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Fe \ FORD CASE AND TOURNAMENT OF ROSES COMPARED Business "Murder Not Punished at All By L. P. RINDAL. (Worker Correspondent) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 17.—Ac- cording to reports from Marysville, ‘Cal., the Richard Ford defense will move’ for dismissal of the murder charge on the»ground that his, prose- cution violates section 13 of article 1 of the federal constitution, which reads: “No person shall be twice put in jeopardy for the same. offense.” Ford was not armed during. the riot; he did not fire a. shot... The prosecution,,admits that. He was the strike leader—that’s all. The bloody riot started when Henry Dakon, game warden and posse member, fired a shot. 1, W. Wi a Part of Trial. Whenever possible, the prosecution is expected to mention Ford's, connec- tion with the 1. W. W. That organ- ization has been mentioned once al- ready in this trial. Mark Relloni, Pacific gas and electric employe called as a juror, said he had # preju- dice against the I. W. W. Judge Bu- sick informed him that the I..W. W. and none of its doctrines were a part of the trial. Belloni was the object of a peremptory challenge by the defense. That's Different. In this connection it seems to be in order to ask: “What are the author- ities going to do with those responsi- ble for the collapse of the Rose Tournament grandstand New Year's day at Pasadena, California? Two killed on the spot and 237 persons in- jured. Several. of the 71 victims of the tragedy still in Pasadena and Los Angeles hospitals may be crippled for life, the report states. Paul J. Mahoney, eontractor and builder of the tournament of roses grandstand, is said to be enjoying his recovery from a “complete nervous breakdown” at Bishop’s Sanitarium, South Pasadena, City officials, who told Mahoney to go ahead and sell tickets to the stand, after it was re- ported by Chief of Police Kelly to, be unsafe, are not eating prison, food yet, as is the case with Richard Ford. But the latter is a working- man-—<on’t you see? The tournament of roses parade takes place every New Year's day in the millionaire city of Pasadena: Photographs are taken and sent’ east to advertise the climate, flowers and orange-grows—but the barbarous crim- inal, syndicalism law and the rotten Jails of California are left out of the picture. Oakland and Frisco Exchange Unemployed and “Settle” Problem By NORMAN BURSLER, (Worker Correspondent) OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 18.—Eighty five homeless, unemployed workers were arrested by Oakland police while trying to keep warm in the pottery kilns here. After a night in jail, they were told to either leave the town or remain in jail. They left *town on the five cent (vehicle) ferry for San Francisco. Seventy-one homeless, unemployed workers were arrested in San Fran- cisco and given the alternative of staying in jail or leaving town. They left on the five cent ferry for Oak- land. Thus the unemployment problem was solved, Odds in favor of Oak- land. Drive Lenin THE DAT ae | Workers Write About the Workers’: Life FENN HS PLACE HISTORY By P. R. MATKOVSKI, Worker Correspondent. MASON CITY, la., Jan. 48.—-On November 7, 1917, Lenin and his com- rades seized the reins of government from Kerensky and assumed command of the fate of the Russian people. Before 1917, our thoughts of Russia were of a nation of serfs, slaves of the czar and the aristocrats of the imperial court, of bleak, desolate Siberia where all those were exiled who strove for freedom of thought and action. Then Lenin and freedom from the bonds that had held the people in subjection for hundreds of years. Much has been written about strife, imprisonment and bloodshed, by which the change was a tl about, but how else could it have been aco complished? What would have been the fate of Lenin and his comrades had they sought to bring about government control by the workers who were enslaved and exploited by peaceful, methods? Arrest, Siberia, death! Russians have an 0; come a mighty and free the courage and the ind unity to work out their salvation and to be- jople “and, Much of this will be due to the vision, able-energy of Lenin. Lenin's memomry. miaiivn. for ever, not only in Russia but all over the world, THINKING By JOHN STEELWORKER (Worker Correspondent), YOUNGSTOWN, 0., Jag,.18—After waiting several hours on an empty stomach and fearful about the. lower- ing bread supply at home Mr, John Steelworker faces the employment boss and with hat in hand asks for a job and the right to earn bread for his babies. The boss looks him over carefully and passes him on to the language man who quizzes John in his native language. Do you belong to any labor unions? Where did you work last? Why did.you leave? How much did you get? Do you Bo, to church? Are you a citizen? Do ‘you believe in Communism, socialism? Do you belong to any red organization? Well, you look pretty géod, so pass on to the doctor! Facing the doctor, John is pounded on the chest and told to breathe hard. Broken arches, eye- sight, hearing, ruptures, scars, are all marked down and if John has any defects he is refused the right to work. If he looks good thé’ déctor marks his. paper and John’ rétitris to the boss and reports for wrk.’ He works 10 or 12 hours for cimsnomee at 45 cents an ‘hour. John stayed home one day wien the baby was sick and when he returned the boss gave his job to another work- er, taken from the long line at the gate. This goes on every day’ in the year,. When John rebéls he 1% ealiea un-American and the boss" Sci for his’ arrest and deportation? * John Steelworker is thinking «hard now and what he is thinking»about is another country where the,workers rule, the country the boss, doesn’t like. Another country where. he who works rules and where foremen are elected by the workers in the shops, ines and factories; whére a union card is your application card’ for work; where you work 8 hodrs a day and work for a government 'of work- ers and farmers; where worry and poverty do not haunt your waking hours and turn your sleep into night- mares of fear for tomorrow; where the babies can grow into healthy and normal men and women, and where they will enjoy the things now only WORKERS { enjoyed by his master. Yes, John Steelworker is thinking and thinking workers are something that the masters do not want. Some day John Steelworker, he who works will rule not only in this coun- try, but the world over and when that tinle comes you will own your job and be master and not slave. So lift up your head and march on with the other thinking workers who also want to break the chains of cen- turies of slavery. The sun in the east is for you. It is from the land of Lenin who, like you, was a thinker and, like you, knew the pangs of hun- ger and poverty. This little man gave to you and your class the new day and left you the way out. Lenin says to you think out loud and when you do, John Steelworkers, you will inscribe upon the banners that float over the mills these words: “ALL POWER TO THE WORKERS!” CHICAGO ORGANIZATIONS ASKED NOT TO ARRANGE DATES FOR MARCH 7, All labor organizations of Chicago are requested not to arrange any dates to conflict with the Polish workers’ celebration in Chicago on March 7, 1926, of the second anniversary of their fighting paper, Trybuna Robot- nicza, organ of the Workers (Com- munist) Party in the Polish language: ¥% WORKER Page Five Lumber Barons Riot More Jacks Than Jobs, But Say It’s “Normal” By A Worker Corresponaent SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 18, — The lumber manufacturers’ bulletin re- ports us follows:—-Suspension of log- ging operations, according to the Four L Bulletin, because of snow at higher elevation camps, and for holi- day closing, loggers to coagt, cities where of them will regain until logging is resumed in January or February. It is reported frm nearly every dis- trict, however, that repair and in- ventory closing of operations will be- come general “diiring the next six weeks. There “@re at present more men than jobs “inthis district. The present condition is seasonal and normal, ox In spite of thé darge numbers of re- cent arrivals in tlie Pacific Northwest from other locaiifies, the percentage of unemployed,’as compared with the total number of men at work, is less than for the -saime period five years ago, Efforts to @vercome weather and ground conditions, and to provide more continuowsl;employment, have gradually reduced the percentage of most unemployed during the winter months. 1) his: 6 Comrade Lenin Was an Untiring Worker By A Worker Correspondent FORDS, N. J..-Jan. 18. — On the second anniversary of our Comrade Nikolai Lenin’s death I want to say a few words about his stupendous achievements. Chiefly thru the leadership of Com- rade Lenin was the 1917 revolution a success. It was he who perfected and completed the understanding of the nature of they proletarian state, the Soviets. It wag,Lenin’s mind that brot about the. Brest-Litovsk peace treaty. Later is was he who intro- duced the new economic policy, the policy by which ‘Soviet Russia is being successfully reconstructed. He had a great deal to do,with the organization of the Communist International. His most important accomplishments were the proletarian,,state and the Com- munist International. Therefore thru. the study of his works, thru tht idy of Leninism lies the road to the, lom of the work- ing class and imunist society. NEGRO MINER PROTESTS AGAINST TE BEATING UP OF HIS CHILD 5Y TEACHER AND IS ARRESTED By a Worker Correspondent. CENTERVILLE, Pa., Jan, 18,—In the case of the superintendent of the new Hill school of Vestaburg Borough against L. B. Waters, a Negro miner employed at the Vesta Coal company, we have an example of how Negro children are persecuted in capitalist American schools! Vashti Waters, 11-year-old daughter of this Negro’ miner, was brutally beaten with a rubber hose by her teacher, O, K. Nelan. _Dr. H. C. Bliss, who dressed the child’s wounds, asked the¢ father what she had done to have such severé punishment inflicted upon her. He replied that the child had This Week’s Prizes! Every week The DAILY WORKER offers prizes for the three best contributions sent in by worker correspondents. Last week's prizes were won by a stockyard worker, a garment worker and a domestic irker, Send in your stories about the conditions in your factory, mill or mine. You may win one of these valuable prizes, Prize: Second Prize: plains the development of society civilization. “Capital,” by Karl Marx, first volume, “Aricient Society,” by Morgan. This book ex- from savagery thru barbarism to It was acclaimed as a masterpiece by both Marx and Engels at the time of its publication, Third Prize: framed. A