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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
BY PAT H. TooHEY.

from the writings of the C. e. c.
majority followers the impression
is left that there is no sentiment for
a farmer-labor party. Altho not the
oretician, not being able to quote Marx
and others, certainly can see the po-
litcal childishness of this. Might
ask If it is our function, as Commun-
lists, the revolutionary vanguard Of the
exploited masses to sit idly by and
wait for the workers to raise hell over
some issue or another and then we,
as the hero of old, step in, take the
leadship and-etc., etc.
Was this the policy pursued by
our party on the foreign exception
lawsf Was there widespread agita-
ton and sentiment against this bill.
or did our party take the initiative
and create the sentiment and agita-
tionl Why agitate for tabor con-
gress" (brain child Of the majority
hash-slingers). Why drop the r. l..
for it? Was there any great amount
OF sentiment in 1922, as much as in
1924? What caused this tremendous
sentiment which existed, as the ma
jority would tell us, up to June of
this year? Was it brought about by
the ceaseless agitation of our party?
Did this sentiment exist when the
policy was first adopted, or did the
party have to crystalline a germ. to
mould that sentiment? II so, then ii
has been very profitable for the party.
But when the majority tells us there
is no sentiment for this slogan one
is forcibly reminded of the fool who
stood by river bank waiting until
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
A MAJOR QUESTION OF COMMUNIST
STRATEGY-AM MENACE OF DEFEATISM

of thousands Of workers because they
labored under the illusion that It re-
presented the beginning Of a party of
exploited Industrial and agricultural
workers. These masses are now fast
becoming disillusioned. The action Of
the Ell Paso convention Of the A. F.
Of L. abandoning the experiment of
Independent political action is an at
tempt to lead the masses back to the
fold of the old parties. This will be
resented by hundreds of thousands of
workers who, while they are not yet
ready for Communism, are definitely
turning away from capitalism.
What We Must Do
Shall we adopt a purist attitude and
tell these masses that we will have
nothing to do with them until they
accept the complete Communist pro-
gram? Or shall we hasten this process
Of disillusionment, separate the poten-
tial revolutionists among the masses
from reactionary leadership, and while
advocating Independent political ac-
ton at the same time lay the founda-
ton of powerful mass Communist
Party in America?
The present majority refuses square
ly to meet these issues. They raise in
stead many other irrelevant and in
consequent issues, and pirate volubly
about the united front from below and
above while showing no MARKHAM un.
derstanding of the united front at all.
Would not a campaign to establish
a class farmer-labor parry, (even if
its sole immediate achievement may
be only the formation of left farmer
labor bloc within the general move
ment) involve the application of the
united front from below by an appeal
to the rank and file Of the labor un-
ions against the opposition of the
reactionary officialdom?
But the majority of the c. e. c. pro-
pose policy of folding hands, A POL
ICY OF DEFEAT AND SURRENDER
WITHOUT A STRUGGLE. and dare
to pose before the membership as a
Communist leadership!
AS against purist dogmatism the
minority proposes a vigorous cam
paign along both the political and in
dustrial united fronts. AS against a
policy leading to sectarianism-the
building of mass Communist Party
in this country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
THEY ARE MAKING 1T UNANIMOUS

party. We must dare to put forth this
idea and it must be realized, namely,
separate labor party. 1t is our main
duty to set this in motion. -. We
are at the beginning of a mass labor
movement which will be independent
the idea of an independent labor
party will be realized. Our task con-
sists in starting an independent move
ment."
Well, it is Herman against Zinoviev.
We of the minority have more faith in
the understanding of Zinoviev.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
CONTINUED from page s.

