The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 5, 1927, Page 5

PRIZES FOR THIS WEEK. THE DAbkkY WORKER Page Five More worker correspondents and more stories from worker cor- respondents are wanted! Workers know of conditions as other workers to find out. —KING COAL, by Upton Sinclair. the coal miners. Cloth-bound, Send in that story today, correspondents! prizes are ofiered this week, as an added Incentive. thruout the country are anxious to see them, and they look to this page Three attractive They are: A splendid working class novel of YOUNG WORKERS SHOULD WRITE AS THEY FIGHT Oil Damages Oklahoma’s Cotton Crop wal = @ = st) => & Go, © “ “a © =) = =} A) a Two Letters Dear Comrade: Hnclosed find $6 for another year’s subseription to The DAILY WORKER. My comradely regrets for not forwarding it sooner. Without The DAILY WORKER in my pocket, I feel like a man going.to work with an empty stomach. To my mind The DAILY WORKER is the best and only RUSSIA TODAY. The famous report of the British Trade Unton dele- The Importance of Youth rig food for the militant worker and wide awake trade ation, . Q Correspondents Comrade 0’Flaherty’s column acts on our brain like a hearty —-BARS AND SHADOWS, by Ralph Chaplin. Poems written In Leaven- worth penitentiary, where the author was committed during the war as a member of the |. W. W. Send in that story, workers! Hudson River Tragedy Shows Need to Enact Federal Compensation Measure By FRED HARRIS, (Worker Correspondent) NEW YORK, Jan, 3.— Longshore- men and Harbor workers to the num- federal compensation law. .Of these men, 50,000 are in the state of New York. That such a protective meas- ure does not exist is due mostly to the nefarious influence of the shipping interest on congress. This fact is forcibly brought for- ward by the recent disaster in New York, when over fifty longshoremen drowned while being carried across “the right to sue for damages after the injury has taken place,” Shipping: Interests: Interfere. To show further influence of the mention that a-low maximum of com- Pensation payment ($25 a week) had been agreed upon by the longshore- men and the legislative sponsors. This was done as a compromise, to cause the least opposition and expedite the passage. The shipowners, originally posing as friends of such a compen- sation bill, had given out information that they would favor a $20 weekly By NAT KAPLAN, Editor of Young Worker, 1 ep seca the need for the organiza- tion of a cadre of worker cor- respondents around The DAILY WORKER there is the need for the organization of the young worker cor- respondents around the Young Worker, Altho they have not yet been crystallized organizationally, there are some 34 young worker cor- respondents who participate in the writing of the Young Worker. Other counties In the The Young Worker went thru three itself. These stages were (1) the pe- riod of isolation of the league. Dur- ing this period the Young Worker was a literary magazine, (2) The period of propaganda for the struggles of the youth, During this period the Young Worker was quite loud, exaggerated to a certain extent and remained a pure propagandist and not an organ- izer of the working youth. (3) The A SCENE IN SEMINOLE COUNTY WHERE OIL IS DESTROYING THE COTTON CROP. Oll, the sane black fluid which has brought millions to many, may re- duce cotton planters In Seminole and Hughes countles, Oklahoma, to poverty since it Is constantly reducing their acreage. more than 1,000 acres of fine cotton land and promises to ruln as many more. ate are likely to be affected also. The Seminole pool has ruined SECTION HANDS ON U. S. RAILROADS STARVED BY WAGE SCALES THAT GIVE WORKERS BARE SUBSISTENCE, AT BEST| By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press. The low wages,paid by the railroad industry to the men responsible for the track and roadway are revealed in an interstate