DAILY WORKER cartoon, original drawing. told a lie, Tega forgets how many lies he teaches every day. In the state of Pennsylvania we have a law against cruelty to dumb animals but cruelty in the public schools to the children of workers, both Negro and white, is exempted from punishment, Indeed, when the child’s father protested against this act by the teacher, BE. W. Lindley, the school superintendent, had him arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and Squire George McCellan of Frederick Town passed sentence upon the Negro minor to pay the court costs of $7.43. This incident ‘only proves once more that it is time for workérs, Ne- gro and white, to’ organize to prevent the despotic and’ barbaric acts of O. K. Nelan, E. W. Lindley, George Mc- Cellan and the of them. Cudahy’s “Company Union” Is Exposed (Continued ec page 1) that there was no work, in other words they were fired. They asked the foreman and he told them he had orders from the office that if anyone failed to show up he must turn their cards. These were two good workers, 60 the foreman says: “I'll tell you what to do, there is your representative from the union, go with him to the superintendent and see if you can get your jobs back.” They went to the superintendent and after explaining the whole matter to him, the super- intendent said: “I don’t know you fel- lows and have nothing to say to you.” The superintendent did not want any Greek god interfering with running the packing house. Foreman Is Dictator, The rule is now at Cudahy’s that if anyone is off a day he is fired, un he has asked to be excused by the foreman, or if the worker is sick he must send word immediately. The workers are cogs In the packing house machine, and the cogs must fit into the machine or be cast aside, Big Trust's Petty Theft, The women employed in the hog Killing ud cutting department at + Cudahy’s are working 10° and 10% hours. Nebraska has a 9-hour law for women. In 5 days these Women work 47% hours. Some of them work to 5:50 p. m. but only get paid to 5:30, making’ a steal of twenty minutes by the company from these women, Armour’s Busy “B” System. At Armour’s they have taken off the piece work and now have those wor! ers work under the “B” system, If some days they do not produce enuf the foreman tells them they must do more or they will not get any bonus. They work just th me as if it was piece work and they give them, the former piece workers, 52 cents per hour; if they make a little more than the standard set they get a bonus. Rest at the Cemetery, Cudahy’s has lately put in a plan of company insurance for the work- ers. The workers do not want it but the bosses have gone 3 and 4 times te the workers and asked them to take it. This insurintce will cost 60 cents & month for $1,000, The workers want p know if this is a policy insurance ind if they quit or get laid off, can thé keep it? The workers know that t Switt's they. lost the insurance vhon, they, Jeft,,the plant, but at Swift's they charge the worker up with insurance whether they want it or not. Armour’s wants the workers to have a long rest—in the cemetery, but want them to pay for their room, Dold’s 50-60 Circus. At Dold’s plant, when workers are hired they are made members of the “50-50 Club” and charged 50 cents for admission and the first month’s dues; then 25 cents per month. Every once in-a while they have theater par- ties and all members of the “50-50 Club” are given tickets for the show uptown for a certain performance, Sometimes they take the Brandies Theater, or blocks of seats for some particular show, At other times they hold banquets at the plant for which the workers pay extra. The club has»meetings and chooses representatives from each department each representative gets a little more pay and has from 10 to 15 workers whom he is responsible for. If a worker fails to show up the, repre- Sentative must arrange to have the work done, even if he has to do two men’s work himself. Then he has to see that. Gh yerything is left as it should be after the work of his group is done for the day, and this again may resi more work without pay for the Fepresentativ: , | ‘ ‘ Sometimes they choose men who do! resentative, for | not want to be they know they by the other wo! stoolpigeon for tl refuse to take it' il be looked upon as a friend or boss; but if they ey are soon dis- charged. Barnum ik for Boobs. Last week thd took some moving pictures at Cudahy’s to show the packing house industry from farm to fresh ham, ,All the workers were given white frocks, (long coats), jack- ets, overalls and caps to have the pic- ture taken, Then they had the paint- ers and cleaning squad busy for days getting everything white and clean to show the American gullibles how san- itary the processes of the packing houses were. The workers are now required to buy white caps for the killing, sausage, trimming and some other departments. Formerly they wore any kind of cap without objec- tion; but now the company wants to be “sanitary.” is Correction, By mistake the hours in the pack- ing plants in Om@ha were given as 45 per week. This is & mistake, the hours are 54 reek and we wish to make this has sent hundreds of, for the Revolution | — i Vas Louise Strong to Speak at, Denver Lenin Memorial Meet MRS. BELLE HUTTON (Worker Correspondent) DENVER, Colo., Jan, 18. The} Workers (Communist) Party of Den- ver held