This issue of independent political
action which is declared dead" by the
present majority will soon be dis.
cussed by every labor union from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Attic
to the Gulf.
Relying on Demagogy
1t is admitted by both the minority
and majority that our farmer-labor
policy for the past two and a half
years was SUBSTANTIALLY correct.
It has more than any other single
factor contributed to the growth Of
our party. 1t has placed the Workers
Party on the political map of America.
And now the majority of the C. E. c.
pose before the membership as the
party builders. With characteristic
demagogy they proclaim that while
they want to build the Workers Party
the other group propose to build some
thing else.
At this point l want to ask: What
did they think they we're doing by
means of the farmer-labor slogan for
the past two years and a half? Build
ing the Workers Party or something
else? Their present arguments would
seem to indicate that they had in view
something else which did not mater
ilize.
Let US put the burning question be-
fore 0ur marty In fhfc manuars-TF
our manoeuvers on the united political
front have in the past brought to the
Workers Party certain induhitable
gains, gains which if continued would
put 1t on the road to becoming mass
Communist Party, cannot these gains
be continued In the future by a correct
application of the same policy mod
difled only in so far as to meet chang.
ing conditions?
Let US analyze the situation correct
ly.
The Present Situation
The LaFollette campaign did not as
yet produce third party. 1t was con-
Quoted by an election alliance which
is now dissolved. This alliance con-
sisted Of many different and divergent
elements. Shall we now by raising
appropriate slogans emphasize these
differences and sharpen these diver
gencies, or ignore the whole thing?
In the last election campaign there
were in the LaFOllette camp hundreds
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-03
BY ISRAEL AMTER.

MAIITH less than 100000 votes
wv conceded to LaFollette and
Wheeler, the most important fact that
the election returns teach us is that
there is no labor party in sight. The
American Federation of Labor, in
their annual convention at Ell Paso,
Texas, have read Alright the verdict of
the American workers and farmers.
and make haste to announce their
opposition to a labor party and to
reafirm their time-worn policy of non
partisan political action, or. as some
times otherwise stated, no politics in
the union
Another fact from which we should
draw lesson is that the farmer-labor
party is dead. 1t sang it's swang-song
in the recent election.
Indeed. such a labor party would
have no use other than to do that
which the LaFollette supporters so
plainly sought to do during the 1924
campaign, i. e., swallow II up, absorb
its organization ability, and kill its
educational value and its political
prestige with the working class"
How familiar these words sound!
In the majority thesis, in the numer-
Gus articles by Comrades Foster,
Dunno, Browder, Cannon and Bittel-
man, they have been repeated over
and over again. They should at least
be accepted as truisins. when our Boil
sheviks assert them with such assur-
ance.
But strange as 1t may appear. the
above paragraphs were not written
either by Foster, Dunno. Browder,
Cannon or Bittelman. No, others with
as little perception. with as little un-
Outstanding of Marxian-Leninistic
methods, voice the same sentiments.
No, comrades. the above does not
come from the brain Of Foster, Dunno,
Browder. Cannon or Bittelman. They
emanate from the brain Of a socialist.
Emil Herman, who sings the same
song Of woe as the majority OF the CEN
trail executive committee, in the issue
Of the New Leader. the socialist party
organ, Of Dec. 20.
They are making IL unanimous
from Heating to Herman to Foster.
But what did zinoviev say in the Pre-
sidium OF the Communist Interna-
tional? II believe that if we study
everything we will say that, in the
year 1924, things are not so elemen-
tary that we cannot propagate
the idea Of an independent labor
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24

ton while attending the Congress OF
Medical Education here.
The sessions are held under the aus
pieces OF the American Medical Asso-
citation.
The physician said statistics will
prove that he is right, that centena-
rians will be as common in the year
1000 as men OF 65 are today
There is no doubt about it in my
mind" DIR. Fitzpatrick said. In the
time OF the signing OF the Declaration
OF independence mans expectancy Of
life was only p years. 1t remained
that way for long time and moved
up roughly only ten years to 81 in the
next 100 years.
I'm 1875, however, the germ theory
OF disease was discovered and since
then great strides have been made so
great that the expectancy now in 1925,
Just fifty years later, is 81 years, TWEEN
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
STRANGEST TRIAL
EVER KNOWN NEAR
DOCTOR FACES CHARGES OF
Staying DAUGHTER. TRIED
TO END OWN LIFE.

