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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-05
AMERICAN CLUB.
Shanghai, China.

DEAR Hank:-Just before the
battle, fellah, I'll write you
a few lines from Shanghai-Li'l
Ole Shanghai, where we spend
the morning designing bridges,
the noon fighting booze in the
Aston House bar, and the after
moons and evenings shooting
blood-thirsty Chinese. Yeah,
even the widest of us soon get
tired of war, and even the most
cold-blooded of us soon tire of
seeing the streets CORY and veri-
table shambles.
! told you some time ago that
had Joined the Shanghai Royal Police,
didn't |? Well, the afternoon of the
outbreak here / was called out-and
arrived in front of the Louza Bar
racks, to which | am assigned, just
after the shooting-in fact, was
within a block of the gate fighting
my way thru the mob and getting
stoned doing it, when the volleys
were fired Eight blown apart, four
dying within the very gate, and any
number lying dying and wounded in
the street.
Street Slippery With Blood.
The police were wholly justified in
shooting into the mob for many OF
the raving maniacs were already with.
in the gate, and the main police ar.
senal and defense Of Shanghai was
in danger Of falling. Blood was
splashed eight feet high on the gate,
and the street was really slippery
with blood. The first ones killed
were fairly blown to little bits by
the Colt ass we are armed with.
Imagine three white policemen,
with half dozen Sikhs and a dozen
faithful Chinese police, fighting single
handed against mob OF FIVE or more
thousand enraged Chinese and stu,
dents, fighting until their uniforms
were torn to shreds, their faces torn
by long nails, bloody and battered
fighting for three solid hours, slowi,
giving way until with backs against
! the last defense they shot into the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-05
Current Events
BY T. }. o'FLAHERTY

ONLY few weeks ago the hnanclal
" agent of the Dawes plan in Ger
MANY told us that Germany was in
tho midst of a wave of prosperity.
Scarcely had the news reached the
nuhlic when we learned that hundreds
Of thousands of workers were unem-
Moved in that country. The latest re-
norts give the figure at 1,057,0OO. Per-
haps there is prosperity in Germany
hit it is not for the workers. With
over a million unemployed in Ger
MANY and a number exceeding that in
England; with the French franc gasp
ing Tor breath and the Polish zloty out
Of the running, things do not look SO
bright for capitalism in Europe.
*
HOOK county has broken new
~ record for murders. The average
for 1925 was over one murder day
The coroner blames the states attor-
new for difficulty experienced in pun
ishing professional gunner. he points
10 the fact that some time ago a ban
unet was given in honor of Mr.. Grove.
In order to make the affair matter
of record photographer was engaged
to shoot" the banqueteers. did not
see the picture but the coroner says
that check by jowl with Mr.. Grove
we're some of the most experienced
professional gatmen in Chicago.
THIS is a tough city. The states at
L torney raves like maniac, when
ever during the course of a strike a
strikebreaker meets with an accident
But professional killers seem to bear
a charmed existence so far as the
state is concerned. Shortly before the
famous Dean O'Bannion sunk to the
floor under the impact of a consign'
ment of lead from the guns of compe'
titors. that versatile gentleman had
entertained some of the most respect
able Of our citys politicians. He was
also an election supporter Of the
Continued on page 90
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SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. Sit Is be-
lleVed that the rule Of Zankoff, mass
murderer of workers and peasants
under white terror, and present
premier of Bulgaria, is nearing an
end. Internal struggles among the
cabinet are breaking down his
power. Yesterday Zankoff an
nounced the resignation of the min
lister Of public works, Stojentchef,
and demanded an adjournment of
parliament until the cabinet is re-
constructed. The president of the
chamber declared majority vote
for adjournment in spite of the clear
majority against it. Violent pro-
tests were made by the opposition.
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+ A R NJ E R-LABOR
PARTY ENDORSED
BY FARGO LABOR
See Need for Class Politi-
cal Party
Especial to The Daily worker)

