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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-07
THE VIEWS OF OUR READERS ON
LIFE, LABOR, INDUSTRY, POLITICS

Street. This does not detract from
the fact that all churches are servants
of capitalism, but some of them are
more capable servants than other.
Analysis Of X. Of c. Correct.
My paragraphs on the knights Of
Columbus are based on authentic in.
formation. The facts are as follows:
The knights of Columbus was organ.
tael under the direction and with the
approval Of the Catholic hierarchy. 1t
was designed to be the political arm
OF the church, in opposition to tho
Masonic order. 1t happens however,
that a grcuu Of mon have entrenchad
themselves in power within the
knights of Columbus ard hayq on
morn than ono occasion Aefled the
hierarchy.
Let me give an instance: Bishop
Michnel Gallagher of Detroit, sent q
representative to Washington, to Ap-
pear bsfore a meeting Of the highest
council in the Knights OF Columbus
He was refused a hearing, on the
ground that he was not dressed like
81 ordinary mortal.
Bishop Gallagher, was angry over
this and In a sermon delivered before
the Detroit Council OF the knights
made very serious charges against
the officers Of the order, declaring
that many OF them were in reality
atheists, did not attend church for q
number of years and were in tho or
ganiation for what they could get out
of it. He said that His Holiness
might BIZ obliged to place the ban
OF thu church on the Knights Of
Columbus as he did on a similar or
ganization in France.
Following the Bishops sermon, a
convention of the organization was
held in Montreal at which the Bish-
ops partisans, put up slate Of their
own and were badly kicked by Grand
Knight Flaherty and his faction. The
minutes of that convention are in
teresting and would have a salutary
effect on comrades like my critic, who
allow themselves to get the crazy no.
tion into their heads, that the machin-
cry of capitalism and it's props, relig-
ious and lay, runs smootly. It does
not, which is we'll for us.
l assure, comrade Reguera that I
am neither Jesuit nor the son OF a
Jesuit, tho confess to little swelling
of the upper story over the insidious
fiattery hidden away in the fifth para
graph Of his letter. If the feeling of
nausea induced by my two offend
ing paragraphs, in the sensitive intel.
lectual stomach Of Comrade Reguera,
has not yet subsidized, 1 hope this
reply will make him well man again.
T. ]. O'Flaherty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-07
Case Against Luigi
Ceccoli is Dropped
After Many Months
BY BARNEY MASS
Special to the Daily Worker)


DETROIT, Mich, Nov Con a mo-
ton made by Attorney Sugar, charges
against Luigi Ceccoli, Of carrying con-
cealed weapons were dropped Sugar
argued that the seizure and search of
Ceccoli was illegal and biased.
On June an attempt was made
here to popularize the Fascist outfit.
A meeting was called to celebrate the
Inauguration of the Fascist reign of
terror in Italy. Italian workers came
to the meeting to see what was up.
On learning the purpose was Fascist
propaganda they got busy and dis
persed the meeting.
OF course arrests were made. Gee
coli who had first hand knowledge on
the Fascist government was arrested
as he was leaving the hall. The po-
lice as usual went thru his personal
belongings without having warran
to follow this procedure. They
charged Ceccol with carrying con.
cealed weapons.
The sentiment of the Italian work
ers on that evening proves that not
only is the Fascist bunch Of cut.
threats becoming unpopular in their
own country. but that the massos OF
Italian workers here will not tolerate
any attempt to introduce the Same
form OF government in this country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-07

Member Of the Central Executive Committee and
Assistant Executive Secretary Of the Workers
Party.
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Fink Beats 1t AS
Farmers Back Up
Communist Speaker


KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Nov. e.
run along now like good detective
we want to talk to the Communists. -
AT the door of the Kansas City
stock yards, dejected-looking group
of farmers, who had just sold their
cattle at sad price, were gazing at a
bit of paper plastered up on one OF
the gates. The paper read:
Capitalism is driving the farmers
from the land. We demand land for
the users, a fve-year moratorium for
tho farmers"
And below, in large, bold type, the
words, Workers Party of America"
At this point appeared the fink
You're under arrest" he announced
to Comrade George Vucic, who was
responsible for FASTING up the Com
munist sticker.
Nothing doing" came from the
lips OF half dozen farmers. "This
young man has an appointment to
talk to us. That sticker's just plain
sense and that there Workers Party
Is all right"
The fink sized UP the crowd and dis
appeared.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-07
COMRADE FEURER,
ARDENT FIGHTER
FOR CAUSE, DIES
Well Known in Party
Activity in Bronx, N. Y.

