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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-24
Child Killed by
Truck. Driver Held

SouthwiciS. Mass, Apr. 23-Emcr
son L. Johnson. 5 year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Johnson, was
killed today when he ran from in
back of one automobile into the path
of truck operated by Raymond J..
Nicholson. The latter was arrested
on a charge of granddaughter and
was released on bail furnished by
his employer, Edward Gillette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-24
THE WEATHER
EAl &

New England: Fair and cooler Fri
day; Saturday fair in south and in
creasing cloudiness in north portion
somewhat warmer in interior.
Southern New England: Fair Fri
day and Saturday; cooler Friday
slowly rising temperature in interior
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-24
3 in Jury Box in
Trial Maori Girl

New Haven. Conn, April %
Three jurors had been selected at
the end of the second day of the
trial of Olympia Maori, charged with
the murder of John Bagnano, In su-
perior court here today. The girl
defendant tonight expressed salts
faction with the three men chosen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-24
Confessed Slayer
Of Infant Son, Given
10 Waterbury Officials

Sshenectady, N. Y, Apr. 23-Thur-
nw q. Rogers. of Waterbury, Conn.,.
neM here since early March as a
fugitive from Justice, was turned
WW to New Haven, Conn, police
and was taken back to that city to-
eay Rogers attempted suicide in
: hotel here and later. in the hospi-
~ confessed to Schenectady police
mad chloroformed his month old
nn IN New Haven apartment and
nag placed the body in q suitcase
smcn ne left in the railrpad station
Rogers has been held in the coun-
= ai dnce he recovered sufficient
70 leave the hospital. He waived
1Iaoition and was released in the
wl1ody Of Sergeants Walsh and Ell
= Of New Haven.
Eew haven, Conn.,, April 23.-Thur-
q Rogers Of Waterbury, Conn,
.sated here to face a charge of STAY
ms one month old baby last
- was brought back to this city
A0n nchenectady, n. Y, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-24
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Friday fair and cooler: Saturday
fair; moderate northeast shifting to
east and southeast winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-24
B I'm Seeks Right to Run
Motor Buses in Maine

First Move by Steam Road in
State to Substitute Motors
for Branch Line - Would
Run from Portsmouth, N.
H., to York County Points
for Distance 81 Miles-Pub.
lie Utilities Also to Pass on
Application Maine Motor
Coaches to Operate Jitney
Lines in Several Places
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28

criminal charges against members Of
their own union. Already from all
parts Of the county are coming de-
mands for the dropping of this perse-
cution. The cry is being raised for a
special sub-district convention. On
this point the officials have not only
zeigler to fght-they will have to
fight every honest rank and file work
er In the sub-district.
Defense Committees.
Local s92 is going to elect another
set Of progressive local officials. Altho
there was absolutely no justification
for the sub-district officials to remove
the ones they had and put in slate
of appointed klansmen, the men Of
9g2 are going to put miners in ONCE
they can trust to wage the fight
against Sub-district President Fox and
vice-President Cobb.
Defense committees have been set
up in practically every local union in
the county. One mass meeting Of
protest has been held and others win
follow. A large defense fund win be
raised to stop the dssrardly frameup
Of union mtnHra
Fighting, Tradition.
Zeigler is far from licked The his
tory and traditions Of Zeigler are those
OF battling working class community
that knows no dafeat 1t is one OF the
Oldest mines in southern Illinois. The
shaft was sunk In 1905 The million
aire, Joe Letter, who sim owns 1t, set
out to destroy the union. He barri-
caded and electricwired the mine and
set UP batteries Of cannon and search
lights He brot in an army of gunner
to defend It. He sent for scabs.
The union miners fought Letter and
his gunner. Two miners we're assas-
sinated. their picket line was broken
again and again. The battle ragged for
IS months. But they stood firm. Lei
ter had to give in.
Since that time, 20 years ago, the
miners of zeigler have upheld the ira
ditions Of the battle against Joe Lei
ter. Now they have not only Letter to
fight but their own officials as well.
Fight Only Begun.
They won that battle Of twenty
years ago thru solidarity and unswerv-
ing devotion to unionism. They will
win their present fight. But this time
it will be victory not for zeigler
alone. The struggle will not be com.
pletely won until the rank and file
has rid itself OF the damaging and
treacherous misleadership of just such
men as Fox and Cobb zeigler has
started the movement that will per-
form the necessary task of cleaning
house in the United Mine Workers Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
Four Killed When
Auto Driver Tries to
Beat Electric Car