The strangest murder trial in the
history of Colorado will begin soon in
Denver, where Dr. Harold E. Blazer
has been indicted for Staying his in
valid daughter
DR.. Blazer, it is charged, gave his
daughter poison to keep her from be-
ing a burden upon relatives in case of
his own death and then attempted
to commit suicide. The daughter died,
but the father recovered.
Memory Is Blank
DR.. Blazer declares his memory is
a blank He says he can not remem-
Der giving his daughter poison and
can not recall his attempt upon his
own life He declares that at times he
suffers from spells when his sight,
hearing and mind fail
The authorities declare, however,
that DIR. Blazer is making these state
ments merely in an attempt to build
up defense They declare they have
proof that he deliberately killed his
daughter because he did not wish 9TH
ers to be burdened with her as he had
been
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
INDIANA PASSES
A NEW "DRY" LAW
MOST DRASTIC LEGISLATION
OF ITS KIND IN HISTORY
OF THE COUNTRY.

Under the terms of Indianas new.
prohibition code, hailed as the most
drastic legislation in the history Of
the state, the possession of even an
ounce of liquor is prima facie evidence
of guilt, and fine of from $500 to
$500, with a jail term of at least 80
days, is the penalty.
To make Indiana the "dryest" state
was the aim of Anti-Saloon leaders,
who drafted the code incorporated in
a. bill sponsored by Representative
Wright, the code passed the legisla-
ture and has received the approval of
Governor Jackson.
Operative in Spring.
The law will become operative late
next month or early in May, when the
acts of the general assembly are pro-
mulgated.
That its effects will be far-reaching
is admitted by friends and foes. Its
enemies contend the law will open the
way for Matchmaking of citizens and
will have other harmful results.
One of the provisions Of the law is
that those who buy liquor shall be as
guilty as those who sell it. 1t gives
to railroad conductors, other train
men and station employees police pow
er to arrest person violating the code.
The wife or children of a man in
iured as result of intoXication may
recover damages from those who fur
nished the liquor. Immunity from
prosecution is granted to persons who
turn states evidence.
For the third conviction for possess
sion of liquor in any quantity prison
sentence not to exceed two years must
be imposed.
One Provision Eliminated.
The first offense for driving an au-
tomobile while intoxicated is a INSIDE
meanor. The second is felony Tor
which prison term is the punishment:
A provision that merely the odor OF
intoxicants on the breath OF person
driving an automobile was to be &C
cepted by courts as evidence OF ntoX-
ication was eliminated by the house.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
EXPENDITURE OF THE
FARM Is ANALYZED
ONLY TWO-FITHS OF FAMILY
NECESSITIES ARE PRODUC-
ED AT HOME.

CHICAGO.-Only two-hfths of the
life necessities of the farm family
is furnished by the home place, ac-
cording to an estimate by the Blue
Valley Creamery Institute based on
recent survey OF 700 typical corn
belt farms The survey brought out
the. fact that over 5000 worth of the
things the farm family eats, wears or
uses in the home had to be secured in
town.
Food, rent aid fuel were practically
the only items directly provided who'll
ly or in part by the farm in the areas
studied, the institute states. Approx
mately 20 cents OF each dollar spent
by the farm family was shared in by
the clothier, dry goods men, shoe
dealer and milliner Another p cents
was divided between the grocer and
the butcher while auto upkeep and
depreciation, coal and other running
expenses cut another slice of Fl cents
from the farm family's dollar.
Others Who Share 1t
A dime of each dollar spent by the
farmer and his family went into school
expenses, reading matter, club and
lodge dues, vacation trips and church
support, the survey further revealed.
The doctor, the dentist, the druggist
and the nurse together received 7
cents out OF the dollar bill, while 4
cents were expended on household
goods and for sewing, laundry and
canning equipment. Life and health
insurance for the members of the
farm family used up another 4 cents,
pennies more went into gifts, tobac-
co, candy, shaves and harcuts, and
the remaining cent was spent for mis-
cellaneous items.
Farm Profits Small.
These facts indicate a close relation
ship between farm income and the
money the farm family spends in
town, states the institute There are
distinct signs that the farming indus
try is lifting itself out of the valley
of depression, but the net profits of
the average farmer today have not
yet reached the level OF many lines
OF business
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
BOIFEUILLET WILL
RETAIN HIS OFFICE
BENEFITS FIGHT FOR PUB
Lie SERVICE SEAT LOST
IN HIGH COURT.

