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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
The Passing of Private Burke

These the thots of Private Burke
AS he crouched alone in the dark
Watching the giant flares light the murk
And the shells hiss by to their mark.
These were the thots of Private Burke,
Lone raider in No Mans Land
AS he Rugged the shel-hole's deepest murk
With open knife in his hand.
"Its helluva night" says Private Burke,
ITO himself, you understand,
AS it wouldn't be healthy to speak too loud
Out there in No Mans Land),
"Its helluva night, and wish that were
Safe outa this barsted hole,
burrer the bloomin' mud much
/ feel like bloody mole!
81 wonder where that Heinie is?
The damn FOOLS shootin wild!
There goes bloody flare again
Thank God, the night is midi
What wouldn't give for shot in the arm,
pull at a coffin-nail-
Now what in the ell are they shootin at?
Jes watch that bugger sail!
81 must be nearly over now
Look out! Barbed wire there.
Damme it's dark I wish they would
Send up another flare
All, there she goes off with bang 4.
My God What's that? You're dead
I'll say those stiffs give start
1 nearly lost my head.
"ITl jes' crawl over to that hole;
The stiff will make screen.
wonder where that Henie is?
Whew! That jes' breezed my bean.
What wouldn't give for decent bed
Move pal What's that?
The stiff the Heinie fooled, by God
Take that, damn you take that!
Right in the throat stuck like pig
Again = Oh, Christ, my chest
He got me good the bastard Oh
guess Pm go = = in "west" ...
These were the thots of Private Burke
As he lay alone in the dark
With his gaping throat, while the kissing shells
Tore by to their mark
These the thots of Private Burke
Lone raider in No Mans Land,
AS he coughed out his life meath the boche's knit
And the foemans merciless hand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
No Good on Earth

replaces the portrait and drinks
again. He goes home stumbling.
Next day he is sick.
If he thinks at all, it is only Of
superficialities that have to do with
his humdrum manner of living. He
feels no anger at a system that cares
only for his toll. He does not curse
people who see in him only the I'M
happy results of-they know not,
care not, what. If ever he snarled at
Fate it was years ago, and he has
forgotten about it now.
He is satisfied to accept without
question the verdict of church, school,
neighborhood and factory. In so do
ing he makes their sentence more
nearly just every day.
Meanwhile, his children are fol-
lowing in his footsteps.
It seems almost as though Gond and
society have conspired that Joe and
his family might be no good on
earth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
Continued from first column)

Continued from first column)
and by the officers of the 84h Division Headquarters
that the matter given any circulation whatever"
To this explanation of Mr. Whitney's false report
and the circulation given it by Major General Billiard
the chairman of the Committee Literature and Peace
of the indianapolis Quakers replied MAY 20, 1926
ut is fortunate indeed that the data furnished in
good faith by the National Security League and used
good faith by the officers of the Saith Division fell
into my hands, for all know that it was I'M
trustworthy. 1t is worth considerable trouble arrive
at the truth trust that you notifying those among
whom the Whitney compilation circulated of its
unreliability"
The so-called official dosser furnished by r. NJ Whit
ney described Mr. Libby either "a dangerous fanatic
or in the pay of some foreign government"
Record of American Legion.
But for real action against radicals in the name of
patriotism the record of the American Legion outdoes
all the others. And it has been direct action too The
facts given in another chapter The Ku Kux Khan,
too has added to its secret methods of intimidation
open violence against what it terms un-American ele
ments, all in the Of loyalty and patriotism It's
record should not be omitted in appraisng the forces
Of professional patriotism. It's activities and its APP
peal far wider than the group of professional s
ciees here described. They have in common hostility
to radicalism and maintenance of the status quo
(To be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01

