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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29
The Battle in New York
Needle Trades

Reb Lieb lays his hand on the
prayer-stand. All eyes are fixed on
him reverently. With lyrical devo-
ton he intones the opening verse:
"And He, the Merciful One, will
forgive iniquity."
Suddenly commotion. A thick
set Jew rushes forward. He points
an accusing finger at Reb Lieb. Gle
is a communist He doesn't believe
in God He won't register in Sig
mans union. Drive him out!" The
cry is taken up by others. Some pro-
test. The synagogue is in chaos.
The sexton pounds in vain for order.
Red Leib looks round at the congre-
cation in deep bewilderment. Some
one shouts: "He is an apostate!" The
uproar grows. Hands menace him.
Hands shield him. He stands before
the people old and tragic-eyed. A
friendly hand leads him away from
the altar.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29

BEFORE the ink on the New York
y Times editorial had time to dry
on the newsstands, turnkey Frayne
and a couple Of Amalgamated Off
cials we're in Untermyer's office as
surfing him that the traction en-
ployes would not strike, as they were
in favor Of finding a solution Of the
traction problem. Untermyer is a
boss's man who poses as progress
sive on certain occasions, but even
untermyer gags at toady and he
expressed amazement that labor
union officials should come to him
with decision that affected the in
terests Of the traction workers. It
must have appeared strange to the
clever lawyer that trade union or
ganizers should not take advantage
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29

representatives appearing before leg
islatures or their subcommittee US
ing it as forum in which labor's
demands are voiced, simultaneously
organizing outside parliament the
necessary mass pressure through
working class propaganda, demonstra-
tons, etc. This, however, is by no
means the program of the present
labor lobbyists.
PRESIDENT WALKER of the Hi
nois State Federation of Labor in
appearing recently before the Chicago
Federation Of Labor was compelled to
acknowledge the capitalist control of
the legislature. He said that efforts
made by labor for a more favorable
attitude could only be appreciated by
those who had been present at the
"battle front" By this he evidently
referred to the luxurious lobbys in
the Springfield capitol. He acknowl-
edged the difficulties encountered by
the fact that the law makers in prac-
tically all of them were elected by
the funds put into the political cam
paigns by the bankers and big en-
ployers. He proposed as his solution
to merge yet deeper into capitals
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29
Professional Patriots
Continued from Yesterday


son several occasions, efforts have been made to
point out to the War Department the improperly and
unfairness of the attacks the military have been
making. More than year ago. a delegation called on
Secretary Weeks, following speech by General Fries
at Kansas City in which he declared that the purpose
of the National Council for Prevention of War is to
establish Communism in this country"
On the committee such people as Charles A. Ly-
man, of the Farmers National Union Marian Pank-
hurst of the National League of Women Voters Ethel
Smith, of the National Women's Trade Union League;
Frances f. Bernard, of the American Association of
University Women (now dean of Smith College, and
Mrs Henry Fenimore Baker president of the National
War Service Legion Secretary Weeks gave them
derstand that General Fries would be required to mind
his own business. Shortly after this the spder-web
chart appeared.
What happened to the spider-web chart we have al
ready indicated. 1t was only unusually ludicrous
specimen of the work of the professional patriots in the
ery cooperating with the professional civilian fascsts
and chauvinists
Another army man who recently joined in the attack
is Lieutenant Colonel George Chase Lewis of the 95th
division of infantry stationed at Oklahoma City. He
attempted to defame John Nevin Sayre vice-chairman
OF the Committee on Militarism in Education and to
prevent his getting hearing when he spoke at the
University of Oklahoma in December, 1926.
Colonel Lewis wrote and telegraphed the president
Of the university describing Mr. Sayre as more danger
Gus than avowed Communist. He warned the presi-
dent that Sayre would speak for congressional
which would cut off appropriations for the stationin
OF army officers to give military training in colleges
and high schools He tried connect Sayre with COM
usCs IN Ihe Deha1 OF talr trial and free speech for
communists arrested under criminal syndicalist law
He used his authority for his information about
Sayre the late R. M. Whitneys "Reds in America" He
closed his letter to the President II trust you will be
able to curtai pernicious activities at Norman (the
university town. Finally, when he unable to pre-
vent Mr. Sayres meeting he to it, made some pre-
poserous charges against the speaker failed absolutely
to substantate a single one.
Out OF this incident developed a correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Sayre and Dwight F. Davis Secretary of
war IN which Mr.. Davis declared that Colonel Lewis
was expressing personal views" and that the War
Department could not and would not interfere with the
practice OF such officers in signing their full military
signatures to assaults liberals and persons working
against military training in the schools
In reply to this position Mr. Sayre wrote to Mr. Davis
on December go 1926 He cited various attacks by army
men and closed follows:
IF the gentlemen to whom have referred were all
expressing only individual views as individual citizens
but yet permitted the of their titles as TtCol
u 3 Infantry Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29
The Basis of Soviet Union Land Policy