FARGO, N. Dakota, Jan. "a resell
ution endorsing action for the forma-
ton of farmer-labor party was pas
sed at the Trades and Labor Assembly
here at one of its recent meetings.
This is one more instance in recent
events which shows that the north
western states are conscious Of the
need for Independent political action
on the part of the workers and farm
ers. and are taking steps toward the
achievement of such action.
The resolution passed by the Fargo
central labor body follows:
Whereas, the political and econom-
ic interests OF the farmers and work
ers are ever becoming more Identical
and
whereas, 1t is becoming ever more
and more impossible to hope for &C.
onomic and political reforms thru
either of the old political parties, and
Whereas. this state and many
other states have already organized
farmer-labor parties, with a growing
promise OF a national party in the
near future, therefore be II
Resolved. that we heartily endorse
the action taken for the formation OF
farmer-labor party in North Dakota
at the farmer.labor conference held at
Bismarck. December Is, 1885,
Fargo Trades and Labor Assembly.
III. X. Martinson, President,
Conrad Meyer, Treasurer"
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TAILORS Will
HOLD ELECTIONS
IN UNION SOON
Left Wing Backs Max
Sillinsky
BY X. OYSTER.
worker Correspondent

The nomination blanks for secretary
Of the Journeyman TaiIors' Union
have already been sent to each and
every local in our union. Now Is our
chance to relieve ourselves Of the re-
dictionary incompetent machine that
has dominated our union for years.
When the present secretary first
took office our union had twice as
many good standing members as it has
now. But today we find large cloth
ing centers in which there are no To-
Gals at all. And in many cities locals
exist on paper only. In New York,
the largest clothing center in the
world, our union has dwindled down to
almost nothing. Yet, the present ma
chine has dumped thousands of dol
lars, collected from the members, into
that city, and has kept on the payroll
their pie babies"
Nominate SiIllnsky.
But as far as organizing is concern
ed, that is another matter. They
need big locals, just as long as they
have enuf money coming in from the
present membership per capita to
maintain themselves in office. Our
union all over the country got into a
rut! Our journal became nothing but
a circular used to SANDER and attack
anything or anybody that was progress
sive. Our constitution and bylaws
mean nothing to the present job-hold-
ers. II member voices a protest
against the misdoings Of any officer.
he is shut up with threats and insults.
We can endure 1t no longer! We
must rid ourselves Of the parasites in
the union! Now is our chance. the
elections are near! Let every progress
sive-minded member attend the meet
ings and nominate Max j. Sillinsky
Continued on page ~
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RAPINE AND LOOTING
TO PROTECT "OUR INTEREST,"

solid mass of bodies.
Can you imagine any Of our police
force in the States fighting against
crazy mob which they knew was
out to murder and loot, fight for three
hours and then only open fire when
the very arsenal was invaded?
Soft Nosed Bullets.
l arrived on the scene, and with
the newly arriving police and civil
ians and soldiers helped to issue arms
and ammunitions to the defense fore
es-huge supplies of pistol ammuni-
ton to each man. heavy riot clubs,
lead loaded. Enfield rifles with soft
nose bullets that spread. Before
nightfall every able bodied man in
Shanghai was preparing to do his
stuff-and within one hour after the
slaughter at Louza Barracks, long be-
fore the foreign population had heard
Of the uprising. the streets were
packed with foaming, frenzied Chin
ese.
ana so. IN order TO maintain com
munication with the residential dis
tricts we had to clear the Broadway
Of the Orient Of the mobs; and for
three hours we poor cops who had
been unlucky enough to be. called
upon first before the rest Of Shang.
hal heard OF the trouble, fought hand
to hand with fully ten thousand crazy
Chinese. There were about eighteen
Of us. armed with baseball bats and
Continued on page -
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LOW WAGES, ROTTEN SANITARY
CONDITIONS, is WORKERS LOT
IN OMAHA PACKING HOUSES
BY a Worker Correspondent.

OMAHA Nebr, 3.We have the big Four" packers
Omaha, Armour Morris Swift cudahy and Dod Then there
small plants South Omaha Packing Co., Midwest
Packing Co., Cossberg Packing Co., Omaha Packing Co. and
Fisher Sons All the packing plants located the south
side of Omaha.
Common labor the yards is paid 421b per
from IA hours per After As hours during any
week. time and one-ha paid overtime general
arranged that overtime
done piece packing plants today varying prices
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Mostly Negroes.

