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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
MiIitants Win in Nova Scotia

The long, bitter struggle waged by U. M. w. of
A. District 26, Nova SCOTIA for the return of its
autonomy has ended in victory for the militant
rank and file and the revolutionary elements who
would not cOncede defeat
The workers had to fight not only the British
Empire Steel corporation and its coal company
subsidiaries but the Lewis machine of the United
Mine Workers as we'll Openly and shameessly,
Lewis who now betrays his own union and the
whole labor movement by the support of Coolidge,
when troops and gunner were brought in to terror
Use the striking Nova Scotia miners revoked the
charter of the district and cooperated with the
porations and Canadian government to drive
them back to work
provisional board of Lewis lackeys and cap
talist tools set up to rule the district Every
effort made to break the spirit of the miners
but at the special convention they forced from
Lewis, they have elected militant officials who
represent them and who will fight their battles
The Nova Scotia miners face now another wage
cut and the lack of desire the part of Lewis to
fight his coal company allies is probably one of the
contributing factors in his surrender to the rank
and file of the district
The policy of the Communists and the Canadian
section of the Red international of Labor Unions
in the Nova Scotia district has been proven cor
rect. 1t has triumphed over the disrupters and
kept the miners together. This is remarkable
achievement in the present period of reaction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
America-lOO Per Cent

Two hysterical girls and and mob seeking ex-
citement have murdered harmless Negro.
The girls claim that following their converse
ton with two men in automobile, around mid
night while they crossing the street, Negro
spoke to of them and took hold of her arm.
They reported the matter to the proprietor of a
nearby sacramental wineshop-a euphemsm for
bootleg joint-and the murder followed.
Negroes who were on the scene and who escaped
say that no one spoke to the girls after they left
the men in the machine and the girls are unable
to identify the dead man.
We give our opinion Of this typically American
atrocity for what it is worth as follows:
We do not believe that any Negro spoke to the
girls. We believe that they went to the wineshop
and said that they had been accosted by a Negro
either because they thought it would be a good
joke, or because they hystercal and thought
Negro had spoken to them Psychology has scien-
tifc explanations of these cases and the two girls
should be examined, not by ignorant prosecuting
attorneys, but by trained psychologists.
The murder occurred in neighborhood that is
populated jointly by Jewish and Negro people. The
mob that committed the murder was almost excus-
lively Jewish
Race hatred has reached high pitch when one
oppressed race becomes the executioners Of an.
other. The whole affair is Illuminating in its dis
closures Of the violent nature Of American mobs
and the influence them of the capitalist press
with its constant appeals to racial prejudces.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
The LOw-DOwn on Courts

Next to an open demand for the confscatiOn of
natural resources now held by the capitalists no
thing arouses such intense antagonism from the
most powerful sections of the capitalist press as
criticism Of the courts or proposals to curta their
powers in any way.
1t is common knowledge that the courts are bull
warks of the capitalist system but the exact man
ner in which they function in America, the all
important role they play, is known to but few.
In Professor Boards american Government
and Politics" we find the following statement made
by ex-President Hadley of Yale University-an
acknowledged authority on American jurisprud
ence:
When II Is said, as II commonly is, that the
fundamental division Of powers In the modern state
into legislative, executive judicial student
Of American institutions may fairly note an excep-
ticn The fundamental division of powers under the
constitution Of the United States is between voters
the hand and property owners on the other.
The forces Of democracy the side divided be-
tween the legislative and executive, are set over
against the forces Of property on the other, with
the judiciary srbltsr between them.
This theory Of American politics has not often
been stated. But has been universally acted upon
The general status Of the property owner under
the law cannot be changed by the action Of
the legislature, Of the the executive, people
state voting at this polls, at three put together
This is fairly clear. The courts are the only
authority that legally change the existing
relationships between property owners and the
propertyless. They are the obstacle, powerful be-
cause accepted, between the masses of workers and
the minority of landlords, nanciers and industrial
lords. Back of their decisions there stands of
course the armed forces Of capitalist government
but the courts are the first line of American cap
italism's defense.
1t is their task-and they do it well-to give the
proper sense of error to any rash person group
that challenges the right of the few idlers to rob
the many toilers-to preserve the legal fiction of
democracy in a nation where by no possible legal
enactment can the natural resources and the ma
chinery of production come into the hands of the
masses
Any agency whose sole task is to legalise robbery
is too sacred to be tempered with. Therefore the
wild bowls of rage that arise from capitalsm's
Spokesman whenever courts are criticized.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
Constabulary Stars Flash in Herrin Riots

