The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 20, 1925, Page 5

BANK CLERKS OF FRANCE STRUCK FOR LIVING PAY Communists Take Lead in Wage Raise Demand NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—(FP)—"The strike of 20,000 bank clerks in Paris, Cherbourg, Nimes, and other widely separated cities of France is indica- tive of the increasing difficulty of the workers of France to make both ends meet,” says Hays Jones, Federated Press correspondent visiting in New York from France, “Discontent has been brewing among the bank clerks for a long time and recent increases inetaxes and living costs coupled with the diminishing value of the franc have been observed keenly by them. “I have talked with French. bagk clerks,” says Jones, “and have been sufprised at the low wage they re- weive,-In several provincial banks af- fettéed by this strike, clerks have told ‘™mé that they receive 20 francs a day. Tlie Paris scale is slightly higher, clerks occasionally receiving as much as 1,000 francs a month, $50 in Ameri- ean money at the present exchange Tate, Forced to Wear Natty Clothes. “Of course 1,000 francs has a great- er buying power than $50 in America. It would more nearly equal $80 in the American market. But bank clerks find this not enuf to keep up the standard of dress and living demand- ed by their employers. These require- ments are much the same as in Amer- ica: natty clothes and impeccable per- sonal appearance, “The 15,000 Paris clerks are not all the city’s financial workers by any means, but they are enuf to indicate that the banking institutions of th: city are severely crippled. This ic further shown by the fact that the minister of finance is afraid that the strike will hurt the new French gold basis bond issue. With the sunport of 10,000 clerks in the provincial cities they should win their strike, “The cost of living has risen rapidly and steadily in France and especially in Paris. Many Strikes Predicted, “A long series of strikes and indus- trial disturbances is bound to follow tte recent piling up of living costs and texes. I expect that other workers will follow the bank clerks’ action, Their stfikes will be more effective and orderly because organization is stronger among the mechanical work- ers... Government employes and pen- sioners received an increase during the spring session of the legislature. ‘Their-unions insist, however, that the’ increase was not enuf. Other workers in France have not ‘received any in- crease of wages to balance against in- creased costs largely caused by aug- mented taxes and the Rift war! “As an Indication of the low wages of French workers generally, I add that the slogan of the French Com- munist Party is: 20 francs a day for every worker!” Build the DAILY WORKER with subs. OUR DAILY JUMPER 5103, In this instance cretonne was used to make the Dress, and broad- cloth to make the Blouse. | Flannel, potgee, taffeta and linen are also at- tractive for this model, The Pattern is cut in 6 Sizes; 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, and 44 inches bust measure. To make this model as il- Justrated for a 38 inch size will re quire 3% yards for the Dress and 3% yards for the Blouse and godets of 82 inch material. The width of the dress at lower edge is 1% yard, tern mailed to’ any address on reciept of 12c in silver or stamps. Send 12c in silver or stamps for our WASHION BOOK NOTICE! Send 12c in silver or stamps for our up-to-date and Winter, ber howht He ok of Fi ine eas sen a SOVIET WORKERS; GERMANS VISIT THE UKRAINIAN PLEDGE EXPOSE OF SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT FALSEHOOD (By International Press Correspondence.) MOSCOW, July 27—(By Mail.)—On Sunday afternoon a group of the German workers’ delegation consisting of 18 mem- bers, 8 Social-Democrats, workers under the leadership of t! arrived in Kharkov. working class.of Kharkov. After a meeting in the open 8 Communists and two _non-party he Social-Democrat Offenhagen, They were received with enthusiasm by the air at which Uvarov welcomed the delegation. to:the. capital of the Ukraine in the name of 200,- 000 Ukrainian workers and the singer, expressed the will of the delegation to learn the truth about the Soviet Union, the dele-+ & gation began its investigations by examining the town. The Kharkov working men and| women, employes, officials, (Red Army | men and ‘athletes formed cordons along the,street for a distance of three | miles and greeted the delégation with enthusiasm. A part