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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10

N ND really, mere is cndnce That
~ may not repeat itself in years.
The working masses are restless. The
poor farmers, large numbers of them,
are definitely opposed to the contin-
ued domination of capital in the gov
ernmental affairs of the country. The
political parties controlled by the cap
italists are discredited and democrat
lied to a very large extent. In addi-
ton to this, there is already on foot
a strong movement to pull out of the
two old parties and to make in the
direction of new party. There is
also in existence-and this is the
most gratifying and promising feature
of the whole situation-a movement
toward class-party Of workers and
poor farmers.
Ms if history had predetermined
IN that this be the year of the great
event, all objective forces that are
operating within the framework of
our social life at this moment, are
bent in the direction Of class party
of workers and farmers.
Under these conditions, what other
duty have leaders Of labor than to
take firm hold of the situation and to
push developments consciously and
persistently in the direction of such a
party? Clearly, this is the supreme
duty of the hour. But the leaders of
the C. P. P. A. think otherwise. In
asmuch as there is any common
thought at all between them, they
seem to be determined at all costs, to
prevent or at least cripple the June
nth convention. Their official organ
Labor" has launched an attack
against June 18th, which not even the
capitalist press would be able to sur
pass. The call has been issued tc
ignore and boycott the June 18th con
vention. Why?
lNNTELL, this brings us to the main
wv spring, fountain-head and rea
spiritual leadership of this renewed
offensive against June nth. We re
fer to the capitalists and their press
Need we say here again that the CAPT
talists do not want a Farmer-Labol
Party? Must we take new pains t
prove it? OF course, they don't. Capt
talism in America is quite well salts
lied with the present two-party sys
tenn. This show democracy Of our
has been functioning pretty effective
ly as an organ of capitalist class OF
preston, partly because Of this two
party system. If this is so, then VIII,
should our masters desire a change
And should a change become newt
able, least of all, will our master
then permit the formation Of class
party of workers and farmers. No
! on your life, if they can prevent it.
-lHENcE, the renewed vigorous o.
III | fensive against June 18th. An
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10

what is the excuse? Well, the old
thing, the Communists. At all the
cross roads leading to the convention
of June 18th, the capitalist press has
put UP the danger-signal: stop!
Look! Listen! The Communists are
out to dominate the convention of
June 17th." The capitalist press
knows better, Of course. It knows
very we'll that the large mass-move-
ment Of workers and farmers which is
headed toward class-party is by far
not a Communist proposition. The
kept press also knows that if this
movement were now ripe for Com
munist domination" (read: permeat-
ed with Communist spirit and ideolo-
gy), its immediate aim might have
been not a Farmer-Labor Party, but
workers and farmers government,
or, still better, the Dictatorship Of the
Proletariat.
THE capitalists and their servants
l know all this very well. But the
cry of Communist domination" is be-
ing raised and propagated just the
same in the hope that someone might
take the thing seriously and keep
away from the 18th. However, it does
not look as if this trick is going to
succeed. The June 18th convention
has already captured the imagination
of large masses of workers and poor
farmers. These masses know that the
Communists are in it and yet they
don't get nervous over the fact. Most
of them accept the Communists into
the partnerships of political struggle
against capital not because they al
ready accept the Communist program
and principles, sorry to say, but be
cause the ComISSnists are the most
sincere and determined fighters for in
dependent political action and for g
close alliance between the workers
and poor farmers, e. l., Farmer-La
Dor Party. That's the main reason
why the capitalist-Gompers-C. P. P
A. bunk about Communist domination
| Will udN6 NJ CnCOb uBOu tAOoC WAOo'
very existence depends upon the sue
cessful contamination of June 18th.
MEANWHILE, the movement il
lVI proceeding ahead. Within tn,
last few weeks steps have been takel
in number of states to bring abou
the formation Of state Farmer-Labo
parties, which viii participate as sue
in the June 18th convention. Sue
Z parties are now in the process of oil
ganization in New York, Ohio, Mich
gan and Illinois. THE existing stat
Farmer-Labor parties in the nortl
west and in the west have either a
ready become part of the June lit
Convention thru representation on tn
: Arrangements Committee or else hav
| endorsed the call to the conventio
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10