nicipal court. Leventhal is secretary
OF the constabulary.
Dennis Eagan, baliff of the munich
pal court, is listed as a vice-presi-
dent in the "Constabulary News" Of
fetal organ of the state constabularv.
Other vice-presidents, as announced
in literature of the organization, are:
Fred Sterling, lieutenant governor of
Illinois; Joseph ]. Merensky, assistant
United States district attorney; How.
ard Hayes, judge of the municipal
court, Theodore Steinert, member of
the house of representatives; Edward
Litsinger, chairman of the board of
review; Robert NJ. Lee, city editor of
the Chicago Tribune; Homer Hogan.
city editor of the Herald and Exam
iner; Robert Thomas Loughran, off,
cial editor of the United Press, and
Edward w. Geiger, assistant editor of
the Chicago American. Some of these
men, when interviewed, declared
their names had been used without
permission.
The state constabulary, which has
no lawful connection with the state of
Illinois but is a private organization
formed by James R. Howe and his
hackers, in addition to mixing into
politics, and its alliance with the khan.
makes one of its principal aims the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
By WILLIAM wEINsToNE.

LaFollette is entering into a deal
with the Smith forces in Tammany
Hall, and the socialist party is on the
inside of this deal. The deal consists
of an exchange of votes in the present
elections. Smith is to knife Davis and
LaFollette is to hand over the progress
sive and socialist votes to Smith in
his contest with Teddy Roosevelt, the
republican candidate. The socialist
party is a willing tool in the further
ance Of this Tammany Hall and La
Toilette election alliance; an alliance
which will sacrifice the socialist party
candidate. 1t is an alliance which
may have more far-reaching effects in
the New York political situation than
may appear at first glance. 1t is an
alliance which may result in a more
permanent combination and a broad
ening out of the present LaFollette
movement to include section of Tam
many Hall In this state.
Who Is All Smith?
Who is AL Smith? Smith is the po-
litical chief of Tammany Hall in New
York state; the candidate of the demo
cratic party for reelection as govern
or. AL Smith during the war, not only
threw his full support to the Wilson
administration, but it was during his
first term in office that the first prose
cutions Of the Communists in this
state took place 1t is the Tammany
Hall of AL Smith that was responsible
for putting into use the Criminal Syn
dicalist Law, which was a dead letter
since 1901, for the conviction of Ben
Gitlow and the other Communists. It is
Tammany Hall, lately led by Charlie
Murphy, arch corruptionist and servile
tool of the capitalists, the Tammany
Hall of ward heelers and crooks of
all varieties, of which Smith is now
the political leader.
Tammany Hall is the sinister politi-
cal force which kills every spark of
class-consciousness in the local labor
movement. Tammany Hall has bolt
ed the door of the trade unions to ev-
cry voice expressing the interests of
the workers. The labor movement of
New York state with its Jimmy Hol-
lands, Peter Bradys and Coughlins. is
a political machine corraling the
votes of labor for Tammany Hall
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
A Veteran RevoIutIonIst.