commerce commission report on comparative operating aver- alone would cut his possible earnings far below the averages shown here. At best the section worker’s earn- ings will not provide even a bare subsistence for/a normal] family. Reversal of U. 8. Policy. breakfast. It is so refreshing and gives you the pep necessary for the daily struggle in behalf of your class. Comrade Engdahl’s articles are like wholesome food after a hard day’s work. Comrades Foster, Dwnne and the contributors including the worker correspondents, give us the right to claim it the best labor daily in the English language ever published iy the United States of America. Taken as a whole The DAILY WORKER represents a pano- rama before your eyes of the world of labor, so clear as to leave no cause for doubt. It makes you feel like you are a part of every struggle the working class finds itself in, no matter what part of the globe the battle is on, ber of 250,000 thruout the United main stages in its development as the ary ’ | nase demand the pee vp of a| Sipping interests to interfere with the | organ of the Young Workers’ League Knowing that our present endeavors to establish The DAILY | passing of the bill it will be well to|—a development similar to the league WORKER in New York will be crowned with success, I will close thruout the hoping for a string of English DAILY WORKERS English speaking world soon, Comradely yours, John D. Masso, Brooklyn, N.Y. Gentlemen : Enclosed find check for two dollars ($2) for which send me The DAILY WORKER for three months. You surely are pub lishing a@ wonderful labor paper. Hope to be able to make a the Hudson river on the illfated|payment, no doubt still hoping, that |PeT!od of breaking of the isolation, |ages for the years 1921 to 1925. Tie : 4 : % > TAPER launehs “Linseed Kine She eek pared ed “wisin Cents aonigech oy. when we actually participate in some |average pay of section men in 1925 icy: dating ies padi ylcrigh OF donation again soon to Keep The Daley, : ORK ER. ; foundered midstream, causing the|vented trom becoming a law. How-|°! the Struggles of the working youth. | varied from 23,2c. an hour on the tel the ax ait ces Et E. G. Fisher, Parsons, Kans. 'men to drown in the ice cold river, Lacking a protective law, the depend- ents of the 50 drowned men are unable to demand any compensation, and are facing destitution. The outstanding fact is that the U. S. Supreme Court has ruled in the Jaw suit of “Jensen versus the South. ern Pacific Railroad, that the employ- ment at docks and boats is maritime, subject to maritime laws, and that accidents and deaths at such places is not the concern of a state insur- ance act. This decision necessitates enactment of a federal compensation law. Bill Is Introduced, ever, when the senate took such pay- ments into considetation and reduced them to $15.40, and thereby showed that some sort of bill would eventu- ally be passed, the shipping interests immediately maneuvered ll its forces to defeat the bill in its entir- ity. The objection at this time was that the law would be too much of an expense burden, also repeating the former stand that seamen should be included. The latest information on this mat- ter is that the bill will be presented as “unfinished business” to the pres- ent congress. It is hoped. in labor circles, that the recent tragedy on the b) Volga Boatmen's Son, Hungarian Folk Dano Mass Recitation “Strike”, Workers’ Orchestra and Chorus, tei Ley Cuacich During this period the Young Worker, besides being a propagandist, becomes an instrument for the organization of the working youth, We are in the latter stage now. During the first two periods there was no great need for a large cadre of young worker correspondents. The present period thru which the Young Worker is living implies that it must have such a force, Not only that, but the paper is trying to pursue