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The daily worker., 1925-05-30
CALL MERRICK
FOR 'SED|TION'
!. TRIAL IN PENNA.
First of Ten Workers to
Face Danger
Especial to The Daily worker)


PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 2s.- The
first of ten defendants in the Pitts
burqh "sedition" cases, Fred Merrick,
has been called to appear for trial
on June is. This marks the reopen
ina Of case that has been hanging
fire for two years and that had its
beginning in one Of those famous "red
raids" this particular raid occurring
several days prior to May Day, 1928.
The whole eastern labor movement
was revolted by the farcical yet brut-
al manner in which this raid" was
conducted. The public mind had been
prepared by lurid tales Of coming
bomb explosions and insurrections.
Two days before May 1, 1923, the
sleuths of Attorney General Daugh-
erty made a dramatic descent upon
the Workers Party headquarters and
on the homes of members. Over
twenty arrests were made in the dead
of night in different parts Of the
city. And not one with warrant.
The terrible May Day plot had been
thwarted. All the prisoners were
held from eight to twelve days in de-
fault of exorbitant bail Finally all
but ten were released and these were
charged with violating Pennsylvania S
famous "sedition act"
Convict for Doctrine.
Under the application of this act
scores of workers have been arrested
and imprisoned; one for having Marx
ian literature in his possession, an
other for being caught with a copy
of a legally published program OF a
Communist Party, others for still
more absurd and unsubstantial
charges.
In no instance is an overt act Of
any kind charged against the defend
ant. He is always convicted OF ad-
vocating or reading something that
advocated, or belonging to a political
party that advocated some doctrine"
nothing more.
Altho these particular cases are two
years old and the district attorney in
Pittsburgh seems to have shown a
disposition to drop them, the usual
pressure" has been brought to bear
and the persecution is on again.
Pittsburgh is famous for this sort
of thing. Western Pennsylvania is
the private property of the steel and
coal combines. It has been a tradi-
tional battle ground between the high
ly exploited workers Of mine and
smelter and the United States Steel
Corporation, the greatest scab indus
try in the world. One has only to re-
member Homestead, the great steel
strike of 1919 and the mine strike of
1922.
Merrick and the other defendants in
this case have distinguished them
Continued on page 2J
The daily worker., 1925-05-30

our party membership and a narrow circle Of SYM
psthlzers. We must have, not only $4,000 readers
as at present. but $4,000 and even later 100000.
That Is one Of the most important Jobs before our
party. We must take full advantage and make full
use Of the powerful weapon for building the Com.
munIst Party which we have In the DAILY WORK.
Err, thru enabling the DAILY WORKER 10 reach
the masses Of workers and to influence them thru
lts picture Of the capitalist world and enllohten
them until they become Communists.
The daily worker., 1925-05-30

natives of that country.
Deputy Doriot's speech was follow
ed by the singing of "The Interna-
tional," which so enraged ex-Premier
Herriot. president of the chamber,
that he abruptly adjourned the ses-
sion. Debate on the Moroccan inva-
sion will be continued
Socialists Refuse to Oppose the War.
The socialist (reformist) bloc, con-
fined its remarks to criticism of the
conduct of the war, and refused to
oppose the Moroccan invasion.
"The socialists do not demand the
evacuation of Morocco" admitted the
socialist leader, Pierre Renaudel. He
merely declared that the war should
be conducted along "defensive lines"
and the number of casualties should
be published. He said that troops
should be kept in France for pos
sible war with Germany.
Deputy Doriot read letter from a
French soldier in Morocco, which
showed that many French soldiers
there are bitterly opposed to the at
tack on the natives. The soldier told
how the army officers prohibited the
singing Of "The International" in the
camps, and otherwise restricted and
censored the soldiers.
Continued on page p
The daily worker., 1925-05-30
BRITISH AND FRENCH
PATCH UP Differences
ON NOTE TO GERMANY
Especial to The palIy wOrksr)

especial TO The Daily Worker)
PARIS, May 2s.-The French for
eIgn office announced today that
the British and French government
had reached full agreement on the
reply to be made by the ambassa-
doris council to Germany on the sub
Iect of disarmament defaults by
Germany.
Allied troops will march out of
the Cologne district Of Germany
"weIl before September" II Germany
satisfied "aII demands within rea-
sonabIe PERIOD" the British foreign
office onnounced.
Great Britain and France, the
foreign office said, "have reached
an agreement on the text of the dis
armament note to Germany" The
ambassadors council, meeting Fri
day and Saturday In Paris Will o. X.
the draft, which will be sent to
Berlin Immediately.
The daily worker., 1925-05-30

