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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Cause for Distinctio1

THAT Is the Hon. John Windiddy
going by" said the landlord Of the Pc
tunia Tavern. He is regarded as one
OF our most distinguished citizens"
"Ah, yesl And for what Is he dis
tinguished?"
Hanged II I know! Probably for
the fact that the cat did not suck his
breath when he was baby"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
About Six Feet Under

A wild ride in an auto ended in a
Hawarden. More frequently they end
under fiower-beds.- Uowa)
Chief
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Necessary Article

A physician says we eat too much
salt He's probably right" postcards
E. G. I'VE have to take nearly every
thing with a pinch of it nowadays" -
Boston Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Makes End Seem Far of

There is no man so decrepit, whilst
he has Methuselah before him, who
does not think he has twenty years Of
life in his body.-Montaigne.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Odd Writing Material

Bladebones Of sheep were used by
the Arabs as material on which to
write when paper was unknown and
many famous sayings have been found
on these remarkable paper substi-
futeso
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
CHECKS ARE MAILED
To Dependents of Mine Blast
Victims

By international Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Checks amount
ing to S182,825 have been mailed by
the state industrial board to the de-
pendents of 48 miners killed in the
recent explosion at the City Coal
Mining Company's mine at Sullivan,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Uncle Eben

After a man gifts through excusin'
his own faults" said Uncle Eben
hes liable not to have much charity
left foh de faults of others"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Hard to Be Certain

Many of us are never sure whether
it is opportunity knocking or the wolf
scratching at our door.-Arkansas Ca
Zette.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Speak Kindly

Kind words are the golden rivets
which help to hold together the splin-
farnd vase nf human hanninesS-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Information Lacking

man in New York has just come
back after forty years and claimed his
wife The report does not state
whether he managed to match the rib
bon or not.-Passing Show, London.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-04-24
Dad and Uncle Miss a Dase

johnny Cat poultry show Ma, lets
stay until they let the animals out
Mother-They don't let them out.
dear
johnny Yes, they do, ma, cause last
night l heard pa tell Uncle Bill that
they would stick around after the show
and pick up some chickens.-Art and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
Belgrade Court Sends
Woman Worker to Jail
for Red Aid Pamphlet

BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, Oct. 21.-
The Belgrade court sentenced NJ. Lu-
bicics working woman who was ar
rested while carrying bundle of In
ternational Red Aid pamphlets emit
tied To the Aid of the Fighters
Against Reaction to the postofice
from the printing plant, to five years
in the fortress.
The court gave as its excuse for
the heavy sentence that the booklets
contained elements of prohibited
Communist propaganda"
The same Belgrade court sentenced
Comrade Pajade to 20 years of hard
labor. Comrades X. Cincic, G. Paste,
M. Schiwotic to 10 years, Comrade
Wukovic to years and Comrade S.
Ciccio to three years of hard labor
for working in a secret printshop.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
RUS j. S. DESTR0YERS TO new war Zone
Anthracite Miners! On Your Guard!
Statement BY the Trade Union Educational League

NTHRAcTE miners
n the coal operators.
general
capitalism, at
Icaton special
Association leading
instructions
ANTHRACITE MINERS UNION S says
CONTEST AGAINST THEM (THE MlNERs) MUST UN-
RELENTINGLY WAGED WHETHER TIME REQUIRED is
MONTHS, SIX MONTHS OR EVEN A YEAR,
They o
A REPETITION
NEVER AGAIN INDUCED is
words
obviously
ATTEMPT
THEREFORE MINE coAL-AND MINE
KHNERS realize
Vl in
Of Wall street7 What
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
Not Likely to Ask
Death Penalty for
Ku Klux Murderer

NOBLESvlLLE, Indiana, Oct. I'll
That the prosecution in the case of
the former ku klux khan dragon, D.
c. Stephenson and two associates,
Earl Klinick and Earl Gentry, also
klansmen, will not ask for the inflic-
ton of the death penalty, in their
trial for the murder of Madge Ober-
hotter. was indicated today when two
talesmen passed by the state declar-
ed they opposed capital punishment.
Eleven jurors have been accepted
and the Twelfth will probably be cho-
sen today. Late this evening or early
tomorrow morning Prosecutor viii II.
Remy, Of Indianapolis, may make the
opening address of the state to the
jury setting forth the nature of the
crime and suggestion of the evil
dence that will be introduced.
OPTION here is rife that the accept
ing of the two jurors opposed to the
death penalty reveals the fact that
the khan. has reached the prosecution
with money or other means of per
suasion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23

