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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-19
RIGHTS QUOTED
AT S1OO Per, IN
COPELAND LAW
Employers Rights Not
Infringed as Usual

WASHINGTON.-If a bill pre-
scented by Senator Copeland becomes
a federal law and is not vetoed BY
the Supreme Court, there will be
a tax Of 500 on every, revolver pro-
duced or imported into the United
States. This bill is presented with
the idea Of cutting down the gun
mans death toll, which at present
distinguishes our country as the
most murderous on earth. Any
child knows that such a law would
do nothing of the kind, an increase
in the price of the instruments of a
profession must be made up by in
creased revenue and activity therein.
Nor will such law put an end
to the worst form of gun toting,
the arming Of private guards by
manufacturers for the purpose of
intimidating workers. The gunman
is essential to the maintenance of
the capitalist order, and the bosses
private armies will have their guns
whether the tax is paid or evaded.
The effect and the real purpose of
this law is by disarming the work
erS TO make more secure Ine CerrOr-
lists, official and unofficial, whose life
function it is to turn gun muzzles
against the workers. A maxim of
class warfare is to disarm your OPP
ponents, do it legally and constitu-
tionally if you can, but if as in this
case you must forget the constitu-
tion-do it anyway. Senator Cope
land writes plain lesson Of the kind
that workers need to read-and I'M
derstand.
Copeland would change the con-
stitutional "Bill of Rights" to read
"The right of the people to bear
arms Tin the interests of their en-
ployers)- shall not be questioned
otherwise it is verboten)."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-19
The Hibben Case

Because Captain Paxton Hibben, of the Off
GERS Reserve Corps, holds views not in har-
mony with the standardized capitalist ideas
held by the Washington administration, an ef-
fort is made to expel him from the army as
dangerous person.
He is now undergoing trial before military
board and the charge against him is that he is
in favor Of recognizing the Russian Soviet Rep
ublic contrary to the policy Of Charles Evans
Hughes and the Department Of Justice.
This attack on the freedom of expression of
Captain Hibben for taking the side of the pro-
gressive forces in American public life is in
striking contrast to the attitude of the govern
ment toward Admiral Sims, the Anglophile
and lingo who committed this government in
advance to war on the side Of England and
openly expressed his regard for reaction every
where. The Admiral was not even slapped on
the wrist tho his Pro-Imperial vaporings
caused several storms of disapproval to beat
against the White House doors.
But Hibben is guilty of real crime in the
eyes of the capitalist class whose faithful serv-
ant the United States government is He has
committed the unforgivable sin Of sympathis-
ing with the Russian workers and peasants
who are trying to establish a real democracy
on the ruins of Czarism. Had he spent his
time clarifying Mussolini or some other CAPT.
taliSt dictator not court martial but high
honorS would be his portion. The trial of this
officer only serves to emphasize our contention
that this spurious democracy of ours is only a
dictatorship in disguise 1t depends on its
armed forces to maintain itself and the least
indication of liberalism among the army or
navy causes the dictators to tremble with fear
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-19
Military Efficiency

The superhuman efficiency Of military and
avail men and, of course of the departments
lat supervise and direct their all-important
,tivities in this imperialistic period is one of
lie favorite themes of the publicity agents of
capitalism.
Recently, however. a succession Of severe
hooks has been sustained by the gullible ones
rho swallow this bunk. To persons of gem
disposition who, like ourselves, suffer
eenly by reason of such unfortunate occur
ences, it seems that since seven of our colony
rabbing destroyers tried to climb the noun
ain ranges lying just east of the Pacific coast,
OF day has passed that does not bring similar
idings.
Just at present one of our warships-the
lacoma-sent to southern waters to convey a
Message of light and hope to the natives of
hose parts who were growing FESTIVE under
he exactions of American bankers-is
ground. The shore, unbeknownst to the eff
lent commander, was too close to the water.
The Shenandoah, built for us by German
mechanics and the pride of our air-feet de-
pite its Hunnish origin, also slipped its moor
ng recently and, if we are to believe Secre-
airy of the Navy DENLY, all because it was
tabled hastily and some inexperienced cow
land tied it up with a bow-knot which the
Wind blew loose.
Numerous other examples of the efficiency
If military and naval experts occur to us, but
pace is scarce. We have not the slightest
loubt that nothing like the machine-like preci-
ion of our gallant defenders of profit, interest
md rent has ever been seen by man, but little
nore knowledge OF. N lmon things like the
-6ner and the inerCa of matter would ap-
emily reduce the casualty list.
Seriously, we venture to saw that no more
incompetent and conceited gang of parasites
ever lived upon the underlying population
han these same opponents of an efficiency that
exists only in the minds of drum and trum-
pet" historians-ancient and modern.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-19
False Friends