uncovering the slightest hope
that those TRAPPED far below the
surface Of the ground by three
terrific explosions, would be
rescued alive.
Families In Despair
Where yesterday hysterical scenes
were enacted about the shaft of the
Oldest coal mine in North Carolina
a shaft which has been worked inter
mittently since before the civil war,
agony prevailed today.
Banked behind four strand rope
barriers, wives, mothers, fathers,
wondering children and tremulous
sweethearts waited. Some, too weak
to stand after the terrible all-night
vigil in that tiny clearing in the low,
rolling sand hill country, sat on the
ground, or box or a three stump.
Tears Answered BY Long Silence
Patients. mostly elderly mothers
and wives, filled the tiny hospital tent,
prostrated with the awfulness of the
disaster, which had struck without
warning among a people not injured
to mine tragedies as in the great min
ing communities of the country. Red
cross and hospital nurses hurriedly
sent here, presided calmly over the
cots.
Those who still retained strength
enough to weep, walled softly and
Continued en- page p
The daily worker., 1925-05-30
AS WE SEE 1T
BY 7. J. o'FLAHERTY.

l0NE of the favorite arguments used
~ by the socialists in an effort to
discredit the effect of the report made
by British trade union leaders on pres
ent conditions in Russia, is that the
Soviet officials had arranged the tour
beforehand, even going to the extreme
of building nice, clean model villages
to fool the easily duped Britons. This
yarn had a historical basis. 1t ap-
pears that such tours we're arranged
for the Empress Catherine of Russia
when she took a notion to go forth
and look at where her subjects lived
OFF course, the Soviet officials did
~ nothing Of the kind. The British
delegates went where they wanted to
go and travelling accommodation was
provided for them on short notices.
But 1t happens that in England, when
the king and queen take look around
their country, things are arranged SO
that offensive sights do not obtrude
on the royal optics. For example. An
electrical power station was opened
near London few days ago. The job
was done by private concern. The
king and queen opened the station.
TN order to have things look tidy for
L the royal pair, one hundred work
era were laid of SO that no new work
world be started until after the two
parasites had left The editor OF the
London Daily Herald tells OF going
down coal pit with the king on an
other occasion. Instead of seeing
inky black walls and plenty OF dust,
everything was spick and span. The
walls were beautifully whitewashed.
The king, no doubt, wondered why
coal miners should make so much
trouble about wages and working con-
ditions, while enjoying the privilege
OF working amid such pleasant sur
roundings.
THE editor of the Daily Herald has
l. as much confidence in the good in
tentions Of the king as DR.. Norman
Thomas has in Sir Stanley Baldwin.
The Daily Herald editor believes, If
the king knew how his subjects are
living, he would not allow things to
remain as they are. To quote from
the Herald's defense Of royalty:
They do not understand, they are
hood winked, as royalty always has
been hood winked, by those whose
interest 1t is to keep things as they
are" The king might start revolu-
tion If he only had the facts. So
would Balfour, Churchill and Baldwin.
So would Rockefeller, Morgan and
Coolidge.
THE Chicago Tribune is grateful to
L the Japanese statesman Viscount
CONTINUED on page 81
The daily worker., 1925-05-30
The First Mobilization.

THE nrst mobilization Of the party to reach the
! goal Of making the greatest use OF the DAILY
WORKER Will be In the'"Red Week Of Party Build.
Ing" from June 18th 20 June 2ist. During this wesk
tho work OF securing subscriptions for the DAILY
WORKER must be taken up In earnest by every
unit Of tho party and by svsry member Of the party
A special appeal and instructions has been sent to
every party branch. A'~psoIsi committee must be
The daily worker., 1925-05-30
TO TRY POLICE
KILLER OF RED
AT ". FRANKFORT
CIubbed Y. w. L. Mem
Der to Death in Court

