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talist class of this country.
LAVE the huge sums of money
IL spent In debauching the electo-
rate In general and the trade unions
in particular by Frank L. Smith of
Illinois, whose campaign was financed
by Samuel insult, head of the open
shop movement in that state, called
forth any denunciation of his party
as a party making an attempt to
manipulate American labor organiza-
lions for political ends?"
Not so one could notice It. On the
contrary, the president and secretary
of the Illinois State Federation of La
Dor and the chairman and secretary
of the Chicago Federation of Labor
openly supported Smith before and
after the exposure of the insult slush
fund.
MTHAT is true in Illinois of the re.
w publican party is true in New
York of the democrat party-Tam-
many Hall. 1t is public knowledge
that the great majority of the New
York unions, including certain sec.
tons of the needle trades unions,
where the Communists are now charg-
ed with attempts to manipulate for
political ends" are appendages of the
Tammany Hall political machine.
John l.. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
used his position openly in an at.
tempt to swing the union in support
of Coolidge. Gompers was for years,
and Green is now, a wheelhorse OF
the democrat party chariot
A LLOW us to say, to the capitalist
\ party henchmen holding positions
in the unions, and to the New York
Times, The Post and other of their
capitalist defenders, with all the DO.
likeness that we can muster, that we
Communists were not born yesterday
and that we understand you very well
indeed. We understand what you are
saying and so do many thousands of
workers who are not ready to incur
the blacklist in an open struggle with
you just yet.
For what you are saying is just
this:
The only parties that you will
tolerate in the trade unions are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
NEGLIGENCE AND GREED ARE SHOWN
AS CAUSE OF SINKING OF LINSEED
KING AND DEATH OF MANY WORKERS

NEW Evidence piles up
that the sinking Of the launch, Lin
seed King, in the Hudson. with the
death OF at least 30 and perhaps 81
workers, was due to over-crowding
the boat in taking the laborers 10
their task
When the frail, cockle-shell Of q
boat was raised from the river bed,
opposite, West 254th street, hole
was found in the bow woodwork. The
hole was two inches above the steel
plates which sheathed the hull, which
proves, according to Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney MCGOWAN tat the boat
was listing heavily when II hit the
Ice foe.
Captain Rohwedder. who was ex-
amined by the district attorney is
said 20 have been criminally negli-
gent IN packing too many men IL the
boat. to avoid making second trip
over the diver. At least so workers
we're crowded by the captain into the
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60 this is the old struggle for 100
~ per cent Americanism" in new
form. 1t is interesting to note that
in its defense of labor ofIlcialdom The
Post manages to use the word "Ameri-
can" four times in two lines. In adj
dition to being "the wisest leaders
the official elements are patriots OF
the purest type In the estimation OF
the capitalist spokesman.
The Post continues.
The local unions are to be con-
graduated upon their resolve to as
sumo the aggressive against Com
munlsm within their ranks. When
Communists or other groups at
tempt to manipulate American la
Dor organizations for political ends,
there is only one course to take
open war. p.1e
No group Of persons In this coun-
try can make It hotter for the Com
munIsts than the labor organIza-
tlons. If THE LOCAL ORGANIC
ATOMS GO INTO FIGHT WITH
THE SPIRIT THEIR LEADERS
ARE DISPLAYING, the battle will
be over almost before it has be-
gun.
But there is one drawback. 1t is
that 1.-THE local organizations, thai
is, the workers, are not following
their leaders" in this fight.
THE Post in the above extract
4 echoes the plant of the socialist
and official trade union press i. e., ii
infers that the Communist workers
seek only to capitalize union strug
gle for the interests of their party
without regard for the immediate in
terests Of the union and its members
This charge is formulated by The
Post as an attempt to manipulate
American labor organizations for po
litical ends"
One will search the files of the Of
fetal trade union and capitalist press
for the last twelve years without find
ing any denunciation of the republi
can and democrat parties for theil
open corruption of unions and union
officials for their own interests-in
terests which are those, not of the
working class, or even section of it
but solely the interests OF the CAPT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
The New Drive on Militant Trade UniOniSm

