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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-27

unions at least to Soviet Russia dur.
ing the next congress of the r. |. L.
U. and upon their report decide future
international relations. We believe
such action will prove to the |. w. W.
that only by affiliation to the r. |. L.
U. can the /. W. w. take the import
ant place it deserves in the world la
Dor movement.
ID The theory of anti-politics is a
bourgeois theory to corrupt labor
Organizations. The class struggle is
fight to control society and every
class struggle is a political struggle,
as Marx says, because it is a strug-
gle for power. Renounce politics and
you renounce the goal Of the class
struggle. But in fact one cannot re-
Inounce, one can only choose which
class to fight with. And to fail to
! fight for one is to fight for the other.
We see an example in the ''non-par.
tisan" policy Of the A. F. Of l..
PUT some anarchists in the /. w.
w. consciously misrepresent "pol-
itics" as meaning only a timid and
servile parliamentarism, reliance
upon the ballot-box and trusting par
ticipation in capitalist parliaments.
Such was and is the old socialist par.
ty. But when such an Interpretation
is put upon the politics" of the Com
munist movement-which. has done
more than anything else to wipe vel
low parliamentarism from the earth
and has succeeded in Soviet Russia
such anarchist confusionists, are
either too ignorant to deserve atten.
tionsor tooamendacious to be trusted.
The Communist parties which make
up the Communist International use
parliamentary methods, but they sub
ordinate them to and make them only
an auxiliary to the class war outside
the parliaments. There is no excuse
for lack of knowledge of this policy
now, since it has turned European
parliaments into Communist propagan-
da meetings, set whole nations agog
with interest in the Communists and
been the despair of capitalist rulers.
Such Communist politicians" have
paid with their lives for such actions.
and literally hundreds have been i'm
prisoned and many are there now for
such invasions of capitalist parlia-
ments with the language and action
OF class war. No Communist pretends
that by the ballot-box the workers can
overthrow capitalism and attain Com
munism, the classless society of the
future where all means of produc-
ton will be owned in common and
all difference between mental and
manual labor wiz be wiped out.
NdE X. l. A. G. believes that the A.
W. /. U. will enter upon a new era
OF growth if it takes the steps we
suggest as basis for the future, We
have gone fully into some major cues
lions as there seems. to be some
doubt in the minds of many fellow
workers as to whether the A. w.
y. deserves to live at all. The Red
International of Labor Unions saws
that, if it shapes program which will
really give revolutionary unionism to
the agricultural workers of this coun-
try, the A. w. I, U. will not only de-
serve to live, but will be supported BY
every section of the world proletariat.
Yours for Unity and Revolution,
RED INTERNATIONAL AFFILIA-
TON COMMITTEE,
/ Harrison George, Chairman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-27

THE role of the migratory prole.-
i tariat in the revolutionary labor
movement has often been discussed
by everyone from college professors
to migratories themselves. Often one
is unable to tell the conclusions of
one from the other. The professors
look upon the migratory as upon a
laboratory specimen, as symptom of
social reimbursement, or as an object
of humanitarian solicitude. The mig
ratory has either not thought at all,
or has too frequently exalted himself
when the tang of power was singing
in his veins and he and a few fellow
migratories had won battle with
some sheriff, shack or skinfiint far
mer, into a scornful superiority over
all those who were not "stiffs".
1t is the duty of the Communists
not only to analyze the migratory
working class, but to set it in motion,
to point out as workers to workers,
the path, rough though it be. of revo-
lutionary struggle. The resolution of
the Workers (CommunisD- Party,
passed by the recent convention says:
I'VE must assist and cooperate
with the /. w. w. and other work
ing class organizations in the or
ganization and Strengthening of
unions of agricultural workers.
THE Workers Party shall strive
to develop united front action with
the l. w. w. and other labor or
CARNATIONS. Being real proletar-
ians these rural workers form the
party's finest base in the ranks of
the farming masses"
A few Of the points for which the
party pledged to struggle are-the
right of the unions to maintain en-
ployment bureaus without interior
ence in agricultural centers, the re-
peal Of state vagrancy laws, pro-
hibition of child labor of school age
and. the right of franchise and citizen
snip for migratory workers
But the following letter of the
Red International Aff1liation Com
mittee to the convention of the Ag-
ricultural Workers industrial Union
ITO of the L. w. W., now in conven-
ton at Minneapolis, gives clear
view of the composition of the mig
ratory working class, the theory upon
which it. must strive to organize it.
self, its practical application and the
revolutionary goal that is the aspira-
ton both of the I. w. w. and the
Red International of Labor Unions:
7s, scc
yellow Workers: The Red Inter-
4 national Affiliation Committee,
credentialed by the Executive Bureau
of the Red International of Labor
Unions as its representative in rela-
lions to the Industrial Workers of
the World, does not share the opinion
of some fellow workers of the l. w.
w. that the A. w. l. u. 10 is "hope-
less"-that there is no use trying to
organize in the agricultural industry
because, according to this idea, the
hobo element" insists on running the
union and shutting out all but mig
ratory workers with no social aspira-
lions above a cheap flop and coffee
and" existence.
We believe this idea is a Islander
against the A. w. Il. U. and the mig
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-27
LIARS AND FOOLS
ON CHICAGO BENCH,
SAY TWO OF THEM