The attempt made by the industrial mag
hates who met in Chicago recently under the
auspices of the Illinois Manufacturers Asso-
iation to pass themselves off as friends of the
farmers.
It was an obvious effort to throw a monkey
wrench into the machinery that is now being
developed with the object of bringing together
politically the forces of the two great produc-
ing elements in American life the working far
mers and industrial workers. But the capital
lists and inanciers have so discredited them
selves with the farmers that more than soft
phrases or hattery are necessary to convince
the exploited farmers that their interests and
hose of the mortgage sharps are identical.
Benjamin w. Marsh, Managing Director of
the Farmers National Council and conserva-
tive, saw in the Chicago manufacturers con-
ference IAN i'll disguised effort to break up the
,armer-labor combination" He goes on to
ay: "This is shown by the vicious attacks
lade by speakers upon labor and the farmer
combination with labor. 1t will strengthen the
farmer-labor combination as most of the
spokesman there for the farmer have been
kicked out of farmer organizations. The re-
solutions and actions of the packed convention
mean nothing. 1t is simply an alibi for the
labor-baiters of the Illinois Manufacturers As
ISOLATION"
The alleged farmers who represented them
selves as friends of labor at the pluto gather
ng are merely decoy ducks sent out to catch
The unwary. They are false friends and the
farmers will treat them as such. The growing
-irit of solidarity between exploited farmer
industrial worker is causing the American
ing classes anxious moments and they fran
ally try to save the situation with bluff.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-19
Coal, Union and Non Union

The growth in productive capacity of the
non-union coal fields and the prospects of a
strike in the bituminous coal industry begin
ming the first of April are intimately related.
There has been well-planned campaign en-
gagged in by the coal operaors association,
backed by the steel trust, to increase produc-
ton in those fields where the United Mine
Workers of America are either entirely unor-
ganized or have but little foothold.
The center of the efforts in this direction has
been West Virginia and it is in this that is
found the explanation of the bitter and bloody
struggle waged in that state to exterminate
the union. West Virginia coal fields are among
the richest, if not the richest, in the nation.
No mine started in West Virginia has ever
failed nor has mine ever failed to pay from
the time the first ton was mined. In this fabu-
lousy rich coal belt, where thousands of acres
of undeveloped coal lands, owned by individ-
uals who never saw their property, is being
conducted a program of expansion designed to
food the eastern and middle-western markets
with coal produced so cheaply by underpaid
labor that unionized fields cannot compete.
Agreements between the United Mine
Workers of America and the coal operators
have always taken into consideration certain
special conditions in what is known as the
competitive feld"-Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
part VI L euIlSylVduld. Inc influx OF nOnunlOn
coal is rapidly rendering these special condi-
tons non-existent and the United Mine Work
ers of America have but two alternatives-to
lower their wages approximately to the level
of the competitive non-union districts like
West Virginia which means surrender to the
bosses; or to mobilize the full strength of the
organization behind an organization campaign
in West Virginia, Kentucky and other south
ern states.
The life of the coal miners organization de-
ponds upon the rapid unionization of these
districts just as the success of the offensive of
the coal operators depends upon the rapidity
with which the output of non-union coal can be
increased and unionized mines forced to close.
What fighting spirit and stamina is left in
the United Mine Workers after the deliberate
bounding of the left wing elements, the expul-
sion of Alex Howatt, the revocation of the
charters of district after district that did not
line up with the Lewis machine, the policy Of
collaboration with the blacklist agencies of
American capitalism, will be shown at the con-
vention of the organization that meets next
Tuesday in Indianapolis
We do not believe that the United Mine
Workers of America can stand two years more
of the united front Of officials and employers
against those members of the union who want
clear-cut policy of organization, a class party
to fight the battles of labor on the parliament
tary field, protection of foreign-born workers
and general policy of amalgamation for the
American labor movement of which they are
part.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-19

Unless LaFollette gets down to business
pretty soon, Calvin Coolidge will have Magnus
Johnson MIXED of all his radicalism, Senator
Laid consigned to the lumberyard and Senator
Frazier completely at sea At this rate it should
not take Coolidge long to reduce his enemies
to their native element.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-19

Samuel insult, the Chicago traction magnate,
can subsidize the local Civic Opera Company
but he cannot afford to give the unfortunate
victims of antique transportation, who pay
seven cents to ride in his street cars, little
heat during the zero weather.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-19

