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Oh, mine Aimee, mine no more,
oh, the dreary, dreory desert,
oh, the sandy, sandy shore.
apologies to Tennyson.)
Who started out to save souls,
Of HIndus, Cinnamon and Poles?
Who hypnotized them as they sat
And never failed to pass the HAITI
YOU KNOW
Who had the devil on a imb7
Who went to Ocean Park to swlmf
Who woke up in a Cactus bed?
All who believe stand on your head.
SAME PARTY
Who peddles the tale of the phantom
shack7
Of the DEVILS disciples who left no
track?
That the Mexican desert blooms like
a rose?
You walk twenty miles and no dust
on your cIothes7
:, DITTO
Who flays one and all who dlsbeIleve
The mythical story Of Rosie and Steve?
Who rails at the fate that caused her
to roam
To that haven Of rest, a saloon keep
er's home?
YOU'RE RIGHT
EnUOi
Both Daniel and Jonah did their stunts
the wrong time,
Their honest endeavors brought not
a thin dime.
Had they staged their return from a
mythical shack
A few halIeiujahs would have brought
them some jack.
Contributed by J. C. w,
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The Frank Little Memorial
Number of the Labor Defender

The August number of the Labor
Defender is a Frank Little memorial
number Little is one of the heroes
Of the class struggle in America and
prominent member of the |. w. w.
during the heyday of its militancy.
The Labor Defender, official organ
of the International Labor Defense is
not only acting as the mouthpiece of
the present victims of capitalist per-
secution but it is also building up a
revolutionary tradition in the Ameri-
can labor movement. Despite the pres
ent bootlicking on the part of the
American trade union officialdom, the
story of the struggle of the American
workers for the right to organize
teens with deeds of heroism and the
|. l.. d. has made it its business to
record this story and incorporate it
into written history. The. Frank Lit
tie murder is one of the outstanding
events in the history of the American
labor movement.
Dunno Tells Story.
No one is in a better position to tell
the story of Frank Little's murder
and the circumstances surrounding it
that William F. Dunno, for several
years the leader Of the revolt in Mon
tana against the mighty power of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Dunno escaped Titles fate by acct
dent in addition to the magic charm of
a big chunk Of steel which usually
bulged from his hip pocket.
Following Disaster.
Frank Little came to Butte as an
I. w. w. organizer following a disas.
ter in one of the Anaconda mines
One hundred and slxty-four miners
lost their lives. This holocaust, the
result Of the company's criminal neg
ligence set fire to the discomfort that
had been Wondering in the miners
breasts for long time. Racial dis
agreements among the slaves of the
Anaconda were forgotten-even the
Films and the Irish buried their
hatchets and began to give and take
each other in marriage.
Murder Was Planned.
That the murder Of Frank Little
was planned is not even doubtful.
This is what Dunno says: The day
that Little was hung-his body was
found at Ave o'clock in the morning
papers appearing in remote sections of
~ ~ Ia WssN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-30

ence of the class struggle the British
general strike proved more clearly
than any other event of late years the
political character of the class strug-
gle. While conflicts between ruling
and ruled classes are all essentially
political conflicts, this is not always
clear. In the early period of capitalist
development, before the age of con
centration and monopolies, the iden-
tity of government and ruling class is
not yet clearly recognizable. The in
divdual capitalist is very much left to
fight his own battles. The govern
ment creates favorable conditions for
which handicap the workers in their
struggles for the betterment of their
economic conditions. But it is pri-
marty the capitalist that the strug
Cling and striking worker is dealing
with in the conflict. But today, in the
age of concentration and monopoly,
clear vision of labor has taken place.
The capitalist is merely concerned in
the organization of the production of
profit. Wherever he finds a hitch
because of resistance of the workers.
he leaves that entirely to the govern
ment In his economic function of
organizing production (for profit the
capitalist is completely Independent of
the state. But in it's political func-
tons the state is completely depend
ent on the capitalist class. The gov
eminent mobilizes not only it's laws.
but its military, police and other
forces in order to fight the battle
against the workers for the capitalists.
1t is clear that when the workers are
confronted in their struggles no longer
with their employers, but with the
state and the government, that the
Weapon of strike, the weapon of re-
usal to work is no longer sufficient.
With the strike, the workers succeed
n temporarily hating the machinery
production, but they do not succeed
n preventing the state from operating
is police and military forces, its laws,
etc, against the striking workers. The
struggle against the government by
means of strike only is struggle with
unequal weapons, with all advantages
on the side of the government. There
fore, it becomes necessary for the
workers to mobilize their political
power against the most effective and
most powerful weapon of the capital
ist class, the state power and the gov
eminent
The British general strike failed
partly because of this contradiction.
Here was the government mobilizing
all its resources against the workers,
using its political powers to the ut
most limit, while the general council
of the Trade Union Congress insisted
that the strike was not a political
struggle, but merely an economic one,
and that the only weapon to be en-
ployed on the side of the workers is
that of folding arms But here again
it must be emphasized that the final
failure of the strike was not an in
evitable result of the non-recognition
of the political character of the strike,
but this non-recognition was rather
preparatory for the final betrayal of
the strike by the general council.
Principles of War.
Here we come to the third great
experience of the British general
strike. A war can only be won if car
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-30

