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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
Lewis Officials in
Colorado Interfere
With Miners Strike

AGUILAR, Colo, Sept. 23.-The
officials of the district administration
of the United Mine Workers here are
pursuing a very devious policy. The
bulk of this district is unorganized,
yet the miners have signified their
willingness to strike in the near
future not only for gain in wages
and working conditions which are bad
but also in support of the nearly
100000 members of the United Mine
Workers of America, on strike
farther east.
In spite of this, NJ. Negro, presi-
dent of District Is, U.M.W.A., (Col-
orado) has interfered with the pro-
posed strike in two different ways.
He has not only prohibited the I.W.
W., which sent out the strike call for
Colorado miners, from using for mass
meetings the grounds Of the Ludlow
monument, but at recent meeting of
the single local of the U.M.W.A., in
Colorado, Negro deliberately told them
that the strike of the I,W.W. and un-
organized would not concern them at
all, and that they should stay at
work. There is resentment here,
among the members of the local, at
the attitude taken by the officials,
This is one of International President
Lewis "paper districts" which sends
large numbers of delegates to con-
ventions, but organizes few miners.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
U. S. 5. R. Unions VIII
Fight Tho Reformists
Shatter Labor Unity

MOSCOW, U.S.S.R., Sept. 23.-
Andreyev, member of the Presi-
dunn of the Central Council of
Labor Unions of the Soviet Union,
speaking before a meeting of the
railway workers in Moscow con-
cerning the rupture in the Anglo
Russian committee, declared that,
in spite of this new betrayal on the
part of the leaders of the General
! Council, the trade unions of the
Soviet Union do not intend to re-
wise their tactics.
"We are willing to enter into an
agreement with any trade union
organization in the country with a
view to uniting the struggle against
the onslaught of capital. We are
ready to carry on the struggle for
the unity of the trade union move
ment of the world. Tho the at
tempts of the reforinist leaders of
| Amsterdam and the General Coun-
ell isolate us from the international
and British labor movement, the
trade unions of the U.S.S.R. will
respond by increasing their inter-
national work for realizing the
united front over these leaders
heads, and for maintaining con-
nections with the masses. The
trade unions Of the U.S.S.R. will
exert all efforts to raise the i'm
portance of the Profintern and to
become its most active force.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
PRAvDA ASSAILS
OPPOSITION IN
.ALL-UNION PARTY
Exposes s Work With
Renegade Groups

MOSCOW, Sept. 23-The danger
to the whole international movement
that is manifest because of the con-
tinuous filtration of the opposition in
the All-Union Communist Party with
the exp elled and discredited
renegades of the French and German
Communist Parties is pointed out in
blistering editorial in Pravda.
"Pierre Monatte, former syndicalist
leader of France who came over to
the Communist Party only to become
a most disgusting apostate, and his
group spoke before the congress of
the Unitarian Confederation of Labor
demanding that no connections be
maintained with the Communist
Party.
This action" says Pravda, "is out
right and shameless arrogant oppor-
tunism. This protest against Com
munist leadership Of the trade unions
is nothing more nor less than going
completely over to the French re-
formists and is playing their game.
1t is tantamount essentially to a
struggle against the Red Tnterna-
tional Of Trade Unions ard means
complete agreement with Amster-
dam"
Denounces German Apostates.
''The fact that in Germany the Ur-
bans-Maslov group ran their own cam
didate in the last elections to the
Hamburg senate is most symtomatic
(ContiRued on Page Tt0o)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24

The detachments of peasants have
seized many places including Mel
kiang, Chaochow and Fukshan. The
press declares that these places have
been taken by the troops of Yeh-ting
and Ho-lung owing to the fact that
in many sections the peasant forces
have called themselves the vanguard
of the revolutionary army.
Revolts Increase.
The operations of the peasant par
tisans at first caused much panic
which later somewhat subsidized after
it became known that the revolution
ary troops were still at the Fukien-
Kwantung border. The peasant re-
volts are not only not subsiding but
are embracing ever more regions in
Guiding Haifeng, a district with q
well-organized peasantry,
The latest reports show that the
troops of Yeh-ting and Ho-lung are
advancing in two directions, towards
Taipu and Chungchow, both of which
lie in Kwantung on the Fukien border
The vanguard is already crossing the
Kwantung frontier.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24

