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The Winslow mail., 1925-10-30
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
E. Herbert Hayden, D. D.


Preaching II a. m. and 1870 p.
M, by the pastor. Morning topic:
"The Place of the Bible in the Life
of Today" Evening, The Mean
ing of Jesus" Sunday school 9:45.
Glasses for all. Young People at
$50 p. m. Topic, "Christ's Stand
ard of Life" This Friday evening
the Y. P. are giving a Halloween
social at the church to which all
are cordially invited. Tuesday. No
vember 3rd, there will be an all
day conference at the church un-
der the direction of Dr. H. @. Nor
ton, the executive secretary of the
Arizona state convention. Repre-
sentatives from the various Indian
missions in the north and pastors
and workers from churches in this
district will be present and take
part. Conference at 10:30 a. m.
for pastors and workers. General
open meeting at 300 p. m. to which
all are invited. At 1880 DR.. Rich
ard E. Day, now of Phoenix, will
give his stirring address on MAX
ing a Touchdown" Special music
at the evening services and every
body invited to come. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday 1880 p. m.
The Winslow mail., 1925-10-30

In the last two years British
commercial airships flew 1879 900
miles with only two fatal acci-
dents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-06
Discussion Of Our Party's Immediate Tasks

cussion on the farmer-labor party
issue now before the membership, we
just want to tell other comrades Of
the impressions we gained after listen
ing to the discussion at the above
mentioned meeting by Comrades
Foster and Ruthenberg. as given in
the few foregoing paragraphs and
sentences.
We have read with concern the
theses of the majority and the minor
ity of the central executive commit
tee; we have followed in every detail
the discussion carried on thru the
DAILY WORKER, all of which really
centers around only one issue, namely,
the slogan for a mass, class farmer
labor party, and whatever else that
may entail, and after allowing a GER
tain amount of deductions for things
said and written which have nothing
to do with the subject matter under
discussion, we have come to the unani-
nous conclusion that the minority, in
their analysis Of the economic and
political conditions now prevailing in
this country and in their analysis of
our possibilities as young and grow
ing Communist party, the minority
Of our central executive committee has
a better, broader, more realistic and
MARKHAM outlook than the majority.
The minority represent a living spirit.
a Bolshevik spirit, something desiring
to live, to work, to propagate, to or
ganize. to lead. and actively partici-
pate in all struggles of the workers,
including the struggle for a class,
mass farmer-labor party as an abso-
lutte necessity for the politically back
ward American masses of workers.
2. In all the discussion, not a one
has dared to minimize the fact that
it was because Of our campaigns in
connection with the farmer-labor
movement that we received not less
than a million dollars worth of free
publicity in the capitalist press. Every
knock was to boost US. No other Of
our united front campaigns, including
the amalgamation campaign, has re-
Elected itself in the capitalist press to
such an extent as the farmer-labor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-06

campaign. If anyone's memory is
short to remember 6, IL or Is months
back, should at once consult the files
of the capitalist press in any library
in any American city to be convinced
how the capitalist press was filled
with lies, denunciations, SANDER and
Misrepresentation of the Commun-
lists. In our judgment the fact that
the capitalist press, as true repre-
sentative of the capitalist interests,
was alarmed, scared and frightened
about our activities in connection
with the farmer-labor party, isN the
best and most convincing evidence
that the minority of the central execu-
tive committee is correct and that the
farmer-labor movement is a living
issue and therefore must be of con-
Germ to the Communists.
3. In the course Of our campaigns
to expose the true character of mis-
leaders of American labor, particularly
John F. Fitzpatrick. with whom our
Comrade Foster was the last to break
company, it was pointed out in the
DAILY WORKER and the Labor
Herald that John F. has once said:
II will Immediately suspect myself
of doing something wrong for the
labor movement the moment the Chi
cago Tribune will praise me-" or
words to that effect. And John F.
was asked, how about it, when the
Chicago Tribune was actually praising
him for the stand he took against the
farmer-labor party movement and
went over to Sam Gompers' family,
ito reward friends and punish enc
mics" But how about it now? How
about our majority? Fitzpatrick,
Sam Gompers and the Chicago Trib-
une? The fact of the matter is that
they all agree that there is no senti-
ment or need for farmer-labor party.
Comrades, we must strive to make
our party a living Bolshevik party,
and we shall not deny ourselves to
advance one of the major slogans
(Comrade Bittelman, please do not
quote us as saying ''the only slogan")
in our united front campaigns: FOR
A CLASS FARMER-LABOR PARTY"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-06
DISPLAYS GOMPERS TACTICS