Especial to The Daily Worker)
BENTON, ILL.,, May 2S.-According
to reports given in local newspaper,
the trial for the brutal murder of our
comrade, Boris Popoysky, at West
Frankfort, ILL.,, last July is coming up
some time in June in the circuit court
of that city. The deceased comrade
was arrested on a fake charge Of
speeding, brought to court, and there
murdered in the presence of a pre-
siding judge on July 10, 1924, by a
policeman who is still on the police
force. He dubbed Popovsky to death
with the butt of his revolver. 8
Realizing that this murder was not
done as skillfully as were previous
murders of hundreds OF active work
ers in this country and fearing that
this, II discussed openly, will cause
a great unrest among all intellectual
workers, they have been silencing the
case for almost year. 1t will be
easy for anyone to detect at this trial
the corruptness used in all capitalistic
courts Of Justice" Bribery and
threats Of all sorts will be inevitable.
The daily worker., 1925-05-30
LOSE HOPE FOR 81 COAL Miners
AS EIGHT MANGLED bodies ARE
FOUND IN WRECKED N. C. SHAFT
Especial to The Daily Worker,

SANFORD NJ c., May 2s-The coal mine disaster here, it
felt has resulted in the fatal trapping of sxone miners
Eight bodies have been recovered.
Two additional bodies unidentified by the party have
been about four hundred feet from the mine shaft
full check the company office indicates that there still 81
miners still entombed.
Despair settled the families, relatives
hearts of the Tar Heel coal miners the day advanced without
The daily worker., 1925-05-30
French COMMUNISTS DEMAND
EVACUATION OF MOROCCO; sing
INTERNATIONAL IN CHAMBER
Especial to The oaIIy worksrI

PARIS France, May 2s.-The twenty-nine Communist
deputies French chamber that the Paneve gov
ernment Immediately peace with Abd-elKrm the Rian
leader Morocco and end the mperastc invasion Of
North Africa.
Deputy Dorot the Communist leader in his speech to the
chamber exposed the purpose the perac
of the African company which forced the
control the Moroccan mines and exploit the
The daily worker., 1925-05-30
JAPS SEND CRUISERS AGAINST
THE CHINESE WORKERS HOLDING
JAPANESE MILLS AT TSMGTAO

TOXIC May dispatched Tsngao
protect claimed strike
Chinese strikers reported
still hodIna seized Japanese mills
The daily worker., 1925-05-30
TINE Chicago Tribune is grateful to
L the Japanese statesman Viscount
CONTINUED on page 81
500 WILLIMANTIC PICKETS STOP
THREAD TRUST STRIKE BREAKING

WILLIMANTc May 2s-EIsht peksted
Its
hundred textile workers strike
The daily worker., 1925-05-30

day With Communist Interpretation Of news events
and with the story Of the class struggle. There Is
no moro effective medium to open the eyes Of tho
exploited workers to the truth about the capitalist
social system than to daily have the capitalist world
pictured to them In the columns Of the DAILY
WORKER.
Our party has not made effective Of this pow.
srfuI weapon thus far. We have the daily at great
sacrifice and With great executive Of energy. We
are producing our paper daily With Interpretations
Of capitalist society and the daily news Of the work.
ers' struggles.
We have built this powerful weapon. We are main
tanning this powerful weapon but wo arc nssIeotlns
the most essential activity to secure the advantages
which this weapon gives us. ~
We Must Increase Our Circulation.
NUR powerful weapon. the DAILY WORKER 10 not
- effective and Is not used II ought TO be 80
long the number OF readers 10 limited 10 part OF
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STEAMER STARR NOW IN SEATTLE
 FOR REPAIRS

SEATTLE, Oct. 27. (P-The little steamer Starr arrived here yesterday for her annual winter overhauling.
 Kanatak passengers reported oil drilling is still going on at Cold Bay. Captain Johansen, commander of the Starr, said, Alaska, particularly that section in the vicinity of Seward, and northward, is most prolific territory, capable of wonderful development, as are many of the so-called isolated sec tions to the Westward. Take the port of Seward, for instance. The government has expended millions on less advantageous ports in the states, yet breakwater at Seward to assist the principal port in the northern ter ritory almost as much as the Alaska Railroad, has not yet been built, al- though numerous petitions have been sent to congress regarding it."
 The Starr brought dried fish, salt fish and barreled herring from the westward canneries south with her.
 A large shipment of furs came out side on the Starr.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
ALIENS WILL BE
 DEPORTED UNDER PROHIBITION LAW
CONVICTED CORDOVAN WILL BE DEPORTED AT EXPIRATION
 JAIL SENTENCE
NEW MEASURE ADOPTED
Alaskan Department Looks Forward to Deere ased Activity in Booze
 Operators