a re-organization meeting at | the Labor L um at which an inter- | national branch was organized and | necessary officials and committees | selected, We also laid plans for our Lenin memorial meeting to be held Satur- day, Jan, 23th at Barn’s Auditorium, on the corner of 14th and Glenarm Sts. From eight p. m. until nine p. m., Anna Louise Strong will lecture on the life of Lenin, after which the Young Workers League Dramatic Club will present “The Second Story Man.” The Young Pioneers assisting in the celebration by singing the “Interna- tional” and “The Red Flag.” This meeting will be the beginning of the “Lenin Week” drive for The DAILY WORKER, a committee havy- ing been elected to arrange and or- ganize a system by which all members will co-operate in making a real drive for the building of our daily. Jobless in San Francisco, By JACK BALOFF (Worker Correspondent) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan ,18.— Civilization and the benefits there from go to the exploiters of those who create everything. It is a matter of course to see men and women who once had jobs and homes now on the dirty streets of San Francisco, beg- ging for food every night. These are the city's unemployed and the army of jobless here has grown in great| proportions lately. Worker in th You may believe pointed out— Enclosed §.. Worker, $6.00 a Year $3.50 Name .. Btreet ... City ... State seryer You may believe The Dail Worker is the means by whieh this can be done— for labor is the road that Lenin we OP san mos. subscription to The Daily $2.00 Three Mos. OUNG WORKERS LEAGUE CALLS ON YOUTH IN STOCKYARDS TO UNITE WITH NEGRO AND ADULT WORKERS Young workers’ of packingtown! under which you work and live, “yards” is unsanitary, the dead carcasses, especially ments fill your nostrils daily. You than those in other industries, First ‘of all there is the despicable speed-up system. Not only in the but- cher departments, but in the canning and packing departments you are kept continually on the jump, without a chance for rest, in order to pile up the profits for the packingtown bosses The continuous speed-up system is having disastrous effects on your physical well being. It we kens your body so that you can ea y fall vic- tim to many diseases, Even the messenger -boys, who receive the starvation wages of $6 to $8 per week are kept continuously on the go, Under such conditions it becomes essential’ that you organize to fight for a shorter working day. Your present nine-hour day will drive you to an early grave. » You must line up with the other young workers in pack- | ingtown to fight for a 6-hour day and a 5-day week. Yes, it will mean less profits for the bosses, but it will mean better living conditions for you. Sat- urday and Sunday should be two day belonging to you and not the boss. For at least two days a week you shold remain away from the hell holes of packingtown in order to get a chante to develop yourself mentally and physically. Not only that, but how about your wages? Why should you, the young workers, receive less wages than the ee EE The Man Behind This Paper Is a Worker Twenty thousand more such men and women are behind The Daily Worker every day. THE LENIN DRIVE tor Fite Thousand New dike to THE DAILY WORKER Is to add 5,000 more such men behind The Daily, ree weeks— To raise the army to put more power in the mighty arm of labor! You may be this way in wh that the way way— BUT IT’S NOT ENOUGH! Not simply to believe it—you've got to DO some- and Whia- Enclosed $ bundle of... thing about it! Tria Vreuy- 2 cents) Six Mos, for: State... The rotten garbage, in the You are for all human beings and yet your conditions in many instances are the globe is going in Russia— that this is a good way—your : NAME ose cosrsssssvesssossssseessosennnnnmnersenneons Street ssreerseerenessnerereseen CY asciereneorsnersssssesoosscreressanenesennpvonrssoee A few words to you on the conditions know that the general situatton in the the stink from the remnants of slaughtering and bitchering depart. doing work which is most esse al worse + ils CIB AOS adult workers when you ao the same work. Does the boss give a rap whether you or an older worker feeds his cans in the conveying machines or takes them out filled at the other jend? No he don’t! Yet he takes ad- vantage of you because you are |younger and pays you leggmw ¢ This practice must stop. Besides shorter hours, you must ght for equal wages for young and adult workers and line ‘up the adult work- ers in a struggle for this demand. Not only that but you must line up the young Negro’ workers with you in that struggle. The bosses try to play up differences between Negro and white workers because it is to their interests. The young Negro worker {mot only suffers.'(the same miserable conditions that you do, but is at the same time socially discriminated against. He is: your co: de in the struggle against the. boss, The DAILY WOR is carrying ;on the propaganda of your struggle, | Line up behind the packing house campaign of The DAILY WORKER. Spread its message far and wide thru- | out the yards among the young and jadult workers. Support and partici- pate in the unionization of the stock- yards workers, YOUNG WORKERS (COMMUNIST) LEAGUE OF AMERICA, convinced that ich one-sixth of ww» for a copies (at otf The Daily Worker Sat a ee NN

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