John T. Boifeuillet, Georgia public
service commissioner, will retain his
office over o. R. Bennett, of Eastman,
who was elected in November, 1924,
and who brought court action to
GUST his incumbent, in decision of
the supreme court OF Georgia handed
down Saturday.
The public service question resulted
when Mr.. Bennett contended that the
term Of the incumbent's Office ex-
PRED on January l, 1925. Commits
sioner Boifeuillet claimed on the other
hand that he was elected in 1918 to
serve out the unexpired term of Jo-
seph Gray, ending December l, 1919,
and also for a full term of six years as
successor to the deceased.
Chief Justice Russell and Justice
Hines dissented from the decision of
the three other justices.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
.BLOODWORTH AND
JONES LOSE APPEAL
SUPREME COURT AGAIN AT
FIRMS DEATH SENTENCE.
NEW TRIAL SOUGHT.

Although they were turned down
for the second time by the Georgia
supreme court Saturday in their fight
to save Gervis Bloodworth and Willie
Jones from the gallows, Attorneys
Homer Beeland and J. w. Foy, OF
Butler, Ga, have not given up their
fight. Despite the loss of the case in
the higher court they had game one
of their objectives-delay.
1t is understood that the next move
of the attorneys for the condemned
men will be an extraordinary mo-
ton for a new trial at the April term
of the Taylor superior court, which
convenes April 6, based on the al
legged relationship of one of the trial
jurors to Mrs. Howard F. Underwood
widow of the victim of the defendants
in the case.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
A VAST TABLEAUX OF
DEATH IN 6 STATES
DEAD AND INJURED 1000 AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE OF
MANY MILLIONS.

The most devastating storm this
country ever experienced swept
through portions of six middle west
ern states Wednesday evening, col
lecting toll of 1928 dead, 1900 in
jured and property damage of many
millions.
After night of terror dawn re-
vealed that some towns had been vir.
tually obliterated, while whole blocks
of larger places had been levelled and
fire had added to the horrors brought
by the wind.
The hardest hit places were three
small cities in southern Illinois-West
Frankfort, Murphysboro and Carbon
dale.
Next to Illinois, the worst suffer
ers were in Indiana and Missouri, with
fatal echoes of the twister coming
from Tennessee and Kentucky.
Nearly half of Princeton, Indiana,
was smitten. A sister city, Griffin, was
virtually carried away. DeSoto, Hi
nois, with 500 people, lost its exist
ence. A neighbor, Gorham, of 800
souls, was wiped out Murphysboro,
i Illinois, lost nearly three square miles
of its business and residential sections.
Other hamlets are yet cut off from
telling their story.
Fire and Water.
Several towns in the path of the
twister, which apparently came out Of
the Ozark hills due to low barometric
pressure in Arkansas and first struck
Annapolis, No. virtually were de-
stroyed, while fire in many places
added horror to havoc
So terrific was the force of the
storm that bodies were carried q
mile, it was reported, while timbers
from the wrecked town of DeSoto
H.. were found in Duquont, fifteen
miles away.
Millions in Property Damage.
AS to material losses brief dis
patches read: 100000 in southwest
ern Kentucky; 100000 at Prince
ton; "$6,000,000 in southern Illinois"
100000 in Missouri" AT the Other
scenes no one yet ventures an est
mate.
With its various ofshoots, the tor.
nado apparently traversed nearly 70(
miles Of territory, although only ii
the direct path from Annapolis, Mo.
to Princeton, Ind, about los miles
was the damage and loss OF life heavy
The path Of the storm apparently was
not wide, in places it being reported
800 feet.
Erratic Behavior.
Buildings were carried hundreds Of
feet while at DeSoto grain elevator
was moved intact to the middle OF
road forty feet away.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
RECENT CONGRESS
SPENT THE LEAST
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ARE
FEARFUL OF COOLIDGE AK"
IN ECONOMY PROGRAM.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Appro-
priations by congress during the last
session amounting to 936,921, 277.76
"have practically reached the post war
low watermark," Chairman Madden,
of the house appropriations commltte,
declares in a statement.
Attention is called to the fact con-
gress Topped off total of $l1,125,
847.08 from the estimates submitted
by the president.
Employees Fear Slash.
A large share of the population of
the national capital, dependent on the
government for its livelihood, is I'M
easy from fear that further slashes
will be made in the government per-
sonnet during the quiet summer sea
son.
Within the next week President
Coolidge may be able to turn his mind
from the battles with the senate to
his campaign for economy. Approxi-
mately l,130 federal employees have
been let off since January LIST, follow
ing the presidents announcement that
all departmental chiefs must thew to
the line"
On the basis of the average federal
employees salary of 1892 year the
saving is $1,493,860. One Washington
newspaper points out, however, that
the congressional salary increase, ag-
gregating $1,363,000, cuts the actual
saving accomplished to only $13O,86O
year.
Civil service records just obtained
show that last years effort OF the
Coolidge administration to cut down
the number and expense of federal
employees was unsuccessful. There
were 555,619 employed at the end OF
1924, as compared with 544,67l at the
end of.l923.
Economy Program Bears Fruit
But the renewal of the effort this
year, backed by the Coolidge persist
ence, has many workers guessing. So
far this year the FAX" has fallen on
the navy yard, bonus division, land
office. bureau of printing and engrav-
ing and in the government printing
Office
The economy program is also bear
ing fruit in many government stats
teal publications in notices like the
following:
Owing to increases in printing
costs and the growing number of sta
tistical series it has been found neces-
sary TO eliminate most of the foreign
comparisons and some OF the less inn
portant statistics, and to issue detail
ed tables semi-monthly instead OF
quarterly"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
.PINIONED GIRL
DISPLAYS NERVE
A REMARKABLE DISPLAY OF
BRAVERY WHILE FASTEN-
ED UNDER LOCOMOTIVE.