Levine is newspaper correspon-
dent of the widest experience, and the
audience was treated to an eloquent
attack on the wrong method of de-
fense, drawn from criticism of the
mishandling of the Sacco-Vanzetti
case by the Boston Sacco-Vanzetti
Defense Committee.
"There was a confusion of aims in
the defense work." declared Levine.
"There were membrs of the Boston
committee who seemed to have the
idea that all they needed was legalis-
tic activity, and they wasted their
time in court. They thot there was
nothing to be done but to save two
lives and were antagonistic to pub
licity and to demonstrations. They
even sabotaged them. They took no
lessons from the famous prosecutions
of the past, the Dreyfus case, for ex-
ample, where men were saved entire
ly thru the extra-legal activity OF
publicists and by the organization OF
mass sentiment.
Fatal Policy.
"The Boston Sacco-Vanzetti De.
fense Committee thot they had tc
have a perfectly respectable Boston
lawyer, because there was a Bostor
judge, prosecuting attorney, anc
court. The disastrous result of re.
spectability and legal technicalities i:
apparent, Not only were the mems
lives lost, but years were wasted thai
might have been spent in raising &
gigantic protest against their being
murdered, The safety of Sacco anC
Vanzetti and the good of humanity
alike demanded a different policy
| Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
HEALTH OFFICER
Demanded CRAFT,
VICTIMS CHARGE
$1,000 Paid BY Bronx
Ice Cream Man

Additional details of the thriving
off-hour business engaged in by De-
partment of Health inspectors who
made thousands by systematic bribe-
taking We're told yesterday afternoon
by witnesses appearing in the John
Doe inquiry being conducted by JUS
tice Arthur S. Tompkins.
How an Inspector, Bartholomew
Phillips, asked $500 and got $100 for
giving his "final approval" to repairs
involving over $1,000 to his ice-cream
plant was told on the stand by Sam
uel Berlin, of 7S3 Beck St., the Bronx
Graft for approval"
Phillips declined to give his o. K
to the expensive alterations even af-
ter Berlin had been compelled to sus-
pend manufacturing for over month
"Why do you make me spend Sc
much money" Berlin asked the in
spector.
In reply the latter, invited him to q
restaurant on 18th Street, and they
met the next day.
He asked me for $500 before he'd
o. K. the place." testified Berlin. 81
said I couldn't afford it. There was
much talking and then he finally
agreed to take $780,"
$1,000 Paid to Others.
Aladar Brody, bookkeeper in g
! slaughter house in the Bronx, Zim.
mering & Co., testified that $1,000
was paid to an inspector named Nc.
Cauley, and Daniel Haggerty, CLERK
of the special service squad of the
health department for approving {
site for proposed slaughter house
being contemplated.
Brody said he was referred to these
functionaries as result of a session
with DR.. Samuel Buchler, secretary
of the department of docks. Buchlel
was recently charged with making
personal use of money collected tx
aid hospitals in Transylvania." TIL,
jury declined to convict him.
Milk Poisoned.
The present quiz was forced afte,
revelations of scores of bribes paic
to department of health inspectors
The traffic was especially rife among
the milk inspectors, thus resulting il
millions of gallons of polluted mill
being sold consumers in this city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
SICKLES, HAMMERS AND OTHER REVOLUTIONAY
EnBLENlS TO Be SOLD AT HUGE RED BAZAAR

An active booth will be conducted
by group of jewelry workers at the
First National Labor Bazaar for The
DAILY WORKER and The FREI-
HEIT to be held at the Madison
Square Garden, October g., z, 8 and
8. At that time emblems, rings, and
sickles and hammers will be made
for sale to the thousands Of workers
from New York and adjacent cities
who will attend the mammoth affair.
Other articles of a similar nature,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24

including pins, canoes, earrings, etc,
will also be sold at amazingly low
prices, it is announced.
Progressive members from many
unions of New York and other cities
have already announced their inten-
tion of actively cooperating in the
first "Red Bazaar" for the Labor
Press. Upholstery workers, among
others, held meeting this week and
made detailed plans for joining in
the cooperative labor enterprise.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
Current Events
By r. J. 0'Flaherty

