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a coun atliaiagh payosrnesssn $n <Any REJECTED TOOL,» OF OIL TRUST IS; GOOLIDGE EXPERT ‘Seawn to i Club on Chinese People (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Aug, 26.—Seeming- ly unconcerned as to what bloody events may follow the order by the Canton government’ that British ships shall not enter river ports in South China, Secretary Kellogg has. given final instructions, in an office confer- ence to be opened Oct, 26 in Peking. Strawn was rejected by the senate jast year when named by President Coolidge as special prosecutor in the Fall-SinclairDoheny oil fraud cases. He was found to be connected with oil companies and ofl banks in Chicago. Strawn will. speak for the depart ment, as will Ambassador MacMur- ray, but he will speak also for Amer- ican bankers who want to get back the money they have loaned to China, The Continental & Commercial Na- tional Bank of Chicago, for instance, holds $7,500,000 of this defaulted debt ‘of the Peking government. The Pacific Development Co. has another $7,500,- 000, and the American Material Cred- itors Committee $15,000,000. Hach ‘wants to collect its debt first, when the Chinese customs rates are in- creased revenue is created thereby. British Contractors Bid. But the British creditors oppose this; their loans were secured by liens on the existing customs revenue and the salt tax. Thoy insist that, China should use the new revenue, when it comes in, to finance new construc- tion projects. British contractors will bid on these jobs. The Chinese agree that the American debts should not be paid hastily, but they do not agree that the new money should necessari- ly go to constructive work, either. One feature of Chinesé develop- ments has evidently worried the state department. That is the coincidence that the Japanese have settled their quarrel with the Chinese strikers in Shanghai at the moment when a Brit- ish admiral is being sent to Canton to force the Canton government to ad- jmit British ships to its ports) Japan “has increased the chance of a serious conflict between the British and Chinese. LENIN MEMORIAL ALBUM With 83 photographs of the great leader. Text in English, Ger- man and French, 25c THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. OUR DAILY FOR MATURE FIGURES 4887. Linen, gigham or crepe ould be used for this design. is a good model for stout fgures. The Pattern is cut in 8 Sizes: 36, 88, 4, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50 inches bust measure. A 38 inch size re- f 1925-1926 BOOK OF FASHIONS, — Oe a et a sub - munist movement grow: for tha DALLY wo: i It | Your Union Meeting | Fourth Thursday, August 27. 1925, Name of Loca} and Place Mo. ver a ‘Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Joint Chicago, 409 8S, Peer: 180 W.. Washington st. m 3010 E. 92nd 8st. Workers, 180 W. Wash- Bri 'y Workers, 1700 £, 21: Brick ahd Gay, Leavitt and Brick ane Cla: icago Hei q' Brick ens, It a Kedzie. , 180 W. Washington st. on Merchant Helpers, 126 Ww. idoiph St. Cooks, 190. Ww. Washington st. Electrical, R. Ry Ss. Wi ‘worth ve, Electrical, Gro’ ‘ent. My 7ist and Cottage a4 Engi » 9228 Houston Ave. 538 Fi 9118 50 5058 p.m. 718 Firemen and Enginemen, Ogden and We dee Ave. Bu Maintenance, a ‘Way, 318 W. 83rd iniste, Roseland, 11405 Michi- 1028 Machinists R. R., 113-8. Ashland 12788 Office Employes Assn., 166 w. Washington St., 6:30 Painters’ ‘District Council, Taa6 Ww. 371 Dutt’s Hall, Chicago 5 W. North Ave, BY w. gereaink St. Halsted St, 30. om Printin en (Pi Box Wkru), 180 W. Washingten St, Railway j Clerks, 240 W. Washing Raliway” Clerks, 57 E. Van Buren Rajlway Carmen, 5445 $. Ashland Way Store Me we Adan s s*,. Slerks os Ws North 4 Trainmen, Ave. 127 N. i, Ogden and Taylor. 8: en and Taylor Sts. 9202 S. Chicago Ave. Ashland and Van Buren Fran- tere Warehous m| fo: + Wood ‘Turners’ Union, | 3420 Ww. Union, Liberty Hall, w. a Washin St. (Note—Unless otherwise atated | all meetings are at 8 ». m.) : SICK AND DEATH BENEFIT SOCIETIES Frauen-Kranken-Unterstuetzungs Verein Fortachritt Meets every ist & 3rd Thursday, *' Wicker Park Hall, 2040 W. North Avenue. Secretary. ‘To those who work hard for thelr money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work. DR. RASNICK DENT 645 Smithfield Street. PITTSBURGH, PA. Philadelphia, Notice! Weber Printing Co. 350 N. FIFTH STREET, Philadelphia, Pa. PATTERNS | A NEAT APRON FOR MOTHER'S ‘TEXTILE MILLS ARE SLAVE PENS FOR THE WORKERS Speeding, ‘Bad Working Conditions, Small Pay By ALBERT WEISBORD. PAWTUCKET, R. I., Aug. 26.