a broad and flexible policy in order to become the organ not only of the Communist youth but of the non-party working youth as well. What better guarantee for the realization of the policy than the encircling of the paper with a their sounds, say the authorities, must go, 4 NOTICE TO CHICAGO Georgia & Florida up to 75.2c, an hour on Henry Ford’s Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, Ford’s road ig exceptional because Ford speedup methods force his em- ployes to give.more than a dollar’s worth. of work for every dollar that he pays, Taking.only the country’s major systems,,the average varies from 26.8c. an hour on the Atlantic Coast Lines up.to 44.1c. on the Boston & Maine. These,avyerages include pay of section and gang foremen as well as common labor, Average .39c. an Hour, The straight+ime earnings of these workers thruout the country in /1925 averaged just 39¢> an hour, This is a R. Gadgy, De Ole Oleson, M, Tlilikka, establish a minimum wage so that unskilled workers should receive enough to support a family and that additions for greater skill should be made to this minimum. The U. S. rail labor board, however, under the whip of the railroads, reduced the wages of section men nearly 30% in 1921 and 1922. The slight increases since then leave the minimum wage |” in the industry still about 20% under the 1920-21 average. Governor Blaine Has Settled Another Klan and Anti-Klan Rumpus Otto Lastinen, In. e8 n Laura Usinna, Ewen , Farmers Club, Ewen NEW YORK— These Comrades Have Been Challenged to State What They Are Doing to Keep The Daily Worker. WATCH FOR THEIR ANSWERS! Herbert Newton, Roxbury, Mass. David Milgrom, Philadelphia, Pa. Geo, Rupert, Emil Honegger, Rochester, N. Y. Leo Hofbauer, New York, N. Y. Comrade Mendlin, name on the Honor Roll in your Special Birthday Edition, A bill for such a law was intro- sp cabbie aie to offset the peal fore gale young worker | cain of less than, Je. since 1923, Miami, Fla. aoe Lo * duced Feb. 17 by both Senator Cum-|'™Sence of the shipowners, and that z How little thé'22 leading railroad (Special to The Daily Worker) Emil Niva, ‘aino Mellin, mins and Congressman Graham, —1t/t%® Cammine-Grakem il, will nally Cee eee oes nave {systems paid~their maintenance of 7 cy A fae eee. Frederick, S. Dak. Waukegan, Til. ; ecome a law. 4 , ny - oe had a reading in both houses and was cannot be separated from the question ale Regia onang ne nf or Blaine announces he has pardon- A. D. Boroff, H. Hagenen, * reported favorably on June 3. The of the distribution of the paper. What : sia vin. tho,sfalpwing .s ed six men convicted of rioting at Juneau, Alaska. Houston, Tew. ae only thing preventing the bill trom | Dr, Strong of Seattle concrete organizational gains can tho | S60et Wh lee tgo5 903. 1921 | Marinette last June in a fight between H. F. Mins Sam Cohen, he becoming a law immediately was a Ss W. il f * Young Worker make if it prints the i C ate 26.8¢ 26.2c 29.9 klan and anti-klan forces, because. Wiw York ’y. y. Chicago, Ii. cra ae slight technical difference in its pre- peaks ell of Soviet story of a young breaker boy on the} 4" sey pregen aos: yi as. ri ©} leaders were not prosecuted phile - Ph Pack ae Pre i jsentation by the senate to that of the conditions in his anthracite colliery |2#!timore & Ohipy) 42.8. 41.9 41.7 | 11. six were made the “goats.” Theodore Studerland, Nellie Katilus, ‘ house judiciary committee, By a Worker Correspondent, and this story is distributed only | C2. Mil. & St, Penl 41:8 41.1 43.0 The six are Meddie Villineauve, Berkeley, Cal. Chicago, TU. Congress, adjourning on July 3, had LOS ANGELES, Calif—Before the |among needle trades workers in New Chi. & Northwest. 42.1 41.3 42.6 Clyde Barrett, Eugene Sequin, Leo C. Buehler. Jennie Gorshin, a full month’s time in which to adjuét|™@in speaker of the evening took the | York and Chicago? The writing of a| Delaware & Hudson 42.6 424 424 | penaire, Harlod Bennett and Leo Toledo, Ohio. Chicago, Ill < / such minor technicality, but it didn’t,|}#00" @t the Open Forum here, Dr.