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is now released from that threat and
numbers of nationalist troops which
have been quartered in various places
in western Hupeh, notably at Ichang,
are now available for operations else
where. The spread of the nationalist
civil administration thruout the prov
ince is now proceeding rapidly.
Nationalist Control.
Difficulties are found, naturally
enough, in the traditional methods of
old-style administration, but no posi-
tive obstacles are being met. AS
everywhere else where the national
lists are in control, there is complete
rapport between the populace and the
civil and military administrators. The
newly-appointed financial expert,
named by the nationalist government
to take charge of Hupeh financial
measures and to straighten out the
provincial finances and to bring them
under central provincial control, I'M
der the direct supervision of the ma
tionalist finance officials, has assumed
office.
Human Province:
Under the able direction OF Tang
Sheng-Chi, the commander OF the
eighth revolutionary army, the reor-
ganlzation Of this province under Kuo-
mintang principles of civil administra-
ton is proceeding with smoothness.
General Tang recently issued mani
festo to the people of the province, in
which he outlined clearly the aims and
purposes OF the Kuomintang rule, en-
phasizing the social program designed
to bring about better economic condi-
tions, particularly among the peas
antry. The manifesto had a great eff.
feet upon the population of the prov
ince and has helped materially in
bringing about complete popular Co
operation with the new Kuomintang
officials.
See Viewpoint.
In Human province there Is every
evidence OF the true nationalist
sense" The people are thoroughly i'm
pregnated with the nationalist view
point. They have as heartily accept
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-02
STRIKING BOX MAKERS
ASK FOOD and MONEY,
HOW YOU CAN HELP

The striking Paper Box Makers OF
New York are appealing for food or
money with which to buy II. This
appeal is addressed not only to our
readers in New York, but to their
sympathlzers everywhere.
Food is required to run the kiteh-
en- which has been opened and to be
sent in bundles to the homes. Food
will keep them on the picket line
and help them to win their just de-
mands.
Contributions Of food and money
may be sent to the United Council
Of WorkinaeIass Housewives, Room
237, 30 East nth Street, New York
City.
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Article TX.
BY WILLIAM F. dunno.

BY WILLIAM r. DONNEs
ENOR some time, beginning exactly at
4 the moment when the American
Federation of Labor of1cialdom dis
covered that the only real opposition
to American entry into the war came
from the left wing of the socialist
party which made up the great ma
1ority of the Communist Party later.
there has been an approach on the
part OF the socialist bureaucracy and
the ruling group of the A. +. OF L.
TT was marked first by the cessation
L Of opposition by socialist party
members, who were at the same time
officials of needle trades unions, to
the A. #. of L. machine Opposition
candidates Of the socialist type, and
backed by the needle trades and Jew
ish trade union bloc, were no longer
nominated in A. F. of L. conventions.
Then came the expulsion policy
against the Communists, In which So
cialist or former socialist union Of
ficials Joined heartily and, as in the
international Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union, took the initiative, The
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of
ficials, to which anything savoring Of
A. F. of Lism had been anathema
hitherto, also instituted the expulsion
policy.
WHEN the demand for recognition
w Of Soviet Russia became an issue
in the labor movement, A. F. Of L. Of
flcialdom found their most valuable
allies in two places-among socialist
trade union leaders and among the
most hard-boiled section Of the CAPT
talist class. 1t was socialist union Of
fcials who mouthed the most outra-
geous SANDERS of Soviet Russia, its
workers and peasants government
and the Communists.
This united front of trade union and
socialist reaction knit very closely the
bond between the two.
THE socialists, in their attack on the
4 Communists, at first got only sym
pathetic support from the A. F. Of l.
officials. Without something more
than this their attack resulted in a
miserable failure, as in the struggle
in the New York section Of the union
early last year. The A. F. of L. gave
little if any organizational support tC
President Sigman and his henchmer
on the joint board
The struggle ended with the defeat
of the socialist party leadership Or
which can be included all the elements
supported by the Daily Forward
whether actually members of the so
cialst party or not).
Then came the struggle in the fur
riers' union, which, likewise, ended il
defeat of the Forward elements.
TN both of these struggles the basic
i issue was worker-employer cooper
alton versus a policy of struggle, The
abolition of gangsterism in the unions
which had throttled all rank and filt
expression and amalgamation of al
unions in the industry.
There had been number of strug
giles in the Amalgamated, but in thii
union the issues were less clear be
cause of the split between Presiden
Hillman and the Forward gang, ant
the left wing never attained thu
strength it has in the other needle
trade unions.
DUT the failure of the right VIM
- to crush the rank and file opposi
ton in the furriers and the /. L. G
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The New Drive on Militant Trade UniOniSTn