MIR. Dwight Morrow of the House OF
NA Morgan nominated by President
Coolidge for the Mexican ambassador
ship is not expected to experience
serious opposition when congress is
asked to pass on his availability for
the most important diplomatic post
in South America. Senator Borah
threatens to ask perfectly harmless
questions and when those are
answered to his satisfaction it is be-
lieved that he will support the ad-
ministration's candidate. In all
probability only a few members of
the left wing of the republican party
and few democrats will vote against
confirmation of Coolidge's appoint
nent of Morgan's man.
WALL STREET would not have had
w the nerve to act so brazenly few
years ago. The very mention of a
Morgan financial pillar for a diplo-
matte position would raise storm of
protest all over the country. The
alfalfa in the wide open spaces would
tremble with indignation. Tobacco
chewing congressman and senators
would invoke the shades of the
fathers" of their country. There
would be talk of predatory wealth"
and the unhappy Wall Streeter would
be obliged to take a vacation on his
yacht until the storm blew over and
his nerves were restored to normally.
WALL STREET is now feeling its
w oats. Big business has been
steadily growing in power since the
outbreak of the world war. It's gold
is now making slaves sweat in every
part of the world, and from the toll
Of men and women of all colors and
of varied creeds profits are flowing
back into the Golfers of Wall Street.
Thru its agents in the American trade
union movement, it has succeeded III
sapping the militancy out of the
unions. Thru direct and indirect
bribery of all publicity avenues it has
psychological the people of the Uni
ted States into condition bordering
on military hysteria. Indeed, the sub
jects of the Kaiser of Germany be-
fore 1918 were no more in the grip
of war mania than are the masses OF
the United States today.
WILLIAM GREEN, president of the
w A. f. of L., christens battleships
and is given the title of honorary aid
to the war department. The whole
A. F. of /. bureaucracy is allocated
it's place in the war machine when
the bugles for the next imperialist
carnage ring out upon our ears.
Should Mr.. Morrow fail to shackle
Mexico with fetters of gold; should
the Mexican government refuse to ac-
cept the slave conditions of Morgan,
speaking for dominant American capi-
talis1n, then the war drums will beat
again and the young manhood of this
country will be sent to bring the
blessings of American civilization to
the benighted people of Mexico.
THOUSANDS of workers who see
thru the injustice and hypocrisy
of the capitalist system express the
opinion that the workers are not
worth fighting for, that it is thank
less business to sacrifice oneself for
class that halls their exploiters and
joins the latter in assailing those who
would help them free themselves
They point out that the workers per-
Continued on Page Foatr)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
Governor Smith in Bed
With Bronchial Attack

Governor Smith is reported to be
in bed at the Biltmore as result Of
a sudden attack of bronchitis. Too
frequent attendance at public func-
tions as speaker is said to be the cause
of the attack.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
ISAAC DON Levine SHOWS FAULTS OF
BOSTON SACCO-v -vANzETTI COMMITTEE
Carlo Tresca Tells Civic Club Two Framed-Up
Workers in New Pork Must Have Real Defense

Speaking before the Civic Club at its first meeting OF the sea-
called especially discuss the lessons of the
and at which Carlo resca editor of Mareo exposed the
similarity between the frameup of the two workers in Massa
chuse and that being perpetrated Greece and Garlic
Isaac Don Levine another speaker
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
Reactionaries Betray Cause.

MOSCOW, Sept. 23.-The extraor-
dinary committee of the Kuomintang,
elected at Marking, has issued a dec
laration attempting to justify the re-
dictionary line of the Marking and
Wuhan governments. Endeavoring to
Continued on Page T10o)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
Killed Working On Radio.

While trying to lengthen the out
side wires of his radio receiving set
yesterday, Stephen Jost, SAG West
35th St., lost his balance while stand
ing on a plank placed across the air
shaft at the top of the building, and
was killed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
WORKER-PEASANT ARMIES IN CHINA
CAPTURE Three MORE BIG CITIES
Right Wing Extraordinary Committee of Kuo-
mintang Denounces Suns Principles

SHANGHAI Sept. 23Recent reports warrant the follow
ing conclusions concerning the position of the revolutionary
Yehg and Holung The advance of these armies
thru Fuken towards Kwantung aroused the revolutionary
enthusiasm the peasants in the ChachovMeang district
where there has outbreak of peasant reVolts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
Italian Troop Train Wreck.