attack that coming gradual reopenins Of the mines with
scab labor aid military protection?
this
your lives and organization.
PREPARATIONS this attack
the U. NJ W. A. be called for policy
o fighting the and military
the miners have strong and
their tmd officials
the policy Of the
THAT WEAPON is THE 10000 sTRKEl
believe union they
They main
will with the for scabs
a they found.
THE effective attack, it
8 adopt the
NNHEN THE FIRST scAH ENTERS THE MINES, EVERY MAIN
TENANcE MAN IN THE ANTHRACITE MUST WALK OUT"
Anthracite prepared
HehtI fighting pocya poieyfrom
IeadersI
Against importation o. IA 10000 strike
National Committee,
TRADE UNION EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
CHICAGO LABOR
DEMAND HORTHY
RELEASE RAKOSI
Protest Sent to Chief
Henchmen in U. S.

Thousands Of Chicago workers
gathered in Prudential and sehoen-
hofen Halls, heard with great indie-
nation Of the torture, frame-up, and
threatened execution Of Matthias
Rakosi and 100 other Hungarian
workers by the Ameriean-made Hor.
thy regime.
Abolish courtmartiall
The demand for the abolition of the
Hungarian courtmartial proceedings.
for the cessation of torture Of the
prisoners, for the freedom Of these
staunch fighters for the workers
cause in Hungary and for the rights
of the workers of that country to or
ganize themselves politically or eco
nomically was unanimously expressed
in the resolution and telegram Sent
to the Hungarian legation in Wash
ington, D. C. by the mass meeting.
David Rhys Williams. chairman Of
the meeting at Prudential Hall
stated that meetings of this kind
were the most important that could
be held and were being held all over
the country in an effort to save
Matthias Rakosi.
international Solidarity Needed.
Ralph Chaplin, the /. w. w. poet
who spent a long term in the Fort
Leavenworth prison, spoke with great
feeling on the growing exhibition Of
and the need for international soil
darity of the workers against the cap
italist iron heel He called upon the
workers to redouble their efforts on
behalf of their Hungarian comrades
and in their own defense as class.
Wholesale Slaughters.
James p. Cannon, national secre-
tary of the International Labor De
Tense stirred the meeting with the
Continued on page -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
CHICAGO |. |. C. W.
LOCAL SO GIVES
LEFT WING VOTE
Convention Delegates
Are Progressive

In the elections for delegates to the
special convention of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers Union,
Chicago Local No. SO showed sig
nificant swing of the garment workers
to the left, indicating a close follow
ing of the New York victory over the
the Sigman regime. The left wing in
Local So completely defeated the re-
dictionary machine and never has
there been so great number of
votes cast since the creation of the
local.
The left wing delegates who will
go to the Philadelphia convention are
the following: Sister F. Ashkenozy, 1856
votes; Brother Jacobson, 1914 votes;
Bertha Penhasik, 179 votes.
Jaffe was the, only right winger TO
be elected as delegate with total of
"a votes
The defeated reactionaries are:
G. Sher, chairman of the local, also
of the executive board and the joint
board He got only rs votes. The Sec
ond reactionary defeated is the secre-
tary Of the local. Trubakoff, who is
also a member of the local executive
board and a delegate to the joint
board He also got but rs votes.
Business Agent Harry Ruffer lost
with So votes. He was one Of the
sluggers used at the Abramoyich
meeting against the Communists.
A lickspittle of Ruffer, p. Gold, re-
ceived but GA votes.
Abe Ruffer, a brother Of Business
Agent Harry Ruffer, lost with Ga votes.
This lacal has been the stronghold
Of the reactionaries up to the present
The left wing won in this electio- be-
cause It insisted on the right to watch
the counting of the election ballots.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
Missouri Politicians
Rob the Blind, and We
Bet They Draw Salary

