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abroad. Publicity, speaking trips, or
ganization of branches, are neces.
sary and legitimate part of its activ-
ity and its expenditures, especially
during the first year of its existence.
% THE publicity work Of the I. L.
40 d. has been a very important
item particularly in connection with
the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Thou
sands of the Debs' appeal were dis
tributed. Hundreds Of posters placed
in labor halls. Hundreds of petitions
were circulated, resolutions and tele-
grams sent to Massachusetts,, etc.
. THE relations between the /. L.
70 D. and the A. c. L. U. are entire
ly harmonious. The two organiza-
tons cooperate on many cases. They
have an understanding as to the fields
in which each can serve best. Many
persons serve on both organizations.
A THE agitation work Of the 1. L. D.
f. deals not only with class war
cases in this country but in many
foreign countries as in Hungary, Rou-
mania and Poland. The work done
in this field has been expensive but
fruitful. 1t has helped to save the
lives Of many workers abroad.
THE main purposes Of the 1. L. D.
- is well described in the language
of Secretary Cannon writing on the
Second Annual Conference in the Oc-
tober Labor Defender:
I'VE must not get the idea that we
are merely defense workers Col
lecting money for lawyers. That is
only part of what we are doing. We
are organizing workers on issues
which are directly related to the class
struggle. The workers who take part
in the work Of the l. L. D. are drawn
step by step into the main stream of
the class struggle"
TIME International Labor Defense is
4 non-partisan, non-political body.
/ for the defense of workingclass vic
films OF capitalist injustice and frame
lups. 1t is made up Of workers OF all
shades of political opinion. It's Ma
ltional Committee includes trades un-
ionists, Socialists, Communists, l. W.
WIS and men and women of no af-
filiation, the majority Of whom are
non-Communists. One OF the signers
Of this letter is now the National
Chairman Of the I. L. D. 1t concerns
itself with all workers arrested be-
cause of their activity on behalf Of
the -workingclass. II handles indivi-
dual cases as well as group cases,
such as Passaic.
THE need of such an organization is
4 self-evident and will increase with
the militancy of the class struggle in
America. We feel that you have done
great injustice to an efficient or
ganization carrying on an essential
work in splendid manner for the
cause of labor and ask you therefore
to print this letter in full.
Sincerely yours,
II. w. L. Dana.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.
Robert w. Dunn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
BY PHILIP DI clANsITTIsTi.

