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scraps of linen and paper are also
very popular, especially during revo-
lutionary anniversaries or special
campaigns. These are often quota
tions from Lenin, expressions Of
sympathy with Soviet Russia, appeal
to the struggle with fascism, etc.
A Nightmare For Benito.
In some places appeals and slogans
are scrubbed on the walls of houses
and on the pavements. After the
trial Of the Florentine Communists in
Milan sprawling inscriptions appeared
on the polished floor and walls of the
Passage Victor Emmanuel-"Three
cheers for the Florentine Commu-
nists!" "Three Cheers for the Com
munist Party!" Down with Fascism!"
illegal appeals and papers" writes
"Avanti" the Maximalist paper COM
ing out in Paris, "both printed and
photographed, have become the night
mare of the fascist authorities. They
are to be found everywhere-on the
seats of trans, in factory cloakrooms,
in the cinematographs, and barr
acks."
What the Illegal Press Writes About.
The illegal press has not only
never lost touch with the masses, but
is actually getting closer to them every
day. While during its official exist
ence the Communist press was often
forced to adopt figurative language
and maintain a discreet silence on
many points, now, driven under
ground, it is able to speak out in no
uncertain voice and tell the masses
the whole truth The illegal press is
now able to expose the home and
foreign policy of the fascist govern
ment, its preparations for war, it's
shameless plundering of the Italian
working class and the demagogy of
the fascist unions. Both the central
and local illegal press give a great
deal Of space to the attack of capital,
unemployment and all manifestation
of protest and indignation among the
workers and peasantry. Articles
showing the causes of the economic
crisis going in Italy, slogans on I'M
employment, articles on Sovie t
Russia, letters from members of the
workers delegations visiting the U.
S. S. r. are constantly printed. The
crimes of the fascist despot are ex-
posed and working class readers are
told of the cruel fate Of the prisoners
of fascism, languishing in fascist
dungeons, and on the remote islands
under fascist inspection, A great
campaign was waged in the illegal
press around the treachery Of the for
mer General Confederation of Labor
Leaders and the reorganization of the
trade unions on new principles.
Helpless Fury of the Fascists.
1t is easy to imagine the rage in
spired among the fascists by this
illegal press. Mussolini gave long
ago categorical order to root up
the Communist Party and destroy the
illegal press. Fascism modified all
its forces for this struggle and IN
spite of all this neither the Comm J.
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Illegal Press in Italy

mist Party nor its press has been
DESTROYED. This is the most brilliant
testimony to the real ties existing be-
tween the Communist Party and the
masses. The arrests come thick and
fast.
When the first number of "Delo"
appeared the police made wholesale
raids on all the houses in some SLOW
ence localities in the region of
Trieste. Workers trains coming
from Trieste in the evening were sur
rounded by the police and each
worker subjected to an exhaustive
search. But neither beatings, arrests,
nor any other modes of repression
could avail to destroy the illegal
press.
Extraordinary meetings of fascist
organizations were called in Milan
for the consideration Of the struggle
with the illegal Communist press,
Mario Jampolli, the head of the
Milan fascists uttered a threatening
speech accusing the fascist militia
and members of his party of inability
to expose the illegal apparatus of The
Communist Press. How is it" he
asked, "that the thousands Of mem
bers of the fascist militia and the
hundreds of fascist spies are unable
to prevent "Unita" from being openly
distributed among the workers, not
by the hundred, but by the thousard2
How is it that no one can find olt
where it is printed? Or by whorl it
is distributed az"
At Amy Cost"
In Turin the chief Of the police
called together all the secret service
men giving them categorical orders
to made an end of the Tlrin puolica-
ton of "Unita at any cost" Orders
were given in Rome to fire on any
one pasting up appeals at night. Per-
sons on whom illegal literature was
found we're subjected to torture.
There have been eases of a single
copy of an illegal paper bringing
upon its owner five years exile. The
Communist FREDERICK Janzzi in Var
eza on whom was found copy of
"Unita" was beaten and tortured in
the attempt to extort from him from
whom he got the paper, but although
they burnt him with fire, cIt lin
with knives, and put out one Of his
eyes, they could get nothing ont of
him. Janzzi is not the first nr the
last martyr in the cause Of .he il.
legal press. 1t is only the firmness
and courage of the Italian Coramd-
nists and their ever-growing influ-
ence on the masses which enables tho
Communist Party to support the pm
equal and terrible struggle with the
bloody fascist regime in Italy,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
COOLIDGE FIXES ON STATE OF TES'
VOTING FOR SUMMER WHITE HOUSI