diers' and Peasant Delegates becomes
fact. Only if the power of the state
is in the hands of such Soviets and if
the state is not ruled by police and
officials, nor by an army separated
from the people, but by the general
armed militia of the workers and
peasants, only then is the power of
the state able to carry through the
transformation of the conditions of
landed property described above and
demanded by the whole peasantry.
6.-The agricultural laborers and
poorest peasants, i.e., those who, to
a certain extent, exc out their exist
ence by working as laborers, because
they have not enough land, cattle and
tools, must, with all their force, or
ganize themselves independently in
special Soviets or form special groups
within the general peasant Soviets in
order to defend their own interests
against the rich peasants who are
sure to wish for an alliance with the
capitalists and landowners.
Tn consequence of the war, Rus
STA, like all the belligerent countries
and many neutral states, is threat
ened with ruin, catastrophe. famine
because it lacks labor, coal, iron, etc.
The only way to save the country is
for the Workers and Peasants Dele
gates to take over the control and the
management of production and the
distribution of the products. This is
why it is necessary even now, to bring
about an understanding between the
Soviets Of Peasant Delegates and the
Soviets of Worker Delegates. They
must negotiate about the exchange of
corn and other agricultural products
for tools, boots, clothing, ETC., and
bring it about without the interfer-
cnce of the capitalists who must also
be removed from the administration
of the factories. With the same OBJ
ject in view, efforts must be made to
transfer the livestock and implements
of the landed proprietors to the peas
ant committees, so that the general
public may have the benefit. In the
same way, model farms must be es-
tablished on every large estate where
the land is cultivated by the commun-
ity according to the best methods I'M
der the guidance of agricultural ex-
perts and according to the resolutions
of the Soviets of agricultural work
ers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29


Democratic Fraction (Bolshevik) by
COmrade Smilga in May, 1917.
1.-All manorial and private es-
tates as well as crown and church
lands, ETC., shall be handed over to
the people at once without compensa-
ton.
with view to the best agri-
cultural use of the land, the peasantry
must Systematically proceed to take
possession of the estates through its
Soviets of peasant deputies, but with
out prejudicing the final determine
ton of the agrarian regulations by
the National Assembly or by the All
Russian Council of Soviets, should the
people entrust the central power of
the state to such council of Soviets.
3-Private property in land must
be abolished altogether, i.e., the right
to own land must appertain to the
whole Of the people only. The adj
ministration must be in the hands of
the local democratic offices.
4.-The peasants must reject the
advice of the capitalists, the landed
proprietors and their provisional gov
eminent to come to an understand
ing" with the landowners with view
to determining the method of admin
istration. The administration Of the
land must be determined by the or
ganized majority of the peasants set
tied in district and not by an agree
ment between the majority, i.e., the
peasants. with the minority-and that
such an insignificant minority-such
as the landed proprietors represent.
5.-Not only the landowners but
also the capitalists are fighting and
will fight with all the means in their
power against all the manorial lands
passing into the hands of the people
without compensation. The capital
lists not only have large sums of
money at their disposal, but they can
influence the peasants who are still
ignorant, through their press, through
the great number of officials who are
used to the power of capital, etc. For
this reason, the passing of all man
orial lands into the hands of the peas
ants can neither be carried out nor
ensured unless the confidence of the
peasant masses in the capitalists is
destroyed, unless a firm alliance
unites the peasantry with the urban
proletariat, unless the transference of
the whole power of the state into the
hands of the Soviets of Workers, Sol
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29
lditor. The DAILY MORKER

