. C. Perry, John Fleming, John Carmichael, Mrs. Elsie Shelton, Mrs. Alice E. Hulbert. Rev. Sydney Strong, Hulet M. Wels, George F. Moore, Mrs. Mae Young, Mrs. Mae Miligan and Mrs. Eleanor Carjson. Counties of the state entitled to more than one delegate are: Easton, 3; Clal- lam, 3; Clarke, 2; Cowlitz, 2; Franklin, 2; Grays Island, 2; Kitsap, 4; , 5; Pierce, 10; Skagit, Spokane, 2; Thurston, Yakima, 3. oY arbor, Kittitas, 2; Lew! 4; Snohomish, 6 2; Whatcom, Farmers’ War Boom of Real Estate Has Vanished Completely Farm land prices have dropped to pre-war-level again after the inflation of the war period, according to the figures published by the Sears-Roebuck Agricultural foundation. Farm land “values,” as the report calls the fig- ures, have dropped more than $8,- 000,000. The slump involves all but three states, altho the midwest and grain- growing are hardest hit. The report states that: “Good plow lands in Iowa that aver- aged $257 an acre for the entire state five years ago are now valued at an average price of $169 an acre, Good plow lands in Ohio shrunk in value from $132 an acre to $96 during the same period. The equivalent figures for Illinois are $213 in 1920 and $148 in 1924. South Dakota shows a shrink- age of 59 per cent. Western irrigated lands make the best showing taken as a whole. » “The $18,000,000,000 shrinkage is figured on the basis of the 1920 census valuation. This decline brings farm land values back practically to the 1916 level. The last nine years have shown practically no increase in farm land values in the better farming regions, The temporary rise in 1919- 1920 benefitted no farmer, unless he sold and is no longer a farmer.” “Russia and Germany.” NEW YORK, July 8.—The new won- der film, which has had sugh wide publicity and has met with great suc- cess wherever it was shown, is com- ing to the Sheffield theater at Sheffield and Sutter Aves., Brownsville, tomor- row, July 9, at 6 p.m, You can travel thru Russia and Germany without passports, baggage or letters of credit, and you can do it in two hours with- out leaving your home town. All those who have not yet seen the picture have another chance of seeing it in Brownsville, where it will be shown for the first and only time. Ad- mission is 25 cents. In addition to “Russia-Germany” the usual daily pro- gram of the theater will be shown. Auspices Committee for International Workers’ Aid. ——- i A. Review of “Topsy and Eva.” Monday. night was “Cicero Night” at the second opening of “Topsy and Eva” in the Selwyn theatre. “Topsy,” Miss Rosetta Duncan, al- tho she looked more like a Zulu Is- lander bedecked in white r paint than a “Dixie” Negress, was deserved- ly the star of the show. The irony and pathos, which is this commedienne’s medium, concealed more truth than fiction, “O, Lord, stop twangin’ that harp and listen to me awhile,” which Topsy uttered when was trying to pray Eva back to life, might have been the long suffering wail of the entire Ne- gro race. The show was a musical comedy farce on Uncle Tom's Cabin, It was Uncle Tom's Cabin as Charlie Chaplin would have it played. Uncle Tom, whose strongest ap- peal is his mellow bass voice backed Miss Duncan up in his ironical com- 4H HAS ¢ ere Sree tesa gE btn Sati. Big Striike Promises Union Victory (By the Federated Pri ) NEW YORK, July 8.— The Cloth Hat and Cap Makers’ union of New York and vicinity is on strike since July 2, in all non-association shops and in the shops of the newly formed Wholesale Cap Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation. The strike was declared to secure the same conditions as those in the shops of the Cloth Hat and Cap Man- | ufacturers’ Association by the agree ment just signed between the union and that association. The association embraces the larg- er manufacturers. The union has been in contractual velations with it since 1916. The renewed agreement, in effect July 1, is for two years, un- til June 30, 1925. It retains the ma- chinery for conciliation and arbitra- tion and designates Paul Abelson as chairman of the board of adjustment. Abelson has served for the past four years. Pay For Holidays. The new agreement also retains the minimum wage, week work, 44 hour. week and full pay for five legal holi- days. An important new provision is that every manufacturer, member of the association, shall pay every week to the union’s unemployment ‘fund, a sum equal to 3 per cént of his total payroll. This is in addition to the regular wages paid-to the workers. The property, control and manage- ment fund rests exclusively with the union. : The agreement also provides for en- forcement of the rule that all cloth hats and caps, contracted for by the members of the association, shall be produced only in good union shops. It further provides that no cut goods shall be bought by any manufacturer to be produced in his inside shop. Keeps Tab On Contractors. Every manufacturer, member of the association, must