The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 11, 1927, Page 6

Page Six THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, JULY Call to the Sixth Annual Convention of the Northern States’ Co-operative League, Minneapolis, Minn., July 17-18, 1927 The Sixth Annual Convention of the Northern States’ Co-operative gue will be held in the auditorium of the klin Co-operative Creamery ociation, 2108 Washington Ave. N., Minneap Minn., on Sunday and londay, July 17th and 18th. The Convention will be called to order at 10 M., on July 17th, by the president of the League. ery y in constituent membership with the League is entitled to be resented at this convention by at least one voting delegate. Societies with membership exceeding 300 are entitled to one additional voting delegate to . ich 300 members or a majority fraction thereof. Societies in fraternal membership are entitled to send one or more fra- ternal delegates to the conventic Fraternal delegates have a voice but no vote. Co-operative Societies, not in constituent or fraternal membership. with the League, who wish to be represented at the Minneapolis convention, are These delegates will be extended the same ed by the fraternal delegates. welcome to send delegates to it. courtesies and privileges that are enj Individual members in good standing, who are not delegates, are #f¢o-in- vited to attend the Convention. They may be granted the privileg of the floor upon the action of the delegates assembled. Other persons invecested in the Co-operative Movement, who wish to attend the Convention as visitors, are also welcome to be present at its sessions. If any constituent societies wish to send more delegates to the Conven- tion than they are entitled to, on the basis of their due: g membership, they may do so, provided that such additional delegates have a voice but no vote. All delegates, whether constituent or fraternal, should come to the Con- vention provided with credentials signed by the proper officers of their society. The boards of directors of the affiliated societies are urged to discuss at their next meeting any proposals they might wish to make or support at the Minneapolis Convention and which would be for the welfare of the League | und its member societies. The Convention agenda have been mailed to all societies, for their information. At the Fifth Annual Convention of the League, which was held in Duluth July 18th and 19th, last year, there were 51 regular voting delegates and 12 fraternal delegates in attendance. Let us all unite our efforts to make our Sixth Convention still bi and better than the Duluth Convention was. NORTHERN STATES’ CO-OPERATIVE LEAGUE. | H. I. NORDBY, President, fi ALANNE, Executive Secretary. * * * jagency for the co-operative societies. Reports and recommendations. Relations of the League and iliated societies. 18. Discussion of educational ques- | Fraternally, AGENDA For the Sixth Annuai onvention of the Northern St League, Minn July 17 1. Forr tion by H. Report of d approval Budget Committee f budget for the fiscal ing of lette ion of board of directors} ing addre x fiscal year of 28. | 3. Three-minute 21. Report of the Committee on] gate i Passing on their recom- | for the purpose acquainted w 2 By-laws. Passing 6. Election of Convention (Chair Assistant Secreta. Election of Committe s on Resolutio ogates. nstitution 2 Adjournment. on Budget and Fir ste. 4 Successful Convention. | The first annual convention of the Central States’ Co-operative League Bloomington, Il., on May | and 28rd. Fr ali indications | cessful convention contributed in a New Business presented by tee and Execu ). Treasurer’s and Northern States’ Co-operator of pol 5s and conter undoubtedly Recomm oard areal aa measure toward strengthening hs olidifying the consumers’ co-op- 11, Yearbook. M 4 nent in the central part 1926 and 192' of the United States. tions in regard to the 1§ Recommendati Besides the four delegates Board. snting the central 12, The League’ vere altos ; | Recommendations of legates present from 10 differ-| Board.. nt societies affiliated with the| 13. The i League. There also were present| of the 1 twelve fraternal delegates, represent- Executive Se < different organizations. mendations of 5 ve Board. Many matters of vital interest to 14. The Auditing Department of|the movement were considered and} repre- | organization, | ner 25 regular vot-| the League. Reports and recommen- important measures passed. | dation A. W. Warinner, a veteran co-op-| 15. Field w Recomm ve worker, is the executive secre-| of the Executi ard. y and educational director of the| 16. The I nent |! League. Who is here but Calvin Coolidge, our Massachusetts politician and representative of big business, who has forced himself to frolic around South Dakota in chaps (no longer in style for ranchers, unfortunately) and try to lasso some farmer votes. He fills the community with glee, and some of his press agents are beginning to suspect people are laugh- ing athim. J 4 of the Committee on! | consciousness is indubitably higher and it is now incom-| portance as the only effective me | parably