of the delegation, including Offenhagen, visited the president of the Ukrainian Central Executive Com- mittee, Petrovski, with whom the dele- sates had a conversation upon the political and economic situation in the : Russia Seen Thru Different Spectacles Ukrainian Soviet lasted two hours. The delegates were particularly in- terested in the relations between the Ukrainian Soviet Republic and the other Soviet Republics of the Union, in the situation of industry and agri- culture, in wages, etc. To the question of one of the dele- gates who asked how much he and the Test of the government members drew in wages, Petroyski replied that the highest wage possible was 100 rubles. On his part, Petrovski asked about the wages of the German presi- dent and the members of the German government. The delegates put de- social-democratic miner, Schel- tailed questions upon the composition of the state officials, the situation of the intellectuals, etc. Another group visited the prisons, examined the system there thoroly and declared that the condition in the ‘Ukrainian prisons with regard to hy- giene, moral and material considera- tions, were on a far higher level than the prisons in Germany. Tho delegates talked with the pris-' oners and were surprised to discover that most of them received holidays in order to perform the work on the J S3 had a club of their own which they nandged themselves. After examin- ing’ various cages of punishment the adspetss declared that the level of puitishment was much milder than in Gerthany, ube delegation visited the Ukrain- jan trade union council, the peoples’ Commissariat for labor, the central courtit for social insurance -ad the central committee of the metal work- ers” union after which they formed themselves into groups accord- ing* to occupation. and visited warious factories. In the metal works “Sickle and Hammer,” the delegates held long discussions with the work- THE DAWLY. WORKER newly built workers’ colony in which they showed grea{ jnterest, and asked if the Communists and the non-party workers lived) Aa exactly the same conditions. hey convinced them-| selves that thisfiwas the case and| discovered instances where Commun- ist workers were less favorably | housed than non-party workers. | In the evening:a mass meeting took | place in honor of the German delega-| tion at which Petrovski, the people's | commissar for justice, Skryptnik, and the chairman of the Ukrainian trade union council, Uvaroy, delivered speeches of greeting. | Offenhagen declared in his speech) that he was deeply moved by the real | regard of the Russian and Ukrainian | workers for the delegation. “We were net able to imaginé the immensity of your successes.”’And your economic successes are Btfllsmaller than your {deological ones,“dbove all less than ; the great success that the workers feel themselves mastets of the country, but your economic’ successes are also surprising, particularly in the Uk- raine which sjffered most from the tortures of thejdtyil war. “We wish to make no promises which we cannot fulfill, but we prom- ise to expose the campaign of lies which have bein spread about you and to tell the German:>workers untiringly that the Soviet Union ts the one and only country of the workers, a real | peoples’ state, , for this model. {facing or trimming. band,, as illus- trated. ers upon all questions concerning the life of the working class, after which a meeting was held, at which the del- egates, amongst other questions, ask- ed how many religious workers were Present. Amongst a thousand work- ers there were four. PATTERNS — FOR THE “SMALL BOY” Further, the delegates visited the Fear Union Meeting | Third Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1925 “We know well that there is no ab- iar Republic which} land at home, and that the prisoners | solute freedom im your’ country, that only the working; class: enjoys com- plete freedom, we know also that freedom for the bourgeoisie would mean suicide for the revolution. “Before our départure we were told that everything: Wé° would see would be made up espécially for us. Potem- kin villages would be prepared for us, etc. Today we can only laugh about it. teuk “We declare emphatically that we have witnessed the devotion of the masses of the Russian people to the Soviet Union. I have never in my life seen such enthusiastic, flery and joy- ful Frcs of workers as I have seen in Leningrad, Moscow and Kharkov “The slogan which we shall take back to the German workers willbe ‘nearer to the ‘Soviet Union.’” After the speech, Offenhagen em- braced the chairman of the meeting, Petrovski. The meeting gave the German delegation enthusiastic ova- tions, An equally enthusiastic reception for the German delegation is reported from Perm, Rostoy on the Don. The Name of Local and No. Place of Meeting. 