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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
August Gordon Seeks
Support in Fighting
Harrington Machine

BELLEVILLE, H., September 10
August Gordon, member of Local No.
1850 of the United Mine Workers Of
America, announces his candidacy for
thesscale committee in the Ninth Scale
District of District r. In the follow
ing appeal he calls on the various
locals to nominate him and to support
him in his fight:
"Belleville, ILL.,, Sept. 1, 1926.
ITO the Officers and Members of Local
Unions in the Ninth Scale District
Of District -, United Mine Workers
of America.
Greeting:
This is to announce that I am a
candidate for the Office of scale com
mittee at the coming election to be
held on the 14th of December, 1926,
and the nomination and support of
your local viii be appreciated by me.
Yours truly,
AUGUST GORDON,
Member of l.. U. No. 1850,
"Belleville, illinois,"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
BY HARVEY o'coNNoR,
Federated Press.

COLUMBUS, o.. Sept Attacked
simultaneously on six fronts by the
coal operators, Ohio's 10000 union
coal miners are holding the fort for
the United Mine Workersof America
in crucial struggle which may de-
termine the fate Of the national or
gsnixation. Besieged from one to
three years by unemployment result
ing from the countrywide effort to
ruin the union, Ohio has become the
critical point in the battle to save the
soft coal industry for unionism.
Largely successful In West Virginia
and western Pennsylvania in wrestling
control from the union, the operators.
backed by Wall Street financial inter
ests, mean to force the breaking of
the national Jacksonville agreement
and the union-in the heart of the
central competitive field.
Born In Union.
Ohio would have capitulated long
ago if her coal diggers had not been
born and reared in the union. Both
the American Federation of Labor
and the United Mine Workers were
founded in Columbus and District s
dates from April Is, 1890. Conse-
quently unionism has become tradi-
ton. way of life for the men and
women in the Ohio and Hooking val
leys, the main mining districts.
A swing around the coal fields fails
to reveal the slightest weakening on
the part of the workers altho the op-
orators, both individually and thru the
newly-organized Ohio Coal Operators
Association, are constantly attempting
non-union operation. So far they have
succeeded in opening not more than
half dozen big mines. mostly in Pom.
eroy Bend, and do not employ more
than 2,00O miners. In the past month
six of the bigger companies have made
Continued on page ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
ASK N. Y.LADOR
TO Join FIGHT
ON INJUNCTION
42O Garment Pickets
Jailed in One Day
lspeeIaI to "a DaIIy workerl


NEW YORK CITY, Sept. ia
clarion call to union labor affiliated
with the American Federation Of La
Dor to fight injunction Of peaceful
pieketing was the reply last night by
leaders OF the general strike commit
tee of the 10000 cloakmakers to the
Temporary injunction obtained by the
Industrial Council Of cloak manufac-
turers from Supreme Court Justice
Charles L. Guy, rsturnabIe Wednesday
morning. FfA
While the union will make strenu-
GUS efforts in court TO have the in
junction vacated, series OF gigantic
mass meetings thruout the city are
being rapidly arranged, in which every
A. F. Of l.. organization In the city is
expected to participate. Already Louis
Hyman, chairman of the cloakmakers
general strike committee, has received
vigorous assurance of support from
other unions which look upon injunc-
tions such as issued in the eleventh
week. Of the present strike as a men
zee to union efforts to improve work
IsrsT conditions.
Defies Injunction Action.
Following a meeting OF the strike
advisory committee, Mr.. Hyman issued
the following statement:
1.-THE strike will not be broken by
any Injunction. We are of the opin-
ion that the taking out OF this injunc-
Continued on page %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
LABOR PARTY
URGED AT MEET
BY OvERGAARD
Left Wing Leader Flags
Walkers Report

sTREAToR, H., Sept. 49, The
sIumbering pyrotechnies broke forth
today at the sessions Of the forty
fourth annual convention Of the Hi
nois Federation Of Labor, in session
here.
C. 3. Cline, Of the Auto and Air
craft Maehlnists' Union, Chicago,
broke the Ice with an open charge
that Communists operating In this
country had driven 100000 maehin-
lists out Of the union.
And Andrew Overgaard, also of the
Machinists' Union, Chicago, followed
it up with a bitter attack on Presi.
dent John Walkers report on candi-
dates for state representative, state
senator and congressman.
Overgaard urged the federation to
put farmerlabor ticket in the field,
and to oppose the old party candi-
dates.
Cline, leaping to his feet, continued
his attack by denouncing Overgard
as IAN obstructionist," a trouble.
maker and a Communist worker
When the smoke had cleared away,
President Walkers report was
adopted with slight dissenting vote.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
We Need The Daily Worker; 1t Needs Us

