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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-24

BRIEFLY, recent developments are
y conclusive proof that the coal ba-
rons are working deliberately for the
destruction of the most important
union in the American labor move
ment in those fields where it has
either a strong foothold or is dom
inant, and to prevent any extension
of its influence to non-union territor-
I les.
To such a program the suspension
of work in union fields is not an
effective reply and this too has al
ready been shown. The offer of con-
cessions to the coal barons by the
union officialdom is proof that the
union leadership recognizes this fact.
But it does not act on its knowl-
edge. It's policy means death to the
United Mine Workers of America
and a crushing blow to the whole la
Dor movement.
THE only elements in the union
which have a clear idea of the
seriousness of the crisis and the steps
which must be taken to overcome it
are the Communists and left wing.
In addition there are immense masses
of the membership which sense the
danger and feel that the present Of
ficialdom is leading them straight to
disaster.
That the officialdom is fearful
that it may be called to account and
has interpreted the signs of revolt
in the Peoria convention exclusively
as a danger to its rule rather than
as a guarantee of the will of the
membership to struggle and make
tremendous sacrifices in order to de-
feat the operators and save the union,
iss evident from the stoolpigeon at
tack on the Communist members of
the union by Ellis Searles at a con-
vention of Rabbits in the klan-ridden
state of Indiana on June 81.
CEARLES, editor of the United
Mine Workers Journal, has become
sort Of weather-cock who, when he
comes to rest after period Of rapid
swiveling, rarely fails to point to
some new atrocity which officialdom
is about to inflict upon the member
ship.
In 1923 Searles handled an Eek
posure" of Communists and Commun-
ism, which was syndicated to the cap
italist and official labor press and
which was followed first by a cam
paign of prosecutions and explosions
directed against the most loyal men,
bers Of the union and later by the in
famous "igentlemen's agreement" in
connection with the Jacksonville con-
tract to drive 100000 miners out of
the industry.
/ THIS was the beginning Of the real
decadence of the United Mine
Workers which had been forecast by
the expulsion Of Alex Howat and his
associates while in Jail for resisting
the understanding Kansas Industrial
Court law.
Now, with the union forced to
strike by the refusal Of the coal ba-
rons to consider anything but a re-
duction of wages, and after there
have been offers Of district agree
ments and the abrogation Of favor
able working conditions by the union
officialdom all Of which have been
refused by the cocksure coal barons
as basis for settlement because they
hope for still better (terms) Ellis
Searles once more plays the role Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-24
By WILLIAM F. dunno,

ONCE more the Lewis leadership of
v the United Mine Workers has
shown that it has no policy except
that of surrender. In the third month
of the strike there is still no sign even
Of preparation for an organization
drive while the most recent news is
that in Illinois, the largest district Of
the union, the union officials have Of
fered to agree to substantial changes
in the working rules provided the
$3.50 per day scale is nominally con-
tinued.
IN other words the officials have al
ready agreed, without undertaking
serious organization work in such
fields as West Virginia, where nom
union miners produce 40 per cent of
the total national bituminous tonnage
to what amounts to an actual reduc-
ton of wages and a worsening of
working conditions. 1t is proposed
that the miners do more work for the
same money and under provisions
that disregard rulings secured by
union pressure over a long period of
years.
CECONDLY, the Illinois proposal is
y new evidence showing that district
agreements are to be substituted for
one national agreement major
principle for which the United Mine
Workers has contended for years and
the securing of which brought the
union to the peak of its strength.
The coal barons are active. Not
only is production being stimulated
in big non-union fields like West
Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky,
but at frequent intervals there are
statements that former union mines
are starting operations on nom
union basis. In the Western Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio fields this is to be
noted particularly, The reports Of
sums spent for coal and iron police
coming from various sources shows
a substantial increase which is in di-
rect proportion to the strike-break-
ing activities of the coal barons.
EAR from attempting to arouse the
rank and file of the Union to the
seriousness of the situation and raise
the morale of the membership in
conjunction with the advocacy of a
militant program, the official lead
ership of the union seems to play
down the necessity for struggle de-
liberately. There is as yet no organ
lied campaign for strike relief nor
any evidence Of intention to do any
thing but wait from time to time to
offer concessions to the coal barons.
TT is important to note that Illinois
coal barons have rejected the Of
fer of the union officialdom and con-
tinue TO insist on formal reduction
Of the wage scale. In addition to the
desire for the larger profits which
this would bring there is another mo-
tive actuating the coal barons in their
nsistence upon an actual reduction.
The coal barons know that any
reduction of the Jacksonville scale
will do two things:
One, seriously lower the morale of
the union membership and two,
make livery difficult for the union
to offer sufficient inducements to
the miners in the non-union fields to
bring thera into the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-24

