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Tmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmm once under Roosevelt in the 8-hour coal miners' strike, when he threat ened public possession, and again recently under Wilson in the 8-hour railroad controversy. And you 'will notice especially that the money powers did not accept; the challenge. They dare not. It means their fin ish. They must count on the courts or on an appeal to individuals, but they dare not refer the matter to the American people. Wake up congress and say the word. Albert H. Peter son', 9431 St- Lawrence av. THE WORKERS' INSTITUTE. As a member of the Workers' insti tute I have a message to the radical readers of The Day Book. , I shall not dwell upon the useful functions and activities of the Work ers' institute, since the readers are al ready pretty well acquainted with it. In the short term of its existence the" institute has successfully pushed it self to the front of the educational movement as an institute of its own kind and a workers' forum. It has outgrown our expectations in its rapid development and has enabled us to spread its activities over a greater area. It has attracted a mul titude of students from North, West and South Sides, thereby putting the private preparatory schools on the brink. And now the clamor is sounded by students and organiaztions of the Douglas Park district, complaining of the distance they are obliged to travel to the institute. There is a sufficient number 6f them to justify the institute in opening a branch in that locality. Especially with the unanimous promise of support by various organizations which meet in that section we may be confident of success. The difficulty, however, lies in the fact that it would be rather prohibi tive for the institute to undertake this task with the"small reserve on hand. Peculiarly, the Douglas park district must have more comfortable and capacious quarters suitable for the locality in order to make an at traction. We must create a real ed ucational center here worthy of its purpose. Now, there is but one way to solve this problem and that is by, getting at least 100 members in the Douglas park district who will lend a hand Q) in this undertaking, . The writer has lived in this district for quite a while, and from my own observation and experience with the various organiatizons, as secretary of the Douglas institute, I am more than confident that we will be crowds ed for space within a short time. I, therefore, take these means to call to action all the radical elements of our locality, especially the mem bers of the Lawndale Civic Center, regardless of creed, color and politi cal beliefs, to rally around the ban ner of education'1 and help build a ' home big enough to take all of us in. By a united effort we will reduce the rent bills of all the organizations to considerable extent. Let us hasten and celebrate the opening of Nour headquarters here on Sept. 27, as this is the day of the opening of the Workers' institute just one year ago. Those who are interested in this plan will kindlyad dress the wjit'er for future informa tion if desired. The first" organization meeting will be held Sunday, Sept. 24, 3 p. m., at the Workers' institute, 920 Ashland blvd. ' All are invited. Daniel A. Uretz, 1251 S. Sawyer Av. o o TODAY IN ILLINOIS HISTORY Sept 16, 1768. Congress, in con sidering the Jay treaty with Spain "Resolved, that the free navigation W of the river Mississippi is a clear and essential right of the United States and that the same ought to be sup ported and considered as such." 0 o Turning the knob even a trifle rings a bell in a new lock for home' i doors. , riftftftAtihft k AA ,.-. .