The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 15, 1924, Page 3

BY ‘Monday, September 15, 1924 ee eee eee er ee rere ANTI-LABOR TEXT BOOKS IN USE HERE Supt. McAndrew For- gets Past. Words Said William McAndrew two years ago: “The text-books which are supposed to discuss our civic problems do not know enough to keep a women's whist club from financial and moral bank- ruptcy.” That was before William Mc- Andrew was imported to Chi- cago from New York by a busi- ness regime. That was before he paid his well-known visit to Chicago’s Chamber of Com- merce, and received his instruc- tions as superintendent of Chi- cago’s schools. That Civics Course. William McAndrew has just insti- tuted a whole new series of “civics” courses in the elementary and in the Junior high schools. He hasn't taken the trouble, however, to find better texts. To the DAILY WORKER he said: “I don’t know anything about the texts that will be used in the civics courses.” Go to the school librarian and ask to see the books in use in the “civics” courses in Chicago. Here they are—all the old ones. Published in 1915, pub- lished in 1917, the same books that couldn't keep a “women’s whist club from financial and moral bankruptcy.” Here’s A Sample. Open the most popular of these books—Hughes’ “Elementary Com- munity Civics.” The first thing that strikes the eye is the three-quarter page picture of our heroic Massa- chusetts militia, breaking up the Boston police strike of 1919. “They have arrested some crap-shooters,” says the caption. Boost Sammy Gompers. Another of Hughes’ books, “Com- munity Civics,” is in use in the higher grades. At the end of each chapter is a problem for discussion. Here’s one: “Show how the innocent public often has to suffer during a strike.” And the children can do it, too, after learning that the reasons for unem- ployment are “sickness, injury and NN Milwaukee Chicago Erie, Pa., Toledo, O., “ Detroit will have FOUR editions—-Foster and Gitlow meetings and two WALKER HELPS PUT IT OVER FOR HIS FRIEND LEN SMALL AT PEORIA (Special to The PEORIA, IIL, Sept. 14 approve of the ‘politics’ of Len Small colleagues in the convention of the Illinois Federation of Labor, lutions committee brought in a re- port concurring in a resolution to in- dorse Small for governor. Tom Parry, of Divernon, arose and said, “I am against the report of the resolutions’ committee because Len Small believes in capitalism, and is an upholder of the system whereby a few employers exploit the masses of the workers.” Parry got no further, because Walker ruled, “The conven- tion has already acted on this mat- ter by indorsing my report yester- day.” Walker Loses Memory. “If I am not in order, why did the committee on resolutions report on the resolution?” asked Parry.. “I don’t know,” was Walker’s re- ply. “Well, I would like the committee to answer my question,” Parry per- sisted. Anton Johannsen, of the re- Dally Worker) ‘The steam roller was run over those who dis- and President John Walker and his The reso- solutions committee, refused to an- swer the question. Walker then put in that he was not running a machine and Parry de- clared the records would show that the committee on officers’ reports had declared their report did not cover the resolutions, which would be act- ed on after the report of the resolu- tions’ committee. He Knocks ’Em Out. Later in the day when Oscar Nel- son, vice-president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, was talking in favor of a resolution he had intro- duced relative to the postal clerks, a delegate in the back of the hall faint- ed. Nelson kept on with his speech and all attempts to revive the dele- gate failed. He was carried out of the hall unconscious, with Nelson still talking. strikes,” that “the best type of this (the union) movement is the Amer- ican Federation of Labor,” that “Its president, Samuel Gompers, ranks... among the most intelligent and far- sighted of labor leaders.” Try “The American Government,” by S. E. Forman, published in 1915. “In the morning paper which lies on my desk,” writes the author indig- nantly, “I read that the leader of a powerful labor union threatens to in- flict a meat famine upon the people of the United States if the demands of his union are not acceded to.” “One thing is certain,” says Forman, speaking of the proposed laws which would restrain employers from dis- criminating against union men. “The government ought not to insist on driving working men into unions against their will.” LABOR UP AGAINST IT IN HOME STATES OF _ COOLIDGE AND DAVIS WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.—West Virginia, home of John W. Davis be- fore he became Morgan’s lawyer, has_ shown the greatest decline in mine wages since the war, just as Coolidge’s state, M chusetts, the place where textile workers have suffered severe cuts in their | Trumbull pay. Our Candidates FOSTER’S DATES BUTTE, Mont.—Sunday, Septem ber 21st, 2:00 p. m. SPOKANE, Wash.— Monday, Sep- tember 22nd, 8:00 p. m. SEATTLE, Wash.