to the G. G. G. A motion to that eff
feet was unanimously carried (meet-
ing was very we'll attended,. Another
motion was made to rescind the form.
re action of the branch. This motion
would have carried unanimously had
it not been for Comrade Braden and
others stating that we should not pur-
sue the same dirty tactics as used by
the other group that we should main
tain our Communist integrity and
prove by our actions, that we, the
minority were not Gomperites in tao.
tics.
Where rs Majority Logic"
My contention is this, that if the ma
fority has such splendid, logical argu.
ment in favor Of their position, they
should not need to employ such dirty
tactics. There is no excuse, Comrade
Hathaway, first alternate of the G. E.
c. and our district organizer was pres
ent at this meeting. He raised no OBJ
lection to the procedure of the meet
ing. On the contrary, he was actively
oiling the machine.
l challenge any one of these COM
rades responsible for the application
of such Gompers tactics to prove to
the rank and file of our party that they
were not overstepping the limit. that
such tactics are not non Communistic
These comrades would insofar as tao
tics are concerned put the lieutenants
of the deceased labor faker, Gompers,
to shame.
Previous to this infamous meeting
of the English branch, at G. G. G.
meeting where Comrade Hathaway
was present, the question of conduct
ing party discussion on the two
theses came up. At this meeting
Comrade Hathaway boosted of the fact
that the majority group was organized
and declared himself in favor of a COM
mittee being elected, composed of rep
resentatives (not of both views) but
Of both groups. The writer and other
comrades insisted that a discussion
should be launched without creating
Ifactionalism and that we should strive
for unity within the party and even
though there always will be difference
of opinions in the party as to policies,
tactics, ETC., we should under no con-
ditions tolerate factionalism. Comrade
Hathaway also said he was for unity
in the party but that we should not be
like an ostrich refusing to see the ex-
istence of factions. He has proved by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-06

said) the dangerous group in the
party.
There are two other significant
facts about this pamphlet AS far as
we have been able to learn, the CEN
trail executive committee of the par
ty authorized the publication of
pamphlet by Comrades Olgin, Cannon
and Manley, at the expense Of the
party, to expound the majority point
of view. We do not know whether
the political committee of the C. e.
G. approved the pamphlet before
publication. The name Of comrade
Cannon does not appear on the PAM
phIet, but instead the names of thirty
comrades Of various language groups.
We wish to ask the c. e. c. ques-
ton: DOES THE MAJORITY OF
THE c. E. c. TAKE THE RESPON-
|SIBILITY FOR LEGALIZING CAUC-
USES WITHIN THE PARTY? If they
do, they are acting in violation of
the Communist International, and are
openly carrying on disruptlVe work In
the party. If the G. E. c. did not
give its approval to the publication of
the pamphlet In this form, how does
Comrade Cannon abuse the authority
Of the c. e. C. to allow a pamphlet
to be published by legally consti-
tuted group Of various declarations
within the party? Comrade Cannon,
who said to me that he gets his or
ders from comrade Foster-and not
from the central executive commit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-06

tee, which sends out all instructions
and decisions thru the executive Sec
rotary of the party, has openly con-
stituted caucus, faction within the
party. If the members of the central
executive committee of the party
carry on such disruptive work, then
what is the use Of all passionate ap-
pears to build the Workers Party?
A second point. All publications in
any district of the party must pass
thru the district executive committee,
if the party is to retain it's unity as
an organization. The district execu-
tive committee had no cognizance of
the publication of this pamphlet os-
tensibly authorized by the G. e. c. Is
any group within the party, even if
Comrade Cannon, member of the
c. e. c., belongs to it, to be allowed
to usurp the authority of the recogniz-
ed authority within the district?
The meeting was one of the best
meetings that have ever been held
by the party membership in N. Y.
City The splendid presentation of
the minority viewpoint by Comrade
Ruthenberg showed who are the
Marxians in the party. The member
ship recognized this fact and gave
him an ovation.
The minority is we'll satisfied with
the membership meeting, but would
like an answer from the c. E. G. on
the above questions. The member
shin is entitled to an answer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-06
THE MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN
NEW YORK

