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RACING IN new YORK
WILL LAST 1853 DAYS

NEW YORK, February 16.-The
racing season in New York VIII run
lis days, beginning at Jamaica on
April - and endiAg at Empire City
October 20. the stewards of the, Jock
ey Club announced last night.
Jamaica. Belmont Park, Aqueduct
and Empire City each will have
thirty-three days. twenty days in the
spring and thirteen days in the fall.
sara,oga is Ssarded for the month Of
The approved schedule follows:
Janaios--ApM 20 to May FL
Belmont Park--May % to June -.
Aqueduet--June "a to July ..
Empire City-July to 30.
Saratoga-August ! to 80.
Belmont Park-September ! to Is.
Acknowledgements l6 to 80.
Jamaica-october / to l6.
Empire City-october 16 to 30.
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DOG DERBY WILL BE
INTERNATIONAL RACE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASHTON, Idaho. February 16.-The
American dog derby, to be run next
Friday, has taken OH an international
aspect with the entry of a team from
Canada competitor from Alaska
also is anticipated.
Whether Canadian or Alaskan dogs,
trained for long drags instead of for
speed. will be able TO hold their own
with the fast American teams of this
section Is dispute unsettled. but
1dahoans generally are willing to bet
their shirts" on their entries.
Miss Lydia Hutchinson, heroine of
past Ashton races and nationally
known az a pilot of dog teams. will
drive the Canadian team. 'Lyd," as
she is known in this section, has
driven her teams with excellent re-
suits. She always was Samong the
first to cross the finish lfne. In the
last year, however. she has had i'll
luck with her dogs, many of which
have died of some strange naiadv.
Several drivers already are here, put
ting their teams through practice.
The youthful oleott Earn is among
them.
Smoky CASTOR. the present cham
pion, whose team won last year by a
few seconds. has his dogs about sixty
miles from Ashton. In the TarEhee
forest is the hunting lodge of William
kooch.- who, until put out of the race
by sick dog. made a wonderful show
ing in the last derby. On the Buffalo
river, also in the Targhee. Is "Tud''
Ier.:. former American champion and
acknowledged one of the crack dos
drivers and trainers of the world. He
is intent on recovering the honors
which CASTOR lifted from him last year.
This city lies to the southwest of
Yellowstone National Park. During
the winter months it Is the meeting
point of the railroad to the south and
the snow trails to the north.
Race officials are making elaborate
preparations to care for visitors this
year, as the event has been growing In
interest annually.
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MARYLAND ANDTECH
IN BALTIMORE MEET

BALTIMORE, Nd, February 10
William and Mary and West Vir-
gfnia will compete in the Johns
Hopkins 5th Regiment games here
February %. for the first time since
the Inaugural ton OF the meet
Maryland, William and Mary, Rich
mond and West Virginia have en-
tered mile relay teams and will con-
test for honors In this event.
William and Mary and West Vir-
ginia also have men entered in all
the collegiate open events.
Episcopal High School, Alexandria,
Va, will be represented In the scho-
1astfc open events. Technical High
School OF Washington. Is entered In
also.
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His ability AS a fighter. TO offset this
we gave him d tryout--put him In
against ,,sa Battling Ievinsky. The French.
became the logical runner-up. There
was question in the minds Of some
experts as to Carpenters weight being
enough to offset Dempsey's. but after
mat Levinskt affair nobody doubted
that the Trehclnnan knew how TO fight.
During the early stages of the prep.
aration for the great battle all sorts
OF run1ors were spread around. There
Was one to the effect that Descafnps
would tcfuse to let his man go on
unless the ring was made larger. This
WAS largely tommy rot The French.
man cn-operated with us in every de-
tell. He and Carpenter were real
sport sm,-n.
Then much was made Of the training
methods of the twos fighters Dempsey.
opening up quarters at Atlantic City.
charged so cents admission to see him
willing to pay this. Immediately,
though. there was an attempt TO berate
Dempsey for what was called his ner-
germany attitude. As S,atter Of fact
don't think Dempsey or kearns took
the matter seriously.
AZ the same time Carpenter leased
AT old country residence at MAnhas-
se't and practically went into seolusion.
re permitted. hut few people to see
him train, aud 10 those no charge was
made.
This was not intended as reflection
OF Dempsey The Frenchman's
manager had discovered long before
that Carpenter trained better when
not bothered by a lot OF people stand
ing around and asking questions. He
regards the mental attitude Of
fighter In training as most important
Those who criticized Carpenter for
his seclusivenass forgot that he was
foreigner. unable TO speak the Ian
guage. \The things that were every
day affairs to Dempsey were all strange
10 him. He wanted TO work with his
own crowd in his own way. @
They Even Talked of svenEati.
tlr not want Ia dwell too long on
all these carly details. but I do think
II worth wlffie1 to give you q sample
of some Of the odd stories that came
out Of the nanhassett camp-stories
that made the public all the more eager
TO see the great fight.
II was generally known that Des-
camps had been a hypnotist and
legsrdemain artist. IL is but natural
that legend, afairy tale, should, arise
from this.
One morning the fans of greater
New York found themselves reading
story that smacked of Trilby and
Svengali. The little manager with the
burning eyes We We're told. always
sat in corner and threw hypnotic
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CLUBS IN N. |. TO TRAVEL
$3.50 MILES IN SEASON