—Masonic Temple, Tuesday, September 23rd, 8:00 p. m. TACOMA, Wash. — Eagles’ Hall, Wednesday, September 24th, 8:00 p.m. ASTONIA, Ore.—Saturday, Septem- ber 27th, 8:00 p. m. PORTLAND, Ore.—I. O. 0. F. Audi- torium, 10th and Salmon St., Sunday, September 28th, 8:00 p. m. BERKELEY, Cal.—High School Au- ditorium, Tuesday, September 30th, 8:00 p. m. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Hall, Turk and Larkin S$ day, October, 1st, 8:00 p. m. GITLOW’S DATES Comrade Gitlow, candidate for vice- president, will address meetings at the following places: MAYNARD, Mass.— Tuesday, Sep- tember 16th, 8:00 p. m. GARDNER, M ‘Wednesday, Sep- tember 17th, 8:00 p. m. WORCESTER, Mass.—A. O. H. Hall, St., Thursday, September 18th, 8:00 p. m. NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Hermonson’s Hall, 158 Crown St., Friday, Septem ber 19th, 8:00 p. m. California » Wednes- FOR YOUR CITY! “ vy 20,000 peers (O01) as 3 ny 2,000 * 1,000 SPECIAL EDITION WITH A LOCAL HEADLINE—LOCAL NEWS AND A LOCAL STREAMER AD (as in the adjoining miniature) | Ata Cost Lower Than Your Advertising | For the Foster and Gitlow-campaign meetings New York has ordered 60,000 copies (Two editions) 6 ‘(Wisconsin State Edition) special Michigan campaign editions. Cam or state campaign The Daily Worker Goes With Foster and Gitlow a How many thousand will your local order? WRITE OR WIRE FOR FULL DETAILS. = Managers! The Workers Party National Campaign Committee has made the ‘special edition a part of the a plans. You can build the party with a special local ition. ‘THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington St. ' 5 THE DAILY WORKER * a POLICE ARREST YOUTH LEAGUE MEMBERS AGAIN Minneapolis “Nabisco” Plant Drive On By EMIL S. YOUNGDAHL. (Special to The Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 14.—In their second attempt to hold meetings in front of the National Biscuit Company plant here, Comrades Carl Cowl, Mor- ton Green, Gerry Pett and Les- lie R. Hurt, of the Young Work- ers League were again arrested by Minneapolis police. A charge of disorderly con- duct was placed against them and bail was set at $25, but the young Co;umunists refused to accept bail expressing their pret- erence to spend the night jn jail. Given Swell Meal. Altho they were arrested at 12 noon Thursday and had no dinner’ they were not fed until four o'clock and then only on two frankfurters, two slices of bread and black “coffee.” There was only a hard board on which to sleep and no blankets. The Farmer-Labor Federation of Hennepin County, meeting last night, demanded the immediate release of the young reds and called upon the labor’ members of the City Council] to repeal the ordinance under which the arrests were made. The committee from the Farmer-Labor Federation presented the case to a meeting of the labor councilmen this morning and the fight will be made in the City Council in the afternoon. Case Postponed, This morning the comrades were brot up in court and the case was post- poned until the next day. The super- intendent of the National Biscuit Company and his attorneys were in court for the plant. The comrades were not fed this morning. The conditions of the jail are almost indescribable. Sanitation is conspicuous by its total absence. NOTICE! CLEVELAND READERS! The DAILY WORKER is sold daily at Schroeder’s News Stand on E. Su- perior, opposite the Post Office. One Comrade Shows How to Aid Party Campaign By C. E. RUTHENBERG Executive Secretary, Workers Party UR Party Is endeavoring to mobilize all its strength to win the sup- port of the workers for Its Communist principles thru their casting their votes for Foster and Gitlow in the election campaign. In order to make an effective fight for those Communist principles, our Party must carry on more intensive propaganda work than ordinarl- ly to support Its Communist principles and its candidates. This means that we must hold many public meetings. It means that we must prepare and distribute pamphlets, leaflets, posters and other forms of propaganda to arouse the workers and win their support. For this work we are endeavoring to raise a campaign fund. of $100,000, which should be distributed among the various Party organiza- tions so that the work can be intensified all along the line. The ‘Party cannot fulfill its position in the election campaign with- out the support of the membership and sympathizers with the movement thru contributions to this campaign fund. All Party branches have been furnished with campaign stamps and subscription lists have been mailed to Party sympathizers for use in securing contributions to the campaign fund. Many comrades have done something to help raise the money for this Communist campaign but the general response thus far has not been great enough to promise that the substantial sum needed will be raised thru the campaign. ‘ * * WHAT ONE COMRADE DID. One membér of the Party, however, has given an example which should serve to inspire others to more aggressive work. + One comrade