Chicago courts are models OF de-
corum. Yesterday a venerable at
torney for exclusive bootIeggers,
who occasionally bump off a COM
.petitor with their trusty Colts,
Lugers and Mausers, was caught
donating booze to the court at
taches. The other attorneys for
bootIeggers and the prosecutors are
shocked that after all these years
he should be so careless as to be
caught. An extenuatIng oircum-
stance is that age sometimes duIIs
the wits.
This was followed by two Of the
most famed and learned jurIsts,
Chief Justice Harry Olson and Mu-
nicipaI Judge John H. Lyle, ex-
changing professional amenities.
Judge Lyle accused Judge Olson Of
being crazy. Judge olsen's rejoin-
der was "You're fooI!" Lyle OBJ
served that Olsen ought to be in
the psychopathic hospital, and
boosted that he (Lyle) had 3,ooo,-
600 people back Of him. "Look out
they don't all kick you at once,v
was the warning Of Judge Olsen, OBJ
serving that Lyle was not the first
fool that sat on the bench.
We believe they are both emf
nent and truthful gentlemen. We
accept as true all that Lyle said
about Olsen and all that Olsen said
about Lyle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-27

A. w. I. U. contains a leadership
drawn from migratories that can or
ganize and keep organized an i'm
portant percentage of the millions of
agricultural workers Of the United
States. The migratory looks upon the
home guard as inferior; and this is
ftrue so far as the home guard in the
industry is typified by the hired
man" of the middle west. the ranch
hands and the swarming masses of
cotton and tobacco hands, the truck
garden workers, the beet field slaves,
the dairy hands, etc.
But it is precisely because the mig
ratory is superior in mental outlook.
in comprehension of class relations, of
society as a whole-in short it is be-
cause the migratory is more politically
advanced, it is he that can organize
the home guard masses now terribly
exploited and awaiting such relief.
Who else but the revolutionary mig
ratory, understanding the home guard
better than he understands himself,
can deal with these backward work
ers, persuade them and win them in
large masses for organization go
TRUE, this will require patience
4 more than the A. w. l. u. has
yet demonstrated. 1t requires policy
which is different than the present, a
policy which looks at the proletarian
revolution ealistically-and rejecting
the idea that we can somehow ignore
these backward masses and make the
revolution without them-can plan for
decades of the most patient and prac-
! teal work. 1t requires a consecutive
leadership, making a sincere and per-
sistent struggle to unite the most
backward workers in struggle for
their immediate needs, their simplest
aspirations, and by winning their con-
fidence in this work, awaken other as
pirations-a desire for emancipation
of their class and a readiness to throw
their weight into the struggle for the
overthrowal of capitalism.
The r. |. A. G. believes the A. w.
l. U. contains members who have
this patience and who believe in this
policy, but they must first have the
patience and the policy to win the A.
w. l. U. definitely to such program.
We wish to make a few suggestions
for your considerations,
I A thoro discussion shall be open
- ed Hpon the tasks of the A. w. l..
Y. with reference to building a large
and permanent organization of resid-
entail and semi-residential agricul-
tural and agrarian workers.
The r. l. A. c. believes that if the
annual fishing expedition for initia-
tons and dues on the freight trains
during the wheat harvest is to remain
as the biggest part of the A. w. l.
Q. actively, the A. w. l. U. is certain
to be discredited in the labor move
ment. and deservedly so.
/ . There must be conscious and
- relentless struggle against anar-
chist theories. This is to include de-
termined Struggle against al opposi-
ton to leadership as a principle; b
decentralization; @ lack of discipline:
d. sectarianism; 81 anti-politics.
The r. l. A. c. wants. to say a few
words on each of these.
AZ The habit of belittling and decry-
ing all leadership is worse than hav-
ing to accept occasional bad leader
ship-it is suicide for any organiza-
| ton. Those who cry mo Iaadarebi,,i ,,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-27
SEGREGATION OF NEGRO WORKERS
AN ISSUE IN MANY CITIES; RACE
TERRORISM GROWING in NORTH