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Capital
politicians were buzzing today with
speculation over what, if any, consid-
erations other than vacation -
prompted President Coolidge to ten
tatively select the Black Hills of South
Dakota as the locale for this years
summer White House.
More or less significantly, it was
recalled that South Dakota is the first
state in the Union to hold presidential
primaries. The Sunshine State is the
quadrennial "bell cow" of the states,
so far as presidential candidates. are
concerned.
The Test Vote
Early next March, weeks before any
other state, and four months before
the national convention, South Dakota
will afford the first insight into the
trend of the electoral mind. The South
Dakota proposal primary is an event
that rivets the attention of the poll
ticians every four years.
The South Dakota system is highly
regarded by politicians and by can
didates who, like Barl5is, "are willin',"
but hesitate at declaring themselves.
The law provides that candidate can
get his name off the ballot only by
definite withdrawal and notification
that his name should not be voted up
on. Four years ago Mr.. Coolidge per-
mitted his name to stay on the ballot
by the simple expedient of taking no
action at all.
The cynical politicians of the Capt.
tai believe that politics, more than
the natural beauty Of the Black Hills,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
BY EARL BROWDER.
Continued From Last Issue)


Here was definite struggle. The
Central Kuomintang, openly chal-
lenged by Chang Kai-shek, began
to open its ears to the complaints
pouring in from the peoples militar-
cations against this budding militar-
list. Suddenly the party awoke to
what had been going on. Already,
on March Is, the Hupeh Trade
Union Executive issued public de-
nunciation Of Chang Kai-shek. On
March Is, the executive committee of
Hupeh Kuomintang issued long
statement. indicting Chang Kai-shek
as a counter-revolutionary. This
statement, published in the min Kuoa
Tih Pao", Hankow, March 16, 1927,
contains the following declarations:
"The Party has lost its power, and
all the power has gone to the hands of
a dictator and the highest organiza-
tion of the Party has lost its func-
tions."
"Help the Central Executive Com
mittee to overthrow the condition Of
usurpation, to restore the spirit Of
democracy, to make all Party mem
bers obey the orders of the Party. All
political and military affairs should
be unified under the direction of the
Party Every person no matter who
he is should submit to the power Of
the Party Only the oppressed mass
es are the supervisor of the Party,
Only the principles of Chung Ii
tSun Vat SEM and his spirit are the
director of the Party.
"Now it is time for US to manifest
the power of the Party. Whether our
Party will even exist depends entirely
upon whether we can make the power
Of the Party felt"
On March Is, a special issue of the
Kuomintang official daily paper,
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Lithuanian Section
Secures New Member

An example Of what languae
bureaus can do in the Ruthenber
Membership Drive has been shown
the Lithuanian Bureau, which calle
a special open meeting of the Lithuai
ian Fraction where a report of II
mass campaigns and activities of Il
Party was given and where the que
ton was taken up of getting IL
sympathizers to become members
the Party. The result was that ]
workers Joined the Workers icon
munist) Party.
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ADYSSINIAN RAS
INVITES u, S. TO
REPULSE EUROPE
Hoover and Gang Rush
To Grab New Colony