more difficult for the bourgeoisie to establish| united front has become a pracuical necessity for the | to stand rigidly by their agreement, and make no stir Danger ot War and the United Front ot the Working Class| By G. BEICHEK. jeut down the rights of labor organizations, to impede in A characteristic feature of the present situation is|every way the ever-increasing aspirations of the workers the increased activity of the international bourgeoisie | towards the united front and trade union unity, such is in absolutely all phases of the class struggle. We are|the true meaning of the international bourgeoisie’s “so- unable to lose sight of the fact there has been a logical | cial” policy in the present transitional period. sequence in all these international events, from the Chi-| The latest achievements in this field have been the nese revolution to the latest white-guard intrigue in the | anti-trade union bill in England, compulsory arbitration U.S. S. R., a sequence determined by the irreconcilable |in Norway, the French bill in course of preparation for contradictions inevitably arising from the parallel ex-| the militarization of the trade unions in case of war, and, istence of two systems—the capitalist and the socialist. | finally, the degradation of the Italian trade unions into As the relations between these two systems become more | Fascist organizations. acute a danger arises which could at any moment become the procurser of an armed attack on the U. S. S. R. of aj conservative government’s military provocations against bloc of capitalist states. Soviet Russia make up an integral part of the interna- A survey of the international situation at present ma- | tional bourgeoisie’s general attack on the world prole- turing, taking into consideration all those elements which | tariat as a whole. ig * *. have created it, especially the rapid development of in-| The fact that tr> British conservative government dividual isolated events, will show that the international|has appeared as tle instigator of the attack on Soviet bourgeoisie are making feverish efforts to utilize the} Russia is attributzh’: to the British bourgeoisie’s high period of relative stabilization of capitalism before it is|level of “class consciousness” and the extent to which too late. is 4) of |its interests are involved in the colonies and semi-colo- The undermining of capitalist stabilization in the Farjnies. The degree of hostility towards Soviet Russia on East, the Chinese and colonial events are forcing the | the part of the other capitalist powers can be determined bourgeoisie to hurry still more, and the steady strength- | by a regular succession of fortuitous events. ing of Soviet Russia plays also no small part in the The fact, however, that in almost all the bigger coun- Regarded in this light the question as to how | tries systematic attacks on the legal status of labor or- the international bourgeoisie intends to deal with its class | ganizations are going on, shows clearly that all the cap- foes at home becomes one of the greatest importance, |italist states will, should, oceasion arise, be found able and is the most important factor of the present stage of to “speak English.” development. The working class, which has during the} A new phase of social conflicts is fraught with grave last 10 years passed through the furnaces of world war | dangers, but these are all piled upon the backs of the in- evolutionary reaction, is very different from | ternational working class, Its experience; The United Front is a powerful weapon in the hands ale struggle has increased, its level of class-| of the working class now invested with exceptional im- ns of resistance. The “peace in industry,” and “civil peace,” which constisate| international labor mqvement, and if the reformists in- | a sine qua non for serious military attache. The interna-|tend in future to sabotage it they will have to come out | tional bourgeoisie knows all this as well as we do, and | definitely on the side of the belligerent bourgeoisie, con- this is why, an elaborate system of scurrilous provoca- | Sciously assisting it in its endeavors to destroy the work- tion against the U. S. S. R. is accompanied by feverish| ing class and its class organizations. attacks on the working class at home. Such is the external state of affairs at the present To deprive the working class of the right to strike, to} moment. Anthracite ‘Becomes Efficient The world-wide crusade for efficient production has, with enthusiasm. made its dent in the anthracite situation. The demand far enough, and drastic measures only could haye effect. for mule drivers has almost disappeared. Mule-driving| But soon enough they were reminded that their con- was once a profession, and men _who could handle a team |tract bound them to honor its provisions; that a strike of mules with skill, found jobs in every mine. would be in open violation of its terms; that the case _ But sleberiication, has ee te ule i ad aes must be carried through proper channels to the concilia- y a legendary figure. Swi: otors rus! rough | tion board where, between the