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office, the proper note of the change. they were organized. sho, conci: the comrades were busy showing next oné will contain. ~ Workers Writ How Worker Correspondence Works. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—Increase our order from 9 copies to 16 coples daily of The DAILY WORKER,” demanded a comrade from is he whisked into The DAILY WORKER New York agency “How come?” asked the manager as he picked up his pad to make And this is the story in condensed form: The comrades in ——+ ordered a bundle of the daily as soon as They were encouraged to write about their and the condition of the workers at their side. was sent in, but it was just the right thing. language the story of the everyday struggle of the wage slaves and showed up the bad side of the shop and called for improvement. Of course the article was printed in the daily and for several days paper. That stirred the whole working force to take an interest in the shop conditions and many improvements were made. Now there of more articles’ and the workers are on the alert to find out what the The claim that The DAILY WORKER in fact belongs to the work- ers.and fights their battle has been proven and the workers in this shop now call The DAILY WORKER their paper. They are now read- Ing about the struggles of the whole working class, and are learning how the fight is going on in the entire world. About the A crude article It told in simple and the whole shop what was in the talk BAKER SEES IMMEDIATE NEED FOR ORGANIZATION OF UNORGANIZED TO OFFSET COMPANY UNION MOVE By A Worker Correspondent. PHILADELPHIA, Pa,, Jan. 4,-The boss bakers-of Philadelphia have organized an offensive on the journeymen bakers which expresses itself in the formation of the already well known company union. This is an organized attack on the part of the bosses to destroy the foun- dation of the bakers’ union in Philadelphia which was established after many years of suffering and great cost to thousands of workers. It is an attempt to lower the standard of living of the working class by trying to destroy his labor union, the only weapon he has with which to pro- tect himself and his family against ¢——. the capitalists’ lust for profits. This movement had its origin in a similar movement that started in Phil- adelphia about eight months ago. Gentlemen calling themselves the Master Bakers’ Association of Phila- delphia, tried to entice some of the members of the International Bakery and Confectionery Workers’, Union No. 201, There are a few susceptible ones’ in every union. Théy got after those giving them cheap whiskey and cigars and promising them more wag- es than the other workers. All in all they managed to get together about 30 slaves. Each of the poor stiffs gave @ dollar a piece to the bosses so that he could put a chain around their necks and lead them to the slave pens | — under the guise of a company union. When the journeymen bakers learn- ed of this attempt to undermine their union, they called a general meeting and explained the situation to the) jroq pac workers. They pointed out to them that the bosses are trying to take advantage of the unorganized workers and or- ganize them into an army of workers to use against the union workers. After four months they gave up their attempt to crush the union. They gave up owing to the fact that they could not get enough bakers to join and that the men they did get could not be compared with the men in the union for work and production. After watching the recent revival of this movement on the part of the bosses in our trade, I began an in- vestigation and found that this ques- tion is very serious. Just as long the union will not take steps to bring the unorganized worker under the protection of unorganized labor, this WEST VIRGINIA WORKER CORRESPONDENT LIKES ORIGINAL CARTOON PRIZE: One of our most active worker correspondents in West Virginia writes us: aiecads “I have received the original éar- toon which was sent me as a prite for a story | submitted to The DAILY WORKER last week. | wish to express my appreciation. It was Indeed a delightful surprise and a prize that | treasure most highly.” ood army of unemployed workers will be forced to work against the uion. To offset this move on the part of the bosses, organization of the unorgan- omes most necessary. It is high time that we got on the job and got after our sleepy officers who are too well fed to pay much at- tention to the daily struggle of the workers and who for the most part piay the role of labor lieutenants for the capitalist cli it Organization of Let our slogan be: the unorganized. Organization ig the strongest weapon in the hands of the working class and the only way™that we will achieve our emanei mn from slavery from a class of master i * Parasites. FREE LITERATURE SUPPLIED. MILWAUKEE, Wis.