To the DAILY WORKER: Since
1887 / have been active in the Inter.
national revolutionary movements of
many countries. Today l look over
the records up to the present time of
those stalwarts of my early days in
Manchester, England and other Brit.
ish cities with whom | fought shoulder
to shoulder in revolutionary battles.
Such men as George Lansbury, Jack
Jones, Keir Hardie, Ben Tillet, J. r.
Clynes, Ramsay Macdonald and a
host OF others.
Some 6etrayers of Workers.
l look back today and see the
treachery and betrayal of many Of
these comrades of past days when /
helped with my voice and pen to carry
their victory into the House of Com.
mons. Especially that one Judas and
lickspittle of capitalism, j. r. Clynes.
With him l class Ben Tillet whose
name and portrait was revered and
hung up in thousands OF homes Of
tho British workers in the 90's but
who today to the revolutionist and
lnternationalist he has gone like my
old time but despicabIe comrade, H.
NJ. Hyndman. They both betrayed the
workers Of Britain in their hour Of
crisis during the world war and sold
themselves, bag and baggage, to the
capitalist oligarchy. They made the
Social Democratic Federation OF Great
Britain, of which was once a mem
Der stink In the nostrils Of true revo.
lutionary class conscious proletarians
OF the world.
Communism Hope Of the Workers.
But comrades, both of America and
OF all other Countries the Red Star Of
Russia is a beacon light to the real
revolutionary units who are fighting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
Our ImperiGlists Eye Brazil

Natural resources of other lands and naval pro
paganda go together
Scrutator, financial writer for the Chicago
Tribune, tells of the discovery of great tracts of
land suitable for rubber production the lower
tributaries of the Amazon.
Then comes the inevitable reaction of the mper-
alist mind:
II one will take map of the Amazon valley and
Of the Atlantic and note how the mouth Of the
river projects toward Africa and Europe the thought
occurs that great Brazilian naval base in one Of
the many numerous hsrbors Of the Amazon estuary
wouldn't do any harm. provided Brazil adheres to
her tradition Of diplomatic cooperation with the
United States
The mouth Of the Amazon may be close enough
to the Caribbean to insure control to any power DOM
mating the Caribbean, but naval base In the mouth
Of the river would be nice little lock the door
Of what is probably the greatest Of future
wealth this globe.
The parrots who put down for print ideas like
those above, emanating directly from the publicity
centers of the rObber band which owns America
are never backward in landing the splendid en-
terprise and courage Of t'1e American business
man. Here, is proof that these entrepreneurs,
though they long for the rich rubber lands Of
Brazil and the profits to be made therefrom, con-
slider the risk too great unless they can Cypress
and plumber native labor under the protection Of
the guns Of mighty war feet
In the light of these disclosures the fact that
forty or fifty American army officers are now at
tached to the Brazilian army in the capacity Of
Constructors is Of considerable significance.
The largest and richest, well as the most reac-
tionary Of the South American nations, Brazil will
make fine base for the conquering forces of Amer
lean Imperialism
The protection and expansion Of business abroad
by actual or threatened force Of arms becomes
more and more the basic policy Of American cap.
italist government
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
CONTINUED from page II

Continued from page u
ent" in the state constabulary. Carl
Nelson, who was recently found
guilty of assault after a jury trial in
the Herrin courthouse, is a captain
Of the state constabulary.
The state constabulary has found
difficulty in finding excuses for going
before the public and carrying on
seemingly legitimate activity, while it
cloaks its alliance with the khan and
with those employers who want to in.
stitute a Cossack militarism in this
state such as prevails in Pennsylvania
and elsewhere. The Illinois state con.
stabulary is founded on a law passed
in 1887 which allows Officers of the
state to call to their aid peace officers
of the state in accordance with law
in the pursuit of stolen property and
apprehension Of criminals"
But the only thing those who be.
come members are privileged to do is
to apprehend criminals in the commits.
sion of crime-and every private citi.
zen is authorized to go that far. The
state constabulary, however, gets in
its real work in drumming up militar.
istic sentiment and entering activities
such as are carried on by the khan to
divide the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13

