The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 20, 1925, Page 11

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-_— = nll ee nS. «. Sa ld ak 1 }izr pan 1 lL of the Working Class) ‘e are so few, the ones who see the truth”—| up to you to choose, citizens!” vould say. : you too did not see the truth and you do today”—was Joe’s answer. ae others are educated, se ge smarter and Ye suth @lot of them. . . . lot? But wasn’t it you yourself told me that re fourteen; and they two! And it ain’t neces- to be 80 educated to cut off the head of your ister—whatever his name is. The main thing > get the power. Those shied have power also @ the education.” olly whined.’ ” t was'cold. ‘Winter was approaching. * * ele. had.a warm room and hot tea, ready 1 Nickles. He loved the girl dearly and he didn’t 1 | . to notice that lately a remarkable change had <|ae over her. Something tortured Marguerite. She was often c§ifused. And her eyes were red with weeping. I a off the electric light. In the dark he argtierite ‘to himself. © ything ‘the tiatter, girl?) , . Ni, nothing. ~ Do you love me?” ickles wasn’t storng on sentimental scenes. t he was of a-gentle nature. He stroked the 1 affectionately. “Has anybody hurt you?” Marguerite could no longer control herself. She began to sob. And she told what had hap- pened that night. Then she awaited her fate sil- ently, expecting that Nickles would fly into a rage and would perhaps even strike her, because she was so wicked. She waited. But that is not what happened. She felt that Nickles’ breast heaved violently. And yet he did not fly into any rage. On the contrary. He pressed her even closer. Kissed her. And said: “Poor little worm. . . Yes, that’s just what he said: worm.) &" Marguerite sobbed. “Don’t cry, girl. That’s how the masters are, they "ean do anything they like with the likes of Wh ea Marguerite did not see in the dark that Nickles’ hand was clenched in a fist. Wild, uncontrollable. They talked about the future. They will remain here only one to two months. They, will be very economical. Without money it is ible’to go out into the world. Now it was é that time when Nickles had come with empty knapsack. Now they were two. . * * * CHAPTER XIX. ILLIAM wrote the leaflet. ‘The ‘first leaflet of the Springs Local of the Workers'Party. He wrote it fromvhis heart. And as his heart throbbed like that of the Springs’ workers, it was written from their heart too. It had its effect. The workers of the various trades rallied. At the meeting there was great feeling. Strong words were expressed against the bosses who were now intent upon depriving the workers of the little ad- * 6 ” ” “Poor little f| vantage which the summer had brought them. The t . demand for strong action was unanimous. The “Springs Paper” attacked -the Bolshevist t/meeting most violently. It complained that »Colo- \- rado Springs was left in the lurch by the arm of the @w to which the businessmen had looked with ch expectation. They heaped sneers upon the f of police because he had not broken up e|the meeting with clubs. a “Citizens, where is law and order ?”—the editor- -/ ial exclaimed pathetically. It demanded “Law and Order” which since the memorable burial had be- e|come a household word. f d In a second article ti was pointed out that order must be established immediately and was a neces: r|sary thing because the time at which the half-year agreement would exprie was very near. ‘Does the public want to be thrown into chains e| because of its own inertia? Do you, free citizens, want the mob to force a contract on you again? Do you want organized slavery or free labor,—it’s On Sunday the ku klux klan held its religious services in the church of the Christian Scientists. A white-hood preached: ath . Soul-crystals, go younder upon. the road, towards ealvarion >. At ‘the end of the services the white-hood with the death’s head knelt before the altar, and out of his heart there burst an ardent prayer which swept along the whole assemblage. “Oh give us, Jesus Christ, strength and endur: ance, so that we will once more set up’ law’ and} order in our poor, troubled city. Grant us that we may root out the weeds’. .