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Evening star., 1926-05-17
TEACHERS ACCEPT
RETIREMENT CUT
Regret Reduction of Federal
Contribution to SIS, But
See Annuity Gain.

A committee of teachers repre-
sentatives gathered in the office of
DR.. Frank w. Ballou superintendent,
today unanimously voted to support
the amended teachers retirement
bill cutting the Governments con-
tribution from $50 TO SIS. and an
nounced they are hopeful 'all teach
ers will do everything in their power
to support the bill"
1t particularly was brought out at
today's meeting that the bill ap-
proved by the District Commission
ers Saturday will give every one
better annuity than the old bill
and no one will get less than under
the present bill"
Distinct Gain Is Seen.
"It was, of course, hoped" says
statement issued. by the representa-
tives after today's meeting, that it
might he possible for the Govern
ment to grant an amount equal to
$40 for each year of service. as rep
resenting the portion of the teachers
annuity which the Government would
carry.
1.-The advance to SIS is a distinct in
crease over the existing measure,
which gives but SO for each year OF
service. The limitations of the period
over which the Government will grant
SIS per year will, of course. reduce
this amount. but it has the advantage
of giving a larger amount over a
brief period. so that a teacher re-
firing at So will, in the end. get more
from the Government than she would
under the existing law
Computation of Charges.
Certain advantages under the bill
should be born in mind by teachers;
first, the part annuity chargeable to
the teachers contributions will be
computed on the average total salary
for the last 10 years of service. This
will mean that in computing the
amount upon which the l per cent
is to be taken, previous to 1926. the
basic salary, the bonus, the longevity,
and session-room pay in case Of a
principal, will be taken as an aggre-
gate to represent the total annual
salary upon which the teachers con-
tributed part of the annuity will be
computed.
1T is also to be borne in mind that
the bill carries a provision for an ad-
justment of the retirement being
drawn by teachers now on retired
status, with also the provision that
no retirement amount now in force
will be reduced"
Evening star., 1926-05-17
BY FREDRIK RAMM.
sn.ciaI Correspondent of The Star Aboard
the Norge.

III.
WITH THE NORGE AT TELLER,
Alaska, May IA, via Nome, May 10
Delayed in transmiSSioDl.-Ne G nrst
steered due east after losing slght
of land at Point Barrow and finding
ourselves over Bering Strait. Then
we observed that course was giving
first open water and then ice, even
toward the south. Such drift ice is
better to come down on than open
water. We changed our course ac-
cordingly by turning northWard,
where the ice was better.
We made slow progress with 40
degrees of drift, at times more than
we had all last night. We called
wireless stations in an effort to get
our bearings, but in vain. At last
we crossed land and saw an Eskimo
hut. We tried to go down to ask
our position, but heavy squalls and
bumps in the air prevented this.
Then we went up through the fog
to reach the sun and thus got our
latitude observations. During this
time we had drifted a good distance
inland into Alaska. 1t took us one
hour to reach the coast again after
we had dropped to a lower altitude
as we had lost our exact position
The fog was very thick now.
Picks Up Nome Station.
We could hear the Nome wireless
calling another station and had just
time to pick up his bearings. Their
our position was soon found. We
were making for Cape Prince OF
Wales. We travelled always in a
northwest direction, with so degrees
drift. Often we started only to stall
From Cape Prince of Wales we fol
lowed the coast, but the wind now
was down the mountains and very
bumpy, throwing the ship about. A
barograph curve looked like a seismo.
graph curve.
We again lost our position. The
ship was so bumpy it prevented us
from going lower for visibility. AS
the wind was always increa sing, we
gave up looking for Nome and de.
cided to land at Teller, where the
ground conditions seemed favorable.
Had Fear of Landing.
Aware Of what a landing with a
dirigible is In this kind of weather.
50 much more difficult without as
sistance on the ground, everybody
prepared for the worst.
CA section of Mr.. Ramm's dispatch,
telling of the actual landing, Is ap-
parently missing here, having prob.
Continued On Page /, Column g.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
.BERENGER TO SAIL
TO AID. DEBT PACT
French Envoy Will Seek to
Obtain Ratification of
U. S. Agreement.