Ir. f. A. Pattison, of the Committee of
weight, political party in itself tho now
iderably reduced in number, sent letter
ebert M. LaFollette, calling on the Wis
n Senator to place himself at the head Of
I'd party. Perhaps Mr.. LaFollette is hard
airing, but he has not replied, yet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-19

Is there any connection between the publica-
ton of the Box peace plan and the midnight
fight of the Shenandoah?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
Pegler s Pegs
By WEsTBRooK PEGLER

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
WOMEN STARS
 SWEEP FIELD

INCARNATION, England. June 16. -(By Associated Press. )-The entire squad of American women tennis play CTS who have invaded England to com pete in the various tournaments this season, today swept their way through the first round of the Roehampton clubs invitation tournament. They did not lose a set in the first round.
 Helen Wills, the American champion who is the star attraction in the tour nament, is not entered in the singles competition. She and Mrs. George Wightman of California, however, in the doubles had no difficulty in dis posing of their opponents, Mrs. Elliott and Miss P. H. Bransfield, beating them 61-, GA. a,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
Wins Double Header From NashuNe And 7akes Second Place
ROY MOORE PLAYS
 BIG PART IN WIN s
Former Baron Hits Two Singles, Double, Triple
 And Homer

.s
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 16.-At. lanta took both ends of double-header from Nashville today and went back to third place. Nashville used four pitchers in the first game and two in the second, which with three Crackers made nine different boxmen in the games.
 Karr, Brock, Moore and Alten hit home rnuns. In the first game Atlanta oyercame six-run lead to win. Both games were marked by free hitting and loose fielding. ' Roy Moore, pitcher, outfelder, but above all hitter, once Birmingham's favorite son, now Atlanta's pet, splashed his name freely throughout double victory Monday afternoon of his team over the Nashville Vols. The first encounter went 12 to 10, while the second was won Il to 6. In the two games Moore hit two singles, a double, triple and home run out of seven times at bat. By their victories the Crackers slung the Vols back out of second place and grasped firm hold on it..
 Down in Mobile the leading
 Chicks were walloping Huhn's
 Bruins 2 to 2. Tho Chickasaws
 seem to have regaired their eqVili
 .brium after leaving New Orleans.
 The fact that the Barons entered new contestant in their pitchers marathon made little difference to the Chattanooga Lookouts, he looked the same to them. So MT. Delmar Lund- gren was touched up for some IT hits, which enabled the Lookouts to win, 6 to 5, in eleven innings.
 The Tigers claw, is reaching at the heels of the New York Yankees
 and the Boston Red Sox. Ty
 Cobb's petuIant Detroit team with Lii Stoner pitching, whipped the
 Red SOx again Monday by the shutout score of & to 0, and ad- vanced close to second place, which the Boston club stfli holds up with
 no feeling of security.
 The Tanks were beaten again by the Indians, who made two runs in the ninth for a 2-to-1 score. It was a fortunate break of the game for the ancient Stanley Coveleskie of the In- dians, who allowed the yankees eight hits, and an unlucky break for the hOJ cAdCtAy JuNCuhO OOC ouoh OA lhC Tanks, who held the Indians to six smashes.
 Aside from their difficulty with the Red Sox last week, the In- dians may now be said to have enjoyed a winning streak during the last ten days.
 The Tanks still lead the American league but their margin is so slight that the Tigers may ogertake them before next Sunday.
 The situation will become vi-
 brant along toward the end of the week when the Red Sox and
 Yankees begin a series in New
 York. One or the other must lose and the Tigers probably will profit
 by the outcome.
 The Senators and White Sox played a loose game which went to the Chi cago club in the end, 9 to 8, and the Browns overwhelmed the poor Ath- letics, 10 to 2.
 All these American league games were perpetrated in the west.
 Branch Hickey, manager of the
 Cardinals, picked up Lee Dicker-
 man, young right-hand pitcher, from the Dodgers in a weekend
 exchange for the old reliable Bill
 DOak. Rickey tossed in Dicker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
AMERICAN RIFLE . TEAM FAVORITE
 - U. s. Olympic Sharpshoot- : CTS Sweep Prelimi-
 nary Trials q

RHEIMS, France, June 16.-j American marksmen today simply, romped away as victors in the inter, national rifle tournament in which rep resentatives of 14 nations were engaged as general rehearsal for the Olympic shooting competition which begins on June g.
 The American team scored 5,2S4 points. Switzerland was in second place with 5,183 points. France fin ished third and Argentine fourth. :.
 Today's marks of the Americans are reported here this evening as a world record for a five-man team shooting for a possible 2,000.
 Individual championships were won by two of the American team-Walter R. Stokes, firing from a prone posi-. tion, and Gunnery Sergeant Morris. Fisher. Marine corps, firing from a kneeling position.
 The American team is a prime fla v"rte to win the Olympic competition with the Argentine squad a likely splendid contender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
OESCHGER: SEES = CURTAIN FALL
 ON HIS CAREER