and our movement would have little
voice in the public. We must pre-
serve and strengthen this voice at all
cost.
1.-THE DAILY WORKER" is OUR
ORGANIZER. Without it our party
and our movement would be deprived
Of an effective propaganda. We
must preserve and strengthen this
propagandist at all cost.
"THE DAILY WORKER" is OUR
TEACHER. without 1t too many Of
us would be delivered over helplessly
to the poisonous vapors OF the CAPT
talist press. "The DAILY WORKER"
tells us the truth. 1t teaches us to
understand our problems and our
fights. Me must preserve and
strengthen this teacher at all cost.
Without "The DAILY WORKER"
our party and our movement would
be crippled to near helplessness. We
need 1.-THE DAILY WORKER"
But at this moment "The DAILY
WORKER" needs US. II Is in immedi.
ate danger. We must meet it's dlficul.
ties and must secure its existence.
Comrades! Let us all pull together.
The task is to put over our campaign
for "The DAILY WORKER" one hun
dred per cent.
GIVE MORE THAN YOU CAN!
GET DONATIONS FOR "THE
DAILY WORKER" FROM YOUR
AND IT'S FRIENDS!
GET SUBSCRIBERS WHERE YOU
CANNOT GET A DONATIONS
Help as 10 keep THE DAILY
WORKER"
"THE DAILY WORKER" needs US.
But more than ever do we need
fThe DAILY WORKER"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
ELECTION IN
CANADA GOES
TO LIBERALS

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 15.-The re-
turns from the Canadian elections, tho
incomplete, indicate a victory for the
liberal party over the present con,
sentative government, headed by Pre-
mier Arthur Meighen.
The new government will be led by
the liberal Mackenzie King, and will
consist of liberals, progressives, labor
ties and independents.
Premier, and Five Ministers Beaten.
Premier Meighen and five of his
cabinet were defeated at the polls.
The liberals so far are conceded 112
seats, the conservatives 81, progress
sives and liberal progressives IS,
United Farmers Alliance, a progress
sive element, 10, Labor 3, and indie
pendents 2.
Two political issues overshadowed
miner matters in the elections. These
were the tariff and dominion rights
within the kingdom. The conserva-
tives were for a high protective tariff
as against the United States, the liber-
ais for policy of low tariff in trade
with the United States.
Tariff With U. S. An Issue.
The budget of the King government,
which held power up to a short time
before the election, provided for a Is
per cent reduction on American auto
mobiles and reduced income and gen.
eral taxation. The conservatives urged
practically tariff war with the United
States.
In the matter OF dominion rights,
the liberals raised the issue OF con-
stitutional rights because Baron Byng,
governor-general, appointed by the
British king, refused to dissolve par.
lament at the time King was premier,
failed TO be sustained by vote of par
lament.
British Kings Agent Played Tricks.
This forced King to resign. When
Meighen succeeded him, Meighen, too,
wea defeated in parliament. This trick
by the agent Of the British crown left
the control OF the election machinery
in the hands of the Meighen CON
seryatives, and the liberals attacked II
as an infringemenr1of the dominion
rights by the British crown.
The counter-charee. of the conserva-
tives was ttat theAhberals sought to
annex cenYla to the United states.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
Ask Senate Committee
to Gust Coolidge's
Alaskan Appointees

+ WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-zFP)s -
Appeal has been made by the Peo-
pies Legislative Service in a public
letter to Senators Borah, Morris and
overman of the senate judiciary com
mittee to help force President Coo
ilidge to remove Federal Judge Ritche
and Reed and Dist Atty. Shoup in
Alaska. The committee unanimously
refused last spring to approve reap
pointment of the three otticials when
their official records were exposed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
BY MAX 5EDAcHr