parties Of the capitalist class and
parties like tho socialist party which
Instead Of fighting you In the In
terests Of the workers, does the
dirty work that you cannot do In
the drive against militant unlonlsm,
because of Its ardent desire to be
taken close to your bosom and CIV.
en- a more equal share of the pro-
fits the capitalists dispense to you
as reward for leading the labor
movement into the camp Of lite enc
mics.
THE Washington %. CO. Star
sounds the note of peace. 1t is
against Communists because
One Of the principles Of commu-
nlsm Is to promote conflict between
workers and employers. Strike set
Elements are not sought in a spirit
of adjustment. The performance in
New York was obviously designed
to continue the turmoil.
1t is becoming so unusual for I'M
ion to strike in America that a whole
theory is being based on the absence
of strike movements in which Ameri-
can workers formerly engaged The
inference Is that strikes are unneces-
sary and that only the 'callous Commu-
nists will inflict such struggles upon
the masses. This Is the spiritual JUS
LITIGATION of. the drive against militant
unionism but the theory is as false as
it's principal proponents are deep in
collision with the bosses and the po-
litical parties of the bosses.
TN giving the whole conspiracy
L against militant trade unionism
a spiritual" character the socialist
press and bureaucracy has a spe-
cial role to play. 1t is being play
ed, not very wisely, but certainly
with an enthusiasm which only the
smell Of the fleshpots in the upper
circles Of labor officialdom can evoke
in the breasts of the high priests of
a party whose chief leader, Morris
Hillquit, is numbered among the
wealthy elite of Riverside Drive.
The socialist party leadership has
found its niche at last 1t is that of
flunkeying to the flunkies of Ameri-
can Imperialism in the labor move
ment.
Go be c0ntinued.l
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
BREAKING CHAINy-APPRECIATION

/ dear" native land for which they are
always ready to sacrifice" them
selves.
The actor in the role of Sougoblin
represents very successfully the real
character of the Russian aristocrat
reigning during the czarism; his
greediness for wealth and governing
the others; his hatred toward the
workers and peasants; his immortality
and vanity.
Andrew, as an actor representing
the real peasant and worker of Russia
the man deprived of the opportunity
to display his qualities-while ex-
pressing his love, speaking to his
comrades and working in the station,
cleverly distinguishes himself with the
emotional play, in which he throws
bits Of his inner life-life with which
lis gifted only the vast sentimental
Russian soul.
When all the money is spent in
orgies in Paris, Sougoblin and Volodja
decide that one of them must go back
to Russia and get the money hidden
in their property. For that purpose
Volodja goes to the village as a
wounded and unknown red army sol
der. But when trying to mislead the
peasants and secretly take the money,
they reveal his personality and kill
him.
Volodja, as spy and lover-seducer;
Katja, Andrew, Baboushka, the work
ers and peasants taking part in this
scene, which the author presents in
such picturesque manner, play 80 un.
affectedly that the observer forgets
that he is looking at a moving picture.
The plot creates itself quite uncon-
STRANGELY and smoothly, then gradu.
ally develops intensively and ends as
an event accidentally taking part in
the everyday life.
Hours of distress are spreading
their dark shadow, upon every corner
OF the country. Lenin, the llberator
OF the country, Is Ill. A winter storm
breaks off the communications be.
tween Moscow and remote parts OF
the vast land. A brave peasant on
horseback starts for Moscow in order
to learn about his illness. Gathered
the people--children, men and women
ARE anxiously waiting to hear the
news. And finally II comes: the sad
and bitter news that Lenin is dead
Lenin, their great leader, struggling
equally with them. living In misery
with them, Is deadi
All that. taken from the real life
and put on the screen. touches pain
fully the soul and speaks words tina
no man can speak.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
ARTICLE VIII.
BY WILLIAM r. dunno