NE" foft oct 25-Whhr Negroes to
homes against white mob violence of Dr. H. Sweet
and ten other Detroit Negroes has been
to defend by the National
People = eu
Arthur Garfield Hays American counsel from New York
whte Detroit attorney and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-27

The Negroes convention in Chicago do caI the American
Negro Racial Congress- but Labor They recognize
they belong foremost the working class The white
would do well to recognize the same thing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20

John Nolan Returns to D. G.
to Attend FuneraIPIe
Guilty to Theft

While John Nolan sat in his
cell awaiting arrangement on
charges of housebreaking and
grand larceny today, his wife,
Josephine NoIaa, at whose funeral
he was arrested yesterday, was
lowered into her grave, victim
Of rheumatism.
Taken from the bier of his wife,
Nolan was brought to Washing
ton from his home at 125 Poplar
street, Clarendon, Va, by Head
quarters Detective C. P. Cox, who
claims that Nolan stole from Mrs.
Henry Hartman fur coat valued
at $3.50.
Nolan Leaves Town.
Following the alleged theft, Nolan
is said to have left his twenty-year-
old wife with friends in Clarendon
and disappeared from Washington.
1t has been ascertained that he
went to Lawrence, Mass, where he
Is said to have remained while
Washington police were running
down clues on the case
Detective Cox found the coat IN
the possession of a man in South
east Washington, and, unable 20
locate Nolan, waited until word was
received that Nolan had been noti-
find nf his uyifn'c q
hurrying home to attend the
funeral
Friends and relatives Of the
couple, deep in their grief over the
untimely demise of Mrs. Nolan,
were astounded when officers de-
scended on the house. At the same
time Nolan's mother suffered Sc
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20

In the detention home of the
county Jail, here William 10 too
occupied in playing, reading and
bead work to think of his fate.
So he chatters about his handi-
craft, the summer, baseball and de
tectiye stories.
Say, what makes the beads stay
in that way?" he asked as the
woman teaching him the craft
deftly twisted a pattern to com.
pletion.
1t wasn't a stupid inquiry; just
the natural fnquisitiveness Of a
boy learning a new game. Then
he fingered the design with his
enormous hands-hands larger thai
those of many men-and studied
it closely.
Expects 1.-THE Juice"
Yes. 1 guess I'll get the juice"
he answered unconcernedly whe1
reminded he had been refused a
atty would be demanded for his
crime.
Quickly he went back to asking
questions about the bead work.
Then, once he stopped to attemL.
answer to an inquiry.
"I was sitting on the porch
that day." he began. II had the
rifle across my lap. wasn't doing
anything, just thinking. Then I
felt queer-the way I often felt
before. I saw red, and well,
after that
He is an intelligent-looking boy,
unusually large for his age. He is
quick to grasp an idea and never
omits a thanks" when something
is done for him. He plays con,
tentedly with the other children in
the home and has been termed an
ideal prisoner by the warden.
RiddIed Aged Woman.
Aside from his relatives and jail
attaches there g little sympathy for
him here. His youthfulness is
pitied, but the brutality of the MUIR
der is still remembered.
William killed Mrs. Catherine
Cavalier, his seventy-year-old grand
mother last September, after first
eagging her and tying her hands,
court evidence showed.
Then he poured shot after shot
from a rifle into her body-perhaps
a dozen bullets. the exact number
is uncertain.
He locked the doc. of the room.
told his folks his grandmother had
gone away, and escaped detectives
for a few days. When the body was
found, he tried to fix responsibility
for the crime on other members OF
the house, it was shown during the
trial.
The motive was alleged to be
robbery, for he tore away $1OS the
aged woman had in her clothes.
He. was found guilty in January,
but pending a motion for a new
trial, sentence was never passed.
This viii come next Monday. The
governor will set the. date Tor ex-
ecution.
Further Fight Expected
But that will not be the end,
because his counsel will appeal the
case to the Supreme Court immedi,
ately after the boy Ii sentenced. II
this fails, the board Of pardons will
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20

