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THERE is NO GOD DEFY OF BIMBA

court thought the witness incapable
Of examining into the hearts, the
minds and the hidden thoughts of the
people, and also stopped this line of
questioning.
Nine shoe workers, nearly all Of
them admittedly in fear of their jobs
in the big shoe factories, were the on
ly witnesses offered by the prosecu-
tors Of Anthony Bimba.
After these workers had been drear-
lily dragged thru tedious questioning,
the state rested its case, admittedly
one of the fiimsiest compilations of
allegations ever presented in cap
italist court against a spokesman of
labor.
An inkling of the manner in which
the government witnesses were all
coached to tell the same story was
revealed in the testimony of the
states last witness, Mike Uzdavinis.
also employed by the William l..
Douglas Shoe Co. factory.
1--WE were all together in the same
room when we went over the testimo-
ny with the prosecutor" said Uzda-
WINS, telling of the coaching class con-
Quoted by prosecutor, Manuel Rubin,
to teach his witnesses to mechanically
tell the same story.
THE police officer brought the sum
mons to my house." said Uzdavinis at
another point. "My wife and children
were very much frightened"
Uzdavinis told in greater detail how
Bimba had pictured the industrial
conditions in New England to his
Brockton audience, Jan. 26.
Talk Was Against Capitalists.
"Bimba said that he had asked a
shoe worker in factory at Haverhill
why he worked so fast" declared
Uzdavinis. "Bimba said the worker
answered that unless keep my eyes
always on my machine and work hard
can't make living. Bimba said that
in the mills at Lawrence the workers
were now getting less pay for 1000
yards than they used to get for turn
ing out 800 yards of textiles. Bimba
also said that at Wilmington the
Lithuanian women workers complain
ed they were beaten in the factories
there"
Uzdavinis admitted that It was
against these conditions that Bimba
had urged the workers to organize and
struggle.
John David, another witness, admit
ted he had once been a member of the
socialist party. He said he did not go
to church.
Bimbas lawyer, attorney Harry
Hoffman, asked another witness, Karl
Pigago, do you think that st. Peter
is going to let you into heaven for
coming here to testify in this case?"
Pigago replied, yes, because l am
Roman catholic and have sworn to
tell the truth"
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ing the time they were out, in the
face of the great obstacles that stood
in their way, is tribute to the fight
ing spirit of the young workers there.
They have learned the lesson Of or
ganization and will be represented at
the conference tomorrow.
In the Webb mine at Shadyside, the
workers have learned some bitter les
sons from capitalist society. When
the Webb mine explosion took place
they also learned about the risks Of
industry which the capitalist is sup
posed to take and which the worker
alone actually takes.
From Wheeling, the center OF
Little Siberia" as West Virginia is
known to the workers, there will be
representatives of the young workers
employed in the can company, a
breach in the armor OF the bosses
which promises much for the future.
From every other important town
in the field there will be representa-
tiyes. The desperate situation Of the
working class youth there will be
considered and well-thought out
plan OF action will be adopted at the
conference to serve as guide to ac-
ton for the fight against the prob
lens that face the young workers; the
struggle against the pauperization Of
the youth, and the fight against the
menace OF new imperialist wars.
The success Of this conference will
be a signal for the repetition OF this
work in every field of any Importance
In the country. Young workers. Rally
TO the conferencel Besides sending
your delegates. come to the confer.
ence In mass
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28
RUSSIAN COMMUNIST ORGAN
CELEBRATES THIRD ANNIVERSARY