— Free copies as,of the YOUNG WORKER, Tribuna Robotnicza, Pravda, and Honor and Truth, can be secured from Frank Milder, 821 Clylesurn St., Milwaukee, SOLDIERS IN THE CLASS STRUGGLE: WHAT IS GOING ON AT YOUR FRONT? By NANCY MARKOFF, Every worker who sees an injustice being committed Against workers in his factory, mill, miné or in the community where he lives to point it put to his fellow workers, Worker correspondent for The DAI! and feels an urge to discuss it with them, is a potential WORKER. Every worker who has an opinion that he feels he must get across to other workers is a potenti: ‘The DAILY WORKER says to you: Make me more useful to you. and to the workers you are associated with. It says to you: tell me that I may tell ft to all workers. Thru me your voice will be heard by workers everywhere. Thru you I will the better serve work- ers’ everywhere. We are indispens- able to each other, Many workers say: But I cannot write. You are asked to tell, Your Job is not to spin an exciting yarn but to ‘convey a necessary message, Which does not mean, however, that that message is not often a beautiful work which delights those who read it. You know that from your own ex- Perlences in reading the articles in our Worker Correspondents’ page. A worker correspondent’s job does not end with the telling. An impor- tant feature of his job is to get that message where it can be most use- ful, where it can be most effective. And for that purpose you order a bun- die of the issue in which your mes- sage appears and you see to it that that issue gets to those who should see it. Tho skill in writing is not an es- sential in a worker correspondent, tact and discretion are, You want workers to read your article, But you need not hand the paper to any worker, You need not boisterously distribute it. Just put it down where it will be noticed by those whom you have written it for, Mark the article, Fold the paper so that that article will first. Then watch it put itself a} worker correspondent for The DAILY ‘WORKER. ————_—————————— We write this for you who have the impression’ that to be a worker cor- respondent one must have training in writing,. We write it for you who are eager to write but don’t know how to get started. Begin. You'll be sur- prised how much you learn by doing. Your uscript should contain your name’ and address so that we may bs suggestions. We will not ts ir’ name unless you Wish it. Fala | ur message in plan lan- guage, a have figures, ie, give them. Don’t leave out the city, state, name of the factory and if possible tell when it happened. While you write do not lose sight of those whom you want to interest, to influence. In fact, write as tho you were writing a letter to them, trade union de| THIRD PRIZE—The original | Workers’ Life THIS WEEK'S PRIZES! HIS week's prizes for the best contributions are as follows: - FIRST PRIZE—“Historical Materialism—A System of Sociology,” by Nikolai Bukharin, This is the most sought after book of the day. In this valuable book ali the social sciences are closely scrutinized and interpreted from the materialist viewpoint. SECOND PRIZE—“Russia Toda: ion on social and economic conditions in Soviet a a very valuable book to own, PRIESTS DODGE MINERS" DEMAND; ~ DO NOT APPEAR Holy Strikebreakers Suddenly Get “‘Ill’’ By PAT TOOHEY (Worker Correspondent) EDWARDSVILLE, Pa., Jan. 4. — ‘Members of Locals Unions 699, 1138 and 1159, United Mine Workers of America, employed at the Woodward Colliery and Kingston Coal company No, 2 and 4 collieries assembled in a joint membership meeting at Pauxitas Hall, Edwardsville, called by locat union officials of the three unions, Priests Dodge Miners. The purpose of the meeting was to compel two priests residing in that neighborhood, who were signers to the bosses’ proposal made public last week, to explain their action before the union miners who constitute the bulk of their churches. Prior to the meeting one of the sainted hypocrites announced he would attend the meet- ing but would not apologize for his actions, The other bible pounder was reported to have been taken “ill” an hour or two previous to the meeting. Meanwhile, scores of local unions and general committees thru out the anthracite region have taken action on the action of the priests in lining up with the bosses, Practically every local union in the Wyoming Valley adopted resolutions