|shop story must be the signal for the Del, Lacka: & West 44.0 44.0 41.7 | sequin. . 3 palbsasis 4 It 1s openly admitted that the shipping | S!@ey Strong, father of Anna Louise jrallying of the workers in that shop one paidives g ‘ cs ard ee All were sentenced to three months YOU May Be Next 3 S Strong, of Seattle, Wash. made af around the issues raised by the story. nois Central |! ‘ I 5 in the Marinette county work house a ° y oe t. de crak ea rae short speech. He is a member of a] Chis means that a young worker cor- | Missouri Pacificy v 37.8 37.7 39.4 | but Villineauve who was given six rh bracing enough and should include the|4°esation of, 30 on its way to study | respondent must not only write for his New York Centratr 42.4 42.0 42.0 | months. They were given a reprieve is i % f ef conditions in Mexico, paper, but arrange for its distribution | N. Y., N. H. & Haft.» 43.0 42.8 42.4 | at the start of the investigation, serv- es seamen. This, however, ia just a sub-| “|, nd boost its circulation in his field, |Norfolk & Western 40.6 40.1 41.6 | ing a short time. terfuge, for it is well known in Wash- I will have a talk with the re-|* sey Dane Northern Pacifier!’ 42.7 41.5 42.7 The fight, according to Attorney F. ington that such an all-inclusive bill|Ptesentative of the Soviet Union, too.| That is why we are combining our i , ¢ : Aa nc : { young worker correspondent groups | Pennsylvania # 43.0 42.2 42.7 | M. Wylie, Madison, who made a spe- \ would never carry, its main opposi- bev bay agro a sg Peopo hh hopetul ys oune Worker Booster Clubs, | Rock Island 38.4 37.3 38.8 | cial investigation for Governor Blaine tion mostly coming directly from hacia rors he: peices ar ng over | which will have the functions of train- | Santa Fe Of 37.8 36.6 38.9 | followed a big klan tent meeting at P | Aaeiew: Furaseth, Seeeaene ee Pee emake tee a sir ® Dos: | ng young worker correspondents and |St. Louis-San “Fram 35.7 34.8 37.9 | which lecturers criticized catholics. u ex Ge j men involved in the case. Furuseth, ent. diseede in. the baie ” he ac boosting the circulation of the press.|Seaboard Air Line 29,5 27.6 30.9 The klan tent was burned and in a || as ‘iessaenh poy ear aiyets stan hes ’ Besides the other well-known ben- | Southern “ $3.0 81.7 36.5 bey resultant Fey eee j mene Union of America, has place 4 fits of worker correspondence, our | Southern Pacific 38.3 38.3 40.9 | Six were named as participants. | As th te bg * ° himself on record by stating that sall-| og “sogret, which sounded” sar,| 2*9etlence has shown us the follow-|8. P. (Lines in La, purity da by cyagimala ask On January 13, 1927, there will be a ore and longshoremen are of two dif-|\o 41. over ade basing dina tot ing: (1) The Young Worker is a| and Tex.) 29.6 29.8 32.1 | cuting the six, Wylie’s report indt- ° Bi N b ’ | ferent trades, and can not be govern- (Bpisidnaall rec Masi yrs. Boreal nas dae ° - | Unios ’ cated. Special irthday umber of The DAILY | something about the naw American collective organ more than ever be-} Union Pacific 40.5 39.6 40.8 3 | @d by identical laws, He thas also| > cathe subject of the sek speaker, | %¢: (2) It has helped us carry thru Get Bare Living at Best. 1} WORKER in honor of our Third Birthday. stated his opposition to any compen-| oii was created Hin pi Los | ' correct policy of criticism and self-} On roads paying the highest rates] Néw Mikado’s Brother | . . ‘ sation law unless it should include] Motes ont of printers’ ha pier pistes criticism, and thus we have corrected | for section work, a man never miss- Visits with Coolid The issue will be devoted to special articles, j * ‘| many errors. (8) It has helped to do jing a day thruout the regular working Isits Wi ooliage | * * , and apt alive by. sabhing on such | vay wisn famborant rovonsionary [yer wosld eara,ouly bon” $107 |H pictures, stories and a full account of the GINSBERG’S Of Aimee Semple. Merherson conPle | phraseology and the ceaseless use of |On the Atlantle Coast Line he would] NEW YORK, Jan. 3.