mostly negroes
Most of the workers in the packing
houses of Omaha are Negroes. Next
come the Polish, Bohemian, South
Slavic, with about per cent Mexicans
work outside the plants during the
summer months, and a few Russians,
Lithuanians and Greeks.
All of the large plants have com
pany union" In Armour Morris,
Swifts, Cudahys' and in Dolds there
who work outside the plants during the
Is variation of this known as the
5000 club" of cooperation between
the boss and the workers to increase
production and eliminate waste.
IN the Armour-Morris plant the re-
TAIL store has been turned over to the
workers conference board" and they
now call it the "workingmen's store"
They sell overalls, boots and other
work outfits, also products of the
packing plant-the seconds, badly cut
meat being disposed Of in this way
as 1t is not readily salable to the
trade.
No Organization In Plants.
There is union charter here, Local
602 of the--Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen. American
Federation of Labor, which has about
ten members, not one of whom are
employed in the packing plants. This
charter was that of the General La
borers' local which had a membership
of about 1000 during the war. This
local had quite large fund left after
the last strike, which was expended
in an effort to reorganize the packing
house workers after the disastrous
strike of 1921. The local did this with
out even one penny of assistance from
the International union.
The /. w. w. had about 200 men,
hers after the 1921 strike, but now
there is not one Wobbly left in the
Omaha plants.
There was a walkout of the beef
killing department at Armours last
summer. The workers protested
against working only 3 hours on Fri
day and being compelled to work 10
hours on Saturday. They demanded a
halliday Saturday. The strike was
lost and most of the leaders black
listed.
Strict Police System.
There is a strict police system in
the plants and no worker is allowed to
pass from one department to another
without permission. Every policeman
or cantor has key to each locker,
so that there is no need to break into
them for investigation or inspection"
Most of the 'janitors" in the dressing
rooms are spies or secret police, but
do not wear a uniform.
Then in each department there are
one or more of those stoolpigeons or
spies working alongside the workers.
Some Of them are provocateurs, start
ing discussion about grievances and
the need for a union; and as soon as
the worker expresses an opinion
favorable to a union he is reported
and Immediately discharged. The
(Coutinued on maze "a
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WHAT ABOUT THE FARMERS :?

IN every mornings Of DAILY WORKER, starting
Monday, there will special section paper
articles attraction features Of interest the farmers The
DAILY WORKER always the
but the crisis demands that increased
space their problems Subscribe
miss Monday mornings Of The DAILY
WORKER, 1fs W. Washington Blvd, Chicago, H.
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DAILY WORKER DISTRIBUTION
WILL START AT "ST0CKYARDS"
ENTRANCES TOMORROW MORNING

No article appears in today's issue Of The DAILY
WORKER on the Chicago stockyards, most of the
workers in The Yards worked all day Saturday and will
work today The DAILY WORKER to be distributed
at the gates and there will be very few workers going
to work today decided TO postpone the articles and
the distribution for day Tomorrow morning, The
DAILY WORKER will be at the gates of the stockyards.
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An ImperiaIist Butcher
Boasts of Mass Murders

THERE DAILY WORKER of the most
astounding the mperiass butchey OF the
told the butchers told his words
his viewpoint This viewpoint sufficiently damnng to itself that we
the Impa
mind, the mperaist ehc, the imperiaLst in action
Rarely perast butcher tell his story Usually the butchery
Cob described by the writer OF the letter.
the talent for graphic description
which he coAabore author
will
b. in
ain ernaiona handful slnsd
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And it pertinent question ask here, what is the inter
of America that should make the author of this astounding
letter boast in reVerenta of meetnghe who is
denta advisor powerful today in China Baker,
American, advisor to Marshal Chang Tso-in"?
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Chinese Without Arms.

OTITINot " TNFTVut NJ IT'S
COON the streets were fairly
- reeking with Chinese -. but
none with arms-beeause, due to
our raids carried on all the time,
summer and winter, no arms were
to be had by the Chinese that we
hadn't seized already.
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euts spurtIna over street.

Cuts Squirting over Street.
TWO of our armored cars arrived,
| each with I" steel walls, tur-
rets and machine guns mounted like
In tanks-and these cars drove full
speed into the mob. The injured
was appalling, two crushed TO death,
their CUTS squirting all over the
street, broken legs, ribs and batter
ed bodies.
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Picture In
Words of the
u. s. i'm China

IIERE is a picture in graphic
1 words of the role Of the United
States in China as set forth in
greater detail in the accompanying
article:
Blood splashes Eight Feet High.
BLOOD was spIashed eight feet
- high on the gate, and the street
was really slippery with blood. The
first ones killed were fairly blown
to little bits by the Colt ass we are
armed with.
Break Noses and Legs.
VAJE broke scores of collar bones,
wv fractured dozen or more
skulls, broke one Chinese back, and
ruined faces, broke noses and arms
and legs. Never in my life have
been so brutal, so utterly given over
to the lust for blood.
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Japanese and British Unite.
THE Japanese is never more
l hated by Americans in Amer
lea than he is hated out here by
British. The hatred is cordial and
hot, and upon that one ground we
meet, as we do out here on many
others.
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Rreak Noses and Leas.
Protect or Interest.

