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The daily worker., 1926-10-06

pressure Of various forms of econom-
les. etc. (Here we must recollect
what has already been said above on
the representation. of capitalist ele-
ments). Consequently it must re-
nounce its role as leader Of the Com
munist international.
r EFT us think this thought to Its log
~ ical conclusion: II the c. P. s.
u. does not renounee its role, this
means that in no case will 1t lead the
Comintern further on the path of rev.
olution. This means that its "degen-
Grafton" will involve the degeneration
of the Comintern. The ultra-left in
Germany are already saying this to-
day. Their conclusion is the neces-
sity OF creating w. international.
What will our opposition say when it
maintains that our party has fallen
away from the line Of revolution, and
Comintern? In this case the opposi-
ton viii begin to declare loudly that
the Comintern has fallen away from
the proletarian path with the Russian
party. The further development of
the views of the opposition win then
be along the line Of false, neglected
and declinatory attitude towards the
Comintern.
T REPEAT: We shall be the first to
L thank destiny if this does not come
to pass. We shall be the first to be
pleased. But if it is not TO happen,
then the opposition must leave the
path Of destruction which 1t is now
treading. 1t must pause and think
whittier its ideology is leading it.
The daily worker., 1926-10-06
FROM PORTLAND TO DETROIT

/ the American trade union movement
under its present leadership and with
its present policy of narrow craft
restriction and lack OF political con
sciousness offers no attraction to work
ers who are not driven to desperation
by wage cuts and open oppression
such as prevails in the textile indus
try for instance.
The freedom Of action which the
trade union should give to workers
has been destroyed by union bureau
cracies whose treatment of the rank
and file and hatred for new ideas IS
comparable only to that of the most
tyrannical bosses. The complete alb
rogation of the right of free discus
sion and the holding Of anti-capitalist
political opinions make it difficult in
deed for workers to see any difference
between the trade unions and the
company unions.
TlIIE deadly dullness of the official
4 trade union press, the systematic
exclusion of everything which cannot
bear the test of boy scout American
ism, the deliberate policy of quoting
allegedly sympathetic utterances OF
lawyers. politicians and employers
who are in reality enemies of the la
Dor movement, the groveling Difference
to American institutions as something
far finer than anything other national
capitalisms can boast of-these things
explain at least partially why Ameri-
can trade unionism is in the dumps.
There is no limit yet set for rap
prochment to the capitalists. From
local trade union papers to the state
ments Of the A. F. OF L. executives the
yellow thread Of worker-employe CO.
operation runs.
The daily worker., 1926-10-06

manhood, and exercise their right
to again become members Of bona
fids trade unions. Whether or not
such an appeal will bear fruit re-
main to b4 seen. II ls not going
to be an easy matter to accomplish
our purpose on company union
roads, but an attempt must be made
TO arouse members Of company
unions to a realization Of the fact
that only thru united action, and
collective effort on their part
can they hope to make any progress
toward Increasing wages, adjusting
grievances and improving working
conditions.
nEEDs speak much louder than
- words and vague phrases such as
united action" and collective ef.
fort" cannot wipe out the cold fact
that the ,Watson-Parker bill assumes
that this united action and collective
effort are to be exerted by what such
trade union efficiency experts as Otto
Boyer refer to as "all the factors in
the industry, ]. e., capitalists, man
agement," the public" and the rail-
road workers to establish peace and
harmony in the industry.
1t seems not to have occurred to
the trade union officials that unless
the trade unions are something more
than bread and butter organizations
in the present period that the enor-
mously wealthy American capitalist
class can and will approximate thru
their company unions and welfare"
schemes the conditions which the
unionN demand.
TT is not necessary for the capitalists
L to give all conditions demanded by
the unions for the simple reason that
The daily worker., 1926-10-06

They argue only for the UNION, never
for the CLASS Of which 1t is com
posed.
An example Of this type Of argument
Ut is even little more determined in
tone than the average) is to be found
in The Railroad Trainmen, official or
gan OF the Brotherhood OF Railroad
Trainmen, for October. 1t says:
Az railways and their employees
90, there Is no present danger Of
interrupted Interest or good Will;
they understand each other better
than any other classes Of employers
and employees; they have confidence
In and respect for each other and
even II they reached the place where
they had to part company, they
would still maintain that respect.
The employer cannot agree that he
will not fight to hold onto his own;
he will fight If he has to; that Is his
right; we stand for the same thing,
but most earnestly hope we will not
have to exercise It.
We are facing new proposition;
many Of tho social problems Of
the organizations have been partly
solved by the employers; there are
organizations Of ali kinds, insur-
ance and welfare schemes that are
advantageous as long as the man
remains in the service; there are
stock buying and building and loan
associations, cooperative buying
associations and in fact everything
attractive is offered in some form or
another, each requiring dues pay
ments, so many in fact that MANY
OF THE EMPLOYEES BELIEVE A
LABOR ORGANIZATION is
ABOUT THE LAST THING NEG
The daily worker., 1926-10-06

