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pumas a HE DAILY WORKER 1000 WORKER CORRES PONDENTS BY JANUARY 13 1927 NCC TIME FOR WOMEN TO THINK ABOUT CLASS STRUGGLE By HELEN JOHNSON, (Wérker Correspondent) ASHLAND, Wis., Maych 5 — Many may wonder why women of the work- ing class are so slow to line up in the class struggle. But why should we be surprised? We know that working women never were trained for anything else but hard work; Of course the rich woman can understand politics and their class interests, they have been trained to it.‘ Enough rea- son for us to begin to train ourselves, and to think of the life we lead. The working class mother of a large family has to continually worry over food, clothes, fuel, how will they be paid for? Life for her is just one round of worries and work, Is it any wonder she is behind the rich woman and even behind the working man? It says in the bible that a woman must be a man’s slave and women have believed it, Man has also gloried in it. I've heard many a man say: “Oh, what does a woman know,” But times clfange and we learn. Man has come to understand that he cannot fight all alone, and we women must not be so slow to enter the fight, It is very important for the working ¢lass mother to know how to regulate the size of her family, The mother who has only as many children as she can take care of will be stronger, take better care of her children and will have time to train them’ so they will be capable fighters in the class struggle. We don’t see big families among the rich who could afford to have them, yet the law does not say they commit a@ crime when they regulate the size of the family. But let a poor woman express a desire for advice and she is told it is against the law. Mothers who have children going to the public schools must follow closely what they are taught. The children will come home and tell you how the teacher preached a sermon and what she said about this or that capitalist Jhero and you should be prepared to explain things ‘to them. Therefore you must read working class literature and there is none better than The DAILY WORKER, I wish more mothers would write fn The DAILY WORKER and I am sure we would learn quite a bit thru each other’s experiences, “The pen is mightier than the sword,” provided you know how to use It. Come down and learn how in the worker correspondent’s cla —SSs dust Off the Press! Marx and Engels REVOLUTION IN AMERICA. By Heinz Neuman. Marx and Engels were keenly aware of the deve- lopment of American labor fifty yoors ago. In this unusual booklet, Heinz Neuman, one of the most prominent figures of the Communist movement in German ome of Karl Marx—well presents their _analysis of American labor and the road it must take to final victory. The lessons of Marx are still applicable today in this country—making the book- WHAT THE 8th OF MARCH MEANS TO THE MILLINERY WORKER OF SOVIET RUSSIA AND OF CAPITALIST U. S. A. By K. WOLODARSKY. As the eighth of March comes nearer, closer to my mind comes the par- allel between the woman working in the Russian millinery shop and her American sister, working in the same industry. The Russian woman is celebrating the historical holiday, the eighth of |the coming month. March, given to her as a special gift by the Russian revolution | which did not | forget the woman with her special demands. The workingman of czarist Rus- #—~ Sia was a slave ofthe barbaric laws } of the czar, a slave to the church, and a slave of the exploiter, the boss: But the Russian working woman of the past had one more chain—she was also the glave of her father and after marriage of her husband. The Russian revolution broke those chains. The woman of the Union of Socialist Soviet Repablics is a free citizen. In shop at work, she dis- cusses organizational and social prob- lems. Out of the shop she” celebrates her freedom. The mind of the working .woman only, All day she bends over her ceaseless stitching and drives herself ever faster. When the day is over she takes a bundle of it home. home is transformed into a regular workshop, where* her weak mother, or husband and the small children toil till late at night to finish out the order for the next morfliing. The Russian working woman broke her chains of slavery. Now, American working woman, it is your turn to follow your sister’s example. Stockyards Worker Tells Her Struggle By a Worker Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, March 5,—This is the story told me by a wretchedly dressed old woman who appeared at the office in which I worked. It sym- bolizes the life struggle of so many workers that I think it is‘ worth re- telling. She went to work at thirteen years of age in one of the stockyards in Chicago. When eighteen she married a worker in the same plant, Her hus- band did the hardest kind of work, His hours were 12 per day. and his wages $10 a week. AftersS years of work his right foot was crushed by being caught inthe machine on which he was workingp?For eight months he was laid up ifthe hospital. Mean- while his wife afd two children nearly starved. Keeping the Worker. Just as sooncas*he could get out of bed he went back to his boss and asked him for his job. He was told he was not needed and that there was nothing which a sick man could do, The man’s need was so great that he broke out into tears. Thereupon