been opposed to any capturing Of
the trade unions by political par
ties and TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO
DIRECT AND CONTROL THE AZ
FAIRS OF TRADE UNIONS BY
OUTSIDE PARTIES. Emphasis
mine.)
One statement negates the other.
The position of the socialist party Of
flclaldom amounts to this:
No struggle against the control Of
unions by any party except the
Communist Party.
THAT this is It's actual policy Is to
4 be discerned by the fact that its
official organ chronicles approvingly
denunciations of the Communists and
left wing made to meetings under
right wing control by such well-known
Tammany Hall revolutionists as Mat
thew Woll, Hugh Frayne, New York
organizer for the A. F. of L., and
Joseph d. Ryan, president of Mayor
Walkers labor club, the Central
TEdes and Labor Council OF New
York City.
The program of the Committee for
Preservation of the Trade Unions"
dominated by the Jewish Daily For
ward and supported by the New
Leader, is too long to quote in full,
but one or two extracts will give a
clear idea of the objective of this body.
DON'T s reads:
l. To make a survey of the "inno-
cents club" and eamouflaeed organ
izatlons formed by the Communists
or the Communist Party thru which
they have received funds ostensibly
for the protection of the foreign
born, the Negroes, the FIIIpInos, for
release of political prisoners, for the
protection of civil rights, ETC., all
Of which are Intended to further the
destructive work Of American Com
nunisn.
AS in the case OF Sacco and Van
zetti, the various movements men
toned cannot be stripped of Commu-
mist workers and sympathizers with
out either Gripping or wrecking them.
It is apparent that the socialist party
leaders are quite willing to wreck
these movements, all Of them Of vital
Importance to the labor movement as
a whole, to get crack at the Commu'
nists.
A LII Of the movements mentioned
"A are non-partisan movements In
which workers and liberal middle.
class elements take part The Com
munists may be and generally are the
most active section, but that they con
troll them mechanically or can work
in them for any other purpose than
stimulating them, achieving immediate
gains for the whole working class and
thereby profiting as a revolutionary
party from the generally improved
militancy of the masses, is an idea
that could originate only in a diseased
brain.
TT is true, however, just because Of
the active part taken by Commu
mist workers, that most of these move
ments will die If the Communists are
driven out or will become moribunc
and powerless, 30 empty of working
class vigor that the capitalists will
have nothing to fear from them.
Norman Thomas, who wants to fl
the shoes of Eugene Debs, seems t.
have some misgivings as to the wis
dom of the red-baiting crusade
launched by the socialist bureaucrac!
that has showed him quietly into the
background, to be fumigated since hi
contact with Communists in the Pas
sale strike-against the wishes of the
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W., together with the knowledge that
amalgamation was becoming a popu-
lar mass issue which would soon force
something more than platonic express
sions Of endorsement, with the fur
Their certainty that the A. @. w. Of
6cialdom would be unable to dominate
any amalgamated block because of the
preponderance Of left wing leadership,
undoubtedly prompted the Hillman
machine to enter into truce with
the Forward and an alliance with A.
F. OF L. oficialdom and ofticialdom in
other needle trades and Jewish unions
against the left wing
Hillman now proposes amalgamation
with the I. L. G. W.--but without the
left wing. /M
THE failure to arouse any real en-
4 thusiasm in the membership for
the new two-year New York agree
ment ct was voted for by only some
thing like 10 per centsof the member
ship, according to statements of mem
bers present at the mestings) made
the possibility of rapid development
of the left wing in the A. C. w. pos
sible and a united OFFENSIVE against
the left wing in the labor movement
desirable-especially in the needle
trades.
The offensive has been launched.
Socialist party and A. F.aof L. official
dom are fighting side by side, as has
been shown previously.
TINE Committee for Preservation Of
l. Trade Unions" whose first act
was to attempt to split the forces Of
labor supporting Sacco and Vanzetti,
is an organization Of delegates mostly
from unions in which the oficialdom
is controlled by the Daily Forward.
Abraham /. Shiplaconr, chairman Of
the committee, is part of the Forward
machine in the International Pocket
book Workers Union. The Hebrew
Trades Council is controlled by the
Forward and it is the center of the
newly-formed body. The Amalgamat-
ed Clothing Workers oficialdom is
represented by Beckerman, manager
Of the New York Joint Board.