38 Amalgamated Clothing Workers, 1564 N. Robey St. 179 B. & S. |. W., Stone Derrick, 180 W. Washington St. 131 Belt Line Federation, 62nd and Halsted. 2 Brick and Clay, Village Hall, Lan. ng. b ti 12 Garfield B » Western and Lexing- 5443'S. Ashland Ave. Blacker’s Hall, Lake 5068. Checked gingham, poplin, 180 W. Washington st. pique, linen and flannel may be used 505 $. State St arpenters. 1638 N. Halsted st. 5 e| na. * in 225: Grace St. eine 5887 , d St, od), i619 N. 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China. war on the first and only Russia! \ ashir ii von re P. zation, ers Part free distrilfution. Soviet Russia, WORKERS AND FARMERS OF AMERICA, DEMAND! Today‘the whole capitalist press is pouring forth lies against the struggles for freedom of the workers and peas- ants of two great countries—Soviet Russia and Oppressed Today it is lies. Tomorrow, the same capitalists who exploit.both the workers of America and of China, ‘will send warships and armies to drown in blood the struggle of the Chinese people for liberation, and to make a new Order @ supply of the above leaflet. For sale by the bong Department, Workers Party, National Office, 1113 Ww. ‘on Bivd., Chicago, ill, Just $2.00 per 1000. before your labor union, branch, etc. and order a supply for Help spread the truth about China and JUST A WORD OR TWO THIS IS A DELICATE SUBJECT! - At all times in the year a fighting paper of thes workers has a difficult time in existing. It is always as poor as the work- ers in whose interests it battles. It must depend on.subseriptions and occasional donations alone. “Businessmen” who have no desire to help the workers will not advertise. “Fake” advertising, even tho it “pays,” will not be accepted. The summer time is particularly a difficult one. July and August are dangerous “Dog days” forsevery newsps per and a working class newspaper has a most difficult time indeed. So in these days, when the DAILY WORKER has often to gasp for breath, it isn’t only because of the heat. The stacks of unpaid bills, the money owing to the “Daily? by workers for subs, for bundles and for books—make it difficult the DAILY WORKER to function properly. At this time when the DAILY WORKER is having “rough weather” it is proper to give out a modest and gentle and a most for delicate hint that this is the time to pay your bills. If you want to help the DAILY WORKER out of danger in this crisis—pay. No matter how little you owe... pay it. No matter how much you owe... pay as much as you can no matter how little that is. GIVE THE DAILY WORKER A BETTER CHANCE TO BUILD THE LABOR MOVEMENT. STRIKE TIES UP YALE BUILDING, ASK MORE WAGES NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug, 18.— Nearly 3,000 building trades unionists of New Haven are affected by, the strike declared for carpenters, elec- trical workers, roofers, plumbers, steam fitters and painters to assist the already striking hod carriers and building laborers in winning their de- mands, TWENTY-TWO DAY AUTO RAGE IN SOVIET UNION, AMERICANS ENTERED 18—American entries led in the trans-Russian automobile race from Leningrad to Tiflis and back to Mos- cow, which began today and is ex- pected to last 22 days The partic- away at 8 o'clock this morning. Democracy Springs a Leak. Work worth over $3,000,000 is held } elections committee today when it up, including Troup junior high, Hop-| was discovered that 200 ballots cast kins grammar school, the new Yale | in the contested Iowa senatorial elec- dormitory, theater and church build-|tion ‘between Senator * Smith W. ings. Brookhart, and Daniel F. Steck, dem- Only bricklayers are not’ striking |ocrat, are missing. because of an agreement Whith pre-| The missing ballots are from Win- vents them from joining in ‘labor dif-;te#set. precinct in Madison county. ficulties for two years to come, y te votes were cast for St:ck, and 61 for Brookhart. The committee ordered an immedi- ate investigation. Laborers and hod carriers haye been striking over two weeks for 75 dents instead of 65 cents an hour. pay for laborers and 85 cents for hodcarriers, Complete unionization of jobs is also demanded. Master builders haye re- Build the DAILY WORKER peatedly refused to consider the'union | With subs. workers’ demands so the ’ general building strike was called. [eelrerererevererel American Ship Afire. NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 18.