Novy newspaper
anniversary (communst)
following greeting Novy greeting
Communist holding aot the Communism
Novy
Mir will become In the coming
(communIst) Noyy
pointed
the Russian
greater
Novy Mir powerful In coming
&c. E. RUTHENBERG"
The DAILY WORKER the only English daily N
world following the Mir conuratuang
its third anniversary.
English Of the Workers (communs
DAILY WORKER,
anniversary experiences
sacrifice
their Mir
will Novy Mir collective organizer spokes
Long live Novy Mir the Of Communion which
loyalty supporsI
a. Louis EnsdahI, Editor DAILY WORKER"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

profits Of the boss. II Is this careless
ness that the coal operators practice
(which cost the miners hundreds Of
lives each year.
Safety Slogans the Bunk.
The company has lot of slogans
put up around the mine in a style
that catches the eyes Of the workers
but the company Itself does not put
the safety measures into effect.
Especially right after accidents occur
in and around the mines the "bene-
violent" operators start a safety cam
paign which lasts for a short time and
then is completely fogotten.
The Young Workers (Communist)
League as the fighting organization
OF the young workers sees the prob
lens that face the young workers. 1t
tries TO mobilize them for the better
ing Of these conditions. n the pros
pectiye demand No OF the Young
Workers Conference had been put In
to effect this accident would never
have occurred.
Young Workers Discuss Problems.
The young workers have a lot Of
things to discuss in the conference.
They must discuss what attitude they
will take towards the trade union
bureaucracy and how they are going
70 help make the United Mine Work
ers a fighting organization Of the coal
diggers The young miners must see
IN what way they can help In build.
ing up the left wing in the miners
union. II must find ways and means
OF waking up the masses Of the young
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

workers who have not up till now
participated in the activities Of the
miners union for the reason that the
union did not take up the problems
which interested them.
The young workers conference
must see that it gets the young work.
ers interested in the activities of the
union. Also that it brings pressure in
the union for the discussion of the
youth problems. The U. M. w. A.
must do these things with the idea
that 1t is building up the future lead
ers Of the labor movement.
Unite Young and Adult Workers.
The conference must result in bring
ing closer relations between the young
and adult workers so that the adult
workers will not become part Of dis
criminatory tactics against the young
workers.
II was TO the interests OF the left
wing that the local unions endorsed the
call Of the Y. w. L. for the youth
conference, because It was the first
time In the history OF the working
class youth. that a conference was
called where the young workers come
together on an equal footing to dis
ouss the problems which face them.
The Young Workers (Communist)
League depends on the support OF the
adult Communists and the mllitants
In the unions of East Ohio and yicin.
ity for its energetic support to make
this conference rallying point for
the masses Of young workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28
CONTINUED from page ID


ceived by the settlers from the May
flower nearly three centuries ago.
These two important admissions
by Eudaco put decided crimp in the
states case. Prosecutor /. Manuel
Rubin refused to ask his star witness
a single question with regard to these
revelations.
Instead the prosecutor held himself
in reserve for an attack on the de-
Tense witnesses, charging that If they
didn't believe in god, that injured
their credibility. There is another old
Massachusetts law that says that a
disbelief in god affects the competency
OF witness. After considerable
haggling over this question the wit
ness was allowed to proceed.
Prosecutor Desperate.
Prosecutor Rubin exerted himself in
an effort to show that the Lithuanian
workers literary society was affiliated
with the Communist Party. The wit
nesses repeated what Bimba had said
about industrial conditions in the mill
towns Of Massachusetts.
such a bloody government as
Lithuania has at the present time
cannot exist long," Bimba was quoted
by the witnesses and having told his
audience.
The prosecutor wanted to know If
the literary society had received any
communications from the Communist
Party.
mo" replied the witness, August
Baroness, to this question.
IF the prosecutor has any such
letters, I wish he would produce
them" declared Attorney Hoffman to
she court.
The prosecutor refused to accept
the challenge. Then the prosecutor
proceeded to show his ignorance of
existing Communist organizations in
this country. He asked the next wit
ness, Stanley Smith. If he belonged
10 the Communist Party. Smith had
to reply he didn't know of any such
party.
Asks About Moscow.
The prosecutor then went thru his
papers for several moments produc-
ing another question as follows: Are
you a member of the Communist
Labor Party?" NO" replied Smith.
What are the principles of the
Third International Of Moscow" was
the next question, but the Judge seem
ed to think that it's too far from
Brockton and ordered the question
stricken.
How does that affect in any way
what this man, Bimba said in his
speech?" declared the judge in stop
ping this line of questioning.
Then the prosecutor tried to get
the witness, Smith. to analyze the re-
iigious makeup of the neighborhood
in which the speech was made The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