Joseph Feurer, an untiring worker
for the cause of Communism and
active member of the Bronx, N. Y,
Workers Party Branch died on the
morning Of Oct. 81.
Comrade Feurer was born in Switz.'
erland on July 8, 1882 In his youth
in his native country he was brought
up religiously. He began working at
the age of 10, and when he reached
the age Of 16 was able to support his
mother AS he became older he fire.
quented a church whose pastor spoke
more Of material things than Of gods
which preachers of all times have
taught the masses. From that tins
on he attended public meetings and
became socialist and later Com.
munist.
In 1891 Comrade Feurer migrated
to the United States and has been
resident of New York City ever since.
In the early sos he was one Of tile
organizers and also president Of the
Swiss Embroiderers' Union the first
organization of its kind in Ameriaa,
thereby gaining the hatred of the EN-
broldery bosses at that time. Com
rad0 Fedrer, ever since he entered
this country was identified with The
radical movement, and for many years
was = member OF the socialist party
so long as It remained party Of mil
itant class conscious workers. He was
In the midst Of all their struggles,
and making sacrifices from Ills
meagre wages. For many years, I'M
til it ceased to exist, he was prom
inent member Of the German socialist
club named "Workingmen's Educa-
tional Association Bronx" in those
times when the red flag was the sym.
Dol Of the socialists, the class strug-
gle and send his only son named Jack
TO the socialist school conducted by
the w. E. A. on Wednesday after.
Moons and Saturday and Sunday morn
inss.
Comrade Feurer was always busy
whenever funds were to be collected
for worthy cause. He himself gath
cred several hundred dollars for the
Russian relief for the Friends of So
Wet Russia, and also for the Inter
national Workers Aid to help German
comrades.
Aside from his activities in the rad
ical movement, Joseph Feurer was
identified with numerous Swiss ="
cieties, and he was particularly en-
thusiastic in working for the Swiss
Gymnastic Society New York, and
also the Federation OF Workers Gym
natic Societies. His efforts at making
radicals out of his countrymen did
not meet with such success as ho hal
expected, but he kept az them FIR
years until the end.
The funeral Of our beloved Com
rade Feurer took place on Friday,
October "a. Many organizations were
represented and paid him a last
tribute. Among the nuperous spcak-
ers was Comrade Ludwig Lore, editor
Of the New York volkszeitung," the
champion of labor which Feursr had
read since he came to this country.
The body was cremated in the New
York C New Jersey Crcmatorim in
North Bergen, New Jersey.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-07
Students strike for Better Eats.

Anderson, S. c., Nov. 6.-More thar
$50 students of Clemson college in
Anderson are on strike because OF
bad food and other conditions. More
than $50 additional students threaten
to leave if their demands are not com.
piled with at once. 1t is charged that
food was not fit to eat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-07

Are You Going to the Open Forum
sunday NIaht7
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-07

Next Sunday Night and Every SUM-
day Night, the Open Forum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
Bandits Get Away
With $4,000 Worth
Silks at Pawtucket

Pawtucket, r. T., May 1.-two BAN
dts with drawn revolvers forced the
Waterman at the Harcourt Silk Mills
to admit them here today. then they
struck him over the head with jim
my and escaped with $4,000 worth of
silk goods. Attempts of the watch
man to notify the police were frustra-
ted by the cutting Of tie telephone
wires.
The robbers appeared at window
Of the mill where they threatened to
shoot unless the Waterman. William
Lonergan, opened the door. Inside
they told him to sit still and keep
quiet, locked the door and then one OF
them knocked him unconscious with
a blow. Lonergan recovered In time
to see them carry away a part or the
goods and heard them drive away IN
an automobile.
Dragging himself to the telephone
he was unable to signal the operator
and found the wires were cut. He was
forced to walk q mile and half TO
the home Of an official to give the
alarm. Tonight no trace OF the roo
hers has been found. The robbery
is the latest and largest OF series OF
similar depredations In this region
within the past month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