—Con- ditions in the textile mills of Rhode Island certainly cry aloud for improve- ment. Take the case of the Aresco Company’s silk mill in Pawtucket where I worked. Sanitation, while better than some other places, is still a joke. No towels, paper or otherwise, dre provided for workers for washing up. It should be kept in mind that sometimes weavers have to twist broken threads onto the warp, and to do this they have to wet their fingers with their tongues and put them on dirty slabs of hard glue which they carry around with them. As the yarn is dyed it is therefore important for weavers to wash their hands frequent- ly. But what with the great speeding up in the mills and the lack of ade- quate washing facilities, this is seldom | done. No drinking cups are provided and most workers are forced to drink from the same dirty glass that lies around the water tank. The boss was even mean enuf to charge each worker ten cents for ice for ice water and he picked on the better skilled work- ers, the loom fixers, to get it for him, thus also helping to cause friction among the different grades of workers and further to divide them. No Toilet Paper. You have got to give the boss credit for that; he knows how to divide the workers, all right. I suppose the next thing the boss will do will be to charge workers for toilet paper. But as I have never seen any real toilet paper around this may never come about. For nine and a half hours a day, forty-eight hours a week and more, girls and women must stand on their feet as quillers and so on for $16 a week. This is not as bad as.in the Lonsdale Cotton Mill, where a friend of mine is getting $10 a week as a battery filler for four days’ work. As she is a married woman and has two children to support, you may draw your own conclusions. Weaving, which pays a little more, takes a long time to learn, anywhere from two months up. One weaver, a learner who began three months ago and who was just fired by the boss because he took a day’s vacation, was making just about $10 a week, no more. And believe me, he worked hard. There is no price list and the. boss takes advantage of this by cutting down the ignorant. The night help getting 3% cents per thousand picks do not know the day help is getting 314 for the same work in certain cases. No Pay for Overtime. Business is good in the silk mills here and the mills run night and day. Here is another difficulty in the path “| of anyone who wants to organize the workers. The day and night workers ‘|mever see each other and of course are unsympathetic to each other. It is @ fine sight for civilized eyes to see the young girls and married women in the Aresco working till 5 o’clock in the morning. Altho weavers are supposed to work piece work, yet the boss compels them to work a half hour a week extra to clean their looms without extra pay and in order to be sure they do that he locks the door. If there should be any fire in the mill loss of life would | surely result with all doors locked, Workers of Aresco, you are not dogs. Form your mill committee and de- 6196. This anda will delight the little “housekeeper” or “cook.” It is such a protective apron and very cofn- fortable. It may be made of cretonne, chintz, gingham or unbleached muslin, The Patttern js cut in 4 Sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A 10 year size will require 2 yards of 27 inch material, FASHION BOOK NOTICE! ie in silver or stamps for out ail and Winter 1928-26, Book or. ‘ag ar ol po designs of ladk Fang and children’s patterns, @ con jomprehensive pryee on drese- im fone Cig J points for the needie it ae of the various simple stitches), valuable hints to the home dressmaker. pet on a rs Sy af f orn department are fur- New ie Hg of raed by ay Gotti aia ERY does not heop “ oe ade Oe tern is mand: Seven Demands. 1, All doors be unlocked and work- ers may leave any time they please, 2. Standard pay for time used in cleaning looms. 8. Proper ganitary facilities, sanita- ry cups and towels. 4. Abolition of payment for ice for ice water. 5. Price list to be posted in promi- nent places in the mill. 6. Recognition of mill committee as representative of the workers. 7. Double time for all overtime. This is a small beginning that you | can make. Organize and fight! a THE (DA } LY WORKER Every Deily Worker Readér’ in New York Invited to Excursion qa NEW YORK CITY, August 26. — The DAILY WORKER excursion to Stony Point onthe-Hudson on’ Labor Day, Sept, 7, 18 not confined to mem- bers of the Workers Party and the Young Wor! League. Every reader of the DAILY WORKER in New York and suburbs {s invited, regardless of membership, on the same basis, to join in the excursion and become a member of the DAILY WORKER Builders Club, All that is required is to qualify by securing six dollars worth of subscriptions or three dollars in donations for the DAILY WORKER Mid-Summer Sustaining Fund. For contribution, lists amd additional in- formation apply:to DAILY WORKER New York Agency, 108 Hast 14th St. FAKERS CHANGE PLANS AFTER THE WORKER EXPOSE Reverse Decision to Meet Once'a Month MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. 26.