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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05
SECOND ARTICLE
BY WILLIAM F. DUNNE.

TT should be obvious that no crit
1 icism of The DAILY WORKER can
be written that is not at the same
time a criticism of our party.
The DAILY WORKER is the ex-
preston of our party before the Amer
lean working class. 1t speaks for our
party on all questions of policy and
tactics and as a party we stand or
fall by virtue of it's success of failure
to bring our party policies before the
working class in a manner that will
win their support.
TN what sort of an environment does
: our official organ appear?
TN the most powerful imperialist ma
ton in the world, having the most
stable capitalism, in a country where
the standard of living of the workers
is the highest, the working class the
most backward, with no revolutionary
working class traditions, with labor
movement poorly organized, weak,
full Of craft union fallacies, a leader
ship thoroly reactionary, fighting even
such preliminary steps as a labor
party based on the trade unions-in
a word, in a country where a Com
munist daily paper is an apparent
anachronism.
The test of a Communist mass
paper is its ability to adjust itself to
the conditions of the class struggle,
its ability to appear as a natural de-
velopment of this struggle and not as
something artificial, having no con-
nection with the ordinary events of
working class life.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05

1. The Plenum of the Central Com
mittee Of the Workers (Communist)
Party, having heard the report of its
delegates to the Enlarged Executive
Committee of the Communist Interna-
tional, endorses and states its agree
ment with the decision of the En-
larged Executive Committee.
2. The estimate of the economic
situation Of capitalism made by the
Enlarged Executive Committee has al
ready been proven to be correct by
the events since the sessions of the
Enlarged Executive Committee. The
view Of the Enlarged Executive, that
while the period Of partial and tenn
porary sterilization of capitalism con-
tinues, there were signs of weakening
OF this sterilization, has been borne
out by events in England, Germany
and Poland since the sessions Of the
Plenum ended.
3. The new developments in the in
ternational labor movement, evidenced
in the proposal of the Independent La
Dor Party for unity between the
Second and Communist Internationals,
and in a more sympathetic attitude
toward the Union of Socialist Soviet
Republics developed by the workers in
various countries, places upon the Sec
lions of the Comintern the duty to in
tensify their work among the masses
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05
VIZ !!!!!I:!! We !, Y d! r.: Y 40! 6!
Laughter Wins" and
"Why?" By Pioneers

BOSToN.-The Pioneers Of Boston
are holding their annual concert on
Saturday, June 5, at p. m. at Inter
national Hall, AZ Wenonah street,
Roxbury. This year in addition to
the concert the Pioneers are putting
on two plays, Laughter Wins" and
"Why?"
In addition to the musical and dane
ing numbers a boxing skit symbohEing
the class struggle will be presented
by one Of the groups. The first ap-
pearance of the Pioneer orchestra will
take place at this concert. A Pioneer
chairman will preside. Leave the
date open.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05

and to draw the workers who are be-
ginning to move away from the social
democracy into common struggle with
the Communist parties thru the appli-
cation of the united front tactic.
a. The Central Committee Of the
Workers (Communist) Party is In
agreement with the estimate of the
Plenum that the present period re-
quires of its sections of the Comm.
tern greater activity and more inten-
sive work in the trade unions. The
winning of the masses in the trade
union is the chief task of the sections
Of the Comintern.
5. The emphasis upon the role of
the United States as the dominant i'm
perialist power which is endeavoring
to bolster up world capitalism places
upon the Workers (Communist) Party
a great responsibility in carrying on
the struggle against the mightiest cap
italist power The Central Committee
of the Workers (Communist) Party
agrees with the estimate of the PIE
mum Of the Comintern that as a result
of the concessions made to the aris-
tocracy of labor in the United States.
the American labor movement has
moved to the right. Tho this devel-
opment makes more difficult the task
of the Workers Communist Party, it
can, thru skillful application of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05
What The Daily Worker Is
What II Must Become