ROME, SPIT. 23.-A special train
carrying 1,100 former Italian soldiers
from Naples to Rome, collided at 6
o'clock this morning with freight
train near the Tiburtina Station.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
Will Make Report Soon.

Will Make Report Soon.
1t is understood that the members
of the delegation have been devoting
all their time on the boat crossing the
ocean to preparing their report,
which will soon be available.
| Returning on Monday, Maurer will
have plenty of time to attend the an
nual convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor meeting at Los An
geles, Oct. 8, to give it a report on
conditions within the Soviet Union,
if he is permitted to do so.
The members of the delegation in
addition to Maurer include John
Brophy, candidate for president on the
progressive ticket in the recent cleo
tions in the United Mine Workers of
America; Frank Palmer, editor of
the Colorado Labor Advocate; j. w.
| Fitzpatrick, of the Federation of Ac-
tors and Artists; and Albert Coyle,
editor of the Locomotive Engineers
Journal; Silas B. Axtell, attorney for
/ the Seamen's Union and the Long
shoremen's Union; Stuart Chase,
/ economist; Rex Tugwell, professor
economics at Columbia University
Attorney Arthur Fisher, president OF
the Amalgamated Bank in Chicago;
Professor J. B. BREEDER, of Columbia
University; DIR. Carlton Washburn, J
A. H. Hopkins, Miss Lillian Herstein
| of the Chicago Teachers Union, Jer.
ONE Davis, of Yale University, anc
Paul Douglas, of the Chicago Univers.
ity.
Nothing is known of the definite
plans of the members of the delega
tion upon their arrival in this coun
try. 1t is claimed that both Coylt
and Palmer have lost their positions
as editors of the publications they
have been connected with, because
they insisted on making the trip.
All of the members Of the delega
tion have registered in repeated in
terviews their enthusiasm over the
tremendous strides forward achieved
by the Russian workers and peasant.
under Soviet rule.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-24
u. S. UNI0NISTS
RETURN FROM The
U. S. S. R. MONDAY
Delegation, Headed BY
Maurer, Will Report

The American Trade Union Dele
cation, headed by James H. Maurer,
president of the Pennsylvania FEEDER
alton of Labor, will return to New
York Monday morning on the United
States liner, Leviathan, from it's visit
to the Union of Soviet Republics.
Since the delegation left July 9th,
it has been away almost two months,
practically all Of the time available
being spent within the borders of the
first workers republic.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-11-03
A Bad Dam Suggestion

Interesting literature in the morning mail
from the joint committee of national utility assoca
ons, the organization formed two months ago by the
hydroeectric companies to combat legislation they
consider detrimental to their interests.
Their newest Offering to the press is copy of an
editorial in the Los Angeles Times.
This editorial gives the authors of the Swing
Johnson bill for construction of Boulder dam little
advice. The bill at present says construction of Boud
er dam shall not be started until the Government
has obtained signed contracts for sale of all power
to be generated there for amounts sufficient to repay
the whole cost of the dam.
Let us amend this BILL says the Times to provide
that if the Government can't get these signed
tracts 1t shall go ahead and build low dam in the
river anyhow, and not generate any power.
The more one considers this suggestion the more
interesting 1t becomes. Under the present bill, the
Government plans to sell much Of the Boulder dam
power to private power companies for distribution
If the power companies did not bid for this power,
construction of the dam could not be started.
In that case, the Government would, under tn
Times plan, do exactly what the power companies
and the Times-have advocated for years; namelv
build low dam in the river that would generate 70
power at all
Is it very hard to guess what would happen if the
suggestion adopted?
The Indianapolis times., 1927-11-03
Won't Be the Goat

