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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-19
Minnesota STAR" Now
Foe of Workers, Seeks
Their Fin ancial Aid

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. Is. (FP).-
The bankrupt Minnesota Daily Star,
once the leading Farmer-Labor news
paper of the country, discontinued
publication in 1924 but is still seeking
money from the workers that put up
the cash to float it in 1920. The re-
ceiver has sent notices to all stock
holders telling them to pay 25 per
cent of the par value of their former
holdings to meet unpaid claims. The
% per cent tax is in addition to the
money already paid for, the stock
which is a total loss. The receiver
threatens to levysa larger sum unless
every stakeholder pays promptly. He
has the power to do so under the 200
per cent Minnesota corporation law
under which the paper was chartered.
The present Minnesota Star, run by
former Mayor Thomas VanLeat and
his police chief, is in no sense a sue
cessor to the old farmer-labor daily,
and is popularity believed to be under
railroad control. 1t is stealthy enc
my of the farmer-labor movement.
Over $50 From :'The House of JOY"
$60.50 which was collected by
Herbst in the summer resort, blouse
rof Joy" was sent to the Defense
Committee During the summer the
Defense has received donations from
this resort.
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THE Soviet Union and France are
negotiating with a view to
settlement of the mooted debt ques-
ton and other matters affecting the
welfare of both countries. England
has a jaundiced look fixed on the
pourparlers. A recent agreement
ratified in Berlin between representa-
tive of Germany, France and Italy and
ENJOYS Of the Soviet Union would en-
able those countries to distribute Rus
sian oil within their own borders at
a lower rate than could be secured
frcm either Royal Dutch Shell or
Standard Oil. The loud bowls against
the action Of Rakovsky in signing the
statement issued by the opposition in
the Communist Party Of the Soviet
Union, are really due to the chagrin
of the great oil monopoly of Great
Britain in seeing so much Russian oil
slipping thru their fingers.
slF course wars have been fought in
" the past over less valuable con-
siderations than oil. The capitalist
powers would sacrifice millions of
their citizens to haul down the red
flag in the oil Klondyke of Baku. 1t
is because of their desire to get their
hands on this gold mine" that the
oil barons Of England have fostered
fake Georgian government in Paris
for several years. The mistake the
oil kings made is failing to hire our
own A. B. Fall, who would have sold
Georgia to Royal Dutch Shell and live
happily ever afterwards.
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British Labor Leaders Make Their Choice ---
The Empire Before The Workingclass

the British labor leadership, prepares
to break off relations with the Soviet
Union by asking for the recall of
Soviet Ambassador Rakovsky.
PUT the reactionary role of the
- British labor leadership will not
escape the attention of the working
class. This role is connected so in
timately now with the falling standard
of living, the increasing burdens of
militarism and the constant weaken
ing Of the unions that the Communist
Party and the National Minority
movement will be able to make clear
its lessons to huge sections of the
labor movement.
THE acute crisis of British imperial
ism forces the rulers to expose
their 'henchmen in the labor move
ment before the war drums actually
begin to throb and this makes it pos
sible to point them out to the masses
and warn the working class against
them before their job of recruiting
agents for Imperialism has been COM
pleted
IN the United States, where the in
ternational Character of the labor
movement is concealed deliberately by
the reactionary labor leadership, it is
essential that the international basis
of reaction-support of imperialist
governments foreign and domestic
policy-be pointed out and continually
called to the attention of the working
class in connection with the daily
struggles.
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RGaCtiOnariGS Plot
to Kill ObregOn;
General Arrested

MEXICO CITY, Sept. Without
respect for Mexico's national indie
pendence day, Sept. 16, a plot was
formed against the life of General
Aware Obregon, candidate for the
presidency in opposition to Wall
Streets entries, two reactionary gen
erals.
While President Gales, outgoing in
cumbent, was ringing the Mexican
liberty bell, and opening the independ-
ence day ceremonies by review of
ten thousand troops, General Garrido
and Lieut.-Col. Jose Guadalupe Gran
ADDS were being carried off to Jail for
their part in plan to re-establish re-
action in Mexican politics by killing
Obregon on his train, in which he is
making a campaign tour.
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located Leon Daudet, the royalist
who escaped by a ruse from prison.
We do not believe they are trying
very hard. The French police saw TO
it that the Communist who was per-
mitted to leave Jail at the time Daudet
made his getaway, returned speedily
to his place of confinement and is
now serving his sentence. There is a
reason as the grape nuts advertise
ment said. Daudet is against the re-
publican form of government but he
is for the capitalist system. And
here is where he can make a united
front with the present regime in
France.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-19

