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Newspaper
The Toiler
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1920
Page
2
The piece riffs on Bolshevik menace, imperial meddling, and class struggle. It condemns wage suppression and foreign labor imports, mocks sensationalism, and calls out capitalist interests in America. It notes Palmer raids era tensions and hints at wage inadequacy during wartime prices.
The report states American firms have 100 million worth of orders from Russian buyers willing to deposit cash in U S banks. It argues current State Department license refusals hurt exports and suggests if allies and Germany resume trade with Russia, the U S should adopt a similarly open policy to protect and expand American manufacturing and import opportunities in flax hemp platinum ferro manganese and other metals.
A Soviet negotiator provided the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with names of American firms willing to open trade with the Soviet government. The list includes Morris & Co., Elin Berlow, Fischman & Co., Weinberg & Posffer, Lehigh Machine Co., and National Storage Co., with multi million dollar contracts for food, boots, underwear, machinery, printing, and other goods, plus a broader schedule totaling about 100 million in demand for railway, farm, mining, and textiles supplies.
The article proclaims Lenin as a potent symbol of labor and social democracy, contrasting global reactions to Lenin with discredited leaders. It argues workers worldwide view Russia as hopeful, while once prominent figures fade and are rejected. It emphasizes the power of Lenin's name in stirring opinion.
An OCR fragment discusses the 1893 Hawaii revolution, alleged U S support and annexation aims, naming figures like Morrison and Stivens, with quotes from a 1897 Hawaiian patriotic address, and remarks on government change, pressure on the Senate, and the role of the ruling class. It cites conspirators and a 150 marines landing near Iolani Palace before proclamation.
A compact, period tone ode arguing that sedition laws cannot jail thought or deport opinion. It asserts truth cannot be crushed by force or legal fiction and will always rise, defying censorship across lands. The verse stresses freedom of thought against confinement.
London reports diplomacy centers on Poland as the keystone of European peace. Officials fear Polish acceptance of Bolshevik terms could force plebiscites in occupied territories and boost Bolshevik propaganda among minorities. Allies weigh Warsaw’s stance and the risk to stability if hostilities with Russia continue.
Washington weighs in on the IC and debt payments for three governments. Roy Meeker analyzes why prices stay high, citing reduced capitalist efficiency and fixed costs from rents, interest, and profits. He argues high prices deny workers a wage-based purchase of their output, underscoring a critique of the current economic order.
Olive confronts Judge Duffy and town leaders over aggressive fines that keep hobos jailed. Aided by Miss Kramer she seeks justice for a jailed boy, while editorials reveal a town’s motive to harvest margins from wages. The exchange exposes class conflict, reform zeal, and the limits of public morality.
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