ton of the membership which has
made not one single mistake in esti-
mating the extent of the bankruptcy
of officialdom-th Communist min
ers.
CEARLES resurrects the hoary lie
y that Communists were responsible
for the armed struggle with gunner
and strikebreakers which took place
at the Lester Strip mine near Herrin
during the strike of 1922 in which
the company tools were defeated. He
says:
During the miners strike of 1922
nineteen paid Communist organizers
were sent from Communist headquar-
tiers in Chicago to Herrin, H., and
these nineteen paid plotters, aided
by sixty-seven Communists who
lived in Herrin, fomented and were
responsible for the Herrin massacre
in which more than a score of men
were killed. 1t was all part of the
Communist plot to seize the United
Mine Workers strike and convert it
into the beginning of an armed revo-
luton against the government"
BEFORE we draw conclusion or
y two from the fact that such accu-
sations are made at this time, few
other things need to be said. In the
first place, the headquarters of the
Communist Party were not in Chi
cago in 1922 but were in New York
This is however minor error. But
it is sufficient to show the utterly
unprincipled character of the Searles'
statement to recall that the Herrin
battle was started by the shooting
of union miner by an imported gun
man who fired from behind the barri-
cade surrounding the Lester Strip
mine.
1t is also rather bad for Ellis
Searles that all the union miners ac-
cused Of taking part in the battle
were acquitted by a jury in spite of
the fact that the Illinois Chamber of
Commerce raised a minimum of $780,
900 to prosecute them.
1T is also interesting to note that
John l.. Lewis, in written state
ment, accused Frank Harrington,
then president of the Illinois district,
Of receiving 100000 to allow the
Lester mine to operate during the
strike.
Harrington, deposed after having
been discovered receiving $4,000 per
year from the Peabody Coal Com
pany while an officer of the union,
is not even mentioned by Ellis
Searles in connection with the strug-
gle in Herrin. Searles prefers to
continue to demand the moose for
miners whom jury refused to con-
Wet.
HAVING in mind the fact that at
IL tacks of this nature upon Com
munists have always been followed
by. some new attempt to betray the
workers in general, we believe that
lnc nllllautS III INC union must III
crease their vigilance and intensity
the efforts to initiate organization
campaigns, build up relief machin-
cry acquaint the membership with
the grave danger which the union
faces and to put the whole union on
a fighting basis.
II is something more than coin
cidenen 'hat the shameless outburst
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
PINE COUNTY REAL
ESTATE TRANSFERS

w. D.-Myrtle Warner ct ux to B.
A. Dyar. Cons. $1.OO. NE14 of Sec.
31-45-1S. Kerrick.
w. D.-Andrew Stoke to Chas. Pc
houshek. Cons. $4,000. SEA of SWA
of Sec. 24-44-2O. Kettle River.
w. D.-Edwin F. Gleason ct ux to
Morten Void. Cons. $1.OO. Part of
Govt. Lot 6 of Sec. 21-45-19. Win
demere.
w. D.-Charles R. Gatten ct ux to
Gertrude E. Chapman. Cons. $1.OO.
Lots 1 and 2 in Block 3. Markville.
w. DIV. C. Smith ct ux to John
Stockmeyer. Cons. $1.O0. SWA of
SWA of Sec. 35-40-2O. Munich.
w. D-Mahlon A. Kerr ct Tx to
Farmers & Merchants State Bank,
Hinckley, MINI. Cons. $1.00. NEA
of SEA of Sec. 81 and NWA of SWA
of Sec. 22-4O-21.
S. w. D.-Farmers & Merchants
State Bank, Hinckley, to Mahlon A.
Kerr. Cons. $1.OO. Same land de-
scribed above. Mission Greek.
w. D.-John T. Craig to Minnie
Craig. Cons. $1.OO. Und. y interest
in Lot IA, Block 1874, Hinckley, MINI.
w. D.-John T. Craig to Minnie
Craig. Cons. $1.OO. Und. y interest
in Lot of Block 1874, Hinckley, MINI.
w. DC. F. Jackson ct Tx to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
WILLOW RIVER