condemning them. Local Union 1483 last night declared “if they would mind their own busi- ness they would have plenty to do.” A thousand miners assembled in Larksville took similiar action yester- day. Thousands Hungry. The soup lines broaden, Another has been opened in Mahoney City. Eighteen families were fed the first day. The Children’s Welfare Service reports in eight days activity they have fed 4,808 miners’ children, a daily average of 601, in addition to the case of whole families taken care of. Some old maids’ organization in the Shenandoah section is reported to be collecting food and clothing for the miners and their families, to say, if true, this action of the spin- sters will be appreciated by the miners in their fight against the, bos- ses. . Yesterday a small operator in the Dunmore. region attempted to move ‘some mine machinery assisted by sev- eral men. They were attacked by a crowd of workers and in the mixup the operator and his assistants were badly beaten’ Today the same coal operator moved his machinery, as- sisted by a detail of state police. Lunch Room Filthy and Food Expensive at Lane Technical By A Student Correspondent. It was back in 1895 that the board of education promised the students of Lane Technical High School a fine new school on the. present site of Riverview Amusement Park. Now in 1925 they are still promis- ing us a new, huge structure with rooms enough to have only 25 pupils in a class and a swimming tank and “gym.” At the present time we have 30 to 40 in a class and not a few of our rooms are absolute fire-traps which have been condemned time and time again by the fire inspectors, but noth- ing has been done, There are more than 5,000 boys at Lane, which was intended for not more than 2,000. We have a lunch room so dirty and the food so expen- sive that the boys who buy their lunch- es are driven to buy their meals at hole-in-the-wall eat shops that are clustered about the school. These are filthier than the school lunch room but not so expensive. The few water fountains we have are out of com- mission half the time. Flagman Averts Wreck. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 4. —The last thought of Ambrose Bdwards, New London flagman, after sustain- ing fatal injuries in a fall from the rear end of an express train was to protect passengers in a following train, He dropped warning explosives on the track just before he died. Students Against Chapel. In the Southern Methodist Universi- ty of Dallas, Texas, more than one- third of the student body voted 510 to 135 for the abolition of the compulsory chapel. the official report of the British ns of w* DAILY WORKER cartoon, — Needless’ THE DALLY WORKER Page Five RED-BAITING ORDER SEEKS WICY PLUMS To Shake Down Bosses with “Red” Scare (Continued from page 1) “are constantly planning the over- throw of our government.” Foreign Worker Blamed. The rapid spread of Bolshevism in the United States ts ascribed by the wise economisfs of the patriotic so- ciety to the presence of many immi- grants. Since many of these immi-| grants are “illiterate and know noth- ing of our language, they necessarily become workeks on our farms, in our mines, and in pur great industrial plants and factories. They do not im- mediately, if at, all, learn our ian- guage and customs. They usually seg- regate among their own people, and come under no, Truly American influ- ence, They mI it, work, as must we all; but daieeserent brings disap- pointment. Disappointment breeds discontent, and, . discontent -makes them an easy,prey to enemy propa- gandists.” — The “patriotic” society proposes to fight the spread,of Communist doc- trines among workers by “employing the same methods which have been used so long by the enemies of the United States government.” These methods are deseribed as follows: To Organize “Alien” Workers. “We are going, to issue literature in the way of pamphlets and books, like- wise in all languages with the Eng- lish translation appended thereto, and in everyday words, covering all kinds of civic matters, including our basic laws which every American citizen or resident should know in order to ful- fill his sacred duty. We propose dis- tributing these from time to time to every worker in our factories, mines, fields, industrial plants; and to every person of every nationality, whatever his faith, within the United States, in- cluding our citizens. We advocate na- tional and state! proclamations. We intend sending‘orators to every fac- tory, mine, antbterge industrial plant, as well as to'dut-schools and among the homes of our workmen and their employers, to tedch and to preach our doctrine and #@ eounteract’the antag- onistic one. Wgjshall organize clubs, groups, and fonums principally among the illiterate aud, foreign element thru- out our land, gp that they may learn and profit by opr teaching. We shall invite all. patrigtig.employers, all civic, fraternal, soc! workingmen’s and other organiz to join our pro- gram.” 4 2 vova? As an example pf its proposed meth- ods, the patriofig: society’s pamphlet lines up in twq ¢golumns “The Com- munist Idea” .