Nick Martin of Cordova, will be de-
 ported to Germany at the expiration of his jail term, where he became a steady boarder as a result of being found guilty last July, of violating the
 national prohibition act, according to D. w. Flannigan, prohibition officer,
 who recently passed thru Seward en route to Valdez Mr. Flannigan said he had received word to this effect from W. G. Strench, District Inspec- tor, U. s. Department of Labor, Ket- chikan.
 According to statistics it is stated 80 per cent of arrests on the above named charge, are found to be aliens, very small percentage of them being nat uralized citizens. A new policy of the department, recently inaugurated, will be rigid investigation of every arrest made in violation to the liquor law and any aliens found guilty will be, according to the law, deported to the land of their origination. This move by the department is looked on as being one of the most drastic meas ures yet taken and it is confidently believed it will bring about more re- spect for the law, particularly from this class of offenders.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
NEWSPAPER MAN TURNS AUTHOR
 TO EXPOSE REDS

CHICAGO, Oct 27. (P)-Blair Coan newspaper man and former represen- tatiye of the Republican national com mittee, has turned author for the sole purpose of exposing what he terms "the red web" which gives title to his book just off the press.
 MT. Coan's expose concerns the al legged activities of the BOlsheviks, the reds, the pinks and the yellows, in at- tempting to undermine the United States government
 In the introduction Mir. Coan makes this statement:
 Tt was President Wilson who was framed, and President Harding and President Coolidge; it was the Am erican government that was framed and the American people and the pub- lie press of the country.
 'The inspiration for this frameup was criminal; the soul of it, alien-fed treason"
 MT. Coan begins his expose" with the entrance of the Bolsheviks into the unsuccessful Prinkipo conference; and then relates alleged activities of the Reds against this government, be- ginning with their attacks on former Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
 These attacks, MT. Coan states, were the result of Attorney General Pal mer's campaign against radicalism. He says the impeachment proceedings against and the investigation of Attor- ney General Daugherty and the oppo- sition of former Attorney General liar Ian F. Stone, appointment to the Su- preme bench were due to the same cause.
 Under the chapter headed "The Con- spiracy of 1922" he discussed the coal and rail strikes of 1922; likewise the main cause of MT. Daughertys dis favor among the Reds, his finig of an injunction against the rail strikers.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
MILLIONS WILLIE TAKEN OUT FROM
 CASSIAR FUTURE

SEATTLE, Oct. 27. (P)-The pre- diction that millions of dollars worth of dust and nuggets will be taken out of the Cassiar in the next few years, was made here by Captain Sydney Harrington, owning one of the boats out of Wrangell
 "The Cassiar is destined to become one of the greatest gold producing centers in the world" said Harrington.
 He asserted twenty-five thousands of dollars was banned out last sum- mer. William Grady refused a hundred and fifty thousand dollar offer made him by an English syndicate, for his Gold Pan Creek claim
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
OLDTIME CAVES
 FOUND IN NORTH BY ADVENTURES

SEATTLE, Oct. 27. (P--After five years in the Arctic Lyman Destaffany, a young Montanan arrived yesterday with fortune in furs, and reported finding caves believed to have been occupied long ago by Viking adven- turers or prehistoric tribe of Eski- mos, eleven hundred miles east of Point Barrow.
 Lyman was accompanied by his brother Gus, who stopped off at Van couver. They made the trip with dog team, canoe and trading schoon- CT. The pair went as far eastward as King William Land, making the home trip on the Baychimo. Pieces of pottery were found in the ruins of the old villages, the young explorer stated.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
RADIO LISTENERS TAXED FOR
 ENTERTAINMENT INCREASE

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 27. (P)-The ra- dio listener in Sweden must pay for his entertainment, but nevertheless li- cense holders increased to 75,OOO this year against 5000 last year. A fee of 12 krone paid by listeners has pro- vided funds for an improved program. Demand on the present broadcasting stations has necessitated fresh arrange ments.
 It is planned to build high power station in the center of the country having wave length of 1,73O meters.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
SINGLE MAN MUST GO IF CITY
 JOB DESIRED BY MARRIED MAN

BRADFORD, Eng, Oct. 27. (P)-The city officers have enacted law pro- hibiting an unmarried man from hold ing municipal job when there is a married man looking for it.
 The Bradford councillors could not understand why there should be any unmarried men, in as much as re- ports showed that there are almost twice as many maidens in the city as bachelors.
 The city medical officer replied that the precarious condition of the wool trade, which is the chief industry of the city, is responsible for many of the local young men shunning mar riage.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
MILWAUKEE MAY BE TAKEN OVER
 BY FINANCIERS