-. We thank thee, Lord Jesus Christ, that. thou are our leader and that thou greet us counsel. We thank thee, oh eS eee The next day the “Springs Paper” wrote with appreciation about the ku klux klan’ religious ARTIST GIVES. AMERICAN LEGION BAD START IN WAR ORPHAN DRIVE YOU TOOK MY DADDY, DO YOU WANT ME 700? YOU BET ipo/ Of.Course America Wants to Properly Care For Her War Orphans HELP TO DO SO THROUGH The American Legion Endowment Fund FOR DISABLED MEN AND THE ORPHANS OF VETERANS NCLE SAM is buying future cannon fodder. \sie The above poster, By John ‘Lassen services. “The sun of freedom has once more risen in our city”’—and that sort of thing. The workers planned a great protest meeting. The paper demanded that the a take steps against this anarchy. * * * * William an Joe were arrested, and their homes were searched. The chief of police knew. well enough that he had no legal ground for arresting them, but the search was necessary, “H¢ “had to’ havé names. The two were liberated the very same day. There was very great excitement. Everybody was waiting for spmething to happen. Snow fell in big flakes and covered everything with dazzling whiteness. William’s wife sobbed: “What do they want of you?” But she got no answer to her question. (To be continued neat Saturday) | Oar Readers’ Views | “Daily” Makes Workers Normal. To the DAILY WORKER: I have only worked 27 days during the last 16 months and I am therefore sub- scribing for a half year instead of a full year as I should like to. I positively cannot think of missing a single copy of your DAILY WORK- ER. Workers who do not read our paper are blind with their minds— they do not understand how to inter ‘pret the developments in the econom- ic life of the people in every coun- try. Once a worker reads the DAILY WORKER he needs it everyday to un- derstand what is happening around him. What the good nurse is to the sick the DAILY WORKER is to the work- ing class. Yours in the struggle, Walter Su- monia, Renton, Pa. Rockefeller-McCormick Parasites Quarrel Over Their Unearned Booty NEW YORK, June 19.—A further division in the McCormick-Rockefeller family was revealed today. Miss Muriel McCormick, daughter of Harold F. and Mrs. Edith Rocke- feller-McCormick, has joined her fa- ther in opposing payment to her mo- ther of $750,000 accrued under a trust fund established for her in 1917 by John D. Rockefeller, Sr. The McCormicks were divorced several years ago. McCormick later married Ganna Walska. Mrs. Anita Oser, younger sister of Muriel, also is a party to the suit on the side of her father. Hoover. Backed by Coal Barons. The eighth annual convention of the national coal association, meeting at the Edgewater Beach hotel, has in- dorsed Secretary Hoover's plan to re- organize the federal burea: vf mines “to make it a commercial asset in- stead of a research bureau.” JAMES A. DRAIN Chairman broadcast thruout Seattle by the American Legion, shows an orphaned son of an ex-soldier “appealing for funds. Is gladly giving the orphan enough to keep him alive until he can be sent into a factory and latter on used in the next war. The poster was so frank It created a sensation in Seattle, and the Amercican Legion was forced to call in all postere that were sent out and distribute safer ones, that hid the truth. The Seattle employers and “open shoppers” objected to the above poster on the ground that it would cause resentment among the Seattle workers, Workers as Factory Managers MOSCOW, (By Mail).—Twenty- seven workers have graduated from the higher administration courses of i the Ukrainian Supreme Council of i. National Economy in Kharkov. All of them are members of the Com- munist Party and each of them has worked 10-15 years in factories and about 4 years in administrative bod- ies. They are to be given respon- sible posts in the industries and are principally to serve in the capacity ot red factory managers. Fleet Commander Ousted. WASHINGTON, D. ©: June 19.— Admiral Samuel S, Robinson, mander of the battlefleet, has been appointed to replace Admiral R. BE. Coontz as commander in chief of the United States fleet. And Uncle Sam HOLD RUSSIAN PICNIC JUNE 28 AT RIMAGK’S GROVE, LYONS, ILLINOIS A picnic will be given by» the Workers House and the Russian Children’s schools of Chicago and vicinity on Sunday, June 28, at Rimack’s Grove, Lyons, IIlinois, There will be games, prizes, and Russian and American dancing, Ad- mission with special free tickets will cost 36 cents, and at the Grove, 50 cents, Free tickets may be obtained at the Workers’ House, 1902 W. Divis- com- ion St. Mobilize the Red Army for Red Week. ote a 9 Frew nnd

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