leader of this Whole oppositional
group, whilst neither Comrade Zinc
viev nor Comrade Kamenev has a
single independent idea. They come
forward with common declarations,
with common standpoint, with com
mon signatures; and the main point is
that all the ideas contained in these
utterances are the ideas Of Comrade
Trotsky.
THIS is in accordance with the facts.
L have already described these
ideas. Whose opinion is the present
opinion held by the opposition in the
peasantry question? 1t is Comrade
Trotsky's opinion. ] have detailed our
differences IN questions Of economic
policy; have described Comrade
Preobrashensky's standpoint. Whose
standpoint is THIS? 1t is Trotsky's
standpoint, which has borne away the
victory in the opposition, whilst zino-
view and Kamenev have capitulated
before 1t.
A ND in the question OF organization
"A in the question Of granting the
freedom to form groups and fractions
whose are the views defended here
by the opposition?. 1t need not be
said that these are Trotsky's views,
for he has stood for them for decades.
These are views which Trotsky ex-
pounded in 1924. at the same time
as his demand for freedom Of groups
and fractions. .e
Comrade Zinoviev, at Moscow
functionaries' meeting, held on Dec.
II, 1924, spoke as follows:
"We therefore beg you, the Mos
COW organization, to give us clear
and unequivocal answer (the sub
ject dealt with was the discussion
with Trotsky), If you believe the
time to have come for legalizing
the fractions and groups, say so
plainly. (Thus spoke Comrade Zino-
viev in 1923 and 1924.) We do not
believe that this time has come yet.
or that It viii come at all during
the period of the dictatorship of the
proletariat. 1t cannot come, for this
is a question bound up with the
The daily worker., 1926-10-06
ARTICLE SIX.
By WILLIAM F. DUNNE.

By WILLIAM r DONNEs
TT is true that the trade union lead
4 ership rails at the company unions
and welfare" schemes Of the capital
lists and that the official Journals OF
the trade unions denounce them con
stantly. But neither In speeches or
articles by these officials has an ap-
peal ever been made to the class in
terests of the workers or Is it ever
limited that the trade union movement
should be a combat unit OF the work
ing class struggling ever for more
absolute control Of industry and gov
ernment or that 1t has any other func-
tion than that of securing concessions
for workers strictly within the frame
work of American capitalist society.
r HAVE mentioned the failure Of
L the trade union leadership to make
clear to the masses the difference be-
tween trade unions and company
unions. This is fact in spite of the
declarations relative to the outright
company control of company unions at
present. It follows that if workers ac-
cept the theory that American indus
try-capitalist, executives and work
ers-is composed Of one big family
that the question Of worker control Of
unions becomes Of minor Importance
to them and may even be considered
contrary to the altruistic spirit with
which company union-and for that
matter official trade union-literature
is saturated
CONTROL of the unions by the rank
- and file is a doctrine Just as OBJ
noxious to tbs present trade union
leadership as it is to the capitalists.
The daily worker., 1926-10-06

ESSARY. Each welfare scheme
Is a development Of the militant la
Dor union. 1T MAKES THE UNION
THAT MUCH >LEss NECESSARY
IN THESE MATTERS, BUT THE
EMPLoYE CANNOT AFFORD TO
FORGET THAT TO THE UNION
ALONE HE OWES HIS WAGES
AND WORKING RULES. (Em-
phasIs mIne.)
TT will be seen from the above that
1 the appeal is to the glories Of the
past without any statement as to the
present and future struggles of the
union.
Nor should such utterances as the
above be taken to indicate even a
faint desire on the part Of of1cialdom
to stress the difference in interests
between worker and capitalist. Such
an Interpretation must be rejected
when we recall that the heads of every
railway labor organization without
exception aided in the passage OF the
Watson-Parker bill based on the
theory Of identity of interests Of rail-
way worker and railway capitalists.
THE International Association Of
i Machinists, formerly, at least, the
most advanced Of the railway organ
izstions, is no clearer on the company
union question, so far as its official
organ is concerned, than is The Rail-
road Trainmen. Speaking of company
unions, it says:
Just how to overcome this OBJ
stacIe to legitimate organization IL
q problem yet to be solved -.
An appeal will, Of course, be made
to all mechanics employed on COM
pany union roads to assert their
The daily worker., 1926-10-06