There will be church services every
Sunday evening at the Presbyterian
church until further notice is given.
Rev. Fillinger of Bruno, will officiate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Clough and
Robert, and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur An
derson went ito Sandstone Tuesday
afternoon, the men to attend the an
nual meeting of the rural mail car
riers and the ladies to attend the
auxiliary meeting.
VIM. Haeger returned Tuesday from
Oelwein, Iowa, where he had been to
attend the funeral of a brother-in-
law, Fred Listecknow. Farm work
is behind there, some of the farmers
not having plowed for corn on account
of a wet fall and spring. Those who
plowed in the fall are unable to get
in the fields on account of too much
moisture in lots of places.
Baccalaurate service will be held
at the school gymnasium, Sunday,
May goth, at 2 p. m. The public
is invited to attend. Father Leo of
Pine City, will deliver the sermon.
Commencement exercises will be
held June 3rd, Friday evening, at the
high school gymnasium at o'clock.
The graduating class is as follows:
Fern F. Rausch, Lillian R. Torkelson,
Elton r. Rausch, Evert M. Goranson,
John c. Walta, Clementine A. Dobo-
zenski, Martha J. Dobozenski,. The
class colors are red and silver gray
and the flower is the American
Beauty rose. The motto is Life is
now our school," The program is as
follows: Invocation, Supt. w. w. Kirk
patrick; salutatory, Lillian Torkelson;
address, w. H. Hamlin; valedictory,
Fern Rausch; class song, senior class;
presentation of diplomas, DR.. w. c.
Ehmke. The public is invited to at
tend these exercises.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
Ten Ihuand Lakes Association Photo
in sdhas
BRUNO

/ Irving Hoglund and daughter and
mother and sister, Althea, visited at
the Gault home Sunday.
Mrs. Leo Forsyth and children who
have spent a week and a half at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Forsyth's par
ents, returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gault have moved into
the house they recently remodeled and
Mr.. Owen and family moved into the
Gault house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson of Oak Lake,
attended services here Sunday and
spent the rest of the day at the
Starch home.
Mike Plaisted of Chicago, is visit
ing at the Sprague home this week.
Mr.. Hanley of Hudson, Wis, is here
this week. He has had the inside
and front of his store building paint
ed, which is occupied by Mr.. Web
king.
Miss Della Greene spent the week
end in Duluth.
Mr.. Norris motored to Sank Rapids
accompanied by Mrs. Russell and
daughter. He brought back a new
Chevrolet coach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howey entertained
the junior and senior classes and their
teachers at their home Monday eve
ming. Those in the senior class are
Lorraine Howey, Joyce Edwards, Eve
Ign Larson, Carlton Stafford, Merrill
Douglas, Fred Murphy, Arthur Jack
man, and Elmer Hedin.
Mrs. Douglas and Mrs. John Stat
ford gave a banquet for the senior
class and their teachers Tuesday eve
ming from to o'clock, at the home
of Mrs. John Stafford.
Mrs. Burtow and Elaine returned
home Saturday morning.
Nels Lindhs moved into the Louie
Lindstrom house Tuesday.
Johnnie Washington is visiting at
the Walsh home.
Louise Marihart went to the Twin
Cities last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Davies are the
proud parents of a baby boy born
Tuesday morning.
Herman Stallbaum who has had
charge of the lumber yard here for
a number of years, left for st. Cloud
Monday of last week. Mr.. Stallbaum
has made many friends here who
wish him the best of success in his
new field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hill and Leta
and Rollo spent last Thursday after
noon here at the Jap Hill home.
They are leaving for Seattle, Wash,
where they expect to make their
home.
Geo. Ball and A. Markus spent Fri
day in the Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Handon of st. Paul,
called on friends here Tuesday. Mrs
Handon is better known as Gertrude
Wharton.
Presbyterian Notes-Sunday school
at 9:45; church services at II o'clock;
G. E. at o'clock; Bible study Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock. Ladies' Aid at
the home of Mrs. Walsh, Wednesday
at 2:30.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
WILSTAD NEIGHBORHOOD

Sunday school at Wilstad Swedish
Lutheran church, May 20, at 1920
a. m. Confirmation class meets Sat
urday at p. m.
Emil Wicklund of Sandstone, Wis
tied at the Carl Samuelson home the
latter part of last week.
Nels Samuelson and his niece, Miss
Hildegun Samuelson, spent Sunday in
Sandstone.
Folks interested in the upkeep and
identifying of the Wilstad cemetery
will meet there all day Monday
Memorial day, for the purpose of work
ing on the cemetery. Lunch should
be brought along. Coffee will be
served by the ladies.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
DENHAM