has taken the work of raising campaign funds seriously and proceeded energetically to do his Communist duty along this line. This comrade is M. Popowich of Orient, Ill. His branch received the campaign stamp books. There weren't many active workers in the branch so Comrade Popowich himself took charge of the books and inside of a few day’s time he sold the stamps in three campaign stamp books and remitted $30 to the national organization of the Party. If we had 25,000 such members in our Party the work of building our organization, the work of carrying on a Communist campaign, the work of mobilizing the workers behind our candidates would not present such tremendous difficulties. If we had even 5,000 members in our Party who would go to work in the manner that Comrade Popowich did, we would be able to distri- bute literature, hold mass meetings and carry on our propaganda work in such a fashion that we could make a showing for our principles which would make every member of the Party proud of the organization. How many comrades like M. Popowich have we in our Party? The Party needs their support. It needs their work. It needs aggressive energetic efforts to raise funds for the election campaign. We have only seven weeks now to do our work in this period when we Fave the best opportunity to work. Now Is the time for action. Sell the campaign fund stamps. Every branch should raise the quota assigned to it thru the number of cam- paign fund books it has received. Prompt remittances periodically made should be sent to the respective officers to which the funds are to be directed. Sympathizers with the Workers Party can give their support thru circulating the subscription lists which have been sent to them. The campaign fund means a- bigger Communist movement. means more energetic work for Communist principles. quickly! It Help build it ‘MINIATURE LAYOUT OF SPECIAL EDITIONS OF THE DAILY WORKER FOR FOSTER AND GITLOW MEETIN SPECIAL NEW YORK EDITION RECOR masses of country. Ne been able to so full of earnest and able service to the working - class. = Never has the erican worki class had a leader from whom could be expected in continued devo- tion and able lead- ership in its mediate and ture strugg = That the ables = ganizer and m tireless worke: the American labor movement he the ticket of Workers Party 43 Z the coming = tions is hundred-fold t the only part: labor will enter the campaign militant- ly and with all energy the thous: : ands of adherents of independ working-class has brought each| best known. Party will contest | apply for their sup- — day new hundreds| (Continued page 2)| th Now York plies at once at one|Workers Party of working men rae | State elections injof the following} Campaigns for and women into every office. A/places. IH the fold of the} Young Workers} complete ticket is WORKE New Members ‘ Workers Party|League Takes| being placed in the| parry — campaign. ‘4| Leading Part in| eld and petitions OF If you are a sup- A real leader and| /¢ ig Pa "lhave been printed is porter of Foster , organizer the Campaign and put in circula-| 208 EB. Twelfth St.|anq Gitlow, if i tion, Party mem- Bretheit believe in the ciass While it ls true|bers: and sympa. | 4? Chrystie Street. | struggle and ar that the greater|thizers are now) ,,Volkszeltung: {twining to fight on labor party polit. proportion of its|hard at work in se-| 1). Spruce & he side of the “cal ticket. Oe is! membership is as|curing signatures | . WV working class — in no mere formulator | yet unable to vote, |to these petitions. | 346 *lother words, if you hr id Yi ‘Work. |A com prehensive | Jones’ Restaurant: | pre'a revolutionary We League ta bi organization ha s| 4% Bast 110th St. | ou “belong in. t : strated byl ertheless taking a|been worked out| 9 mie issins of actual ex-lleading part in|for every district | jo, Ale St0re a) rience in the|puting the cam. |With captains In niversity” Pl. struggle, that | paign of the Work- | charge. All Workers u u- is not only able tolers Party before| More solicitors,| Party branches September Point out the cor-lthe worke In|however, are nec-|have also supplies |and October, th rect path, but Is/the unto in|cesary, ‘Those who] both for state and |Party is campaign- (Continued page 3) | (Cont. on page 2) |are willing to help! dis trict petitions. COMMUNIST PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HAS LONG TO LABOR William Z. Foster, candidate on the Workers Party ticket for president of has any American back upon a record roof a ties can command. Foster's speaking tour of the countr; Admission 25 cents D OF SERVICE In what is ex; ever held by Labo: officially its electi THE DAILY WORKER. FOSTER SPEAKS IN N, Y, F = MASS MEETING HERE IN SUPPORT OF WORKERS PARTY CAMPAIGN + cechdkitr andes GREAT CROWD EXPECTED AT OPENING MEETING OF COMMUNIST ELECTION DRIVE CANTON STEEL # STRIKERS OUT; TWO ARRESTED Workers Party Seeking Support for Men 4 ] CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 14. Police broke up the meeting of the striking chippers of the Ber- goy Steel Company here and arrested two of those present, one of whom is a member of the Workers Party. . The chippers went out on strike against a reduction of} their wages thru the taking, away of a bonus which had been! previously been given the work-, ers. The strikers now demand the eight-hour day and fifty-five cents an hour instead of forty, cents. 