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as she opened the little iron gate and
walked up the garden path.
The front door stood open-the lit.
tie maid was lowering in the hall.
Please. miss. Mr.. Seton Is here"
"Oh. Is her" she said stupidity.
Then she began to laugh.
She wondered II he knew Of this
dreadful thing that had come into
her life.
She took the pins from her hat;
she smoothed her rough hair: then
she went on into the schoolroom.
Seton stood by the fireplace. He
was reading a paper. but he laid II
down when she came In.
Good svening!" he said.
Good evening" Man answered.
She looked straight at him. He
vas not such a bad.looking man. she
thought. and he was well dressed
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Most Women lDouid 40
mad lUith delight ODer that"

Some women would be proud enough
to have him for a husband apart
from his money.bags. She wondered
If she really thought that. or IL she
were just trying to make things as
easy as possible for herself.
I've been waiting half an hour"
he said.
I'm sorry" Nan answered.
He came step towards her.
"And-my answer?" he asked.
She raised her eyes to his. So blue
they looked against the startling
pallor of her face. There was some.
thing pathetic in her whole appear.
apce, and unconsciously his expires.
sion softened
Are you going to marry me.
Nam" he asked. gently.
There was little pause.
Eyes. IL you like" she said: and
added, THANK you." as if it were an
after-thought.
He did not attempt to touch her.
He gave q sigh Of relief. as II this
were more than he had expected.
II am man OF my word" he said.
Tomorrow will take you to see my
solicitors. i will hand you over all
your fathers IOU's and--Lyster's-
| on our wedding day."
Nan did not move.
you told me you would give them
to me il would be engaged to YOU"
she said.
He laughed.
| Are you trying to drive d bargain
with me?" he asked. VERY well
you shall have your fathers tomor
row. and Lysters--the day you mar
~ me-"
| There was a note OF determine
ton in his voice. and Nan realized
that this was the best she coult
hope for.
| VERY WE'LL" she said. She stood
twisting her hat. And when shall
we be married?" she asked.
| There was no eTct,cn In her voice
she did not care IA the least how
soon she was married,
/ His face flushed.
"You arc putting ovsrything on 6
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AIR MAIL WARNING.
TOO MANY CARS? NEvERi
ROOM OUTSIDE.
THE EARTH WILL DIE.
By Arthur Brisbane