NEW YORK, February INA
tional League clubs will travel sS,S3C
miles in completing their 1924 sched-
ule of 154 games, according to COM
pilatio of the leagues statistician.
Pittsburgh will cover the most
ground. 1882 miles, while Brooklyn.
with only 9.4S4 miles TO go, has the
least amount of travelling.
The mileage for each club follows
Boston, 1856; BROOKLYN. a,4s4:
New York, 9,1s5: Philadelphia. 10,121;
Pittsburgh, 1882; Cincinnati, $3.50;
Chicago, Hat: ST. Louis, 1887.
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n quick, jerky movement Of the
clubheRd, with Insufficient time 10r
the turn Of the club for it's down.
ward swing. This makes rhythm
sting out OF the c1ubhead.. Each
muscle that IL tight an the club
IL taken back subtracts Just 10
much from the punch OF the club
head when It hits the ball. The
club should start backward with
all muscles relaxed, even the nm
gers on the club. The muscles
then gradually tighten, like q
spring being wound mp. Thus the
ball n hit with all the spring
force. released. that your body II
capable Of producing.
Copyright. John T. Ollie Coz
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Is an idol. but Dempsey was still
favorite in the betting.
Ny happiest moment was when that
l1istAric July dawned clear. The
arena was completed. the tickets had
been sold, the organization was AS
near perfect as We could make 1t.
That was big day in my life, one I
shall not soon forget
Tomcrrow-"The Battle of tho Gem
fury
t29th Install1nent1
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Ruth A fter League Batting Title One Real Scrap Is Ron1i
Chapter Xxx-There Never Was drudge Fight.
BY TEX RICHARD.

THE presence Of Carpenter America and his sntnny bearing
believe fully confirm theory that the pubic
hghter real in
intends his II
In the old days managers made
be bitter Much
would do they entered the ring This supposed
public the sp1ng OF blood in what
be grudge fight As of fact there any erudqe
soaking each other the livelihood
that helped
of that opuon $50
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Inside Golf
ByChester Hortor1--

One Of the first rules Of golf.
and one OF tho most persistentIy
violated rules. is the one that calls
for the s.sIOw back" with the club
hend. shall analaze here the
ress0n no many golfers fnil to TAKE
the club hack with the proper de-
gree OF s1oyvn ess.
The clubhend that In jerked
back swiftly nearly always II due
to failure OF the player properly
TO relax before he starts his swing.
Tight muscles at the beginning
OF the hack swing Invariably mean
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-FLINTSTONE TAKES
new ORLEANS STAKE

NEW ORLEANS. La. February 49,
--Flintstone won the $4,000 added
money Crescent City handicap for
three -year-oIls and upward at the
Fair Grounds track today. Setting
Sun was second and Dr. Clark third.
The distance was mile and a fur
long.
FIintstone paid 7-2. Us. 7-10: Set
ting Sun, 81, s-5, and Dr.. Clark, 3-5.
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spell over the fighter Under this
hypnotic spell Carpenter had won his
early fights. In the coming fight Des-
camps would hypnotic Carpenter Just
as Svenxali had hypnotized Trilby 10
make her a great singer.
Now. how Is that for hokumr
Just the same II was wonderful read
ing. AZ the day of the great fight
approached the public was getting
more and more anxious To see the
French idol. S'srpentler was favnrtte
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3s5 IN $4,000 RACE.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, February 1e.--
Nominations for the I.atonia cham
pionship stakes. worth 100000 to the
winner, total ass. Some OF the best
known horses nominated are: Sun
spero, SUN Flag, Lord Baltimore II,
Mr.. Mutt, Comic Artist, Chflhowee,
Bob Tail, Diogenes. Mint Briar, stage
Coach, Battle Creek, Mad Play. Brac-
adale. Worthmore, st. James and
Transmutc.
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NAVY WINS IN WATER.