ried on ON the principles of war. A
battle fought on the principle of not
nurting the enemy leads inevitably to
defeat The crushing of the enemy is
the necessary prerequisite of victory.
If we accept this principle-apd its
correctness can hardly be disputed
it follows logically that the struggle of
The workers can be successfully led
only by leaders who recognize the
class struggle. Among the leaders of
the strike in Great Britain we have
two groups. The one led yThomas
and Macdonald, which not only does
not believe in the class struggle, but
even acts on the theory that any con?
lict arising between the workers and
the capitalists should be settled, If
not on the terms of the capitalists
directly then at least as nearly on
these terms as possible.
Agents of Bourgeoisie.
Thomas and Macdonald are con.
scious agents of the bourgeoisie, of
the capitalist class. They did not be-
tray the general strike by open treaeh-
cry. They were consistent in their
policy of no struggle and, after the
struggle had become inevitable, of
ending it as quickly as possible under
my condition.
The second group in the general
council, led by Purcell and Hicks, the
so-called left wing, were effectively
he real traitors in this drama. While
hey, too, do not recognize the CON
inuity of the class struggle, nor it's po-
iitical character, they at least recog
nize the necessity of fighting for the
immediate interests of the workers.
This left wing committed its first
crime by submitting to the leadership
of Thomas in the general council. By
this submission they abandoned their
own theory of struggle and at the very
tart accepted the theory of Thomas,
# compromise at all costs. The sec
md and biggest betrayal of that
group, that of compromising the gen
eral strike on May IL, was merely
he inevitable result of the first step,
Left-Wing Leadership.
The workers of Great Britain would
never have entrusted Thomas with
the leadership of the strike. They
had faith in the general council be-
cause of the left leadership of the Pur-
cells and Hicks. The minute the Pur-
cells and Hicks abrogated their
leadership to Thomas they betrayed
the trust of the workers. From these
experiences it follows clearly that
even left-wing leadership is no guar
antee against betrayal and compro-
mise. The forces of the working class
can be organized and brought into
play only by leadership which not
only wants to win the battle of the
hour but which sets out with the aim
of completely defeating and crushing
the enemy in the war. Since the war
is one between the two classes, which
can only end with the utter defeat of
one class, the aim of the leadership of
the working class must be a revolu-
tionary aim or the leadership will be
ineffective.
If the workers will learn these great
lessons of the general strike in Great
Britain then this struggle viii not have
been fought in vain. And even out of
the great betrayal there can grow new
strength and new hope for future vic
tories.
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Lessons of the British General Strike