THE New Leader, Official organ OF
l. the socialist party, is trying with
might and main to become the official
organ in English Of the reactionary
drive. In its issue for December 2S
it had no less than eight news stories
and articles directed against the left
wing and the Communists. 1t accom-.
panies this trucking to the right wing
of trade union officiaIdom with front
page appeal for funds.
The national executive committee OF
the socialist party. meeting in New
York last week, officially assured the
needle trades oficialdom of its sup
port. It's resolution on the subject
published in the New Leader, after
making it plain that the N. E. c. will
not oppose the present oflcialdom, Oh
allow socialist party members to do SC
in the name of The party, goes on to
state:
We rejoice that the members of
the needle trade unions have united
in a campaign to save the unions
from the influence that has brought
them to the brink of ruin. To the
extent that socialist party members
can be of service in this work we
pledge their willing cooperation. :,
THAT the real policy Of the socialist
l. party is in conflict with its pro
fessed neutrality can be seen by &
comparison of the above with the fol
lowing statement which is made in the
first part of the N. z. c. resolution
The socialist party has always
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high priests OF socialism.
THOMAS likewise is not enthusiastic
4 over the reactionary allies with
which his leaders have made a pact
for war on the will to struggle in the
trade unions In the December 25
issue of the New Leader Thomas,
after doing obeisance at the shrines
of Sigman and Hillquit and repeating
the invocation against the Commu-
mist devil, utters the following warn
ing;
Nevertheless, no labor unions gen.
orally nor socialist labor unionists
particularly can afford to fight Com
munlsm by wIteh-hunting, by MAX
ING LOVE TO REACTION, or by
a merely negative policy. In the
long run THE BEST WAY TO
FIGHT COMMUNISM WILL BE BY
SETTING UP STANDARDS OF
HONOR, EFFICIENCY AND IDEAL
ISM WHICH WILL GIVE coMMU-
lists NO JUST GROUNDS FOR
CRITICISM. Above all, II will be
necessary for the unions in their
sphere and the socialist party In It's
sphere TO DO BETTER SOME OF
THE JoBs-lIke organizing the I'M
organized, and defending political
prisoners and fighting against impe-
rlallsm--WHICH THE COMMU-
NlSTS HAVE AT LEAST HAD
THE ENERGY TO TRY TO DO.
WE can say to Norman Thomas that
w we have not the slightest objec-
ton 20 being fought in the way he
suggests, but principally because he
believes that the present leadership
of the trade union movement and the
socialist party will some day fight
Communism this way is the reason he
aids reaction by giving 1t at times
the present, for instance semi
respectable covering which prevents
the imperialist lackey uniform being
seen by unskilled working-clGss OBJ
servers.
Thomas continues:
II is with joy that one turns to
PassaIc. There the heroic struggle
Is resulting In victory. The settIe-
ments In the Botany Mills and
number Of smaller organizations are
all that could reasonably be expect
ed from a local strike in the textile
industry.
1t is q matter of public knowledge
that Communists organized and led
the Passaic strike. built up the relief
machinery, fed the strikers, and that
Communist union organizers and mem
bers still are the backbone of the
struggle. But how does Thomas ex-
plain that the same Matthew Vol,
who denounced the Communists to
President Coolidge last November for
their activity in the Passaic strike, is
now lionized by the socialist party
press as a savior of the labor move
ment?
lDUT these are minor inconsist
ID encies OF socialist policy which
is consistent as q whole and which
brings them in organizations Other
than the trade unions into conflict
with the class interests of the work
ers.
In the words of Norman Thomas
the socialist bureaucracy is making
love to,reaction." 1t is neat phrase
delightfully."- descriptive and perfectly
appropriate.
l am indebted to Norman Thomas
for this apt characterization and shall
use It hereafter. in referring to the
socialist leaders, of course giving
Thomas credit for it.
ITO be continued.)
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the present law wood alcohol is the
basic denaturant, but If the public
persists in drinking denatured alcohol
treasury officials said that possibly 1t
will be necessary to recommend 20
congress that the poison be removed.
Non-poisonous industrial alcohol,
however, admittedly would reduce the
effectiveness of prohibition enforce
ment, unless denaturant can be dis
covered rendering the product un-
drinkable and impossible of removal
by rehabilitation
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1927-04-14
Modern Bridge Will
Span Lake at Tchula