The Mail said Sir Broderick Hart
well, who recently went to the
United States to manage the dis
posal OF his seventh and largest
shipment of liquor, has cabled back
that the venture was failure.
Visit disclosed appalling stu
alton. over 10000 yards (0
seized in small vessels. Balance
of goods transferred. Three schoon-
ers at present safe but cannot
reach or communicate. Few thou
sand unloaded, but resulting funds
have been paid out for chartering
vessels. No funds available unless
three schooners land their goods
which is at present impossible ow-
ing to intensive campaign.
II am returning as soon as pos
sible. Communicate to the invest
ors with my deepest regrets
According to the Daily Mail, 500
persons invested in this rum run
ming venture.
Miss Hartwell, daughter of the
baronet, who is in charge OF her
fathers London office, had an
anxious and nervous time today
as the result of the Daily Mail
story. She received a number Of
callers, among them number of
investors who wanted to know
what chance they have for recoV.
ering their money.
The daughter remained courteous
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
IS
EXPECTED
TODAY
If Elizabeth Kings Confession
Is Ruled Out She viii
Go Free

ROCKVILLE, Nd, April 20
Toying with a handkerchief and
composedIy watching the twelve
men who viii this afternoon de-
eide what her punishment shall be
for smothering her two newly
born babies to death in the attic
of her home at Woodmont, nine
teen-year-old Elizabeth NJ. King
today is being tried on a charge
of first-degree murder in the Cir
cult Court here.
Having obtained a jury in less
than forty minutes, the trial of
the young girl is progressing rap
idly and verdict is expected late
this afternoon.
The entire case. it is admitted by
both counsel for the prosecution
end defense, hinges on whether or
not Judges Robert B. Peter and
Glenn H. Worthington, who are
sitting at the trial, rule that the
discriminating confession Of the
young girl is admissible evidence.
All Hinges On Confession.
If the court admits the confession
which briefly recites that Miss King
deliberately smothered the two
babies to death by holding a
blanket over their heads, the jury
can do nothing but hold her guilty
of murder in the first degree.
If the court refuses to admit the
confession, the jury must find Miss
King mot guilty" because Doctors
William T. Pratt and George. E.
Lewis, who examined the bodies OF
the dead babies, today admitted on
the stand that they could not tell
whether the babies were born dead
or put out of the way" after they
were born.
Former States Attorney Thomas
L. Dawson and Stedman Prescott,
counsel for the young girl, will
argue vigorously this afternoon
against the admissibility of the
confession.
They will contend that In case
where corpus deficit is necessary a
confession must be barred.
Cousin Takes Stand.
The first to take the stand at the
trial this morning was Alfred Gray,
a first cousin of the King girl.
The boy said tha4 he found the
body of one of the babies in the
attic The officers who arrested
the girl testified that after young
Gray had found the first baby
body they went to the attic and I'M
covered the second and arrested the
girl as she came home from Wash
ington late that night.
Albert NJ Bouic, who has assumed
States Attorney CARROTS position
pending charges against the latter,
is prosecuting the case against Miss
King for the Government.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
DEM ANDS
[|EFE NSE
FOR US.
IDEA.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook Is
Loudly cheered BY 5000
As Congress Opens

