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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07
Wavering uhan Heads
Scored for Treason
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follow the path pointed out by the
Chinese Communists and the Com
munist International
"Their actions have been directed
not to loosening the agrarian rev
olution, but its suppression. Such
conditions must be considered wrong. "
Hit At Tang Pin-hsiang.
Referring to the diplomatic 'leave
of absence" to which Tang Pin-hsiang.
Communist Minister of Agriculture
resorted when he found himself un-
able to cope with the wavering WI
han leaders, the Pravda says that it
is impossible to make the leaders of
the Nationalist Government modify
their. policy, Tang Should not have
recourse to diplomatic leaves, but
should openly put the question Of a
Communist secession from the waver-
ing Nationalist Government and re-
course to other means of struggle.
"The pressure of millions of people
in and beyond Wuhan is powerful"
says the Pravda. The counter-revo-
luton cannot rid itself of hostile
rear. Neither the agrarian move
ment nor the labor movement has
yet said its last word"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07
LIBERALS hit AT
u. S, imp ERIALISM,
ASK FREE SPEECH
Nicaraguan Liberal to
Address Conference

WASHINGTON, July 6.-Secretary
of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, today
drew upon himself the ire of dele
gates attending the anti Imperialism
conference called here by the Peo-
pies Reconstruction League by refus-
ing to attend on the ground that it
was called "to promote hostility to
the American Government"
A letter Of invitation to the Navy
Secretary to speak and Wilbur's reply
were made public without comment,
but it was indicated that some Of the
liberal leaders would discuss the in
cident later.
Civic Rights Suppressed.
The two-day conference has for its
general subject: GLOW civil rights
have been suppressed to further
American Imperialism" Wilbur was
asked to speak on the use of marines
abroad to protect American lives and
property. In replying he said:
ut is obvious that the purpose of
this meeting is to promote hostility
to the United States Government and
l have no desire to participate in
such conference"
Vaca to Speak.
Speakers on the program include
Morris L. Ernst, Charles E. Rowe,
and Arthur Garfield Hayes of New
York; Miss Esther Van Slyke of the
Women's Peace Union; Norman
Thomas, Director of the League for
Industrial Democracy; DR.. Albert H.
Putney, National University Law
School, Washington; DR.. 7. s. Vaca.
representative of Nicaraguan lib
erals and Joseph n. Beiarano, secre-
tary Of the Mexican Chamber Of Com
merce.
Ask Investigation Of Imperialism.
Jet Lauck, League treasurer, pre-
siding at the opening session, called
for an investigation by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee Of
American concessions abroad.
Assailing the ALLEGATION of radio
wave lengths, Morris L. Ernst de
clared that Censorship of the press
to the extent of the present censor
ship Of the air would create a re-
bellion."
Ernst charged that liberal speak
ers cannot get time on the programs
Of high-powered stations.
Radio Restrictions.
Control Of the air means control
of thought" he asserted. "The politi-
cal significance of this censorship is
very great as the party in office will
have greater power to perpetuate it.
self. The present commission does
pretty well with hard job under a
rotten law which is full Of jokers.
The law needs revision as to non-dis-
elimination against minority parties,
control over assignments of licenses,
trading in licenses and trust fea-
lures"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07
BY GEORGE GRIGORIEv.