AVELLA, Pa, Nov. ga big Brophy
victory was won in Avella, Pa, by
Powers Hapgood of District No. 2,
U. M. w. of A.
During the time since John Brophy,
president Of District No. 2, .. NJ. w.
Of A., came out with his open letter
for the Save the Union Policy" the
Avella locals, which consist Of about
$500 members, having studied Bro.
phys "Save the Union Policy" wanted
to hear more because it sounded good
to them. They concluded that here
was man who twas going to show
the miners the right road. An invita-
ton was extended to Powers Hap
good and also to P. T. Pagan, presi-
dent of District No 8, U. M, w. of A.,
to address the Avella miners.
Fasan's Opponent.
The meeting was called to order
and a chairman was elected, Fred
Siders, president of Local Union 1881,
U. M. w. of A., of Avella, Pa, running
against Pagan for the president of
District No. 5, o. M. w. of A.. and who
stands 100 per cent for the "Save the
Union Policy" was elected chairman
Of the meeting. Introducing Powers
Hapgood as the first speaker, he also
stated that Pat Pagan had been in
vited to speak in order to give him a
chance to defend the Lewis policy.
At this moment Pagan arose to his
feet waving a telegram and yelling
that he had only received the invita-
ton the day before and did not know
know he was to debate with Powers
Hapgood, and that he did not know
that Hapgood would be there. Pagan
read the telegram twice and tried to
prove that he was the only speaker
invited. At this moment a point OF
order was raised, and after the chair
man asked what the point of order
was, the delegate stating that his
point of order was that Powers Hap
good had been invited first and should
have the floor first. The point Of order
was we'll taken and Hapgood took the
floor.
Hapgood explained that he had
come TO Avella with no malice and
that he was fighting policy and not
personality. Hapgood pointed out the
necessity OF organizing and showed
where we had lost 100000 of our
membership in the last few years, and
that we had lost whole districts that
were organized 100 per cent before,
and all because our leaders do not
show the people why it is necessary
that we should have 100 per cent
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Labor Board Hearing
Plea for r. r. Wage
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the support of their families; how
much time they spend away from
home and what their expenses are for
such periods and for uniforms; how
long it takes to get promotion; how
they have lost rules protecting them
on the job, particularly in order to
get their last wage increase in 1924;
how great their hazards and RESPONSE
bilities are.
N. ]. Fitzgerald, interchangeable
freight and passenger brakeman on
New York Central lines west, told of
the crack Twentieth Century Limited
between New York and Chicago earn
ing sS.OOO,OOO in 1925.
Claim Better Methods.
Cross-examination by j. G. Walber,
chairman Of the managers confer
ence, tries to bring out that the roads
have Increased efficiency by improved
equipment. elimination Of curves, and
better methods. When the union of.
ficials agreed to let the arbitrators
use u. S. department Of labor Stats
tics on wage rates in other industries
for comparison Walker agreed, but
added that the roads would submit
additional statistics from states fig
ures, which include non-union as well
as union labor. Since" he said, "the
U. S. figures are for union labor only. "
He said the roads would show the pro-
portion Of workers getting union and
non.union rates. The roads are ex-
pected to submit records showing
something Of their earnings and rates
of profit.
First Under New Act.
This is the first arbitration board
sitting under the Parker-Watson act.
Daniel L. Cease, editor Railroad Train
men, and e. p. Curtis, general secre'
tary conductors. represent the work
ers on the board. Robert V. Massey,
general manager eastern region Penn.
sylvania Railroad, and William A.
Baldwin, vice-president Erie Railroad
represent the arrangements. These
four chose William ID. Baldwin. chair.
man Otis Elevator Co. and Edgar e.
Clark OF Clark g. LaRoe. law Arm, as
impartial arbitrators" under the law.
Clark was chosen chairman.
He was formerly president OF the
conductors organization. In 1902
President Roosevelt chose him to act
in the coal strike and in 1904 he was
put on the Interstate commerce com.
missinn- WHARF ha aarvad 1e xearR
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
JEWELRY BOSSES
ENDEAvORINC TO
BREAK u N | 0 N
Eleven Shops Settle with
the Union

NEW YORK, Nov S.-The Novelty
Jewelry Employers Association is en-.
deavoring to break the union and
drive the small manufacturers out of
business by prolonging the, present
strike, according to Anthony Capraro,
manager of Local II which has been
conducting a strike for union recogni-
ton since October 25th.
Small Fellows Doomed.
This association is not being built
to serve the interests Of the industry,
.Capraro declares. "The leaders of
the association know that the small
fellows cannot last long, If they can
prolong the strike three or four weeks
more, they think they can break both
the small manufacturers and the un-
ion, By that time all Of the trade
will have gone to the big shops and
the little fellows will be left out in
the cold.
Mr.. Ffshel, of Fishel Nessler Com
pany, 1S4 Fifth avenue, is one Of the
moving spirits in the association. He
has been paying the initiation fees for
small manufacturers who have joined
and has advanced them money to
carry on. He has not told them, how
ever, that HIS real intention is to
double-cross them.
Changing Tactics.
we have learned that Mr.. Fishel
is changing his tactics. Last Monday
when his workers went to get their
back pay, they were told that If they
did not return to work they must
come and take their tools away. When
one worker went after his tools to
take them and get job in one of the
settled shops, Fishel said to him:
Well, leave them here a few days
more He is evidently not so sure
that he has the situation in hand. He
sees that the union means business
and he is weakening"
Eleven Shops Settle.
The union announces that H. Mum
ger, Inc, 80 West SSrd street, has set
tied with the union, making a total
Of II shops settled in ten days. In
addition, H. Smith, "a West Seth St.,
has just broken away from the asso-
citation, the union having pulled out
his most skilled mechanic on Wednes-
day.
The employers have been hiring
thugs to intimidate and beat up pick
cts and the police department has rem
dered assistance in the same work,
but the union has continued its daily
picketing and has the situation well
IN hand
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RED-TAPE
IS REFUGE FOR
TEAPOT DOMERS
Stave OFF Justice by
Court appeals"