N effective Communist press must
"A first of all give to the workers a
correct estimate of the possibilities of
the struggle without sacrificing one
iota of its Communist character.
If our party press fails in either of
these elementary requirements it is
not carrying out its task.
How does our DAILY WORKER
measure up to the above standard?
Not very well.
1t is true that there has been con-
siderable improvement in the tone of
The DAILY WORKER, in its method
Of approach to working class strug-
giles and events, since its first issue
appeared, but this improvement has
come very slowly and only under the
pressure of ans unfavorable reception
from the American workers-an un-
favorable reception that is still the
most marked phenomenon in the rela-
lions of The DAILY WORKER with
the American class struggle.
DERHAPS the best way of arriving
at the extent of the lack of adj
justment of our official organ to the
American class struggle, is to visual
ize the picture Of America that would
be received by workers in other coun-
tries who read no other American
paper.
Can any comrade answer this ques-
ton any other way than by saying
that their impression would not be
within one thousand miles Of the
actual situation?
IMPROVEMENT in the tone of The
L DAILY WORKER since its first
publication has been mentioned. It
consists largely in this:
At the beginning The DAILY
WORKER spoke to the American
working class in the tone of a
PARTY which was engaged in a
struggle for power.
Now it speaks in the tone of a
paper which sees the WORKING
CLASS entering the period of the
struggle for power.
'OMFOSIIION, display OF news,
- emphasis, language, all combine
to make the paper strike a note so
far above the highest note reached by
the class struggle itself that The
DAILY WORKER encounters instead
OF the hatred which we try to make
ourselves believe we inspire in the
capitalist class, only ridicule from its
more intelligent sections.
Among the workers we may have in
spired some curiosity, but certainly
little confidence.
ONE Of the outstanding examples of
" what is meant by a wrong tone
was the part played by The DAILY
WORKER in the New York City cleo.
tions.
Reading The DAILY WORKER
after Comrade Gitlow had been ruled
off the ballot, one who had no other
knowledge Of the situation would be
forced to conclude that a powerful
section of the articulate working class
was demanding that his name go on
the ballot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05
Amazon Valley May BE
Source of Supply for
u. S. Rubber Market

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 2.-Ef-
forts Of the United States to find a
source of rubber supply to Offset the
British monopoly that has caused
Hoover to heave many a sigh has one
result in the report of James r. Weir,
agricultural pathologist for the gov
eminent.
Weir reports that the government
expedition through the valley OF the
Amazon in Brazil shows that the ANA
zon valley is capable OF producing a
rubber crop bountiful enough to sup
ply the entire world. Il is expected
that Weir's report may encourage
American imperialists to increased eff.
fort to gain control of Brazil.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05
New York League Actiy-
tiles ,.It,

Monday, June 7th, at pm. q meet.
ing Of all section executive committees
to take up sport and agitprop activi-
ties.
Friday, June 11th-General member
ship meeting at $3.50 D. m. at 1873 Sec
ond avenue. A report of the League
PIenpm will be given.
Sunday, June 13th-Grand League
hike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05
PORTO RICAN STUDENTS RE-
FUSE TO HELP FIXED SCHOOL
DEBATE
Strong for Independence


SAN JUAN, Porto Rico (By Mail) -
Recently the University of Porto Rico,
one of the supports of U. S. imperial
ism in Porto Rico, prepared a debate
between a group of Porto Rican stu
dents and one coming from the Uni
versity Of Arizona. The topic selected
for debate was:
Resolved, that the entrance Of the
U. S. into the league of nations will
better Pan-American relations.
The instructors who coached the
Porto Rican student debaters foisted
upon the latter false sentiments so
that the true nationaliStic, anti-Yan-
kee feelings Of the students would be
hampered and misrepresented. 1t was
the aim of the imperiaIist fiVlnkeys to
initiate with this debate a campaign
of praise of the democracy" of North
American Imperialism.
However, the great mass of stu
dents, conscious Of the shameful CON
ditions of suffering and slavery inn
posed upon the people of Porto Rico
by the Yankee democrats" refused
to support the debate. Instead they
expressed their protest in a leafiet
which they published. 1t reads as fol
lows:
THE DEBATE WITH ARIZONA.
The prestige of Porto Rico has been
enwrapped in flag; that Of the
University of Porto Rico. That flag is
to be unfurled the Both and 31st of
this month (March) in face of the
debaters from Arizona. In order to
was needed. But instead the univer-
sity directors chose a weak and fiex-
ible one.
They did so consciously and with
generalization to prevent our banner
to wave the truth in triumph. The
truth, the bitter truth against the
Yankees, had to be silenced, and so
preliminary debates were held and the
statements proposed by the students
were carefully censored. In this way
the arguments that were of no BENEFIT
to the u. S. were eliminated, tho
those arguments presented sound
facts. Hence were eliminated bitter
truths about the real character of
Yankee imperialism and correct inter
pretations Of the so-called Monroe doc
trine.
Our student debaters, tho capable
md fit to represent our university in
debate, demonstrate their patriotic
ceiling by refusing to participate in
such farcical staging. We applaud
them, and with them we shall regret
our inability to appear before our op.
ponents, the responsibility of which
we lay upon the shoulders of the
directors of the university.
The dirty Dogs Of the Yankee EN-
pire desire to foist upon us this new
shame. The right Of might helps
them. And upon that authority the
directors of the university are ready
to fly the flag of our alma mater so
that they may afterwards laugh when
its mast, which has been BUILT BY
breaks in two and
with it the dignity and prestige Of
Porto Rico.
(Signed) Student of the University
Of Porto Rico.
"Sahnesos also means bitches of hounds
Dr. bloodhounds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05
Passaic ChiIdren's
Demonstration Affair