FREEPORT, ILL.,, Ang- 2es-Four per-
sons were killed, or so injured that
they died within a short time when
the driver OF an automobile, it was
said, tried to beat Rockford and In
terurban electric car to a crossing
Just east Of this city, late last night
The dead are: Leo Hutton, 10:
Miss Katherine Oehl, 10; Miss Flor
ence Klass, 10; Peter DaskaEakis, IS.
Critically injured (may die): Steve
gtrgios, 81, mangled head and body:
Andrew Koch, 30. skull fractured and
internal injuries.
The accident occurred when the
auto was making its way from a side
road to Grant highway from a road
house picnic ground. The automobile
was hit fairly in the middle and twist
ed into a mass OF wreckage, the vic
tins Of the crash being mangled In
the ruin.
Daskalakis was found fatally injured
in corn field two hours after the
crash when his means attracted per-
sons at the scene Of the accident. He
died ten minutes after he was taken
to the hospital.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28

Lovestone declared, what a labor
party is, what is its role and what is
the role of our party in relation to
the labor party. This. the fight upon
Lore, Loreites and Loreism-not
merely theological struggle but also
drastic organizational measures -
and a stopping of the campaign of
determination against those who
fought for labor party-these three
policies must be the basis OF party
policy and the basis for the process
of unihcation of the two groups, mi
nority and majority.
Comrades Abern, BALKAN, Foster,
Ruthenberg, Bittelman, Weinstone,
Manley, Gitlow. Browder, Engdahl,
Schachtman and Bedacht spoke upon
the above report, both minority and
majority presented resolutions upon
the subject and Comrade Cannon sum-
med up the discussion in 30 minute
speech Adjournment was then taken
until Wednesday noon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
Miners Forced Back to Work
Continued from page u

CONTINUED from page u
the khan elements-was bravely
conducted by the fighting coal
miners of Zeigler and their be-
ing forced back to work can IN no
way be considered a defeat for them.
They knew they would have to go
back sooner or later. They knew they
could not hold out against the over
whelming lineup against them. They
did what they wanted to do They
kspt the mine shut down long enuf.
to turn the eyes Of the country on
Zeigler; long enuf to draw the atten-
ton of unsuspecting miners elsewhere
to the betrayal of the subdistrict Off
cials-attention that otherwise would
not have been won and that would
again permit the sub-district machine
to cover up another sample Of a long
record of treachery.
Active Men Fired.
The members of Local 9s2 we're not
fooled either when more than seventy
five of their active members were told
they were not wanted as they were
about to enter the pit. The reasons
were various. You called SO and so
a scab," or you were ON the picket
line" etc. This was expected. Hadn't
Frank harrington, the district prest
dent, already announced that the
"Red-necls" in zeigfer would find
themselves out Of a job? This wRH
all part of the double-edged attack
being waged against them.
Frameup Looked Far.
The fight is not over. A single local
never did win a strike unsupported
true, but the winning of the strike
against the company was only pari
OF the struggle. The real struggle IL
the fight against the Harrington ma
chine, and that is by no means over.
Eighteen members of Local 1872 were
arrested and now await trial ON the
very serious charge of conspiracy tc
murder" This charge was brot by
D. B. Cobb, their own sub-district vice
president. Every miner in Zeiglei
knows the charge Is absolutely ground
less. Every man knows enuf Of the
desperate tactics of the subdistrict
machine, satellites of Harrington. to
expect frameup. zeigler is thorn
In the side OF the whole machine. The
resources of the district are being
gathered to annihilate this center Of
progressivism.
Rank and File Revolt.
But the bnreaucrats have taken on
too big a Job this time. They have
sided with the operators time and
again, they have stolen ele ;tinns and
beer guilty OF maly misdesds and got
ten away with Il. But this is the first
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
Bandits invade Heyworth. III.