NOTE: This is the seventh Install
ment of the report for the Political
Committee made by Jay Lovestone,
at the recent Fifth National Con-
vention of the Workers (Commu-
nist) Party held in New York City.
This installment deals with "The
Party's Shortcomings, Mistakes and
Problems"
The Labor Party movement in
Minnesota is step toward labor
party nationally. The Labor Party
development in Buffalo is step to-
ward a labor party nationally and to-
ward mass movement. Also when
we speak of a labor party movement,
we must speak of our party's develop
ing such issues as will rouse and
mobilize masses for action against the
bourgeoisie. The capitalists in their
election campaign have such issues
as prohibition, world court, the pri-
maries, etc. But we who are striving
to win the leadership of the working
class cannot advance towards winning
the leadership unless in the 1923 cleo
tions we throw out slogans such as
the right to strike, no injunctions,
agricultural relief, social legislation,
the exposure of the strike-breaking
role of the government and the i'm
perialist war policies of the United
States.
If our Party is unable to develop
a big enough, genuine, mass labor
party movement because of the diff
cult objective conditions, if we are
unable to develop a mass united la
Dor ticket movement, then our Party
should examine the situation and if
it is possible then we should enter, as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-19
IT is reported that there is a diffe

1T is reported that there is a differ
ence of opinion in the French
cabinet over the ACCESSIBILITY of hand
ing Soviet ambassador Rakovsky his
passports. BRAND who for Sthe mo-
ment favors a moderate policy is
against such action. Poincare is said
to favor a diplomatic break with the
Soviet government. According to
Paris dispatches to the American
press oil is bubbling in the French
political cauldron. There are rumors
that Royal Dutch Shell has subsidized
several of the Paris dailies and that
this nourishment is responsible for
their frenzied demands for the recall
of Ralovsky.
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TO THOSE WHO DARE

Dedicated TO Sarah Victor on March 18th. 1920
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A Can of Spiced Dog>Fish

81 am always ready to look into
the merits of anything new" was my
reply, as I grasped clean ,oothpick.
That's fine stuff" Tire man with
big goggles in front of his eyes, vol
unteered. at will make a good
cheap food for the working man.
"That is nothing but dog-fish," l
almost shouted. 81 have caught those
fellows by the hundreds. The only
use have for them is to bury in the
ground for fertilizing the soil"
you win never get rich" sneered
the man of wealth, as he started to
turn and walk away in disgust.
"Your idea is TO feed the working
people N spiced dog-fjsh, so that
you and others Of your class can
amass fortunes by profiteering on the
daily food necessities of humanity"
| almost h1ssed in his face, for ] WIS
o little out Of humo-.
'Cuc out all of thas talk about the
profiteering in the foui Of The work
ing man." said the man with goggles
as he stamped broad shoe and
scowled at me, much the same as a
wild animal owe nave two classes
of people on this earth. One makes
money and the other does not make
anything. I am glad that I am able
to make money. Money is the thiag
that talks.
"Glad to hear you talk as you act, I"
| returned with much emphasis. 81
do not possess wealth. have lived
for more than fifty years and at no
time have I had an income of as much
as two thousand dollars per year."
"You poor fool,'' grunted the ami
NAL that. I classed as man shark.
Il understand you work seven days
in the week, for one of the money
grabbing institutions of the city, and
draw a salary Of less than fifty dol
lars per month"
81 plead guilty." was my quick re-
ply "That is because Of the sharks,
You want me to exist by eating the
carcass of a low dog-fish member Of
the man-eating shark family. When
am a few years cider, suppose
you will favor casting my body into
the sea, to be devoured by sharks
that they may be made fat enough
to slaughter and put in cans to feed
the working people"
"No use of our talking any longer
Time is too precious" said the mar
as he started to move on. II will
say one thing more. There are two
classes of people in this world. The
one that makes the money is the
only one that counts. You can go or
with your writing, talking and speak
ing for the working people, but you
will never get anywhere. You will
live a poor man, die of starvation
and be buried in the potter's field
The people you prattle about do moi
pay for labor. Money talks"
l showed the can of dog-fish back tt
/ the inner edge of the glass case. The
salesman picked it up and placed il
on a shelf in the rear. The GROVE
passed on. l hooked my cane ovel
my left wrist, waved a parting salute
to the fish-monger and was lost il
the midst of the rushing throng Of
men and women seeking pure foods
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-04
BY JOEL SHOEMAKER