@p opposed to “The American Idea, Under the latter head, the society;tries to bamboozle workers into believing that there are no economic and social classes; that each one has the,same opportunity to succeed financially, socially and men- tally; and that, ‘equal distribution of property is impossible.” Publishes The Patriot. The society, has also published the Patriot, which published aleged quo- tations from the speeches and writings of Carl Haessler, C. A. Hathaway, Lenin, William Z, Foster, The DAILY WORKER, conventions of the Work- ers (Communist) Party, John Pepper, FASCISTIMAKE first number of. monthly called The |¥out and even a publication issued at “Leningrad, Smolny.” Hard-Up for Cash. Naturally, the society has issued an appeal for money. Dues for various kinds of subscribing, contributing, ac- tive and life memberships range from $2 to $1,000. politicians endorsing its “American- ization” and aritlCommunist aims. Among those whoShave approved the society’s program are Senator Cap- per of Kansas, Senator Ferris of Mich- igan; Congressman Sol Bloom of New Rear Admiral H. M, Josephthal of the New York aval militia, and Attorney George Gordon Battle. To Create’Red Scare.” While this newW** patriotic society does not seem {6 be very influential at present, it 1s'Y6llowing the usual tactics of such groups. It is already aiming to enlist the support of big capitalists and pOliticians by creating a “red scare.” 'A®mysterious hint is dropped by the sd¢iety’s official organ that “the president of the United States is also interested judging by a letter which Mr, Cash received from the president's private secretary in answer to a letter which Marshal Cash sent to the White House.” The al- leged letter from the president's sec- retary is not quoted either in full or in part. The society also claims to be enlisting the support of “our most esteemed citizens,” United States senators, congressmen, business men, judi lawyers, and bankers. Meet at Biltmore Hotel. At a recent meeting of the society held in the Hotel Biltmore, New Yo plans were discussed for obtaing the assistance of United States’ consuls abroad in distri ig anti-Communist literature among” foreign worke seeking admissiofi to the United States, eye ‘If you want''td’ thoroughly un- derstand Communism—study it. COOLIDGE COMMISSION PROPOSES LAW AGAINST PICKETING OF ANY NATIONAL OR FOREIGN OFFICIAL By LAURENCE TODD (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Jan, 4.—Thru his District of Columbia, whom he appoin' for a drastic anti-picketing law, covering the national board of three commissioners for the ts, President Coolidge has come out capital. It is more extreme in its repressive features than the bill already proposed by Rep. Blanton of Texas, known as the spokesman in the house for the National | Association of Manufacturers, One of the significant features of forbid peaceful picketing of foreign e: this proposed law is that it would | mbassies and Jegations. That is an| attempt to shield the Polish, Hungar-+ ian, Bulgarian, Italian and other dip- lomats of terrorist governments against the demonstrations which sym- pathizers in this country with victims of terror in Europe may wish to make in the public streets near these build- ings, Last spring, a picketing demonstra- tion was staged by the Workers Party and the International Labor De-| fense Council in front of the Polish} legation, and in October a similar yisit | was paid to the Hungarian legation, | when working class radicals were on| trial and threatened with execution in Warsaw and Budapest. “It Shall Be Unlawful.’ The district commissioners — two business men and an army engineer officer—have added to the industrial picketing ban containad in Blanton’s bill a ban upon picketing of the} White House, public schools and the} offices and residences of all public of- ficials, as well as the foreign embas- sies, legations and offices and resi- dences of officials of these embassies | and legations. “It shall be unlawful,” reads their draft of the intended gag law, “for any person to do any of the things set forth in the preceding section for the purpose of influencing any officer of the District of Columbia, or any for- eign official, minister or ambassador, —— | at his office or official place of busi-| ness, or at the residence of such of-} ficial.” Can Get Sixty Days. This would forbid all’the picketing activities of the National Woman’s| Party, which picketed the White House to secure woman suffrage, and which might attempt to picket the of- fice of a cabinet officer. Blanton’s bill provides a fine of $50 to $200 or five to 30 days in jail ds penalty for vio- lation; the administration measure makes the minimum fine $20 but would permit a 60-day jafl sentence, Picketing is defined as seeking to influence any person, by crying out or proclaiming, from entering any place of business, and loitering in front of any such place while showing any card, banner, button, badge or trans- parency for the purpose of influencing anyone from business patronage or business visit. Why Not Picket This Commission? The Coolidge commissioners aecept this Blanton bill which is in effect a repeal of the Clayton law as regards the right of peaceful picketing. They merely expand it to cover a repression of all peaceful demonstrations which would warn European governments of the resentment felt in America toward their arbitrary treatment of minori- ties. NEW ACADEMY MEANS OF RULE Also Plan Control of Italian Youth ROME, Jan, 4, — The Italian pera net of Mussolini has decreed the cre- ation of a Royal Academy to be mod- eled after the French academy. How | fascism means to use this institution may be seen in the fact that it ‘will be liberally supplied with finances and other means to function, which will include subsidizing individual ar- tists, scientists, writers, inventors, and the intellectual class generally. Moreover, the academy will control local academies, and the ministry of public instruction will be closely al- lied with the academy's work. Another instrument for fascist con- trol is seen in the establishment to- day by cabinet order also of a “na- tional organization for assisting the physical and moral education of h.” The intention is to co-ordinate men- tal, physical and religious training under fascist auspices until boys are old enough to enter the fascist militia AMERICAN MOVIE OWNERS CONQUER GERMAN CONCERN Will Export Many Films to Germany BERLIN, Jan. 4 — The American film industry definitely conquered the German market of 65,000,000 present and prospective movie fans when con- tracts were signed by Germany’s strongest moving picture company, the “Ufa” (Universum Film Aktien- gesellschaft) with the Universal, Famous Players, Lasky, Paramount, and Metro-Goldwyn corporations, The Universal company held spe- cial rights in a preliminary contract | with the “Ufa.” Relinquishing a part of these it obtained an agreement guaranteeing that a majority of its Pictures would be shown in the “Ufa” theaters of Germany with guarantees of profit on every picture. .The Famous Players, Lasky, Para- mount and Metro-Goldwyn pictures will be distributed in all “Ufa” the- aters too, but they will be exchanged | for the same amount of “Ufa” movies to be imported by America. Through this agreement the american compa- nies will be enabled to export films to Germany without being hampered by German movie laws. REPORTS SHOW SOVIET UNION IN RAPID PROGRESS INDUSTRIALLY; RAILWAYS NO W SELF SUSTAINING WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Industrial production in the Soviet Union for fiscal year, ending Sept. 30 last. The founder of the society is Jacob 1925 was 72 per cent of the production for 1913 in the entire Russian empire Cash, a New York’City marshal with |#nd agricultural production was upwards of 95 per cent of the average for a small following ‘of peanut politicians, | 1911-1915 in the present territory of the Soviet Union, according to bulletins However, the society has published|received by the Russian Information Bureau from the Central Statistical letters from better known capitalist| Department, Moscow. The figures for industrial production cover the Soviet Industrial production increased nearly 60 per cent over the fiscal year 1923-24, In September it reached 80 per cent of the monthly rate for 1912 The population of the Soviet Union@——————_____—__—________.. owing to losses of territory as a re- sult of the war, was 77 per cent of that of the Russian empire of 1913. During 1926 industrial production is expected to equal the figure for 1913. Grain Crop Increase The gross grain crop for the year, estimated at between 2,700,000,000 and 2,800,000,000 bushels, showed an in- crease of 35 to 40 per cent over the