NkIE... had killed ten Chinese,
wv crippled many for life, and
had spilled blood all over Marking
road-to protect our interest.
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Street Full Of Gore.
THE slaughter was pretty, seven
l at the first session, with the
usual street full Of heathens crawl
ing on all tours, bleeding and
screaming, and the usual street full
Of gore.
Unwritten History.
GONE day III tell you things,
- things that aren't written In
history, nor published in papers,
and are not talked about in police
barracks. And III put you on your
honor not to let this stuff get out.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
CHAMPION mile
RUNNER ON WAY
TO MEET MURINE
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

VANCOUVER, 3. c., April 30
Randolph Rose, champion miller of
Australia, has completed the first leg
of a journey which will take him
more than half way around the world
in his quest of a race with Paavo
Nurmi. Arriving here last night from
New Zealand on the Acrangi, Rose
Immediately made plans to start to-
night on the second lap, which will
take him to New York. He will board
a steamer there on May 15 for Europe
where he will compete in the English
championship prior to invading the
continent for the Nurmi race.
Rose, native of Masterton, N. H.,
is six feet two inches tall and weighs
IT'S pounds. He holds the Australia
record for the mile at Alb 3-5 on a
grass track, one and three-fifths sec
onds slower than the worlds record
held jointly by Nurmi and Joie Ray
of Chicago. Rose last year defeated
The fleet American distance runner,
Lloyd Hahn, in four out of five races.
He is accompanied on his $4,000 mile
Journey by John w. McHolm, New
Zealand's champion 16-pound ham
mer thrower
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
Eight D. H. S. Seniors To
Take County Scholarship
Examination Here Today

Eight Douglas high school seniors
will compete in the county scholar
ship examination which will be given
today at the high school building
commencing at a. m.
The winner of the Cochise county
scholarship is given 800 scholar
ship at the University of Arizona, GOOD
for four years. Seniors who are 16
years or over are eligible to compete.
The examination will cover the fol-
lowing subjects: Algebra, English,
U. S. history, civics, chemistry, ply
sizes, botany, Spanish, Latin.
Ruth Welch, a graduate of Douglas
high in 1924, won the county schol-
arship that year and is now attend
ing the U. of A. Last year the schol-
arship was won by Ruth Blomquist of
Bisbee.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
DEMPSEY AGAIN
ELIGIBLE, N. Y:
BOARD ASSERTS
lRr Disnatch A. P. Mirel


NEW YORK, April 30.-Two impor-
tant obstacles barring the way to a
heavyweight championship fight here
this summer were removed today
when the state athletic commission
ruled Jack Dempsey eligible . and
granted license to Tex Rickard to
promote boxing exhibitions at the
Yankee stadium. This action virtual
ly assures a title fight between
Dempsey and either Harry Wills or
Gene Tunney at the American League
park somewhere around September 16.
At the same time the board declared
that Tex Rickard was within his
rights in obtaining an option on the
services of the heavyweight cham
pion, but reiterated that it still con-
sidered Harry Wills the outstanding
challenger. The promoter would not
reveal today whether he intended to
proceed with his original intention of
matching Tunney with the champion
or shifting to Wills, in accordance
with the commissions wishes, but he
notified the board he would appear
within 80 days and announce his plans
for title match.
Dispatch Telephones-c1 and 50.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
NEW OE TNTEREST I'M TL4F REALM OF SPORT
TOMBSTONE 9
CANCELS; BOYS
TURN in SUITS

The Tombstone high school baseball
team which was to have played the
local high school team here today
Cancelled the game and have turned
in their suits for the season.
Efforts were made to get the Bis
bee team to play here but a former
schedule drew them to Wilcox for the
May day game. The local team will
play a pickup smelter team captain
ed by Ernest Dundas within the next
few days
Coach Granger has been giving his
team practice each day by having two
picked teams play a regular ball game.
If other high schools of this section
quit playing the locals will play
teams in the city. ~
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
ATHLErICs BEAT RED sOx.