BOSTON, Mass.-A big concert and
play of the Passaic Children's Demon
stratdon will be given Friday, June 4.
at the New International Hall, AZ
Wenona street, Roxbury, Mass.
This is being given by the Young
Workers League of Roxbury. Tickets
are IS cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-05
Chicago Meeting
Postponed!
MEMBERS TAKE NOTICE.

Comrades Foster, Ruthen-
berg and Dunno, now speak
ing at meetings thruout the
country for the defense of
Sacco and Vanzetti, will be
unable to speak at the men,
bership meeting called for
Friday, June 4, at Northwest
Hall. Until definite arrange
ments for this meeting can
be made the meeting has
been postponed.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Let your contribution to the nis.
trict War Memorial he sacred to the
memory of the one near and dear
to Won who served and whose name
is 10 he perpetuated in the marble
tempIp.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
HE|RESS BECOMES
BRIDE OF BANKER
Elizabeth Campbell. Grand
daughter of E. H. Gary.
Weds Edward S. Clark.

Rx the Associated Pres
CHICAGO. April 2f.-R'fore 20"
friends and relatives, including hei
grandfather. Elbert II. Gary. Miss
Elizabeth Campbell became the bride
tonight of Edward Sutherland Clark,
Young Chicago banker
The ceremony WAS held in the First
Met thodiSt Episcopal Church of Evans
Ton Afterward Mr.. and AIRS. Clark
we're feted al reception II the Evans
ton Country Club. prior 10 their de
parture for an unreveal"d destination
On wedding trip.
Mrs. Clark. the only granddaughter
Of the steel maCnate. is tic daughter
of Mr., and Mrs. Robert Willis Camp
hell Of Evanston. Mr. Campbell i
chairman of the Northwestern Uni
versity board If trustees and a lead
inG attorney.
The bridegroom is vice president of
the Chicago Trust Co. the sen Of
Mrs. Lewis Carleton Petit Of Paris
and grandson of tho late Walter Il.
sutherland of Ashland. Wis.
4 white satin gown with rose point
lace worn by her mother at her we'd
ding was worn at toniGht's ceremony
by the bride. A court train of the
same material and coronet Of rose
point lace completed the costume
The bride was attended by Miss
Katherine Howk of Rochester. y. Y,
and Miss Annette Davis of st.
Joseph. Mo. the former as maid OF
honor and the latter as a bridesmaid.
The couple will he At home on
Sheridan road in Evanston after a
short trip.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

ins events at the national headquar.
ters of the contest and the demand
for seats already displayed by those
who wish to witness the Closing
hattie among the Nations best young
orators on the Constitution on June 4.
Progress in French Contest.
DR.. Marcel knecht, one of the edl-
tors of The great Partisan daily, lie
Matin, reports that excellent progress
ia heinr made in the French national
oratorical contest which Is. part OF
the national and international ora
torical contest lie Matin il the
pewspaper sponsor for the contest IN
France, its publisher. Maurice Bunau-
Narilla, acting as chairman of the
French committee.
The French champion will he Sc
lected in 1.-THE national finals In Parls
on June IS. The subjects for french
participants are THE French Gov
ernment" and Frances Contribu'
ton to Constitutional Government.
On October Is the French spokes'
r,en will compete In the lnterna'
tlonal finals at Washington Wnei
the representatives of all the particl-
Mating nations will deliver. in their
own language, 10-minute orations in,
terpretin- their own governmental
institutions.
The French champion will sail from
Liverpool with the seven returnine,
tinalists of the national oratorlcal
contest in the United States on Sep
tenber 3, at the close of the Euro
pean tour which will he awarded to
all of the participants in the national
finals at Washington on June 4. in
addition To the French spokesman n.
the English Mexican and. possibly
the Canadian champions will sail for
Montreal with the United states hnal'
lists at that time
Evening star., 1926-04-25
HUMILlATlNG SENTENCES
ASKED FOR LIQUOR BUYER
Michican-Ohio Dry District Leader
Would Force Violators to
Work on Highways.

