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inion tate 50,000 WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE UNDER SOVIETS Percentage Shows Big Growth Since 1921 (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, D. ©., April 20.— Nearly 50,000 women hold public of- fice in elective bodies in Russia this year, according to a bulletin received from Moscow by the Russian inform- ation bureau, here. Forty thousand women are mem- bers of the rural Soviets, 200 of them being presidents of these bodies. In the city Soviets there are 6,000 wo- men. One thousand women are mem- bers of District (‘Volost”) executive committees, including twenty district presidents, and there are 100 women in county (“Uyezd”) executive com- mittees, and 75 in provincial executive committees, Exclusive of Administration Posts This does not include the many wo- men who hold administrative posts in the government, among them an am- bassador and a woman occupying a high post in the army. Of these some of the more import- ant are as follows: Krupskaya (Mme. Lenin), chairman of the department of political education; Mme. Trotzky, chairman of the committee for the preservation of art museums; Mme. Kollontai, ambassador to Norway; Mme. Kameneva, chairman of the federal bureau for cultural relations; Mme. Bitzenko, chairman of the C¢o- operative institute; Mme. Lilina, dir- ector of welfare activities in Lenin- grad province. ‘The Percentage Grows The percentage of women members in Soviet bodies has increased mark- edly, as is shown by the following table: Soviet Body Pet. of Women Memb, In 1921 In 1924 Rural Soviets 0.0 79 District (‘Volost”) Execut. Committees 0.0 6.0 City Soviets in county (“Uyezd”) towns 78 179 City Soviets in Prov- incial Centers 3.5 19.9 Vologda leads the provinces with 36 per cent of its elected bodies com- posed of women this year. .The Votek autonomous region is second with 32.4 per cent and Novgorod third with 26.7 per cent. Brown, former Head of Farmer-Labor Party, Now in Meat Business SEATTLE, Wash., April 20.—Jay G. Brown, former national secretary, farmer-labor party of the United States, at their Chicago headquarters, is now conducting a meat market in Seattle. He has been initiated into Meat Cutters Local No. 81, Amalgam- ated Meat Cutters & Butcher Work- men. Brown at one time headed the Timber Workers’ International Union, which gave up its A. F. of L, charter about two years ago. OUR DAILY PATTERNS A STYLISH “DAY” FROCK 5032. Charmeen or satin crepe would be attractive for this model. It has straight Mnes, and the new flare effect in added tunic portiong. The Pattern is cut in 6 Sizes: 84, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust meas- we. A 8 inch requires 4% yards of 40 inch material. Collar of contrast- ing material as illustrated requires % yard, The width of the dress at te foot is 57 inches. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 12c in silver or stamps. eo oe 8 FASHION BOOK NOTICE! . Bend 120 in wet or stamps for our \ id ‘summer 1925 bart) cA show tre Seattle ‘Memorial (Continued from Page 1) Yat Sen, held on Friday, fort 10, in | the Faint Hall, a ay tation was, fecaitted and a Ae representing the Kouming- tang as well as representatives of: several other organizations and a large number of Chinese participated in the memorial meeting, interming- ling with members of the Workers Party and sympathizers in the large gathering and exchanging friendly greetings. Lew Kay Speaks for Chinese The hall was decoratedfor the oc- casion with red and blae¢k, Chinese lanterns and a large life size picture of Sun Yat Sen on the platform, Lew Kay, the Chinese spokesman, in a most eloquent, forceful language, narrated the struggles of the’ Chinese under the yoke of the Manchu dy- nasty up to the time when Sun Yat Sen decided to consecrate his life to the liberation of the Chinese from the tyrannical rule of the Manchu’. He then vividly described the heroic struggle and sacrifice of Sun Yat Sen, his serene life-long devotion to the cause. His exile, hounding by the Manchu tyrants, imprisonment and escape. His conquest and_ victory; the betrayal by Yuan Shai Kai that led to the formation of the Southern Republic. And finally his continous battle for freedom to the very end of his life. That the struggle was not in vain, said Kay, is proven by the large and ever increasing number of organized workers on the economic and political field since the overthrow of the Machu dynasty, such as never existed be- fore. He enumerated a large number of strikes taking place *everywhere thus showing the progress made. The masses are claiming and asserting themselves more and more. That is due to the life work of and sincere devotion of Sun Yat Sen to the cause of liberation, He concluded by thank- ing the meeting for the Kuomintang. Stanley J, Clark speaker for the Workers Party in a very forceful speech eulogized the work and life of Sun Yat Sen whom he said was not a pacifist, as the capitalist apologists are trying to portray, but a militant and revolutionary of the first magni- tude. He then elucidated why the Communists are commemorating the death of Sun Yat Sen, who was a nationalist only in so far as the ac- complishment of the liberation of China from foreign imperialism was eoncerned, but in aspiration an in- ternationalist. He then read the mes- sage of Sun Yat Sen on his death bed |: to the Koumintang and the procla- mation of the Communist Interna-j, tional. Adopt Message of Condolence Aaron Fislerman presided at the memorial meeting. At the conclusion of the memorial meeting a message of condolence and sympathy to be sent to the Koumintang, Pekin, was un- animously adopted. The Chinese who held a memorial meeting on Sunday afternoon April 12 to commemoriate the death of Sun Yat Sen, extended the following invi- tation to the Workers Party: “Work-. ers Party, Seattle, Wash——yYou are cordially invited to attend the me- morial services for the late Dr, Sun A COMFORTABLE APRON STYLE 6039.—This simple design» may be attractively developed if “Mffen, un- bleached muslin, sateen, gingham or pereale, ‘The Pattern is cut In 4 Sizes: Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large, A Medium size requires 2% yards of 32 inch material. Pattern mailed to any address op receipt ot us in silver or staraps. he DAILY WORKER, 1118} w. aeninaten Bivd., Chicago, Hl, eee NOTICH TO PATTERN aera DAIL’ tterns being thru the Workin pattern Genart ent are {ure nished by a New Yor! pattern jurers. Orders the LY WORKER evei ceived, and fact rect DAIL" WORKER does not keep a of patterns on hand. De! terne inarily will take at least fone tenant ica ees delayed. Talk it up—your shopmate will ees Ae THE DAILY WORKER to Sun: Yat Sen Yat Sen, to be held Sunday noon, April 12th,«in the Chinese Opera House at 5164 Sevepth Ave. South.” The Workets y members and sympathizers turned out en masse and attended the memorial meeting. The theater Wag decorated unusual- ly for the occasion in honor of Sun Yat Sen, The footlights down to the floor was a mass of bouquets of flowers, The stage was decorated with banners of which all kinds of inscriptions were visible. The walls were covered with long wide stream- ers bearing messages of sympathy and condolence from various organ- izations and individuals. Along with these on the stage two mourning bariners of white\and ‘lack hung. On the back of the platform on the stage framéd banners:.with large inscrip- tions and in the’mf@@le an éasel on top of which a large sign inscribed Sun Yat Sen the founder of the re- public hung. All inscriptions were in Chinese, The procession commenced at the Koumingtang headquarters the parad- ers marching down to the theater, headed by a large picture of Sun Yat Seh, and a band. Memorial Lasts Three Hours. When the procession entered the theater all stood up while the picture was placed on the easel on the back of the platform fronting the audience. Then a series of ceremonies began, the first of which was sixteen repres- entatives of Chinese organizations and the entire audience stood up and bowed thrice to the Sun Yat Sen pic- ture. This was followed by a wreath of red carnations being placed at the bottom of the picture, the frame of which wag all covered in flowers. The person who placed it bowed to the pic- ture before placing the wreath. Then scripts of homage were read by every one of the representatives on the plat- form, each one turning and fronting the picture, bowing first to it then reading the script of homage and bowing again when finished. After which the band played mourn- ing marches. Several speakers ad- dressed the memorial meeting in Chinese each spoke very eloquently about the struggles and life of Sun Yat Sen. Including among these was the local Chinese council. The entire commemoration was conducted in Chinese, lasting nearly three hours. As the assembly dispersed the band played. AS WE SEE IT By T. J. FLAHERTY. (Continued from page, 1) Knowledge of the history of the Rus- Sian revolutionary movement is es- sential. This can be secured by read- ing the history of the Russian Com- munist Party, now