New York. May 1s-G vernon
Smith and DR.. Nicholas Murray But
Ter, president Of Columbia University,
tonight were declared to be respon-
sible for "the two hardest blows ever
struck at respect for law" by United
States Attorney William Hayward.
Speaking from the pulpit of the
James Methodist Episcopal church in
Brooklyn. the federal official charact-
erized the governor as a man who
had behind him "a rs year record as
champion Of the saloon" and asserted
that 1.-THE bootleggers had taken great
heart" at DR.. Buffers utterances
against the eighteenth amendment
and the Volstead act and his recent
declaration before the Missouri So
ciety in New York that the prohibit
ton law was not enforceable.
Assailing DIR. Butler for his speech
in Columbus, Ohio, in January, 1928,
in which the college head also attack
ed prohibition, said it had constituted
"condonation of crime and encour-
agement of criminals" which was
''as heartening to the bootleggers as
it was astonishing to most of the
world"
This speech" said Mr.. Hayward
land the repeal of the Mulaan-Gage
law were the two hardest blows ever
struck at respect for law.
Nov DR.. Butler, a year later, finds
that the laws aren't enforced and
can't be enforced. In Columbus in
1928 he urged the people to disobey
them. He said it was not crime and
not even morally reprehensible and
now he bewails the fact that so many
took and are taking his advice"
1t was encouraging, the federal at
torney went on, that Mr.. Butler had
executed an about-face on the fun
damental issue" and that "he no long
err excuses crime" On the contrary,
he added, the Columbia president has
come ito the proposition that the law
must ultimately be repealed or obey
ed" He said that he and DR.. Butler
were at one in this matter. but, added
that ''he puts all the emphasis on
repeal and none on obey" Saying
that he hoped DIR. Butler would join
in urging persons to obey and respect
the prohibition law, Mr.. aHyward
turned to Governor Smith:
"Up in Albany Is a man who has
done more to encourage disobedience
to law even than DR.. Butler" he said
Governor Smith, though he tried to
knock the props completely from un.
der law enforcement by repeating the
Mullen Gage law, still let's his voice
he heard in favor of law enforcement
This is only amusing, but Dr.
Butler isn't Governor Smith. He
hasn't behind him % year record as
champion of the saloon. He Is presl-
dent of great university, MS IN
fiuence Is great"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Washington. May 1s-William n.
Butler, manager Of President Cool
idge's pre-convention campaign. is
sued statement tonight declaring
9S4 delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention have been selected
who are instructed or favorable to the
nomination Of Mr.. Coolidge. The
number necessary for a choice Is SIS.
The statement gave Senator Hiram
Johnson 10 delegates, two from Mi
nois, and Is from South Dakota. Sem
ator Robert NJ. Lafollette was award
ed % Of the 20 delegates from his
home state of Wisconsin, while 81
were classed as still to be selected.
According to Mr.. Butler the follow
ing delegates have been instructed or
are favorable to the president:
Arizona 8, Arkansas II. California
%, Colorado Is, Connecticut II, Delas
ware Q, Florida 10, Georgia IS, Idaho
II, Illinois So. Indiana 80, Iowa R9
Kansas %, Kentucky 26, Louisiana
sets 80, Nevada 9, New Hampshire
II. New Jersey 81. New Mexico g.
New York 81, North Carolina
%. North Dakota 10, Ohio 81, Okla
homa %, Oregon 10, Pennsylvania 79
Rhode Island 10, South Carolina IL.
Tennessee q, Utah II, Virginia IL
Washington II, Wisconsin l, Wyo-
ming 9, Alaska 2, District Of Column
bia 2, Philippines 2, Hawaii 2.
These delegates, the statement said
are yet to be chosen:
Alabama 16. Montana II, Texas 49,
Vermont II, West Virginia 10, Porto
Rico 2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
tration Lead ers Hold
Hope Upper Branch Will Sus-
tain Stand of President--Declare
It's Bonus or Tax Reduction
Those In Charge Of Measure
Say 1t Will Be Passed Over Veto
By Close Margin [
HOUSE HAS SPOKEN

