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and therefore had nothing to arbi-
trate. We appeared before Judge
Proskauer only to answer to the in
junction proceedings. When the judge
inquired whether we were ready to
confer with the Association, we re-
piled in the Affirmative, insisting on
our original demand that the striking
shops remain out until the entire con-
troversy is settled, which was the
case later.
Forward Plays Bosses Game.
Z THE SECOND CHARGE: That
the Union has submitted to the main
demand Of the contractors not to call
strikes without their knowledge is
equally untrue, absurd and unjust
The provision on strikes has always
been in the agreement and the Union
has at no time disputed it. What
the contractors demanded was that
we give them a 24-hour notice before
declaring a strike against a jobber
This demand they were compelled to
withdraw.
NOW worn dbOul luc uObeo "
the Joint Action Committee. The
Forward has discovered that the joint
Board has decided to pay the $4,000
debts incurred by the Joint Action
Committee. This statement is untrue
The Joint Board has at no time de
cided to pay out the debts OF the join
Action Committee for the simple rea
son that there are no such debts
What the Joint Board did decide Is
the following: Locals 2, 9 and 20 re
fused to pay their bills to the join
Board for the months during which
they were expelled. A committee con
sisting OF Ave (Ninfo, Portnoy, Du
binsky, Fish and Boruchowitz) was
appointed to adjust this matter. Three
OF the members OF this committed
we're OF the old administration ant
two Of the new administration. Thii
committee unanimously recommended
that the three locals in question
should be credited with the $4,000
spent during tho three months an'
the entire expense OF the Joint Boar'
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take this opportunity to again expose
their treacherous attacks on our
Union by answering the specific
charges made in the editorial.
Nail Socialist Lie.
FIRST CHARGE: The settlement
with the Contractors Association in
the dress industry. 1t is a well-known
fact that in our controversy with the
Association we did not put forth any
new demands. We have an agree
ment with the contractors which is to
expire ten months hence. The Con-
tractors Association, together with
the leaders of the Forward Associa-
ton, are not pleased with the present
administration of the Joint Board and
from the first day OF our dealings
with them as an administration they
have attempted to sabotage our work.
This sabotage went so far that when
we launched the campaign to unionize
jobbers, the Association demanded "a
hours notice before declaring job
Der on strike. When the Union EN-
phatically refused such information,
the manager of the Association
stopped the machinery for adjusting
complaints. The Union thereupon sent
It's business agents to attend the com
plants OF our members without the
assistance of Association clerks
When the contractors realized that
their methods would lead them to de-
struction they proposed a conference
which proposition was accepted by
the Union. However, at the advice
Of certain friends they suddenly
withdrew thier proposal for a confer
ence unless the striking shops would
be returned TO work prior TO such con
ference. This demand was fatty re
fused by the Union. The Association
then applied to the courts for an in
junction. The Forward now makes
the statement that the Union leaders
sent emissaries to Judge Proskauer
to take a hand in this controversy
This charge is absolutely untrue and
absurd on the face OF IT, The Union
had not put forth any new demands
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09
Passaic Strikers to
Hold Relief Bazaar

