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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
MUSS0L|N| PLANS ITALY TO BECOME LARGE AIR CAME
Premier, Finding His Nation Had Lost Prestige, Bends Efforts Toward BuiId-
 ing Up Service

ROME. March 17-If Mussolini's plans are carried out as prepared by his aviation experts, and the fact that he has accepted the office of missioner of aviation is sure proof that they will, Italy will soon be a single immense aviation camp, dominating not only the air routes of the Mediterranean the Balkans, the Near East and northern Africa but tlse sea routes of the Mediter ranean as well.
 Tho report that Premier Mussolini recently submitted to his colleagues of the cabinet shows that since the armistice, while France. England, the United States and even Jugo- slavia bend all their efforts to de- velopment of both military and civil ian aviation. Italy not only did noth- ing to increase her aerial fleet. owing to the grave conditions of the budget, but had sadly lost whatever she had achieved during the war.
 In fact, Mussolina submitted fig ures proving that the day the ar mistice was signed Italy had no less than 5000 airplanes ill commission, all in good condition, and several thousands of highly trained pilots, some of whom were among the best and boldest the World war had de-
 
 machines. with a dozen or so of ex- pert pilots.
 Extensive Program
 The new program prepared by Premier Mussolin calls for 20 air planes and over 2,000 pilots. AS Under Secretary Finzi explained to Frank Dickson, of the National Aer- onautic federation of Washington -i,t ;,, taI, txn .l,i ,iofI do veloped along military lines, but the government will support n every possible way civil concerns engaged in earonautics. The government will in fact provide instruction for civil ian aviators and when they have acquired a sufficient degree of skill will take them over for further in- struction in the military camps. Sim ilarly, the National Aeronautic fed eration of Italy will in case of wal become an auxiliary organization of military aviation. The program also calls for 30 aviation camps located in all the strategic points along the western. eastern and southern coasts of the peninsula. and three or four training schools for pilots.
 Italian aviation experts maintain that the development of aviation is the only way to increase Italy's DO. litical prestige in the eyes of hel neighbors. Thanks to her geograph ical posture, aviation will greatly strengthen her commanding position in the Mediterranean; and the day Ter efficient aviation will work II conjunction with her submarines even England. powerful though she be, will be a little more considerate of her southern friends interests As one expert writes, the imperial route to India through the Sue2 Canal will not be then as safe as ii used to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
BOARDS RECORDS SHOW
 NO SUCH TRANSACTIONS

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Records of the shipping board show no trans action with Phillip Manson of New York which could be used by the lat ter a the basis Of the suit for $1,0o0,- 900 filed by him, officials of the board declared tonight. They asserted that Manson had made no application, so far as the files revealed. for alio- cation of government tonnage ana that his individual ability or integrity had never been brought before the board in any other way.
 The only record in the boards files concerning Mir. Munson, according to members of the board, deals with q hearing sought by him on the sub ject of a report made by a govern ment bureau. As result of this hearing a committee composed of Commissioners Lissner, Plummer. and Chamberlain returned afinding which was favorable to the New York ship man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
MINERALS STOLEN

PETROGRAD, March 17.-Four pounds of pure iridium and four pounds of osmium. two of the most valuable and rarest of precious min erals. were recently stolen from the Petrograd Metallurgical institute The robbers also succeeded in getting away with six pounds of platinum All of the metals had been at the institute, as laboratory specimens, for many years,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

silver half dollars commemorative of Alahamas one hundredth anni- versary as one of the states of the union. There are infinite possibili- ties connected with the immigration committee. It was as member and chairman of that committee that the late John l.. Burnett of Gadsden. carved his way to fame.
 It is revealed that each Alabam- ian has his work cut out for him. They travel different paths and sometimes sharply disagree. But on one topic, and that will be a most important topic in another session, they agree enthusiastically.
 All of them would permit Henry Ford to secure Muscle Shoals on any terms he might suggest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
WILL TEDDY, J JR.,
 FOLLOW IN PATH TROO BY FATHER?
Young Roosevelt's Friends Grooming Him for High
 Political Places