WASHINGTON, Nov. s-After
week Of skirmishing by lawyers, the
end of the famous oil scandal cases
appeared today to be far off.
The intention of the principals to
fight virtually every move of the gov
eminent to the last technical refuge In
the supreme court was indicated by
their legal maneuvers.
Harry F. Sinclair. millionaire oil
magnate, who was indicted with For
mer Secretary Of the Interior Albert
B. Fall on charges Of consDiring to
defraud the government in the Teapot
Dome deal, has taken the second of
three cases involving him to the SUI
preme court.
Squlrm Out.
Despite the fact that Fall and Ed
ward l.. Doheny, head of the Pan
American Petroleum Company, are
scheduled to face trial in the criminal
court here on November % on an
other conspiracy charge growing out
VI bAAG LIN AAAAAh 1851 VIC AEGoEB LAADAN
also was possibility that this case
will be delayed by a new move.
Attorneys for Fall may seek delay
thru a challenge to the authority OF
congress to name special prosecutors,
Civil Cases Now Up.
The supreme court now has before
it a civil suit involving the legality
of Doheny's lease on the Elk Hills
reserve. A similar suit to cancel the
lease Of Harry F. Sinclair's Mammoth
Oil Company on Teapot Dome has just
reached the high court on a petition
for review.
Another case which the oil mag
nate is fighting is a citation for con-
tempt in refusing to answer questions
of senate committee. This case has
been virtually in suspension for many
months awaiting high court ruling in
the Nal s. Daugherty case.
The civil suits have already run
the gauntlet of the federal district
courts and circuit courts Of appeals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
Another Forward Bluff Is Called

Jewish Daily
attack the activities
workers. organization
campaigns
the relief
enough the organization to look into the
defense
abroad The Forward statement na
tonal Labor Defense for
Spon the activity OF genuine working class organization
socialist editors
selves out Of sympathy WITH
D. and that the l. L. purely Com
to the labor
porters International Labor
OF l. D. Robert w. welknown
W. l. Dana sent the follow
ing letter to the to is / l.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
Policies and Programs
The Trade Union Press
Strikes-Injunctions
Labor and Imperialism
WORKERS Will
FIGHT FOR new
TRIAL-FLYNN
Sacco and Vanzetti Are
Guiltless

NEW YORK, Nov. Announcing
a giant mass meeting of protest for
Sacco and Vanzetti, Elizabeth Gurley
Flynn, secretary OF the emergency
committee which is arranging the
meeting, said:
eve never expected anything but
denial of a new trial from Judge
Thayer, whose prejudice has been ap-
parent for five years. We know that
anyone who had conducted such a
trial as he did when Sacco and Van
zetti were convicted would never con-
slider that anything warranted re-
trial.
"But workers all over the world
stand united in their determination
that these two prosecuted workers
shall have a new trial. The recently
published evidence shows, without a
doubt, that they are innocent.
viii Fight.
I'VE will fight with all our power
against any possible attempt of the
state of Massachusetts to salve it's
conscience by committing the SEN
tence of Sacco and Vanzetu to life
Imprisonment. They must be freed.
They are guiltless Of the crime for
which they 5were convicted, and we
are certain they would be acquitted by
new jury not under the influence of
anti-red hysteria.
"Sacco and Vanzetti must have a
new trial." o
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
Congress Won't Give
States Power to Set
Dry Standard Lenroot

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-Congress
will never delegate to the states the
right to define the alcoholic content
OF beverages, as proposed by the pro-
hibitlon referendums overwhelmingly
approved in New York and Illinois,
Senator Lenroot, of Wisconsin, de-
clared today.
Congress itself has the right, II it
desires to raise the alcoholic content
to 2.75 per cent, but am sure II never
would pass that power over to the
states" no said
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
Scott Nearing Gives
Economics Lectures
in Los Angeles Soon

LOS ANGELES, Nov. s. Scott
Nearing is giving two courses of lee
lures of great interest to the workers
His subjects will be WHITTIER
Europe?" and Postwar Economics"
The series will be given during the
week of Nov. % at the Lincoln Hall,
Walker Auditorium, 7SO South Grand
avenue.
Nearing will give lectures in the
evening on the first subject and in the
afternoon on the second. Course tick
cts for the evening are So and for the
afternoon ST.
The lectures are given under the
auspices Of the American Civil Liber-
ties Union, southern California branch.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
Los Angeles to Hold
Debs Memorial Meet
BY GRAY STONE.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 8. - A
Debs Memorial Meeting under the
auspices of the International Labor
Defense will be held on Friday eve.
ming, Nov. II, at Music-Art Hall, 23S
South Broadway The speakers an.
nounced so far are: Mother Bloor and
Tom Lewis. Robert Whitaker will be
chairman for the evening. Invitation
has been extended to all workingclass
organizations to participate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
Organized Labor-Trade Union Activities