—At the last meeting of the Minneapolis Central Labor Union, the previous ac- tion to meet bi-monthly, was rescind- ed. The fighters of the reds and of windmills were inspired to this action as a result of the DAILY WORKER exposures of their aims, objects and purposes, The ©, L, U. is apparently going to move to much ‘cheaper quarters. that is to say, back to Richmond Halls. I am reliably informed that the C. L. U. is $500 in debt for rent, which they cannot pay. Hence the Plans for cheap, quarters. Pie Cards Their Aim. Nevertheless,the organizer of the Cc. L, U. reports “the outlook bright for organized labor.” This by way of contradiction to his former songs, as published in, the DAILY WORKER. There is no question that the world is before them, However, the ple card is their idéal, ° The notorious Sinton of the Cooks’ Union, who is’ well known for what he is in the labof Movement, attacked the Communists ‘thusly: “Ruthenberg, Foster and the DAILY WORKER have destroyed our organi- zation and the Bakers’ organization in Chicago. If the, reporter for the DAILY WO -is_here I wish he would report that statement.” Needless “fo, state, every honest worker. an attack from the malodorous. , 18 a Tecommenda- tion to the rking Class. What he is trying to do, 18 tO cover his own treason to the culinary workers whom he has sold Ont t6 the bosses on more than one occasion until now the cul- inary workeré/are completely without organization. 9° Handful Remains. What remains is a handful of cooks who are.tolerated by the bosses, as a special reward to Sinton for smash- ing the.other,sections of the trade. Nor is there any “dual” union that he can point to. This collaboration with the Citizens’ Alliance is thoroly dis- credited not only with every culinary worker but alsd with all other work- ers. Now that Albert Bastis is in no posi- tion to deliver in the city council, with regard to licenses it is doubtful whether the bosses will continue to compensate the repugnant Sinton, with whom Bastis always worked in the closest harmony, Vesuvius Not Dangerous. NAPLES, Aug. 26.—Renewed erup: tions of Vesuvius are neither danger- ous nor of any importance. Professor Maleandra, director of the Vesuvius observatory, stated today. Vesuvius continues to roar witnout interruption and belching flames and smoke present,an imposing spectacle for tourists who are. thronging to watch the activities of the famous vol- cano. = 1p If you want. to thoroughly un- devstand Communism—study it. Send for a catalogue of all Com- munist literature. A Communit Aagapine OF THOUGHT FOR ACTION OF THE’ WORLD OF LABOR—AND THE FORCES THAT GUIDE IT. With photographs and the work of labor’s best artists 25 Cents a Copy — $2.00 a Year $1.25 Six Months THE WORKERS MONTHLY 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, III. ‘ARMERS IN-OWENS By L. P. LOS ANGELES, Cal., muck criticism, fights, land-grabbing, tions, a city or state,” says Webster. And war-path with the sole purpose of de’ been used, according to the authori- ties, and great damage was done, The aqueduct has prvoen to be ruinous, not only to a few farmers, but to a whole district. And Los Angeles offi- cials, politicians and other get-rich- quick gamblers are responsible, not the project itself. Eldorado for General Otis, Los Angeles had plenty of water at the time the bond issue of tens of thousands of dollars was voted. And the water supply from the ground would have been sufficient, yet with- out going up into the mountains, hun- ads of miles away, after it. But General Otis, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, double-crosser in the Philippines and all-around labor bait- er, had @ little kingdom of dry land in the San Fernando valley. So an artificial water shortage was creat- ed; the people thought that they would have to die of thirst. The bonds were voted; the aqueduct built; the dry land irrigated, and Otis (now dead) collected his millions, because the land had been bought for a song. Officials, and other insiders, grabbed everything in sight farther up the line and grew fat, too, doing it. Labor Conditions Very Bad. William Mulholland was the chief engineer of the aqueduct at $15,000 a year, and he is still on the job. The laborers’ wage was very low, the grub rotten beyond description and accidents numerous. But space does not allow to picture all the misery. It was exploitation to the bone. “Freeze” Out the Farmers. Then officials of Los Angeles be- gan to pauperize or “freeze” out the farmers. The water was taken away from them, little by little, and turned into the aqueduct, a slow, but sure starvation process. The landholders are willing to sell their land, and the city is equally anxious to buy. But the water board wants to deal with the farmers individually, not col- lectively, just like industrial lords in relation to labor. The idea of this is, of course, to keep the price down to almost nothing. surrection as mentioned above. The militant and ready to do almost any- thing. Governor Refuses to Act. The executive of the state of Cali- fornia (the “hanging