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Newspaper
The Toiler
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1921
Page
1
The Railroad Wage Board orders a wage cut for 1,000,000 unskilled railroad workers effective July 1, with the June 1 notice date. Officials claim a downward readjustment is justified by conditions, and hearings on skilled wage cuts are set for June 6, while total worker impact could reach 2,000,000.
The piece argues the Communist party is underground and IWW leaders jailed while Socialists lose positions. It warns Big Business seeks to cripple unions, deploys injunctions against picketing, and pushes wage cuts and longer hours. It urges radical leadership to resume an expansive labor offensive to secure gains.
A condensed reflection on class conflict from ancient times to modern industry. It argues the bourgeoisie breeds its own downfall as wage labor and capital accumulation polarize society into two hostile camps. The proletariat, a majority, drives revolutionary change while other classes vanish. Marx and Engels.
Delegates from around the world gather in Moscow for the Third Congress of the Communist International opening June 3 under G. Zinovieff. A special commission coordinates reception as banners and arches greet guests. Four congresses on workers power are planned across Russia this summer.
An opinion piece denounces civilization as corrupt, calling it a moral decline led by cowardly, petty behavior. The author mocks material greed and celebrates “communistic minds” as redemptive forces driving away ignorance to create a decent earth.
A critical report on the W I L U published in The Industrial News April 30 argues the group betrays revolutionary principles and echoes Second International Kautskyism. It accuses W I L U of opportunism and flunkeyism while condemning I W W charges and praising De Leon.
Martial law declared by Governor E F Morgan in Mingo County on May 20 as unrest flares in West Virginia coal fields. State police arm business men and hundreds sworn as officers while miners and strikebreakers remain armed amid a yearlong wage dispute. Federal mediation efforts and labor department talks with Gompers Mooney and Houston are noted, with tensions framed as arms versus arms and union rights amid political opposition.
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