THE offensive against June 18th, is
1 in full swing. All forces of re-
action, every sworn enemy Of labor
and of the exploited farmers: capital
lists, labor takers and enemies of prog
ress in general everything is being
modified and set at work to defeat
the convention of June 18th. The rea-
son? Simple enough To prevent the
organization of class-party of work
ers and farmers.
THEY hate it. They fear the mere
| sign of it, They simply refuse to
believe that such 'monstrocity" as
a class-party of workers and farmers
is at all possible, But at the same
time, they take no chances. They are
hard-boiIed and practical. Experience
to them is not a dead letter. They
have learned from the past six or sew
en- years that things seemingly i'm
possible are of a sudden become a
reality. Hence, the redoubled attacks,
the enormous denunciations, and the
whole renewed offensive against the
June 18th convention-the event
which promises to open a new chap
ter in the history of the class-struggle
in America.
THE attack comes from three quar-
/ ters. First, in the line of attack
stand the reactionary officials of the
trades unions. Secure in it's black ar
NOR of trickery, wire-pulling and ter
rorism, Compression incarnate is step
ping heavily along the warpath OF
reaction desperately trying to ward
off the day of political liberation Of
the American working class. This
gang of betrayers and double-crossers
knows too we'll on which side its
bread is buttered. They have realized
none too soon what the success of &
Farmer-Labor Party viii mean fol
their domination in the American la
Dor movement. Hence, their unbound
ed hatred, the INSCRIPTIONS an(
treacherous maneuvering of Gomperi
and his kind against anything and ev
erything that may lead to Independent
political action by the workers anC
poor farmers.
NEXT comes the crowd Of July 4th
MT motley crowd, this G. P. P
A. Based upon one of the most pow
erfuI sections of the American labo
movement, and driven to action b,
the crying needs of tens Of thousand
Of workers organized in the railroa
industry of the country, yet the pol
cies and practices Of the c. P. P. A
are being crested and shaped by
group Of leaders which is as foreig
and hostile to the class interests @
labor as are the capitalists then
selves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
By Alexander Bittelm0n

and will send delegates to it. AS far
as the organized Farmer-Labor Party
movement is concerned, the situation
is as bright and hopeful as one could
desire.
THE energies Of those who favor
/ June 18th, must now be concen-
trated on local unions, labor fraternal
organizations and other organizations
of workers and poor farmers. AS we
see it, the work of securing endorse
ment Of and participation in the June
18th convention is primarily job Of
political education, which means that
success depends to large extent, if
not wholly, upon the way in which
the issue is presented.
How should the issue be present
ed? Precisely as it has been shaped
and presented to us by the actual
development Of the class-struggIe in
the United States up-to-date, that is,
as June 18th versus July 4th.
IUNE 18th cannot be understood
y separate and apart from July 4th.
Moreover, ones estimation Of and at
titude toward June 18th is contingent
upon proper analysis and under
standing of July 4th. 1t is therefore,
absolutely imperative that the cam
paign in favor of June 18th be con-
Quoted and fought out in this manner.
Independent political action. A
working and fighting alliance be-
tween the workers and poor farm
ers. A class political party to fight
the battles of the oppressed classes
! against the domination of capital.
That's what June 18th stands for.
Ian the other hand, July 4th. What
IOdoes it stand for?
If the day is won by some Of the
presidents of the railroad unions, it
will be McAdoo on the ticket of the
Democratic party. If the decision goes
to another section of the G. P. P. A.,
it may mean LaFollette as an indie
pendent or as the head of middle
lclass liberal party. There is also the
possibility of one part of the G. P.
IP. A. endorsing a regular republican.
If the forces are divided more or less
Ievenly, there may be no decision at
all as far as the presidential elections
are concerned, and locally the contin-
uation of the old c. p P. A. policy OF
supporting good men" on the tickets
Of the capitalist parties. That's what
the C. P. P. A. and July 4th stand for
lIF you happen to want and strive
| for a new day in the American la
, Dor movement, don't waste your en-
: ergy on July 4th. You wouldn't gel
: it there. Better turn your eyes, and
i mind, and devotion to June 18th, and
} by active participation in the move
} ment help along in the struggle FOL
/ la Workers and Farmers Government
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-05-10
"HAIL, HAIL THE GANGS ALL HERE"
BUT ELEPHANT DUCHESS is DEAD