operators and the miners, s pping euenery ae akp of engine bells replaces | the matter would be thrashed out, and decision rendered, the swearing 0: e infuriate: river urging an immov- | By this decision they would have ‘ide. able pair of mules to their task. Gangways are still in| sf : x See need of electric lights, however. Save for the few globes twinkling at the cage-bottom, the rest of the mine is left | to darkness. bs 4 bs The Lehigh Co. collieries in the Panther Creek Valley are equipped with mechanical boilers which do away with firemen, ashmen, and the usual squad of mainte- | bottom has dropped out of the market; one day a week nance men required to keep up steam for the colliery ee tes ula and the rest of the time the miners engines. The Panther Creek collieries being of recent |dawdle away the time standing around street corners, construction and development, started with the advantage | watching the people pass by. Their faces stare at edges of modern technique, + of roofs, or they sit on rail sills and play pinochle all day. Hee Wie ee can seuuy Se back Use NE Ritae” idee glitter still wie bata of the flash century of development, as around here, many old en-| of the old prosperity, and chambers of commerce exult gines and antiquated devices can still be seen in daily| in business booms, the average miner feels his stomach operation, sag, and his children go without decent shoes. Fortu- These inefficient devices divided the work between, nately it is summer, and children walk barefooted. mechanical power, and man power. But more efficient! One almost gasps to wonder what has struck the an- mage eye come, which propose to eliminate man-|thracite such blow. power still further. of expense of production, it is peculiarly fitting that| only those who work suffer, but jobs are beyond price, es eo ib ee tee such ee cut down on | and those out of work must face a future which time can uman labor. It is this economy which, in the main, ) only darken and ntake more serious, determines the efficiency of a machine. Men and women can be heard passing on their way to The average quota ot ; t A boiler h is ab 4 tbe eg aig “a ts lee a veg rae of men to a boiler house is about | lunches, ese are huckleberry pickers. jozens 0: 21. These come under the heading of “maintenance,”| miners out of work search the mountains for huckleber- and usually stay at their posts during strikes and sus- ries which hucksters buy from them at fifteen cents a pen The full quota was kept on during the last six! oak nf ee way some miners manage to add some- mon suspension. |thing to the narrow in vhi Mhis peceeapas an unexplained enthusiasm for “knock- | bs their vine Pa tating. baaniioytantiad wae in. off” boilermen has seized colliery officials. The | firemen not only get “days off,” and are compelled to} work on holidays with reduced force, but are actually | being layed off permanently, and the job left to fewer hands. This situation is one causing much wrinkling of | brows. Locals hold meetings that rise to boiling point | before the chairman’s gavel pounds adjournment, and! settlement is attempted on the street corner, or in the! barroom, bs hg i | Nor is this situation a simple one for the union to | face, The company has got the right to insist on eight | hours work from each man. It holds the right to im- prove productive methods and cut down labor cos Its right to these things was duly recognized by the union | when the last work contract was signed, granting the companies “efficieney and co-operation.” “Efficiency and co-operation” is a mischievous phrase, | and has to be explained over and over again to the! miners. Its purpose is to “improve” production by in. stalling man-saving devices, while checking the miners’! “comeback” which, otherwise, would inflict damage to| the companies in the form of strikes and minor troubles. | As matters stand, the contract gives the company the | right to do what it wishes, while the miners are bound | wondered at their helplessness. No strike took place; the man was “knocked off”; things took their usual course. x * * THE CHECK WEIGHMAN until the worst is over. A recent case here shows the utter helplessness of the | miners in meeting the situation. A boiler man was “knocked off,” and at a local meeting it was decided to present the superintendent of the colliery with an ul- timatum. Either he would rehire the discharged man, or the men would declare a strike. The men greeted this i ii : It must be clear to all that the sum total of the British | In their opinion, the matter had gone | The miners listened, shrugged their shoulders, and | The situation in the anthracite is very unhappy. The | The present depression is the worst | Man-power being the largest item | ever known, and complaint and suffering is general. Not | SOMETHING TO By RIMIDALYV NINEL. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif, (By Mail).