scruples about the C. E. c. thesis
until the last moment-and at the
German federation convention showed
an irreconciIabiIity between his view
and that of the majority, it was per-
fectly obvious that, as usual, Lore
would line up with the majority-to
whom he has a natural affinity.
AS for the meeting itself. New York
contains the largest and most adj
vanced membership in the party. It
was expected, therefore, that the ma.
jority would send it's most capable
comrade to present its position. Bit
lehman had done a very poor job for
the party both at the German and the
Hungarian federation conventions, and
besides could not be considered a
Strong man. Comrade Cannon was
chosen for the presentation in New
York. Those who had heard Com
rade Cannon's presentation in the
branches knew in advance what the
contents of his augmentation at the
membership meeting would be. A lit.
tie understanding and command of
theory is necessary in New York
(This is said without any spirit of
factionalism.) If our membership is
to be Bolshevized, then it is to be ex
pected that the national educational
director of the party should really
command theory. There was not one
moment of theory in the presenta
ton Of Comrade Cannon; only fam.
boyant demagogy, misrepresentation
and appeals to the prejudices of the
membership.
Thus, the book by Comrade Love-
lstQne, "The Government - Strike
breaker" was held up to the contempt
Of the comrades present, most of
whom have not read the book. 1t was
declared a non-Communist book, a
farmer-labor screed, devoid Of all evil
dence of Communism. 1t was unfor-
tunate for Comrade Cannon as soon
as he received the book, Comrade
Losovsky, head of the Red Interna-
tional Of Labor Unions, ordered it's
translation into Russian and publica-
tlon by the r. !. L. v.
Before the meeting, New York was
greeted by the publication of
pamphlet entitled For A Communist
Party of Action-Against Liquidat.
ing the Workers (Communist) Party,
Against Substituting the Workers
(Communist) Party by Sham Farm
err, Labor Party-an Appeal to the
Members of District No. Workers
Party" Then followed the names Of
thirty comrades Of the English, Jew
ish, Russian, Lithuanian, Italian,
Greek and Polish branches and of the
Y. w. L. At the bottom it stated
that the publication was authorized
by the central executive committee"
This document was an eleventh
hour attempt to separate the so-cailed
Foster Cannon group from the Lore
group. IL was an eleventh-hour Sian
der upon the minority and a misrepre
sentation OF its viewpoint and aims
At no place does the document say
word about the Two and-a-Half Inter
nationallsm Of the Lore group; at no
place Is there even mention Of the
Lore group. This was quite natural
The point OF view Of the Lore and Of
the Foster group comedies. In other
words, the Foster-Cannon group con-
siders the minority, the MARKHAM
group in the Workers Party" Gas the
executive committee Of the comintern
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-06
BY ISRAEL AMTER.

- hOaAFNGG NV
HE results of the New York mem.
bership meeting were such that
they need analysis. First of all the
vote: 4S2 for the majority thesis, $50
for the minority. This would appear
to be great majority for the central
executive committee thesis-and taken
on the face of it would indicate a
strong group in the city of New York
supporting the position of Foster,
Cannon and BittelmaIf.
The matter, however, is not so sim
pie, for it must be understood that
the strength of the Lore group in the
party is concentrated in New York.
In fact, outside of the minority group
in the New York district, the Lore
group and their followers are the
strongest group, the Foster-Cannon
group being small minority. 1t is a
sad fact-but still a fact. The Lore
group must not be regarded as a group
Of Comrade Lore and his friends.
There is Lore psychology and ideol-
ogy which have succeeded in consoli
dating a large number of comrades,
despite the decision of the Communist
international, despite the fact that
Comrade Zinoviev declared Comrade
Lore mot Communist" and like a
social democrat hidden behind barri.
cades because he says he is an ortho-
dox MARKHAM" despite the fact that
the resolution of the Communist In
ternational declared him a remnant
Of the Two-and-a-Half International
in the Workers Party"
This is due to nothing else that that
reports are current in the party, eyi
IDENTIFY inspired by Comrades Foster
and Olgin, that the Olgin-Lore point
Of view on LaFollette won in Moscow.
This is totally untrue. AS Comrade
Radek said, it is merely coincidence
that a "social-democratic point of
view chat of Olgin-Lore) agrees with
that of the Communist International"
olgin-Lore were against the LaFol.
lette alliance at matter Of principle;
the Communist International was
against it as a matter of safety for
the party, since the Comintern deem.
ed that the party was too weak to
carry out the maneuver without dan
ger to itself The comintern did not
brand the tactics as such as oppor.
tunistic, but did see that in the Am.
erican party there were strong evi.
dences of opportunism-in the G. T.. G.
and in the ranks-which clearly indi-
Gated that the party would not be
able to carry out the maneuvers with
out menacing its existence.
Associated with this group are com.
rades who have been appointed by the
G. r. G. to conduct the Industrial
work-comrade whom the c. e. c.
thesis brands as opportunists. The
whole right wing element in the party
gathers about the banner of Comrade
Lore-even comrades who now call
themselves followers Of the Foster
group, yet ideologically are still in
the Lore camp.
This group gave the Victory to the
majority thesis and In stating this,
We do not weep tears after defeat.
We Of the minority consider the New
York membership meeting a great vic.
tory; firstly, because the vote shows
a strong Bolshevik minority in the
city OF New York; and secondly, be-
cause the lines are clearly drawn
Even tho comrade Lore had his
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
FOLEY, TAX MAN
 HERE FEW HOURS