The Opposition at an intermediate
station-on the Platform of
Trotskylsm.
WHAT the is the theological current
W thus developing in the opposition?
The current is tending in the direc-
tion of shlyapnikov and Medvedyev,
it is becoming completely nquida-
tory tendency on the basis of disbelief
in the building up of socialism in our
country. At the present moment, the
opposition is resting at an intermedi-
airy station, called Trotskyism. The
official theology of the whole opposi-
ton in its totality-including Com
rades zinoviev, Kamenev, Krupskaya,
etc.-is obviously that of open Trot-
skyism.
A T the time when we prophesied
1 4 that the matter would end in
Trotskyism, we were not believed by
many comrades, members of the op-
position. They said: That will never
be the case. You will remember how
zinoviev rose up against Trotsky,
what thunders he called down upon
him, both at home and in the foreign
party press. How many pamphlets
were written by Zinoviev, Salutzky,
Ssfarov, Kanatchikov, ana a large
number of other comrades, many of
them somewhat evil-smelling pam
phlets, which aggravated the ques-
tion to a point which 1t should never
have ben brought. But now Comrade
Trotsky has become the theological
The daily worker., 1926-10-06

freedom Of the press and the polit-
ical rights of the whole OF the non
proletarian strata OF the population,
etc. Those who do not grasp this
do not understand anything what
ever Of the whole situation. It is
our attitude towards the peasantTy
which is involved, We cannot per
NIT schism in the party. for we
should thereby permit split in the
state.
The slightest disorder In the party
takes immediate effect upon the
whole apparatus OF state :. This
IL being discussed by both the spe-
cialists and the other categories Of
employees Schism in the party IN,
eyitably engenders schism in the
whole state apparatus. Thus the
question of fractions Is a question
OF life and death to the party"
TNHUS Comrade Zinoviev spoke
4 against Trotsky But today # 10 he
who is contending for fractions and
groups; ne has forgotten everything.
and appears to consider all that he
said so recently, on Dec. /, 1924, as
empty chatter.
"Trotskylsm Is and remains at
bottom to q great extent a left
nuanoe In the European, that Is, op-
portunlst pseudo-MarxIst antLcom-
munlstle spirit"
This is what Comrade ztnoviev
wrote on Trotskyism. In another
place he writes:
ut has often been said that all the
nIsfortunss Of the party started
from the Tenth Party Congress"
Why this? It was precisely the X
Party Congress which declared such
a discussion within the party TO be
superhuous.
"The policy Of the Tenth Party
Congress Is the policy Of Leninism.
The attack made by comrade Trot-
sky against the fundamentals Of
LenInism, on the basis of the bal
ance drawn by the Tenth Party
Congress With respect to the free
dom Of fractions and groups, cannot
be acknowledged as right" And
so forth.
TtHUS Comrade Zinoviev wrote at
4 one time. And now all this has
been thrown upon the dustheap. Now
all this is forgotten. 1t was spoken
with the greatest enthusiasm, but is
none the less forgotten. Trotsky re-
mains as victor in the block estab-
lished on the basis of withdrawal TO
distance from Lenin's theological
principles, tho it was zinoviev who
designated Trotsky's standpoint as
nothing more nor less than a variety
Of Menshevism, containing nuanees
fundamentally hostile to Bolsheyism,
etc, etc.
(To Be Continued.)
The daily worker., 1926-10-06

THE present controversy thin the Communist Party of
the Soue Union neither o signaor tCH it be the cause
of retreat of the regulation Quite the contrary It is
clear indication of its Uictorous onsCGrd march,
To give understanding sceH of present prob
lens of the Russian RcvOtiOn of controversy
the solution of these problems publishing here
toitb report made by Comrade BuchGrin function
aries meeting of the LenngrGd organization of the Conpt
mist Party The report peGks for itself further
eIucdGOn 1t is clear and convincing and
about the retreat of the Russian ReroEltion.
The daily worker., 1926-10-06
Dinner Pail Epic