running serially in the Workers Monthly. It is written by Zinoviev, who is as well qualified to write on the subject as anybody living. Our readers, and all active revolutionists should make themselves acquainted with the story of the rise of the Russian working class. It is more thrilling and interesting than the most daring flight of fancy, that ever came from the pen of a fiction- ist, all the more so because it is true. er so capitalists are not done telling strange tales about Soviet Rus- sia. It seems that they have selected the head of the Communist Interna- tional for their dirtiest slanders. One of the choicest pieces of filth, now making the rounds of the capitalist press, has Zinoviey owning several factories in Leningrad, and, so forth. That the capitalist press should pub- lish this literary refuse is not surpris- ing, but one would not expect, even the most reactionary labor sheet to give the lie space in its columns, a OWEVER there is no cess pool so deep that a labor faker can- not rub his nose on its botton, when digging for material to hurl at a re- volutionist. This is doubly so when the faker is a yellow socialist. There- fore it should not cause astonishment among Communists to see the anti- Zinoviev rubbish decorating the pages of the Oklahoma, Leader, edited . by Oscar Ameringer, the yellow “red,” who is also editor of the Illinois Miner the private organ of Frank Farrington the arch-faker who keeps Ameringer’s yellow belly filled. Ameringer did not dare peddle the stuff.in the Illinois Miner, for fear of the coal diggers but he unloaded it int Oklahoma rag. Ma Pyodle HERD is no way to prevent the enemies of the working class and their paid journalistic prostitutes from lying about the leaders of the revo- lutionary movement. Perhaps it is not even desirable. Let.them lie. There is something that every class con- scious worker should do and can do, and that is to bring the papers that tell the truth about the workers and their leaders into the hands of the toilers. The DAILY WORKER is not abl 10 answer all the Hes that ap- pear in the capitalist press, It lacks space. But it flattens the most im- portant ones. And it does not waste its time in dealing with side issues. Put the DAILY WORKER in the hands of your brothers and sisters who toil for a li ing, ‘They will learn to like it and nif suticient num- ber of workers rae the Communist daily, the Ameringers and similar swine will peddle filth in vain, NOVY MIR SHOWS UP RUSS BRASS CHECK EDITOR Wrote “To Order” For and Against Soviets By M. A, SKROMNY. Like thunder from a clear sky came the publication by the Novy Mir, the Russian Communist daily, of a secret letter hailed by the former edi- tor of the Chicago Russian counter- revolutionary sheet to Prof. Pavel Mi- lukov, former minister of the provi- sional Kerensky government, asking for instructions how to conduct the paper in Chicago and how to organize against the Soviet government. Calis Himself a Soviet. When the author of the letter, a man with many aliases, who called himself here Nicolai Kalujin, first ar- rived in Chicago he proclaimed him- self a Soviet doctor. The local Rus- sian paper at that time was more or less liberal. It.was at the beginning the property. of a Russian peasant co-operative society. But the circu-] lation of the paper was very small and the society went bankrupt. An enterprising Lithuanian lawyer by the nameé Gugis, organized a private com- pany and bought himself a majority of shares (900) at a bargain, of course, and became the owner of the paper. This gentleman had already some experience in this kind of business as he had previously captured in a simi- lar way the Lithuanian socialist pa- per Naujenos. Litigations are still going on in the courts in connection with this affair. The new owner intended to make money out of this newspaper, he isn’t in business for his health. He ordered the editorial staff to turn to the right. As a business man he figured that a newspaper’ that will fight the bolshe- vik will have more advertising from big corporations and stores than one that*fs’ if’ sympathy with the bol- sheviks, Former Editor Loses Job. The editor who was more or less a decent chap ‘fefused to obey and re- signed. The new arrival, the “Soviet doctor” became editor. Altho a few days before that he was writing in favor of the Soviets, as soon as he be- came editor, ,he began an awful at tack against the Soviet government. While still writing in favor of the Soviets under‘the old editor he sent a letter to Milukov asking for in- structions how fo