register with the union all contractors and job- bers with whom he is contracting for work. As security, every manufacturer, member of the association deposits $200 into the security trust fund which is deposited in a bank, in the name of a trustee. This fund is drawn upon to pay any fines that the board of adjustment may award to the union, or its individual members, against any member of the associa- tion for violations of the agreement. President M. Zaritsky of the Unit- ed Cloth Hat and Cap Makers states that the union is determined to ,9e- cure the same conditions thruout the trade. The union has received ap- Plications for settlement from prac- tically all the larger and more re- specteble independent manufacturers. As to the submanufacturers and contractors, the union will insist that they reform their shops. The strike was one hundred per cent complete and all unsettled shops have been tied up. SADE ORO RNOE A NEYINL RHA RAED ERAT ments on the Negro question. Tom, in one instance was hi edly trying to assure Topsy that, “The good Lord doesn’t forget us niggers.” “Bverything I ever has prayed for I's gotten,” said Uncle Tom, then as if thinking of the terrible suffering he had gone thry as a member of the black race, he drew a laugh by add- ing, “In time—in time.” The Monday night audience was evidently largely composed of the curious who were there to see the bandages Topsy wore and sympa- thized with her for the brutal beat- ing up given her by the Cicero po- lice. A large wreath of flowers bear- ing a ribbon lettered, “In memory of Cicero,” decorated the lobby. Topsy interspersed many comments on Ci- cero and bootleggers and police vio- lence in her lines, to the point of be- ing tiresome, but the audience seemed to eat it up. ; “Eva,” the other Duncan sister, al- Uncle Pe Sick albis AMALGAMATED STRIKE VICTORY LIKELY IN N. Y, Clothing Workers Make Big Gain By LUDWELL DENNY (Staff Correspondent of the Fed. Press) NEW YORK, July 8.—Victory for the 40,000 strikers in the men’s and children’s clothing industry in New York seems probable following the settlement of the newly organized New York Clothing Manufacturers Ex- change with the Amalgamated Cloth- ing Workers union. The employers’ organization repre- sents about 25 per cent of the produc- tion in this market, and a majority of the independent manufacturers have already applied for a settlement on the basis of the union demands ac- cepted by the exchange. Union Asks Bosses’ Bonds. But the difficulty in the New York market is not in securing contracts with the employers, as the union has learned by costly experience, but in enforcing contracts after they are signed. Therefore the union is re- quiring cash bonds of the independent manufacturers as evidence of good faith in signing with the union. The greatest gain for the union that has come out of the strike is the or- ganization of a responsible employers’ exchange with which the Amalgam- ated can deal. The settlement pro- vides for a minimum wage scale, de- |pendent upon production. Arbitration fmachinery, which has worked suc- cessfully in the Chicago and Roches- ter markets, is to be set up. Unemployment Insurance. An unemployment insurance fund is established by the agreement, which follows the plan worked out in Chi- provides for one and one-half per cent of the weekly earnings to be paid in by each worker, and an equal amount to be paid by the employer during the 40 per cent of the full time earnings, the benefit period being limited to a maximum of five weeks in any single year. The funds are ehtrusted to a board of trustees composed of an equal number of employer and em- ploye representatives, with an impar- tial chairman. The Chicago fund had $1,500,000 in it when the first distribu- tion took place in May at the close of the first year. German Dock Workers Laud International Aid; Officials Buck HAMBURG, Germany, July 8.—<Ac- cording to the report of the Hamburg section committee of the Internation- al Workers’ Aid, the officials of the German Trade Unions (A. D. G. B.) put every obstacle in the way of aid to the locked-out dock workers in Hamburg. Recently when a shipment of food- stuffs sent by the American workers, arrived, the section committee pro- posed to the A. D. G. B. in Hamburg that the distribution of food take place jointly with them, but the Ham- burg Trade Union officials refused to make any common cause in this work of proletarian aid. These same offi- cials which control the Gewerkschaft- shaus even refused to allow the use of a hall where the distribution of food-stuffs could take place. The locked out workers on the oth- er hand, nave very eagerly co-operated ,with the International Workers’ Aid and in spite of the sabotage, their officials have expressed their warm- est greetings to the I. W. W. and to th® various national sections tor the work they have heen doing in behalf of these locked out workers. Party Policy Unanimous. MOSCOW, May 26—(By Mail).