PASsAIC. ~ J. March 7.-on
March is, 10. 20 and q one of the
biggest events in the strikers relief
campaign will take place. A giant
bazaar will be held in Kanter's Audi
forum, the largest hall in Passaic.
Organizations in Passaic viii have
booths and provide entertainment.
Labor and fraternal organizations Of
New York will do all they can TO
make this bazaar a success.
The booths will need clothing,
books, pictures, fancy articles, food,
drugs, in fact everything that can be
sold and bought. Send contributions
either to the Office of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, 1919 Broadway,
or directly to the General Relief Com
mittee Of Textile Strikers, 74S Main
Ave, Passaic. Help the textile strik-
ers win! Collect and make articles!
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and that of the Joint Action Commit
tee shall be shared by all the locals
of the Joint Board. This recommen-
dation was made many months ago
when the old administration was still
in power.
"The Forward has, furthermore, dis
covered that the Joint Action Com
mittee has spent quarter Of a mil
lion dollars. This Is brazen lie, and
is nothing but Forward fiction. The
report of the Action Committee is
ready and shows an expense Of S1l2,-
600. and not S25O,OOO. as stated by
the Forward. A good part of this
money was raised by voluntary con-
tributions by the members supporting
the three locals in their fight against
expulsion. At this point 1t Is inter
esting to refer back to the editorials
printed in the Forward during the
fight in which we were charged with
receiving money from Russia in order
to carry on the fight of the joint
Action Committee. Evidently the For
warn mas uOW dAbSONOASu 0hStA~A
source.
No Mention Of Lawyer Fees.
"The charge that the Joint Board
had decided to pay the lawyer of the
Joint Action Committee $4,000 IL
equally untrue. The minutes OF the
Joint Board are written by the old
secretary, who participated against
the Joint Action Committee, and these
minutes were read before the mem
bership meetings and there is no men
ton OF any bills to be paid to this
lawyer OF the Joint Action Committee
"on the question OF the volunteers
of the Organization Committee, whit
receive from $50 to $50 a week, w
wish to state that this discovery wal
made by our much beloved Feinbert
year ago and our members have
had an opportunity to discuss thii
question and act upon It.
"The Forward is very much en-
ragged because we have succeeded
thru our Organization Committee II
eliminating the undesirable element
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new DAM ON nile
OPENS HUGE AREA
FOR COTTON CROP
Lessons Dependence on
u. S. Supply
Especial to The Daliy WORKER

MAKWAR, Sudan.--(By mail.)--
The Seminar Dam has been officially
opened and for several weeks has
been in actual operation. This event
will ultimately have serious repur-
cussion all over the world, for It has
vital bearing on the question Of
cotton supply. Ultimately It is bound
to effect the American southern states
in particular.
The dam, which is built to with
stand the highest foods of the upper
Nile, is nearly two miles long and is
1870 feet high from its lowest founda-
tions to the top of the parapet. There
are so sluice gates in the main dam
| and IA in the canal head regulator,
designed to serve 100000 acres OF
land. The weight of masonry in the
dam is about a million tons. The
backwater from the dam forms lake
80 miles long and estimated to con-
tain 14O, 900, 0O0,O gallns.
The Gezira plain, which is thus IT.
rigated, is situated south Of Khartum,
between the Blue and the White Nile.
100000 acres OF land in it is suit
able for cultivation. AT present a tenth
Of these 1000 acres, are to be irri-
gated. One-third of this tract will
each year be planted to cotton, one
third to food crops, and the other
third will lie fallow. The irrigation
works will consist OF a main canal 20
miles long, other large canals aggre-
eating some 500 miles and small
canals totaling about $500 miles in
length. There will in addition be
approximately $500 miles in field
channels to water the individual
tracts.
The expense of the construction OF
this huge undertaking is to be re-
couped to the government gradually
by deduction Of per cent of the
sale proceeds, 25 per cent of the sale
proceeds will go to the Sudan planta-
tons syndicate, which acting as an
, agent for the government, supplies
the seed, finances the eultivator, super.
vises cultivation, and gins and mar
I kets the cotton. The stock of this
Il 10 nCAu ny DIAbAou AnNCpLOAE
including very prominent persons.
{ Premier Baldwin of the present con
: sentative government of England is
: a heavy investor. The company has
e built gins for ginning the cotton right
3 | in the tracts. The native cultivatol
r will receive 40 per cent of the gross
e proceeds Of the sales, the government
e furnishing him with everything need
e ed.
The cotton grown is the celebrated
n long staple variety which obtains tn
e highest price on the market. AS the
l. soil is virgin and has never hitherts
o been touched by the pillow, and as thu
e climate is perfectly adapted for cot
= ton culture. British textile manufac
/ turers are looking forward to eventual
Il ly securing a very large portion o
d their whole supply from this area
l. This will lessen their historic depend
If ence on the United States for raw
l. material, and will act as a check 4
d the prices demanded by the latter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09
Movie Extras Seek
Damages from Magnates