IF, as stated previously, the real OBJ
= jective of the united front offensive
of labor oflcialdom, socialist party
capitalists and the CAPT
talist press, aimed now at the Com
munists and the left wing, is not for
the purpose o.. supplanting militant
struggle by the workeremployer CO.
operation policy, why is the drive be-
ing made in precisely those unions
which have not succumbed entirely to
paralysis as a result of having this
policy foisted upon them-cloakmak-
ers and furriers?
THE burden Of proving their super
4 Tor loyalty to the workers and their
superior understanding of the prob
lens of the labor movement in the
period of rising capitalism rests up
on the sponsors Of the present cam
paign.
Not only the New York Times but
other powerful capitalist dailies
which when the garment workers
were struggling to build their unions
denounced them in much the same
language as they use in speaking OF
Communists, openly support the trade
lnion off1cialdom. This is consciously
Tor reasons which these sheets state
frankly. The New York Evening
Post says that the present campaign
is:
one of the most hopeful
events In the history of organized
labor THE WlSEST LEAD
ERS OF AMERICAN LABOR UNI
IONS ARE AWARE THAT THE
VERY FOUNDATION STONE OF
SUCCESS is THAT THEIR AIMS
AND METHODS SHALL BE IN AC-
coRDANCE WITH THE AMERI-
CAN SPIRIT. AMERICAN WORK.
INGMEN ARE, FIRST OF ALL,
MERIcANS WITH AMERICAN
SPIRIT AND IDEALS. Some of
their more important leaders, not
ably William Green have
taken pains to emphasize this fact.
Emphasis mine.)
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BY MONTHS

~ MOlNiOOs
In its tranquil dreams of the future.
new, full of beauty, truth and Justice.
life, l was painfully craving for the
presentation of Breaking Chains" to
see at least part of its ideal realized
the sacred ideal: liberation of the
oppressed peoples all over the world.
And on December the photoplay
was presented.
katja, the little girl, daughter OF
one of the workers fighting on the
barbados with his comrades in order
to break the chains which for cen.
turtles had tortured the toilers of great
Russia, is one of the most sympathetic
heroines in the play, who Immediately
with her appearing captures the at.
tention and particularly the thoughts
of the audience.
She feels deeply into her naive,
virgin soul-the irreproachable soul
of common girl-the greatness OF
the revolution and quietly drags her
self through amongst the fighters on
the barricades. She wants to partici.
pate and be one of the witnesses To
the struggle for liberation of the sui.
fering workers and peasants, who
through their labor and misery, create
the luxury and happiness of the mas
tets of the present system.
Her father is killed on the barri
cades. That fills her soul with sorrow
but Immediately awakens in her o
strong will to devote herself to the
revolution and building OF the new
life.
The revolution ISIS paving it's way
toward success, taking the lives OF
those who, with the revolutionary
song on lips and joy in the hearts
are ready every moment to embrace
death for the right feause: liberation
OF the oppressed andpequal living con
ditions for every human being. The
revolution is sweeping the religious
ignorance and prejudice purposely
conveyed TO the peasants and workers
in the cars regime--symbol OF which
is Baboushka-and rapidly making
way to enlightenment and conscious
ness--symbol of which is Katja.
Sougoblin, the mill owner and op
pressor of his enslaved workers, Ii
induced by a workers committee Il
surrender his property built with tn,
labor and sweat of the toilers. After
hesitating to do so, which will NEAR
depriving himself Of the luxurious lif,
OF parasite, he finally signs tho pre-
sented papers. When the opportunit,
presents Itself. both his son and him
self hide their treasury and leave FOL
Paris 10 continue to dive in idloness
hoping 70 return some day hack 70 tn.
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cabin and the decks.
Floating about the wreck were
pipes, lunch boxes, caps, and other
pathetic reminders Of the tragedy A
fund has been stated for the relief
Of the families of victims, most OF
whom are in destitute circumstances.
The boat was built, according to
the oompany's statement, in 1928
This is disputed by the builder, Clay.
ton. who says he made It in 1919.
There is no record OF the boats ever
having been overhauled or repaired
since then, and this is a point which
the federal authorities will investi-
gate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Mexico and International Unity