E. M. Policy, Territorial tax col lector, was a Seward arrival yester- day and will leave for the Westward on the first steamer. Owing to the uncertainty of sailing time, MT. Pol ley is unable to say, at this time, just how long he will remain in the city but anyone wishing to transact business with him will find him at the Van Glider hotel, up until the time of his departure.
 The present trip is being made primarily for the purpose of attend ing to fishermen's licenses but in con- nection with this, while in the Bris- tol Bay district, will collect the Ter ritorial school tax. This office was affixed to his department during the recent Territorial legislature, at Ju- neau. From Unga, MT. Policy leaves direct for Ketchikan on one of the P. F. A. vessels. He will not be back to Seward again until sometime next August, he states.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
AT THE HOTELS

Seward-Mr. .Albiano, Miss Alvina, A. Rynning, Carl Johnson, T. Pear son, o. Pearson, Mrs. P. Bartholo- new, Anchorage; Mrs. E. Hedlund, Anchorage; James Bovaird, Carl Erickson, Portland; Gust Wickland, Portland; John Bangs, D. Sall, Port land; Nels Swanson, Mrs. J. Eng land, Cordova; George Shimilk, J. Kaski, Anchorage; s. F. Swanson, A. Neynn, Walter Chambers, Seattle; o. NJ. Cass, Seattle; Geore s. Cass; Edith Letcher, Los Angeles.
 Sexton-Pete Anderson, Mrs. Nor gan, J. l.. Peary, San Francisco; Charles F. Miller, San Francisco; H. M. Conrad, Latouche; Pete Haraff, Alex Agaff, George Tavitoff, Juneau; c. J. Koegel, New York; Edward Mil Ter, W. B. Lawing, Lawing; E. E. Ritchie, Valdez; w. o. Millinna, E. L. Kepner. w. E. McDonough, Otto Geddes, Anchorage; Isaac Smith.
 Van Gilder-J. c. Black, Portland; i; Charles Simonstad, Seattle; J. H. Brokaw, Seattle; E. B. Gibbs, Spo- kane: Norman c. Wimmler, Berke- ley; P. M. McNiel, Latouche; W. T. Stewart, Valdez; D. B. Chea, Valdez; H. s. Forgerson, Los Angeles; c. L. Lake, Los Angeles; A. W. Woryel, Valdez; W. N. Cuddy, Valdez; B. M. Policy, Juneau; Ray c. Larson, Anch- orage: Edward F. Medley, Cordova; B. Landsdowne, Anchorage; Mrs. J. F. Kenyon, J. L. Waller, Anchorage; James Wickersham, Juneau; MT. and Mrs. A. P. Moehring and son; MT. and Mrs. R. c. Hurley and two child ren, Anchorage; Mrs. E. F. Krueger. and daughter, Matanuska; Mrs. B. D., Pomeroy and babies; Mir. and Mrs. Leo Speybrook, Woodrow; c. s. Schieber, Mrs. L. E. Ely, Indian; Mrs. Frank Joaquin and children, Tocot- na.
 Overland-W. H. King, N. Bickers, Anchorage; Mrs. J. H. Bell and chil dren, Anchorage; Charles Motsick, Anchorage; J. F. Kaller, Trail: Geo. Kennedy, Anchorage; George Bilger, Anchorage; Oscyar Huffman, Ketch- ikan.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
Historic A. B. Building In Skagway Ravaged
 By Conflagration
WAS MOTHER cAMP-HARDlNG TOOK OBLIGATION THERE
 WHILE ON TOUR.