the boss reproachfully asked him: “Didn't I do enough for you by keeping you for fifteen years and giving you a chance to support your family?” Quite exhausted. by the interview the man draggedhimself home and lay down on his miserable bed, with his famished wife and children about him. His last word was that the wife should do all in her power to keep the children from=their father’s con- dition of slavery, Upon his death the woman had no other choice but to have the children placed in a home under the care of strangers. She: loved her children as much—probably more—than the ordinary wealtly:mother does, The working mother has no choice under such circumstances, She left Chicago, being unable to get a job there and came to Philadelphia. Here hunger’at last drove her to begging on the streets. This is the story she told me, as she rested for a moment in my office, until my boss should come in, Working Women Belong in the Workers Party By SAHARA PERLIN Let us consider the last world war in which millions of workers were kill- ed and crippled for life. We all know that war was fought only in the inter- ests of the capitalists, Thousands of workers’ mothers will mourn for the ||rest of their lives, the loss of their children who were a part of their flesh and blood to such a beastly injustice, Therefore I believe that every broad- minded woman should join the Com- munist Party which will help to estab- lish a Workers’ Government, so that our children shall not be the tools of DR. S. Telephone Armitage 7466 Ne , | guarantee to make your plat ’ ni "Gas or Novol for Extraction. Logan Square “ | homes. DENTIST 2232 N. ” Milwaukee, Kedzie and California Ave, cars to door. PASSAIC GIRL STRIKER TELLS HOW THEY LIVE By MARY BARNETT (Worker Correspondent) While on strike I have been sent to investigate poor families in their What horrible conditions I have found. In one place the man told me how hard he found it to live, He did not have to tell me much for as soon as I came into the house I saw his little son crying because he did not have enuf to eat. And not only that, but his throat was all bandaged up. When I asked the father what was the mat- ter he told me that the’ boy had been sick for over five weeks and that he had not had the money to take him to the doctor. His wages were so low that there was nothing left after the meager food had been\ paid for, and he added that he had to work like a slave for the little he got. “I didn’t save any money for four years. I cannot use gas because I can- not pay my gas bills. You see I have to scrape every cent together to pay the rent.” he said. When I came in he was chopping wood, so I asked him where he got the wood from. “I saw this box at a store and I asked the man for it,” he replied, While he was telling me his story I saw how his wife was shivering from cold, She told.me “many a time Lam shivering because I have nothing to burn to keep the house warm.” Big tears were rolling down her cheeks but I told her she must not worry now, for the United Front Committee would take care of her. When I gave them their relief card you should have seen the change in their faces, and they kept on praising the United Front Committee for the kindness it had done them. This is just a sample of how some of the poor working people live, A Landlady Speaks Riding downtown on the street car, a beautifully dressed woman sat down beside me. After riding with a little way she started to tell me of the trouble she has to manage the tenants in her build- ing. Her main trouble seemed to be one of her tenants, who, when she moved into her building, told her that there are only two children in the family, but it turned out that there were seven. She was afraid that they would spoil the looks of her building, and she must get rid of them under any ‘circumstances, Her main object in going downtown just then, was to get the sheriff to make them move or put them out on the street, The children run around ragged and dirty and she has a hard time trying to collect her rent each month. I didn’t get a chance to voice my opinion, because just then she reached the city hall and left me. ZIMMERMAN California Avenue r Milwaukee Avenue fit and make your appearance ral, NO PAIN. The | let of not only historical but also of immediate and SEMINARY CLEANERS & DYERS practical value to all work- ers. It is Pressing—Repairing—Remodeling i 6. \ | Hats Cleaned and Blocked—Also Laundry The Little Red Library aca ig ai Tigh aa ab Aas aban Detter. 10 Cents. > Twelve Copies for One Dollar, 812-14 Fullerton Ave., wee ml. Phone Lineotn 8141 . SOURTS IN'LEAGUE WITH LANDLORDS AGAINST TENANTS Judge Hass Metes Out Capitalist Justice By STELLA JURICH, On the first of this month our new landlord, who recently purchased the building, called to collect the rent for Four of the ten- ants informed him that we did not move into the building on the first of the month, but on a much later date, jand in the past did not pay on the \first. The landlord became arrogant here in America is set on her work|anq told us since we had no lease we would pay ak, once or vacate the build- Ming. Whendwe refused, he became more arrogant; threatening us with eviction if the’money was not forth- coming at once. =Told to Go. The next Morning we found notices posted on G¥r doors ordering us to move out within five