THE most important weapon in the
4 hands of the capitalist class is the
capitalist press. This press is manu-
featuring and classifying public opin-
ion. It is this public opinion" upon
which the powers of the state base
their interference against the workers
in all of their struggles.
To be sure these powers would
move anyway In the defense of the
bosses interests. But they would
have TO move with greater difficulties
IL they did not have public opinion"
on their side. or, at least, neutral
They would have to move in the face
OF mass resistance. AS It Is they
move against detached battalions Of
workers who happen to be engaged
in battle against their bosses. And
the rest, the masses, stand idly by.
THIS is the fruit Of the poison of
4 the capitalist press. The weak
ness OF our press is a constant dan.
ger to It's existence. IL is our fore
most duty TO remedy this weakness.
Weak tho our press may be, but II Is
a weapon In our hands. Better than
throw away a weak weapon is to
sharpen and TO strengthen t. We
need our press-there can be no ques-
tion about that.
DUT because Of It's weakness our
- press needs us.
Our DAILY WORKER" IS now
nearly three years old. II is Wig.
orous youngster. II is a formidable
fighter. Built still needs our close
attention and support. without that
II cannot growfup and grow stronger.
"THE DAILY WORKER" is OUR
MouTHPIEcli without II our party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
DEFENSE TAKES
OFFENSIVE IN
SACCO HEARING
MGdeirOs Confession Is
Effective
BULLETIN.

DEpHAM, Mass, Sept. t5-Reaeh.
ing back into the ambitions Of four
years ago, William C. Thompson in
his plea before Judge Webster
Thayer today for new trial for
Nicola and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
charged that they had been "rail-
roaded" to conviction because Of
their activities and to satisfy the
presidential aspirations and person
al avarlee Of "a then high official"
''Who is the worst murderer" he
cried, referring to celestino Ma
deiros. who confessed the killing,
"the man who Stays and takes the
consequences, braves the reprissl,
or the man who for So day and
who wants to satisfy chief vhe
wanted to become president Of the
United States and make money on
the side, would send innocent men
TO death. One is safe. The other is
dangerous"
Thompson said that he referred &c
the federal operatives then working
on the case and the then Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer who
later became pre-conVention can
didate for president.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
Save the Mine
Workers Union!

The crisis for unionism in the
coal fields is becoming acute. Be-
ginning today, The DAILY WORK
Err will publish a series Of stories
released by the Federated Press
describing the condition Of union
ism in the more important coal
fields Of the country. Today's ar
tieIe is by Harvey o'connor on the
Ohio district. Following this will
be articles by Art Shields on Penn
sylVania and West Virginia, Ernest
Chamberlain on the southern fields,
Frieda ReIcher on the Rocky
Mountain district and Others to be
announced later. These articles
will be Of special interest to mem
bers Of the United Mine Mine
Workers Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
Disease and Hunger in
Kansas Flood District

KANSAS CITY. Mo- Sept. Is
Pestilence and hunger threatened the
Kansas food district today and In Bur
lington where most Of the food dam
age occurred a second heavy rain was
falling.
Small cyclones visited Hutchinson
and vicinity last night causing
thousands of dollars damage. Waters
had receded in most OF the 100-mile
long food area.
Two Burlington railroad trains we're
marooned in Northwest Missouri
this morning and heavy washouts had
occurred near St. Joseph. Mo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
MARINE ENGINEERS
DEMAND PAY RAISES
OF STEAMSHIP LINES

NEW YORK, Sept. IS. -(FP)-
Twenty big steamship lines have
been served with written demand
by the Ocean Association Of Marine
Engineers for wage raises bringing
engineers pay to shipping board
standards. This would mean in
creases Of $40 to $25 a month.
Wages have stood still since the
cuts that followed the lost strike Of
1921.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
Christensen Hits I'm
Fake Interview"
in Chicago Kept Press
BY Federated Press.

Branding as false the capitalist in
lerview which quoted him as saying
that he is not a radical. Farley Parker
Christensen opened his campaign as
United States senator from Illinois.
IL a candidate on the pro-
gressive party ticket.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
BRITISH KILL
5000 Chinese
And BURN CITY
Fire and Slaughter Is
Used on Civilians
tspeolal . rhs DaIIy worksrl