—“‘Something to Think About” is the heading of a column which ap-| pears in the San Francisco Examiner (a Hearst publication). Beneath this appeared the title: “Ladies and Their Legs.” This, indeed, is thot | inspiring, especially when the. column jis introduced by the following para- | graph:-“A motion picture actress re- jturned from Paris with twelve | trunks, ‘a new husband and a mouth- |ful of philosophy.” One can easily | imagine the owner of twelve trunks | coming” back with a° NEW _ husband, | but it take a credulous mind to im- agine the owner of twelve trunksful | coming back with even a mouthful of | philosophy. Judge for. yourselves: | “The flapper styles,” says she, “are disappearing, for which I am so glad, |For they were not beautiful, those | |style. The sight of legs is not| |charming; to be charming women |must have mystery. ...” | Columnist. Philosophies. | | Mr. Lessing, the columnist, then | goes on to discuss this palatable bit of philosophy which he-chose to offer the public: “. . . the generality of her philosophy,” says he, “is somewhat japplesaucy. The sight of pretty legs jis most absolutely, positively and 110 per cent charming.” etc. © This is the kind of philosophy. served to’ us by jour “best” papers, It ig,the kind of | papers filled. with philosophical dis- cussions such as the foregoing that have the greatest circulation. Is it la wonder, then, that (according to | reliable statistics) over 50 per cent of the adult population in this coun- try has the mentality of a 12-year old child. Of course, any 12-year-old is capable of such sound philosophy. Further on one might expect some- thing reasonable from this philos- opher when he says: “. .. Female politicians are rarely charming. Com- petition with men in the sordid struggle for existence has the same | effect upon a woman’s:charm as the! smoke-laden atmosphere of a Pitts- | burgh steel mill would have upon the} | wings of a butterfly. Which may be} | regrettable. Yet true.” He need not! have troubled to tell us so evident a} | truth; however, one soon sees that he | did not realize this to be the only! thing he said worth thinking about. Why Go Into Politics. | Yes, this is worthy of your full consideration. Why do women become politicians? Does a woman deliberately throw | away her charms for politics? Is it | possible today for a woman to get) |along honorably without competing with men? Does the average man earn enough to support her? (Much! less a family.) The answer is no.| Then what is left for a woman to |do? There is no other alternative | than to compete with man. How else} jis she to exist? | Certainly the sordid struggle for | | existence has the same effect upon a/ ;woman’s charm as the smoke-laden/ | atmosphere of a Pittsburgh steel mill | | would have upon the wings of ‘a | butterfly.” That is it, What other! | atmosphere is there for the myriads of women who are compelled to ata j true.” continues Mr. Lessing. THINK ABOUT their livelihood? Whg apart from the favored few of fortune, can keep their wings from being singed by the “sordid smoked?” Think it over, you women who must earn your: liveli- hood: charm is of necessity destroyed before its time in those who must sell themselves, their lives, for wages, in order that the sheltered few may keep their charms. Wage earning women, ours is “a sordid straggle,” and for what—for a mere existence, so that our bosses may wring profits from us to make their lives, and those of their families, lives of ease and/luxury. -This being a fact, you might as well give yourself to the task of changing the policies that permit of such travesties. Since we must suffer from the-“smoke” and | be -burned by. it, let us not suffer in vain. Let us become politicians, but politicians with a purpose, whose purpose it shall be to clear away the deadly smoke. Let’s Organize. “Which may be regrettable. Yet It is most. emphatically regrettable, but what are we to do about it? Pine and sigh as he does. Be satisfied with the hot air he, and other like him, pour upon us? ‘No!* Let us make ‘anything such as he may say really “Somethink to Think “about”; let us organize to devise ways and means to do away with such regret- table conditions. We cannot better them by being satisfied with listen- ing to someone tell us they are re- grettable. They need a forceful re- medy. The remedy is in. organized effort to eradicate such evils. It can be done! It must be done! It is up to you to help to do it. You can do this by joining theWorkers (Com- munist) Party, by learning of ats work, and carrying out its program. Hindenburgh Gov’t Gives Empress Palace Former Empress Hermine returns to Germany and will spend the sum- mer in the great palace of the Hohen- zollerns, on Unter den Linden, the house from which they used to rule the country. Keep Up the Sustaining Fund | Do comets and sunspots have system, and below is a telescopic view of the sun, greag near the equator are well-developed sunspots... ~ any influence on climatic condi- tions on the earth? About as much as a firefly has on the tempera- | ture of a hitman being, says Professor William J, Humphreys, | weather bureau astronomer and meteorological physicist, Was ton, D. C. Humphreys is shown above to the right. To the left is a view of the Pons-Winnecke comet, recent visitor to the solar The blacks