GREENWICH, Conn.-Masons and Knights of Columbus sat
together banquet in the Masonic Temple here and Joined
in singing "Ha Hail. the Gangs All Here" The Knights
guests Of the Masons.
Upham, National
suddenly The
wants live elephants not dead ones upham declared
Daniel
the world His
Horton the two million mile mark
The McCarthy weekly news., 1924-02-09
HEADS OF HAMMON GOLD DREDCES ON
 TRIP TO STATES

ii. R. Edwards, general super lntendent of the Hammon Conso. lidated Gold Go. of Nome, recent ly sailed for Seattle from Seward MT. Edwards had made the trip from Nome to the Alaska railroad by dog team with Leonard SeD pala, the we'll known dog hush CT of Nome, and his prize winning team of seventeen Siberian dogs The trip took twenty-one days and was one of the most enjoy able he had ever taken, so Mr.. Edwards stated.
 He said that although the dis. 'rlct had suffered somewhat from
The McCarthy weekly news., 1924-02-09

shortage of water, the extreme length of the season tad enabled the company to operate the dred ges up to a few days before Christmas. The company operat eda hydraulic plant i1l connection With the dredges. This was shut down a short lime in July and August. Nearly POO men are car rled on the payroll, Nome benefit ing greatly by the demand for la Dor. By the installation of the cold water method of thawing the ground an enormous saving was effected this season. A crew ot seventy-fve men was engaged III driving cold water points at sixteen foot intervals. The temDe rature of the Water used varied from just above freezing to warm
 Steward Gateway
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-06
Three Georgia Boys
Davidson Students,
Hurt as Car Overturns

DAVIDSON, N. c., March A.
Three Georgia boys, students at Da.
wilson college, are in the Charlotte
sanitarirCl suffering from injuries
received when the high-powered au-
tomobile in which they were driving
turned turtle just outside OF Char
lotte about o'clock Monday morn
ing. The car was driven by Brown
Hamer, former student and football
star at Davidson, and was returning
from Gastonia, where he had car
ried one of his former school mates.
John Bethea, Of Dillon. S. c., died
of his injuries, and Hamilton Ansley,
OF Decatur, Ga, was unconscious
when taken to the hospital.
Flake Laird, Of Decatur, who is
well known in athletic circles around
Atlanta, and James 1. Grower, of
Thomasville, Ga, received only
slight injuries, but are still being
held at the hospital for treatment.
Hamilton Ansley has been at David
s-n college only since the opening
Of the spring term in January and
was formerly a medical student al
Emory university, where he was a
member of the Chi Phi fraternity
According to reports from Charlotte.
hope is held for his recovery.
Mr.. Bethea was crushed under the
car when it overturned, and died
on the way to the hospital. He was
a bank teller at Dillon. Mr.. Hamer
is a planter.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-06
Gypsy Woman Robs
Squire's Purse Right
Underneath His Ewes

DALTON, Ga, March Awhile
he had his pocketbook in his hand
and was watching her closely
Squire r. A. Williams was robbed
Of $1S by a gypsy fortune teller
Monday in his Office here. Others
were in the office at the time. and
no one knew of the bold robbery I'M
til Squire Williams counted his
money. A bailiff arrested the WON
an before she had gone a block, and
she gave back the money, being per-
mitted to leave with other gypsies
who had been here a short time.
The woman, with another, entered
Squire Williams Office and insist
ed on telling his fortune ana the
fortune OF his bailiff, Jap Leonard.
When they refused, one OF the WON
en- insisted on blessing" the pocket
book Of the justice of the peace, and,
while Squire Williams held it, she
extracted the money while he was
watching her. Immediately after
she left the office, he examined the
contents Of the purse and. seeing
part OF the money was gone, sent
the bailiff after the woman.
Bailiff Leonard caught the other
woman as she snatched four bits
from him and recovered it; but he's
not certain whether or not she got
away with anything else.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-06
MRS. GAMBLER AND
KEELING ACQUITTED;
ST0DDARD IS HELD