competitor and can cut into his vote
because the socialists too draw thet
support from the industrial cities.
What the Treaehery Of the Socialist
Party Means.
The attitude of the socialist party
toward Smith reveals the full treach-
cry Of the socialist party when it is
borne in mind that labor in New York
state is held to capitalist politics
chiefly by Tammany Hall and can be
freed only by the destruction of Tam
many Hall. The Smith-LaFolIette-so-
cialist party alliance during the cleo
tions will have far reaching effects
upon the LaFollette movement after
the election, by bringing in these Tam
manyites into the third party. This
will still more destroy the indepen-
dence Of labor in the LaFollette move
ment. Even the mirage Of labor par
ty which has been propagated by the
socialist party, will fade from the
scene. The socialist party is dealing
its death warrant as a labor organize
ton in furthering such a deal.
The socialist. party in New York
state maintained that it would build
it's local organizations as result of
the endorsement Of LaFollette. But
in reality it has steadily given way to
every demand of LaFollette. Ithas with.
drawn its most prominent local can
didates, London, Lee and Panken. II
withdrew its own candidate in tha
goth congressional district, former
socialist stronghold and endorsed La
Guardia, the war jingo, LaFoIiette's
candidate, whose name appears today
under the arm and torch 1t has ac-
copied subordinate position on the
local and state directing committees.
Now it has gone still further back
ward, completely giving up a fight
against Smith, thereby sacrificing Nor
man Thomas and its state ticket. In
place of increasing the socialist vote.
it will cut its vote in half. The So
cialist party, having abandoned the
class struggle and independent politi
cal action, comes as beggar to the
table of LaFollette, enthusiastic over
every crumb that this lord of the mid
die class throws in it's direction.
1t is the duty of the Workers Party
to increase its agitation against the
socialists to expose fully this treach.
cry and to win over every honest So
cialist supporter to the Workers
Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13

either in a direct endorsement of
Smith by LaFolIette or an open dis
avowal of Davis by Smith. 1t will work
out, by Smith giving only lukewarm
support to Davis and having his ma
chine knife him in the actual vote.
The socialists and LaFollette will sa-
crifice Norman Thomas.
What Is Behind the Deal.
LaFollette knows that without the
support of the cities in the East, he
cannot hope to make a great national
showing or build up a strong base for
his future third party support.
LaFollette knows wen the lesson Of
the Roosevelt campaign of 1912, which
failed precisely because it could not
secure the support of the eastern
cities. These votes Tammany Hall in
large measures controls.
The deal which LaroiIeISe will con-
summate with Smith is typical Of the
politics being played by LaFollette in
other parts of the country. In Mon
tana the LaFollette- Wheeler forces en-
tered into an alliance with the local
machine democrats. In Wyoming. ac-
cording to the New York Times. a
similar deal was made with Judge
Rose, running for senator on the dem
ocratic ticket, in which local demo-
Gratis are to let the national ticket
shift for itself, thus indirectly support
ing LaFollette, and in return receiy-
ing the backing of LaFollette for their
candidates.
On the other hand, the middle
class followers Of LaFollette are
really class brethren of the fol.
lowers of Smith. Both rely upon the
middle class for support. While Smith
may talk the demagogic phraseology
suited to East Side, West Side, All
Around the Town." LaFollette speaks
the same demagogic language but suit
ed to field and farm" Both pronounce
themselves as friends of labor, and
both represent minorities in the old
parties. Important tho Tammany
Hall may be in the democratic party.
the old guard interlocked with Big
Business holds the deciding influence.
Smith this year is particularly
awake to the necessity of an alliance
with LaFollette and the socialist par
ty. The republicans hold the upstate
farming sections and Smith can win
only by securing the overwhelming
support of the industrial cities. In
this respect the socialist party is a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
Everything To It.

To the DAILY WORKER: After
reading Comrade Buchwold's impress
sions of LaFollette meeting entitled
Nothing To It." in the Los Angeles
Special, l feel duty bound to write
about my impressions of a Foster
meeting.
Some 1000 tickets were sold at 25c
piece for admission to the Gamut
Club Theatre where Foster spoke
here. Every seat was occupied and
many people were turned away be-
cause the house could hold no more.
Tore Capitalist institutions to Ground
Comrade Foster attacked the insti-
tutions that support capitalism, and
believe me, he tore them to the
ground. He not only proved that the
government was the executive BOARD"
OF the capitalists, but convinced the
dullest of us that the army and navy.
the schools. newspapers and the
churches were all used to poison our
minds and force the workers TO lead
the lives Of semi-slaves. Mobilization
Day was explained and also the Japa-
nese immigration Law.
He diagnosed the different parties
in the political Geld and showed their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
A Three-COTnered Deal Smith, LaFo||ete and HiIquiI