An evening Of the new Russian pro-
letarian poetry is arranged by the Rus
sian living newspaper, Prolet-Tribune,
for this Sunday, Feb. %, at the
Workers House, 1902 w. Division st.
The latest poetry from Soviet Rus
STA will be read by local Russian &C
tors and the Worker Correspondents
of the Novy Mir, Russian Communist
daily. Begins at p. m. Admission
rs cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28
Poor Wages.

Even when working, they receive
very poor wages. The tonnage men
receive only rs cents per ton, and
without receiving any additional
wages, have to remove about a foot
of slate They also have to set posts
and lay tracks, all of which takes a
considerable time, without receiving
any extra compensation.
Most Of the young workers are en-
ployed as motormen, trip-riders, driy-
ers, door tenders and other such
work which requires ability to work
very fast. Their work is very danger
GUS and many accidents occur fire.
quently.
A young miner from this district
sums up the situation in the follow
ing language:
Conditions In Ohio Mines.
"The conditions in the union fields
are much better than in the nom
union. The only reason for this is
the protection OF the union. But
despite this protection the coal OPP
orators have succeeded in starting a
speed-up system in the mines that
even Henry Ford would have hard
time to beat. A large percentage of
the young workers are employed at
hauling coal either with motors on
which two men must work or with
mules.
The companies have gradually CIV
en- them more mines to haul from
and still expect to get out the same
amount Of coal as before. In order to
cut down expenses they are neglecting
70 keep the roads clean and are not
tlmbering the entries.
This allows the roof to come In
and then only when the track Is SO
dirty that II is impossible to get over
II, will they clean II. This is danger
Gus as the brakemen are almost al
ways running beside the trips and II
is very easy to slip on piece of
coal or slate and fall, throwing an
arm or leg under a moving trip.
also where the hauling Is done by
motors the trolley wire is usually
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

REDDING, Cal, 26.-Indicating that
the subterranean forces responsible
for Tuesdays eruption of Mount Las
sen, the only active volcano in conti-
mental United States, have not sub
sided, a mild eruption of an hours
duration occurred today. 1t fell far
short of the Tuesdays activity, how
ever.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28
Sweat shops in Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 26.-
1900 children in 600 families were
found doing factory work at home, ac-
cording to an investigation by the
Pennsylvania department of labor and
industry. All these children were UNI
der 16, and half were between 10
and IA.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28
YOUNG WORKERS CONFERENCE
IN BELLAIRE This SUNDAY
Organizers Handled Final Drive At Least Thirty Delegates
Will Be Present The Struggle Against Rotten Conditions
OF Youth and Danger of New War Will Be Center
Point of Discussion and Decisions.

BELRE ohioThree Workers tConmu
b League in the Eastern
concentration
which is to take place Bie February Murphy
who has been reports that at least
thirty delegates will be the
the field for his work Dnvae has recently
returned from anthracite working for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

"eAAN WI h1A
This conference OF young workers,
the first Of its kind in America, means
a big step froward In the awakening
of class consciousness among the
young American workers. wss
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

This conference will be of tremendous significance This
true not only for the young workers-partcuarly the
young miners, but to the workers generally Take
example the disaster in the mine in Shadyside which
the miners nine lives The trade officials do not
bother much about the immediate welfare OF the miners
Operators Cause Accidents.
It is in this instance and in many others, where it
says in the that things of this kind should
be taken care Of d. e. timbering keeping the mine and
wiring in shape etc. that find the agreement
ing lived up to. This mine where the occurred
in particular supposed Of the best" mines
devices concerned Just because of little things such
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28
Socialist Partp Memher.