News and Comment
Labor Education
Labor and Government
Trade Union Politics
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-10
AVELLA MINERS CHEER BROPHY
AT BIG MEETING; HISS LEWIS POLICY

organization. The speaker pointed out
that the miners wanted a goal to look
forward to, and that goal could only
be reached by naturalization.
Labor Party Question.
Hapgood took up theN question of a
labor party, stating that our present
leader, John L. Lewis, was supposed
to be fighting for a labor party, but
helped put Strikebreaker Coolidge in
Office. Hapgood mentioned many
other points which would take up too
much time and paper, but neverthe-
less the meeting was cheering for
Brophy at the end of his talk
Pagan Takes Floor.
The chairman introduced P. T.
Pagan, president District No. 5, U. M.
w. of A. Pagan, on taking the floor,
sarcastically referred to my good
friend Hapgood, "a graduate from col
lege," coming away over here from
District No. 2, U. M. w. Of A., to talk
on organization and naturalization.
He asked Hapgood which college he
graduated from, and Hapgood told him
Yale. Then Pagan yelled that he
(Fagan) got his education in the coal
mines, but he did not state whether
in union or scab mines. Pagan then
went back to his weak point by say
ing: 81 am your president, l have
been fighting night and day for you
brothers. There is not a moment that
am not thinking OF some way to bet
ter the conditions of your district, and
our great leader, John L. Lewis, has
been doing the same"
At this moment there was an up
roar in the hall-the men were hiss
ing Pagan, calling him liar and fascist,
friend Of Benito Mussolini, and some
Of them left the hall. Pagan tried to
talk on; but could get no order. At
last a little order was gotten, after
Pagan stopped talking, and someone
proposed that the chairman appoint a
sergeant at arms to keep order, the
motion carried by the majority and
the chairman appointed Philip Di
Giambattista, Frank Marino and Mar
tin Kavcich to be sergeants at arms,
with instructions that in case anyone
became unruly they were to put him
out.
Pagan started his talk again by say
ing he guessed that the story would
DO in The DAILY WORKER about the
chairman having to give him protec-
ton so he could present his side Of
the present policy Of the U. NJ. w.
of A.
Hapgood took the floor again to re-
ply to Fagan's attack on his college
training. Il want to say that / worked
In the mines before l got my educa-
ton, and | am working in the mine
now after ! have gotten IT," said Hap
good. my education is at the service
Of the workers. am not like some
of our brothers, who gained their edu.
cation thru the U. NJ. w. OF A. and
then used It against the workers"
Hapgood told about his trip to Russia
and stated that our present leaders
were against delegation to the So
Wet Union to find out the true facts
about the Soviet government.
After some more questions and an.
swers, the meeting adjourned.
A collection was taken to pay Hap.
goods expenses.
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Why don't you write it up7 II may
be interesting to other workers.
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Want Price Arbitration Too

SYDNEY (FP)--The New South
Wales Labor government Is about to
amend the Industrial arbitration act to
give power to the industrial commits.
sioner to prevent unreasonable in.
creases In prices
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-23
u. S. Commission to
Resume Talk with
Frenchmen on Debt

Washington, Apr. 22.-lH)--Ine
American debt commission Will re-
sumo negotiations tomorrow with
France for a funding of its debt
with motion pending in the senate
to reconsider it's ratification yester-
day on the Italian agreement.
Ambassador Berenger, who has
been given full power by France to
negotiate settlement, will meet
with the commission. He has been
in conference with Secretary Mellon
for several weeks on the question
and treasury officials were confident
tonight that : an early agreement
could be reached.
Action on a motion by Senator
Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, to re-
consider ratification of the Italian
settlement. was deferred. While
Senator Smoot, Republican, OF Utah.
sought in vain for an agreement for
a vote tomorrow on reconsideration.
early action on the motion was ex-
pected by leaders.
1t is the plan of leaders to press
for ratification of five other debt
funding agreements pending in the
senate which have been approved by
the house. These include settlements
with Belgium, Rumania, Esthonia,
Latvia and Czecho -Slovakia.
Only a short meeting of the debt
commission is expected tomorrow
and 1t is probable that Ambassador
Berenger will present a new settle
ment offer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-23
Morning Newspapers
Elect Officers at
New York Meeting