WASHINGTON-(FP) -Ras Tafa-
ri, regent Of the Ethiopian empire,
formerly known as Abyssinia, has
appealed to American capital to come
into his country and develop it's rub
Der, coffee, copper, gold and other re-
sources for two reasons. He wants to
save his country-the last indepen-
dent land in all of Africa-from alb
sorption by the British, French and
Italians whose colonies now surround
him. With American dollars pouring
into his country, and American dip
lomacy backing up these dollars, Ras
Tafari may possibly be able to mod
ernie and develop Ethiopia without
seeing a European flag hoisted over
his capital.
That is the point in his appeals to
President Coolidge to send a diplo-
matte mission to Ethiopia. 1t is the
point to the issuance by the Com
merce Department of a pamphlet de-
scribing the latent riches of that
country. The Regent himself says that
if American capital will employ slave
labor for five years, every slave so
employed can be freed without dan
ger to the national economy.
English Demand Reforms.
Sir Frederick Lugard, for many
years governor of British Nigeria,
and now a member of the Mandates
Commission of the League of Ma
tions, was a member of the commits
sion on abolition of slavery and forced
labor, which drew up, in the summer
of 1925, the draft convention which
was submitted to the League As
sembly in September, 1926. In a
Note on Conditions in Abyssinia, pub
lished by the League, he refers to the
entry of Abyssinia into the League in
September, 1923, on condition that
she would abolish slavery and forced
labor.
"Slave trading and the organized
slave trade" said Lugard, "can only
be suppressed by force so long,
says the French report, as certain
of the higher chiefs indulge in slave
raids, in order, as they pretend, to put
down rebellion or punish refusals to
pay taxes, the evil may become less,
but it will not disappear. There is
reliable evidence of recent date that
many thousands Of slaves Ian esti-
mate which appears trustworthy says
100000 are brought by Abyssinian
slave traders.
Referring to his experienee in Nj
geria, where powerful Moslem rulers
kept up slave raids against the at
tempt Of the British forces to sup
press the practice, Lugard quotes the
French report that in Abyssinia the
opposition to reform comes prin-
cipally from the priesthood (Coptic
Christians) which considers itself the
guardian Of the Mosaic law and re-
CARDS slavery as an institution de-
creed by Jehovah"
He shows that since the slaves are
Of tribes living far from the places
to which the slaves are taken, a
freed slave would have no access to
land among the Abyssinian ruling
caste. He concludes that "The at
tempt to abolish property in slaves,
and to carry out the terms of the
edict, must involve a complete change
In the social life Of the people of
Abyssinia."
Fearing the wrath Of the clergy
and landowners, Ras Tafar looks to
America for big capital With which
| to appease them.
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Coolidge sneaks Away.

WASHINGTON, May 18th
presidential yacht Mayflower bearin
President Coolidge and a small nun
Der of guests, returned to Washing
ton this morning after a trip dow
the Potomac River.
During the weekend trip no II
ports of the cruise were received b
naval communications although it
customary Of such trips to radio tn
yachts position every 8 hours.
WORKERS! STOP THE MURDE
OF SACCO AND VANZETTI
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STIMSON BRAzEN
ABOUT CRUSHING
OF NICARAGUANS
Evades Query About
u. s. Banking Interests

WASHINGTON, May % (FP). -
Pretending that his direct threat of
armed force against all who did not
peacefully surrender was not the
cause of the laying down of arms by
the Liberal army in Nicaragua,
Henry L. Stimson has returned to
Washington and reported to Presi-
dent Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg
upon his success in ''pacifying" that
little Latin-American republic
Stimson met the press correspon-
dents after he had seen his chiefs,
and gave them a confidential defense
of his public statement. The press
was allowed to say that the attitude
Of the administration is that Presi-
dent Sacasa of the Liberal govern
ment Of Nicaragua did not risk his
own life in the civil war; that it was
Gen. Moncada who led the fighting;
that Moncada was glad to get Slim
sons threat of suppression Of the
Liberals by force if they would not
peacefully surrender; that Chamorro
military partner Of Diazl was really
the man chiefly responsible for the
bloodshed and suffering that the Con-
servative coup and the resultant war
have inflicted upon the country; that
the United States has not guaranteed
the civil rights Of trade unionists or
other citizens in Nicaragua during
the 19 months that Diaz is imposed
on the country by force of American
guns.
In his formal statement Stlmson
said: This transition from war to
peace has been accomplished by the
faith which both sides have in the
promise of the President Of the
United States by arranging for
American supervision to give Mica
ragua free and fair election in
1928. 1t was this which caused Mon
cada's army to lay down its arms,
and it was that army which consti-
tuted the life Of the revolution"
Evades Real Issue
When asked whether the bank and
railroad, owned by the Nicaraguan
government, were again to be sold to
the Wall Street bankers-these prop
critics being the prizes for which
American recognition was given TO
Diaz in violation Of the spirit of the
Central American treaty-the admin
istration spokesman indicated that he
knew nothing to indicate that they
would be sold.
Painful efforts to discredit Presi
dent Sacasa were due to the delivery
to the Department on May 81 Of a
letter from Sacasa, dated May 7, re-
citing the story Of American armed
intervention against the Liberal gov
eminent, beginning last November.
Seizure of ports, arms, vessels and
waterways by the American naval
forces was set forth in detail, as was
the American governments delivery
Of machine guns, rifles and ammuni-
ton to Diaz.
Murder" Charges Sacasa
1T seems" says Sacasa, "as if
there is deliberate purpose Of ami
hilating the unfortunate people Of
Nicaragua in order to murder later,
as Mr.. Stimson's threat implies, those
Of our troops which may have sur
vived to the end Of the journey to-
ward Managua."
BUY THE DAILY WORKER
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prompted Mr.. Coolidge's decision
South Dakota.
South Dakota also is one Of tho
states where agrarian discomfort h
been pronounced.
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Who are the
Keymen Of
s
America?