Attorney Hoffman recalled Balones
and directed his questioning in an eff
fort to show that the witness against
Bimba had himself made speeches
against god. Balones, however, denied
this, calling them discussions.
He admitted that he was a member
of the Lithuanian Federation of the
Socialist Party and marched in a May
Day parade in 1916. He didn't feel
offended, he said, when Bimba said
there was no god.
Trainowicz was the first witness to
admit that Bimba had declared in his
speech that the workers were drinking
too much bad liquor, that they ought
to join organizations like The Lithuan-
ian American Literary and Education;
al Society and educate themselves.
It fS very evident that the witnesses
have been schooled to apply what
Bimba said against the white terror
in Lithuania to apply to the United
States. Thus every witness mechan-
ically repeats that Communists are OBJ
posed to the use Of the ballot. Bimba
had merely pointed out that in Lithua-
MIA under the nationalist-clerical-so-
cialist terror, the Communists candi-
dates had been thrown into prison on
the eve Of the elections and that it
was impossible for them to use the
ballot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

Young Workers Conference
takes place at Bohemian Hall,
41st and Harrison, BeIIaire, O.,
Sunday, Feb. %, 10 a. m.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

loose. A little fall from the roof will
tear down $50 or 200 feet OF II. To
get hit by this wire means instant
death as there is from $50 to 500 volts
in t."
For Youth Demands.
The young workers conference will
brace up the entire labor movement.
The keynote OF the conference must
be united action by young adult work
'ers, on behalf OF the youth demands.
The unions OF the workers must be
strengthened by the union devoting
greater attention to the conditions
OF the young workers and thus solidi-
flying tho bond between the young and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28
Landlords Responsible for Death.

CLEVELAND (FP) = Landlords
are held responsible for Cleveland
Negroes suffering a death rate twice
as high as the white population.
Health commissioner lockwood de-
clares the figures are a "sign that
something is radically wrong in our
social setup." Negroes. although com
posing only per cent of the popula-
ton, supply ~ per cent of the deaths.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28
UNITY YOUNG AND ADULT WORKERS
is KEYNOTE OF YOUTH CONFERENCE
The Conference Must Young
Activities of the Union Must Bring Pressure Bear the
Unions for the Discussion of Young Workers. Problems.
BY GEORGE PAPcuN.
Secretary Youth

Secretary Youth Conference Arrangements Committee
The working youth conference of East Ohio this
Feb % Beare all thirty delegates
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

Get your tickets now for the Inter.
national concert Of the T. U. {. L.
Sat-, March 10, at 9th st. Theater.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

saIey u5Vcss arc cOnceIneu just Decause OF little
berng accident
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28
The nMaIesty, d the law.

Judge King hears police cases every
morning before the Bimba case is
called. Today a little Negro mother,
with two little children toddling at
her feet, was called before the court
as the result of her inability to pay
a debt of SIS. Althp she is not well
and out of work, she offered to pay so
cents per week until the debt is paid
The judge haggled with her, thinking
this was not enuf, that she ought to
pay at least 81 per week. He finally
agreed to give her three months to
pay the debt. She. promised to do
the best she could.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-02-28

prosecution has been able to find who
was shocked at Bimba's declarations
against the existence of God Of the
New England puritans.
The prosecutor, ]. Manuel Rubin,
came to Trainovic's support, however,
by hurriedly bringing out that the
court clerk had read the complaint to
him. 1t developed that 1t had fallen
to Trainowicz's lot to sign the bias
phemy charge because he was the
only good church goer that could be
found.
A Dumb Witness.
Trainowicz, however, revealed that
he was not familiar with the language
of the complaint he had signed. There
was considerable effort expended in
trying to find out, in Lithuanian and
English, what he thought he meant
when he signed the charge that Bimba
was guilty Of "contumeliously re-
preaching god" He thought that to
reproach meant to swear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
FRESH FRUITS DROP
AT CENTER MARKET
Alligator Pears at 90 Cents Are
Feature-Peaches More
Plentiful.