Navy water poloists opened their sea-
son here today by defeating Beacon
Athletic club. s. to, 3. The visiting
team was halt made up of former
tdshipmen. HAviland displayed
br,Iiiance for the Midshipm en-. the rest
Of the scoring being we'll distributed.
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POP BOY" SMITH DEAD.

SWEETWATER. Tex. February
16.-Clarence O. t'pop Boy"D Smith.
former member of the Chicago White
SoX and Cleveland Indians pitching
staff. died suddenly at his home here
today. Recently he has been man.
ager OF the SWeetWater and Bal1inger
teams in the West Texas League
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BABE rs GETTING READY
TO STRIVE FOR LAURELS
Heilmann However, Declares He Intends to Lead for
Third Year in Row and That 1t Will Take
Over 400 to Beat Him.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

- ABE RUTH has SHE'D his hat into ring
other championship Not with being the
hitter OF them all the Babe that he for
batting championship of his league.
his here he
half Of February submerged
the took the
winter Information
To achieve his ambition be the champion
Ruth
ing his ecopdac uuirenlen oil
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WILL COACH OREGON U.

ANN ARBOR. Mich. February Is
Joe Maddox. tackle on the Michigan
foot ball team of 1904, has been selected
as coach at the University of Oregon.
He will succeed "Shy" Huntington
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TWO CLUBS QUIT LEAGUE.

LEXINGTON, KY, February IT,
paduoah and Cairo have Withdrawn
from membership in the Kitty League.
AS result the league was reor-
ganized into a six-club circuit. to in.
clude Milan. Paris. Dyersburg and
probably Jackson. Tenn, and May
field and Fulton, KY.
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LEONARD-WALKER CLASH
SHOULD BE A GREAT ONE
No Other Contest That Is Contemplated Would Be-
Likely to Provide Thrills-Cibbons or Firpo
Seen Easy for Dempsey.
BY SPARROW McGANN,

EW YORK February 6Among the many great ring bait
ties that expected summer
there only that be
worth anything the
reference the proposed Benny Leonard
Everybody the
Dempsey Dempsey and Firpo uou
ouDempey the
n fight.
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GIANTS HAVE QUIET SPOT
TO PRIME FOR CAMPAIGN
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

training camps during II
EW YORK February l6-On railroads
wander down Florida soil has been found
for base ball. the New York Giants have been almost
universally Texas the will another
National championship Spanish and
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CITY CONCOURSE FORMED
BYD C.. PIGEON FANCIERS

EAIZNG the necessity for Aoe we'll having
Washington considered Of the other
throughout the United racing ancers this city
at al
John H. Homead
club in the District OF Columbia present.
The OF the bring together
gagged the will
enth
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LEADS SYRACUSE QUINT

SYRACUSE. y. Y, February 10
Pete MacRae. foot bail end and cap
tain. has been elected captain of the
Syracuse basket ball team, succeed
ing Capt. Fasce, who was declared in
eligible
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VILLA TO FIGHT TAYLOR.

CHICAGO, February 16.--Pancho
villa, world fiyweight champion, has
been matched to meet Bud Taylor Of
cerre Haute, Ind. in q ten-round no.
decision contest at Milwaukee March
). Tho weight will be 118 pounds
at pm.
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BRIToN IN CHESS EVENT.

NEW YORK. February 16.-Levi
Yates, former British champion. will
compete in the international chess
tournament to be held here begin
ming March Is. Sir George Thomas,
present holder of the British title,
has withdrawn his entry.
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INDIANA MATMEN WIN

CHICAGO, February 16.--Indiana
wrestlers maintained their
position among the leaders in the
western conference by defeating
University erapplers at
Evanston today, 10 points to 1. All
the matches we've NoR On decisions.
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MoAKLEY rs PARTICULAR.