Nine men early today held up the
entire town of Heyworth, ILL.,, cut all
its telephone wires, looted the state
bank there of $4,000 and escaped.
After cutting off communication the
bandits dashed down the main street
in an automobile. They drew guns
and staged several minor holdups,
then descended on the bank, bound
and gagged two watchmen, went thru
the place and left with currency total
ing at least $4,000 and some checks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
RADEK SEES U. S.
War ON Britain
FOR SEA RULE
Also Fight for Job as
Worlds Banker !,

Editors Note-The following
news article was cabIed to the
United States yesterday by the
Moscow correspondent Of the In
ternatlonaI News Service.
MOSCOW, Aug. 2e.--EnaIand fight
ina America for the supremacy of the
seas, for oil, for markets, for the right
to be the worlds banker-ths Is the
picture In the foreground of 5olshev-
lsms vision of the future.
Today Karl Radek adds his voice-to
the ominous prophecy Of Leon Trotsky
that the next world struggle will be
between the two giants of the English
speaking race.
Money Interest Supreme.
Neither he nor Trotslzy allow other
factors than those Of economics to
weigh in the balances. Strictly Marx
ian and rigidly materialistic, they ar
que that the money interest IN the
long run will outweigh the ties of
blood, Of language and of common ira
ditions.
Writing in Pravda, the official organ
of the Communist Party, Radek de-
clares: 1.-THE worlds history does not
know a case In which two mighty In
dustrial powers, possessing the great
fleets, have not struggled against each
other for the supremacy of the world
That is why the Anglo-American con-
fiicts must lead to war"
Seek to Cooperate Now.
He admits that the time is not yet
ripe for the fulf1lIment of his forecast.
England and America now try con-
scientiously to cooperate, he says. but
the relentless force Of economics
pushes them steadily apart.
Radek's views may be taken as typ
ical of Bolshevik thot about America.
England" he cites, "has issued an
embargo on the export Of capital,
whereas the United States during the
last six months has exported not less
than $1.070, 100000.
Australia Borrows In New York.
Australia" he continues, could
not receive a loan in London, but had
to borrow $4,000, 900 IN New York
London could lend Australia only
$25, 100000.
1.-THE British pound depends entire
ly on the support Of the Federal Re
serve bank" he declares, adding that
'Great Britain tries nevertheless to
keep her military forces on q level in.
dependent OF the grace Of America.
The British admiralty demands $780,
100000 for the increase of Britain's
fleet"
On the European continent, believes
Radek, France and Germany viii be
the doubtful factors when It comes to
a contest between America and Eng
land. France" he says, will be the
chief European trump which the Unit
ed States may play against England"
AS to Germany, Radek advances the
hope that she may eventually be won
for Russia, and intimacy with the So
viets would keep her from fighting ON
the side OF England.
England Lost the War.
@The struggle for gaining Germany
will continue between us and England,
and the worse grows the position OF
England, the more chances there will
be for us to WIN"
For mankind in general Radek sees
a stormy future. And for England in
particular he forecasts hurricanes.
Lady Macbeth has lost her sleep,
and will never sleep any more" he
exclaims. England Is that great.
power about which we can say, "rh1s
one lost the war;"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
MAKE DARING DASH
FOR LIBERTY FROM
MILITARY PRISON

HONOLULU, Aug. 26-FoIIowin
gun fight police today captured
five military prisoners from Fort
shafter who late yesterday staged
a sensational escape.
The prisoners beat down their
guards, beat down their guns and
fled to the country in stolen auto
mobile, where they we're caught to-
day by pursuing officers. The two
Communist soldiers, Crouch and
Trumbull, were only recently re-
moved from the same guardhouse.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
THREE-PLF.DEBT
FARLEY SOUGHT
BY The BRITISH
Chamberlain COnfers
With U. S. Ambassador