NEW YORK, June 16S-Six transit gloria ball game. Joe Oeschger, the Giants pitcher, acquired. from the Boston Braves, in a winter trade, has been waived out of the National league and addressed to the Louisville club of the American association as part pay ment for Weyland Dean, recruit. Joe isn't sure that he wants the job with Louisville and is delaying his depar- ture.
 As part payment for a recruit Oeschger looks back four years to his greatest day in baseball, the day that he and Leon Galore of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched an even battle all the way through 26 inning 1 to 1 tie game in Boston. Then he reads his travelling orders from John J. Me Graw: Proceed to Louisville and re- port as part payment for rookie"
 Oeschger and Cadore together only permitted five slaps to get beyond the infield that day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
BALSA FARES
 BADLY M BOUT

NEW YORK. June 16.-Andreas ', Balsa, heavyweight champion of Spain,a looked like the champion for a home for T the infirm and Predetermined Monday M' night when he ran into a varied but ': fluent assortment of punches from Floyd Johnson.
 The fight was stopped in the third round, as everyone had seen plenty.or Boo's and misses were hurled at the Y fighters as they left the ring. ri.
 It was Balsa's first match in this u country and probably his last. The Il general agreement was that Balsa ' only trouble is that he has neither an Y: offense or a defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
COLLEGE CREWS
 HOLD RECETTA
Cornell Leads In Annual Races Won With 13
 Out Of 26

$ POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 16 The long grind of training ending, 15 eight-oared crews representing six col leges were ready tonight for the start ing signal in tomorrow's regatta, the twenty-seventh of the annual meet ing of the intercollegiate rowing asso- citation. Short paddles down the Hud- son by all the crews were the only rowing activities today and tonight six coaches pronounced their charges at top of form.
 With the rigor of training suspended the crew boat houses on the west bank of the Hudson held open house this afternoon and each was visited by hun dreds of alumni and well-wishers.
 Washington, 1923 winner and Penn sylvania which finished in sixth place last year and in 1922, continued to be favorites for the senior event, with Coach Rusty Callow's western huskies holding slight edge on the eastern eight.
 Coaches agreed tonight that the var. sity race will probably be a three mile sprint with the weaker crews burning out along the course because of the fast pace. Pennsylvania high stroke and finished technique will be matched observers say, against the power and weight of the huskies and endurance may be the deciding factor.
 POUGHKEEPsIE, N. r., June 16 -(By Associated Press )-The cham. pionship regetta of the Intercollegiate Rowing association, to be decided to, morrow on the Hudson river, was in, augurated in 1895, when Columbia scored the first varsity triumph.
 Twenty-six varsity races have been held altogether, with Cornell victorious in 13, Syracuse five, Pennsylvania three, Columbia and the Navy twice each, while University of Washington hung up the vests first and only vic tory last June.
 Wisconsin is making it's first ap pearance this year since 1914, while the Naval Academy is missing for tho first time since 1920.
 Originally a four-mile race, the var sity event now is rowed over a three mile stretch. Except for a three-milt race in 1898 and the two-mile contest on Lake Cayuga in 1920, the cham pionship was decided at four miles un til 1921, when the three-mile route was adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
QUESTIONABLE
 TENNIS

Question.-During a rally "A" returns the ball into "B's" court with such a severe cut that it re- bounds back over the net without R" touching it. Who wins this point?
 A.-"A" wins the point.
 0. Is it a good return if "B" reaches over the net into "A's" court and strikes the ball as it bounds away from him? Who wins the point if "A" cannot return "B's" stroke?.
 Yes. ''B" wins the point pro- viding no part of his body or racket touches the net as he reaches over to make the stroke.
 Q.-How many times has the Ma tional Singles championship been won by one player?
 A.-Seven times. By R. D. Sears 1881 to 1887 and w.. A. Larned 1901, 1902, 1907 to 1911.
 Q.-Can a player return his op- ponent's service before it strikes the ground?
 A.-No. The rules provide that the ball served shall hit the ground with in the service court, before the re- ceiver returns 1t.
 Q.-When and where will the Ma tional Singles championship be play ed? Does the present champion have to play or just defend his title?
 A.-The' United States National Singles championship on turf will be
 T. I. Forest Hills, l.. l., during the week beginning August 25. The 1923 championship must play through the tournament.
 The Age Herald has arranged witt