The Post Office announces that
nifty cities in the United States
increased their postal receipts in
April more than 6 per cent over
the same month a year ago.
Unfortunately, figures concern
Ing use Of air mail would be
-discouraginG.
IL Is necessary to wam ambi-
tlous cities anxious for air mail
service that TO GET 1T THEY
MUST SUPPORT 1T. II not they
will lose It.
The Government cannot run an
expensive air mail service merely
because cities desire it.
Postmaster General New and
President Coolidge are anxious to
encourage profitable commercial
flying through development of the
air mail. But cities and citizens
must do their part.
One air route recently estab-
yhshed in the South, for instance.
serving four important cities
started off magnificently, with re-
ceipts in the first brief period ex-
ceeding $4,000, ample to cover ex-
.penses. On the tenth day the re-
ceipts had dropped to SIC, to meet
an expense of $4O0.
The financial solution will he
found eventually in carrying pas
sengers as well as mail, an ar
7angement to which the Admins
ration would gladly consent. The
1rst problem would be to find the
passengers. Americans largely sun
port flying routes in Europe. occu-
pying more than half the seats in
lying machines between London
and Paris in the season. But thew
.eem less inclined to patronize fly
ing in their own land.
Extremely important is the test
Tor cancer recently presented at
the French Academy of Medicine
IL It's discoverers do not exagger-
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very mundane footing" he said un.
comfortably. you talk as II II were
just business arrangement"
AS 1t is-to me-" she answered.
And there Is another thing-the
boys =. can't leave them, of
course"
He frowned.
I'VE can make some ARRANGEMENT
for Them" he said quickly. Tho
two older ones can go to q boarding,
school-but I suppose the youngest
Is not old enough"
Nan cried out Indignantly.
Claude! Oh. can't part from
Claudio"
Il haven't asked you to part from
him, he answered. Some arrange.
ment can be made. I hear your
father is away"
Yes: don't know when no Will
be back"
He half smiled.
He. at least. will be pleased
Eyes," said Nan. IT told him be.
fore he went away that you had
asked me to marry you"
He looked amazed.
you're q cool hand" he said, in
faint amazement.
IF that's all you've got to say"
she began.
But 1t isn't" He came closer.
Man. I've brought you a. ring-at
least. I've brought several for you
to choose from"
He took some little cases from his
pocket and put them down on the
table.
Nan made no attempt to open
them.
He waited moment.
mot interested?" he asked. He
opened the snap OF one case and
showed her a magnificent half.hoop
Of diamonds. "Most women would
go made with delight over that" he
said. with satisfaction.
II don't care for diamonds" said
Nan.
She was wondering what she
should do with Peters ring.
II wish you would choose" she
said again. II would much rather
you chose"
He gave little exclamation Of
annoyance.
What has happened to your" he
asked. You seem to nave lost all
your spirit"
He caught her hand as she would
| have turned away.
Don't you care hang for me.
Nan?" he asked roughly. -
Her blue eyes met his; she gave a
little SILVER.
NO" she said. "You know
don't" She tried to free herself.
There isn't any need to pretend. is
there?" she asked. You don't care
about me either. know"
why do you think want you
them"
She shook her head.
IT don't know-becauce you
! thought should be hard to get. per-
haps: some men are like that"
I'm fond OF you" he told her
roughly. IT swear that I'm fond
OF you've never cared for anyone
else in all my life"
II have" said Nan. with O queer
little laugh.
He flung away from her impa.I
tiently.
TITS that Internal fellow Lyster.1
Why can't you forget him. I
should have thought you would have
more pride than TO go crying for q
man who has treated yop as he has.
Make zip your mind to forget him."
IF hadn't" SAID Nan quietly. "I
| shouldn't have said / would marry
you. and now IL you've quite done
with me I should like to so and put
the boys to bed"
you think more Of those little
devils than you do OF me-" he said
jealousy.
She stood waiting with a sort of
weary resignation: he had been right
when he said that she seemed to have
lost all her spirit; nothing he could
say now seemed to have the power.
to rouse her.
He swept the little ring cases back
into his pocket.
I'm going" he said roughly.
But he came back almost at once:
he looked at her with sort Of angry
abasement.
'I'd do anything for you, Man.
anything" he said.
He did not wait for her answer,
and In another moment she heard
the front door bang behind him.
Go Be Continued =
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PEN POINTERS

A Russian claims to have the big
.gest chest measurement in the
world Wonder II he plays CORR
All actress has had her BACK IN
sured tor $4,000 Well its GOV.
kred one way anyhow
There are two kinds OF oil 'gush
ers
A chicken in New York state was
found to have eaten twelve nails hVe
screws. piece of wire and u teit
phone terminal It's been oroau
Casting ever since
Man III Kansas CITY who dislOcat
ed his law while yawnlng must nave
seen the same movie we did the
other night
WAX Tor you health SOY tne doc
tors Tut they mean. Dodge
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The seemingly certain abolition two-thjrd and un;x
rules In Democratic national
for nomination between VIM California and Gov al
Sth OF New York will doubt right where
e of in the famous 1924 York Political pre-
phets already wagering of these two e ts n
cratic nominee for the Presidency In 1928 49,
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cancer at the very start.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-09
Fqscisnl in a Barrel