by the Associated Ptcss.
DETROIT. Mich. April 2i.-Sen'
tences to hard labor on public i'm
provements. such as highways, where
they would be publicly Inundated.
were advocated for buyers of liquor
today by L. l.. Porterfield. Federal
prohibition administrator for the
Michigan Ohio district. as an effective
method of ending the demand for
liquor He addressed the Michigan
.Anti.saloon Leagues dry convention.
being held to rally prohibitionists to
the defense of the eighteenth amend
ment.
"A man who sells liquor. contrary 10
law is no more guilty than the buyer,
Mr.. Porterfield said. The buyer. in
fact, is more guilty because he creates
the demand
Punishment of the buyer, he added,
may seem a drastic method of end
ing this evil" but the severity of the
sentence should not he determined by
the magnitude of the crime. but by
the menace to society.
Fines collected in the last three
months in his district more than paid
the cost of administering the Federal
prohibition law. he said.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
NAVAL ACADEMY DRILLS
SET FOR VISITING BOARD
Several Days to Be Devoted 70 Elk
amina tion of Institution for
Report to Congress.

Rnecal Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, April a The board
of visitors at the Naval Academy.
whose members are appointed by the
President and the presiding officers Of
both branches of Congress. will as
semble at the Academy Monday tn
examine into the needs of the insti-
tuition and report to Congress.
The board will have daily sessions
over Thursday, hear statements of
Rear Admiral Louis NJ. Mutton, super
intendent, and other officers. and A
program of drills and practical eXer-
cises by the midshipmen has been ar
ranged, so that the members will have
every opportunity of seeing the prac-
teal workings of the institution.
Some years ago it was the custom
to have the presence of the board of
visitors coincide with June week. the
. commencement period. However, it
was thought best for the officials 70
see the academy under normal condi-
tionS.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Oldest Old Maid
OF France Has Had
Her Hair Bobbed

fN tns Associated EFCes.
pARIS. April .4.--Mile. Angus
tine Restitude Touzet. born Janu-
AIRY 6. 1923. and by that same
token, proud aspirant to the title
of "the Oldest old maid of France"
has just had her hair hobbed.
Surely" she says, 'one must
keep up with ones time" She eats
and drinks what she pleases and is
particularly fond of an omelette
with bacon. Il specially Of the coun-
tlNside Her recreations are sing
ing and playing cards and she does
all her own houSework.
Every day and in every way
feel better and better" says Mile.
Touzet. When | was Il young
girl. was thin and sickiy. She :
a bird tit for cats meat. the OLD
folks used 10 SAY. Some NJ wears
ago the 6"ctor gave me up tor
i0SI "
Evening star., 1926-04-25
81 Babies Sail on Liner.

NEW YORK. April - LF). The
United American liner Cleveland sail.
ed for Europe Thursday with 3 babies
among its $50 passengers. The oldest
Of the ship news reporters said that
never before. to his recollection, had
one ship sailed with So much the
appearance of a nursery.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
Better Arts'' Program
ial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star,
BRANDYWINE. Md. April a.
4 better arts" program will be pre-
sented Wednesday night AT O'Clock
in the Brandywine High School
Auditorium. Features will includ"
violin selections by Anton Nimmer-
richter. vocal solos by Miss Jane
Mcpherson and gesture songs by
pupils of the elementary school. di-
rected by Mrs. Josephine Early
Mont gomery. and an address by a
speaker to be announced. There will
be no admission charge.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
LAST HIGH SCHOOLS
TO PICK ORATORS
Eastern. Western and Busi.
ness Finals to Be Held We'd
nesday and Friday.