days. This out- jrage was réfeived with the greatest indignation $m our part; and we de- cided to solidly stand together and fight for ou¥ rights and against the greed of the dandlord. One slimy-individual submitted to the arbitrary tyranny of the landlord, in expectation to get the janitor’s job, which another: tenant held until then. This did not discourage us, and we de- termined to Stick tg the last. Just as wé were preparing to take the matter into the court, knowing full well that the landlord acted con- trary to the law in, arbitrarily order- ing us teymove, we received summons to appear before the municipal court before Judge John Hass on the charges brot against us by the land- lord for not paying the rent. We were conftdent that justice was on our side and tifat it would be meted out accordingly. The court room was filled with ten- ants and landlords, who came here to settle their disputes. The first case up’ was thaf of an elderly woman shabbily dregsed. She pleaded with Judge Hags that she was unable it :pay her rent, her hus- band being out of work and her child only recently, recovered from an Ill- ness, Her landlord, a fat, prosperous looking persdm, sat not far from her, and threw Slooks of contemptuous sneers at her. “That’s Your: Hard Luck,” Says Judge. The judge Jaterrupted her pleadingg saying to her: “Lady, the court can- not waste time on your lamentations, you_either haye to pay or more. I'll give you eleven days. Next case,” and his gavel,fell on the table. “But your honor,” persisted the wo- man with teas in her eyes, “where can I get the fioney, and where can I move without-money?” “That's your hard luck,” Sepriod the contemptible judge, “Next,2 and again his gavel fell, dismissing the unfortunate wo- man with a wave of his hand. An old mam stepped up next. He began to tell fudge Hass his troubles. The judge was_not interested. “Never mind that,” hg told the old man with a sneer. “Can you pay your rent? . Ten days to pay, or move, Next!” And so in case after case, the “hon- orable” judge meted out justice... in the interests of the bloodsuckers of the poor. To show his great generos- ity and tenderness of heart, he handed four and a half dollars to a woman with a child in her arms, as if that will pay her rent and save her from misery and starvation, When our case came up, it is need- less to say that we were disposed of in a similar manner. He asked us‘if we had a lease, when informed that we hadn't the \Pronouncement was: Pay or moves No Difference Between Judges and Bosses. This incidént convinced me that under capitalism the law courts are not set up tO render justice to the poor and protect them from the tyr- anny and greed of the bosses, but on the contrary, they legalize and protect the plunder tliat the exploiters squeeze out of the blood and bones of the poor. The oly way the workers can effectively regist the tyranny of the bosses and guarantee justice to them- selves i8 to organize thei~ class power to overthrow, the exploiters now in power, z Why Not Become a Worker Correspondent? DON'T LEAVE OUT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WHEN SENDING IN YOUR ARTICLE Due to the volume of Worker cor respondence that comes to our office ry day and the necessity often to ask for more detailed intormation and send suggestions and instruc- tions, we make the following request Correspondents: © each page of your the right hand cor ner, write In plain hand, if you do not use typewriter, your name, ad- dress and date, At the end of your manuscript & a note stating whether you wish ycur name to be used and any other Instructions re- garding the signing of your article. Page Three Eastern Women in the Soviet Union By NUKHRAT. HE revolution Caused the awaken- ing of the working women of the East, of the formerly oppressed na- tionalities of the Russian empire, and raised them to the level of human beings. Thru the power of the Soviet and the eight years’ activity of the Communist Party, these women have been educated and are now taking part in the government of their coun- try on the basis of perfect equality. Their participation is not limited to mere voting at meetings held in vil- lages of the vast Soviet Union—they are actually taking part in the con- struction of ‘Soviet Power. The 1925 elections to the Soviets have produced great results. In the Republics where a few years ago women had no human rights what- ever, being but objects of exploita- tion and beasts of burden, more than a thousand women have been elected to the Soviets, constituting 25 per cent of the total number of Soviet members, OME of these elected women were ‘given posts as presidents of dis- trict and village soviets, and, on the testimony of the peasants themselves, did their ‘work as well as men. One of these women is Comrade Kalber- lova; president of one of the District Executives of the Kirghiz Socialist boy of seven. She worked one year in the capacity of a member of the Dis- trict Executive Committee, and did so well that she was this year pro- moted to the post of president of the district executive. This is what she said at the Third All-Union Congress of Soviets in Mos- cow: “At first I had a hard time of it, the peasants only laughed and in the villages they would not. listen to me, “The Kirghis who during thousands of years were accustomed to value