Eggs Of best quality now are 4C
cents dozen, at Center Market
Butter is at so and SIS cents a pound
for the best grade of creamery brands.
| A feature of the Center Market offer.
ings is Alligator pears at 20 and rs
| cents each.
Tomatoes, home grown. are quoted
| at 10 cents retail.
| a. Raisins are 20 cents, with white
raisins at 80 cents a pound; prunes, Is
| to so cents: peaches. 40 cents; april
cots. As cents; pears, so cents; cherries.
| 80 and SO cents; figs, 35 and SO cents;
and dates, Is and 80 cents.
| Stuffed olives are 10 cents a pint,
and green olives are 35 and 40 cents.
In the fresh fruit lines the following
| prices are general: Blackberries, 20
cents a quart box; gooseberries, 80
cents a quart box; pears 25 cents for
| a box of s; plums, 20 cents for a box
| of IL; peaches, plentiful, so cents for
a box of 20; huckleberries, 20 cents a
| quart; and black raspberries, 35 cents
quart.
| Honeydew melons are 40 and SO
cents, and honeyballs are Is cents
each Watermelons are from so cents
to Is cents each depending on size
|
cents, and white grapes are % cents
q pound.
Cantaloupes are 20 cents each.
Lima beans are 60 a quart.
New potatoes are offered at cents
per pound. Green apples and other
cooking varieties are s cents "a pound.
Corn is cents an ear. Other Of
| ferings are: String beans, 10 cents a
| pound; beets. cents a bunch; car
rots, cents a bunch: bananas, 80
cents d dozen; lettuce, 10 cents a
! head: lines. 80 cents a dozen;
oranges, so and 60 cents a dozen.
! Dressed chickens are priced at so
cents a pound for fryers and bakers,
with stewing chickens at 40 cents.
Fish prices for the most popular
kinds are: Crackers, 121s cents a
| pound: salmon, 40 cents a pound;
halibut. 40: bass. 25: mackerel, 90;
| butter, 20; and rock, 25 and IS; cod,
| 25; spots. 20: founder. 20: soft shell
crabs, $3.50 to $3.50 per dozen: crab
meat so cents pound; clans. 60
cents a quart of 20: haddock. IS cents
| n pound. swordfish 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
Peach Parfait.

Reserve one-fourth of a cupful of
rich cream to decorate the completed
dish. To the other three-fourths add
three-fourths of q cupful of less rich
cream, then beat the whole until firm
enough to hold its shape. Press
enough ripe peaches through sieve
to fill one cupful and half. Stir into
this a level teaspoonful of gelatin
softened in cold water and melted over
a kettle. Add the juice of lemon
and stir it into the peach pulp with
two-thirds Of cupful of sugar. Set
in ice water until the mixture thick
ems little, then. little by little, cut
and fold the cream into it. Turn the
mixture into quart bowl lined with
paper. Spread a paper over the top,
press down the cover and let stand
buried in equal measures If ice and
salt for about three hours. Turn out
onto dish and ad dthe whipped
cream and serve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23
DO YOU CARRY YOUR LUNCHEONP

fast or dinner. The container which
carries your noon meal should be large
enough so as to permit the food to
be carried properly. 1t must also be
one that can be easily cleaned. The
lunch-box meal is not like the dainty
bite to be served with afternoon tea,
where the guests are looking forward
shortly to an ample dinner. The
lunch-box meal must be hearty, made
up of hearty sandwiches with bread
generously spread with fresh butter
and nourishing filings.
Fruit should go into that box every
single day At this time of year it
will probably be two or three peaches
or a very light banana or a handful
of plums or even a small cupful of
fresh berries. Whatever happens,
however, fruit must be there.
A container which will keep your
beverage either hot or cold is almost
a necessity If you are to depend on
your lunch to keep your diet prop
erly balanced and your health prop
erly cared for. Such a bottle will be
for hot coffee and will do equally
well for iced tea. If the lunch box
seems too heavy, remember that the
energy you expend in carrying it will
come back to you many fold.
Crisp vegetables are as important
as food. Sandwich filling made of
sliced cucumbers is one way OF intro
ducing these. Another is to have a
small cup filed with spinach or salad
minced and mixed with dressing.