SHANGHAI, Sept. is. - More de-
tails Of the fight between the British
and Chinese .partisans Of We Pe-fu
under his subordinate, General Yang
sen, say that at least 5000 Chinese
were killed by the British at Wan
hslen, 1900 miles up the Yanstze
river, when the British tried to re-
cover by force the British ships seiz-
ed by Yang-sea who was angered by
the British delivering arms by mis-
take to the Cantonese that were
meant for Yang's use against the Can
tonese.
camouflage Attack.
The British used a merchant ship,
the Wiawo as camouflage, arming it
and loading it With marines. The boat
was run alongside the British ship
Wanhsein, held by Yang-sen's sol
diers, who shot down boarding party
of British marines attempting to re-
capture the ship.
Fire City of 10000
The British gunboats then opened
fire not only on the Chinese aboard
the Wanhsien, but upon the city Of
Wanhsien, whites has population Of
about 100000, setting it afire, prac-
ticaIly destroying the city and killing
5000 people, besides the 300 Chinese
soldiers on the boats and lining the
shore.
The American Counsel General at
Hankow, Frank P. Lockhart, has
cabled Washington that General Tang,
commander of tne Cantonese now in
control Of Hankew, has issued an or
der forbidding the firing on foreign
vessels in his jurisdiction
Americans Safe at Hankow.
A wireless from Admiral c. S. Will
Jams, commander Of the U. S. Asiatic
fleet, on board the flagship Huron,
states that all Americans and British
at Hankow are sale. The message was
relayed from the %. S. gunboat Mon
ocacy, at Chunking, a Chinese city on
the ldHBlhS 4BOVui H1ASS III INC luIST-
Tor, still further inland than the scene
of the clash between the British and
Chinese at Wanhsien.
The United States has five gun
boats, two destroyers and two mine
sweepers in the Yangtze river.
British Send Another Cruiser.
LONDON, Sept. Is. - The British
cruiser Carysfort has been ordered to
leave for China.
Conflict at Canton Eased.
HoNGKONG, Sept. 15.--It is report
ed that the Canton government has
undertaken to protect at British
wharves at Canton, where the anti
British strike boycott has been go
ing on for many months.
The British take for granted this
means prohibition of strike pickets,
and have acceded to the demand of
the Canton government that British
gunboats be withdrawn from the river
where Canton has jurisdiction, but
claimed the right to send them back
IL picketing is continued.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
LABOR FORCES WINNING
WAR ON WALL ST. TOOL CHAMORRO

WASHINGTON Sept department information from Nicaragua
"a that the acony military Chamorro ready compromise
with the liberal successful against him TO
restore the constitutional regime overthrow
the successful they will place VcePres
% saca AZ the head of labor swing
oorfui aid The Ncagan labor unions
are aaliated with the PanAmercan Federation Of Labor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
ILLINOIS MINERS! READ ABOUT
FRANK FARRINGTON'S FISHWICK IN
NEXT SATURDAYS DAILY WORKER

The Of Harry Fsh the candidate
against Joseph
Tunulty candidate
the Peabody
bers Of the Illinois Miners Union
dsys distribution Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
HHE WI I hi EaE
BOSS ATTACK
West Virginia Is an
Object Lesson

This is the first Of 3 series Of artI-
eles on the crisis Of uqlonlsm in the
coal Industry wrIttenlHy prominent
labor writer's.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
BY S. b. LEVINE
Especial to The Daily WORKER

tSPeCtat 70 ne Dafty WcrFerl
DEoHAM, Mass, Sept. 15.-Pity for
saeco's wife and children moved
madelros to give his confession was
brought out today at the hearing for
new trial for saeeo and VanzettI at
Dedham, Mass. In deposition hum
dred and forty-tt- &c pages long ceIes-
tino msdelros, condemned murderer Of
Wrentham bank cashier, gave the
whole history Of his life and all de-
tails Of the South Braintree murder,
in which he participated, thus exon
Grating Sseeo and vanzettl OF this
crime.
This deposition was taken last June
Is by Lawyer Thompson and District
Attorney Ranny when it was thought
that Madeiros would be sentenced be-
fore the hearing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
Arguments Continue.

Later man came to see him who
said he was sent by Weis, but Katz-
man in his affidavit says he did not
suggest any plans to him. Ranny also
brought an affidavit from Madeiros'
sister, saying that Madeiros did not
live in Providence at the time of the
holdup.
The case will continue tomorrow. Il
is expected that the arguments for the
case on the merits of the affidavits will
begin tomorrow afternoon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17

