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New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
MEDIUM MARGERY'S
 CLAIMS DEFENDED
pr. Brandon Speaker at Sym.
 p0Sium in Worcester

Worcester. Mass. Dec. 1 @- Clark university's symposium on psychical research which opened with presentation of conflicting views by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dr. Joseph Jastrow, British and American authorities on spiritual ism respectively, today saw spirit ualism painted as an antidote for agnosticism.
 Dr. L. R. G. Brandon. husband of 'Margery," the Boston medium, made that claim for 1t in a recital of his wife's mediumship before an audience that packed the auditor ium last night.
 pr. Brandon holds three degrees from Harvard, ,ssis surgeon and an author on medical as well as metaphysical questions.
 After describing manifestations produced by Margery and investi- gated by two committees of scient- ists, one composed of Harvard men. LIT. CTaluOu Sdlu, CCiclCts AOWCFOip is emerging from its period of ma terialism. It is realizing that there is a profounder reality than so-call- ed matter.
 Tt is not impossible to believe that through accurate experimental tion with supernormal psychical phenomena we shall be able to tell with some degree of precision what happens through death to this most real reality of all, which we call the human personality.
 Science is bankrupt on the edge of the grave. Religion only offers a sleepy comfort. Psychic research l will not only kill materialism. which is already dying, but will knock out agnosticism which Is the prevalent condition of our college graduate.
 The symposium will be resumed Friday with Dr. Walter r. Prince, of the Boston Society for Psychical Research before 1t.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
PEOPLE OF ONTARIO
 VOTING ON LIQUOR
old Party Lines Arc Cast To the
 Winds In Today's Provincial Election

Toronto. Ont, Dec. R>-The people of Ontario are balloting to- day to choose representatives for the 17th legislature of the province. but with the main issue wet or dry.
 Old party lines have been cast to the winds during the campaign, c. Howard Ferguson, the conservative premier is asking to be returned to power on a platform that all sales of liquor shall be under govern ment supervision. and that sales on doctors prescriptions shall be done away with. The premier has argued during the campaign that his pro- posed system would kill off the trade of the bootleggers and thus be more of a temperance measure than the present act permitting sales on prescriptions.
 The liberal party, the progressives and the prohibitionists, on the other hand, hold that If MT. Ferguson is victorious his measure will make liquor more readily obtainable and therefore constitute blow to tenn perance. These groups are demand ing . continuance and more strict enforcement of the Ontario temper ance act, which was brought into force in 1916 as war measure.
 Under this act bars and liquor stores were banished from the prov ince, and in place of them a gov- ernment commission has conducted dispensaries in certain populated centers for the sale of spirits on doctors prescriptions.
 The sale of beer of A alcholic content by weight is now permitted in the province. MT. Fergusons platform calls for this beverage also to be placed under government con- trol, with highproof liquor.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
SES0UI CENTENNIAL IS
 NOW ONLY X MEMORY
Its Closing Comes as Welcome Relief
 to Those Who We're in Charge

Philadelphia, Dec. l P-The in- ternational exposition commemorat- ing the sesqui centennial of Amer ican independence. has passed in- to history today. A salute of twen- ty-one guns yesterday afternoon and celebration that lasted until mid night ended one of the largest ef- forts ever put forth by a nation to celebrate its birthday.
 Reminiscent of the days of pre- paration for the event, carpenters were busy tearing down what they had built six months ago; nationals of other countries in native costume were packing their wares to either send them home or move to the auditorium where a bazaar will be held until January 1 and first steps were being taken to remove larger exhibits to permanent sites in dis tant parts of the country.
 Most of the small concessionaires and vendors of drinks had vanished and the small food and refreshment stands were deserted.
 Whether any of the buildings will be retained as permanent structures is problematical. To most of those connected with the event, It's clos ing was | relief such as that voiced by Mayor w. Freeland Kendrick, moving factor behind the project. His only comment as the dull roar of the guns reverberated requiem to the venture was: Tn a way I'm glad it's over. Let them take one last look at the exhibits they want to see, then we will close it.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
MRS. MAGONIGLE REJECTED
Kansas City Declines Her Plans for
 Addition to Memorial.