tinuity, nay the very existence, of
the class struggle. % An accepted
authority on military science declared
that war is merely the continuance of
a governments policy by means of
force. The English strike furnishes
proof that this theory applies also to
the class war. For years the govern
ment of Great Britain has been on the
warpatch against the mine workers.
It's apparently cOnciliatory attitude
last August, when it decided to avoid
the clash by granting subsidy to the
mine operators, was by no means in
fluenced by desire to maintain peace,
but was dictated by it's determination
to have the war when the government
was thoroly prepared. This becomes
clear when we follow the activities of
the government during the period
from August to May. The government
inspired and directed the organization
of the 0. NJ S., an official strike-break'
ing agency. In the coal commission
it created the necessary propaganda
apparatus which had to prepare the
mind of the public for the coming
clash. The government knows full
well the value of propaganda. 1t
knows that half of war is fought by
the skillful and most lying propa-
ganda. The emergency power act was
a weapon created by the government
for it's use against the miners and the
working class in general. Every move
of the government from August till
May, and even before that period, was
designed to be ready for battle AS
far as the government was concerned,
it was not a question of lovers quar-
rel, the struggle was carefully pre-
pared for, the bullets were cast, the
guns made ready, and all forces for
the war were modified. The struggle
did not start for the government on
the first of May, but the first of May
merely furnished the date on which
the government changed its method OF
fight against the workers from so
called peaceful to forceful means.
Workers at Disadvantage.
The fact that the general council of
the Trade Union Congress of Britain
proceeded on an opposite theory did
not change the character of the con-
flict. 1t merely put the workers of
Great Britain into a disadvantageous
position. While the government pro-
ceeded for war, carefully preparing
for it, it was prepared for struggle on
the first of May. The general council
proceeded with the theory of peace
and on the first of May was confronted
with a war it was quite unprepared to
meet. The success of war lies much
in the preparation for it. Thus the
government had the advantage over
he working class. With this we do
not desire to create the impression
that the workers of Great Britain were
helpless. Oh, no, Their fighting
strength was quite formidable and in
spite of the governments prepare
tions, victory was within reach o: the
workers. But the very theory of the
absence Of a class struggle, of the iso-
lated character of conflicts between
the working class and the capitalist
class created the theological back
ground on which the colossal betrayal
Of the general strike by the general
council could be perpetrated.
Political Character.
Aside from the continuity or exist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-30
SHOW GROWING GAIN
IN PROFITS, SAYS WALL STREET
JOURNAL; BANKRUPTCY THE BUNK
BY LELAND oLDs, Federated Press.

Railroad stockholders well started
year in the history of the according
by the railroads bureau railway present
top
billion and a dollars.
May profits totaled 1850 May
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-30
Russian Branch |. L. D.
Meets Friday, July 80
at Workers House

The meeting Of the Russian Interna-
tional Labor Defense branch will be
held Friday, July 30, at s D. m. at the
Workers House, 1902 w. Division st.
The branch is arranging picnic for
Sunday, August 8. Final preparations
for the picnic will be made at this
meeting. All are requested to come
In time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-30
Wall Street Knows.

A check of 80 different carriers,
tabulated by the Wall Street Journal,
shows that 1926 gains are wen dis
tributed Out of this group 20 rail
roads showed large increases in profits
compared with a year ago while only
five show profits below 1925. The re-
naming seven report profits about
equaling the same period in 1925.
Three of the five showing decreased
profits were affected by the anthra-
cite strike.
The 20 roads reporting material
gains in profits, together with their
5-month net incomes in 1925 and 1926
are.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-30
WITH THE STAFF
Being Things From Here and
There Which Have Inspired
Us to Folly or Frenzy
Little Lessons on Success
BY George NJ. Reynolds.

By George NJ. Reynolds.
(ChGrmmn Of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Continental and
Commercial Bank
/ was a 14-year-old boy in the
store at Panora, Iowa. The farm
ers' wives would drive in with but
ter and eggs. First they would
want necessities like sugar and
-four; then if they had sufficient
credit left, they would go in for
luxuries; they would want calico
for dress. ''Would it fade?"
they would ask.
"I'll test it." I would say, and
would snip off a piece, put it be-
tween my teeth and masticate it
thoroly, If the colors didn't run
they would take it. At the end
of nine months l quit. l said /
couldn't wear out my teeth chew
ing calico. My next job was with
"a local bank. l. got $3.50 a month.
From that / became millionaire.
My advice to all young men is
to stop chewing the rag and be
bankers. Politics has never ap-
pealed to me as it does to Sam In
sull., l can be of more service as
a banker.
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A Good Pome from
a Bum POte