their sheep and m: more than their wives, cannot get accustomed to the idea that women are now an ‘author- ity.” But I would not be discow aged. I continued to visit the villages, carry on-campaigns, to speak at meet- ings: and to do social work. Through her perseverance Comrade Kilbertova at last gained recognition. The fact that she was elected Presi- dent of the district executive shows that the news that the revolution brought has conquered the old which had accumulated during centuries, was preserved by the various rulers and princes and had the support of Islam, HOUSANDS of néw vital forces are thrown into the constructive work -of the Soviets. There is an awakening among the moft backward elements, a new life is being welded, Soviet Republic. A little while ago she was an ordinary agricultural la- borer. She.is a widow and has a little and in this lies the guarantee for the victory of the proletariat thruout the world. Problems of the Pro- letarian Housewife By EVA HOFFMAN Out of the centuries during which they never had a definite place in the’ economic or political structure of so- ciety, women have slowly been as- serting their right to an equality with men. Today women economically in trade and industry are beginning to show feeble signs of power. Work in con- centrating the forces of the proleta- rian women must be constantly kept up and allied with forces of the male proletariat thruout the world. Their common interast’and problems make this a simple and obvious matter. With the proletarian housewife the problem is by no means so simple, but nevertheless of no less importance. Removed from the front line trenches of the industrial struggle, she gener- ally has no broad or accurate under- standing of the struggle being ‘waged for the liberation of the class.of which she is a member. In most cases she has no class consciousness. The strug- gle between capital and labor to her is a source of misery, hunger and pri- vation, Due to the lack of under- standing, instead of being the support of her husband in times of strikes, she very often, thru her lack of class consciousness and lack of apprecia- tion of the meaning of the conflict. renders the,solidarity of her husband very difficult. In recent years, since women have gained their political freedom, capital realizing the power of the housewife, has thru its mnay agencies organized powerful machinery for keeping her in ignorance. The so-called Mothers’ Clubs supervised and directed by capitalist forces, have been endeavor- ing to undermine the forces of labor by working thru the home. Enemies of labor are developed right in the homes of the most class conscious workers. For example, many mothers are encouraged to allow their chil- dren to join organizations such as the ‘scout movement. The working class must realize the importance of the proletarian house- wife in the class struggle. A vigor- ous campaign, of education 1n the class struggle. must be begun so that the proletarian housewife will fully understand the system which victim- izes her as well as her husband and children. It is a duty owed not only to the working class but to the prole- tarian housewife herself. In New England and elsewhere a beginning in the organization of the proletarian women has been made. Lectures, readings, study circles, con- certs, etc. arranged for and in the interest of the workers is the char- acter of thé’ work. Thru the agency of the clubs of wives of workers, an intelligent appreciation of the class struggles has been possible and has already reflected its benefits to the movement. The recognition by the proletarian housewife that she is a slave of the capitalist system and a definite effort to emancipate herself alongside of her husband—these are two of the most important problems facing the working-class, % March ISSUE OF THE Workers Monthly OUT NOW! CONTAININ MARX, ENGELS and Housing in Moscow |LENIN By | R. P. STOKES, Before the world war the lack of housing accomodations was very seri: ous in Moscow. Little improvement could be made in this direction tle first few. years after the revolution. In 1923 three millions were spent, last year twenty-five millions, The past two years’ outlay was used mostly to make repairs on old buildings, this year the fund is being used for new construction. At the end of 1925 three thousand homes had electricity installed, as part of the “repairs” program, and electric plants have been constructed in the village (this work is still going forward), “llyitch lamps,” as the peas- ant calls the electric lamp is bringing light to the darkest most remote ham- lets in Russia. / Counting all sections of the Moscow Soviets, 30,000 are engaged. in carry- ing out this entire construction pro- gram, while in the provinces are as many peasants, men and women, similarly at work on construction and reconstruction. A noteworthy fact is that in this work the Soviet organizations are in- creasingly employing women, While these women workers in 1922 number- ed only 8 per cent, last year they were increased to 13 per cent. The number of non-party women so employed in 1922 was 8 per cent, in 1925, 26 per cent, The more you'll write the better you'll like it. THE DAILY WORKER) PUBLISHING CO. 1113 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. 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