land had seen fit to cut off the heads
Of two kings before they settled the
same problem.
See Mexico at Work.
The representatives of the workers
in the various countries of Europe and
America approached Mexico with the
idea of getting as close as possible to
the heart of the people of the coun-
try-to see first hand the true stu
alton. They saw thecpeople of Next
co at work-in factories, some Of them
OF the most modernofype as the gov
eminent munition and supply plants
in the environs of Mexico City, or to-
bacco factories of which Mexico has
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2S.-European
workers will stand firmly back of
their Mexican comrades as well in
their hours of need as in times OF
triumph, was the message of John W.
Brown, secretary of the International
Federation of Trade Unions to some
forty thousand Mexican workers from
the Federal District around Mexico's
capital city who came together in a
meeting of farewell to the European
and South American leaders in the
international labor movement.
From Many Countries.
The delegation which came TO Mex
leo as the guests of the Mexican Fed
Grafton of Labor (the CROM) includ-
ed besides John w. Brown, of the /.
F. T. u, Amsterdam, Francisco Ag-
nelli and Francisco Perez Leiros,
Buenos Aires/ Argentina, representing
respectively Confederation of Argen-
tina and Argentina Federation of La
Dor; Alfredo V. Hoffman, secretary
Brotherhood of Railway Workers OF
Cuba; j. Bromley and George Hicks.
England, representing respectively
the British Transport Workers and
the British Construction Workers or
CARNATIONS; Edo Fimmen, Holland,
secretary of the International Unions
Of Transport Workers; 2. Zulawski,
Poland, general secretary Of the I'm
ion Of Polish Workers Syndicate;
Solomon de la Selva, Nicaragua, rep
resenting the Nicaraguan Federation
of Labor; Charles Lindley, Sweden,
encouragement of the Swedish
Trade Unions and a former minister
n the Branting cabinet; Robert Diss-
mann, member of the German Reichs-
ag and president of the German Me-
,al Workers Union; Karl Durr, Switz-
erland, secretary Of the Swiss Trade
Unions and Canuto Vargas, Labor At
ache with the Mexican embassy in
Washington, ID. c.
Tell Of Lies.
Europe gets news of Mexico only
thru the eyes of press unfriendly
10 the Mexican proletariat," Brown
told the thousands of workmen rep
resenting other thousands of Mexi-
can workers. Mexico, outside of the
country, is pictured as a land of
bandits, of cannibals. II Is lied about
and illuminated. But little by lit
tie the workers of the world are
awakening to the struggle they must
make against world capitalism and
its press and are looking to the inter-
national labor movement to supplant
the secret diplomacy and connivance
which aims to keep peoples apart for
that amity which will in truth make
for peace and fraternity among ma
tons
Never have the workers OF Eu-
rope been spiritually separated from
the workers OF Mexico" Brown as
sured his audience. European work
ers are we'll aware that the greatest
enemies Of the Mexican people have
always been clericalism and landlord
ism-both the gifts of the Europeans
who have come to Mexico's shores"
And while the aense OF the delega-
ton regarding the present conflict of
the church with the state was that
the matter was entirely a domestic
question, Brown assured his hearers
that not only in Mexico but In France
less than one hundred years ago. RI
vers OF blood were shed In the same
cause and even constitutional Eng.
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one of the largest in the world 9TH
ers, as for instance in some textile
factories where conditions are not so
modern.
They saw them at work in the
mines, they saw the peasants are
working their own plots of ground,
the "ejidos' given back to them by
the post-revolutionary governments of
Generals Obregon and Plutarco Elias
Gales.
Realize Development.
Labor's representatives from Europ-
can countries visited labor unions;
they visited the third and assisted at
the inauguration of the fourth state
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-30
Uncle Sam Nabs oeeerters.