LONDON, Aug. 26.-Great Britain
today made inquiries concerning the
willingness Of the United States to en-
ter into a three-cornered debt parley
with England and France, according
to reliable information.
Austen Chamberlain, British foreign
minister, conferred for twenty-five
minutes with Allanson B. Houghton,
American ambassador to Great Brit
ain, and it is understood that Cham
berlain sought to learn from the am
bassador the views of the United
States regarding a tripartite debt con-
ference.
Houghton Without instructions.
Ambassador Houghton, It is report
ed, informed Chamberlain that he was
without instructions upon the matter,
whereupon Chamberlain requested
that he make informal inquiries, in
order that definite steps may be taken
towards the suggested conference If
the United States is willing to pro.
coed.
Chamberlain also took occasion to
consult with Ambassador Houghton
relative to the proposed European Sc
curity pact, and the attitude Of the
United States toward 1t.
Official circles here are not IN the
least optimistic that the United States
will enter into any three-cornered debt
conference, but 1t has been suggested
that perhaps the United States would
not object to Great Britain having an
unofficial observer in Washington dur
ing the Franco-American debt settle
ment negotiations.
British Hopes Strengthened.
British hopes for the cooperation of
the United States were strengthened
this afternoon when it was learned
that American Ambassador Houghton
had conferred during the morning with
Austen Chamberlain, British foreign
minister. Immediately after the con-
ference Chamberlain sent message
to M. Caillaux asking for conference
during the afternoon. 81
No authoritative statement was
forthcoming on the subject Of discus
sion between Ambassador Houghton
and Chamberlain, butthe British press
was inclined to interpret this meeting
as indicative of possible, cooperation
by the United States in untangling
the deadlocked situation.
The foreign once masie brief an
nouncement this afternoon that Am
bassador Houghton and Foreign Minis
ter Chamberlain had been in discus
sion for twenty-five minutes this morn
ing, but refused to disclose the nature
Of the conversations.
calllaux Visits Financiers.
M. Caillaux spent the morning con-
sulting with the French financial ex-
perts and this afternoon again went
to the financial district where he con-
suited with leading British fnanciers
relative to a possible French loan be.
ing foated in London.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28

had been applied continuously to rouse
all sections Of the American working
class to this end.
Work for Recognition.
Not only had the necessity for rec
ognition and trade relations been used
as an economic argument to relieve
unemployment, but the political basis
of the demand for recognition, that
the class interests of American work
ers and farmers demanded that they
stand by the workers and peasants of
Russia had been carried into every
union and every farmers organization
possible in which the party could pen
citrate.
In so far as the party, weak and
young as It is, could do so, it has
effectively met the blockade of lies
and counter-revolutionary propaganda
of the Second International and the
capitalist agencies. In the campaign
against Abramovich, it had succeeded
in defeating completely the aims Of
the Barmat counter-revolutionary Sec.
ond International Every meeting,
with few exceptions, of Abramovich,
had been turned into mass demonstra-
tions for recognition of Soviet Russia
and for the first time the difference
between the Second International and
the Communist International made
clear to large sections of the Ameri-
can workers.
In the campaign for labor party,
the presidential campaign OF our own
party. in the November celebrations
and the Lenin memorial meetings, and
other occasions, great masses have
been taught the significance to the
American and world proletariat of the
Russian revolution and the Soviet
power.
New Dangers.
But tho the Soviet Union is a strong
fortress, yet it is still subject to at
tack Tho the capitalist enemy has
been driven back he is not extermin
ated. The speaker dwelt upon the
indications Of new attempt by the
lmp6IldllSC pOWSIS 10 dlJdCh OONAol
Russia, of the policies used by it tC
divide the antagonists and defeat thc
designs, and pledged the party as Z
section Of the Communist Information
al, to carry on the work in the future
as in the past.
The movement for trade union unity
its profound meaning, its present sue
cesses in Europe, especially in Britain
in creating a left bloc in the Amster
dam International, gave us line t.
follow.
The party must make every use o.
the British Report on Soviet Russia
the visit of Purcell, in building &
united front with all progressive ele
ments in the labor movement to aiC
Purcell in fighting of the opposition
OF reactionary A. F. Of L. Leadership
and getting the unions to work for tn,
recognition of Soviet Russia. With
party reorganized, Bolshevized ant
united. the speaker believed our part,
would acquit itself well In the future
Discussion From Floor.
Following the above report, speech
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
Party Drives Against Imperialism