For long time past, from the
times of the czarist and Pan (Pan-
Polish noble) yoke, White Russia was
called the country of Lapatsonu. A
Lapatson is a White Russian peasant
who for centuries worked for the Pan
wore lapti (shoes made from the bark
of tree) and lived under a straw
roof. This name was given to the
White Russian peasant by the Polish
magnates.
The Lapatson has thrown off the
Pan yoke, the Lapatson is already
discarding the lapti and is beginning
to wear boots. The Lepatson is sub
shutting the roof made of straw by
matched or iron roof.
This is what the October Revolution
has done for the Lapatson. Soviet
White Russia has given the world
wonderful examples of state, cultural.
economic and national renaissance.
The Republic of Many
Languages.
In Soviet White Russia there are
four state languages, all of them with
the same rights.
There are over so national, village
and local Soviets which are as many
small autonomous brother republics
There are national-Latvian, Polish
Jewish-courts of justice, national
peoples palaces, and village reading
rooms-to every nation its own-and
no national antagonism whatever.
In Seltsy, in the Moghilev district
a Jewish national Soviet was elected
Eighty per cent Of the Seltsy popula-
ton are Jewish peasants and 20 pei
cent White Russian peasants. The
White Russians got alarmed and ex-
cited: We will not form part of the
Jewish village Soviet, we will join the
adjoining White Russian soviet. But
The dispute was not of long duration
An agreement was arrived at very
quickly and voting proceeded in a
friendly manner: Jews voted for
White Russians and vice versa. Six
Jews and five White Russians were
elected to the Jewish village soviet
One of the White Russians speaks
Jewish and he is sure to become vice
chairman of the Jewish village soviet
Jewish Schools.
In Dubrovna, Jewish settlement
there are two schools with seven years
course, White Russian and jew
ish, side by side in an adjoining park
In the Jewish school ten of the pupils
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07
Tory War on USSR in
Afghan; Work to Drive
Out Soviet Officials

MOSCOW, July 6.-The unoffi-
cial tory war against the Soviet
Union is being carried on in At
ghanistan as well as in Europe and
the Far East.
The USSR Military Attache in
Afghanistan recently reported to
the foreign department of the war
council that the Afghan govern
ment was proposing to request the
Soviet Union to recall from Kabul
the Soviet aviation fleet and broad
casting station, and its members.
The action of the Afghan gov
eminent is attributed by the Soviet
Attache to British influence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07
Grocery CRATER Caught.

DETROIT, Mich, July 6.--John
Grafino, 81, said to be the last of
10 men sought in connection with the
collapse of the International Whole
sale Grocery Company two years ago
was held by the department of jus
tiee agents today. Grafino is alleged
to have concealed assets of the bank.
rupt Economy Wholesale Grocery
Company in 1919.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07

"At the meeting in the American
Consulate-General M. de Vertamond
did not, in point of cynicism, allow
himself to be outdistanced by Lieu
tenant Reilly.
"The French officer declared that
he had already attempted to blow up
the CherepOvetz bridge. Had he been
successful, the consequences would
have been no less appalling than these
which would have followed the sue
cessful carrying-Out of Reilly S
scheme; for the Cherepovetz bridge
is essential to the Zvanka-V Ologda-
Yiatka line.
Finally, NJ. de Vertamond refer
red in considerable detail to his plans
for the destruction of rolling stock
and for the blocking of the main lines
of railway Let me reiterate that
this astounding conversation aroused
absolutely no protest either from Mr.
Poole or NJ Grenard.
cat its close, Lieutenant Reilly,
addressing M. de Vertamond, said
that there ought to be division of
labour between them. They must,
said Reilly, keep constantly in touch,
but communications between them,
required caution.
Women would be the best inter-
mediaries, being much less open to
suspicion than men.
"For his own part, added the Lieu
tenant, he felt perfectly safe, for he
was working under an assumed name
in Soviet institution"
Anti-Soviet Plottings.
Captain Jacques Sadoul, member,
at that same period, of the French
Military Mission in Moscow, who later
became Communist, bequeathes an
other Illuminating item in an entry
made in his diary on July 26, 1913:
"In the interior of Russia, our
unter-revolutionary manoeuvres
multiply with unbelievable cynicism.
Not White Guard taken prisoner,
not counter-revolutiona arrested,
no Anglo-French gold is found on
them, or documents establish his CO.
operation with our agents"
Capitalists Stop At Nothing.
In its panic over the growing
peaceful development and internal
stability of the U. S. S. R., interna-
tional imperialism, led by the arch
plunderers of Britain, has again had
recourse to the Russian White
Guards: the parasite mobiles, the
bankers and factory owners, the
mercenary officers, the prostitutes,
criminals, and degenerates of Rus
STA whom the workers and peasants
flung out of Russia in 1917. Rykoff
quotes report of Ukrainian Whites
which states that destructive work
by the Whites themselves must pre-
cede any attack from the outside.
Hence the assassination of Voikov,
the murder of workers in Leningrad
club, the derailing of trains at the
Soviet frontier, the burning of build
ings, oil stores, factories, etc.
The Soviet government has pursued
a consistent policy Of peace; but it
will not tolerate the crimes of trait
ors sold to foreign imperialism.
SAVE SACCO AND YANZETTI.
STRIKE THURSDAY. JULY 7TH.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07
Chang Plans Soviet Raid.