time in the history Of the Joint Board,
the Left Wing, representing the bulk
of the membership, was in control.
Local IS, pressers, also elected a Left
Wing leadership, with Joseph Cor
etzsky as Manager, so that the Left
Wing group now embraces about
$4,000 members in New York alone.
In the December convention, the
Right Wing Of the Union attempted
to break the peace treaty and evade
the question of proportional represen-
tation. This plan, designed to give
the membership larger voice in the
affairs Of the International, and par
ticularly in selecting the officers of
the International, was regarded by
both sides as the most important issue
in the Joint Action fight. If it were
carried through, it appeared certain
that the Sigman administration would
be overthrown. The Right Wing,
which was in control of the conven-
tion by virtue of the "Rotten Bor-
ough" system, refused to allow the
question of representation to come
up, in spite of the peace treaty, until
after the entire Left Wing delegation
had left the convention in protest. The
two elements finally compromised. 1t
was agreed that a system of repre-
sentation more nearly proportional to
the membership should be effected at
once in the New York Joint Board,
and that the question of representa-
ton to the convention should be re-
ferred to the membership in a refer
endum to be called by President Sig
man within six months after the con-
vention.
The order of the convention to car
ry though a referendum on the ques-
ton Of representation to the conven-
ton may be considered the real basis
of the present struggle in the union.
The charges of Communism, of mis-
managed and illegal strike, which will
be dealt with later, are not taken Sc
riously by either faction. President
Sigman, an old l. w. W., does not
actually fear "Red" menace in the
Union, but he does fear the possibility
of the overturning of his Administra-
ton by the rank and file, should it
succeed in attaining power in the con-
vention. Although he had been or
dered to conduct the referendum with
in six months, he has postponed it,
first upon the excuse of the impend-
ing General Strike, and now upon the
excuse that the "Reds" must be
cleaned out of the Union before the
referendum is held. President Sig
man himself has publicly stated that
the referendum must be held before
the next convention, but that he will
not call it until "peace" has been es-
tablished. If the "Reds," that is to
say the present leaders of the New
York Joint Board, elected to their po-
sitions by the direct vote of the mem
bership,-if the "Reds" can be elm
mated and discredited, President Sig
man probably will have nothing to
fear from a referendum.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
EXPULSION OF LOCALS 2, 8
AND %


The dispute was brought to a head
by the expulsion of Locals 2, 8, and
%, in June of 1925. Although the I'M
DERIVING causes of the expulsion were
plainly those of opposition to the Ad-
ministration policies, the actual
charges were that the leaders of the
locals were Communists.
Charges were made, through the
press, that they had conducted Com
munist demonstrations, under the
guise of May Day meetings, in which
the International and the institutions
Of the United States had been at
tackled. Although most of the officers
were not Communists, and none of
them had uttered the statements at
tributed to them, all were suspended
from the Union. Not until two weeks
later were specific charges formally
preferred against them.
The locals were ordered to turn
over their funds, books, and buildings.
and when they refused to do so, de-
claring the suspensions illegal, the
buildings of Locals and 8 were seized
by force in the night and occupied by
representatives of the international.
At their hearing before a Especial
Trial Committee" all of the officers
were found guilty" and they, and
Locals 2, 9, and %, expelled from the
Union.
The three locals formed a "Joint
Action Committee" of which Louis
Hyman was chairman, and Charles S.
Zimmerman, then an Executive Board
member of Local %, was secretary.
Supported by the membership, the
Joint Action Committee carried on a
fight for reinstatement of the locals
for sixteen weeks. During the strug-
gle the International continually at
tempted to raise the issue of Com
munism as a smoke screen to cover
up the real issues at stake, just as it
had formerly made membership in
Leagues" an issue, in order to crush
the movement for free speech and
characterization of the Union. and
just as it is raising the banner of
AOlllAuIlSIu
the present time to obscure the real
purposes of the explosions of 1926.
Treaty of Peace.
At the end of the Joint Action
fight, in August, 1925, the Interna-
tional officers signed a peace treaty
with the three ousted locals, which
was approved at the Convention of
December. In the treaty, the Interna-
tional officers restored the locals and
their officers to their place in the
Union, promised to abolish the policy
of expulsion, punishment of, or dis
elimination against members for their
political views, and agreed that pro-
portional representation should be eff
fected.
In November, 1925, Louis Hyman
was elected Manager of the Joint
Board by vote of the membership of
all the locals, so that for the first
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
By DONALD c. CAMERON.