Washington. May 1.-THE House
today easily OVERRIDE President
Coolidge's veto of the soldier bonus
bill and put UP to the senate the.
final word on the legislation.
The vote was 313 to IS for re-
passage. or 81 more than the re-
quired two-thirds. A much closer
result, however. is anticipated in the
senate with bonus advocates still
claiming the advantage. The senate
will take up the measure Monday
at = o'clock. Friends Of the measure
in the senate admitted today that
great pressure was being brought TO
bear against the bill, a great deal
of which was attributed to Pres,-
dent Coolidge's message, but they
insisted and veto supporters admit
ted that no sufficient break had oc-
Cured yet to Bring about defeat OF
the bill.
Debate in the house today vas
confined to one houN and conferred
almost entirely on President Cool-
idge's message. Democrats, friends
and foes of the bill itself, assaileo
the message. Representative Garrett,
Tennessee, Democratic leader, al
luding to what he termed the in
temperate language used by the
President while Republicans, in-.
Guiding Representative Longworth.
floor leader, rallied to the support of
the President. Chairman Green of
the house ways and means commit
tee which framed the bill, and
Representative Laguardia, Repubh-
can, New York. however. broke from
Continued on Page 2--col. y
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Forest Fire Burns
Over Wide Area
In 3 Mass. Towns

Sudbury, Mass, May 1S.-A forest
fire today burned over 1900 acres OF
land in Sudbury, Concord, Weston and
Marlboro, destroying one farmhouse
and threatening many other buildings
including the farm of Babe Ruth and
the Wayside Inn, Henry Ford's colo
NAL museum here.
John Giblin Of Westboro, one of the
volunteer fire fighters, was cut OF and
severely burned by the flames. Others,
after several hours work, became ex-
lausted by the heat and dense smoke.
Several automobiles which brought
spectators and workers to the vicinity
were endangered and one was partially
burned.
From small brush fire, said to have
originated on the estate of Henry
Ford, the flames spread into pine tim
Der and were carried for miles by the
high wind which fluctuated and forced
the fighters to change their front sew
eral times.
The farmhouse and contents Of
George Goodnow in Sudbury was COM
pletely destroyed but livestock on the
place was saved. Other residences, in
GLIDING that of Babe Ruth, were saved
by hastily constructed fires and fire.
breaks, although sparks were often
showered on the roofs.
State fire wardens led the army of
fighters, composed of farmers, citizens
Of the surrounding towns, Sunday au-
tomobile tourists and fire departments
of seven cities and towns. They were
handicapped by lack Of water, but fl
nally brought the fire under control
late tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
MOTHER GOVERNOR
SMITH SUCCUMBS TO
ATTACK PNEUMONIA

New York, May 1S.-Mrs. Catherine
Smith, mother Of Governor Smith, who
has been i'll for several weeks with
pneumonia, died at $40 tonight at the
home of her daughter in Brooklyn. I
Governor Smith was not with his
mother when she died. He was reached
at Absecon, N. j., by telephone and
left there Immediately for Brooklyn.
He was expected to arrive about 8
O'Clock.
Mrs. Smith collapsed late this after
noon. Earlier in the day there seemed
to be no reason for apprehension on
the part of the family.
Shortly after 5 o'clock Dr. Reb, her
attending physician, was hurriedly
summoned and took extreme measures
to prolorg his patients life. She APP
peared to rally for a short time, but
later sank into Inconsistencies.
Governor Smiths mother was born
on Dover street on the lower East Side.
Within the Old Four Ward she spent
her girlhood, married and raised her
family.
The governor for many years made It
point to visit his mother on Sundays,
when she used to cook an old-fashioned
dinner for him. On her 72nd birthday
last november the governor celebrated
the occasion with her. When she be-
came seriously i'll she asked that the
governor come to her bedside. when
is Al cQming?" she frequently asked.
Mrs. Smith was a devout Catholic.
She rarely missed mass at the nearby
Church of the Assumption.
Besides the governor and Mrs. Glynn
she is survived by 12 grand children
and three great-grandchildren. Five of
the grandchildren are the sons and
daughters of the governor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19