Lined up against The DAILY WORKER
in the case coming to trial on May 9th are
the Keymen of America. Mr.. SeitZ of the
Keymen, when questioned at the hearing,
refused to admit anything except that his or
ganizatiOn is research body" and that it
was thoroughly opposed to the policies of The
DAILY WORKER, and interested in sup
pressing the paper.
In PROFESSIONAL PATRIOTS" it is
pointed out that the Keymen were organized
under the initiative of Fred r. Marvin, head
of the Searchlight column of the New York
Commercial, notorious open shop organ.
This book further informs us that ''The Ad-
visOry Council of the new organization in
cludes officials of the Associated Employers
of indianapolis, the Founders Association,
the National Clay Products Industries AssO-
citation, the Citizens Alliance of st. Paul, the
Employers Association of Jackson, Michigan
and the Builders Exchange of San Francisco.
In addition representatives from practically
all the patriotic associations are on the cOun-
Gil as well as the leading lights of the Chem
ical Warfare Reserve and the Military Intel
ligence Association"
The case is clear. The lineup of forces
should be evident to everyone. 1t is fight
of the employers and the Open-shoppers
against labor. 1t is case of the munitiOn
and armament interests
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Committeeman and as Principal of the
Central Politico- Military Academy,
and summon him for investigation and
punishment" Ito Be Continued).
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the Central Kuomintang to remove
him from the office of Commander
in-Chief of the Revolutionary Army,
abrogate his authority as Executive
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and armament interests
against the organ
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against the attempt to
drag us into another
imperialist war.
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Err against the enemies
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Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-10
LEWIS FACING
LONG TERM in
FEDERAL PRISON
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. l0.--E. G
Lewis. Atascadero promoter. TODAY
faced term Of IL years in Federal
prison following his conviction late
last night ON counts of misusing the
mails and conspiracy in connection
with the promotion of the California
Illustrated Review.
Lewis and Henry l.. Kramer, his
chief associate, were found guilty on
nine counts Of misuse of the mats
and one count of conspiracy TO mis-.
use the mails. carrying with it n
maximum sentence Of ~ wears and
4 heavy fine. William Ahrens, 60
defendant, was found net guilty.
Lewis and Kramer, who are assert
cd to have frodu!ently obtained more
than 100000 through the develop
meht of the toMnsite Atascadero,
sre scheduled to be sentenced Mon
day by Federal Judge Jacobs.
During the trial which WAS in
progress for nearly month, Fed
cral prosecutors presented evidence
that Lewis and his associates pro-
missed interests in almond groves
and OF stock III return for subscript.
ions to the Illustrated Review.
The Government contended that
Lewis promised AN almond tree to
any subscriber taking a $40 life
membership in the Review, but that
these promises were never fulfilled.
Lewis gained nationwide attention
Il rough the promotion of Universi-
~ City, a suburb Of St. Louis. later
taking up the Atascadero promotion
and other projects in Southern Cal
ifornia.
Kramer, who is now said to he
virtually penniless, was at one time
reputed to be worth millions, due to
several financial ventures including
a cure for the tobacco habit.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-10
YANKEE FLYERS
REACH SHANGHAI
ON GLOBE TRIP
ny United Press Leased Wire