ne DAILY WOHNER star oners
Gideon Bible (as soon as we stop at a
hoteP') for the best Imerioks on the
event. Put me down for one, whatever
my rhyme lacks as limerick being off,
set by it's insight to the occasion:
When j. II. Thomas did the Joyce
Hawley act,
He might>have looked foolish, but
he wasn't quite cracked.
There was method in his madness,
and Pm willing to guess,
Twas his well-known liking for
correct court dress.
And his equal fondness for the
social swim,
So going nude was nothing new
to Jim.
j. s. Wallace, IN The Worker,
Toronto.
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THE BRITISH PuNsTER.

An EngIIshman In a recent speech
said that he was Interested In demon
stratlng to Mr.. Mellon, that what the
Europeans are suffering from is
melanchoIa.
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d gam OF IIb1o over the same period
last year when the 12-month total was
$1,156,000,000. The return so far this
year is at the rate of $40 on the
enormous valuation of $21,175,OOO, 900
placed on the railroads for rate MAX
ing.
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SEND IN A SUB TODAY TO THE
DAILY WORKER r ~ -.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-11
HARDING

We are having little snow at this
writing.
The revival meeting closed March
7th. 1t was wonderful meeting as
we have fine young man for our
preacher.
Miss Lucy Foy must have cold feet
as she hasn't been out to Sunday
School for two Sundays
Miss Ada Conner, Harding's most
popular young lady is attending Elk
ms High School.
Mrs. Ray Gibel, was shopping in
Elkins Saturday, and brought home a
new Easter bonnet.
The All club held meeting at the
Harding School House Friday even
ing.
c. J. Johnson who lives here will
return to his farm near Junior, the
first of April.
Mrs. Wayne Davis is our new or
ganist, she understands the lick its
done with.
Anyone wanting to learn to play
the ukulele call on Bena Tramontina.
Epworth League will start up again
soon. Hope everybody will take a
part. The program will be publish
ed later.
Bertsell Hewitt of Philippi was
visiting his mother Mrs. C. J. John
son Sunday
Mrs. J. R. Goodman and Mrs.
Stuart are on the sick list at this
writing.
Mrs. Hazel Kittle was calling on
Mrs. ]. L. Foy Sunday.
Mr.. George Conner our assistant
Sunday School Supt. is doing good
work in the Sunday School.
Preaching every Sunday night at
7:30 o'clock. Everybody is welcome
anytime they will come.
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CORRESPONDENCE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MARYSvILLE