Kansas City, Dec. 1.--tRl- Re jection of Mrs. Edith Magonigle Of New York as sculptor of the pro- posed frieze on the North wall of Kansas City's liberty memorial was announced last night.
 Mrs. Magonigle was nominated for the work by her husband, H. Van Buren Magonigle, designer of the memorial. Her plan for the mu- ral relief depicted the story of man. kinds struggle from chaos to peace and was designed as the worlds largest frieze. It would have cost about s160,0O.
 In advising Magonigle of its de- cision, the board of governors Of the memorial. which was dedicated Armistioe day by President Coolidge, gave no reasons for the rejection,
New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
QUEEN ID HASTEN
 BACK ID CAPITAL
VIII Remain in Paris But Long
 Enough to Rest

Paris, Dec. l R>-Queen Marie of Rumania, after having put her country Ion the map" is again in Paris, filled with wonderment at what she saw during her tour of the United States.
 The queen and her children. Prince Nicolas and Princess 1leana, arrived in Paris from Cherbourg, where she landed yesterday from the steamer Berengaria shortly be- fore midnight last night. At the station representatives of President Doumergue and Foreign Minister Briand, and Colonel T. Bentley Mott, representing Ambassador Herrick, greeted Marie and presented her with bouquets, The queens way ward son, former Crown Prince Carol, did not make his appearance
 Although partially reassured by General Angelesco, head of King Ferdinand's military household. re- garding the condition of the king. 1t Is the purpose of Queen Marie to remain in Paris only just long enough to rest after the voyage from the United States and perhaps to do a little shopping before pro- ceeding to Bucharest. She desires to be present at council of doc tors who will try to decide what can be done for King Ferdinand. Pro- lessor Hartman, an eminent Pari- sian surgeon, has been called in consultation by the royal physicians at Bucharest and has left for the Rumanian capital, accompanied by a radiologist.
 Opposed To Carol
 General Angelesco and other Ru- manian court officials here seemed today to prefer that Queen Marie should forego a meeting with her son, Carol Doubt was expressed, however, that the queen would con- sent to lose the chance of again see ing and embracing him.
 Queen Marie is finding consolation in the midst of her trouble in the belief that during her visit to the United States she not only made her people better known to the people of that country but laid the foundation for a better understand ing between the peoples of Europe and America
 Marie Is convinced she can achieve even greater things in the future, for she dreams of playing greater role and assuming wider authority in the life of Europe by spreading the gospel of information al understanding, which she devel- oped in the United States. She is of the opinion that the United States will inevitably play a great CT part in the worlds affairs and that she is in position now more faithfully to interpret American hopes, ambitions and ideals to the continent of Europe.
 During the trip from Cherbourg to Paris the official spokesman of the royal party expressed the belief that the good impression of the queens visit to America and the in- creased knowledge there of Ru- mania's resources would enable Ru- mania to contract a loan. possibly a half billion dollars. The spokes- man made 1t plain that Queen Ma rie herself had not directly or in- directly preached the subject of loan to financiers she met in the United States.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
IN LONG COMA

Waterville, Me, Dec. 1.-tP)- Clyde Johnson of Shawmut, who has been unconscious since November 4, as result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, took his first solid food in twenty-six days to- day in the form of an egg. He was very restless. a sign, his physician said, that he was coming out of the coma.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-01

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New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
DOG IS PUT TO DEATH

Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 1.-Pl- Sport" St. Boniface dog who bit a woman who was pulling his mistress hair during a fight, was executed at dawn yesterday. The sentence of death was imposed on Sport" at a trial two months ago, his counsel pleading the the dog ''bit to save" Recently the sentence of the city was confirmed by the county court and this morning Sport" was chloroformed.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-01

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New Britain herald., 1926-12-01

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New Britain herald., 1926-12-01
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-16
Britain's Deep Crisis

Dispatches speak of the belief in official
the Russian stri
ing miners be stopped the strike can be broken.
This speak very well for the labor in other
certainly contradiction to the stereoyped
propaganda the capitalist press which pictures the
workers miserably underpad and underfed.
they enough money have the biggest
strike history of the world labor
the support given by the Russian trade unionss
the drive against Russia by the British
truth of the is that the coal strike is breaking the
British capitalism The export of coal has fallen from
in April to $4,000 tons in May.
Exports other goods have fallen off by imports
have decreased $1150O0O0O in month
British government therefore needs which may
serve the collapse direct
quarters appear defender British civilization
it is trying to do
stubborn truth will down. British capitalist gov
produced crisis which alleviate only reducing
the wages forcing
those TERMS by in proceeding in the fashion against
the of the working class and by reapuring markets firmly
held by the rivals Of British capitalism.
Stripped Of all the false issues such Sovet god
strike of the manifestations of the bankruptcy
British capitalism part the process by which Britain
being play fiddle the ve
itaIism
The British miners bearing the strug-
gle upon world with dramatic uddenness
general which again will involve inevitably
British working class.
all the struggles of labor has single group
called upon shoulder the responsibility which
upon the miners and their leaders
give the maximum support the
strengthen British capitalism to aid it in its attempt
the British labor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-16

A sub a day 10iU help to drirt
capital GtUdy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-16
By WILLIAM F. DUNE.