Edw. Danelski was fortunate en-
ough to shoot a full grown wolf, the
first of the week. The bounty on
these is $4,000.
Tom Mikrot reports the birth of a
daughter, May IS. They have named
the little lady, Josephine.
Frank Barton, Jr., and Alfred
Brandt, who are working at Kingsdale,
spent the week end here at their re-
spective homes.
Curtis Ostrom and Arthur Liljedahl
drove to Braham and Minneapolis last
week end. Arthur remained in Min
neapolis to seek employment, while
Curtis returned to Denham Monday
morning.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
GRASSTON

The uppermost thoughts in the
farmers minds nowadays is planting
corn and potatoes and raising the
first half of the taxes.
The meetings being conducted at
the Baptist church the past week by
Rev. Johnson of Duluth, has drawn
some very large crowds and has been
a success in every way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie Stegin and
family motored to Cambridge Sunday
and spent the day visiting with
friends and relatives.
A number of friends of the F. H.
Johnson family gave them jolly sur
prise Saturday evening, when they
gathered there for a social time, and
also to show their appreciation of
good fellowship to all the family who
have been sadly missed since they
moved from this neighborhood. They
seemed to be as glad to see their
friends as usual and received them in
very entertaining way. The even
ing was spent playing cards, and al
so doing a few old fashioned dances.
The ladies had bountifu1 supply of
goodies to- satisfy the inner man.
Everyone left with the feeling that
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson are good enter
tainers..
Peter Stigen is now the proud pos
SCISSOR of a new Chevrolet car.
The Farmers Shipping Association
shipped a car of stock to the St. Paul
market Monday.
The Grasston ball team was de-
feated again Sunday, on the Cam
bridge diamond. A little more pep
boys, let's win one game.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Enberg called at
the Brindleson home Sunday.
Charles Latourelle returned from
the southern part of the state We'd
nesday, and reports that his mother
is getting along nicely, considering
her age.
There will be some great fish stor-
les to tell next week as Charles La
tourelle and Andrew Tossy are going
to Mile Laos lake to try their luck
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
DUQUETTE

John Narcotic, Jr., made a trip to
Duluth last Thursday.
M. A. Lund and friend of Princeton,
motored up from that place Tuesday,
to look at tract of land in Section
22-45-17.
Jack Klein spent the week end in
Duluth.
Miss Nora Johnson boarded the
noon train for Duluth Sunday.
Fred Hedberg arrived home from
Belden Saturday and intends to stay
on the farm this summer.
Mr. Cronkute and Mr.. Larson of
Duluth, Standard Oil Co. mechanics,
are putting the finishing touches on
the Standard Oil tanks and warehouse
here by putting in the piping.
Fred Hedberg and the boys are
tearing down the old saloon building
and will use the material in enlarg-
ing their barn.
A Operetta, 1.-THE Fairy Queen" will
be presented in the school auditorium
by the pupils of the school, Friday
evening, May 9th.
The show advertised for last Satur-
day night by the Patzau players, did
not materialize, because the players
became stuck in the mud.
Big dance Saturday night, with
"Skellys". That means a good time.
Mrs. Torell has been on the sick
list the past week. She is somewh at
better at the present writing.
Services at the schol house, Sun
day afternoon, by Rev. Fillinger of
Bruno.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
LUTHERAN CHURCH

The Ladies' Aid of the Swedish
Lutheran church of Bruno, will meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Olson Friday afternoon, May 9th.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Wilstad Swedish Lutheran church,
will meet at the home of Mrs. Hedin
Sunday evening, May goth.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26

Frank Gross ct ux. Cons. $1,3O0.O0.
Lots 1, 2, II, and IL of Block II,
Princes Add. to Pine City.
w. D.-Hans G. Wethall ct ux to
Adolph M. Johnson. Cons. $1.OO. Part
of Lot 1 of Sec. 13-39-22. Poke
CANA.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26

Today is what you have. If you
haven't anything, and aren't anybody,
and do nothing why, then, for you
there is no today. Today is life. To-
day is supremacy. Today is the
world. Today is opportunity.-Geo
Matthew Adams.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-02
LAWLESS TOWN
Be POL|CED BY
TExASRANCERS