The secret police plot that typical
of the theatrical Muolni and the bzzae efforts of the fascist to
maintain pecarou existence by pulling off stunts that cal
cuated to keep the population in of constant excitement
1t appears from the information service that the recent
alleged attempt the dators life sponsored by Muson and
that the young italian worker by way
providing necessary young be
srangd in order TO provide the egomaniac Mussoni with an
italian holiday?
police the public puts
French pulling
that will be eludated later THE DAILY WORKER For
present shall stating that Italy and
France ogerhead because the Italian mperass want what
the French mperss have already succeeded in stealing from the
natives of northern Africa.
Italian with honord Garbaldi is charged by the
French with being agent in the Nusson
whose chief business foment plots against the fascist d
torsp engage carry his schemes and then
the fascist police Press dispatches from Europe
Garibads brother confessed all this but brother
Garbadi who lives in New York denies the accusation and
himself always been bitter enemies
of facm We do do anybody injustice tho
that things look black for Garbaldi.
political Musson, it seems the i'm
preston Italy conspng overthrow the italian
recently MuOn Primo Rivera with
the object increasing the bitterness between France and Span
AIusson thru Garibadso the taleorganzed plot to
the rebeOus of Catalonia from Span thru nsu
participating the alleged conspiracy
spies The head of honest Catanian revOu
zionist said be hanging by hair result of Mussolns
hair held the French police likely that the
Spanish rebel will keep his head for the time being.
get the italian pOpuaee excited against
when the excitement fever heat start
probably against Turkey ward off revolt against the tyranny
fascism at home.
The exposure intrigue up spurious
lussoni political lunat 1t proves that the fascist dictator
ship Italy sitting proves that the eulogc
pus the Mussoni regime written by wandering scrbber
entirely composed of hOkum and that the italian workers and
peasants the middle intellectual
ready dynamite this political monsosiy into eternity
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-09
Strictly Social Organizations.

A IL this comprises systematic
n order of rights and powers of the
trade unions under the conditions Of
the proletarian dictatorship. The
share of the participation of the trade
unions in the political and economic
life of the workers state is so consid
cradle by this system of rights Of the
trade union movement, that at first
glance it would seem that the trade
unions, even tho only partially, We're
the state apparatus However, such
an impression is absolutely Incorrect.
The state in the U. S. S. r. does not
even control the formation of trade
unions. The trade unions are not sub
jected to any kind of registration on
the part Of the state organs. They are
strictly social organizations which
themselves control their existence
from the first moment of their forma-
ton. Article 152 of the code of labor
laws establishes this quite clearly and
definitely. This article reads:
1.-THE trade unions organized on
lines determined by the respective
congresses of these organizations
are not liable for any registration in
state institutions, established for So
cleties and unions, and> are regis
tered in the inter-union organiza-
tions uniting them, in the manner
established by the AII-Russian Con-
crosses Of Trade Unions"
In the most liberal of the norms
regulating the trade union movement,
in the British legislation on trade
unions, it is established that the
unions also need not register in the
state organs. But if they want to have
legal rights, l. e., the rights to possess
property, conduct judicial cases, or in
general enjoy the rights of the trade
union, they are obliged to register in
the established order with the general
registrar of societies and associations.
In the U. S. S. R. the state authorities
recognize as juridical units all organ
izations Of workers registered as trade
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or the special central workers section.
which is under the jurisdiction Of the
All-Union Central Council Of Trade
Unions "a. U. c. r. u and the mem
bership elected by congresses is ap-
pointed by the trade unions.
Such are the rights of the trade
unions in the state, social and eco
nomic structure. AS we see, they are
marked by considerable scope and
make the trade unions active partici-
pators in socialist construction But
there is one field in which the unions
not only participate, in which they are
actually and juridically supreme. This
is the field of labor regulation. The
state apparatus of labor regulation in
the U. S. S. r. is organized and ad-
ministered by the peoples commits
sariat for labor. It is the latter which
establishes the minimum wage for the
entire country, organizes labor inspec-
ton, puts into force and Celebrates
the norms of labor legislation, etc.
Everything that is put into force over
and above the nOrms Of labor legisla
ton established on a general state
scale, is established by agreement
thru collective agreements between
the workers and the administration of
the enterprise or institution. But in
each of these fields the decisive word
belongs to the trade unions. The
peoples commissariat for labor is a
state apparatus. However, the candi
dature for the post of peoples COM
missar for labor, sanctioned by the
G. E. c. of the U. S. S. R., is the privi-
lege by the All-Union Congress of
Trade Unions and its decision is OBJ
ligatory for the state: analogically, the
most responsible workers of the COM
missariat for labor itself are also APP
pointed by the state union movement.
And not a single labor legislative is
passed without the consent Of the
A. U. c. T. U. With regard to col
4ective agreements, these are con-
cluded and can be concluded in the U.
S. S. R. only by the trade unions.
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The Rights of the Trade Unions in the IT, S. S. R.