governor”), who is always ready to crush labor, has re- fused the request of Los Angeles offi- cials to send soldiers against the re- bellious element in Owens . valley. Why? First, because Friend Richard- son needs some friends besides -him- self, that is votes. Second, because he has been feeling out Mayor ‘Cryer concerning the governorship, next time. But the “Labor Mayor” of this city is not friendly enough to give an open answer. So, “no soldiers, use your courts,” says the governor. Aqueduct Out of Order Again. But this time god—not the farmers is to blame. Five steam shovels and 850 men are rushing repairs, work- ing 24-hour shifts, thru both day and night. The city is now using water from Fairmont and Hollywood reser- voirs, Young Workers League to Celebrate World Sunday, Sept. 6th, the Young Work- ers League, Local Chicago, will cele- brate the International Youth Day. The slogans which the Young Work- ers League is putting forward in this International Youth Day are: Againgt White Terror and Incite- ments to War on Soviet Russia! For the Liberation of the Colonies and in Support of the National Revo- lutionary Struggles of the Oppressed Nations! Against the Perils of New Imperial- ist Wars! Fight Against Wage Cuts! Abolition of Child Labor! Six-Hour Day and Five-Day Week for All Young Workers! they will attempt to rally the young workers and get them to join the Young Workers League to fight for these demands. the Northwest Hall, corner of North and Western avenues, It will begin at 8 p.m. Admission is 25c. Tickets are on sale at all party and league branches. There will be a short mu- sical program. Party speaker, Max Shacham, editor of the YOUNG WORKER, as the principal speaker, Junior speaker and others. Killed in Turret Drill, WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—One man was killed and another was injured yesterday during turret drill aboard the U. 8. 8. Oklahoma. en route from Wellington, New Zealand, to Samoa, said a dispatch to the navy depart- ment today from the commanding offi- Names of the letails were not in-| cer of the battleship, men nor othe | cluded in the dispatch, cow ep03 8 Therefore, said in- hungry Owens valley farmers are very Youth Day Sept. 6) And on the basis of these demands | The mass meeting will be held in | VALLEY, CALIF., TAKE DOWN THEIR TRUSTY RIFLES IN QUARREL OVER WATER RIGHTS RINDAL, August 26.—The aqueduct has been the cause of graft, dynamitting and even insurrec- Yes, insurrection is “a rising against civil and political authority; the open and active opposition of a number of persons to the execution of law in this is just what the farmers in the Owens valley did last year, and the trouble is not by any means over yet, Big gangs of exploited and otherwise wronged tillers of the soil went on the stroying the aqueduct. Dynamite had —-—_oeooo ---—- -} 25 ITALIANS TAKEN ‘PUT MILITARY COMING FROM WORK FOR BEING ALIENS (Special to The Daily Worker) BUFFALO, N, Y. August 26— Twenty-five Italian workers we seized today by the border patrol as they left the gypsum mine of the Universat Gypsum company at Akron, N. Y. This was the first move of an extensive campaign to clear this district of foreign work- ers Who came to this country thru Canada, All of those arrested had pass ports from Italy to Canada. GOTHAM WINDOW CLEANERS URGED TO FIGHT BOSSES Employers Raising Fund to Fight Union NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 26.—The employers are raising a fund to wage war on the Window Cleaners Union according ‘toa statement issued by the officials of that organization: “It has come to our attention that the employers are raising a very large fund for the purpose of challenging the union. They are tired of union conditions, of higher wages, ‘and that they are being compelled to treat their workers as human beings. They know that in the absence of the union they could drive fine bargains with their workers individually. The only thing that stands between the boss and absolute mastery over his workers is the union, and so you must under- stand that the only purpose for which they are gathering large sums of money is to prepare for a fight against fair wages and better working condi- tions, “What are you going to do about it? “The employers are now completely organized in one association. You have benefited by our victories over the bosses’ associations in the past. But we warn you that the solidarity now employed by the bosses must be met by a greater solidarity of the workers, “Do not take your improved work- ing conditions and higher wages for granted. It took us many years to ac- complish that result, and a failure on your part to join us in the drive against the bosses’ attempts may re- sult in losses to you for which you will | feel very sorry when perhaps it will be too late. “This is an appeal to your manhood; that you must stand up erect and be only rights, but to assume duties as well. We