". F. CALVERTON, editor OF the
Modern Quarterly, reviewing Sa-
poss Left Wing Unionism" in the
May-July issue of that publication,
commits an error for which there is
little excuse on the part Of a super-in-
tellectual who views the class strug-
gle from the undisturbed quietness of
the class room.
The error is an error of fact and is
one of those mistakes which occur so
frequently in the writings of the intel
ligentsia who are trying to make a
case against the Communists.
HALVERToN says:
~ The Socialist Labor Party of
today, with it's firm faith in dual
unionism as the only solution is as
absurd as the Workers Party when
it declares itself lNFLEXIBLY oP-
POSED to dual unionsm.
The emphasis is ours.
Dual unionism" in America means
the so-called independent unions out
side of the American Federation of
Labor, or the tendency to build unions
outside of that body in competition
with its affiliated organizations.
THE Workers Party is not now and
4 never has been 'infexibly oppos-
ed" to such dual unionism. 1t APP
proaches the whole question from the
standpoint of MARKHAM dialectics on
which the whole program of the Com
munist International and its sections
is based. In other words the Workers
Party, in determining its program in
the various sections of the labor
movement, never asks;
is this union dual union?"
Rather it asks:
rs this the union which represents
the workers in this industry best, is
this the union which can attain the
maximum results for the workers dur
ing given period?"
If the last question can be answered
in the affirmative, the Workers Party
will support such a union whether it
be inside or outside the American
Federation of Labor.
NALVERTON continues:
~ At the present time, for instance,
despite the present stand OF the
Workers Party, Saposs cites several
factors that more than likely "may
lead Communists to support indie
pendent unions" The great number
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-16

words of Brailsford (who is far from
saved" the general council from it
being Communist), the government
self, by locking the doors against it
and breaking off all negotiations. For
the moment Thomas had been baked
in his treachery by his own masters.
The government had decided that it
must taste blood first before accepting
the surrender of Thomas & Co. 1t is
publicly declared by Geo. Lansbury
that this decision was taken before
the incident of the Daily Mail, which
was seized upon as the excuse for
breaking negotiations.
TT was a splendid demonstration of
4 the spirit of the British workers
when the printers of the Daily Mail
refused to allow that paper to go to
press unless an offensive and provo
catory manifesto therein was first
removed. 1t was, in the words of 7.
A. Jackson, editor of the Workers
Weekly, "a good, honest, straight
forward, truly British smack in the
mouth-a blow on the lying lips that
have done more to inflame class
hatred and to incite the class con-
tempt of the British workers than any
single thing these last ten years"
An unofficial act of small body of
workers, it fired not only the rage of
the government and employers, but
also it set off a perfect explosion of
working class enthusiasm. The war
was on. Deeply unfortunate for the
workers, however, was the fact that
their forces were still directed by a
general staff which did not want to
win, which was looking for nothing
but a chance to surrender as quickly
as possible.
ITO be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-16
AMERICAN LABOR MUST AID THE
STRIKING BRITISH COAL MINERS


Is American labor going to stand by
with the British tory government
while the mineownersIgive the British
miners a good licking or will it give
the financial aid to keep them from
being starved into submission? If the
British miners are beaten back to
work at lower standards it will be a
defeat for labor the world over.
Today over a million British miners
with their women and children are
facing starvation in the front line Of
labor's struggle against a grasping
owner class. One meal a day is their
ration. 1t is a recurrence of the 1921
struggle, which the miners lost after
10 weeks of magnificent solidarity
Black Friday, April Is, 1921, saw the
miners deserted for the first time by
the railroaders and lockers of the
Triple Alliance. Left to fight alone,
they were forced on June % to accept
drastic wage reductions. Red Friday,
July 81 1925, saw British trade union
leaders apparently redeem themselves
when their threat Of a general strike
stopped a new joint offensive Of mine
owners and government against min
ers' wages.
Events proved, however, that the
capitalists were only sparring for time
to smash the solid front Of labor. But
British labor leaders,, unwilling to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-16
The Confused Mr.. Calverton