NEW YORK, March IT. - oung Teddy" Roosevelt dropped off i'll New York state for visit among old friends this week-and thereupon there grew rumors of Roosevelt-for- governor in 1924.
 While that time is yet some dis tance off. it is perhaps not too early to mention the fact that down in Washington, this same report has been milled around among republi- can leaders for some months past. While in Albany, Roosevelt didn't talk politics but he talked latforms, smacking of the progressive ideas of his father. with fluency and force. off and on, without attracting great notice, he has been developing his ideas in speeches delivered during the last year, having to do primari- ly with the relationship between capital and labor, our national de- fense and other topics which gener- ally awaken a wide interest.
 O O o
 Looking To Future.
 There is not doupl in the world that friends of Roosevelt-if indeed not Roosevelt himself-have been contemplating his future for long time In the last presidential pri- mary campaign Teddy" aligned him. self with the forces of General Wood and did everything he could to mus ter the old supporters of his father to Woods side. While his immediate reward perhaps was somewhat re- duced by Woods failure to get the nomina ton, President Harding gave him a post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. which saved him from com plete eclipse for the time being.
 His friends now admit that he must be lifted out of that post of virtual obseurity and lifted soon if he is to advance into political po- sition well forward in the line of march. The New York governorship Is the place these same friends fig ure he might well go after first. His own fathers experience in rising to power via the gubernatorial chair at Albany affords good talking point Charles Evans Hughes record as governor of New York largely com tributed to his selection as the re publican presidential nominee in 1916.
 Roosevelt is coming along at a time when shifting public sentiment appears to be turning to more pro- gressive lines of thought. And, when political leaders get together and talk of 1928, their talk inevitably turns to young Roosevelt as the likely nom inee.
 Fate Intervenes.
 When Theodore Roosevelt. ST. was governor of New York his rising power led the late Senator Platt to suggest that he take the vice presi- dency under Mckinley or regard his jolitieal career as ended While that move was designed to shelve Roose. welt, fate decided differently and the death of Mckinley found the elder Roosevelt in the White House. a fire which destroyed the Palace ,lf f1;, E,,tI ,es here late last night at an estimated loss of s125,000. The blaze started from an overloaded film.
 FUNERAL NOTICE
 Officers and members of AisStitin Temple. No. 153, D. Q. IA. K., and members of Pythian lodges will as- sembIe at Aladdin Temple Monday nt 2 D. m. to pay last respects 10 our deceased brother. A. D. Thorne.
 Royal Nfzer.
 ROSS YARDROUGH.
 Royal Nizer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
Gn,!i Can Be

To prove this T will send you regular S1.O0 treatment of my famous Asthma Tabs absolutely Free. If you arc short of breath. sneeze, whecze, can't sleep nt niEht-fhis wonderful new discovery will remove these troubles in Il few days. Just send name and address and get the trial treatment Free and post paid. Write today. R. N. TOWNLEY, 430 BAKER-VAWTER BLDG., KANSAS CITY, MO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
PERSEVERANCE, HEARIVC

ATLANTA, Ga. March 17-AEree- ment on postponement until March "A was reached today in the hearing of Victor F. Innis. indicted for mis- use of the mails by opposing coun- sel in United States district court here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
SAILS FOR EUROPE

NEW YORK, March 17.-CUnited News.)-Senator B. K. Wheeler, Mon- tana, sailed for Europe today n the President Roosevelt. He stated he intended to study Conditions in Rus sia and the Ruhr. Senator Wheeler declared he favored American recog- milton of Russia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
HANK IS RORREn

BRIDGEPORT, Okla, March IT, Three bandits robbed the Bridge port State Bank this afternoon oi between $3,000 and $4.00O. The ban dits are believed to be headed for the hills in Caddo county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
Organized Effort Isolate Her From Other European
EXCEED BLUE BOY"
Snrgent's Portraits Achieve Great
 Popularity In England

LONDON, March lI.-Sargent s por- traits of the Wertheimer family, which were bequeathed to the nation, and which are on view at the Ma tional Gallery, have achieved even greater popularity than the famous "Blue Boy" picture.
 The room in whcn the Wertheimer portraits are hung is crowded every day. Some people even wait for hours to get a sight of the paintings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
FILM OPERATOR BURNED