PEKING, July 6.--Chang Tso-lin,
Manchurias war lord, who raided the
Soviet embassy compound at Picking
several months ago, is planning the
confiscation of the Chinese Eastern
Railroad, which is owned jointly by
China and the Soviet Union.
The proposed seizure of the Chinese
Eastern is regarded both as a move
on the part Of Great Britain to goad
the Soviet Union into war and move
on the part Of Japan, which owns the
South Manchurian railroad, the Chi
nese Eastern chief competitor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07
Tang Gets Leave.
Especial To DAILY WORK ER)

HANK0W, July G.--Tang Ping
hsiang, Communist Minister of Agri.
culture in the Wuhan Government
was granted leave of absence that he
requested for reasons Of "health."
In his request for leave of abb
sence, Tang says "The political situa-
tion is so serious that | cannot bear
the responsibility for directing the
peasant movement in the correct man
ner."
According to certain information
Tang's statement was made with the
agreement of the Central Committee
Of the Chinese Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07

FRED ELLIS, the world
famous labor
cartOOnist, has just been
added to
The DAILY WORKER
forces, as a daily
contributor to the
paper. Readers Of
The DAILY WORKER
will remember
Comrade Ellis powerful
cartoons.
The addition of this
noted artist TO the
staff of The DAILY
WORKER gives us a
weapon of the most
formidable character.
The Reds rely to a
large extent upon
propaganda, to destroy
the morale of the
enemy and to win new
recruits for the
revolutionary cause.
This holds true for
Soviet Russia and China
as we'll as capitalist
America.
More powerful than any
other propaganda
is the appeal of the
cartoon, with its simple,
direct message.
The addition Of this
new, powerful weapon
to our arsenal will
make The DAILY
WORKER even more
dangerous to the
capitalist class Of
America, than ever
before.
Realizing the strength
and power now
behind it, The DAILY
WORKER Army will step
forward with new
VigOr in its march
toward the goal Of Five
Thousand New
Readers. The modern
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New Britain herald., 1927-04-26

manager Of |. & f. Corbin's, heard Of the death of Davis he was over whelmed. Shaw and Davis were among the urst American scryice- men to go 10 Europe during the , World Var. They went abroad to- gathor and Were engaged in laying | mines in the North sea to prevent German war vessels and submarines making their way into the Atlantic. While bottling up the Germans, they were closely associated and learned 10 admire each other greatly. After the WGr, they were occupied with
 sweeping up mines from the same
 area. Shaw Was in charge Of one
 fishing boat and Davis Of another, i both boats being attached by a cable
 used 10 bring mines to the surface. i While thus occupied a storm arose and shps that had been assisting ! them fled 10 shore. Shaw's ship the l Red ROse.' became separated from Davis ship but both reached shore safely ultimately. Shaw was about 10 depart on i business for New York today when 1 informed by the Herald Of Davis death Associates at the office say ! he was nearly prostrated with grief and boarded the train for New ! York in state Of great mental an cuish.
 l. was through Shaw's efforts that " Davis and Wooster were coming to New Britain after they completed ] the flight across the Atlantic, if 1 they were successful. They intend
 ed 10 come 10 this city under the
 auspices of the American Legion ! earlier this month but because it 1 was necessary to rush preparations ! for their flight they announced that 1 they would visit New Britain after 1 their return.
 Many members or Eddy Glover
 post. American Legion. contributed
 to the construction Of the airplane l American Legion" Several weeks | ago printed forms were passed i around among members to be sent : 10 Legion he9dquartcrs with con- tributions of s2 each, this to go to- ward the cost Of building the plane. ] Harry c. Jackson, past commander i of Eddy-Glover post, said today
 that no estimate Of the amount col
 lected here could be made because . the funds were not handled through
 the local post
 Davis had been in communication
 with the local man until April IS at
 which time he wired his friend that
 it was doubtful whether he could
 appear before the local Legion Post
 before his trip but that he promised 10 make New Britain his first stop after the return trip.
 Eddy-Glover post had planned to
 make the event of Davis coming to this city a statewide celebra ton. A committee headed by Shaw, planned to invite Governor John H. Trum- bull to the event which would in- clude stunt flying and banquet. When first informed of the event, ! Davis assured Shaw that he could make his appearance before the nonstop flight but later develop ncnts made his visit doubtful. Mir. i Shaw upon wiring the nier for in i formation concerning the hop-o in
 a telegram dated April IS. received
New Britain herald., 1927-04-26