The health of this community is
fairly good at present.
S. M. Polling was attending to bust
ness in Elkins Monday.
Ella England was calling on Mrs.
G. w. Gamer Tuesday.
Denzel Gamer spent the week end
at home with his parents.
Jess Cross of Sugar Creek passed
through our burg Sunday on his way
home from Hopewell.
w. A. Ryan and family spent the
week end with Mrs. Ryan's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Gamer.
S. E. Ice was hauling feed from
Jeff Coonts last week.
Aubrey Polling made flying trip
to Belington Teusday.
Mrs. Bosely was shopping in town
Saturday
Haskell Polling was at Boyles' store
Saturday
Arthur Bosely passed through our
burg one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Poe were call
ing on G. w. Gamers Sunday.
AS usual Ingle Ridgeway was call
in at Philippi over the week end.
The Misses Mary and Pearl Cords
were shopping in Belington Saturday
last.
Now, just word in regard to some
of the correspondents.
Should we ask the editor to pub
lish the news of a community or
should we have him publish some
petty foolishness or should | have
said what some consider slur? If
you can't boost for the sake of a
community don't knock. Most of
US have our own troubles to contend
with.
Come on correspondents and lets
hear the news from each community
every week.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned Trustee will, on Saturday,
the 3rd day of April, 1926, at the
hour of one o'clock P. M. of that day,
offer for sale at public auction, at the
property to be sold, the following de-
scribed real estate, pursuant to the
authority vested in him by a certain
deed of trust executed on the 4th day
of March, 1921, by Mary C. Roger
and John T. Roger to the undersign-
ed trustee, to-wit:
THAT certain house and lot situate
in the town of Belington, on Pike
Street, containing 14h poles of land,
and being the property devised by
will to Mary C. Roger from Della A.
Lovett."
TERMS OF SALE: One third
cash in hand and the residue in three
equal payments payable in six.
twelve and eighteen months, respec-
lively, with interest, the purchaser
to give negotiable notes with good Sc
curity for the deferred payments.
Given under my hand this the End
day of February, 1926.
3-4-4t. W. H. BARTE, Trustee.
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here Wednesday on business.
This year cabEa II ag shipped
in from the west to supply this part
Of West Virginia. h. should this
be so? There is coed monev in
good cabbage patch.
Forrest Right will move his con-
fectionery into the IN m /
the old Citizens National j.
ing just as soon as the IS re-
modelled and re-fnished
R. L. Fenwick, special salesman en-
that famous South American product,
Hygeia Coffee, was in this vicinity
first of the week, and reports that
the demand is ever increasing.
Miss M, E. Clothier the Milliner,
whose absence from Belington has
been noticed since December 10th, re-
turned home Monday. She has been
at Chestertown, Md, with her sister
Mrs. Brown, most all the time.
Sugar is in progress out in
the district, and while the weather
has been Enthusiastically cold, the sun
has had power enough to make the
sap run and produce the old-time
sweetness.
A car belonging to Mr.. Pierce
skidded off the muddy hill on Ser
pell Ave, Saturday night and had
to be left to it's fate until Sunday A.
M. This is only another proof of
the condition of this street.
Another chapter is being written
in the history of the old Citizen
Bank building and Forrest Right will
soon be rafting glasses where not so
Ion ago silver and gold ratified and
paper bills futtered.
The bus bound from Philippi to
| Elkins had narrow escape from q
collision with truck near Kane &
Keyser building Saturday, presence
of mind of the bus driver and quick
head-work probaly saved smash.
Miss Jessie Teter is visiting Mrs.
Geo. Warren in Pittsburgh and will
make trip to Philadelphia, New
York City, and return via Washing
ton, where she will remain perhaps
for month before she returns home
| Will Price and family of Bellaire
Ohio were here this week, having
been called here on account of the
death of her father, Jethro Moore
which occurred at Junior the first of
the week. They returned home this
morning.
Layne Rohrbough and brother Oar
rell accompanied Mrs. E. D. Koont2
and daughters to Elkins Saturday.
Tom Mcmahon who has been il
with rheumatism is able to be about
though he would still seem to need g
cane.
Floyd Ware has about completed {
new and up-to-date dry-kiln in con
nection with his woodworking plan
on the West Side. This improve
ment makes Mr.. Wares plant up-to
date in every particular and actually
spells seasoned lumber in any iot
which he does.
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LOST, sTRAYED OR STOLEN

Anyone finding or buying stray
horse of light red color; two hind
feet are white and has white spot in
forehead, weight HOO pounds, and
take possession of same, will do so at
their own risk. This horse was tax
en- by false permission from my
premises. Anyone who knows of the
horse will notify PETE BAISE, Wea-
yer, W. Va. 3t-p.
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Ladies and Misses Spring and Sum-
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samples. We will take your meas
ure and you will save the difference
MRS. w. j. GOODE,
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IN THE U. B. CHURCH

Vartan Carapedian, an Armenian
by birth will be at the U. B. Sunday
School at GAS, Sunday. The regu-
lar services of the church will be
held at IL a. m. C. E. at 7p. m.
Then Sunday evening the pastor, Rev.
Sharps will begin his revival services
in the Sugar Creek u. B. Church.
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IT WILL PAY YOU

to see the T. P. C. Decorators line of
samples before you do your Spring
House Cleaning. A postal card to
their agent or call at the residence Of
I. G. Sinsel will put you in touch
with the latest decorating schemes.
All work and material guaranteed
satisfactory.
T. G. SINSEL & SONS,
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HEARSE BURNS

While returning yesterday from
Elk where he had been delivering a
casket for Franklin Paugh, who died
that morning, the funeral car of C.
0. Phillips caught on fire and burn
ed. The insurance was small.-Bar
bour Democrat.