SKIATOK, Okla, March T.. Al Landernau, motion picture machine operator, was burned to death and one other man seriously injured in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

a fire which destroyed the Palace theatre and an adjoining building here late last night at an estimated loss of s125.000. The blaze started from an overloaded film.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-13

Jim Rockefeller nen Jim Morgan, neby popularni Could
RUSSELL Sage Carnegie, Hartman tax moh bychom hodn6
dlouho pokracovat f}fsa y. 9t s~ssa 500 ~ y
Zadnemu tech velikych bohacd jste nikdy nenapado
uchazet prizen vocsva vede pfeda jak by, do
arnm muzem kdyby skutecne vysoupi ako presdentsky
kandida mysme jeho soupe meh by delat aby Jim
vystacil dech.
Jak vysveti oblibu Fordovu? Bohatstvi sve ma
romadll We 20 letech kdezo ostatni veci
rcti nell mnohdy mnozstvi akconar ocelarsky trust ch
ma ze prosperitu delil jinymi Ford W.
koupl ysechny sve spolecniky zsta sam svy sye
Tito diva muz kontroui nevets bohatstvf Americe po-
kud produktvnos tyce To jiste nevysvetlue obibu
Fordovu nybrz spise meo by pro namu vzbudit pred
sudek. s-s "Sft.s. ,i.., .sfs $.sss {ss. Is
Kdezto Rockefeller Carnegie rozdali miony dol
aru Ford nerozdava nceho lidumnost dobrocnnost
Jak jest obycene vyrozumivana Ford vynaada penize
ably move penize neho vydeava ably dale
sve ohromne jmeni TO rovnez nevysvetlue jeho obbu
Ford byl prukopnikem piaceni susne delncke mzdy,
ale zaoven kazdy zamestnanec n6ho musel 81 nechat b
aby Ford ved mad otcovsky dohled zda nepije
nefauje zdal tn vysokou mzdu lehkomysne neurac A
genti Fordovy frmy navstevova denky ech domacno-
stech aby pfesvedcil zpravu poda jak zi
va byla ia prava costa nabyti popularity.
Nicmene vsak Ford jest muzem popularnm snad jedi
nym mez americkym bohac Snad da vysv6tlit tim
re Ford ma ciste mce, media rc ostatnch R
nancnch velmozich nchz mnoz bohastv naby spekula
cem ma Wall Street, JIM polickou obchodni korupci.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-13
Pryni vylet.

"Slysis, M&nicko, jak PEN
,kava spiva pisen probouzejici
no Sc 'jara, ptsek vecneho 1.-Two.
ta?p - "Slysirn. venouiku,
ale dsj pozor, mas nov.y klo-
bouk a ota sedi zrovha mad te-
bou."
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-13
~ CESkE ZPRAVY. =