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Oct. I'll
Although the last Missouri legislature
increased the tax levy for blind PEN
sions from two to three cents per
500 assessed valuation, payment Of
pensions to Missouri's blind has been
suspended, due to inadequate funds.
Approximately $500 pensioners have
not received their money. The state
pension is $25 a month payable in
quarterly installments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23

collaboration. Which shall it be?
New York Progressives Have Won.
President Kaufman is doing all in
his power to retain his strange hold
on the organization. In New York he
stopped to the use of east side gang
sters to help him to control the New
York joint board. Brother Gold and
many others have felt the hard fists
and clubs Of these gangsters, for a
time everything looked black, but they
kept the fight up for a clean-cut pro-
gressive fight, and they have been
crowned with victory. Today you
cannot find a single furrier who open
~ supports Kaufman.
In Chicago the fight has not been
so intense altho the same idea. pre-
vailed among many of our officials.
The progressives have been met with
insults, intimidations and assaults.
Nilsson is to the Chicago local what
kaufman is to the International, they
are birds of the one feather.
Wake Up, Chicago!
The Chicago furriers must under
stand the Importance of the coming
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
PHILADELPHIA WORKERS
WILL PROTEST AGAINST
RAKOSI MURDER SUNDAY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 21-
Philadelphia Workers (commun-
ist) Party will hold a protest mass
meeting and demonstration on Sun
day, Oct. rs, at p. m. at the Mer-
camille Hall. SAG NJ. Franklin St.,
to demand the immediate reepal OF
the death sentence against our
comrade Matthias Rakosi by the
murderous Horthy Hungarian gov
eminent. The speakers to address
the meeting will be Norman Tai
lentire. Alex Bail, Rudolph Baker
and Eber.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
DANISH LABOR UNIONS
INVITED TO VISIT and
EXAMINE SOVIET LABOR

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 21-The la
Dor unions Of Soviet Russia have
invited the Danish unions to send
delegation OF twenty members to
visit the Soviet workers and inves-
tieate the conditions under which
the Russian workers live. The in.
vltation includes attending the g.
gantle anniversary celebrations in
Russia Of the establishment OF the
Soviet government on November z,
1917, and the Russian congress Of
metal workers. A number OF Danish
unions are expected to participate.
among them the marine union Of
sailors and firemen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
ASSAILS
COOLIDGE PLAN
ON WORLD court
Next Congress Forum
for Big Battle

In terrific assault upon the pro-
posaI of the administration at WASH
ington to enter the world court, SEN
ator William E. Borah, Of Idaho,
chairman Of the senate foreign rela-
tions committee, speaking to crowd
that filled the Auditorium Theater, de-
nounced the league Of nations and its
creature, the world court, as agents
of the miIitarists and imperialists of
Europe.
= The tone of the speech indicated
the nature of the coming fight that
sion of congress against this coun-
try's proposed entrance into the world
court. The senator, conceded to be
the most formidable debater on the
senate floor, spoke under the auspices
of the Women's Roosevelt Republican
Club, and consistently maintained the
identical stand that he has taken since
the world war against participation in
European dudllSs nc anu INC iNeC
senator, Medin Mccormick, of Chi
cago, fired the opening gun in the
fight that sent the democratic party
to defeat in the 1920 elections over
the issue of the league of nations.
When Harding first intimated the pos
sibility of the United States entering
the world court it was Borah who
influenced him to pursue a careful
course. Now he again openly chal-
CONTINUED ON page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
IMPERIALIST SCHEME
FOR DOMINATING IN
CHINA NEAR COLLAPSE

LONDON. Oct. 21.-civil war con-
ditions in China make il uncertain
whether the proposed Chinese Gust
on1s conference can meet in Picking
on Monday as planned, It was stated
at the foreign office today.
Reports to the foreign office,
which are considered as showing a
serious position in China, were
taken up by the cabinet today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
Scramble for RaIston's Seat.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 21.-The
scramble for the seat in the United
States senate left vacant by the death
Of Samuel M. Ralston last week, was
on in earnest today. Supporters Of
Albert J. Beveridge, former senator
who was defeated in 1922 by the late
Mr.. Ralston, came to the front today
with concerted effort to bring about
his appointment to the vacancy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
GENERAL WI
Joins WAR
ON PICKING
ChGng-T sO-Iin's Troops
in Mutiny
tspseIaI to The oany w0rkerl

SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 21.-That
the rising tide Of nationalist revolu-
ton has in some measure welded all
forces outside Of the imperialist hire
ling Chang Tso-Iin against the puppet
government of traitors to the Chinese
cause at Picking, is seen In the por-
tentious news that WI Pei--fu, who
was military dictator from 1922 to
1924, when the imperiaIists changed
their favors to Chang Tso-Iin, has
after consolidating his forces in CEN
trail China, again taken the field
against Chang and the Picking govern
ment.
WI to War on Chang
Messages arriving here say that WI
Pei-fu is expected to arrive at Han
kow today, and there to announce his
assumption of the title Of commander
in chief of the central provinces, this
alliance to include Kiangsu, in which
Shanghai is located, Chekiang, Anhui,
Kiangsi, Hupei and Fukien.
WI has definitely announced his
opposition to Picking and to Chang
Tso-lin. and reports indicate that WI
Pei-fu has reached some sort Of an
agreement with Feng Yu-hsiang, who
at his headquarters in Kalgan has for
several months been preparing for
war. presumably against Chang, the
"Mukden war lord"
Mutiny Against Chang.
Two divisions of Chang Tso-lin's
Kiangsu troops, formerly loyal to his
command, have mutined and allied
themselves with the armies thrown
against Chang Tso-lin.
This threatens the whole imperialisi
scheme of the tariff conference. at
Picking, SO carefully built up by joint
action of America Britain and Japan
to trick the nationalist revolution into
accepting empty compromises and
petty reforms in exchange for more
tight control by foreign exploitation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
Keen suburban Rates Up.

Officials of the Chicago and North
western railway were determined to-
day to uphold the 20 per cent in
crease in suburban rates which was
put into effect at midnight, Monday
following a grant by the interstate
commerce commission, despite a de-
cision handed down by the Illinois
commerce commission late yesterday
suspending the increase.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
PANAMA LABOR
NOT AIDED BY
A.F.L.STAND
Fundamental Demands
are Ignored
BY MANUEL GOMEZ, see'y.
Anti-Imperialist League

AIl-America Anti-lmperialist League.
Article v.
Hopeful Panaman workers, strug-
Cling desperately for decent living
conditions in the face of the military
strlkebreaking occupation Of the City
of Panama by United States forces,
must have experienced momentary
thrill at hearing that the American
Federation of Labor convention in
Atlantic City had adopted a resolu-
ton asking the U. S. government to
explain why American soldiers are
engaged in breaking the strike Of
worker-tenants in a friendly and sup
posedIy independent country.
The Panamans have no confidence
in the friendly purposes of Wall
Street, nor of its ready instrument,
the United States government; but
they feel instinctively that the Anne
rican working class is their ally.
They know that Imperialism is as
much the foe of the workers in this
country as in Central America and the
1oi ABDCdh Oh ITO 10 COpCNAdAAy
true of the organized workers, who
are pitted against the bosses in day
to-day struggles, and whose own in
terests must force them to fight the
debauching of labor standards by
American imperialism. 1t is but
natural that the beleaguered Pana-
mans should look to the convention of
the A. F. of L. for help.
Resolution an Insult.
Actual reading of the resolution,
however, must have brought disillu-
sion. 1t was not rank and file re-
solution. 1t was introduced by Presi-
dent Green with the approval Of the
other misleaders of the federation,
and ats purpose was plainly hot 70
render support to the Panamans but
to prevent such support The bureau
Gratis knew that the rank and file
members of the A. F. of L. would be
waiting for some action by the con-
vention in regard to the Panama sit
uation, and the idea was evolved of
lulling them to sleep by a resolution.
Digging into the actual phrases of the
resolution adopted, one sees that they
are decidedly ambiguous, that they
are in fact an insult to our striking
brothers Of Panama.
The resolution provides no real
help for the Panamans, neither in
their immediate struggle against hos
ses and landlords, nor in their long.
term struggle to get free of Ameri
can Imperialism
1t does not demand the uncondi
tonal withdrawal of American troops
It does not condemn their presence
on Panama soil.
It Goes MT even express sympathy
with the Panaman strikers.
1t merely asks the United States
government to investigate the use
Of the troops for alleged" strike
breaking activities in Panama.
A. r. of L. Treachery.
After all. 1t was to be expected
The A. F. of L. bureaucrats- partners
in insurance and banking scheme;
Continued on page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
New York Dealers in
Deal for Welsh Hard
Coal to Break Strike

LONDON, Oct. 21--New York coal
dealers have bought $4,000 tons Of
anthracite and semi-anthracite coal
from the Welsh mines. 1t is intend
ed to ship this to the Atlantic sea.
board to cover the shortage caused
by the strike in Pennsylvania.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
ROUMANIAN BOYAR GOVERNMENT
TRIES TO DESTROY LABOR AND
PEASANT MOVEMENT IN NEW DRIVE
BY A. BApELEscU.