crop of 1924. The technical crops, cotton, flax, hemp, oil seeds, tobacco, sugar beets, etc., showed increases of from 50 to 100 per cent. The foreign trade turnover for the fiscal year, European frontiers only, was $587,470,000, with an unfavorable balance for the year of $55,000,000 due to the cessation of grain exports fol- lowing the poor harvest of 1924, The turnover increased 33 per cent over that of 1923-4 and was about half the turnover for 1913, The feature of the year in foreign trade was the rapid rise in imports from the United States, Imports From U. S, 32 Per Cent. Imports from the United States formed 32 per cent of all imports, standing first on the list. Their value was $102,000,000, In 1913, 43 per cent of the imports came from Germany and than 6 per cent from the United State Oil exports for the fiscal year broke all records, The total waa 1,338,000 metric tons, 45 per cent greater than the exports for 1913. ‘isa ‘The metal industry, the cotton tex- tile industry, the €lectro-technical in- dustry and several minor. industries doubled their output over the previous fiscal year, Currency in circulation increased from $320,690,000 on Oet, 1, 1924, to $641,654,000 on Oct, 1, 1925. Bank deposits and resources. of the princi- pal banks of federal scope doubled during the year, Thruout the year the ruble was quoted at slightly above parity on European exchanges, Railways Have no Deficit, The railways paid their own way in 1925, ning of the fiscal year was 45,000 miles, as compared with 42,500 miles in 1913, During the year several hun- dred miles of new lines were com- pleted, especially in regions rich in minerals and grain in Siberia, Freight traffic for the fiscal year increased 42 Per cent over 1923-24, Air transport increased rapidly during the year. In August, 1925, the total airplane lines in regular operation totalled 2,187 ea The mileage at the begin-/| YOUNGSTOWN HAS Bl MEETING FOR LABOR DEFENSE Hundreds Attend De- spite Bad Weather (lI. L. D. Press Service.) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan, 4.—The International Labor Defense Council of Youngstown held a large and | Tousing mass meeting at the Moose Temple. Despite the bitter cold wea- ther hundreds of steel workers turned out to hear the speakers discuss the necessity of the workers defending themselves against the onslaughts of the powerful industrial barons of the eel empire. Bishop William Mont- gomery Brown of Galipn, Ohio who was to address the meeting was com- pelled to cancel his engagement cause of a severe cold from Bishop Brown y 2 sing his regrets. Cha Baker of Akron, 0. presided as chairman and made a speech ¢hampioning the rights of the workers to organize defend their rights. Fred G. Biedenkapp of Chicago spoke upon the work of the International Labor Defense and made a powerful appeal in behalf of the many victims of the American capital- ists now confined behind prison bars Pointing out the arming of the New York police force with tanks as one of the latest steps taken by the Am- erican ruling class to prepare for an attack on the American workers in case they revolt against unjust and unbearable living conditions the speaker appealed for all to unite and care for the present and future vic- tims of the American ruling class. General Jacob Coxey, who years ago led an army of unemployed workers in a march on Washington and who was jailed for “trespassing” upon the White House lawn recited his many futile attempts trying to induce the capitalist politicians and their hench- men to aid the people, General Coxey urged support of the Labor Defense and praised the work it was doing in behalf of the many Victims of the capitalists. A neat sum will be realized for the defense and many new members ad- ded as result of the meeting. 8 Italian Academy of Immortals. ROME, Jan. 4—The cabinet order- ed' the creation of an Academy of Im- mortals similar to the French aca- demy. Daily Worker BIRTHDAY PARTY January 15 in CHELSEA given by the Jew branches of Chelsea, Revere, Lynn and Winthrop at the LABOR LYCEUM, 453 Broadway, Chelsea, Mass. DANCE and enjoy yourself in the Popularity Contest and other features. Admission 50 Cents. Revolution in | China and in Europe. By Karl Marx. An important article in the January issue of the WORKERS MONTHLY which should be read by every worker. Subscribe! Rates: $2.00 a year $1.25 six months 25 Cents a Copy To those who work hard for thelr money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work, DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. The January Issue of the Teas MONTH S Y Be sure to get a copy of this issue.