NEW YORK, March lover 100
movie extras are seeking million
dollars in damages from AL Itch
man, independent producer in Tee
Art studios. The workers charge that
they suffered serious burns, injured
eyesight and hemorrhage Of the ret
ina from unprotected Kleig lights
under which they were forced to work
all day. The extras assert that they
were told they would lose the $3.50
promised for the days work IL they
left to get treatment.
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who had infested the Union and who
were the main support of the 'For-
ward Boys We congratulate our
selves in having been successful In
enlisting a sufficient number of mem
bers who have left their work in the
shops and joined the Organization
Committee in order to unionize the
open shops. Yes, we are paying these
workers from $50 to $40 mot $500 per
week during the period that they are
away from their shops. II the actiyi-
ties Of the Organization Committee
constitute one of the horrifying dis
coveries made by the Forward, the
Joint Board will take the full respon-
sibility for 1t.
"The last charge Is that the great
est number of complaints are settled
in favor OF the bosses To this state
ment we need hardly reply. The re-
ports on the activities of the Joint
Board are read at the membership
meetings and the members can Judge
for themselves as to the truthfulness
Of this charge.
Bosses Fight Union.
"The Forward has hoped that by
the united efforts of the bosses and a
number of the former union officials
who have gone into the insurance
business and who have made II their
task to become the advisors Of the
bosses, they would be able to accom-
plish their object of overthrowing the
present administration which Is so
hated by them and again put in power
their favorite boys. But now realizing
that after months OF hard work, the
present administration has become
popular with the members, especially
when the union took firm stand in
the dress situation and has proven TO
the members as well as to the en-
ployers that we are determined TO
carry our policy thru the Forward
and IT'S supporters have become panic
stricken and hope thru lies and falsi'
hcations TO destroy the confidence OF
the membership. But we are sure
that those efforts will be OF no avail.
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unity of the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union.
1--WE send our warm proletarian
greetings to the enlarged plenum Of
the executive committee of the Co
mintern and thru it to the proletariat
of the whole world. We declare that
the Comintern will always be able to
rely upon our unshakable devotion
to the cause of the working class and
our preparedness to fight under the
leadership of the Communist Interna-
tional for the proletarian world revo-
luton to the bitter end"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09
Unemployment increases.

BERLIN, March THE number of
people seeking work thru the public
employment agencies in the Province
of East Prussia has been constantly
on the rise during the last quarter
of 1925. The total number increased
from $500 persons on October l, 1925,
to $4,000 at the beginning of the year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09
Judicial Hireling
Furnishes Mine Union
Leader for Strike

EVANSVILLE, Ind, March Tyler
G. Lawton, president of the Indiana
district of the United Mine Workers,
was sentenced today to so days in
Jail and fined 5000 by Superior Court
Judge Edgar Durre, who held Lawton
in contempt OF court.
Judge Durre decided Lawton had
committed contempt by having infu
enced miners at the Green Mound
mine in Davies county to leave the
shaft while 1t was being operated un
der receiver appointed by the court
Counsel for Lawton will appeal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09