AUSTIN, Texas. April 2.--Gov
Dan Moody has ordered ten Texas
Rangers to Berger. Panhandle oil
boom town, to stay until the law
less unconditionally surrender.
The Rangers are sent in answer
to request for martial law which
Gov. Moody says he does not be-
lieve is justified at the present
time.
GOV. Moody said a second Dis
trict Attorney will be appointed
soon at Berger in the Hutchinson
County oil field. and which has
been the scene of numerous out
breaks since the mushroom growth
transformed it overnight into a
The Staying of two Deputy Sher-
iffs early yesterday morning cul'
minated a long reign of crime ant
disorder. Four peace officers have
been slain within year There
have been numerous slayings il
dance halls, and dives of vice il
all forms hournoshed with the rif
raj which the country attracted by
the lire OF easy money.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-02
NATI0NAL|STS
CAIN GROUND

SHANGHAI. April 2-The Ma
tianalist flag has been carried stead-
ly norfhward from Shanghai and
Marking. The vanguard has reached
Fengyang. 25 miles from the con
centration camp at Pengpu
Nationalist guerrilla are believed
TO have penetrated beyond Fengyang.
They are meeting with practically
no opposition in approaching Hn-
chowfn the junction of tn eTientsin.
Pukow and Lunchai railroads, a
strategic point where Gen. Chang
Tso-I4in must meet them in major
engagement or forfeit his position als
Commanderin-C Chief of the Northern
armies. Nearly half of the northern
forces are digging in there.
More Brtshers Going
LONDON, April 1.-The British
governme mi has decided to send an
additional brigade to Shanghai.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-02
Baker SAYS AMERICA
WARRED FOR RIGHTS

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April 2. -
The United States entered the World
War only because German submar-
ines torpedoed this cOuntry's ships,
Newton ID. Baker. Secretary Of War
under President Wilson, says in an
article in the American Legion
Monthly on why We Went to War"
Sentimental considerations are
swept aside by the former secre-
tary
I'VE could permit ourselves to be
blockaded by threat and terrOrized
into surrender of our national
rights, or we could defend them,
he writes. There was no propa-
ganda about this. Nobody debated
whether the French or British need.
ed our help or ought to have It.
Not = moments consideration was
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-02
Millionaire Senator Broke;
Is Forced to BOrrOu Dollar

WASIlINGTON, April . United
States Senator James Couzens, Rep
ubican of Michigan millionaire, was
forced yesterday 10 borrow before
he could eat lunch
Senator Couzens forgot that the
Senate restaurant, where Senators
have charge accounts. has closed
He met Senator William u, Bora
outside the Capitol Building and eX
planned that he had left his pocket
book al home and needed dollar
Borah replied: That is an Old
story. | believe you are brok, bu'
here is a dollar. This is the proudest
moment of my life
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-02
Texas Goods
4 gree Knees
IRE Naughty

FORT WORTH Tex. April a.
The average feminine knee is not a
thing of beau.
And the effect of an uncovered
f9ee on the average masculine mind
la a. eomplimentary to the owner
Il the bit of exposed anatomy.
Therefore the length of every skirt
should be sufficient to conceal the
knee from public gaze.
Goods at Texas Christian Univer.
sty recently concurred with the
above line of reasoning, as announce
ed b. Mss. Sadie Beckham. matron
of Jarvis jail, aud unanimously vot-
ed that no dignified college girl
should indulge In garments so brief
as to expose the knee.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-02
PEOPLEpSCED
TO REGISTER
BEFORE 9 P. N,
Registration Books Close To-
night-200 or 300 More
Should Register.

Unless there is a rush TO the City
Hall by unregistered voters juneau
will be lamentably unregistered for
The election next Tuesday.
AT o'clock this afternoon there
had been only SCI voters registered.
Last fall Juneau cast 1.2i4 votes.
At the municipal election last spring
the registration was 1.0S9.
Those interested were sending out
last calls for registration, and there
is still Il hope that 20o or 300 un-
registered voters will get to the City
Clerks office before the books clio sc
tonight
Attention is called to the fact that
any citizen of the United States
male or female, who has resided in
Alaska for one year and in juneau
for six months. will be entitled to
vote at the election Tuesday, wheth.
er IA taxpayer or not, provided his
name is on the registration books
before 9 o'clock This evening.
For the School Election
The registration books will close
tonight also for the school bonds
election which will take place April
-. All taxpayers. whether for real
estate or personal property, will
qualified TO vote at that election.
provided the voter registers before
O'Clock this evening.
Open During Dinner Hour
The registration books will not
close uitil 9 o'clock tonight. City
Clerk H. r. Shepard announced this
afternoon. The Clerk $ office will be
open throughout the dinner hoLr for
those who might want to register
This means that one can register at
any time between now and 9 O'Clock
tonight