fight the Soviets in Chicago. ba Poca is. now published in the, Novy. In the Jetter this “Soviet doctor” informs his chief in Paris that the owner. of-the.paper offered him the job of editor,,and that altho the pa- per has a miserably small circulation, only about three-four thousand copies, “much can be_done under proper in- struction and guidence.” He also re- veals all his names under which he was writing»in the different counter- revolutionary, newspaper published in the United States and abroad. And to the great amazement of the rea- ders of the local Russian sheet they find out’ that’ the “hot discussion” which was céfducted for a short time in the paper for and against the So- viets was written by one and the same person.”'He is a kind of a Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. After this gént became the editor the circulation of the paper fell from the three-four thousand so low, that the owner got scared to death and quickly fired him. The owner received a practical les- son proving that out right counter- revolutionary stuff can not be peddled profitably to the Russian masses in Chicago. Present Editor Former Prince? The owner of the paper changed his mind again. He invited the old editor back as a writer and appointed A. Skopin, who has been a writer under.the “Soviet doctor” as editor, with. instructions to write in favor of the Soviets but, against the Commun- ists. This brass check writer obeyed taithfully the voice of his master and began an attack from a new angle. N, Kalujin, the former editor, got mad for losing, his job and came out with an attack against his former (riend Skopin, exposing him as Prince Shujski. Whether Skopin is really the prince or not, he is a bitter enemy of the workers’ .and peasants’ Soviet government, Now the scheme is exposed and the whole gang stands stripped before their true light. “ite © BUILDERS AT WORK. MONESSEN, PA., LEADS CAMPAIGN! Young Workers League Shows Up Older Reds. N four weeks—and with eight more weeks to go yet, Monessen, Pa., has completely filled its quota in And still they are not finished. ER agent, writes: the Second Annual Sub Campaign. Comrade Leo Kauppila, DAILY WORK- “Chalk up three more new subs from Monessen, Pa., on the right ‘side of the ledger—and that’s our quota. But keep the chalk handy, as we are only half thru our route!” And the Monessen cmorades will have to keep going if they want to lead, Worcester, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh: and Detroit among others are already stepping on their shirt tails in THE RACE in the Second Annual Sub Campaign. Monessen, Pa. . Worcester, M Pittsburg, Kan. West Allis, W New Orle: Milwaukee, Wi Pocatello, Ida. Jamestown, N. Y. .. Roundup, Mont. Trenton, N. J Mass, Mich. Omaha, Neb. Philadelphia, Pa Springfield, 11. West Concord, N. H. Cateret, N. J. Pottsville, Pa Revere, M. Christopher, Ill. Hanna, Wyo. St. Paul, Minn, Buffalo, N. Y. Portland, Ore. Providence, R. I. Los Angeles, Ci Detroit, Mich. Pontiac, Mich. West New York, N. Kansas City, Kan. Subs Percentage Sent Quota Filled 10 10 100 3 10 70 a 10 70 6 10 60 5 10 50 49 125 40 4 10 40 4 10 40 3 10 30 3 10 30 3 10 30 14 50 28 64 250 26 "1 50 22 2 10 20 2 10 20 2 10 20 5 30 17 6 40 16 7 50 14 7 135 13 13 100 13 8 60 ae | | 4 30 13 18 150 13 66 500 13 3 124 12 2 20 10 2 20 10 These cities have secured one sub in a quota of 10: Johnstown, Pa., New Brunswick. N. J., Coverdale, Pa., Madison, Ill., Kincaid, Ill., Brule, Wis., Zalto, Md., Sunrise, Wyo., Woodlawn, Pa., Chisholm, Minn., Miami, Fla., Sisterville, W. Va., Port Vule, Pa.. Salt Lake City, Utah, Cheswick, Pa., Hibbing, Minn., Alliance, 0., Hancock, Mich, San Francisco, Cal. Cleveland, O. Denver, Colo. . St. LOUls, MO. ....0rssenosessveses Rockford, Ill, Muskegon, Mich. Boston, Mass. Hartford, Conn. Richmond, W. V: Pittsburgh, P: Superior, Wis. Cincinnati, O. Stamford, Conn. Sioux City, la. Minneapolis, Minn. Neffs, O. South Bend, Ind. Chicago, Ill. Toledo, O. New Haven, Conn, Astoria, Ore. Elizabeth, N. Canton, O. ... New York, N. Y¥. West Frankfort, lil. Baltimore, Md. Rochester, N. Y. Kansas City, Mo. HANNA, A, WYO.,, Did best on Saturday when these new subs where sent in to build “our daily.” HANNA, WYO.— Fred Williams, 7. SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— A. J. Schuchardt, 2. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— -Dan W. S$! 8, 4, ST. PAUL, MINN.— ©. L. Johnson, 2. CLEVELAND, 0.— G, Eoke. P, Lukachie, LOS ANGELES, CAL.