—With a fire in her hold, the shipping board steamer West Harcuvar put back to Baltimore with all possible speed. PITTSBURGH, PA. To those who work hard for their money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENTIS* 645 Smithfield Street. Author of: Lenin—The Great Strate- gist 15 Cents Role of the Trade Unions in the Russian Rev- St. Louis, Mo., Attention! Phone Forest 8749. ° olution c) Cents Joe Kaizer Candy Co. Fi International Council of HOME MADE CANDY Trade. and. Industrial (CE CREAM LIGHT LUNCHES Unions 5 Cents PHILIP RACHEFF, Manage: 4975 EASTON AVENUE St. Louis, Mo. The Daily Work i'CRAM 6722 SHERIDAN Tel. Sheldrake 05 STAND BY SOVIET RUSSIA! LENINGRAD, U, S. S. R., Aug. | ipants in the race made their get- | WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—A small |; sensation was sprung in the senate | The tally books show:that 139 out of | pireeiiiaveveeeecnas ieese mona Page Five SCIENTISTS TO ATTEND SOVIET ACADEMY JUBILEE 200th Anniversary Will Be Celebrated in Sept. | WASHINGTON, D.'C., Aug. 18— The Russian Academy of Sciences at Leningrad, founded at the end of the reign of Peter the Great, has com- pleted its program for the celebration |of its two hundredth jubilee anniver- ls ry in September, according to ad- | vices received by the Russian Inform- tion Bureau here, Prominent, scien- tists from a score of countries, will attend. The program, extending from Sept. 5 to 14, includes sessions at,both | Leningrad and Moscow, gala perform- } ances of the opera in Leningrad and | of the Moscow Art Theater in Moscow, banquets tendered to the visitors by | both cities, and a State breakfast in | the Kremlin. Amé€ricans to Attend. Leading American universities and scientific societies have been invited to»send representatives. Among those who will attend, as repo i in Rus- Islan papers received here, are Dr. H. H. Donaldson of the University of Pennsylvania and Professor Frank A. Golder of Leland Stanford: Dr. Judah Magnes, formerly of New York, s been invited to represent the Unt- versity of Jerusalem Mr. Henry Mapers and Professor Archibald Thomson will represent the London Royal Society at the jubilee. Among the delegates from Germany will be Professor Einstein, Carl Neu- berg, director of the Biochemical In- | stitute in Berlin, and Gustave Tam- |men, professor of chemistry at the | University of Goettingen. Fraternal greetings have been received from a number of American scientists. | The Russian Academy comprises 46 | scientific institutions and numbers 462 | workers. ‘Its presidium consists of 41 academician members, and four Russian and fifteen foreign honorary | members, and it has 144 Russian and 167 foreign correspondents. The libra- ry of the Academy now contains over 4,000,000 books and manuscripts. | Since the revolution several of its in | stitutes and museums have greatly jexpanded. During the year 1924 the . at which |112 scientific papers were read, it published scientific books, and it sent out ientific expeditions. Expands Under New Regime. Leibnitz, the German mathemati cian, drew up the original program of the Academy. In its long record of ) distinguished scientinc service, per- jhaps its best known work is the ex- yPloration and charting “of ‘Russia’s great expanses of territory. Under the late czar the Academy*was handi- capped by the general administrative disorganization, and, during the period of. civil war its scientists suffered great hardships, but with the eco- nomic. recovery the Academy has en- tered on a new period of expansion. Jefelelerar THE WORLD TRADE UNION MOVEMENT By A. LOSOVSKY HIS book offers invaluable information to the worker. The author sums up the forces in the world of labor—the differ- ences in programs—the outlook for the future. A. Losovsky is secretary of the great driving force of world organized labor—the Red Inter- national of Labor Unions—and his authoritative and most in- teresting books should form the back-bone of every workers’ library. | The World. Trade Union {| Movement 50 Cents er Publishing Co. ER ROAD 15 FUR GARMENTS MADE TO ORDER, REMODELED, REPAIRED, CLEANED, STORED AND INSURED. Special Summer Rates—Reductions on All Furs. ADA AAD De a tte tate Ith de BROOKLYN, N. 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