There is a pleasing sincerity in the announcement
by Senator Charles Curtis of his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for President.
He is ready to be candidate, he says if his State,
Kansas, is really desirous of having him elected.
He does not choose to be favorite son.
favorite son. in presidential politics. is not exact
ly what it sounds like. It sounds fine. The words
conjure up personality for whom the home folks
have abiding affection Of all our sons, the State
to say here is the one we love best we're for
him, first, last and all the time.
Sometimes that is just the way it is-but not often
Usually favorite candidate is only a name for
which the delegation has agreed to vote until the
States political managers have decided where the
best deal can be made. 1t is means of keeping the
delegation lined up solidy during the preliminary
ballots in the national convention When the time
seems ripe for casting the delegations lot with
of the real candidates. the favorte son can be sacr
feed without regard for his feelings.
Senator Curtis knows all about this. He has taken
part in many convention. And he is not willing
to be the sacrical goat His fiat declaration to that
effect is truly refreshing.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-11-03

corporation taxpayers A campaign coming and
contributions desired. Another campaign is ap-
preaching. Do these Democrats hope to gather cam
paign contributions by proving themselves kinder to
the corporations than the Republicans? That is how
it looks at this stage
But do they imagine that any corporation in this
country conceive of public official friendly
to its interests than Mellon? And supposing they do
cut taxes further than Mellon proposes, is it their
idea that they will get credit for doing when
paign time comes? They have only to remember 1924
to answer that question.
But, say these Democrats Mellon purposely under
estimates the coming surplus.
Is it reasonable that Mellon would do this in the
face of the campaign? No more reasonable than to
suppose he would keep the corporation income tax at
IL per cent if he thought he could get away safely
with reduction to 10 per cent
Carried away with the idea of winning corpora
ton favor the Democrats may outdo Mellon again.
OHAsprediction is that if they do they will be re-
wSfded to exactly the same extent as they were in
1924
And our, guess is that Mellon understands this
perfectly.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-11-03
The Coward Strain

Wilhelm the second, the man who talked so big,
who loved to rattle the sabre and bully Europe and
who away when he had brought his country to
ruin and defeat comes by his cowardice naturally.
It's in the blood. It's been in the strain for three
generations.
y Emil Ludwig the famous German biographer, in
his book on Bismarck, reveals this to the full The
present runaway exKaser used to talk fondly of his
grandfather as wilhelm the Great" Well, Ludwig
shows how, when Bismarck made his famous speech
about blood and iron, wilhelm the Great burst into
tears and said:
IT well enough how all this will end In the
Opernplatz, under my window they will cut your head
of-and little later, mine"
He talked of abdication and wanted Crown Prince
Frederick to take the throne But that Hohenzolern
also had cold feet He refused not only earnestly,
but violently.
For three generations, whenever a Hohenzoern
has been up against the wrath of outraged people,
he has shown the shaky hand, the throbhng heart,
the trembling nerves.
The Indianapolis times., 1927-11-03
What Other Editors Think

dtions to revert to the pitfu situation which exists
in Indianapolis If they quietly submiteto the yoke,
they must expect to pull the load in the form Of I'M
favorable publicity, lack of confidence in the COM
munity, and other evils.
Indianapolis should not look primarily to the
mayors Office but to their entire municipal structure.
The attitude of the voters must be changed to an
aggressive demand for civic righteousness everywhere
that will exalt the community. All of them must get
behind program for good government.
The plight of Indianapolis illustrates the ease with
which city may retrograde once its citizens have
lost pugnacious spirit for clean government If its
citizenship had sought fitness for office the cardinal
virtue of its candidates for Office it would not be
wondering how to get rid of incompetents. Very few
citizens in that community seemed to believe that
the business of government requires trained and hon
orabe Conditions there will change just as
soon the citizens take correct attitude toward
their municipal government
The Indianapolis times., 1927-11-03
Enough to Satisfy All

With such vast wealth at our
disposal we are not only under in
creased obligations to be con-
siderate toward the rest of the
world, but to be decent among
ourselves.
In view of our comfortable
circumstances, such scandals as
those growing out of Teapot Dome,
the Pennsylvania primary and the
Indiana situation do not look well.
If there is enough to satisfy the
needs of average people in this
country, as average people are
constantly reminded, there ought
to be enough to satisfy the rich,
without such crookedness and cor
ruption as these scandals imply.