— After two days’ debate on the reports cago during the last year. This plan | with a maximum benefit of $20 a week, | COMMUNIST DEPUTIES TEARING SECRECY LID OFF REICHSTAG DOINGS (Special to the DAILY WORKER) BERLIN, July 8—German parlia- mentarians are worrying about the announcement of the Communists that the pledge of secrecy in execu- tive sessions will not be observed by them. The reichstag never goes Into executive session but its for- eign affairs committee does. A party must have 20 deputies before it can claim a seat on that commit- tee, In the last reichstag the Com- munist delegation was only 17 strong. Now they have over 60, with 3 members on the foreign af- fairs committee. These three re- fuse to bind themselves to secrecy. The committee is perplexed as to what to do, for instance, during the negotiations over the Dawes report. GERMAN BEER DROUGHT OVER; STRIKERS WIN Brewery Workers Got ‘Two-Thirds of Demand By LOIUS P. LOCHNER (Staff Correspondent of the Fed. Press) BERLIN, July 8.—The near-alamity engulfing Berlin in the form of a strike of the brewery workers has fortun- ately passed before any inveterate beer sipper committed suicide in de- spondency. Both sides had agreed to an impartial umpire. His award was a compromise. The workers get about two-thirds of the raise they demanded. Some 2,600 smaller saloons had to close down on account of the beer shortage. “* * The wealthy are rejoicing because working period. Benefits are fixed at|on June 16 the rationing of milk| jceased as did the regulation forbid- ding sale of whipped cream. Since the war, milk has been a rare commodity in Germany, and there are thousands jof families that never see a drop of milk. It is greatly feared that more |milk than ever will go to the financial- ly strong, while the weak, who need milk most, will have less, ee French Crushing Schools. The German government publishes figures on the havoc wrought to educa- tion thru the presence of the French and other armies of occupation in the Rhine and Ruhr valleys. It appears that 3,200 school rooms have been re- ;quisitioned, which means that 79,000 children have been receiving insuf- ficient education during the past year or two. The rooms that remain for school use do double and triple duty. There has been complaint by par- ents that their children were attacked or in danger of attack by soldiers when they had to return from the last afternoon shift after it had grown dark outside in the winter. ** # Monarchist Demonstrations. The monarchists manage somehow to invent one excuse after another for \@ demonstration. And while the min- jister of the interior or the police in- evitably promise that the demonstra- tian shall not be of a political char- acter, the monarchists always put |over a political act. This week the un- veiling in honor of the imperial guards at Potsdam who fell in the world war supplied the excuse. The ex-crown prince who had run away, stood there again in full military uniform, with decorations and all the other trap- pings. Hir brother, Eitel Fritz, former cihef of the guards, stood by his side. The monarchists are feverishly at work to bring back the “good old days.” Flyers Push to Persia. CALCUTTA, July 8—The American air squadron flying around the world left Karachi today for Charar, Persia. of Mr. Zinovievy and Mr. Stalin, the conference of the Russian Communist party approved without a dissentient vote the political line of the central committee of the party. ae 4 tho dressed as a kiddie, made her ap- peal an alluring, fully matured woman, “God will rock you to sleep in his arms,” Eva said to Topsy in a baby voice. “I'd like to rock Eva to sleep in my arms,” a man in the audience remarked, The show as a whole was good enough to barely escape boring the audience, which is high praise for a musical comedy. There was good satire on the Negro question from Topsy and Uncle Tom. There were the enticing voice and figure of Eva. There was some good dancing and singing. Above all there was curiosity cen- tering around Topsy's bandaged nose, The audience wanted to acclaim the martyr who had escaped with her life after an encounter with the boot- legging thugs who are the guardians of large corporations against the in- terests of the people of Western Blec- tric Town. Vote Farmer-Labor Ticket. To The DAILY WORKER:—While the mills and factories in and about the Pittsburgh district are further cur- tailing production by only working a few days a week and many afe closed down completely; with constant ru- mors of this and that factory to be closed down for from one to three months; with many workers reduced in working hours; with also a reduc- tion in wages in proportion to the reduction in hours; with wages of un- organized workers running from 26c hour to 50¢ an hour, but the high- est priced workers are being laid off and others being hired and placed in their positions at almost 30 per cent less than was paid others working the same job. On the heels of this comes a continual advance in the cost of living, rents here this spring ad vanced from 10 per cent to 50 per cent; the rent for any house within reason to live in is from $50 a month and up. Now the latest of these is to be put into effect by the Equitable Gas Co. It will amount to about a 19 per cent increase in gas rates, They do THE VIEWS OF OUR READERS ON LIFE, LABOR, INDUSTRY, POLITICS Page Threé Se MEXICO BALLOTS FOR NEW CHIEF; BULLETS BANNED International Bankers Don’t Like Calles MEXICO CITY, July 8.