A long time ago there lived big
"A fish known as the shark. The
shark family kept house in the
oceans of water that covered most
Of the surface of the earth. AS those
waters have depth of about two
miles the sharks had plenty of room
for colonizing.
The shark family grew in numbers
and became masters of the deep. Man
has not been able to count the mil
lions of vicious sharks. Some are
known as cow-sharks, others are
classed as bull-head sharks and many
wear the plain title of dog-fishes.
The shark is sleek member of the
royal tribes of the deep. 1t lives by
devouring others. 1t does not have
to worry about the next meal for the
waters are generally kept in motion
by schools of little fish. The shark
does not keep a record of meals.
Man has always been afraid Of the
carniverous shark family. He avoids
the swimming holes, where sharks
congregate, and tries to remain on
the land as much as possible. The
man-eating shark does not hesitate
to take the life Of man and satisfy
appetite.
A few years ago the World War
was on the screens of the picture
shows of the earth. The masters Of
finance were much troubled over the
matter of feeding the multitudes. For
the young men were facing cannons
and the old men were unable to work.
The spirit of commercialism had to
be kept at high tension. The man
with money wanted more wealth. 1t
was the day of the future million
aire. So something had to be done to
boost prices on the common necessi-
ties of the overworked and starving
people.
Some wise man, holding down the
swing of a swivel chair, suggested
the idea of utilizing the food fishes
of the oceans. He pounced upon the
dog-fish-one of the lowest of tn
sharks--as a possible table delicacy
for the human family.
The dog-fish is listed as a shallow
water scavenger. 1t swims along the
beaches and collects the garbage and
animal refuse from land and sea. 1t
is the underwater gull of the sea
and buzzard of the shore. 1t is one
of the unclean fishes.
Man decided to commercialize the
sinking dog-fish. The fish were
caught in traps and seines and on
hooks tied to set lines. The catch
went to fish canneries, where the
flesh was cooked and put in tin cans.
to be marketed as new fish.
One day I discovered a group Of
men tasting a fresh food. A sales
man, with a glib tongue, was extoll-
ing the virtues of the fish. Men would
dip small toothpicks into the pre-
pared mess, lift a morsel to their
lips and carefully taste the stuff.
"Have smack of the new food,
called a well-dressed man l knew as
a growing capitalist making profits
on the labors of working men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-04
Sinclair

Paley trying to climb onto the
table, and having to be kept from
fighting the walters. There were
three hundred tables in that hall,
all reserved a month in advance, and
all with occupants in the same con-
dition; the tables stacked with hip
pocket TASKS and bottles, strewn
with the ashes Of cigarettes, the
stains of spilled foods, flowers and
confetti, and little rofis Of c'sss;sJsS1-
paper tape thrown from one table
to another, covering the room with
a SPIDERS web of bright colors; toy
balloons tossing here and there;
music, riot of singing and shout
ing, and men sprawling over half
naked women, old and young, flap
pers, and mothers and grandmoth-
ers of flappers.
There would be election returns
read, more of those triumphant,
glorious najorities for the strong
silent statesman; and a magnate
who knew that this victory meant
several million dollars off his in
come taxes, or an oil concession in
Mesopotamia or Venezuela won by
American brides and held by Amer
lean battleships-such a man would
let out a whoop, and get up in the
middle of the floor and show how
he used to dance the double shuttle
when he was Farmland; and then
he would fall into the lap of his
mistress with a million dollars
worth of diamonds on her naked
flesh, and the singer from a famous
haunt of the sexual perverts of
Berlin would perform the latest
jazz success, and the oil-magnate
and his mistress would MARBLE the
chorus;
What do l do?
l toodle-doodle-doo,
I Observation-Disclosures doodle-doo!
Ito Be Continued).
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Importance Of Anti-MiIitarist Work