BY BILL LLOYD. Federated Press.
see two millions wuz the sum folks
paid to see husky bum licked to a
frazzle by Gene Tunney-that strikes
my mind as awful funny.
Two millions aint no labor gate
the labor press may gravitate to
where their printing shoN must close,
and we be left to tight our foes with.
out the help Of able ginks who slings
a lot Of printers ink.
Us guys must dig down in our jeans
and koep the editors in beans, II wo
would have 'em throw a hustle TO help
us workers In our tussle. They amt
supported by tho guys who scatter
dough TO advertise. And most Of EN-
has darn hard sleddin 20 buy fried
liver and sum beddin.
The labor writer's In our town
should find Il easy TO shake down
us folks who earn our bread In sweat,
and yearn to swat the.boss, you bet.
The daily worker., 1926-10-06

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New Britain herald., 1926-03-24
TAYLOR SLAYER IS
 KNOWN, SAYS KEYES
Now Getting CorroboratiYe EVi-
 denCe on Identity

Chicago, March 24 Rt-Solution Of the mysterious murder In 1922 of William Desmond Taylor. motion picture director at Hollywood, Cal, was said today to be imminent by Asa Reyes. district attorney of Los Angeles county.
 I've knew who killed Taylor four weeks ago. but this eastern trip was for tho purpose Of getting corrobor- ative evidence" Reyes was quoted hv the Herald and Examiner as saying.
 Reyes and his assistant, Harold l.. Davis, arrived in Chicago yesterday from an eastern tour of investiga- ton and held long conferences with States Attorney Grove and other officials. All denied that the Taylor murder was discussed, but the Herald and Examiner learned the Chicago visit related to the shadowing here Of two men believed to have vital information concern ing the crime.
 Armed with information gathered through four weeks of investigation, the Los Angeles officials planned to return 10 the coast in a few days with the possibility that several women whose names have been mentioned in the case will be fur ther questioned.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-24
REV. JOS. SYNNOTT
 DIES, AGED T YRS.
AnSOnia Priest Ordained il
 Ireland in 1878

Ansonia, March 24 Pl-Rey. Jo- s"ph Synnott, for many years pastor ot the Church Of the Assumption Of this city. and one of the best known Catholic priests in the state, died at Atlantic City last night after an ill- ness ot about q month, aged T years. Father Cynnott went to the New Jersey resort about three weeks ago, thinking that the sea air might be beneficial to his health, which for some time had not been of the best, and the end came at the Hotel Dennis, where he was q guest.
 Father Synnott was born in Water ford, Ireland, in 1855, and ordained there June 20, 1878. He came 70 Connecticut soon after his ordina- ton, serving first as curate at Mid dletoWn, later being appointed pas tor of the Catholic church at ChcS- fer. Holy Thursday, 1886, he came to Ansonia and hence had he lived until next Thursday he would have completed 40 years of service in the priesthood here.
 Father Synott's long pastorato here was marked by great devotion and enterprise. IL was largely due 10 these characteristics that, after IS years spent in it's construction, the magnificent new edince Of tho Church Of the Assumption was de1i- cated in 1907. Built at an estimated cost of $50V,000 it is conceded to bo one Of the finest churches in New England. Located on North Cliffe street, it replaced the earlier house
New Britain herald., 1926-03-24
LEGION ACTS IN
 TEXTILE STRIKE
Asks Operators to Convene Assembly Sanctions PiCketing

Passalc, N, j.. March 24 LP} -- Two announcements brought en- couragement 10 the striking textile workers today.
 One was that the American Le- zion, through Gerald V. Carroll Post lGl, would seek to persuade the mill owners to meet them. The other was that the New Jersey senate had passed a bill to permit peaceful piclotng."
 Tickets on duty at the Gera mill in Passaic yesterday afternoon en- gagged in d fight with mill employees who were on their way home from work, Police were called to restore peace and arrested five men, who were released in $500 bail each.
 Jack Rubcnstein, aide to Albert Weisbord of the united front con- mittee, has been indicted on q charge of attacking County Prison Keeper Hubert Lefevre last Thurs day when he was incarcerated on q 0ii"' SS 'h uiooip ptI iy tuhuuCt' iAu" bensteln has been arrested twice or the same charge in connection with picketinG, He is on bail.
 At meeting of the strikers yes terday, Commander John r. Me Carthy of Carroll Post, American Legion, presented an American flag to WeiSbOrd with the request that 1t he hung on the wall
 The strike leader accepted the flaS, The Legion's spokesman said his organization took no stand on
New Britain herald., 1926-03-24
MAINE URGED ID
 THROW OFF LINKS
RcpubliCaniSm Tried and Proved
 Failure, Democrat Says