the party congress as absolutely cor
rect and condemned the attempts of
the opposition inside the Leningrad
organization which attempted to bring
the Leningrad organization in opposi-
ton to the rest of the party.
Capitalist World Totters.
The party conference adopted the
following resolution of greeting to the
enlarged plenum of the executive COM
mittee Of the Communist International
unanimously:
1.-THE capitalist world is once again
faced with approaching quakes. In
creased exploitation, political reaction
and fascist dictatorship inevitably
cause the dissatisfaction Of the work
ing masses to grow. The waves of
the working class movement and the
struggle of the colonial peoples for
their freedom are smashing with ever
greater power at the fortresses of
bourgeois dominance. The base and
the supports of Imperialism both in
the advanced countries and in the
backward and suppressed nations like
China, are being undermined. The
same process is proceeding in India
and Egypt where the revolutionary
forces are mobilizing. Nevertheless
great difficulties and hindrances are
still to be overcome before all the
oppressed can be led together into
the struggle against Imperialism. AL
this demands a still greater firmness
on the part of the working class and
further development Of the policy
of the proletarian united front under
the leadership of the Communist In
ternational.
BoIshevism our Weapon
; "The best weapon Of the oppressed
in their struggle for freedom is the
/ bolshevism of the Communist Party
/ and its work upon the basis of Marx
} ism and Leninism. The Leningrat
proletariat greets the successes which
the brother parties have gained in thu
/ bolshevization of their parties.
!, whilst taking part in the construc
J ton of socialism in it's own country
: the Leningrad proletariat regards II
: self as an instrument in the interna
: tional struggle for socialism and is a
! the same time perfectly convincet
that each new success of the worker
a in the construction in this one cour
/ try, strengthens the work and the pc
: sition of the proletariat in all othe
< countries
! 1.-THE decisions of the fourteent
$ party congress with which this part
) conference is in complete agreement
0 guarantee a correct policy in the fl
I ture work of the party and consolidat
the proletarian dictatorship upon tn
e basis Of firm alliance Of the prol'
tariat with the main masses of tn
t peasantry.
n "The difficult period thru which GU
d organization HIS just passed has mad
!. our iron-like unity into steel. TIL
$ Leningrad organization has Away
L been a supporter of the party unit
!, and leading member of the staff {
a the central committee True to il
9 Bolshevik traditions it has now con
e pletely overcome the attempt whic
was made to oppose it to the rest [
the party. This is proved by tn
II united decision of this party COME
s. ence Leningrad once again stands ii
u der the banner of the unshakeab
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09
Continued from Page u


lions. 1t was even the most difficult
year in the history of the Comintern.
In various countries, nevertheless,
where the comrades have learnt to
apply the tactics of the united front
without too many mistakes, consider
able progress was made. The German
Party overeame one Of the most Sc
rious crises. Towards the end OF the
last session of the enlarged executive
of the E. G. G. /. we pointed out the
serious error of the Communist Party
of Germany in connection with the
election of Hindenberg. This mistake
was committed under the influence OF
the ultra-lefts and affected the whole
Comintern. This error was, however
overcome and the German Party
learnt to apply the tactics of the uni
ted front.
"The most important successes
which were achieved in the year un
der consideration fall to the account
of the English and the Chinese Par
ties. The comparatively young Eng
lish Party in one of the most impor
tant capitalist countries learnt to ex
ercise a definite influence upon the
masses even tho it does not yet leat
them. The young Chinese Party wa:
also able to exercise decisive in
1uence upon the events in the East
events which were of world historical
Importance. In the past year the Com
munist Party Of China has tripled 1T
membership, and the Kuomingtant
Party with which our Party work
together, has increased its infuenc'
sevenfold. These young parties shoV
that the Comintern has found foot
hold apart from the West.
Overcome Crisis.
"The Czechish Party has consol
dated itself and completely overcom
the crisis. It proved itself to be on
of the staunchest sections Of the Con
intern which sends it its warmes
greetings.
"In connection with the war i
Morocco the French Party provide
an example of how the Communist
fight war, whilst the socialists prove
themselves once again to be socia
patriots.
"The decisions of the last congress
of the Italian Party finally settled tn
danger from the ultra-left In tn
Party. The blows of fascism hay
wrought the Communist Party
Italy into strong and united prof.
tartan party. In almost all the d
cisive centers the Party has wo
over at least the relative majorit
of the proletariat.
'sThe Bulgarian Party in particuli
has suffered severely under the whit
terror. Physically it has lost a who
generation Of fighters. 1t is, howeve
beginning to overcome these serio'
|, losses and to rally the workers one
l again around the banner Of Commu
ism.
"The Polish Party has Overcome
serious crisis. 1t is at present in
responsible situation. The econom
situation in Poland is hopeless al
acts of desperation on the part OF u
; employed workers are becoming ey
more frequent. The Party must pro
; itself big enough to deal with tn
) revolutionary situation.
J, Sympathy for Soviet Union.
q 'In all countries a great wave
t sympathy amongst the proletariat I
n Soviet Russian can be observed.
"In the year under report the Pei
! ant International achieved consid'
i able success. 1t has been SUGGEST
d in various countries in establishing
e real connection with the peasa
l. movement.
t. "The great crises in the vario
Communist Parties which were ov'
n ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09

See the motion picture Of
class war prisoners aid In Eu-
rope and America at the Inter
national Labor Defense com.
incarceration Of the Paris Com
mune at Ashland Auditorium on
March 10.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09
LENINGRAD DISTRICT OF THE SOVIET
UNIONS COMMUNIST PARTY ENDORSES
DECISIONS OF FIFTH CONGRESS
International Press correspondents.