BOSTON, February 16.--Jack Moak-
ley, Cornell track coach and head
coach Of the American olympic track
team four years ago, does not care
TO go to Paris with the American
team this year as an assistant coach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

MEMPHIS, Tenn. February 16.-
Pal Moore. local bantsmweight, has
been matched for an eiEht-round
bout with Johnny Mccoy Of Cleveland
hers Monday night
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Yosemite basketers easily disposed
OF the De Molay Ave in a IS to Is
match last night on the Ingram
court. Beriinsky. Of De Molay Gagged
aix baskets.
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YALE IN NORFOLK SHOOT.

trapshooting team will meet the Nor
folk Gun Club on the latter's grounds Oh
April II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

When Carpenter first came 10
America there was some DOUBT as 10
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15
WHAT ONE coMRADE DID.

member of the Party, given
should to inspire others
has taken the work raising
theoretically do his Communist this line.
This comrade is NJ Popowich of Orient H. His branch
the many
the branch comade Popowich himself
and inside
stamp books RENTED $50 the national organization
If had $4,000 such building
organization the carrying
modifying
such tremendous difficulties.
If had 5000 members Party who would
in the that comrade Popoweh did, able
literature hold
fashion that
would
How comrades like M. Popowch have Party?
The Party needs their their
aggressive
only period
opportunity to
Now the time for action Sell the
branch should the quota thru
fund books periodically
should
Sympathizers with the Workers support
circulating the subscription lists which have
The campaign fund bigger movement. 1t
energetic for principles Help
quickly!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

strikes" that "the best type of this
(the union) movement is the Amer
lean Federation of Labor" that cts
president, Samuel Gompers, ranks
among the most intelligent and far
sighted of labor leaders,"
Try "The American Government"
by S. E. Forman, published in 1915.
I'm the morning paper which lies on
my desk" writes the author indig-
nantly, 81 read that the leader of a
powerful labor union threatens to in
flict meat famine upon the people
of the United States if the demands of
his union are not acceded to-"
zone thing is certain" says Forman,
speaking of the proposed laws which
would restrain employers from dis
eliminating against union men. "The
government ought not to insist on
driving working men into unions
against their will"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

solutions committee, refused to an
swer the question.
Walker then put in that he was
not running machine and Parry de-
clared the records would show that
the committee on officers reports had
declared their report did not cover
the resolutions, which would be act
ed on after the report of the resolu.
tons committee.
He Knocks EN- Out.
Later in the day when Oscar Mel
son, vice-president of the Chicago
Federation of Labor, was talking in
favor of a resolution he had intro
duced relative to the postal clerks, a
delegate in the back of the hall faint
ed. Nelson kept on with his speech
and all attempts to revive the dele
gate failed. He was carried out of
the hall unconscious, with Nelson still
talking
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15
One C0E11rade Shows How
TO Aid Party Campaign
BY C. {. RUTHENBERG
Executive Secretary, Workers Party

NuR Party endeavorns mobilize all strength
~ the casting
their Gtlow n campaign.
effective principles
Party propaganda
support Its Communist principles its candidates.
This that hold public meetings.
distribute
forms Of propaganda workers support
For this work endeavorne to raise
100000 which should be distributed the
lions that the intensified
The Party fulfill
of the sympahes
thru contributions this
All
subscription lists
securing contributions to the campaign fund
something help
this Communist the
great promise
campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15
ANTI-LADOR
Text BOOKS
IN Use HERE
Supt. McAndrew For
gets Past Words

Said William McAndrew two
years ago:
THE textbooks which are
supposed to discuss our civic
problems do not know enough
to keep a Women's whist club
from financial and moral bank
ruptcy."
That was before William Nc
Andrew was imported to Chi
cago from New York by bust
ness regime. That was before
he paid his well-known visit to
Chicago's Chamber of Com
merce, and received his instruc-
tons as superintendent of Chi
cago's schools.
That civics Course.
William McAndrew has just insti-
tuted a whole new series of "civics"
courses in the elementary and in the
Junior high schools. He hasn't taken
the trouble, however, to find better
ISACS. IL Tic DAlLL WOllNGAN AS
said: 81 don't know anything about
the texts that will be used in the
civics courses"
Go to the school librarian and ask
to see the books in use in the "civics"
courses in Chicago. Here they are-all
the old ones. Published in 1915, pub
lished in 1917, the same books that
couldn't keep a "women's whist club
from financial and moral bankruptcy"
Here's A Sample.
Open the most popular OF these
books-Hughes' elementary Com
munity Civics." The first thing that
strikes the eye is the three-quarter
page picture of our heroic Massa-
chusetts militia, breaking up the
Boston police strike of 1919. "They
have arrested some crap-shooters, -
says the caption.
Boost Sammy Gompers.
Another of Hughes books, Com.
munity Civics," is in use in the higher
grades. At the end of each chapter
is problem for discussion. Here's
one: "Show how the innocent public
often has to suffer during a strike
And the children can do it, too, after
learning that the reasons for unem.
ployment are sickness, injury and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15