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 25.-(P)- Fire originating in the United States immigration office at Skagway, just before noon Saturday, almost i'm mediately attacked and almost i'm mediately destroyed the historic and picturesque Arctic Brotherhood build- ing, Mother Camp, No. 1. All rec ords were saved, but many historic articles were lost The building cost approximately $2O,OOO.
 The immigration office which is on the second floor of the Canadian Pacific Steamship offices sustained a slight loss, estimated at $2,5OO. High pressure water and the good work of the Skagway Volunteer Fire department saved the Alaska Steam. ship office which is situated across the alley. Next to the Alaska Steam ship office, on the corner of Third and Broadway in the far famed Col den North hotel. The strong south wind which was blowing at the time made an aggravating situation.
 Among famous personages who be- came members of the Mother Camp of the Arctic Brotherhood in Skag- way were Former President Wm. H. Taft, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Uncle" Joe Cannon, and President Hard ing, the latter taking obligation into the order on his trip to Alaska re- gently.
 This is the first big fire Skagway has had for many years, and boasts of being the only town that has nev- CT had her townsite laid into a vast sepulchre by conflagration.
 The fire previous was when the new Pack Train restaurant burned to the ground in the winter of 1917, which fire at the time threatened the entire town, but for the work of the iremen was brought under control.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
 MEETS JUNEAU, AUGUST

The annual Alaska Teachers in- stitute will be held in Juneau just prior to the beginning of the next school year as a result of refer endum taken among th9 teachers of the Territory, according to an announcement made recently by L. D. Henderson, commissioner of edu. cation. The week beginning August 31, has been fixed as the time for the sessions.
 Heretofore the department of edu. cation has arbitrarily selected Ket. chikan as the meeting place for the institute. Suggestions were made to it since the last meeting, MT. Her derson said, that it be shifted far. ther north. To de,e.mile ihe sen timent of .he teachers in the mat Ter it was snomts'e1 tc s r>.s
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS
 DECIDED NOT TO COME WEST

The annual meeting of the Con- ference of Governors will be held in Maine this summer instead of in Seattle, according to word just re- ceived by Gov. Scott c. Bone. The conference had been invited to visit Alaska at the conclusion of it's meet ings if held in Seattle.
 It is unlikely that the Governors can be induced to come to the Pa cific Coast for two years, in the opinion of Gov. Bone. Owing to Congressional elections coming up in 1926, he said it was almost cer- tain that the eastern members of the conference would not feel justi. fled in coming across the continent this year.
 It is possible, however, that it can be brought west in 1927. Gov Bone has written personal friends on the Executive Committee urging that the Conference visit Alaska in that year. He believes there will be no difficulty in bringing Cover nors north if they decide to stage the annual meeting anywhere on the Pacific Coast.
 This years meeting will be held at Poland Harbor, Me-, lasting from June 2S to July 4. It will be ad dressed by President Coolidge, ac. cording to the program received by Governor Bone.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
NEW FLOATING SALTERY

The seine Blanche, 85 feet long, was launched in Seattle last week for the North American Fisheries Co. Capt. Thomas will be in com mand of the boat which will tow the old schooner Rosamond north to be operated as a floating saltery.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
FLOATING CANNERY SOLD

The Orca Packing Company has purchased the Star Cannery, a float ing concern formerly operated by Hays & Graham, at Cordova, and will operate the same this season. The outfit was sold at marshal's sale to satisfy a judgment held by the Bank of Cordova
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
TEDDY BEAR TO SAIL

Capt. Jos. Bernard, of the Arctic trading vessel Teddy Bear, is pre- pairing for his summers cruise and will sail shortly for the far north. The Teddy Bear broke her rudder last fall while on her way to Se- title, and was laid up for the win. ter at Cordova with an Eskimo in charge
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
SURVEY PARTY LEFT
 FOR MATANUSkA SPUR

Walter Jones, resident engineer in charge, B. Wennerstrom and Her bert Fink, instrument men, left An chorage this morning to do survey work on the Matanuska railroad in connection with the extension of the line to the Howard-Jesson coal mine.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
VALDEZ OLDTlMER DEAD

Heber Smith, an oldtimer of Val deg, for years guard at the city jail, died at Valdez last week. Mir. Smith was member of the Anchor age lodge of Elks and was also a Pioneer. Rev. Err McMillan left Cordova to preach the funeral ser vice. MT. Smith was born in the east, and leaves a wife.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-25
DOLACk-LA VALLE

Miss Anna Marie Dolack of Taco ma, and MT. Frank LaValle of Ju neau were married recently by the Commissioner there. Mir. LaValle is the operator of power house Mo-. 2 in the Salmon Creek Basin and is wei known in Juneau