The witness identified the paper as a warehouse slip for q five pound sash weight He said on cross-examinafion that his store sold many sash weights and that there was nothing 70 distinguish this weight from any other, On re- direct he said he could not recall one sash weight sold at time be- fore.
 John Sanford, fellow employe of Bailey. came to the stand and said he got a warehouse slip from Bailey on March 1. He couldn't re- member whether he brought the sash weight the slip called for 10 Bailey, or the customer, whose ap- pearance he could not recall.
 Martin Bulcnthaler, Of Wood side. a restaurant man, testified he knew both defendants, having seen them frequently in the restau- rant. On March last they were there with a little girl and Gray had parcel with him,
 Identifies Gray Reginald Rose, a New York Cen tral ticket agent at Grand Central station. told Of seeing Gray March l9 winch the corset salesman came to his window from the gate where the Empire State express had just arrived from Buffalo via Syracuse. He bought a ticket back 10 Syra cuse for the S:45 q. m. train on March 20. 4 Pullman seat was only available as far as Albany and Gray took it.
 Milton c. Fidgeon. Of Bellaire, who had met the Snyders at Port Jefferson and who was host of the card party at which the Snyders were guests the night of the mur- der, took the stand. What time did they arrive?" | About S:15." | Liquor Was Served ! Was liquor served? ?'
 Tt was"
 Did Mrs. Snyder say anything to you about the drinks?"
 "As I was fixing the second drink, both came into the kitchen and told me she wasn't feeling very well. Give my drinks to Albert, she said"
 At other parties in your home had Mrs. Snyder consumed her share of the drinks?'' 1 She had"
 Arthur W. Stanford, of Astoria another guest at the card party said he passed her a drink.
 Ruth said she didn't feel like drinking" he said, and asked me to pass it 10 Albert"
 Had you ever seen her drink to excess
 ! "No"
New Britain herald., 1927-04-26

bureau Of aeronautics. He was on leave of absence to accompany Com- mander Davis on his attempted transatlantic flight.
 Lieut.. Woosters mothar died last summer. and his only Iolative be- sides Col. Hall is an aunt, Miss Ag- nes Hall, a teacher in the New Ha- ven high school.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-26

Can you say that the way Gray was treated from the time he was arrested until he signed the confess sion did not constitute third de- gree?"
 'I can. The mon questioning him were very congenial with him."
 Did he seem 10 be actuated by fear when he signed the confes- ! sion ?"
 No"
 Nor weariness, exhaustion 1 No"
 He was still going strong?" 1 He was"
 Did you tell him you did not want to beat him up2" T told him in the presence Of Lieutenant Brown that We thought we were sufficiently educated to get him to tell us what he knew and did not want to mistreat him."
 Cross Examination Counsel for Mrs. Snyder then took up the cross examination. The first question related to McDerm s statement that he had asked Gray on the train if he knew they Ghe detectives) had the contents of the wastcpaper basket in his hotel room.
 Gray. he said. asked him what he found. but he did not tell him at the time, later saying he dad the Pull man ticket used from New York to Syracuse.
 Dana Wallace Of Mrs. Snyder's counsel asked only q few questions and Assistant District Attorney Froessell took up redirect examina- ! ton.
 McDermott then told Of meet ing he had after the arrests with Samuel Miller, chief counsel for Gray.
 He asked me what l thought about the case" said McDermott, "and l said, I don't think Gray knows what it's all about
 William Willard of counsel for Gray then took the witness and re- minded him of their first meeting outside the jail.
 Didn't you say to me then also that when you arrested Gray he didn't know what it was all about ?' he asked
 T don't remember"
 "You remember meeting me?'
 "Yes."
 What did you say"
 There was no conversation"
 Are you saying that seriouslyo'
 "Yes."
 "Oh, all right, you're excused"
 Samuel Miller, Grays chief coun- sel, then took the stand for question by his associate.
 He told of the meeting between himself. Willard and McDermott
 What did McDermott say?"
 He asked how Gray was getting along and volunteered the informa tion that at the time Of the arrest he did not think Gray realized the seriousness Of the situation"
 Lieutepant Dorschell resumed the stand and was questioned further about the Kingston diagram which he insisted was not obtained under duress.
 : Miss Margaret Hamilton. buyer for Rose. German, Rose. a Kingston de- partment store, then took the stand and told of seeing Gray on March 4
 Arthur F. Bailey. 15. Westchester street, Kingston. an employe Of Winne's Hardware store. his memory refreshed by sale%~s1ip. testified that he had sold a five pound sash : weight on March 1. He could not, however, recollect 10 whom the sale was made.
 The weight itself was then hand cd the witness. Bailey said it was Of type his store carried. He said the sales slip was in his handwriting,
New Britain herald., 1927-04-26