—The Mexi- can voters are deciding today whether General Plutarco Elias Calles, sup- ported by the agrarian and industrial workers, or General Angel Flores, | backed by the Catholic church and the |big landowners, will be the next Mex- ican president. This time they are |\“saying it with ballots.” The term of office is four years, Besides electing a president, a new |house of representatives will be vot- jed in and half the membership of the |senate will be renewed. The capitalists of other countries have a regular army of propagandists and agents provacateur trying to stir up trouble and sabotage the adminis- tration of the present rulers of Mex- ico. The British ofl magnates, even under a so-called labor government, are carrying on a campaign of disrup- tion against the present Mexican goy- ernment. The bankers who had agreed to loan a considerable sum of money to the Mexican government on certain condi- tions have now withdrawn their aid. This action was taken largely thru the efforts of the British bankers, The action of the British envoy, Cummins, in defying the authority of jthe Mexican government not alone |had the sanction of Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald, but also of the American bankers, who are urging Washington to adopt sterner measures toward the Mexican government. It is true they have no good grounds for hostile action just now, but a cau- sus belli can be easily framed. The Coolidge administration is watching today’s elections in Mexico with much interest. If Coolige gets back into the White House next November, it is like- ly that Dawes will head another com- mittee of experts to go into Mexico and put the country on a paying basis —for Wall Street. The De La Huerta faction, routed on |the battlefield has its agents in the |United States, actively propagandising \against the Obregon-Calles regime. It jis more than a coincidence, that An- |drew Mellon, secretary of the United States treasury was accompanied to jthe bankers’ conference in London, by |the same Mr. Cummins who was |kicked out of Mexico for challenging the government's authority in the case of the wealthy plute Mrs. Evans. the elections will result in a victory for General Calles. Shoe Workers Win Right to Picket in Calvin’s Home State (Special to the DAILY WORKER) BROOKTON, Mass., July 8.—The right to picket was affirmed by the {Superior Court of Massachusetts this |week in disposing of the 169 cases \arising out of last summer's strike of \the Brockton Shoe Workers’ union. All the cases were cleaned up by a set- tlement reached in a conference be- |tween District Attorney Williams of |Brockton and representatives of the junion by which a number of the strik- ers agreed to pay a fine for loitering and the rest plead nolo. | The outstanding feature of the case jwas the fact that Judge Albert E. | Avery made a clear-cut distinction be- tween those defendants who were |picketing and those who were loiter- \ing or were guilty of disorderly con- jduct, This was construed as a victory jfor the strikers who looked upon the proceedings as “a conspiracy to des- |troy the right of peaceful picketing which is likely to spread to other states if not checked.” The right of the Brockton Shoe Workers to retain “their legal and moral right to picket” |was backed by the American Civil Lib jerties Union, not have to strip to get it either; all they do is notify the Public Service Commission and its customers. They control all the gas, and you either pay or have the gas shut off. Now when I came to Pittsburgh nine years ago, gas was 25c a thousand feet, now it costs 580 a thousand feet, and is to be increased 19 per cent over the pres- ent rate, which equals an increase in gas rates in the last nine years of over 150 per cent. Now then, worke: as will soon be 25c a foot, at this rate, and electricity will follow in the/same suit, as as the capitalists have control these necessities of life. There is only one way to stop this and that is the creation of a class Farmer-Labor Po- litical party to take over these neces- sities of life for the benefit of all and not for the profits of a few. Work- ers, support the men who were placed on the ticket at the St. Paul conven- tion. Yours, a forward thinker and sup- porter of the DAILY WORKER and Labor Herald. Send in that Subscription There is very little doubt here-tiat———"