unions by the inter-union orgeT p
tions and not by state organs, and b
vests such trade union (article 1548f
the code) with the rights of ''acquir-
ing property and owning same; con
GLIDING all kinds of agreements, trans
actions, etc, on the basis of the exist
ing legislation"
Thus in the labor legislation Of the
U. S. S. r. the nature of trade unions
as social organizations is emphasized.
organs of Class.
THE investment of extensive rights
l. to such a free social independent
organization, absolutely outside the
control of state organs and, on the
contrary, controlling the work Of the
said apparatus, arises from the fact
that the legislation understands the
nature of the trade unions as organs
expressing the social opinion of the
working class, i. e., that social opin
ion on the support of which the entire
state order of the U. S. s. R. is based.
The workers state based upon prole-
tartan dictatorship cannot fail to sen
in the system of extensive rights 3 <
the trade unions guarantee of 1t
own stability and subsequent endur-
ance. AS we have pointed out above.
the real correlation of social forces in
the U. S. S. r. makes the trade unions
powerful social-political and eco
nomic factor and therefore pre-deter-
mines the wide scale and many-sided
nature of the norms regulating the
rights Of the trade unions in this
country,
*There is no need to state here that
the unions are an actual reservoir"
for the state and economic system and
many workers in the trade union
movement are gradually transferred
entirely to economic and state work.
What is more the overwhelming ma
iority Of posts in the U. S. s. r. are
occupied by those who have passed
thru the school of the trade union
movement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-09
Company UniOniStS Worried

union tricks, as Gary is not convinced
that public opinion requires this con
cession." He uses employee stock
ownership and welfare devices.
General Electric Plant.
THE employe representation plans
l. in force at the several plants of
General Electric have been Haunted
before liberal conferences of late as
the last word in employee works coun-
cils." But trade unionists at Sche-
nectady and West Lynn are critical as
ever and determined to battle the
plan within the next few months.
Some of these men have been black
listed. The General Electric company
union gives the firm the SAY" on all
vital questions, they report.
Colorado.
THE miners union has been knocked
l. out of Colorado and displaced in
the (Rockefeller) Colorado Fuel and
Iron towns by a company union.
Davis Coal and Coke and the Pacific
Coast Coal Co. have company unions
and other mining corporations have
introduced welfare councils and eff
cheney committees that lead towards
full-fedged company unions.
Typical corporations where trade
unions have been knocked out by
company unions who will now attempt
to stage comeback are the Sheffield
Farms Co. of New York City (team-
sters); Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Co. (machinists and
other metal trades unions); Standard
Oil Co. (oil workers. Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Co. rubber workers. +;
Phelps Dodge Corporation and Utah
Copper Co. (mine, mill and smelter
workers.; Norfolk Navy Yard (ma-
chinists and boiler Makers; Interna-
tional Harvester Co. (metal trades un-
ions). More important, because of
the race issues involved, the Pullman
Co., now being fought by the new
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters,
not yet affiliated with the A. f. of L.
The porters' union is waging one of
the most spirited campaigns against
the company union system.
Issue Drawn.
EoRBES' MAGAZINES current is
sue observes: "The outcome Of this
Employers VS.. Union battle will be
determined finally by the conclusion
reached by workers as to whether
they will gain more by throwing in
their lot with their employers or by
holding aloof from friendly associa-
ton with their employers and follow
ing the dictates of their union lead
ers."
This is the issue, stated with cap
italist coloring, the A. L. OF l.. is
pledged to accept and fight out to
finish.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-09