4 Communist Aid Strikers. 4 The strikers are all either Greek or Spanish workers and the local; |members of the Workers Party are | working in close harmony with the men. The Communists are advocat«| ing the formation of a union to deat jfend the interests of the workers. |. Members of the Workers Party,} |who are delegates to the Central La-4 |bor Union of Canton, are using their! influence to get that body to comaej to the aid of the strikers. So far the conservatives have taken a disinters nahi ested attitude typical of the Gome pers’ type of unionist. 4 Subscribe for “Your Daily,”! the DAILY WORKER. ¥ 4 10,000 SIGNATURES NEEDED TO PUT W P, ON SLATE IN CALIF. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 14, ' —The Workers Party has three weeks to secure 10,000 signatures for Nestor Mattson as presidential elector for Foster and Gitlow. it will also place James H. Dolsen in nomination for congress in San Francisco, Alfred Ruis in Oakland, and Emanuel Levin in Los Angeles, besides naming Morris Biehl in Los Angeles as candidate for the state assembly. 3 Communist Candidates For President: WILLIAM Z. FOSTER For Vice-President: BENJAMIN GITLOW RIDAY { 3 aa ected to be one of the greatest meetings rin this city, the Workers Party will open on campaign’'here with a mass meeting in Program. m Gomper Sa and W. H. John: may have pledge thelaborvot to LaFollette bu Severe unemploy- ment, constantly | growing in every part of the country as the season prog- resses, is proving Am- ne- more to deliver if they are going to|both locally and have a hard tim the +the big Madisor the United States, needs no introduction s ss hid Uisg = Trade Unionists |Party Campaign] With * Willen Noam Unemployed Hail Line Up for | Fund Mounts but| Foster as the prin- look! Workers Party W.P. Ticket [Thousands Are|(ipal speaker of ening and @ score of other lead= jing labor men an@ women on the pro= gram, the cpening of -the Communist mpaign in New ork will make the Still. Needed d| Pronounced 1 e|cess has been 1 it | in the efforts made nationally to the F . to be a bitter but a sentiment among) G campaign. | 5 ‘’ valuable lesson to thetrades unionists| While Big Wali pore Paes insigniiis im- | thousands of work- of. mi trades in| Street Is produc t fu-|ers. They are be- this city indicates | the r (Plan Parade les,|coming convinced anything. Great preparase t or-|that the Workers rank and fi jtions are being Party has the only solution for the un- employment prob- lem. Among them Foster and Gitlow and the rest of the orkers Party ticket is finding some of its great- est strength. Miners Hard Hit Miners in the soft coal districts are sald to be almost 100 per cent strong ost ment has veloping rapidly hundreds of _w ers into the F Gitlow ca rin which ads the in elec- hat y of will result WILLIAM Z. FOSTER t th Communist Candidate for President Foster Particularl PLACING FULL TICKET IN FIELD) ext] for Foster, in the workers and th -| steel towns of Indi- metal trades work- ana, fo and IN NEW YORK ers is the Foster- The Workers|in this work should Pennsylvania Gitlow — sentimen' where Foster is swingin: movement Rank and File For among the garment manifesting itself. he | $100,000 to convince Hi -|is forking ov made to make this cessary funds for|meeting a striking 2 ° he |example and begin- ning for the entire a campaign. Enthu- thought and ajsiastic militants. heart for fighting | have soiepared to z|are digging deep to|meet Foster at the make the Commu- nist campaign |possible. Coolidge campaign mana jers are planning a yie campaign year and ex- e to spend less than $10,000,000.00. parade arranged from the station to the hall. Seats at Premium Because of the known demand for Davis wiil have to|seats, the commit~ t | struggle along with |tee in charge has even less than|found it necessary that, while LaFol- permit admit~ lette spokesmen e by tleket believe they can Tickets have swing the country printed in for a paltry $5,000,- | sufficient number 000.00 to provide for each Against these N he hall Workers Party is ujwar chests the|T winging Into the @| field nothing *but its nerve to begin on and with the hopes that mili- tants will produce the huge amoumt of entrance to the should securef tickets in ad~ vance. ‘They may be obtained at any} tf the followings ing hall the | the workers of thi eountry to th party program. 01 Party. ce: 208 EE. ‘Twelfth Sty) Jimmie Higgins’ 127 Hook Laer} Ph 27 University Freih bers, and militants e|who can qualify omed into WILLIAM Z. FOSTER *"* MADISON SQUARE GARDENS SUNDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, AT 8 P. M. Others