Of
Commission had
day;
position
election
nationals
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
Crashes Into Train; pies.

WEST FRANKFORT, ILL.,. Oct. 20.
Hiram C. Chittwood, forty, of Her
rim, was killed here when car of
which he was the lone occupant
crashed into Chicago and Eastern
Illinois freight train, which had block
ed the state road at the New Orient
mine switch just north of this city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23

against the Druse tribesmen.
More than $50 Americans are
in the vicinity of Damascus, ac-
cording to reports to the state
department.
James U. Kelley, American consul
at Damascus, reported to the depart
ment that French forces were prepar-
ing to lombard the city and repulse
rebel tribesmen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
STATE Department ANNOUNCES
TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM PANAMA

WASHINGTON claim American
troops probably City within the 4s
They from thu
resulting from clashes between landlords
department
now
ssaido only Panama City
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
CHICAGO FURRIERS TO SUPPORT
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES In THE
LOCAL AND LNTERN.AT fs1NAL UNION
BY WORKER CORRESPONDENT.

Chicago three months
dealing the Local No 45
allowing union locally and nationally
interest of the furrs
convention the results of which will either
the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
AMERICAN WARSHIPS STEAMING
into NEAR EAST WATERS may
AID THE French AGAINST DRUSE

WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-TWO American destroyers OF the
Asatc squadron ordered from Gibraltar to Alexandria
Egypt sailing distance from Damascus where Druse
bemen reported have seized the CITY, was admitted at
the navy department.
There number of Americans in Damascus and the
department using their to be in
position Of to the French in it will be needed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-23
OF NEW YORK WORKERS
DEMONSTRATE AGAINST BARRING
OF GITLOW'S NAME FROM BALLOT

YORK 2The meeting demonstration by the
at
Benjamin Glow candidate
giant demonstration
addressed by Comrades Benjamin Glow William
b.
n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-29
SAILORS SUE BRITISH RUM
SHIP FOR $40, 900 AFTER
BEING SHANGHAIED IN N. Y.

Street.
With other seamen, they say, they
were taken aboard a motor boat out
somewhere beyond the Ambrose Light
ship and did not know the name of
the vessel to which they were trans
ferred until several days afterward..
Held Nearly a Month.
When they found they were on a
rum runner, they charge, they demand
ed that they be set ashore Immediate
ly. Then, so their complaint goes,
they were threatened with death and
put on bread and water. For twenty
four days they were compelled to work
long hours and were roughly handled,
they charge, while they were forced
to shift cases of liquor from one boat
to another.
The Dorothy M. Smart was seized
by the coast patrol and is now at Port
Newark.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-29
new YORK Y. WI.
TRAINING SCHOOL
Great SUCCESS
Grounds the Youth in
Marxism-Leninism

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The New
York District of the Young Workers
League is the first unit Of either the
Workers Party or the Young Workers
League to establish a training course,
to train leaders, and functionaries in
the Communist and labor movement.
The aim Of the course is not only
to give instructions in the principles
and tactics of Communism-Mar
Leninism, but also to equip the
student with the necessary technical,
and organizational knowledge for
greater service to the movement. The
students chosen are those who show
fitness for such course Of training,
given below. They must also retain
and must attend all of the courses
their activity in the Communist and
labor movement as only thru active
participation in the class struggle, sup
plemented by training in the school,
can they acquire the feminist spirit,
and the feminist method. Students
chosen from the branches are selected
with view to their taking the course
without hampering the work of any
Of the units of the league.
The training course includes the
following subjects.
LENINISM-by Jack Stachel.
HISTORICAL MATERIALISM-by
viii Herberg.
PROBLEMS OF COMMUNIST OR
GANIZATION-Don
PROBLEMS OF THE YOUNG
WORKERS LEAGUE-Herbert Fam.
Also parliamentary procedure, public
speaking, writing and the history and
structure of the Young Workers
League.
Comrade Stachel is the educational
director, Comrade Fam assistant.