he is looked on eltneF Hh nypOCIAIS
who got his" and is trying to cover
UP or as simpleton who does not
know enough to turn his umbrella
upside down when the golden shower
is falling.
OUTSIDE of candidates who run on
~ working-class platform and on a
working-class ticket, l never had the
pleasure of meeting capitalist aspi-
rant for office who impressed me as
being honest except one, and he was
a native of South Boston, Mass. We
will call him Mr. Bung. His opponent
shall be known as Mr.. Tung. Mr..
Tung was a candidate to succeed him.
self. Mr.. Bung's plea was that Mr..
Tung was we'll fixed financially and
had enough political honors for any
one person.
MIR. BUNG was a poor man and
AN1 and needed the money. Why not
give a good boy who was brought up
around Flood Square chance? De-
spite Tungs loud bowls at what he
considered an attempt on Mr.. Bung's
part to pollute the streams of legisla-
tive purity, Tung went down to defeat
under an avalanche OF votes and Bung
was elected. Such honesty is very
rare indeed In capitalist politics.
THE Nizam OF Hyderabad holds the
L worlds record for all time, almost,
for being the possessor of the best
stocked harem in history. The ex-
ception was Solomon's, and l am be-
ginning to suspect that Solomon's
press agent overstepped the mark
even for press agent. The most in
triguing story about Hyderabad is
not the number or pulchritude of the
Nizam's feminine furniture, but the
fact that the British government takes
care of all his foreign relations, in
return for which the Nizam under
takes to furnish certain troops for
empire defense. Outside of that the
Nizam is as free as-one of his concu-
bines.
UNHE British, always willing to carry
Il the dark mans burden, thought
the Nizam had his work cut out for
him in looking after the interests Of
his lady friends, so the empire, thru
the Indian office, added a number of
officials to the Nizam's staff and the
latter hasn't much to do besides anus
ing himself and acting as referee be-
tween his warning wives. The funny
part of it is, or should be, that Eng
land Is quite a moral country and
stands squarely on a homogeneous
platform. Why, even Queen Mary re-
fused TO recognize an American ac- /
tress at buckingham palace recep-
ton because the stage stars garters
peeped out occasionally. But the
Nizam! Business is business.
THIS discussion takes us from Hy-
4 derabad to the episcopal church In
the United States. Our spiritual herd
ers can never give themselves a rest
from worrying about the precarions
condition in which national virtue is
In at particular moment. One Of the
reasons given for imposing the Vol
stead law on tho nation was the, ne
cessity for placing obstacles in the
way OF Old Nick who was couple OF
laps ahead of Jehovah in the never
ending soul-grabbing contest But
what Is the result of the work OF the
prohibition advocates, the bootleggers
and the ku klux khan.
THIS column is too considerate OF
4 the sensibilities of It's readers to
quote the exact words used nv n writar
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17

ONCE Frank Harrington accepted
- the s25 900 yearly retainer from
the Peabody Coal Company there is a
saying around here that politician
whose neck is not built to wear an
insult or a Peabody collar has poor
prop for his head. The political aspi-
rant who claims to wear no mans
collar nowadays does not even get
credit for honesty from the voters.
He is looked on either as hypocrite
who ''got his" and is trying to cover
UP or as simpleton who does not
know enough to turn his umbrella
upside down when the golden shower
is falling.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
Madelros mistaken.

Both lawyers, the defense and prose
cution, had cross-examined him. His
confession has not been shaken. He
refused to give the names of the
Braintree murderers but insisted that
Sacco and Vanzetti were not the men.
District Attorney Ranny read the
cross-examination of Madeiros. but it
did not change the situation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
Admit D. of }. Role.

In the afternoon session District At
torney Ranny introduced twenty-one
afidavits against the afidavits brought
by Lawyer Thompson. The part Of the
department of Justice in the case was
admitted today when Prosecuting At
torney Ranny read an affidavit by
former District Attorney Kaufman
who while denying using spy, admits
that U. s. Agent Weis did speak to
him about placing a spy in the cell
next TO Sacco and that he did not ap-
prove of il.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17
,kss.s,s< Sc 's' COX 50 NLAO
New yoak IRAN
syT.J oFrAHERTY a7f ~ FAX
BY T. }. o'FLAHERTY

ILLINOIS labor leaders, the bona
4 hde variety so-called, desire to
remain neutral in the contest for
United States senator between George
e. Brennan, democrat, and Frank L.
Smith, republican. So far serious con-
sideration has not been given in news
OF the Streator convention, to the
candidacy of Farley Parker Christen-
sen, who is running against both, but
on no tangible platform except 3
vague back.to-Jesus one. If Farley
desires any friendly cooperation from
the christian labor leaders who domi-
nate the A. F. of L. around here ne
will have to orientate towards Samuel
insult and keep away from Mount
Calvary.