ants, to form farmers-peasants organi-
cations thruout the whole country, to
defend the everyday interests of the
farmers-peasants and to direct their
invi1cible stream into the channel of
the national revolutionary movement
At the same time it is necessary to
explain to the farmer and peasant
masses that just as it is impossible
to liberate China without the partici-
patton Of the farmers-peasants, so it
is impossible to obtain satisfaction of
their vital demands without a true
ally in the towns.
Victory Sure.
III you really unite the widest
farmer-peasant masses OF all China
under your banners, if you are able
to lead the farmers and peasants into
the struggle in alliance with the work
ing class and national revolutionary
elements of Chinese society, the Kuo-
mintang party will not only ward off
the blows of the imperialists and
counter-revolutionary forces directed
against China, but will also be able
to attach a powerful mass to the
movement, which, like a whirlwind,
will sweep away the enemies Of the
Chinese people that are beginning now
TO show their heads"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-09
Mob Lynches
Negro Children
BY WILLIAM PIcKENs,


Field Secretary, National Association
for Advancement Of CoIored People.
THE American people are so used TO
L lynching news that they are in
danger of falling into an apathy and
Indifference that will cause them to
miss the full meaning of a horror like
that reported from Aikens, S. c., re-
Gently that a woman and two men"
had been lynched A brief analysis
of the case will impress this upon the
average mind.
Officer Killed.
This girl and these two boys had
l. been put into Jail and tried for
their lives because an officer was
killed when a raid was being made
on their home, without any warrant Of
court, it seems, and when the inmates
of the home had no way of knowing
that the attackers were officers.
. 1t is not charged that the girl or
IL even either of the boys did any
shooting. The house belonged to the
father Of one of the boys and the girl,
and the other boy was their cousin
It would seem from the garbled news
that the one who did the shooting in
defense of the house escaped, mas
much as these three children of the
home were charged with conspiracy"
to murder and the two boys were con-
denied to hang and the girl given life
sentence--all this because they were
at home, where they belonged, when
this trouble occurred there.
New Trial Ordered.
30 But the higher court of South
-. Carolina would not stand for this
judicial horror and ordered a new
trial.
n At the new trial the first boy
H who was put on trial was ac-
quitted-by white jury and white
Judge, with white lawyers on both
sides, in the state of South Carolina.
So that god knows he must have been
guiltless
= But the mob thinks that every
- Negro being TRIED for killing
white person must be guilty--and the
little trick was worked Immediately
after having this acquitted boy re-
arrested for assault" and recommit-
ted to jail--so that at night the mob
cour go and get him and the other boy
and the girl and take them out and
shoot them.
e The raiders" had already killed
W the girls mother, and the girl
herself had been shot thru the body
in their own home. Even IL the man
should be adjudged guilty of wrong
who shot in defense Of his home when
It was being "raided" without any
process of law. certainly these women,
who perhaps did not know one end OF
u gun from the other, were guiltless.
But one was killed and the other
| lynched.
Odds Against Them.
~ DO not forget that these three
% young people were about to prove
their innocence in white community,
a white court, in a state entirely run
by white people-and II white court
was about to free them OF the charge
OF killing a white man in South Caro-
lima they were certainly INNOCENT.
O That is the real meaning of mob
u violence. II il reasonless; II over
throws law, makes justice impossible.
and reduces innocence TO despair
helplessness. And the worst thing Is;
Nothing will be done about II. Local
prejudice PARALLELS law and the
weight of the whole nation Is needed
against lynching, thru federal Law.