~ ~~C~N~AA@D - N&A-fAAAAtO4Ns
know a man who is no good on
earth.
Joe has never attended worship in
the little church around the corner.
Never has he contributed to the sup
port of charitable institution or a
missionary society. His children do
not go to Sunday School. So the wife
of neighbor, who is a sort of re-
ligious leader, has passed judgment
upon him.
She says he is no good on earth.
He has often been seen coming
home early Of a Sunday morning,
staggering drunk. So the man across
the street, who says Joe should spend
his money for clothes for his children
and new coat of paint for his house
instead of buying whisky, has con-
demned him.
This man, who hasn't taken a drink
since the days Of his foolish youth,
says Joe is no good on earth.
Joe's children are unhappier than
any others in school. Quiet, white
faced little animals, they go about in
rags. No one teaches them to say
prayers at night. There is a wide
breach between them and the other
children, and they feel it acutely. They
are lonely for friends who do not
exist Their mother is dead and
their sIovenly father refuses. to give
4l,o,,, Tho oo,.o and attention, 4bat ic
their due. So the principal Of the
school and all the teachers have
passed judgment upon Joe.
They viii tell you he Is no good on
earth
Six days week Joe stands at a
machine in a factory, pushing two
levers alternately, while shiny bits of
tin drop onto a moving belt and are
carried somewhere, he talks to no
one, carries no chewing tobacco and
loans no money. Despite sullen at
tention TO his work he produces less
than other men. SO his fellow work
ers have passed judgment upon him.
They say he is no good on earth.
Saturday nights Joe takes his
wages and buys moonshine at the
house of a polack. When the first
warm glow Of the stuff courses
through him, he takes a worn photo
graph from his pocket and sees,
through a glaze Of dirt, the face Of
young woman. His sullen ex-
preston vanishes while he looks. He
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
The POmp of War
(Three Poems By Henry George Weiss.)
S I'll OF

The kerchef of white pinned on his breast,
The firing squad had done its best,
Another soldier lad gone "west",
Ho, soldiers, ground your arms!
KILLED in action somewhere in France"
This the message that met her glance.
o mother, killed somewhere in France
And swathed away in limel
They stood him up by an open grave
Where the mounded earth was like a wave,
Three minutes of prayer to him they gave
Before they shot him down!
The gray of the morning lit the east
AS he knelt down at the foot of the priest,
The unclean rats awaited the feast
Squad shunt! Aim straight Firel
The kerchef of white was red on his breast,
The firing squad had done it's best;
Another soldier lad gone west,
Ho soldiers, ground your arms!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
Social Slip of Hungarian
Premier Stirs Diplomats

PARIS, May S1.-"Serious diplo.
matte consequences" may result in the
polite relations between Czecho-Slo-
valda and Hungary in the violation of
etiquette by Bethel, the Hungarian
premier.
Bethel formally invited NJ. Pallier.
the Czech Minister, to dinner and
later telephoned withdrawal, say
ing representatives Of the Hapsburr
family would be present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
Professional Patriots

High-8oIa15ed officials of the Military Order
of the World War and Keymen Of America mere
the compliments agGi,sst The DAILY WORKER
for publishing poem entitled america"
Professional Patriots" gathered as re-
suit of careful research by Sidney HOWARD and
John HeGrIey, a0M proOjde the reasons for the
zeal Of the spies of the "patriotic organizations
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
The Left Wing in The Garment Unions
BIZ MARGARET LARK1N

The represOe policies of the reaconnry leadership of the
international Ladies' Garment Workers eliminated erp,-
SONS OF Locals 2 and % IN the middle of Joint
ton Comnee predecessor the 1927 joint action committee of
the Cloak and DresSmabeS and the Fers Joint boards q
into action and beat the international submission TODAY
Margaret LGr tells the story of fight the victory as
prelude to the General Strife soon to foAoaU.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
Soft Pedals Charges.