thing not concerning them either di-
rectly or indirectly. This will offer
a splendid opportunity for the
league to educate the masses of
young workers to the real dangers
of war and the purposes of militar-
ism.
Anti-militarist Struggle.
The Importance of carrying on a
struggle against militarism in the
U. S. cannot be over-estimated at
this time. A struggle against mill
tarism is a struggle against CAPT
talism and Imperialism. This strug-
gle can be put on broad basis be-
cause it involves thousands of young
students, and we can reach them on
this issue even if we cannot reach
them on any other.
Present the Problem.
To the young workers we can pre-
sent the problem in the following
fashion: you receive $13, $14, SIG
a week, work so, So, 81 hours a
week Under most unsanitary condi-
tions; what interests have you in the
% billions invested by Wall Street?
Why should you fight against fell
low workers in some other countries
who are also as exploited as you?
To the student we must say: you
are an integral part of the working
class of America. You are in school
to study, not to prepare for war
You will go back into the ranks OF
the working class after you have
completed your education, and as a
worker you have no interests tC
fight and die for in China, Mexico
Nicaragua, etc.
By presenting the problem in this
way, we will be able to awaken the
young workers and young student:
to the class basis Of society, mobil
ize for a struggle against militar
ism against capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-04
Prince Takes House.

PARIS, March 3.-Prince Carol has
received no reply to his request of a
week ego for safe conduct to Buchar-
est to visit his father, King Ferdi-
nand, who is seriously i'll.
Prince Carol, however, has re-
ceived Colonel Balef, attached to the
Roumanian household, who has sub
mitted a project, originating with the
royal family and the Roumanian gov
eminent, to buy a house for Prince
Carols permanent home, either in
France or Italy. Prince Carol has
welcomed the offer and has asked
that he may select house in the out
skirts of Paris.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-04
By P. FRANKFELD.

A MEXICAN imperialism is today
"A the most powerful, most ruth
less and most feared imperialism in
the world. American investments
abroad total rs billions of dollars.
Greater and greater appropriations
are voted every year by congress for
military purposes. The CMTC's can
now accommodate $4,000 each sum-
mer. The ROTC has $4,000 en-
rolled in its ranks. New and more
deadly gases are being invented. In
short as American Imperialism
grows and expands, militarism in
America grows and expands proper
tionally.
Latter Day Signs.
The recent events in Nicaragua,
the sending of marines and warships
to intervene in the internal affairs
of a snail and weak nation in order
to establish as president a puppet
Of Wall Street to protect its inter-
ests are indications of the acceler-
ated trend of development of Amer
lean imperialism.
The threatened war with Mexico
to safegaard the interests of Stand
ard, and Doheny, and the mobiliza-
ton Of forces to invade China as
soon as American investments be-
come endangered as result of the
victories Of the nationalist revolu-
tionary movement of China, are pos
tive indications that American i'm
perialisrF has adopted an aggressive
policy.
Guns Make Empire.
Militarism is the product and
handmaiden of Imperialism. The
war department of the U. S. gov
eminent will begin to carry on its
propaganda early this year in order
to attract more young workers, es-
pecially to the CMTC. Last year,
in spite Of an intensive campaign to
get the young people from all
walks of life," i. e., young workers
instead Of students only, the num-
Der Of young workers averaged less
than 1000 Of the total attending. The
camps will be advertised more ex-
tensively this year than ever before
and the help and cooperation Of en-
ployers with the war department
will be closer too.
Bringing II Home.
The campaign to increase young
worker attendance at the camps will
be brought right into the large
shops and factories. Militarism will
become a living, vital issue to thu
young workers who do not fee
acutely the immediate effects Of I
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-04
March" YOung Worker"
Has Eur Mullen Tale

Helena EUR Mullen, whose fame
as teller of short stories is world
wide, contributes a tale of a slave
revolt in ancient Egypt to the March
issue of the Young Worker.
After describing the invasion of
an old Egyptian town by the Romans
at the time of Christ, and the en-
slavement of the native population,
Miss EUR Mullen gives a graphic pic-
ture. of the revolt of the natives
against their foreign exploiters.
The tale contains many observa-
tions which are of significance to
the revolutionary movement today
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-04
Ruthenberg Told Judge
of Capitalists Meaning
Of Word "EXprOpriatiOn .
BY J. LOUIS ENGDAHL.