Editor, The DAILY WORKER:
TIE other night there was a de-
lightful performance conducted by
workers various trades and occupa-
tions for the benefit Of The DAILY
WORKER. During the day they toll
as tailors, shoemakers and bakers;
they stand on the picket line. At
night they attend meetings and join
in the struggle for a better life for
the working class.
This splendid affair took place in
the Dwellers' Building, comparatively
owned and operated by the United
Workers Cooperative Association of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29
LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

the Bronx.
1t was an inspiring gathering Of
men and women, living under the vast
roof of comradeship. They sang and
laughed together, smiled happily and
danced. During the end of the even
ing the good news came: "The fur
riers have won the strike in
Newark" This was Of course re-
ceived with great enthusiasm and
prolonged cheering by several hun
bred workers. The affair Melted
fair sum for our fighting paper, The
DAILY WORKER.-M. KELMAN-
SKY.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29

politics by endeavoring to get control
of the ward and precinct captains of
the two old political machines.
HOW impossible absurd such pro-
posal is can easily be understood
when we just look back to the 1926
primaries and compare the figures of
hundreds of thousands of dollars con-
tributed by the big corporations to
the small sums available for labor.
What is more important, this would
be absolutely contrary to labor's poll
teal action which can have its basis
only in mass sentiment Of the work
ers, and mass organizations of the
workers, not within the capitalist
parties.
How Do the Bosses Politicians
Work?
THE capitalist politicians work out
= shrewd game Of maintaining an
appearance of labor friends wherever
such distinction is necessary to hold
their constituency. Bills favorable
to labor are usually held up in com
mittee until the last few days Of the
session when there is not sufficient
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29

Of the odium in which the traction
magnates found themselves as re-
suit Of the expose, to organize the
employees. But perhaps he was only
feigning surprise. Perhaps Inter
myer knows his labor takers as well
as we do.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-29

Drawn up by Lenin and presented to
the All-Russian Council of the Peasant
delegates in the name of the Social
Democratic Fraction (Bolshevik) by
Comrade SmiIga in May, 1917.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09
LEONARD WOOD
LAID TO REST
| IN ARLINGTON
Another Figure of Nation
Takes Last Trip to Final
Resting Place

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Gov.
General Leonard Wood today join
ed the long list of the nations
figures who have made the jour
ney down Pennsylvania Avenue,
over the Potomac River, to Arlirg-
ton Cemetery and final resting
place.
Full military honors and parti-
cipation of high government Off
eials in the funeral procession
bespoke the country's tribute TO
the famous old soldier who died
in Boston early ON Sunday morn.
ing.
The Generals body was moved
from the train to the Presidents
room in the Union Station for
time before entrusted to the
regiment of troops waiting to es-
cort it to the grave in the Rough
Riders section of heroes in the
ground in Arlington Cemetery.
Mrs. Wood, two sons and daugh-
ter were in the funeral party. The
tribute of the Philippines was ex
pressed in the presence of Pedro
Gaervarra, Philippine Commission
er and group of Filipino resi-
dents of Washington, ID. c.
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name Peace Bridge" was given
the structure. Built by a private
company of Canadians and Amer
leans, it will be operated as a
toll bridge until the builders are
repaid. and then 1t will become
the property of the governments
of New York and Ontario.
At the dedication and thanks
giving ceremonies the parties rep.
resenting the two nations met at
the middle of the bridge. After
courtesies were exchanged, sym
bolic ribbons were be cut. Then
the British and Canadian party
was conducted by the Americans
to stand at the Buffalo terminal
where the dedication and thanks
giving ceremony proceeded.
At the conclusion the party
proceeded to the Canadian term
inus of the bridge for brief ex-
ercises.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09
"OLD GLORY"
CHRISTENED
Bertaud's Atlantic Plane Is
Center of Ceremony
at New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Old Glory,
the Fokker monoplane in which
Lloyd w. Bertaud and James D.
Hill plan a flight to Rome and
return, has been christened here.
The Italian ambassador, Mobile
Giacomo de Martino, and a group
of public officials and Army an /
Navy men witnessed the cere.
mony.
The christening took place az
Curtiss Field, where the plane
will be conditioned for the trans.
Atlantic flight.
Representative F. II. Laguardia
of New York was master of cere-
monies. Miss Theresa Tassoni
christened the ship. Others at the
ceremony were f. Trubee Davi.
son, assistant secretary of war,
in charge of aviation; Maj. Gen.
James II. McRae, commander OF
the End Corps Area, and Admiral
Charles P. Plunkett, in command
of the 3rd Naval District.
After the christening Bertaud
and Hill took the plane on a hall
hour flight, with Representative
Laguardia and Major General Nc
Rae as passengers. The flight was
made in a heavy downpour.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09
PROSECUTOR
OF 0LMSTED
RING, QUITS