SHANGHAI. Sept. 10 William
8. Brock and Edward r. Schlee ar.
rived at Shanghai at $50 p. IN. to-
day in their monoplane Pride of De
troit in which they are flying a,
round the world.
They had left Honk Kong, 800
miles TO the south, at A. m.
Their next Jump will be across
the East China sea and through the
interior Of Japan to Tokyo, 1915
miles from Shanghai.
Brock and Schlee left Harbor
Grace. y. F., two weeks ago today.
Because Of the difference Of time
between New .Foundland and Shang.
hal, their arrival at Shanghai was
almost to the hour two weeks after
their departure from Harbor Grace.
Al Tokyo, the half way mark,
they plan TO install a new engine in
their plane, then resume their flight
via Midway Islands, Honolulu. San
Francisco and across the United
States to Harbor Grace.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-10
ALL PREVIOUS
FIGURES PASSED
AT STATE FAIR
Nv United Press Leased Wt~e

SACRAMENTO, Sept. l0.--Whilc
San Francisco sent several thousand
visitors to the California state fair
today, which was San Francisco and
California Agricultural Bankers
Cay, the State Agricultural Society
prepared to close the gates at mid
night on the greatest and most sue
cessful fair in the states history.
All attendance records were shat
tered during the last week, and it
is believed more than 100000 visit
ors found their way through the
turnstiles during the seven days, ac
cording to c. A. Condee of Chino,
president of the fair board.
Two assemblies Of Importance
marked the morning session Of the
fair. The California Agricultural
Bankers Association met at 10 a.
m. in the assembly hall. while the
Sacramento regional citizens coun-
ell met at the convention tent.
Marion Talley, Metropolitan
grand opera singer, who was in Sac
ramento to fill an engagement to-
night, was visitor at the fair, and
greeted large crowd of spectators
from the upper balcony of the main
building.
Several of the biggest racing
events of the week on the track
were to be held this afternoon.
The free for all trot for $1,000
stakes and the two consolation races
were to wind up the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-10
No Theater Strike
For Los Angeles
ny United Pr.ss Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Sent. l0.--The
strike of union musicians, stage
hands and motion picture operators
which threatened to tie up more
than 200 theaters in Los Angeles
and vicinity tonight has been avert
ed il was reported here today.
While Harold B. Franklin, chair
man Of the iheater owners associai-
ion, admitted after q fivehour con
ference with union representatives
Inst night that there were. a few
minor points to be cleared up he in
dieated these would be quickly set
tied.
What agreement has been reached
is unknown. The principal points OF
dispute were said to have been the
musicians demand for six'day
week and 10 percent salary in
crease. The managers were at all
times said to have been willing 10
Weld the shorter week, but only a
s percent increase. I'LL.
A final conference wos to be held
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-10
SIX OIL PERMITS
ARE CANCELLED
BY GOVERNMENT
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 10 Re
ceipts Of two more oil permit can
cellations in Kern and Ventura
counties by John C. Ing, registrar
OF the United States land office, to-
day brought the total number Of
cancellations this week to six.
Owners Of the permits and the
land office serial numbers are:
:. Kern county--H. NJ. Priest, Visal.
ia,. olo158; W. W. Haley, Visalia,
0lol5S; s. F. Black, Visalia, 097S6;
Howard E. Williams, Visalia, 0l0,.
562; Harry Hart, visalia, Ol0732;
Edyth Mosier, visalia, Olo72o
Ventura county - Anthony F..
ralethorpe, San Francisco, ol+456.
Ing explained that an; erroneous
impression exists that these are land
drawing or land lotteries. They are
not lotteries and the applicant does
not acquire title to the land. If he
is successful in the drawing, he re-
ceives only permit to prospect for
oil and gas.
Drawings will be held for the
Palethorpe, Hart and Mosier proper
ties September q, and the others
September 90.