Mad'arska agitace v Ameri-
ce proti Cesoslovensku. Slova-
ci jsou Mad'ardm dnes jiz pri-
lis vyspeli a mali jiz dosti in
teligence, takze toto "obsaze-
Inc 1zemi Hornouherska", jak
nazyvaji Slovensko jeste dnes
Jim visi jiz prilis vysoko, nez
ably je mohli utrhnouti a sve
mu volani po autonomii Slo-
|venska jiz dnes ami sami neve-
II. Ia to Podkarpatska Rus Sc
Jim sc svym zaostalym lidem
zda byti snazsi k utrzeni do
klina Mad'arie. "Amerikai Ma
gyor Nep zaya" vychazejici '
New Yorku, uverejnuje dopis,
kterym Sc obratili Mad'ari ma
presidenta Spoj. Statd Hardin
ga prosbou, ably Jim pomohl
|pfipojiti Podkarpatskou Rus k
Mad'arsku. Dopis, zaslany pre-
sidentu Spojenych Statu, Hard
ingovi, Uni: "Pane presidente !:
We jmenu rusinske strany v
Mad'arsku, mann to stesti vyvo
lati Vasi blahoprejnou pozor-
most ma problem Rusinska, je-
hoz rozlusteni jest jednou z
hlavnich podminek politick6 a
hospodarske rekonstrukce sire
ldni Evropy. Nase strana, iejiz
'sidlem jest nyni Budapest, Sc
stava vetsinou z takovych Ru-
slhd, kteri vyhnani ceskou vrch'
nosti z rodne zeme, nasli y Ma
, ,d'arsku utulek..." Dopis Sc
izmiluje 0 mirove smlouv6
Saint-Germainske 10. zarf
1919, ktera spojila Podkarpat
skou Rus s Ceskoslovenskem a
pfinutila pry tax Rusiny k unii
Cechy, Sc kterymi nemaji mic
spolecneho. Ceskoslovensko IL
pira jiz diva roxy Rusinum au-
tonomii, zarucenon mirovou
smlouvou, dosazuje ceske IL
redniky vychovava pry lid v
ceskem duchu. List zminuje
sc dale 0 prosbe z 10. zafi '21,
podane spolechosti narod6 u
rychlene Zavedeni autonomie,
o marnem pry vyiednavani ce-
ske vlady rusinskymi zastup-
ci a hrozi, ze jejich rodaci ztra
tt trpelivost. Doslovne: "Treba
sc obavati, re v zajmu splneni
mirove 'smlouvy, vypukne .reyo
luce" List 81 stezuje, re Cesi
nedbaji zaruk mirove smlouvy
pro rusinskou samospravu a
charakter, zada samospravu,
snem rusinskou administered,
dale mic mensiho nez odstran6
nj pry cizich dfedniku Il "a
staven domnele cechisace "a
roven splneni slibu, ktere pru-
vodni dopis Milleranduv pfi-
pojil Ike smlouve. Vychlouba
Sc, Re je pfipraven poskytnou.
ii kdykoliv v rusinske otazce
data. Podepsan je "Mikulaa
Kutkatalvy, Y. =. pensiovany
statni rada : piedseda rusin.
ke politicke straily v ,Mad'ar4
sku.": Jak jsou' oni utiskova-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-13

mi, chudackove, jenze liste,
kde stoji Rusini. treba cisti
Mad'ari: Slovensky "New Yor
sky Dennik" posmiva sc tenn
to lzim a falsim pripisu Kut-
kafalvyho a pravi, re presi-
dent Harding, az pozna, jak
hanebne sc opovazi jej NADIA
ii klamath, re Jim vdbec media
|odpovedi. :
Praci 6est! Plzenska "Nova
Doba" pise pod zahlavim "Zar
ny priklad obetavosti lidu v
mensinach": "V ned6li .melo
Iceske obyvatelstvo slavnost ne
obycejneho vyznamu. Byla O.
'tvirana nova budova ceske O.
patrOvny pro ditky do sesti let,
matefska skOlka v Liticich po-
''trebna. Cesitv Liticich vykona-
! Ii veliky Gin. Jejich obetavost
a cilevedoma prace prinesly
zdarne vysledky. Vse, co mohli
|opatrili a vykonali liticti Cesi
sami. Kopali zaklady, lamali a
vozili kamen ma 'bezplatne roll
Milky Little a okoli zapdjce-
nych povozech, upravovali po
zemek zahradu, oplotili vse,
|pomahali zednikdm a vykona
vail radu jinych namahavych
praci radostne a bezplatne We
|volnych chvilich. TAX vyrlsta
la nova skolni budova v Liti-
clch, ktera pres vydatnou o.
fchotnickou pomoc a cetne wee
ne Diary, vyzadala 81 nakladu
Itemer 5000 Kc. z nejpilnej-
slch pracovnikG ma budove sko
lly bvli cesti hornici, kteri sIi
po praci ma staveniste .skoly a
'pomahali. Jedenfz Z Mich - nej
pilnejsi = odpracoval ma sko-
le 316 hodin bezplatne. l ostat
nj ztravili zde mn0ho tydnl
nedelni dopoledne d volna od-
fpoledne a vecery. Tato " data
Isvedci velikem pochopeni
delnictva pro skolu a pro ce-
skou vychovu jejich dtti.' go
Takovi jsou opravdu nasi del
nici mensinach.
krematorium .ebevraha '
pfirods. v Podhradi ma Sloven
|sku nalezena byla spalena
mrtvola, niz byl ziisten sto-
lafsky delnik Ferdinand Had
ky ze Sv. Sydonie. Hladky byl
lstizen, jak vysetfovanim bylo
izjisteno, nezhojitelnou choro-
bou a uminil 81 sprovoditi Sc
sc sveta. Easel do hlubokeho
lesa, kde postavil hranici sdrivi
asi re dvou metr1 stepin oblo
zil il chrastim. Nejpive hrani-
ci -zapalil, pax ma nj usedl a
strelil Sc z revolveru do hlavy,
Pocital. BE za1ladi tax sstopy
sveho cinu IL smrtvola shofi.
Avsak kremotorium bylo patr-
ne slabe a Hladkemu ohotely
lien nohy trup sice zuhelns.
Itel. avsak spalen nebyl,, takze
jeho totoznost mohla byti I'll.
ste,na' zaneehal .ttianselku a
ldeti.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-13