warn you that too many workers in the trade have enjoyed rights without doing ther duties. The higher wages you get and the better hours you enjoy are the result of our work. We are still willing to con- | tinue to carry the burden but as the bosses have gotten together we call upon you to add your strength to our strength and thereby overcome the in- creased power of the bosses. They have all secretly or openly joined the association. Now it is up to you to join the union. “We have a great deal more to tell you that we cannot put in writing at this time, but if you will call at the office of the union at 217 East 6th St., New York City, at any time before 5 p. m., we will tell you all that is going on, “Come one, come all! “Fraternally yours, “WINDOW CLEANERS PROTEC. TIVE UNION, Local 8 Dmytro Pry- siazniuk, President.” counted as one who is seeking not} SATRAPS INTO GANADA SCHOOLS Cadet Movement a Cloak for Training CANADA, Aug. 26.— The military authorities of Canada have invaded the schools of the various provinces thru the cadet movement. Under the guise of “physical training” a species of military training is being imposed upon the boys of the Dominion. Education in Canada was, by the Brtish North America Act, placed wholly within the jurisdiction of the provincial authorities. The Minis- ter of Militia Mr. MacDonald, on June 24, 1925, told the Canadian parliament that his department “Took no inftia- tive” in instituting cadet corps in the schools and entered no school until the application had been “endorsed by the Supt. of Education” in each prov- ince. A letter from Capt. J. Willis Chandler to school principals in Mani- toba, bearing date March 27, 1925, urging the formation of cadet corps in the schoolg gives categorical denial to the ¢laim that the department takes no initiative, and the state- ment of Mr, Cannon, Minister of Edu- cation for Manitoba, that neither he nor his department has given any au- thorization to the cadet system in Manitoba, seems to dispose of the whole case of the Minister of Militia. School Heads Not Consulted. The department of education in Manitoba knows nothing about the number of cadet corps in its schools, etc,, and on April 7, 1925, the minis- ter wrote to Capt. Chandler of the militia department asking for the nec- essary information. On May 18, Capt. Chandler replied that he was instruct- ed by the district officer commanding to state that this information could not be given. This means that the military authorities have invaded the schools without the sanction of the Department of Hducation, and in defi- ance of the B. N. A. Act, and that it refuses to give information as to its activities to the educational authori- ties. Challenged by J. S. Woods- worth, M. P. on the floor of parlia- ment June 24, 1925, the Minister of Militia said that headquarters would give this information. In the year 1916-16 the militia de- partment spent $84,972.05 on cadet training. For the year 1925 the sum voted is $400,000, and for the year 1924-25 the sum spent was $367,829.34. ‘The number of cadets in training in 1914 was 61,911, and this year it has increased to 125,522, In 1914, the num- ber of cadet corps was 432, and March 1925, 856, Flimsy Alibi. The Minister of Militia denied that the cadet system was militaristic. He said, “ physical training is the basis of the whole system of ca- det training and the military exercises are only an incident.” He was im- mediately asked why he did not in- clude girl training if it were physical training; why the military depart- ment paid for it; and why the federal authorities invaded the educational realm since the B, N. A. Act speci- fically placed this under the jurisdic- tion of the provinces. Satisfactory answers were not forthcoming. The Minister of Militia stated that his de- partment had authority from the min- istevs of education in the various proy- inces and he would bring these down the following day. It is significant that he did do this, and in Manitoba the Minister of Education says that he has given no such sanction. Miss Agnes McPhail, Canada’s only woman member of parliament, dealt effectively with the “physical train- ing” claim. She showed by authori- tative quotations that military train- ing was not efficient physical train- ing and that the great military na- tions of Europe gave gymnastic train- ing to their recruits for the very rea- son that the military exercises failed to give the necessary physical train- ing. E. W. RIECK LUNCH ROOMS Six Places 169 N. Clark 118 S. Clark 66 W, Washington | 167 N. State 42 W. Harrison 234 S. Halsted mim | 1612 Fulton Ct. Bi Phore West 2549 PIC SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1925 music SINGING Lane, walk 2 blocks east. PHILADELPHIA, ATTENTION! First Annual given by Fruit and Grocery Clerks’ Union GAMES A THREE ACT DRAMA DIRECTIONS—Take No. 50 car on bth Street, get off at Church NIC AT FLAXMAN'S FARM REFRESHMENTS