SEATTLE, Aug. &C. T. Nc.
Kinney, assistant United States at.
torney, on whose shoulders fell a
large portion of the work in pro.
scouting the Olmsted liquor organ
ization members whose conyic-
tion the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals recently upheld,
has presented his resignation 10
United States Attorney Thomas
p. Revelle.
Attorney Mckinney will leave
the government service September
l to enter private practice, he
declared today. Mr.. Mckinney VII,
form partnership with Attorney
James Crehan in the Walker Bldg.
The resignation OF Mr.. McKin-
ney Is blow to federal officials,
they admitted today, as he was
expected to be a factor in numer-
Gus liquor and narcotics conspiracy
cases set for trial this autumn.
These cases include the sec.
ond" Olmsted conspiracy with
Police Capt. E. l.. Hedges and
seventy-five other defendants, the
mine policemen" case with forty
five defendants, the conspiracy
charges against Pollse Lieut.. Geo.
Comstock and others, and several
other important cases.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09

Canada, Secretary of State Frank
b. Kellogg and Premier Howard
Fsrguson Of Ontario. delivered ad
dresses at the ceremony.
Significant was the choice of
the site for the Canadian end of
the bridge. for the terminus is at
Fort Erie. only mile from the
site of old Fort Erie where Amer
lean and British troops. fighting
on this frontier in the war nf
1872, elashed for the last time.
OF equal significance it the
fact that the American end Of
the bridge rests ON the site os
Fort Porter. recently abandoned
rs an army post after half a cen
tury.
The desirability of having the
structure stand as a memorial 10
the century of peace between the
United States and Canada was
urged, and In consequence the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09
ROUND WORLD
FLIGHT WILL
START OCT. |
Seattle Take-of and Land
ing Place Is Sports
mems S Plan

CHICAGO, Aug "a round.
the-world flight in a gigantic air
plane with only three hops has
been planned for October by
two Chicago millionaire sportsmen
and navigators. 1t was learned
here.
Two naval airmen, one of whom
has designed the ship and is nos
experimenting its construction in
secret, will accompany the Chi.
eago sportsmen, u. j. Herman
and Eugene F. Mcdonald.
Starts Here
The plane, carrying fuel for
7,000-mile hops, is scheduled to
leave Seattle, follow the coast to
Alaska, hop across the Bering Sea
to Tokyo for the first jump. From
Tokyo the route leads direct te
Berlin. From Berlin the aviatora
hope to hop across the Atlantic.
span the United States and land
in Seattle.
The actual flying time Is ex-
pected to be $50 hours. Command.
er Mcdonald, who accompani I'd
the Macmillan expedition to the
Arctic regions, departed for a
cruise of the Great Lakes after
announcing his plans.
New Design
"The design of the plane Is
something new. The man who is
constructing it is thoroughly re-
liable and | have extreme conf
dence in his ability. We will make
a test flight from here to Sc
attle about the middle of Sep
tember."
The flight is being financed by
both Mcdonald and Hermann. A
radio apparatus will be part of
the equipment. The total distance
they expect to cover will exceed
1880 miles.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09
PROPS CRUMBLE
U UNDER SACCO
AND vANzETTI.
Courts Dispose of Obsta-
cles to Execution of
Dedham Convicts
COUNSEL FIGHTING
WITH DESPERATION
Every Effort Being Made
to Prolong Lives of Men
Sentenced to Die