BY tho Associated Press.
French Ambassador Berenger will
sail for France May % to assist in
plotting the debt-funding agreement
through the French Parliament. He
will speak on the subject May 20 be-
fore the French-American Society at
New York
The Amba ssador paid his respects
today to President Coolidge, prepara-
tory to his departure.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
Germany to Hold Referendum.

BERLIN, May II R).-The Marx
cabinet has decided that a national
referendum on the question of con.
fiscation without indemnification of
the property of the former German
ruling house will be held on June 20.
Evening star., 1926-05-17
TRAIN KILLS 3 IN CAR.

Youth and Two Girls Struck Near
Wadsworth, Ohio.
WADSWORTH, Ohio May II P).
Three persons were killed when
special Earle Railroad train struck
their automobile near here yesterday
The dead are: Doris Edwards, 13. and
Alice Pauline Meese. 20, of Doyles-
town, and Glenn Geiser, 19, Marshall
willie, the driver.
Evening star., 1926-05-17

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Evening star., 1926-05-17
WEATHER.

To. 5. Weather BuTeau FUTeCast'I
Fair and warmer tonight: tomorrow
mostly cloudy probably local showers.
Highest, rs, at noon today; lowest, Al,
at 5:45 am. today.
Full report on page 3.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
SOVIET UNION WARNS
CHANG ATTACKS UPON
RAIL WAY MUST CEASE
especial 10 The Daily Worker

A0RNNAdt ~ ~ @~+'S
MOSCOW, Sept. s.-Foreign Min
lister TchIteherin has dispatched
note to the Chinese legation de-
handing that Marshal Chang Tso-
Lin, the Manehurian commander
cease his aesressions against the
Chinese Eastern railroad.
This is the second time in the
past few months that the Soviet
government has found reason to
complain of these aggressions.
M. Tehitcherin's note declares
that Chang Tso Lin has attempted
70 seize the Eastern railroads and
steamships and has threatened to
close Soviet schools.
M. TehItcherIn's note declares
China has grossly violated the treaty
with Russia In a manner which Is
"unqualihedIy lntolerabIe." He
points out that the Chinese govern
ment has created serious difficulties
for future relations and concludes
by stating that the Soviet expects
a speedy reply from China indleat-
Ing that urgent measures have been
taken to correct the situation.
The Soviet press interprets the
Chinese situation as most serious.
"If the storm breaks in ManehurIa
IL will certainly involve other eoun-
tries" said lxVestla. 1.-THE workers
Of the world Will face a terrible dan
ger Of war"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
TERRIBLE TURK
LOOKS TERRIBLE
TO JOHN BULL
Especial to The Daily worker)

GENEVA, Sept. 8. - With Turkey
knocking at the door Of the league Of
nations, the spectre OF Soviet Russia
Is looming once more at Geneva.
Thru Munir 6ey, it's representative
at 5erne, Turkey has Indicated at sew
eraI capitals its desire to join the
league. provided 1t receives assurance
Of seat In the council.
Great Britain. thru diplomatic chan
nels, has informed Turkey that an
essential preliminary condition to her
acceptance by the league is the re-
vision OF the Russo-Turkish treaty,
particularly the neutrality clause,
which provides that Turkey remain
neutral II Russia becomes involved in
war.
Great Britain contends that this
clause violates the league covenant,
inasmuch as ifsRussia should attack a
member of the league, Turkey, as all
other members, would be obligated to
take measures against Russia.
The question uof Germany's admis-
sion Will not come before the assembly
formally before tomorrow, 1t is be-
lieved.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
CENTRAL CHINA
VICTORY AID TO
CHINESE LABOR
Canton Government a
Friend of Unionism
Especial to The Daily worksH