"Slov. Dennik" prinasi me-
ktere nazory POSI-. dra. Lud.
Medveckeho b autonomii Slo-
vanska. POSI-. dr.. Medveckyl
vedl sveho casu ma brad depu-|
|taci statotvornych ~stran, jez
vyvracela autonomisticke me-
rhotandum lud 'akti. Jsou tudiz
ieho nazory 0 autonomii dyoj-|
|n;isobne zajimave,
Pcsl. dr.. Medvecky rczlisu-|
lie hlavn6 autonomii narodni al
|autonomii teritorialni. Co Sc
|tyce autoapomie ,nai'odni, byla
|autonomie ia slovenskym pro-
gramem "a mad'a1.skeho llti>
|sku, pon6vadz v Uhrach cftili
Sc Slovaci iako We state cizim.
Boj' "a slovenskou narodni au.
|tonomii We state ceskosloven-
skem je vsak zbytecnym, pone>
|vadz lstava a stanovisko We
doucich lidi ceskych zajist 'uji
|SlovakGm veSkera narodni pra-
va. Co Sc tyce vytky, ze ma
|Slovensku Sc uraduje nejen slo
lvensky, ale take cesky, dluzno
povazit, ze nejaka vylucnost
by Slovakum naprosto nepro-
|spela. Kdyby Sc prosadilo ma
Slovensku vylucne lfadovani
slovenske, uradovalo by Sc v
ostatnich castech republiky, a
to take sidlech nejvyssich IL
radl vylucne ~cesky, kdezto
dnes lie slovencina We vsech u,
radech dplne rovnopravna S ce-
|Stinou. I
Heslo autonomie Slovenska
|vzniklo jednak pod dojmem
|byv. zemskeho zfizeni zemi ce
skych, jednak pod dojmem du-
|alismu rakousko-uherskeho. Co
Sc tyce pozadavku autonomie
po vzoru byv. zemi rakouskych
,dluzno konstatovati, re Sloven-
'sko netvoffio nikdy ami Y zivo-
tie spravnim nejakou zvlastni
,jednotku. Sl0vensko je svymi
'fekami horamIi rozdeleno ma
nekolik ddolf. jez tvoii zvlast-
nj zemepisna dzeani, ucelena
take spolecensky. Uzen1i ia
fidit q iednoho mista, zvlaste
,pfi nynejsich hranicich, ie veci
Itemef naprosto nemoznou!
Autonomiste podepiraii sve
pozadavky tax Nv. pittsburg-
.skou dohodou. Pittsburgska
|dohoda zada pro Slovensko: l.
'samostatny snsm, q. autonomii
3. vlastni soudnictvi.
Samostatny sn6m pro Sloven
'sko pozaduji dnes vsak jenom
neikrajn6jsi autononfiste. Udr-
zovat pro tax maly stat, jako
ie nase republika. diva zakono-1
,darne aparaty. bylo by zbytec>
'nym plytvanim sill i'penez.
Pozadavku samostatneho
soudnictvi nase soudni organi-
SAGE dplne vyhovuje. Co pax
Sc tyce pozadavku autonomie,
lie pozadavek tento splnen z
castiy novym zupnim zi1zenim.l
|Slovensko epottebuje jeste dal-
ii samospravy, a to " oboru
'hospodarkem a kulturnim.' TIL
pax mini posi-. Medecky, re
Slovenako potrebuje predevsim
|yybudovani nasledujicich in
stituci: zemedelske rady. OBJ
chodnich' a zivnostenskych ko-
NOR, okresnich hospodafskych
zalozen a zivnostenskych "a
lozen a povzneseni druzstev-
'nictva. 'fss g Z - s''ff.s
POSI-. DIR. Medvecky je pro o.
kamzite uvedehi autoromie
vsude tam, kde vyzaduje toho
rozdilnost. hospodafskych kul
tttrnich pom6rd, je vsak pro
'vylouceni spravni a zakonodar
ne autonosnie Sloveifska, jako
'jednotneho celku. sss
Pryni vylet.
49, -.as.sSs f.S
"SlySiS, M&nicko, lax pen,
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-13
POSI-. DIR. MEDvECKY D
'''ssAUT0NoMII SEQ
~ VENSieA.