Whenever thieves quarrel the truth
comes out. This happened only re-
Gently when the reactionary Martin
T. Joyce, legislative agent of the
Massachusetts, branch, A. F. Of L., ac-
cused several democratic colleagues
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01

Such participation serves also to
expose the labor takers who suck the
life-blood out Of the labor movement,
and establishes friendly relations with
all honest labor elements. 1t endears
the Communist Party in the hearts
Of the masses who will read Of such
activities and who will better realize
the need for supporting the only move
ment that struggles for their inter-
ests. Too long have we remained
aloof. Mass participation at all pub
lie hearings. The best tongues and
minds to work" These must be the
slogans, which If carried out, will go
long way toward laying the basis
fora movement Of the labor party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-01
ISING TO PEACE
BY EUGENE KREININ.

| sing to peace Ia
Of brother and brother
All colors and races
To join one another.
| sing not to armistice
Between battle and battle
Better chance for the foe
The sabre to rattle.
For peace born of struggle
The war of the classes
Inspired and led
BY the urge Of the masses.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
CAP AND GOWN FAVORED
FOR N. B. H. S. GRADUATION
senior Glass Votes To Wear Garb
Already I sed Once But Later
Discontinued

Sanction by the school board al
It's meeting Friday afternoon OF the
action Of the Senior High school
graduation class in voting by a
small majority for the cap and
gown at graduation exercises is be-
ing awaited by the students before
further steps are taken. it was
learned today.
This is the second time in the his
tory Of the school that a graduation
class would attend the exercises at
tired in the cap and gown. Last
June's class set new precedent
when it voted to adopt the custom
but the mid-year class that left
school last February voted against
the move.
The principal argument put for
ward by the opponents Of the cap
and gown is that by its adoption OK
penses Of graduation are cut to a
minimum. The. set costs about
$3.50. it is said.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09

ting Attorney Woods. Shelton fol-
lowed him with his eyes as ne walk
ID to tn" witness stand but remain
ID unmoved as everyone in the court
room listened quietly TO tho story
II the shooting. 1t was similar to
that contained in Prices statemcn
the day of III" shooting, and in
reply to questions, the witness said
he believed Shelton and Scott had
been drinking, although he had not
seen them drink. He is a drinking
man, he said, hut he had not in
dulg"d at JohnsOn's home. He and
Shelton came from Virginia and he
has known the latter practically all
about a year.
In reply to Prosecuting Attorney
Woods, Price said Shelton and Scott
were friends and 50 far as he know
there was no reason for the shoot
ing. Asked If they had a falling out
over Mrs. Ruth Coleman Of 90
Hartford avenue, Price said he. did
not believe so, and he did not know
that both were exceptionally friend
ly with her. Asked what happened
after the shooting, Price grinned
broadly as he replied: Il don't
know. l ran just as soon as the
shooting happened.'
Scott is survived by three sisters
and a brother. Funeral arrange
ments in charge Of Frank p. Duffy.
undertaken. are incomplete.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
Judge Upholds Police
In Doing Their DUTY

Il think the officers have a hard
enough time doing their duty and
ought to be supported Judge
Newell Jennings said in superior
court yesterday afternoon. as he
imposed Jail sentences of five days
each on John Golabeck and Jack
Zipko of this city. in addition to a
$50 fine each, for breach of the
peace and resistance on January
90. Arthur Josephson, also OF this
city, was fined s25 on the same
charges
Frank T. Ryan, alias William
Howard. alias Frank Daley. who
was arrested on January II in the
nome Of Leon +. Liegey on North
street, TINS city pleaded guilty to
the charge of breaking and enter
ing, and was sentenced to Jail for
SIX months. Public Defender John
+. Forward represented him.
Michael Hyrwniak. aged 81. of %
Clark street was sentenced to Jail
Tor three months on the charge OF
being second offender against the
!lquor laws. Attorney Thomas F.
McDonough represented him.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
DESCRIBES DAMAGE
BY forest FIRES
A. F. Halves Tells Of Destruction
in Connecticut