w. J. Stoddard was held for the
state courts under $500 bond on
charge of violating the state prohi-
bition law, after a hearing before
Recorder George E. Johnson Monday
morning at which charges lodged
against Mrs. Asa G.. Gambler, Sr.,
and G. w. Keeling were dismissed.
The three persons were charged
with violating section 1853 of the
city code as an outgrowth OF their
arrest on February 9 in an apart.
ment at No. 4S Juniper street, but
Recorder Johnson declared the cases
could not be construed to mean "oc-
cupancy of a dive" as was charged.
He ruled, however, that evidence
submitted by the prosecution had
shown Mr.. Stoddard had admitted
ownership Of the small quantity of
liquor confiscated and that he would
hold Mr.. Stoddard accountable on
that charge.
StOddard Charges Frameup
'You saw what it was: it's all a
frame-up" declared Mr.. Stoddard
after the trial, when asked if he wish.
ed to make statement. His bond
was signed by DR.. Horace Grant. and
they left the station house together.
Mrs. Gambler, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. J. B. Brown, left i'm
mediately after the hearing in the
automobile in which she had driven
to police headquarters.
The hearing was attended by a
crowd which occupied every avail.
able seat and which pressed up be-
hind the railing separating the spec
tators from court officials. Mrs.
Gambler was not required to stand
on the platform facing the recorder,
but sat on a piano stool in a remote
corner Of the room, alongside her
sister. Both Mr.. Keeling and Mr..
Stoddard stood up before the record
er. with their counsel-Attorney Ben
Conyers. Mrs. Gambler was repre-
scented by Attorneys Cam Dorsey and
Carlton Binns.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-06
HOW INSPECTOR
WAS SLAIN TOLD
At TICK TRIALS

VALDOSTA, Ga, March Anew
interest was given the anti-vat con-
spiracy trial Tuesday when Roy
Richey, the young government en-
ploye, went upon the stand and de-
scribed the killing of Max Lockridge,
in February of last year. by Mann
Carter and his son, Will. The senior
Carter is alleged to have been the
principal in the shooting.
He said that he and Lockridge
started to Wiley Corbett's to dip
some cattle, and had instructions to
stop at Mann Carriers and tell him
about yearling belonging to him
that was taken up the day before.
He said the two Carriers were in the
woods near their home when their
car stopped, and he went down where
they We're. They walked back to-
ward the car with him, Will Carter
leaving them and starting toward his
home in dim road. Mann Carter
approached the car where Lockridge
was and asked him, Are you going
to turn that cow out?" Lockridge
said mo-" and Carter shot him
through the mouth with his gun.
Richey had a broken pistol and
tried to use it when one of the Car
tiers shot him, he said. Then he ran
He looekd back and saw Mann Car
ter tugging at his belt to draw his
pistol. He was later shot through
the back
An N-ray picture was exhibited to
show how Richey was wounded, one
bullet and many small shot entered
hi II
while in the hospital but denied part
of it, in which he said that if his pis-
toi had worked he would have got
ten both Carriers.
Government prosecutors continued
their efforts to show that by threats
and acts of violence the Il Echols
county cattlemen, on trial in United
States district court here, cCnspired
to violate the federal cattle dipping
law.
Attorneys for the defense under.
took to show by cross-examining wit
nesses that the threats and acts of
violence were committed before the
| government employees were sent into
Echols county.
Eugene Carter. witness for the
! government, testified that fourtee n
dipping watts located on the west side
I of the Alapaha river had been blown
up from two to four times each, but
that none of them had been destroy
cd since the government officials
took charge of dipping. and that all
j Of them have been rebuilt and are
working.
During cross-eXamination, the de-
tense attorney startled the court
room by directing a pointed question
at Coon Carter, large land owner
of Echols county.
Did not Beaury Corbett tell you
that you burned the courthouse at
Statewide and that the public rec
ords of that county a~e in your pos
session." Carter was asked.
He replied: No.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-06
CHAPTER "
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