MOSCOW u R. 14-(By Mai-The conference Of the
results the Fourteenth
accepting
the
without The conference recognd the line Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09
Raising the Bouey.

In the meantime the prostitute press
of the state is beating the tom-toms
about everybody having fused to lick
the "Socialistic program" in the state.
This is calculated to solidify support
for Sorlie. However, every politically
conscious farmer and worker in the
state knows that Sorlie, as governor,
by following a. passive policy toward
the Bank of North Dakota, and by his
downright sabotage Of the Mill and
Elevator Association was merely do
ing the bidding of the Minneapolis
chamber of commerce.
Auspicious for Farmer-Labor Party.
The Farmer-Labor Party will enter
into the battle under the most auspi'
cious circumstances. The great work
Of clarifying the. farmers will proceed
at much quickened pace, as the re
suit of the So sTianna pact.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09
HELP WANTED.

Modern Grocery OF Pitts
field, Mass, at 2SS Column
bus Ave-, requires services
of a comrade living in or
near Pittsfield, Mass. Bring
good standing Communist
card.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-09
old PARTYITES
OF NO. DAKOTA
brew POLITICS
Republican Chiefs Trade
Nomination Support
Especial TO The Daily Worker)
BY JOHN GABRIEL SoLTIs.

WILLISTON, N. D., March T.
Rousseau once wrote that the masses
of people are always duped by the
appearance of things; that the reali-
ties have a knack of escaping their
attention.
1t would seem that the capitalist
politicians of North Dakota are IA
miliar with that,truth, since what they
cooked up last week at Devils Lake
in the republican pre-primary conven-
ton indicates that they rely entirely
upon the appearances of things politi-
cal to keep the farmers of this state
behind the program of the Minneapo-
lis chamber Of commerce. Theirs was
master stroke of political foolery.
Nominate An Unknown.
They nominated for governor a GER
tain Mr.. Hanley Of Mandan. Nobody
knows a thing about him. He is as
obscure as the man in the moon. His
nomination is wet blanket upon his
own candidacy The Independent Vot
ers' Association does not want his
election. Their real candidate is the
present governor, Mr. sorlie. Then
nomination of Hanna, who is strong
man from the purely political stand
point, for senator is a striking con
trast to the nomination of the veal
Mr.. Hanley. Deep politics are abrew
ing in North Dakota.
1t is manifest that Sorlie has traded
off Nye for Hanna in consideration TO
the support Of the Independent Vot
ers' Association for the governorshiI
This deal makes Sorlie and Hanna tn
real candidates for the regular repuh
lican organization.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-06
Charge Poulin Was
Companion Cote in
BridgtOn Seizure

Willie Poulin of this city is at the
Kennebec County Jail. awaiting a
hearing on a charge of illegal pos
session as the result of recent in
-vestigation by members of the State
Highway Police. The officers feel
sure that Poulin is the man who fed
when car, driven by Emile Cote
of this city was held up between the
towns of Raymond and Bridgton on
the night ~ July IA and 80 gallons
of alcohol seized.
Cote refused 80 divulge the name
of his companion on the trip but re-
Gently State Policeman Frank Place
learned something which made him
think that Poulin was the man want
ed. state Highway officer Ernest B.
Scott saw Poulin a few days ago and
was positive in the identification of
him as the man who fed. Obtaining
a picture of Poulin, he sent it to the
garage near which the seizure was
made and the garage man was also
sure that Poulin was Cote's COM
panion.
AS the seizure took place within the
jurisdiction of the Bridgton court the
hearing will be held there. Poulin is
% wears of age. He will be called
upon to account for his whereabouts
on the night that Cote was arrested.