es from the floor we're heard from
Comrades Amter, Olgin, Minor, Aske-
nudze, Abern, Statchel and Krumbein.
Minority criticism being directed in
two lines, upon the insufficiency Of
the work done and upon Comrade OIL
gins writings before he joined the
party.
A resolution offered by Comrade
Amter instructing the new c. E. c. to
work for united front movement for
the recognition of Soviet Russia, was
defeated by roll call vote upon the
argument by Comrade Bittelman, who
raised a point of order against it as
being fully provided for in the reso-
luton of the Parity Commission. Vote
SO to 20.
For a Delegation of Labor.
A motion by Comrade Olgin was
carried providing for the gathering Of
a labor delegation to Soviet Russia,
after which the Parity Commission
resolution on Soviet Russia was car
ried unanimously. The convention
then adjourned until the evening ses-
sion.
When the convention was called to
order Tuesday evening, the following
statement was read:
Statement to the Fourth Convention
w. P. Of A.
Comrades: In the issue of the
DAILY WORKER of August 26, 1925,
under a report of the convention now
in session, beginning on Page One and
continuing on Page Three, at the foot
of Column Six on Page Three is the
statement as follows:
Tuesdays opening session began,
after an inspiring appeal from Com
rade Poyntz and few communities
tons of minor Importance, with the
presentation Of the report on anti
imperialist work by Comrade Gomez
AS the reporter for the DAILY
| WORKER, wish to state most EN-
phatically that the word inspiring
was neither in my mind nor in my
article which l sent to the DAILY
WORKER Office this afternoon by
messenger. So far as l know the mes
sneger was incorruptible, and the in
sertion of the word inspiring" mus
be accounted for by someone WHIT
handled the article after it left my
hands.
Incidentally, the article was alsC
passed upon by Comrade Browder
who was likewise averse that tn,
word inspiring" was not in it whe1
it was dispatched to the DAILY
WORKER Office.
might mention that l and Com
rade Poyntz are total strangers ant
that have never been inspired b.
either herself or her written appea
which was read in this convention
fraternally, Harrison George.
The floor was then given to Com
rade Cannon in a report upon the
meeting of the plenum of the execu
tive committee Of the Communist In
ternational. The following is but al
inadequate summary of Comrade Can
mons address, which took up one hou
and As minutes and which will b,
published later in the DAILY
WORKER:
The plenum Of the e. G. G. I. dealt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
One thousand Flight Fire.

MARTINEZ, Calf, Aug. 26.-Fire
which threatened to destroy the
100000 plant of the Associated Oil
Company, one Of the biggest refineries
in the United States, and the entire
town of Avon, was under control today
after a four-hour fight in which appa-
ratus from half a dozen towns aided
more than 1000 fire fighters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-with only
three weeks remaining before the time
set by the bureau OF the budget for
the completion OF final estimates of
federal expenditures for the fiscal year
1926-27, the perenniai controversy be-
tween the budget director and the gov
eminent departments over how much
money the latter are going 70. get Is
on fnll hihak. -. H. sssAss, Az
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
Eartbouake Near Berkeley, Cain.

BERKELEY, Calf, Aug. 26.-Exam-
nation of the seismographic record Of
the University OF California today re-
vealed an earthquake had been record
ed last night at 10:49:41. The univer-
sity seismologists estimate that the
center of the shock, which was of mild
proportions, was not more than ten
miles from here.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28
Natives Capture French Carlson.

LONDON, Aug. 26.-The Druses
tribesmen, in rebellion against the
French administration in Syria. have
captured the French garrison at DER
ezzor, according to a Cairo dispatch
received here today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-28


WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Renewed
Of suggestions abroad, in connection
with the Anglo-French debt negotia-
tons, that the United States go into
an international conference for the re-
adjustment of interallied debts, was
received coldly today in official circles
here.
The policy of the government in
dealing with the foreign debtors has
been to consider each debt individual
and separately, always opposing any
proposal for submitting the debt prob
lem to general conference. This
policy was based on the belief that
nothing could be gained by any other
method and that great deal might
be lost in view of the fact that the
United States is the biggest creditor
and has the most to lose under any
system of simultaneous adjustment Of
war obligations. sH
Demand Separate Settlements.
In the past the suggestions for inter-
national conferences always were con-
nected with proposals for solution Of
the PREPARATIONS problem and would
have opened the door, according to the
view Of the administration, both I'M
der Harding and Coolidge, for cancel
lation of a substantial part of the
twelve billion dollars owed by Europ-
can nations. That feeling. it developed
in official quarters today, still exists