IT7ooDRow WILSON was prob,
w ably the only president OF
the United States who spent
twenty years or more studying the
power and duties of the chief eXecu-
tive long before he entered public
life. The theory of government was
his hobby. AS a professor in Prince
ton university on constitutional gov
eminent. his lectures were voted by
the students year in and year out
the most popular in the curriculum.
Little did I dream as I took notes
with my classmates in the spring Of
1909 that exactly four years later
the professor before us would be ac-
tually applying his doctrines of gov
eminent in the White House ana
that would be reporting them for
the Associated Press.
What was said in the lecture room
in those days was by common con-
sent private affair. Reporters
were never present. And for that
reason DIR. Wilson was as free with
his comments on current news as il
he were in the seclusion Of his own
home.
1t was in April, 1909, and Presj-
dent Taft had just been inaugurated
after a record breaking vote. The
new president was beginning to
struggle with the tariff. Aldrich
was in command of the United States
senate and Cannon was enthroned
in the house. Of representatives Dr.
Wilson would read to us a para
graph or two from the daily news
papers giving the gist of Washing
ton dispatches on the legislative stu
alton and would make his comments
thereon.
Nobody in congress-" he used to
say again and again, "r~presents the
national will. Every member Of the
house or senate represents his dis
trict or his state-his section The
sum total of their desires is not the
national will. Only enc man, the
chief executive, is responsible to all
the people, He must assume leader
ship and determine what is best for
or class. If President Taft appre-
ciates that he will make headway.
Ii he does not, he will fail.
Comment on Roosevelt
Presently the dispatches from
Washington announced that Presi-
dent Taft had summoned Messrs.
Aldrich and Cannon and other Re-
publican leaders in congress to the
White House urging them to frame
a tariff law that would be in the
national interest. This particular
development ELECTED from DIR. Will
son warm expressions of approval
and prompted a. comment on the
Rooseveltian attitude toward con-
gress.
Whatever else we may think or
say of Theodore Roosevelt" re-
marked DR.. Wilson, 1--WE must admit
that he. was an aggressive leader. He
led congress-he was not driven by
congress. We may not approve of
his methods, but we must concede
that he made congress follow him."
Two years later when Woodrow
Wilson had been inaugurated COVER
nor OF New Jersey after campaign
that was full OF cynioysm about the
"schoolmaster in politics." the pro.
fessor tried out his theory on the
members OF the state legislature,
The Democrats had called a caucus
to adopt a legislative program. No
one ever had thought of having the
governor present at such a meeting.
But Mr.. Wilson attended. 1t pre-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-06
Virginiia-C Carolina
Chemical Company
Receivers Named

NEW YORK, March SC. G. VIII.
son, president of the Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical company, and Arthur
c.. Vanderbilt today were named re.
ceivers of the company in creditors
suit filed in the United States district
court of New Jersey.
This action was taken, President
Wilson said when it became APP
parent that it was the only means Of
protecting the company's assets and
property and the best interests of
the security holders
"It was hoped up to the last min.
ute," he said, that further credit
necessary to carry on this seasons
operations could be secured, not.
withstanding adverse conditions in
the industry at the present time.
This was found to be impossible
The company has requested its
bankers to formulate a plan of re-
adjustment.
There would be no interruption in
the normal conduct of the COM
pany's business, Mr.. Wilson said
The receivers, under direction of the
court, he said, were prepared to car
ry out all sales contracts.
He said he hoped that the read
justment plan could be promptly
presented and agreed upon.
The receivership was foreshad-
owed by a collapse in the price Of
the company's stock and bond issue
in trading on the New York Stock
Exchange last week. Both common
and preferred stock declined to new
low levels.
COLUMBUS PLANT IDLE
SINCE SPRING OF 1928
COLUMBUS, Ca, March 3.-The
naming of receivers for the Virginia
Carolina Chemical company, who OPP
crate large plant in Columbus, did
not bring any expression of surprise
from business interests today.
The local plant has not been in
operation since the spring Of 1923.
A night Waterman who looks after
the property is the only employee of
the company here now.
BIRMINGHAM COM ANY
PETITIONING CREDITOR
NEWARK, N. j., March 3.-The
Steel Cities Chemical company, of
Birmingham, Ala, was the petition
ing creditor whose action in the
United States court here today
caused the appointment of receivers
for the Virginia Carolina Chemica!
company and its subsidiary, the
Southern Cotton Oil company.
The action was based on a 1922
claim against the chemical company
and $4,000 promissory note of the
cotton oil concern. Liabilities of the
larger concern were placed at $685.
000,0 900 by the petitioner, and at $12,
10000 for the smaller. Both are
solvent, the complainant conceded