CHICAGO.-Biting her lips until
they were lacerated, to stitie her
screams, and digging her finger nails
deep into the palms of her hands IN
her agony Miss Title Jajko, Is years
old, pinioned under a mogul locomo-
tive which had run her down, gave
remarkable display of nerve and Draw
erv for an hour on a recent morning
while fremen, policemen and railway
EMPLOYEES worked feverishly to Jack up
the heavily loaded tender piled high
with coal and Just filled with water
Compassionate fremen, crawling I'M
der the tender. covered the suffering
girl with a blanket and other heipers
formed Gordon around the scene 10
prevent Mortified spectators seeing the
victim or hearing her means OF pam;
During the 40 minutes it required
to get Jacks under the tender ana
raise it, the girl, fully conscious
watched the proceedings. When the
weight was lifted, however, she
screamed and tainted. One OF her legs
had been so badly crushed that 1t was
amputated immediately after she hao
been rushed to a hospital. She had sui
fered other serious injuries and died
under the anesthetic =,
While she was pinioned under the
tender. she first begged spectators TO
get her out. When the police came
She calmly gave them her name and q
address and messenger was sent to
her home to notify her tR; parents n,b ~,
she was dead and both are now under
medical care. Three brothers, all
grown, also survive. .ha
The girl was an employe OF the
National Biscuit Company ana was Im
her way to work, accompanied py
Maday. They were crossing the North
western tracks when the mogul en-
CINE, backing down with long string rms;
Of cars, ran her down. The engine o Den
was ringing and the gates were down'
but it is said the girls, with otheIs'
crawled under the gates and attempt
ed to run across the tracks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-03-24
$90,337,OOO SPENT SO FAR
IN NEAR EAST RELIEF WORK
Report to Congress Shows $3,96e, 900
Distributed Last Year.

The Near East Relief gave aid to
794,97S persons, mostly women and
Children, last year, Charles V. Vickery
general secretary, says in report to
congress.
Disbursements were $3,o66,329, leav-
ing balance of $298,993, which was
applied to the deficit resulting from
Operations after the Smyrna disaster.
Expenditures since the organiza-
tons beginning, the report said, were
.$9O,537,820, of which $24,000,00O was
spent in Armenia; $2O000,000 in Tur-
Key; $ll,000,000 in Syria and Pales--
tine; S7,500,000 in Mesopotamia and
Persia and $3000,000 in Greece.
More than million Americans CON
'ributed $4,265,322 to the relief last
Year.