The state OF Connecticut has about
1000 forest fires year and last
year more than 10000 acres were
burned over. according to state
| ments made at meeting OF the XII
wants club today by Austin +.
| Halves. state forestry commissioner.
Mr.. Halves stated that people are
beginning to use the state forests
more and more every year. He said
that statement that Connecticut
has 100000 acres Of land adapted
to THE raising Of timber is a con-
sentative estimate.
Speaking OF the popularity of state
forests and state parks he said last
summer more than $4,000 people
visited Hammonassett beach on one
night. There are $1,000 acres OF
state forests in Connecticut, in IL
different tracts. Besides preserving
the natural timber in its virgin state,
aiding the water supply, furnishing
| camp sites for motorists. state for
ests produce timber and form sane
tuaries for wild game and birds, he
| said.
He spoke on the question OF re.
! forestation and said cord wood
| should not be the main business of
timber raising, but that certain de-
/ fsctive fuel trees" could always be
found to supply the cord wood
wants.
! He said land is always a per-
| manent investment and never will
become any cheaper in this state.
Beach front lots which could have
been bought for Sc a front foot at
/ Hammonassett Is years ago now
bring $50 and SIS front foot. Near
Cornwall the state has a small trac,
OF about 20 acres of virgin pine
which is worth $1,000 an acre.
For every tree taken out the state
plants five new ones. Plans for 1927
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
BOY BURGLAR CAUGHT

4 10 year old boy was caught by
Joseph Drenzijk OF 40 Grove street,
crawling through a broken window
in the store at 65 Grove street.
Officer Thomas Blanchet,e learn
ed last night while making an in
vestigation into the report by John
Scnk that the store had been en-
tered.
The officer went to the boys
home but did not disturb him be-
cause Of the fact that he was asleep.
His mother told the officer she did
not know anything about the break
and was surprised to learn her boy
was implicated. The youngster
will probably be in juvenile court.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
FIRE FOLLOWS
JAP EARTHQUAKE


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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
Painfully Injured as
Bicycle Wheel Breaks

Thrown from his bicycle when the
front wheel broke Andrew D. Sargi-
sion, aged II, of 90 Bradley street.
suffered painful injuries to his hands
and legs about AIS yesterday after
noon. He was riding on West Main
street, near Park Place. when the
accident happened and officer Fred
Wagner took him to New Britain
General hospital where 1t was found
the injuries were not serious, and
he was able to 90 home.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09

include the planting OF a5o.ono more
trees.
Most for, 81 fires occur during III"
months OF March. April and May. 1le
explained, and the maj rity are
caused by careless smokers throwing
cigar or cigarette butts or lighted
matches into the dry grass on the
side of the road. Last year the state
had three disastrous forest fires at
the same time. One which caused
a loss of $4,000 was due to an auto
truck burning up. One. he said. was
set maliciously by bad boy who
later was drowned in the Connect-
cut river when the state police were
looking for him. He said the state
only has one good fire fighting out
fit, but it is hoped to get two or
three more this ear.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
CURRENT EVENTS CLASS

At her Current Events class this
evening, Mrs. G. 7. Bennett who
conducts the weekly events at the
7. W. G. A. will review The Pluto
GRAFT Booth Tarkington's latest
book which is a choice of the Book
Of the Month Club as one OF the
months best works. She will also
report on The End of the Sixty
Ninth Congress" with its tilibuster-
ing activities. The meeting will be
held at 1880 o'clock at the Y. w. c.
A. and will complete the series OF
Interesting weekly lectures given by
Mrs Bennett since last October.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
Grain Officials Under
Fire Quit Positions

Chicago, March t4l - The
Tribune said today that two nxecu-
tlves Of the Armour Grain company,
which recently was ordered to pay
55,ooo,oo0 to the grain marketing
company after an investigation of
alleged fraudulent acts. had resign
ed
The story continued that the
designations, which became known
after special meeting of the com
pany's directorate yesterday We're
those OF George T. Marcy, chairman
Of the board, and George Thompson.
superintendent in charge Of eleya-
tors. Mr.. Marcy at present is in
Pasadena. Calf.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-09
no LICENSE CHARGE DROPPED

in police court this morning, the
charge OF operating an automobile
without a license, against Nathan
Florio. aged 20 of 176 Franklin
street, New Haven, was noled. Off
GERS Axel Carlson arrested the young
man on March 2 after a truck he
was driving ran over the curb on
South Main street. Florio has had
a license since he was is years of
age but happened not to have his
1927 license as required as Of March