" on use an unusual word there, the word 'cx-
proGriate."
1t was the infamous Judge Weeks speaking. Our
Comrade Ruthenberg was the witness stand in the
New York court Of the capitalist inquisiton
Ruthenberg trial with l. E, Ferguson, charged
with violating the criminal anarchy law of New York
State in that they alleged have been instrument
tai in issuing the manifesto Of the left wing of the
calst party that had held national conference in New
York City, June 21-24, 1919.
Thus the judicial ackey Of the exploters who insisted
on sitting as trial Judge in spite Of the fact that af
fdavit of prejudice had been filed against him, recog
nzed that something unusual taking place in the
land Workers earnestly and sincerely advocating
definite program for the abolition of capitalism The
Judge was correct in his viewpoint
Throughout the whole history Of The socialist party
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"Radio VIZ, the Angel City Eve
ming Howler, Winitsky's orchestra,
il the main dining-room of the Adj
miralty Hotel, broadcasting by re-
mote control" And then presently
Radio QXJ, the Evening Roarer,"
giving elections returns big
figures now. Republican Campaign
Headquarters in New York, in
bulletin issued at l A. NJ, estim-
ates that Calvin Coolidge has car
ried Massachusetts by 100000 plu-
rality-hooray for the Old Bay
State! And New York by 100000
three cheers for the Empire
State-ray, ray, ray! And Illinois
by-wait a minute there, some
body's knocked my glasses off -
they're pulling the rough stuff in
this studio. Behave yourselves,
girls, don't you know the worlds
listening in on OK tonight? Illi-
nois by 100000. Whoopee! That
noise you hear is the Chicago Comet
yelping for his home stated It's
time we heard the Chicago Comet
again-sing us a hot one, Teddy
that little MARBLE about the street
car comm along. You know what
I mean?" A broad, jolly Negro
voice answered, "Yessah. All knows!
Yessah, hyar All goes!" Plunkety-
PUNK
"Ah had some one befoah All had
you
An Ah'll have someone aftah
you's gone,
A street car or q sweetheart
doan' mattah to me,
There'll be another one comm
alongw
Six or seven years ago the peo-
pie of the United States in their
sovereign wisdom had passed law
forbidding the sale of alcoholic
liquor for beverage purposes. But
the advocates of law and order re-
serve to themselves the privilege
Of deciding which laws they will
obey, and the prohibition act is not
among them. All ruling class Amer
lea celebrates its political victories
by getting drunk. Bunny knew how
it was, having got drunk himself
four years ago when President
Harding had been elected; he could
smile appreciatively when the an
nouncer Of QXJ tripped over his
syllables-"Thass not polite now,
Polly, quit your shown this micro
hiccrophone!"
The householder next door was a
workingman, or clerk, or such
humble being, denied the royal
privilege of breaking the law at ten
dollars a quart for gin and thirty
for champagne. But he could sit
here till after midnight, and turn
from one studio to another, and en-
Joy a series Of vicarious jags. IRA
dio VIZ, the main dining-room of
the Admiralty Hotel" A chanteuse
from the Grand Guignol in Paris
was singing a ballad, and you could
hear the laughter of those who
understood the obscenity, and those
who pretended to understand it, and
those who were too drunk to under
stand anything but how to laugh.
Bunny was there in his mind, be-
cause 1t was in this dining-room
that he had been drunk, and Dad
I had been drunk, and Wee Tracy and
Annabelle Ames and Vernon Ros-
coe-and Harvey Manning sound
asleep in his chair, and Tommy
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