NEW YORK, Oct. 27. (P-Bankers are ready to take the Chicago Mil waukee & St. Paul railway, the largest railroad system in the country, to be thrown into the hands of mankruptcy from the hands of the receivers and place it on firm financial basis.
 Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,, and the National City company, reorganization manag- CTS, in statements published today, de- clare operative a readjustment plan despite opposition. The bankers say nearly one half of the outstanding junior bonds of the company have been pledged in support of their plan
 The reorganization scheme involves the reduction of the roads interest charges from $21, ,836,793 a year to H. 466,954, by transferring all except the outlying bonds into incoming bonds The interest bearing debt is reduced from $469,521, ,196 to S242,O69,2 ,220 and $185, 100000 short term bonds are to be converted into long term obliga- tions. The roads S55,O00,000 debt to the government is to be liquidated. Preferred stockholders are to be as sessed BPS share and common stock holders $32 share.
 The opposing group, headed by Geo. E. Roosevelt of Roosevelt & Son, city bankers, charged the reorganization plan with being needlessly drastic and attacked especially the liquidation of the government debt
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
PREFER OVERALL WORK

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 27. (P-A ma jority of night students at the Carne- gie Institute of Technology, have late ly shown a preference for blue den- i'm" work. Only a comparatively few are entered for occupations where clean linens and we'll combed hair are necessities
 Building and machinery trades have attracted many of the students.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
FALCON JOSLYN
 ACCIDENTALLY KILLSOLD FRIEND

ELLENSBURG, Oct. 27. (P)-Fal- con Joslyn, Seattle attorney, and we'll known in the Northland, killed J. H. EIartzog yesterday, Kittitas valley farmer and boyhood friend. The two were hunting near here yesterday when Joslyn fired over clump of bushes at pheasant, the full load of shot striking Hartzog just under the shoulder. Hartzog died an hour lat er from the wound. The pair were with three other hunters.
 Second degree homicide will be filed against Joslyn.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
Eastern Star Hold
 Enjoyable Meeting

The SewardGmember of the East ern Star met last evening at a de, lightful social held in the Masonic club rooms An excellent luncheon was served following the cards. Mrs Wayne Blue won the ladies head prize with MT. Leon Urbach winning like honors from the men. Mrs. J. P. Hannon was presented with the con- solation prize and for the men MT. M. Banbury won the consolation.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
HARRY WILLSGETS
 DECISION 1 ROUND

NEW YORK. Oct. 27. (P-Harry Wills won an extraordinary victory over Floyd Johnson of Iowa, in the 1st round of twelve round bout. John sons seconds threw in the towel two minutes after the round started, while Johnson was still standing firmly on his feet.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
RIDES HORSEBACK FROM BUENOS TO PROVE TYPE
 OF ARGENTINE HORSE

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 27. (P)-A former English schoolmaster, is mak- ing the long ride by horseback from Buenos Aires to New York, in order 70 demonstrate the endurance and har- dihood of the Argentine type of horse
 T. A. Tschiffley left here April 21, and four months later had reached Bo- livia. Writing to his friends here, said the animals were in better con- dition than at leaving Buenos Aires.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27

Major General Grote Hutcheson, U. s. A. retired, who has been appointed director General of the National Ca. thedral Foundation, Washington, D. C., by Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman, the Bishop of Washington and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Washing ton Cathedral General Hutcheson has established headquarters at the cathedral offices on Mt. St. Alban and is giving all his time and energy to the completion of the edifice Gen eral John J. Pershing is a member of the Cathedral Chapter and with Gen. eral Hutcheson, now in charge, the cathedral has two outstanding war leaders to aid in it's furtherance.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
GREEKS WIDEN { FRONTS ALONG
 THE BORDER

VIENNA, Oct. ?. (R-The latest advise from Sofia said the Greeks have widely extended their fronts, occupy ing Govrikop and two other towns; bombarding Novishovo killing many citizens.
 It is reported the Bulgarians are concentrating their forces about fiji ty miles northeast of Salonika.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
PRISONER ESCAPES
 POWELL RIVER

POWELL RIVER, Oct. 27. P)- Picking the lock of the cabin in which he was confined on the steamship Prince Rupert, Joseph Martin, enroute to the penitentiary at Vancouver, mingled with the passengers and went ashore, where he disappeared. He had been sentenced to four years for burg lary.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-27
CARIBOU RUN REMEMBERED
 BY OLDT'lMERS )

CORDOVA Oct. 27. (P-The larg- est caribou run in the Copper River country that the oldtimers of the dis trict remember, is just over. The run lasted for five days and night, sever al hundred thousand of the animals passing through Gokona.