WASHINGTON, Sept s.-(FP1--
Collapse Of the power Of Marshal WI
Pei-Fu in central China under pressure
from the armies Of the nationalist
government at Canton, which has al
ways been strongly pro-labor, has
again turned the attention of labor
leaders thruout the world to the Chi
nese situation.
The Canton government was estab-
lished by the late Sun Vat Sen, who
studied the European and American
labor movements and who attempted
to begin the emancipation Of the Chi
nese working class when he estab-
lished the first Chinese republic.
Since the Russian revolution it has
been on friendly terms with Moscow,
under the policy established by DIR.
Sun and maintained by his successors.
During the past 16 months the Can
ton labor organizations have con-
Quoted an effective boycott, amount
ing to a blockade, against British
commerce at Canton, Hongkong and
other ports OF southern China. This
boycott is due TO the massacre OF
peaceful strikers by British police at
Hongkong. II has cost British trade
hundreds OF millions Of dollars.
U. S. Has Same Policy.
American policy in China has sup
ported British and japanese policy In
favoring the reactionary military
chiefs, Chang Tso-Lin and WI Pei
Flu. against the progressive and radi-
cal forces OF the Canton government
on the one hand and the peoples
army OF Marshal Feng in the. north
west.
Now that the reactionaries are los
ing ground, trade union leaders in
China who have been prosecuted dur
ing the past six months are expected
to resume their activity. The triumph
OF the progressive armies seems likely
TO usher In period when millions OF
Chinese will enroll in permanent
trade union movement e
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
JOHN |. Lewis
TOOL SOLD OUT
TO OPERATORS
Especial to The Daily Worker,

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. e.-Echoes Of
the Frank harrington scandal were
heard in Ohio when the executive
board of District 6, U. M. w. A., I'M
seated President Robert Marshall of
the important Hooking Valley suh-dIs-
trlet for alleged corruption by an OPP
orator. His vice-president was also re-
moved. They had the interests of
1900 miners In their hands. Both
were supported by President Lewls.
Several months ago the pro-Lewis
president Of the Bellaire sub-district,
the most important in Ohio, with
1900 miners, was removed on similar
charges. A president OF the Ohio min
ers' union was removed from Office a
few years ago for alleged corruption.
Tumulty States Position.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. s-Declar-
ing himself in favor of naturalization
of the coal industry, for labor party
and for the organization of the unor-
ganized, Joseph Tumulty, militant pro-
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
ALEXANDRA KOLLONTAI is APPOINTED
SOVIET UNION MINISTER TO MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, Sept koonts OF the leaders
Mexico succeeding
will be the first woman diplomat ever aeeo
to
Pskowky leaving Immediately Tor Russia ana ms sue
eessor WILL rrive n
recently wide attention when he delivered
declaring
LanAmeea had freed 'e" ""
tn inHu uf lie the NORTH
formerly the representative Of the SOVIET Union
government I'M Norway ss&-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
Especial to The Daily worksr)

MANvILLE, r. l., Sept. 8.-"The
ManvilIe-Jenekes company today, as
In 1922. is demonstrating lts power
over the authorities In Rhode Island"
says Thomas =. Mcmahon, president
Of the United Textile Workers Of
America, when informed Of the war
Ike attacks on unarmed strikers by
the state troopers and the Illegal send
Ing In Of national guardsmen.
State, military, police ana labor Of
flcials are in conference sitting the
evidence as 70 who was responsible
for the indiscriminate and wanton fir
ing upon thickly-packed crowds by the
state troopers. Also, AS TO who called
cut the militia, since Governor Poth
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
Blaine Beats Calls
Man in Wisconsin
by Slim Margin
Especial 70 The Daily WOrker)

MADISON, Wis, Sept. s.-senator
Irwin Lenroot, pro-worId court and
stalwart Coolidge supporter, became a
eropper in last Tuesdays primary con-
test when Governor John J. Blaine
won the c. o. p. senatorial nomination
on an anti-worId court and wet plat
form. Lenroot Is officially dry, but he
offered to do his best to get beer for
those who liked the stuff.
Tho Blaine was victorious, Lenroot
gave him closer run than most peo-
pie expected. Predictions are being
made that the LaFollette family ma
chine is doomed for the scrap-heap be-
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
Mill Town Stirred BY Strike War

Ter asserts he did not, and their call
by anyone else was Illegal.
When first approached, Governor
Pothier declared:
II do not know who ordered out the
national guard. cannot say whether
am ready to authorize its being used
until investigate the situation" A
few hours later, however, the gov
ernor said the troops would remain.
This is the fifth time in 25 years
that the militia has been called out
in strikes. The first was in the Paw.
tucket trolley strike in 1909; the sec.
ond in May 1920, at Bristol, in the
strike at the India Rubber company's
plant the third was in February
CONTINUED on page y
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Washington Hears Its
Friend WI Is Having
Bad Luck with China
Especial to The Daily worker)