— Prince Chi-|{} Sacco-Vanzetti case. .We can think of no the oly A Sommunist slogans. get a little over $650. The average| chibu, son of the late mikado of Japan * . : Vv ° R ‘ ka dad a ee ehty eh aoid There must be systematic co-opera-| yearly fulltime pay for the country ar] and younger brother of the new ruler, better service to which to put our Special egetarian Restaurant daniel aot owt between on iti oe foe a whole Alas be under $1,000, eat ate “ue 7 — ze 1 ona fg Birthday Issue than to the cause of Sacco and 2324-26 Brookl The del worker correspondents, e bu © | such steady work never blesses the | where he will visit President Coolidge. 4 A yn Avenue, to fe Sap ionagle pat anda of a movement of young worker cor-| average section man, Bad weather] He arrived yesterday from Europe. Vanzétti, We can think of no better way of LOS ANGELES, CAL. | sack thom Mexico, Dr, Stzong aid, |72sPondents around the Young Worker " celebrating our birthday than by making a ie ‘ 4 . ment around The DAILY WORKER a strong plea for their freedom. We are ask- he same time, : ° New York, Attention! at t e ri ve ing that our readers place their names on the ’ od Le, . . . . . . { DAILY WORKER ANNIVERSARY " Advocates Law Violation. . : Honor Roll in this special issue to indicate : TULSA, Okla, Jan, 1. — Violation i For $50,000 t their support of Sacco and Vanzetti as well hae coer cert gad eyo . ’ 0 as their support of the only daily paper which | * combination laws is advocated by : ; ~ * wy E re J Thomas A. O'Donnell of Los Angeles, KEEP THE DAILY WORKER / is waging a real fight for their freedom. Send | ofl man attending the convention of é ° in your dollar for your greeting NOW! | With Co-operation of UJ ELOR the American Petroleum institute. . rhe ‘“ Fs O'Donnell says that the only way the} HoNAT|ONS-<DECEMBER 20. )OHIO— Working class organizations may secure . : ofl resources of the country can be 1, Amter, Ch 5,00 oe | Sunday, January 9, 1927, at 2:30 preety Natal © os of Nau — 4, Courote 2 |) advertising space at $100 per page. Plt trade agreements, To do that, he| ALASKA— £ Margetic, ci " 3.00 : i ; YORKVILLE CASINO, 86th Street and Third Avenue said, “it 18 necessary to violate the| Alex Frieaolin, afpanak Paul Morya vient 00 Pin your dollar to the blank below and mail it to : lohn Larson, Afo jarence Buehler, Toll ; 413 W. Washington Blvd., Chi- | ADMISSION FIFTY CENTS. laws, until they are amende: : The DAILY WORKER, 11 é gton Xe | CALIFORNIA— i pafbias <bean i eet ‘sn0 cago, Ill., before January 10, 1927. | PROGRAM: The Old Must Go! A. A, Nelson. Oakland » Morphue, Reel NUD enererrree | Nucleus No. Anae “*e @ & PART I CONSTANTINOPLE.— Tho Depart-| Nucleus .Ne. A , ’ LAR é 7 Mandolin Orchestra “Lyra ||™ent of Oriental Music in the Turkey | J+ H. Jensen, Los Ang i DONATIONS DECEMBER 21. Ha: Ag , ¥ 4 PN) a irs yes ria eid a hice pad ILLINOIS— Membership meetin, 5 Hi . 0 Voice Of Labor sssuesserrnmmemnionnonnnonneneRebecca Gracht ished, The teaching of Turkish mu- A, Ray, Chicago t t The DAILY | wat oO gree’ } 4, Living Pictures, sic in the public schools is prohibit- MICHIQAN= WORKER on its third PART Il ed, This {8 a part of the campaign Emil Aijaia, Ewen cid h 5B, Feature Dances, f to Westernize the Turk, The old| massAcHUSETTS— Matt Hennickselu, Ewen 25 birthday, for which you 6, a) Recondita Armonla from “Tos Puecini. Turkish musical instruments andj John Sereduk, Methuen ..... boy Ewen . = will please enter my WHAT ARE YOU-—SLOVAK OR AN AMERICAN? READERS Caroline Drew, New York City. 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