WASHINGTON Bureau Of In.
vestigation Of the Department OF JUS
tice reveals that in the year ending
June 3OI It pursued 225 deserters from
the ARMY Of which number It caught
los. while 80 deserters from the ma
rine qorps we're apprehended.
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agricultural school Tor the peasants
which President Gales government
has established since last May; they
visited the national agricultural bank
established this year, the co-opera-
tive agricultural, banks and the very
unique cooperative agricultural bank
founded by labor; they inspected the
new highways built by the Gales gov
eminent during the past year and saw
the work continuing; they learned
about the irrigation projects being
worked on; they visited the new open
air schools in Mexico City establish
ed in the poor districts where the chill
dren have never before had schools:
they saw rural schools 5000 of which
were established last year with an adj
ditional 1000 planned for in the 1927
budget; they studied the church stu
alton and the problem arising from
the application of the oil and land
laws.
Much to do Yet.
Luis Morones, secretary of Industry,
Commerce and Labor, assured the for
eign delegates that in spite of the sac
rifices suffered by the labor move
ment Of Mexico and in spite of the
enormous strides it had made in the
last years-the GROIN now counting
membership of some two millions
the leaders without assembling or
overvaluing the achievements of the
past were fully conscious of the re-
possibilities of the future, well aware
of the enormity of their task if the
work of the revolution would be a
perfect work. A
Can't Go Back Now.
in Mexico, it is not possible to go
back" concluded Morones. Now In
Mexico it will be a difficult matter
to establish tyrannies. The oppress-
ed masses have had taste of their
birthright. They have sensed what
it means to be free, responsible hui
man beings. There can be no return
to the old days." ra "a
Look to Mexico.
Francisco Perez Leiros, representa-
tive from the Argentine Federation of
Labor and member OF the federal con-
gress in his country said that not on
ly did Argentina but all the South
and Central American countries he
knew or with whose peoples he had
had spiritual contact looked to Mexico
az the standard bearer of the ideals
of all Latin America, adding that
When ] go back. shall tell the 'gau-
chos' that the men OF the hills and
plains of Mexico have fought for their
freedom and the herdsmen of the Ar
gentine Republic should do likewise"
Expresses Solidarity.
In acknowledgment of the afirma-
tons OF unity and support the repre-
sentatives of the organized workers
OF the various countries of Europe
and the Americas brot to the work
ers OF Mexico, the Mexican Fedora
ton OF Labor reasserted its belief in
the solidarity of the world proletariat
| asking the visitors to carry back with
them TO the workers in other lands
tho message that while to some Mex
leo may seem far away land, its
working class has for them feeling
of honest. candid encouragement
spiritually and materially II need be
lin their common struggle for the re.
demption Of the prolstariat of the
| world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-06
GASOLINE RESERVE
CALLED UPON TO
MEET j. S. NEEDS
Consumption Greater Than
Observation-Disclosures
Fires Blamed.
Times WASHINGTON Bureau.
1872 Neto York Arenus

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The
facts are turning in favor Of those
prophets of gloom who predict that
It won't belong until the oil supplies
OF the United States are exhausted.
In June for what is certainly the
first time in several years and that
may be the first time in the history
of the industry-the records aren't
complete enough to tell-more Pc
troleum was consumed in the United
States than was produced.
In April of this year consumption
exceeded supplies of oil available for
distribution, but that. according to
officials of the petroleum division of
the bureau of mines, was due to dis
astrous fires in California and not to
a failure to get enough oil of the
ground to meet the needs of the
country.
During the month of June, how
ever, the daily-average of consump-
ton of petroleum exceeded produc-
ton in this country by $4,000 bar
rels. For the same month a year
ago domestic production exceeded
the amount used in this country by
daily average of 264,000 barrels.
The deficiency of production dur
ing June was made up by drawing
upon reserve stocks. There were
heavy imports of crude petroleum
from foreign countries, principally
Mexico and Venezuela, but these
we're more than balanced by exports
from this country, causing a reduc-
ton in reserve oil stocks of almost
four million barrels during the
month. In contrast to this situation
oil stocks were increased by over
five million barrels during June
year ago.
Whether the current shift in the
oil situation means that the United
States is permanently FORGETTING its
place as a surplus oil producer, petro-
leum experts of the bureau of mines
refuse to redict. The facts in the
case, however are being used by
those who have been lamenting the
wastage of United States oil re-
source. to fortify the remark, 1T told
you So.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-06
THREE MEN KILLED
IN AGENT BATTLE
Gun Duel at Ten Feet Staged
in Everglades.

BIZ United Press
MIAMI. Fla, Aug 6.-Three men
were dead today as result of a
pitched battle at ten feet int which
Federal prohibition agents par
ticipated
The dry agents, headed by c. w.
Standau of Tampa. we're driving to-
ward Miami in the Everglades coun-
try near Homestead after several
liquor raids when an automobile
drew alongside their two cars. It's
occupants opened fire, which the dry
agents returned with riot guns.
After a brisk exchange Of shots
the attackers car stopped. NJ. P.
Merritt. former constable, removed
from his post three weeks ago; Ar
thur Crimson and Cloyde Parrish
were found dead in the machine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-06

ing the Merchants Heat and Light
Company store at Meridian and
Washington Sts., will close at noon
Saturday.
: Wide variety of entertainment, in
Guiding "a baseball game between
teams from the operating depart
ment and general offices, races and
stunt contests for children and
adults, swimming events and a dane
ing program, will be provided.