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-General
WI Pei Flu, leader OF the central Chi
nese army. is determined to continue
his war with the Cantonese, but his
chief officers are discussing peace
terms, according TO dispatch to the
state department today.
The fall of the Hanyang arsenal,
one of Hankow's chief defenses, plac-
ed the city at the mercy OF the Can
tonese and spelled Wu's doom. the
dispatch indicated.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10

which lies on the north bank or
the Yangtze in the province of
Hupeh.
Heroic Fighting.
The advance of the Cantonese has
been marked with fine strategy and
heroic fighting 1t has met with sue
cess against the resistance Of the COM
bined forces of the reactionary WI
Pei-fu and foreign imperialist forces,
the latter acting under the claim OF
protecting" their interests.
Reports are that sixty British
marines which landed at Hankow from
the British cruiser Carlisle, when they
attacked the Cantonese in an effort
to stop the advance against WI Pei
flu. were driven of by the Cantonese
with heavy losses
Battle For Hankow.
The battle for Hankow was bloody
and desperate, an estimate OF 10000
killed being reported. All observers
agree that the Cantonese fought with
great heroism. This and wholesale
desertions of Wu's troops and many of
his generals accounts for their sue
cesses. So
AT Wuchang artillery was used at
close range. The Cantonese, after
capturing. it, crossed the river and
opened hot artillery fire upon the
fortified hill guarding the arsenal at
Hanyang. Then they followed this UP
with a heroic frontal assault on the
fort and captured it, the arsenal and
iron works. Other forces then began
the attack on Hankow. ,-s..-.
Soldiers Desert WI.
The armies of WI Pei-fu are dis.
solving before the victorious Canton
ese or going over to the Canton forces.
All WI generals except WI himself,
favored surrendering the Hanyang
arsenal to the Cantonese.
II should be remembered that the
armies of both WI Pei-fu and Chang
Tso-lin are formed upon the feudal
principle. each subordinate general
contracting an alliance for cash with
the higher command. The private
soldiers owing no allegiance to the
higher command, but to their parti-
cular commander. These lesser gen.
erals are evidently falling away from
WI Pei-fu, either from their soldiers
being won over to the nationalist
cause or from conviction that it is
best to fight on the side Of the win
ming Cantonese.
Whip The British.
One Of these generals of WI Pei-fu.
General Yang-sen, has clashed with
British naval forces far up the Yangtze
in the province of Szechuen, and beat
en- two British gunboats and an armed
British merchant ship in a battle at
Wanhsien, 400 miles west of Hankow
and 200 miles further inland than the
Yangtze is navigable for anything but
gunboats of light craft. From this in
cident the British are advocating Brit
ish Intervention on a large scale, un-
doubtedly to try to crush Canton.
The clash at Wanhsien occurred
when the British steamer Wan Liu
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Whip
WI Pei-fu, R0ggt
British Marines
,snsolnI 70 The oalIy WOLFE

SHANGHAI China, Sept s-The situation in the fight OF
the Chinese for national liberation from foreign mperasts has
developed two outstanding the sweeping victories OF the
Cantonese armies in central China and the nterVen
ton of Great Britain which evidently intends to wage open war
upon the Cantonese.
After marching northward from Canton thru Human pro-
vince gaining support they marched the Cantonese have
engaged the imperas puppe WI Pef all along
river captured Wuchang on the
south bank carried the arsenal at Hanang
and then captured known the Pittsburgh Of China
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
COMMUNIST PARTY OF
MEXICO GREETS SEVENTH
anniversary OF W. P.

The Workers (communlst) Party
of America has been corplimented
on the Seventh Anniversary Of its
founding in a telegram just received
by the national office from the Mex
lean Communist Party. The message
reads as follows:
Greetings on the Seventh An
niversary of the vanguard Of the
American Proletariat-the Work
ers (communist) Party.
Communist Party of Mexico.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
rhr.. prIsonerr Eseaps.