Work has commenced on the bridge
to span Tchula lake, at Tchula, which
will he when completed a medium of
convenience to the travelling public and
to the city of Tchula. The bridge will
be placed at the west end of Main street
which is now blocked by the lake, and
will cross at that point rather than at
the old crossing several blocks up
stream. This will mean saving of
several blocks and many crooks and
turns to the traveller, and to Tchula it
means that the main business street of
the city will not end in lake but will
he connected rather with the main high
ways.
The work is under contract to the M.
T.. Orr Construction Company, Mr.. M.
K. Orr himself being on the job and
having personal supervisor of the work
The bridge is to be of creosoted wood
construction, and is to cost $4,000.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1927-04-14
Body of Coot Wilson
Missing Since Xmas,
Found by Fisherman

Coot Wilson, Tchula negro, whose dis
appearance last Christmas day and
whereabouts since, has greatly puzzled
Holmes County legal authorities and
led to the arrest of several negroes, has
been found. Roger Beeman, negro
fisherman, while running his trot line
in a bayou on the east side of the rail-
road near Tchula, made the gruesome
discovery
A wire had been stretched across the
bayou, from which at intervals of about
six feet lines and hooks were dropped
into the water, reaching almost to the
bottom; the negro was inspecting the
lines when he pulled to the surface the
body of the murdered man. He i'm
mediately reported the discovery to Of
ficers of the law, and the body was
taken from the water and carried to q
negro undertaking establishment for in
quest and preparation for burial.
A post-mortem examination of the
body was made at the inquest, and while
no report has been made public, it is
reliably stated that the verdict will be
to the effect that Wilson died as the
result of blow by some hard substance.
head. Identification was positive, al
though the body was badly decomposed.
1t is said that the skull was crushed, but
there was no evidence Of the body hav-
ing been tied, or wrapped in quilts or
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Great Revival Being
Held this Week at
the Methodist Church

Methodists of Lexington opened their
revival services Sunday morning at
1920, when Rev. B. Frank PIN, re-
vivalist in charge, preached the first
sermon. Rev. Standifer Raper, pastor of
the church, has let no stone unturned
to develop all agencies that might con-
tribute to the success of the revival, and
it is felt that great series of meet
ings will result.
Cottage prayer services have been held
in homes in the various parts of the
city for the special benefit of the ladies,
under the leadership of Mrs. Walter
Gwin, chairman; mems classes have
been held in the business houses of
Lexington at 2:30 each afternoon, and
the young people held meetings daily
in the high school, where the Girl Re-
serves and the Boys Hi-Y were in
= he .<se.
Rev. Frank PIN, the evangelist, is
Secretary of the intermediate Epworth
League in the southern states, with
headquarters at Nashville, Tenn. He is
especially interested in and effective
with the young people, and is con-
Grated and effective evangelistic worker
and soul winner.
The singing is beig led by Mrs. T. p.
Ramsey, of Durant, an experienced lead
er in singing, and the possessor Of a
has been head a number Of times in
Lexington, and is extremely popular,
both as soloist and as leader in
community singing.
Two services are held daily, at 10:30
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Central Point, Mrs. t. A. Barrentine
Emory, Miss Vera Catron; Ebenezer
j. w. Sally; Harmony, Mrs. J. T. Park
inson; Goodman, Prof B. NJ. Easom;
Lunsford, Mrs. G. p Merriwether:
West Mrs. A J. Stevens; Centeryille
Mrs. Guy Grace; Tchula, Edgar Nav.
field; Providence, Mrs. Ollie Br.,~nc;
Cleveland, Mrs. Howard Lawshe; Frank.
lin, Mrs. J. M. Powers; Owens, Mrs
Earl Fowler; Elliott Hill, Mrs. Daisy
Hill; Lexington, Miss Lillian Rathell;
Durant, Mrs. Norman King; Pickens
Mrs. w. H. Hoover; Bee Lake. Mrs
Henry Rogers.
The next meeting of the Holmes
County Poultry Association has been set
for Wednesday, April 20 at 2:3O p. M.
and this time has been designated as
the time for the permanent organiza-
ton. Everybody interested is request
ed to be present and join timely or.
ganization and a profitable association
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1927-04-14
Masonic Study Club
Meets at Lexington