A stirring defense Of the Ameri-
can home, American citizenry, and
particularly American woman
hood, by Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook, president general Of the
Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton, marked the opening today
Of the thirty-fourth continental
congress Of the society in the
Washington Auditorium.
While an audience Of more than
5000 delegates, alternates, and
their friends, representing every
State in the Union, applauded
loudly throughout her speech,
Mrs. Cook declared that it is the
duty Of Americans to maintain
and develop the high type o.
citizenship Inherited from our
forefathers.
RicK Giving % Charity.
'sThe world knows that We are
4 nation OF great numbers and
hardy and free, and we have AZ
ways maintained ourselves as 81
truly respectable people. These
qualities we inherit from our fore
fathers. It is our duty and the
duty of the organizations OF which
we are proud members, and OF
every other society founded for the
maintenance and development OF
the highest citizenship, to use every
effort to maintain these qualities.
she declared.
Revolution, we are God-fearing,
home-loving citizenry. The excep-
tons to this are so exceedingly
small in number that they only
appear great in being so conspicu.
Gus. Never, perhaps, have the
successful men and women Of this
country so fully demonstrated their
general sense of responsibility Tor
the betterment of the social condi-
tons, never has there been such
general practice on the part of the
rich men and women of this coun-
try to give money they have &C
cumulated to purposes that VIII
benefit those less fortunate. In
deed the giving of vast wealth to-
public purposes mas come 10 De Lne
accepted order, and it is only In
cases where it is not done that II
is considered cause for comment.
Must Be Defended.
Never before have the people of
America lived under such benefic-
ent circumstances and with so
great promise of the future for
themselves and the coming genera
ton"
Continuing, Mrs. Cook said:
1--WE American are a peace low
ing people, whose history is one of
avoiding warfare until forced into 1t.
Unfortunately though there is at
present too great . tendency. among
many of our people to have America
lead the world in readiness to pro-
mote peace by disarmament. with
out the consideration Of the neces.
sary provisions for our security and
defense.
However, weII-intentiOned this
country may be, either upon. its
own accord or as a member OF an
international body organized for the
prevention of conflict, it cannot pre-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
FINES
IN TRAFFIC.;
CODE
Eldridge Approves Schedule
Which Fixes Penalties IN
Hands Of D. G. judges

A fine Of from 81 to $500 Of
Imprisonment Of not more than
ten days Is the general penalty
provided u the new code for vio-
lations 81 traffic regulations. ex-
cepting reckless driving. driving
while intoxicated, leaving accident
after colliding and use Of smoke
screen.
These minimum and maximum
penalties were approved today by
M. o. Eldridge, director of traffic,
who is authorized in the recent
traffic act passed by Congress to
prescribe reasonable penalties
for violations.
Up to Judges.
"These penalties will leave much
discretion with the judges of he
Police Court" Director Eldridge
said. IF they feel the enforcement
Of the law necessitates drastic
fines or imprisonment, they can
impose severe fines or imprison.
ment. 1t is up to them
The penalty regulation will af'
feet, among other things, overtime
parking, horns, brakes, headlights
and scores of other minor regula
tions In the new code.
Definite penalties for other viola
tons are provided in the Traffic
Act as follows:
Speeding-Greater than twenty.
two miles an hour: First offense
SIS to $25: second offense, $25 to
500; third offense, 500 to $500
Imprisonment for thirty days to
one year and revocation of op'
orators permit.
Reckless driving-First offense
$25 to 500, or ten to thirty days;
second offense, 500 to $1,000 OF
thirty days to one year, and revo-
cation Of operators permit.
Leaving after colliding and fail
ing to make identity known: After
hitting ndividual-First. 800 to
$500, sixty days to six months, and
revocation of operators permit
second, $500 to $1,000, six months
to one year, and permit revoked
After hitting a ,Vehicle--First, not
more than 5000, not more IMAM SIX
months, permit revoked; second
not more than 81 900, one year ir
Jail, and permit revoked.
Driving while under influence OF
liquor or drugs-first, $1OO to $500
sixty days to six months, and per
nit revoked: second, 5000 to 81 900
six months to one year, and permit
revoked.
Driving during period permit is
revoked-$10O to $500, thirty days
to one year;
Failure of garage owner t.
notify police of car in his garage
which bears evidence of having
been in accident or pierced with
bullets, within twenty-four hours
$25 to 500.
Using or having smoke screen
one to five years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
GOES ON TRIAL IN
81 AYING OF TWO BABIES
Whether Hen Lays
or Lies" Settled
By Coolidge

Which is correct: Al hen lays
or a hen lies?
President Coolidge settled this
question of grammar while serv-
ing in the Massachusetts legis-
lature with the following terse
observation.
"Up Northampton way we
don't pay so much attention to
the English as we do to deter
mining, when we hear q hen
cackle whether she is laying or
John M. Woods, Of Boston,
who served in the legislature
with the President, brought the
story to Washington today re-
lating it after a twenty minutes
reunion" at the White House.
Woods also recalled that his
first glimpse Of the Capital was
sixty-two years ago when, as .
private in q Union infantry
regiYant his outfit pitched camp
on the grounds surrounding the,
Washington monument.