RICHMOND. Ind, Sept s.-Three
prisoners, one murder suspect and
the other two under reformatory sen.
fences, escaped from the Wayne
county jail early today after prying
loose the steel bars over a small win
dow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
< .CiANS may CALL NATIONAL
STRIKE IN SUPPORT OF CHICAGO

While the condition of the strike 5000 musicians in Chi
cago remained unchanged with sign of settlement
nesday afternoon John c. Gamble Vcepresden Musi
clans International Union here assist officers in the
conduct of the strike secuted the possibility strike
OF musicians in which stage hands, operators and other
theatrical unions might join.
Gamble arrived here Wednesday morning and Immediately
went into conference with Pero president of the Chi
Continued page g.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10
DETROIT LABOR
BEHIND PASSAIC
STRIKE RELIEF
Especial to The Daily Worker,

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. s.-Detroit
labor is giving it's full support to the
campaign under way locally to raise
funds to aid the Passaic textile strik-
ers. The Detroit Federation of Labor
has given its full endorsement to the
drive and its officials are assisting in
the work.
Four New Unions.
At the last conference for Passaic
relief four new unions affiliated bring
ing the total up to 10 in addition to
10 other organizations and the Fedora
ton. The new affiliations are Street
Garments Local 20, Metal Polishers
Local /, Moulders' Local 453 and Car
penters' Local 42O.
Big Tag Day.
A big tag day Is planned for Satur-
day, Sept. IL to occur in the down
town district. Three stations have
been established from which the tag.
ging will be directed. They are: sta
ton 1, IS Adelaide St., Office of the
Painters District Council; Station 2,
1867 Grand River Ave, office OF Inter
national Labor Defense; Station g..
1888 Cadillac Sd. Office Of the Street
carmen's Union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-10

Send The DAILY WORKER
'or one month TO your sloP-nsGte.
ffri'h 80
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-30

Mules have given way to large Gen
eral Electric motors, which haul long
train-loads of coal from inside switch
es to the bottom. The performance of
hose large motors are marvellous. In
nine No. 8 of the Kincaid, Peabody
Coal Co., a schedule is made and ex-
press speed maintained. Trips of coal
weighing hundreds Of tons are de-
livered for hosting continuously on
schedule time in the shaft bottom.
Inside at the working places, gather
ing motors have displaced mules and
horses and continuously deliver coal
to the main line motors on time.
Hand drilling, like hand pick min
ing, has given way to the machine,
while the latest addition, the mechan-
ical loader, has left the miner gasping,
wondering what is going 10 happen
next.
Complete mechanical operation is as
near perfect as it could possibly be
in the large coal mines, and some of
it is, indeed, wonderful to behold.
The foregoing has resulted in in
creased production, and greater effl-
cheney. 1t has brought decreased cost
of production and enormous profits to
the coal operators.
But what of the workers? Are they
to profit none from all the improve
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ments? They are being forced out of
the industry in ever increasing num-
bers. Their wives and families are
starving.
Many of the miners have a deep and
bitter hatred for the machines, which
they feel are mostly responsible for
their condition. Many of them, no
doubt, feel that the remedy lies in the
destruction Of the machines. The
writer only few weeks ago heard
various miners discussing that very
so-called remedy, and many of them
were convinced that the policy of ma
chine prevention was sound, for, had
not the machine beaten them out Of
their jobs and caused their little ones
to starve?
How little removed from that group
OF angry, g bitter Englishmen, congre-
gated together in England to destroy
the textile machinery at the beginning
of the Notwithstanding of the textile
industry!
We see those ''Englishmen" in the
coal miners of today,-many of them
ready to destroy the machines.
John L. Lewis, the international
president of the miners, realizes that
the change has taken place. He re-
ferred to the situation few days ago,
and gave as the remedy" for the
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horrible condition of the miner, more
machinery, more efficiency, fewer
miners. continued private owner
ship of the Industry"
l venture the assertion that Lewis,
either ignorant of the most elementary
economics, or a deliberate traitor to
the miners, if not both (no matter
which, has proven himself utterly I'M
fit to lead the miners.
The fault is not in the mechanical
ization of the mines, but in the private
ownership of the machines, John L.
Lewis to the contrary, nothwithstand-
ing.
The remedy is collective ownership
of the tools Of mining, and their con-
troll in the hands of the miners.
The changing from asystem run
for profits to system for service.
The progressive miners of the United
Mine Workers of America will not be
fooled by this Wall street wall; thru
Lewis, the Coolidge campaign COM
mitteeman, we demand naturalization
and democratic control of the mines,
and pledge ourselves to never rest un-
til it is realized.
Subscribe to the Progressive Miner,
SOC per year. Address, Alex Reid,
Secy, 1920 S. Chicago avenue. Chi
cago, Illinois.