The Holmes County Masonic Service
and Study Club will meet with the
Lexington Lodge on April 1S, at o'clock
p. M
The subject for study is "Why Mason
ry Taught by Symbolism" A very
learned and entertaining speaker has
been engaged to be present at this meet
all Masons. Every Mason of the coun-
ty is invited and urged to be present
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1927-04-14
Adequate Bridge to
be Constructed Over
Black Creek at Lex.

Plans are being received and con-
sidered by Marvin Stanley, Supervisor of
District No. /, and president of the
Board, for the construction of a bridge
across little Black Creek just outside
the corporate limits of Lexington, and
on the state highway to Pickens.
The present bridge, built in the days
of lighter and slower traffic, is of the
one-way capacity, and has been insuffi-
cient for traffic needs for long time.
1t is fact many times during the busy
seasons that from ten to twenty five
cars and teams will be tied up, waiting
for an opportunity to cross. The ad-
visibility of constructing suitable
bridge has been discussed many times;
was actually agreed upon once, it is
said but the plan was abandoned until
now.
The new bridge will be the full width
of the road, having sufficient clearance
for teams to pass upon it, with walk
or passengers on the side, in addition. It
will be either of creosoted wood and
steel or concrete construction. The
present bridge, which is sound in every
way and discarded only because it is
too narrow to permit the free flow of
traffic will be moved to some other point
in the county to replace wooden
structure.
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Ionltry Association
Meeting With Favor;
| Organization on 10th

Irbe initial meeting of the Holmes
nn,r poultrv Association was held in
kxington Saturday, April 9th, at the
<,rt bouse, with large and most en-
orno attendance, representative of
nonltrv raisers and fanciers of the
ole county. and plans for the organi-
;on perfected and other details m
ental towards getting under way dis
sed.
H. Love was appointed as chair
1 pro TEN, and Mrs. G. H. McMor-
seh was selected as secretary pro tenn
he following communities were rep
ented and the number of representa-
s present: Lexington, 10; Acona, 8;
veland, 2; Central Point, 2 Owens,
Franklin, /; Bethesda, /. A program
appointed and consists of the fol
ing: Mrs. Thereasa DoWner, Mrs. W
Peacock, Miss Lillian Rathell, j. N,
D and Jesse B. Walton. Dues were
Ed at $l.50 year, same embracing
ifty cent membership and one dollar
IS in the Mississippi Poultry FEEDER
IN which also entities each member
teeeive the Dixie Poultry journal, an
southern publication familiar with
problems of the Southern poultry
er and fancier. The following were
pinted on the membership commit
70 enroll members in the association
(ona, Mrs. Kittrell Steele; Bowling
n Mrs. W. G. Warner; Bethesda
Evie Rhyme; Cruger, Mrs. John
er Coxburg, Prof. G. L. Beavers
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1927-04-14
Goodman Missionary
at Baptist Church

Rev. }. j. Cowsert, native of Good
man, Holmes County, Miss, who for the
past six years has been doing mission
work in South America under the direc-
tion of the Baptist Foreign Mission
Roard, is at home on furlough. He
has been delighting audiences with mes
sages about his work in South America.
lhe people of Lexington will have the
privilege of hearing him on Sunday
morning, April 18th, at II O'Clock at the
baptist church. Let every one keep this
date IN mind and show their interest in
the work of the missionaries
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in the morning and at 1870 in the eve
ing service April 7th and will continue
through the evening service on Sunday,
April 10th
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