BOSTON. Aug. 9.-With conn
sci for the convicted men fight
ing desperately with every tech
nical devise known to the law TO
prolong their lives and the courts
disposing of obstacle after OBJ
staele interposed to prevent ex-
eeution on Thursday. the case OF
Nicola Saeeo and Bartolofn,
Vanzetti sentenced to die for the
murder of Frederick A. Parmen-
ter. shoefactory paymaster. and
Alesandro Berardelli. his guard.
in 1920, occupies the center OF
interest throughout the country
today. ee
Counsel for Saceo and Yanzatts
today filed with the State Sn-
preme Court an appeal from the
decision of Supreme Court Judge
Sanderson denying the men
writ of error.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09

: BUFFALO. N. Y, Aug. 0. -
Where forts stood century ago,
a Peace Bridge stands today. Ii
is a symbol of growing friendship
between two great nations ano
heir apparent to the British thone
the vice president of the United
States, and other high-ranking rep.
resentatives of the United States
and Great Britain met on the
Buffalo-Erie span on Sunday, anG
dedicated it.
The occasion, incidentally, gave
the American public its first op.
portunity to hear the voice Of
the Prince of Wales broadcast
through American radio stations.
Besides the Prince of Wales
and vice president Charles @
Dawes such figures as Premier
Stanley Baldwin of Great Britain
Premier w. L. Mackenzie King, OF
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09
Numerical Addresses
Suggested for France

PARIS. Aug. "a numerical
telegraph and cable address for
every Paris householder is urged
by the Paris newspaper Liberty.
Frenchmen are beginning to COM
plain that the romantic sounding
names of their streets and towns
cost them heavily in telegraph
tolls. since addresses must be paid
for by the word. 1t is not un-
usual for French address to
run to fourteen words or more.
Liberty also asks the municipal
council of Paris not to pick out
five and six word street names
when they are christening new
thoroughfares.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09
SIXTEEN
ENTERED
AIR RACE
Starters in Flight for
Dole Prize OUer Pa
cifc Announced

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. .
Sixteen machines have officially
entered the air race from the
mainland of the United States to
Honolulu for the prize offered by
James d. Dole, Pineapple King"
of Hawaii for the first and second
ayiators to land at the capital of
the Gross Roads of the Pacific" ="
after taking off after noon on
next Friday.
The following, in the order
named. will hop off from Mills
Field, San Francisco, or from
other Bay cities:
Major Livingston, of Berkeley
John w. Frost, of San Fran
cisco.
Examiner entry from Oakland
airport.
Bennett Griffin. of Bartlesville
Oklahoma.
Lieut.. Norman Goddard, of San
Diego.
Cnaflec w. Pafknufts, or Lo-
mas, Illinois.
John A. Pedlar and Miss Mil
dred Doran, of Detroit.
Capt. William Erwin, of Dali
las, Texas.
Fred A Giles. of Detroit.
Arthur c. Goebel of Holly
wood. stunt fIier.
Frank Clarke, of Hollywood
Capt. A. V. Rodger, of Los An
geles.
Four other fliers have entered
but have not announced where
they will take-off.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09
BERLIN SWINDLERS
USE CALLING CARDS

can negotiate a touch" quite ef-
fectively by using Baron KS call
ing card as card of Introduction
to Count Y.
Since calling cards tackled to
the wall next to a bell-botton or
affixed in lieu of name plates ara
often soiled. the swindler also
tries to steal calling cards by pre-
tending to call on a man with
strong social connections. While
the servant announces his name
the swindler helps himself to the
calling cards In the tray Of the
ante-room.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-08-09
FIVE CONVICTED,
FLOCCINC CASE

FLORANCE, Ala. Aug. 9. =
Judge r. L. Mcclure of the Laud
erdale county court of misdemean-
ors has convicted three men and
two women of participating in thu
recent flogging of Mrs. Bertha
A. Slay
Mr.. and Mrs. Aiien Butler were
fined 500 each for assault and
battery. Albert Lindsey was fined
$50 on a similar charge and Lu.
cille and Charlie Lindsey were
assessed S25 each for conspiracy to
commit misdemeanor.
Mrs. Slay identified the defend
ants and told of her experiences
at their hands. She said she was
aroused from sleep, led out OF
doors, bound to a barrel and
whipped with sticks and a fan
belt from an automobile motor.