Portland, Me- March 24 R>--A plea for harmony within the ranks of the democratic party in Maine and the nation was made today by Charles M. Starbird of Auburn in taking the chairmanship Of the state convention. MT. Starbird saw new day in political life for his party.
 After assailing tho republican ad- mnistration for increased taxation, MT, Starbird declared a complete re- vision of tax legislation has long been necessary. Transportation problems and rates, the develop ment and export of water power, state advertising for all industries, and the rehabilitation Of agriculture were other topics touched.
 For years the republican party has promised tax reform" he said "A republican tax program has been before the last two legislatures yet the rate of state taxation has re- mained high.
 While problems of a purely pub llc nature are the primary interest Of our state government, one cannot ignore problems affecting our busi- ness interests. Maine industries have been hampered and discour- aged by high freight rates. The Maine farmer too, is constantly fac ing conditions that arc scarcely encouraging
 While our legislatures continue
New Britain herald., 1926-03-24
PENN. PRIMARIES
 NOW FREE,FOR.
Senatorial Race QuickenS With
 New Candidates

Harrisburg, Pa March e4 Cp-- Pennsylvania, approaching primary election. today bore all the aspects of frec-for.all race with the field still open and nearly five days to go before the entries close.
 Next Monday, March %, is tho final day for filing nominating peti- tons. Today both republicans and democrats were confronted with con- tests for party nominations for United States senator and governor and the prospect Of more candidates and more contests before the lists were complete.
 The democratic race developed rapidly yesterday with the an- ncurcerla. O. William B. Wilson of Riossburg, secretary of labor in i'"esitsnt Wilson's cabinet, of his candidacy 70, :ha United States .'snAto.iAi ncntipAMon. At the same trms. former Iaas. WillIsm F. Por- ter Of New t'cSla, cente out as ca=didhte for r0.srnos Both have tue s.?noct Of X group led by Vance z. Mccormick, former national ahaiTmsn.
 A rr0spectiye opponent of MT. NIlson Ia ssdgNick Kistler, Lock lla"en HIs;n"As mao. mentioned as a probable saU idute with Judge Eugene z. EocE!wel of Philadelphia
New Britain herald., 1926-03-24
EMPLOYERS D|NED
 BY THEIR SHAFTS
MT. and Mrs. Davidson and Mp
 and Mrs. LeVenthal Guests

Mir. and Mrs. $. NJ. Davidson and Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Leventhal wore the guests Of honor at banquet tendered thcm last night by mem- bers of the Dalfair club, composed Of the employees of Davidson & Leven,hal and Fair department stores. The affair was held In the ballroom of the Burritt hotel and was given by the club members as q testimony of their appreciation for the interest and co-operation of the employers with their employees.
 The evening started off with q tiast offered by Morris Weinerman, toastmaster, for the health. happi- ness and prosperity of the guests of honor. About 100 were present and the clubs standard song. "Dalfair." was sung by the entire assembly.
 Between courses the following program was furnished: Group sing ing by Dalfairians; May Morning" vocal solo, by Miss Adelinc Swanson; parodies on Show Me the Way 10 Go Home," by the Dalfair sextet, composed of the Misses Alice Berlin, Alice Jerome, Ethel Gottlein, Margie Keith, Ellen Berquist and Lillian Olmquist; Gypsy Love Song" vocal solo. Miss Gladys Olden.
 During the post-prandial exercises Joseph II. Friedman, president of the club, welcomed the guests. s. M. Davidson was called on and spoke on his recent trip to Atlantic City, saying that he is now thor oughly convinced that New Britain is a fine place to live h." A. J. Leventhal entertained with numer- ous witticisms. He began his talk with Lincoln's Gettysburg address and wound up by singing a song composed by himself and edicated to the Dalfair club. He monologued the words while the orchestra played the music. The club decided to adopt the song as q second club song.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-24
Heart Beats Broadcast
 Through Station WCCO

Minneapolis, Minn., March 24 UP--- Persons hundreds of miles distant last night heard tho heart beats Of five men broadcast from here by station WCcO.
 A combination stethescope and amplipcr was rigged to the micro- phone by physicists of the Lniver- sity of Minnesota 10 reproduce the sounds Of the heart. Reports from points throughout the northwest in- dicated the success Of the experi- ment.
 The sound was compared 10 that of pump by many listeners. The difference in sound caused by the opening and closing Of the heart was said to be discernable.