New York, april 22-(E)-Era Scha-
efer, business manager of the Fort
Wayne, Ind, ? Journal Gazette, was
reelected president of the Morning
Newspaper Publishers Association of
America at The annual meeting here
today.
Other officers were reelected as
follows: w. Fl. Mcconnell, publisher
of the Springfield, Illinois, State
Journal. vice president; e. j. Tref-
finger, publisher of the RichE- md,
Ind, Item, secretary and treasurer.
Emerson B. Knight of Indianapolis,
president of Emerson E. Knight, Inc,
was appointed to direct the advertis-
ing during the ensuing year. The as
ISOLATION plans to spend $4,000 in
newspaper advertising and for the
promotion of the morning newspaper
field.
1t was decided to meet again in
Chicago in October. during the an
nual convention of the audit bureau
of circulation.
The association, which was organ
lied five years ago, covers rs states
and comprises SO morning newspaper
members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-23
May Pole Dance
Again A Feature

Again this year, to the great salts
faction of the hundreds who will
attend. the May Pole dance will be
one of the big features at the 14th
annual May Festival to be held at
the Augusta City hall, Saturday
No tespsichorean number has
ever held its popularity like. the
May Pole dance. 1t is one of those
customs handed down through the
centuries that still finds favor.
Given as it will be at the May
FESTIVAL, 1t is delightful little
number that shows rare traiNing
and skill by the little folks who will
participate.
But this May Pole dance viii be
but one of the features of the
festival Mother Gooses Goslings"
will be play given by the young
folks that is sure to prove one of the
mostdelightful ever offered. Then
there will be booths where cooked
foods, candy. children's dresses,
lingerie, grabs and balloons will be
offered. The program will begin at
3 o'clock in the afternoon and after
the entertainment there will be gen.
eral dancing by all who wish to
participate.
Part Of the door receipts will be
given to the Augusta General hos
pital.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-23
Girl Reserves to
Entertain ~ at "Y"
This Evening

Inc Girl Reserves Of the Augusta
:. M. g. A. will hold the first rsai
soclal function since their orrani1a :.
. Ton recently, this evening at the
building and arrangements have
Deen made for most ENJOYABLE ana
unusual entertainment. The mem.
ners OF the High Y" club and the
knights of the Round Table" will
De guests of the Reserves and in
aooition each girl will invite a friend
to the event. - 'e'' -
ihe program of the evening will
include several novel features and
there will be dancing for ALI The
gymnasium is to be decorated to re-
semble Pirate Ship" and some~of
the features of the evening will fol-
low that lead, one of the events be-
ing q Treasure Hunt"
In the receiving line will be Mr.,
and Mrs. Milton o. Dean, Principal
and Mrs. Everett v. Perkins of Cony
High. General Secretary and Mrs.
Ihomas s. Smith of the Y. M. c. A,
and Superintendent of Schools and
MRS. Fred w. Burrill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-23
EAST WINTHROP

The Thursday Club held it's an
nual meeting at the church parlor on
April %. Roll Call: Current Events.
Plans were made for the ensuing
year. After the business session the
following officers were elected for the
following year: President. Mrs.
Fannie Hewett; vice president, Mrs.
Sadie Hewett; secretary. Mrs. Janet
Towle: treasurer, Mrs. Lillian Fos-
ter; flower committee, Mrs. Eugenia
r. Titus; program committee. Miss
Mary Ward. Mrs. Janet Towle. Mrs.
Lillian Foster. Mrs. Eugenia Titus:
finance committee, Mrs. Lillian Fos-
ter, Mrs. Sadie Hewett, Mrs. Mabel
Whiting
The Willing Helpers will meet with
Mrs. Lora Mace on Friday afternoon.
Phillip Hurley of Albany. N. Y, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. W. r. Nc
Namara.
Mrs. Stella Stone is confined to the
house by illness.