Washington. May 1S.-More than
so organizations which have been
active in urging American partici-
patton in the world court notified
congress tonight that they were
thumbs down" on Senator Henry
Cabot Lodges recent proposal for a
new world tribunal.
In statement prepared for for
warding to members of the house
and senate tomorrow a committee
representing the organizations said
it wanted the United States to join
the permanent court for information
al justice. with the Hughes-Harding-
Coolidge reservations.
Former Justice John H. Clark.
representing the League of Nations
Partisan Association: DR.. John
II. Finlee, of the federal council of
churches: DIR. William H. p. Faunce,
of the world peace foundation; Miss
Ruth Morgan. of the National
League of Women Voters: Mrs. Ray
mond Morgan of the Women's World
court committee; and James g. Me-
Donald of the foreign policy COM
mittee, signed the statement.
1.-THE Introduction by Senator
Lodge, May 8, of a resolution to
create new world court" the state
ment said. throws into bold relief
the fact that American public opin-
ion overwhelmingly demands the
prompt adherence by our govern
ment to the protocol of signature of
the permanent court of international
justice on the conditions formulated
by Secretary Hughes. vigorously
championed by President Harding
and approved by President Coolidge.
The hearings OH April 30 and May
before the sub committee of the
senate committee on foreign rela-
lions indisputab!y prove our peoples
support of the existing court.
I'VE submit that the permanent
court of international justice repre-
sents the logical development of an
essentially American movement UNI
der way for generation. It is
built on the foundation of the per-
manent court of arbitration estab-
lished in 1899 and on the work of
the two Hague conferences. 1t is
precisely this for which the United
States was contending when the Sec
ond Hague conference met in 1907.
The court is now firmly established.
1t has begun its work. 1t has func-
toned for more than two years.
Forty-seven peoples of the world are
giving 1t their cordial support.
Whether the United States acts or
not, the court will go on"
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Hammond, Jr., to
Demonstrate Radio
Device to British

Rome. May 1S.-John Hays Ham
mond, Jr., the American inventor, left
here for London today to demonstrate
TO the British admiralty his latest de-
vice in radio transmission. He has en-
tered into a contract with the Italian
government for a number Of transmit
ting and receiving sets on a new sys-
TEN. to be constructed In the United
States.
This system permits Of secrecy In ra-
do transmission and enables each sta
ton to send more than one message 81
multaneously on the same wave length.
Great utility in wartime is claimed
for It because it makes use OF certain
combinations of wave length which
must he known before a message can
DO picked up. In commercial use 1t
would permit broadcasting stations to
charge n fee for listening in on their
programs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
Annual Services
For Unknown
Sailor Dead of u. S.

New York. May Estate, city and
Cuban officials participated today in
the annual service in memory of the
nations unknown sailor dead in all
wars of the republic.
The ceremony, which took place on
the banks of the Harlem River in
the Bronx, was marked by q flight
of airplanes strewing flowers on the
waters and by the bombardment and
sinking of replica Of the battleship
Maine. Addresses were delivered by
Secretary Of New York state James
A. Hamilton, F'ilipe Taboada, the
Cuban consul general. and Monsignor
John p. Chadwick, rector Of the st.
Agnes Church and former Chaplain
Of the Maine.
Senior Taboada declared that Cuba
was eternally grateful for it's free
dom which came to them with the
help of the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-19
Congress Leaders
Plan to Speed Up
For Adjournment

Washington, May 1S-Spurred on
by n realization that il congress al
iourned on the eve of the RepubH-
can national convention, only three
weeks of the present session re-
manned, leaders in both the mouse
and senate are redoubling their ef-
forts to get action on a wide range
of legislation.
Fate of the soldiers bonus bill will
be determined tomorrow when the
senate will decide whether it should
be enacted into law over the presi-
dents veto. In striking contrast
with the lop sided vote given the
mea in the house yesterday,
leaders agree that the result will be
close. The Gooding long and short
haul bill will be the unfinished bust
ness to be taken up by the senate
after the bonus is out of the way.
In the house, an effort will be made
tomorrow to pass the Barkley bill
to abolish the railroad labor board.
Leaders in the Democratic epubli-
can Insurgent coalition in support of
the measure are determined to insist
on a lengthy night session, If nee
essary, to get final action. The Re-
publican organization intends to
continue its fight against the bill al
though it's leaders disclaim any in
tention of resuming the fllibuster
which they conducted two weeks ago.