Socialists Eager for the Alliance With
Smith.
The socialists have been playing for
this three-cornered deal for some time.
They voted for the resolution intro
duced in the Schenectady convention
of the New York State Federation Of
Labor, declaring Smith to be "a friend
of labor" With their vote, the resolu-
ton was adopted unanimously.
Norman Thomas, the socialist party
candidate for governor of New York
wrote a letter to Smith, published in
the New York Times of September 20,
that was direct bid to Smith to &C
cept LaFollette and throw over Davis.
Pretending to call upon Smith to clari-
fly his position, Norman Thomas de-
clares that in view of the report that
representative Carew had been to
Washington seeking LaFollette en-
dorsement of Smiths candidacy, that
Smith must therefore choose between
LaFollette and Davis. The letter fur
Their declares that with much of the
platform Of the democratic party
adopted at your behest proqressives
generally, including socialists, are in
sympathy." The whole tenor of the
letter is but an indirect endorsement
of Smith, placing him on many issues
in most favorable light. This let
ter is but one of the links in the pol
icy Of a rapproachment with Smith.
Norman Thomas, speaking at Schen-
ectady on September II, declared, ac-
cording to the New York Leader, that
Smith has a good record" and is a
miracle in Tammany Hall.
LaFollette, speaking at Madison
Square Garden, surprisingly touched
upon local issues, and clearly made a
bid. for Smiths support by touching
on those very same points upon which
Smith will claim support from labor.
Frank P. Walsh, who backed Smith
for president at the democratic nation
al convention and is today an elector
and supporter of LaFollette. at a
meeting in Town Hall, spoke Of the
favorable record Of Smith, altho Nor
man Thomas, the socialist candidate
for governor who supports LaFollette
was on the platform.
These facts indicate clearly that the
socialist party and LaFollette desire
an understanding with Smith and that
Smith himself is not averse to such an
understanding being reached. This
deal may not come into the open
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13

building up Of the organization to act
as a foundation for state constabu.
larry which employers hope, will on.
cially be sanctioned by the state of
Illinois.
s. Glenn Young an "Inspector."
The Constabulary News appoints
inspectors" in each locality, which
are supposed to send in news and build
up the organization in their locality.
s. Glenn Young is the inspector" for
the constabulary in Marion, Illinois.
In addition to the inspectors" and
the news items in the ConstabuIary
News, the membership is held TO.
gether by an occasional banquet
where law enforcement and militar.
ism is preached.
Il retally don't know what excuse
the state constabulary has for its ex-
istence," a high officual of the or
ganization told the DAILY WORKER
in confidential moment 1--WE give
away tin star, but in reality it does
not give the wearer more privileges
than an ordinary citizen. Perhaps
those who buy these stars exceed their
authority, don't know"
In the next article l will tell of the
activities of the state constabuIary
during the Defense Day celebration
on September H.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13
TO A CAPITALIST ORATOR.

You say we are free with no masters &c
serve,
Sut think you're fake and a fraud,
! surely admire your cast-iron nerve,
But know not the freedom you laud.
I'm not even free for for a master 70
choose,
From master ! cannot be freed,
I'm IN bondage forever, cannot Get loose
I'm IN bondage because I'm In need.
For those who can rise upon Others wis
For THEM there Is freedom and Iiaht,
sur Tor the poor toller, the son OF the soil
mere Is nothing but darkness and nioht.
ne cannot aspire to knowledge you know,
ror IN science he never can train,
h'tho his muscles continue to grow
ne must suffer reduction in brain.
When the workers will all Of their pro.
ducts receive,
mere y never no need 20 be poor,
" 70 whlle we for others great fortunes
That the wolf Is on watch al the door.
Wnen only the worker has riaht 70 dictate.
Wnat share 20 the loafer shall fall.
men truly Wen see the perfection Of state
ana the end to the living on GALL.
THOR.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-13

would be interested in writing to an
American student. This is her third
year of Deming High School. She is
sixteen years old.
The news Of Russia interests us
very much. We enjoy reading the
DAILY WORKER and | spend all of
my spare time reading it. | hope il
will continue until the revolution and
then too.
Yours for Communism,
Mrs. S. M. Calkins, Deming,
New Mexico.