lutionS commlJLee DrOugnC III d re-
port concurring in resolution to in
dorse Small for governor.
Tom Parry, of Divernon, arose and
said, II am against the report of the
resolutions committee because Len
Small believes in capitalism, and is
an upholder of the system whereby a
few employers exploit the masses of
the workers" Parry got no further,
because Walker ruled, "The conven-
ton has already acted on this mat
ter by indorsing my report yester-
day"
Walker Loses Memory.
"If I am not in order, why did the
committee on resolutions report on
the resolution" asked Parry.
II don't know" was Walkers re-
ply.
We'll, | would like the committee
to answer my question:" Parry per-
sisted. Anton Johannsen, of the re-
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Our Candidates
FOSTERS DATES

TOO En- . Ia 60
BUTTE, Mont. = Sunday, septem.
Der 21st, 200 p. m.
SPOKANE, Wash. = Monday, Sep
TENDER 22nd, 800 p. m.
SEATTLE, Wash.-Masonic Temple,
Tuesday, September 23rd, 800 p. m.
TACOMA, Wash. - Eagles Hall,
Wednesday, September oath, 800
p. m.
AsToNIA, ore.-saturday septem.
Der 9th, 500 p. m.
PORTLAND, ore.-I. o. o. F. Audi
torium, 10th and Salmon St., Sunday,
September 2sth, 800 p. m.
BERKELEY, CaI.-Hlgh School Al
ditorium, Tuesday, September 3oth,
800 p. m.
SAN FRANCISCO, caI.-caIifornis
Hall, Turk and Larkin sts., Wednes-
day, October, list, 800 p. m.
eITLoWs DATES
Comrade Gitlow, candidate for vice.
president, will address meetings at
the following places:
MAYNARD, Mass. - Tuesday, Sep.
TENDER 18th, 500 p. m.
GARDNER, Mass.-Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 18TH, $500 p. m.
WORCESTER, Mass.-A. o. H. Hail.
TrumbuIl St., Thursday, September
18th, 800 p. m.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Hermonsons
Hall, 1853 Crown St., Friday, Septem
! Der 18th, 800 p. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-15
PLACING FULL TICKET IN FIELD
IN NEW YORK

The w or X e r 3
Party win contest
( h Q N g W Y or X
State elections in
very ONCE. A
complete ticket is
being placed In the
field and petitions
have been printed
and put in circula-
tlon. Party mem
bers a n q sympa-
thizers are n o W
hard at work in Sc
curing signatures
TO these petitions.
A c o m prehensiye
organization h as
b 0 en- worked out
for every district
W | [ h captains ! n
charge.
NJ ore solicitors,
however, are nec-
cesary. Those who
are willing % help
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Canton Steel rs
STRIKERS OUT. I
TWO ARRESTED
Workers Party Seeking
Support for Men

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. a.
Police broke up the meeting Of
the striking clippers of the Ber-
COY Steel Company here and
arrested two of those present,
one of whom is member of the
Workers Party.
The clippers went out on
strike against reduction of
their wages thru the taking
away of bonus which had been
previously been given the work.
ers. The strikers now demand
the eight-hour day and fifty-fve
cents an hour instead of forty
cents.
Communist Aid Strikers.
The strikers are all either Creek
or Spanish workers and the local
members of the Workers Party are
working in close harmony with the
men. The Communists are advocate
ing the formation of a union to de-
fend the interests Of the workers.
Members of the Workers Party,
who are delegates to the Central La
Dor Union of Canton. are using their
influence to get that body to come.
to the aid of the strikers. So far the
conservatives have taken a disinter.
ested attitude typical of the Com
pers' type Of unionist.
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Workers p arty
Campaigns for
New Members

II you are a sup
porter Of r o st e r
and Gltlow. II you
believe in the class
struggle a n q q r Q
willing 10 fight on
{ n . ST d g OF the
working class - In
other words. IN you
are a revolutionary
you belong in the
party OF the reyo-
lutlonary working
class, tho Workers
Party. During Au-
x ust. September
a n q October. { h Q
Party il campaign
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