been in Queens Village was the mailing of a letter to Jane Gray" in Queens Village.
 Said He knew Woman.
 The policeman said Gray told him Of Haddon Gray and Harry Platt. another friend. calling on him and spending much of the time with him the day after the crime. They had just left him. Gray was quoted as saying, when he was arrested as he was going 10 bed.
 T asked him." said McDermott, If he knew Mrs. Snyder and he said yes, but he hadn't seen her since the second week in Feb ruary."
 The killing 0, Snyder was on March 20.
 Took Arrest as Joke.
 McDormott acknowledged that Gray showed no consciousness of guilt while he was kept in Syra- cuse and only "broke" when the train on which he was being taken 10 New York reached Poughkeepsle
 lieutenant Brown and I took him on the train" McDermott said. and at that time he was still talk ing l. all as a joke.
 At Albany three members of the district attorneys office boarded the train and entered our state room"
 A,,i .1 n tions at your prisoner continuous ly?" Gray's' lawyer asked.
 T wouldn't say threw but we questioned him"
 And as the train reached Poughkeepsie he broke as you would sayo'
 "Yes. it was al that time he con- fessed."
 Denies Third Degree"
 NcDermott denied that any third degree methods had been used or the train.
 Did you hear anyone tell Gray?' asked William Willard for Gray that Ruth Snyder had confessed?' 2
 No"
 Did you hear anyone say you better come through now or you'll get yours in New York;"
 "I did not"
 Was his confession then entirel! free?"
 Tt was. Suddenly he just said Boys, I was at that house. AnG then out it all came"
 When did he first stop treating the case as a ioke?"
 When I told him we had th' contents Of the waste basket In hi Syracuse room. Right then he go serious" From the train, McDermott said Gray was taken 10 the office O District Attorney Newcombe where police continued the questioning, During all this testimony Ora, sat in court with bowed head bu apparently unmoved. Occasional. he leaned over and whispered tt his counsel. Made Formal Confession Tn the district attorneys office, McDermott continued, Gray wa asked if he wanted to make a for nal confession and he said he did A stenographer was called in, tn confession was reduced to writinj and he signed it. He also identifie, the implements used in the mur l der"
 ''IIe didn't ask to have counse present." | No"
 DO you know what the third de gree is?"
 T know what people not on tn police force mean by it."
 You of course don't know from experience? 9"
 No"
New Britain herald., 1927-04-26
ated in 1417.

ated in 1917.
 Lieut.. Wooster lived in this city and was graduated from the city He had been one year in Yale when he was appointed to Annapolis. Dur ing the war he served most of the time on the U. s. Nebraska. and after the war he was assigned to the naval
New Britain herald., 1927-04-26
WOOSTER NATIVE
 0F NEW BRITAIN
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street. Hartford, associated with the office of F. X F. Corbin in this city, was intimately acquainted with Lieut. Wooster prior to the World War. They attended New Haven High school together and were also friends at Yale university.
 "Wooster was fine fellow" Bates said today expressing grief over the airman's death. He was quiet and retiring and straightforward"
 Shaw Served With Davis
 When Duncan Shaw of 4cO Cor bin avenue, assistant to the general