Narodni sversz Slovenska ne
~ nj ohrozen. -ss'Pro samo-
.privne instituce hospoti&f-
ske q kulturni. - Pyoti au-
tonomii z4konodarne spra-
*hf. - So
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-06-13

Henry Ford mezi amerckymi bohal zauma jedneene
p0saven jest popuarna pres til ckcncs ze svj, stauo.
vskern urctych otazkach popud pro sobe scu east
byvaastva teto aeie Jste zadiet ien americkan vel
KEN bcat hsdalc media ric ze by byl popuarn Neni
Evening star., 1923-09-12

upon the strip mine" continues the
narrative. 1.-The workers there We're
captured and, under the leadership Of
the nineteen communist agents who,
according to Dozenburg, had been
imported for the purpose of starting
insurrection and revolution, the men
were shot down"
Freshly encouraged by this success,
the communists are said to have re-
doubled activity among railroad,
marine transport and farm workers.
The seamen already were organized
as zone big union" SO the minimum
of effort was necessary in that direcr
ton. The miners also were zone big
union" ripe for capture by the Mos
cow agents. But there were four
big brotherhoods and sixteen unions
on the railroads, so, ''in order to con-
troll them as a unit and mobilize them
into the Foster one-union scheme, the
'Iipnesota plan for a single depart
mental industrial union was evolved" !"
Railroads Objective.
The railroads became the next OBJ
jective. The Herrin massacre had
demonstrated what the miners would
do If properly chaperoned. The plan
now was to bring about in some
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Evening star., 1923-09-12

an armed insurrection, having for its
purpose the establishment of boil
shevtst dictatorship In this country
and enforced recognition of the Rus
SIAN dictatorship and the communist
international, would be brought about.
The plan was to have simultaneous
uprislngs In southern Illinois and, IL
possible, in the vicinity of Bellaire
Ohlo, which also was a hotbed of
communist agitation and propaganda
aaaln s the region surrounding Union
"A telegram sent to local union
omcials at Herrin by John L. Lewis.
president of the United Mine Work
ers, placing workers of the strip
Srao ,nes on IN the category of strike
distorted, according to the boasts of
the communist leaders at Chicago
INTO an invitation to attack the strip
mines and the workmen employed
'officials of the United Mine worry
erS mad no intimation that an attack
was contemplated or that a conspir-
acy within the communist party of
america existed at the time to pre-
eLlpitate tL a tragedy such as took place
ceived from President Lewis.
Strike Area ExnSnined.
Agitation under the active efforts
OF the communists continued during
May and June. The strike area in
southern Illinois was carefully ex-
amined and the points where riot.
violence or armed insurrection might
pc started were charted and cata-
logued. In the list of these places
were Christopher, zeigler, .Sesser and
With the local Lithuanian miners
as nucleus, a communist party
chapter was organized in Herrin.
noidfng meetings secretly in the
Lithuanian language but taking in
struct1ons from agents of Dozenburg
IN the offices of Carney at Chicago,
quietly and stealthily they worked
among the idle miners at aHerrin.
preaching armed attack upon the
Union strikers at Herrin inquired
OF PRESIDENT Lewis the status of the
non-union miners who continued
working the strip mine while the
national strike was in progress. In
telegram on June 20 he classified
them as strikebrea kers.
rms telegram was pounced unon
oy tne communist agents and dis
torted into an excuse for an attack