MIR. CALVERTON and the group Of
ASA which he appears to be the spirit
ual head, have, from time to time, ac-
cused the Communists of disregard
for facts, unrealism, undue reverence
for phrases, etc.
1t is plain from the review from
which we quote that Calverton him
self is victimized by such phrases as
dual unionism" considering unions
only in their relation to the A. F. of
L. and that in addition such an OBJ
viously accessible fact as the position
Of the Workers Party on this question
has never attracted his attention.
"The scientific spirit that self-ad-
mitted attribute of the detached intel
lectual which urges him ever onward
in the hunt for the Holy Grail of pure
truth, seems to be laid aside when.
ever the Calverton cult gets within
what it believes is striking distance
of the COMMUNISTS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-16
Gary as a Pacifst

Now that has vogue statesmen war munitions
manufacturers heads of trusts and impeas
mongs generally to conceal their preparations for world
augers of the workers under the slogans of pacsm it is
surprising hear beated echo of the Coolidge
ances from Gilbert H. Gary, head of the steel trust.
At luncheon in honor of the German ndustral Dr. Paul
Reusc Gary advocated international association of steel pro
duces "a the direction of aboshing his speech
the American apostle of the cab shop industry unnentionay
let the cat out of the bag regarding the last
Relating the fact that he met DR. Paul Reuh in Brussels
1911 Gary said that at that time he believed the producers
would stand together they could and added that still
believes it. Here plain reputation of the twadde Gary
during the the that the opposing
principles Of Kaiserism" and democracy indirect
sion that steel had something to do with it.
His expressed desire for international
tended to include only continental European producers
used in the mperalst struggle against Britain the pacs
disguise in which the question approached is much thin
conceal the preparations for the titanic
being prepared by the mperiass while
various countries pass from fuy the the series
international conferences that being held huout the world
with each conference exposing the econcabe contradictions that
only end in
Only international working action against the capitalist
brgands will end fn
World voted for peace They enjoy
of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-16

Of dual unions In many Industries In
itself is salient reason why
change In the attitude Of tho Work
ers Party may occur in the near flu
ture.
Calverton predicts change in a
policy which has never existed except
in his own mind. He thinks the Work
ers Party is "infiexibly opposed" to
what he calls dual unionism" where.
as what the Workers Party actually
is opposed to is anything which di-
vides and weakens, the working class
If it. develops, for instance, that the
textile workers can be organized out
side of the American Federation of
Labor and that such an independent
union can function az well as the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, the
Workers Party can support the move
without having to change the dotting
of an / or the crossing of a T in its
program.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-16
BY EARL r. 5RoWDER.
ARTICLE ONE


THE working class of Great Britain
4 is spending the three-day Whitsun
holidays in absorbing the lessons OF
the collapse of the great general
strike, and working out plans for sup
port of the coal miners, whose con-
dftion is now becoming serious after
"a days of the coal lockout. For
some days the workers were simply
stunned by the betrayal of the Trade
Union General Council; now they are
again asserting themselves, and the
leaders are squirming uncomfortably,
unable to meet the questions being
shot at them.
The date set for the meeting of
the executives of all affiliated unions,
which the general council fixed at
the 25th of June, will find great
changes in the British labor move
ment. The general strike, miserable
as was its leadership, has opened a
new chapter of revolutionary develop
ment. Tremendous forces were re-
leased within the working class,
long pent up by the traditional British
conservatism, the full effects of which
will only be registered In the course
of future development, but which al
ready puts an entirely different face
on the world situation.
How the Strike Began.
THE general strike came as a sur.
l. prise to everyone, most of all to
those who called it and were sup,
posed to lead it, the Trade Union Gen
eral Council. Everyone knew that
on April 30, when the coal agreement
expired something must happen: The
government, knowing the weakness
of the Trade Union leaders, and un.
derestimating the pressure. of the
rank and file, thought it would com.
pletely isolate the miners and force
their surrender. The Trade Union
leaders believed that the government
would give them an opportunity to
surrender gracefully.
Thus, almost without realizing it,
the Trade Union General Council
found itself leading revolutionary
general strike to which it was opposed
and in which 1t had no faith whatever.
Its later shameful collapse was pre-
determined already in the first days
Of the strike.
ON Friday, April 30, the king signed
- a proclamation, under the "emer-
gency powers act" which placed the
country under martial law. The o. M.
S. Organization for Maintenance of
Supplies), a semi-ofilcial fascist strike
breaking organization, was called into
the service OF the government. Mill
tary men were appointed Commission
ers" of the different districts Of the
country. Troops began to move to the
most radical working class centers.
A million miners quit their work.
On Saturday, May L., the conference
Of all trade union executives met at
Memorial Hall. Outside the streets
were full of professions Of workers,
who turned the May Day demonstra-
tions into manifestations of support
for the miners, full Of fighting spirit,