— S, Globerman, 16 170 99 20 450 9 4 50 8 8 100 8 4 50 8 2 25 8 15 200 75 2 30 6.6 1 15 6.6 16 250 6.6 4 60 66 3 50 6 1 15 6 1 15 6 12 200 6 1 20 5 2 40 8 70 1500 4.3 8 200 “4 1 30 3.3 1 30 3.3 ti 30 3.3 1 30 3.3 46 1500 34 1 35 . 28 2 75 2.6 1 40 25 1 50 2 1 100 1 * . PENNSY EXPLAINS ITS “HARMONY” (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 20.—A handbook explaining its “employes rep- resentation” scheme, thru which it evad in settling labor grievances, has been issu dealing with union committees by the Pennsylvania Railroad company, and added to the long list of publicity pamphlets mailed to Wash- ington press correspondents. In this book the company, emphasizes the harmony which it maintains with its workers, by mean of boards composed of equal numbers of officers and employes, with final appeal to a reviewing committee in which the company has nominally half of the membership, but whose decisions require a two-thirds majority. The “demgoracy” of this feudal system is disclosed in the confession that the management and the men “jointly” arrange the election machinery by which the employes’ representatives are chosen to meet the officers of the company. 0M brief, the company permits Its employes to see the com- pany direct thé’ whole business, and it grants just enough favors to mask ite war againes the « iscobidl bad trade union self-reliance. London Says Defeat of Miners’ Wage Bill Means a Rebellion LONDON, England, April 20. — The defeat of the miners’ minimum wage bill by the combined reactionary parties is termed by F. B. Varley, a moderate, “a direct incentive to revo- lutionary action.” The Dill, which was rejected 208 to 143, would have guaranteed a minimum wage of from 10 to 12 shillings a day—about three pounds ($14.34) a week. The miners awaited the fate of this bill before mobilizing their economic power to obtain a living wage. The rejection, according to Secy. A. J. Cook, Miners’ Federation, will throw the miners back on their own industrial strength, : ” martial, | edly solid on the proposition. | nance | cepted the schedule and recommended Page Five SCHOOL FINANCE COMMITTEE NOW TO 0. K. RAISE |Lower Group Teachers Get Wage Cuts The finance committee met again te consider the McAndrew teacers’ sal- ary schedule before presenting it to the board of education Wednesday af- ternoon, Trustee Julius Smitenka, who held up the decision at the last meeting and said he would bring the whole matter before the board for a “show- down” presented quite a different front at this meeting. He was decid- The fi- officially ac- committee met, it to the board for passage. The committee further recommend- ed that the board ask for an increase in the tax rate of $1 for educational purposes. This increase would -bring the board’s revenue to approximately $50,000,000 as against the present $33,000,000. About half of the in- | crease will be used to meet the higher salaries. The new salary to go into effect Sept. 1. The elementary school principals get an immediate increase of $1,000 a year— the maximum is raised from $4,300 to $6,250. High school princi- pals are given a maximum of $7,500 as against $5,700, the present salary, To the teachers, however, the rec- ommendation tells a different story. Those in the lower group will actually get a cut in wages. The teachers in the upper group will fare better. The scale for the teachers is as follows: Lower Group. Year. Old. New, Rie --$1,500 — $1.500 3 - 1,625 1.550 3 ~ 1,750 1,600 4 1,800 5 2,000 Upper Group. 6 - 2,125 2,250 7 « 2,250 2,500 8 ~ 2,375 2,750 9 - 2.500 3,000 10 .. 3,250 2,500 Your Union Meeting. Third Tuesday, March 17, 1926. Name of Local and Place No. of Meeting. 21 Bricklayers, 912 W. Monroe St. 58 Carpenters, Diversey aes Sheffield. St. 141 Carpenters, 1023 E. 7! 272 Carpenters, Moose Hail, Chicago 26th, ington St. 5438 St. = Employes, Great Northern ote Glove Workers’ Joint cane 1710 N. Winchester Ave., 5:30 6 Hod ag aS 15th - "Chi- Hod Carrie 14 W. Harrison St. 81 Ladies’ = Workers, 328 W. Van Buren Marine Fire See Oilers, 357 N. N. Clark. 147 Painters, 20 W. Randolph $1 180 Painters, N. E. cor. California and Madison. 184 Painters, 6414 S. Halsted 191 Punprs, N. W. cor. State and 275 Painters, 220 W. Oak St. 521 Paint iden Ave. erio Sta. _ Die Stampers, 19 W. Railway Cler! 9s. oe te Raiiwi 4 Gio, 509 aay Washing- ‘8, 159 N. State St. 234 W. Randolph St. Upholsterers Union, 180, W. Wash- 39 Amiga ated Clothi Works: mate im Kedzie ° . on 152 Amalgamated Clothing Workers, N. Robey St. (Note: U is otherwise stated, all meetings are at 8 p. m.) IN DETROIT. N. STOYANOFF. 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