PHILADELPHIA, April 80. - Sam
Gray's twirling and Bill Lamar's hit
ting gave, the Athletics their second
straight victory today over the Bos-
ton Red Sox, 5 to 2. Gray pitched
hitless ball until the seventh but was
dubbed for three safe blows and two
runs in the ninth. Lamar drove in
three of the Athletics runs. scoring
Bishop ahead Of him, with homer
off Ehmke in the first inning. Al
Simmons, Athletics centerfielder,
nearly came to blows with Ehmke
after being hit by pitched ball but
teammates Kept them apart.
Score: r. H. p.
Boston ........ 900 900 OO2- 2 1
Philadelphia POI 200 COX 5 l
Ehmke, Lundgren, Wiltse and Gas
ton, Bischoff; Gray and Cochrane.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
BENNETT Hill
SETS A RECORD
ON BOARD BOWL
fRv Disnatch A. p. Wire)

SPEEDWAY, N. j., April 30
Whirling around the wooden saucer
at rate of 1867 miles an hour, Ben
nett Hill today set a new worlds
speed record for board tracks Ia con :
nection with time trials for the 300
mile international auto race tomor-
row. Hill created the new speed fig
ure on his seventh turn of the mile
and half track after surprising six
previous times the former worlds
record of 1873 set by Bob McDonough
at Culver City, Calf. March 21, 1926.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
CuICAGo BEATS ST. LOUIS.

CHICAGO, April 3O.-Percy Jones
won his own ball game today when
he doubled in the 18th after going to
the mound as relief pitcher in the
tenth with the score tied, scoring the
winning run on Wilson'S single and
giving Chicago a 10 to victory over
st. Louis.
The Cardinals drove Blake off the
mound in the seventh, The Cubs also
drove Sothoron off the mound in the
fourth and hit Reinhart in the eighth
and ninth to tie the score.
Score. r. H. e
ST. Louis ....220 OO2 300 90 8 13
Chicago .....01O 400 022 O1-1O 1S 2
Sothoron, Reinhart and O'Farrell;
Blake, Bush and Hartnett.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
Menifee, Odds on FaUorite,
Runs Second At Lexington
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire.

NEW YORK, April 30.-Menifee,
heavy favorite in the fourth race at
Lexington today, ran second to Dark
Phantom, firing in the final sixteenth.
The winners margin was full
length. Menifee Malcolm B. Jr., and
Rural Route finished punched, with
Malcolm b. Jr. getting third money.
Georgia, Marconi and Spanish Lay
finished in that order in the fifth at
Lexington, the 1-16 miles being COW
cred in 1:45 3-5.
Token, Percussion, Breakfast Bell,
Be Good and Pride We're outside the
money. Jamaica's feature, the Lynch
brook handicap, went to Turf Idol
with Cherry Pie second and Sunsard
third. Backbone, Mirador, Gamble
and Saltar also ran. The time for
the six furlongs was IL S-5.
The Fenian scored again in the sew
enth at Columbus over 1 LIS miles.
Mason Towle gained the place over
Master Blue. The time was 1853 1-S.
-%---
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
RRANEs REAr GIANTs.

BOSTON, April 3O-The Giants
dropped a 10-inning game to the Bos-
ton Braves today, 5 to 4, and fell
from first place as result. Hugh
McQuillan held the Hub team in
check until the seventh, when he
was relieved by Fred Fitzsimmons off
whose delivery the winning runs
were scored. Singles by Welsh and
Burrus and a sacrifice fly by Neis
decided the game in favor OF Ban
croft's men. Score:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
xBatted for Maun in 9th.
vxno++ad for Sand in 9th

Summary: Two-base hits, Maran-
Vile, Wilson; three-base hits, Bent
ley, Maranville; home runs, Wheat,
Cox; Stolen base, Maranville; double
plays, Wrightstone, Bentley; left on
bases, Philadelphia s, Brooklyn 5;
base on balls, off Pierce 2, off Grimes
2, off Maun; struck out, by Grimes
Z, by Maun 6; hits, off Pierce in
1-3, off Maun 8 in 5 2-3; losing
pitcher, Maun.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-01
RRowNs REAT TICERs.

ST. LOUIS, April 30-The st. Louis
Browns kept up their record Of fail
ing to win two games in a row, los
ing to the Detroit Tigers today in the
second game of the series, to 6.
The Tigers today batted Dixie Davis
off the mound early in the second
inning and Giard was taken out in
the ninth when he protested Umpire
Rowland's ball and strike decisions.
Williams and Sisler hit homers.
score: RH. E.
Detroit ......3OO 0O3 O10- 10 0
st. Louis 12O O1O O2O- IL
Johns, Dauss and Bassler; Davis,
Giard, Wingard, Vangilder and
Schang.