Final activities in the Star area
phase of the National Oratorical Con
test leading up to the closing contest
on Nav Z. when the representative of
the Washington district will be Sc
leCted to compete in the national
finals. which will be held here June
/, will mark this week $ contests in
Eastern. Western and Business High
Schools. The climax will he reached
in Western and Business "Wednesday,
and in Eastern, Friday.
The week just ended was featured
by the selection of hnalists in Me
kinley, Dunbar and Armstrong. Cen
trail having chosen its champion dur
ing the preceding week. In the Viz
ginia and Maryland districts and in
the private aud parochial group of
schools in the District of Columbia
the concluding contests also We're
held. which resulted in representa-
ttNes of the Alexandria High School
Hyattsville High School and ST. Paul $
Academy winning their way 10 the
area finals
The list OF finalists so far selected
and their schools follow: Central, Can.
field Marsh; Mckinley. Joseph E. Sor-
rells: Alexandria, Viola Barrett: l1y'
attsville. Bernard Nees; St. Pauls,
Joseph Haltigan: Dunbar, Miriam NJ.
Hutchins; Armstrong, Annie l..
Wheeler.
Students Are Interested.
While the actual progress Of the
contest is for the most part com
pleted. school and general interest is
still high and will continue TO grow
until The Star area tlnalist has been
selected May :, During the inter
vening period surviving school cham
pions will be engaged In the arduous
task of polishing their efforts and
perfecting memory and delivery.
While the final outcome neces:
sarily is veiled in much doubt. par.
ticularly as all who will compete In
the area finals have not been chosen
one certainty. at least. already is AS
sured. and that Is that the quality OF
oratorical talent 50 far selected guar
antees splendid and. in fact, most
formida BILE representation in the ma
tional finals for the territory, includ
ing the National Capital. which The
Star sponsors. And greatly increased
general interest over that manifested
last year at this time is noticeable
by inquiries received about the clos
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Cape Cod produces about a0.hoa ha,
rsls of era nherrieS q wear.
Evening star., 1926-04-25
0. c. OFFICER REWARDED
Eecond Lieut.. Robert N. Young
Given Medal for Saving Lives.

Second Lieut. Robert y. Young
65th United States Infantry, son OF
Robert Fl. Young. 1926 Newton street
this city, has been awarded by the
Treasury Department silver life
saving medal for heroic conduct in
rescuing three persons from drown
ing near San Juan. Porto Rico. De
cember 5, 1925. The records show
that a Ford delivery truck went of
the road into feet of water. Lieut..
Young, in full uniform and heavy
riding boots. plunged into the water
and saved the three passengers, a
man and two boys. making a sep
arate trip for each one. Lieut.. Young
was born in this city January IA
1900. and was graduated from the
University of Maryland in 1922. He
was commissioned in the Regular
Army January ;. 1923.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-28
Ananias an Apostle
Instead of a Liar

Damascus. Aug. 81. R - Every
American who comes to Damascus is
told: Don't fail to visit the house of
Anauias."
Although after three weeks in Syria,
visiting Beirut, and other large cities,
and listening to some of the tales that
are being related by the various sects
and parties, one begins to feel that
Ananias was greatly overrated and
were he living in these days, in these
parts, he could not hold down a berth
in Glass D of the Liars League, one
feels that he cannot leave Damascus
without calling on the patron of pre-
varicators.
He occupied a fine house, as houses
in Damascus go, and must have been
a prosperous old gentleman.
Did he have any other profession
besides that of a lar?" a guide was
asked.
Lawyer, he was not a lawyer, there
were no lawyers in those days" the
guide who learned his English in Eng
land, replied reprovingly.
Liar! Liar!" was the alphabetically
repeated query.
"Aoh! a fibber, you mean" came
back the Anglo-Syrian with a look of
intense surprise. why this man is
not known because he was a liar but
he is the man who converted Saint
Paul"A
They never have heard of Ananias,
the liar, in this part of the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-28
Relief Corps Outing

Members of H. G. Libby Womans
Relief Corps and friends to the num-
Der of 90, motored to. Camp Benson
Thursday. and had most delightful
time at the Happy Hour cottage with
Mrs. Charles T. Smith, a past presi-
dent of the corps, and Mrs. Mary j.
Folsom in whose honor the affair was
arranged.
Mrs Folsom has the distinction of
being the oldest member of Corps 65.
and will observe her S7th birthday
Sunday, August 20. and the gathering
was in the nature Of a birthday sur
prise party. A picnic lunch with
coffee was served at noon, and Mrs.
Folsom was presented a box of
chocolates and several cards by those
present.
Aside from trouble with her eyes,
Mrs. Folsom is unusually well for
one of her years. and would easily
pass as much Younger Other spry
lover eighty years young" Corps
members present were, Mrs. Jennie
L. Towne. who observed her S3rd
birthday last month, Mrs. S. Jennie
Ross. past department president OF
Pittsfeld and her husband, Capt. W.
l.. Ross, member of Fl. G. Libby
Post, Mrs. Selma Matthews of Ste
phen Davis Corps Pittsfield, Joined
the party for the afternoon. The
day proved ideal and the outing was
much enjoyed by all.