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Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25
WARNING

WARNING-All persons are fore
warned against dumping on property
at the Dyke. Duval Witt. m1S-St
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25
CHICKENS AND EGGS

Wantsd Chickens and Eggs. VIII
pay highest cash price. Have orders
lOr so crates per week and will fur-
aiSh crates for you. Phone % Mil
(Ord and We will call for your chick
snAs. George E. Reed. f27-h
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25
Saturday, March 26, 1927,

At 2 o'clock p. NJ. at The First Ma
following described real estate, to-wit:
Being all of the tract. piece or par
eel of land, situate in Broadkiln Hun
dred, Sussex County and State of Del
aware lying on the East of the public
road, leading by the Gross Roads" to
the oyster rocks, adjoining lands for
merly owned by Lot Burton, John Fish
er and others, containing four acres
more or less, and improved by dwell
ling and outbuildings thereon.
TERMS
10 per centum of the purchase money
will be demanded on the day of sale.
and the purchaser or purchasers shall,
on or before the second day of April,
A. d. 1927. being the adjourned De-
cember Term of the Orphans Court, in
and for Sussex County, deposit in the
Farmers Bank of the State of Della
the said Orphans Court, the balance of
the purchase money. If the purchaser
or purchasers fail to comply with these
terms the per centum paid on day of
sale will be forfeited. The purchaser or
purchasers will be required to pay the
costs and expenses of deed.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given to all persons
having any lien or encumbrance against
the shares of interests of the said
James H. Burton, George Burton, John
Burton and Mary Burton, or either OF
them, to appear in the Orphans Court
at or after the said second day of April
next and make proof of such claim.
JAMES M. TUNNELL, Trustee.
Issued March 18th, 1927. m1S2i
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25
RECEIVERS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

BY virtue of an order of the Chan
cellor of the State of Delaware, made
the second day of March, A. D. 1927,
will be exposed to sale at Public Auc-
tion or Vendue, on
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25

Your favorite magazines are here.
Pottyjohn's Pharmacy.
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25

FOR SALE-NeW bungalow, any
size, any price, any direction from NIL
ford or In the town limits, on reason
able terms. Here IL . chance to get q
prefer any other kind Of house, We are
in q position to build to suit purchaser.
Telephone service. KilO c. Farber. MIL
ford. Del oS3-tf
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25

FOR GOODNESS SAKE. and your
cake, eat PHTTY'S BUTTER KRuST
sREAD; at Milford Bakery. j25-tf
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25

by virtue of an order Of the Orphans
Court of the State of Delaware, in and
to sale, by way of public auction, on
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25
NOTICE

washing cars. burning carbon
brazing and welding a speclafty'
VIM. A. Webb, Milford. aIo-u
Fresh bread at all times at Petty's
Bakery.
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25

FOR SALE-25 acre poultry farm,
road; equipped for 1000 layers; 5000 egg
incubator; new home, latest improve
ments; can be bought right, on ac-
count of other business. For full de-
tails address j. G. Elliott (owner),
Shawnee Road, Milford, Del. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Owing to the death of my husband.
will sell at public auction at my home,
3 miles east of Lincoln on road leading
from No. School to Jefferson's Cross
Roads, known as the Horace Workman
farm, on
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15
|. W. A. Issues Appeal
For Chinese Wounded
In Liberation Fight

CHICAGO, June.-Pointing out
the suffering that wounded Ma
tionalist troops are compelled to
undergo because Of the inadequate
medical facilities, the International
Workers Aid, 1853 West Madison
street, has issued an appeal for
funds to the friends of the Chinese
liberation movement.
"On the battlefields Of China, :"
the appeal says, thousands Of
wounded and dying soldiers Of the
Revolutionary army are suffering
untold agony that can be relieved
with medical supply, clothing, food.
Millions Of workers, peasants and
students, their wives are in dire
want of food"
The appeal urges American
workers and farmers to contribute
as much as they possibly can for
the relief of Nationalist wounded.
Contributions should be sent to the
offices of the International Work
ers' Aid, Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15
Portuguese FLYER Safe

RIO JANEIRO, June 14.-Major
Sarmento Beires reached Vigia, Para,
today after seven adventurous days,
having been forced down at sea on
June Z, while flying from Para to
Cayenne.
The Portuguese trans oceanic flyer
encountered a heavy storm while in
flight, which damaged the left wing
Of his plane and forced him to alight
on the surface of the sea, at 20.42 lati-
tude north and 5000 longitude west
Heavy seas pounded the plane from
o'clock in the afternoon until
o'clock that night. Then a small boat
with fishermen sighted the flyers and
picked them up. They were seven
days resphing inhabited land.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15
Workers Defy SPANS
Miniature MussOlini;
1000 Out on Strike

MADRID, June 1.-two thousand
workers will defy the labor-smashing
dictatorship of Primo de Rivera
when they will walk out on strike
against the Spanish Company for
Naval Constructions at Fervel in pro
test against the municipal income
tax.
While de Rivera has taken no ac-
ton as yet, it is understood that he
will use every means of crushing the
strike. This is the first time in four
years that workers have dared to
defy the iron rule of SPANS minia-
ture Mussolini.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15

tricts we observe an incredible strike
movement and mass enrolment of
the workers in the unions. The unions
are growing, are widening, and hun
dreds of thousands of workers are all
ready organized in them. With the
lessons of the past and utilising the
favorable political situation, the lead
ers of the trade union movement are
endeavoring to make a new approach
to the work of organization. Previ-
ously they were forced to limit them
selves chiefly to building up an APP
paratus. The small waves Of political
enthusiasm usually did not permit the
formation Of local organizations which
would firmly bind the apparatus to
the masses. 1t was for this reason
that the reaction found it compara-
lively easy to smash and disorganize
the labor movement.
The creation of locals with inter
mediary links connecting them with
the leading organs-is the fundamen-
tai organizational problem facing the
Chinese labor movement. But this is
not all, the miserable wages and the
astonishingly long working-day makes
imperative and of first Importance
together with the political demands
the fundamental economic class de-
mands of the Chinese workers. These
economic demands in the past, due to
many reasons, were often too much
overshadowed by the purely political
demands To be able in proper fash
ion, to combine economic and political
demands the second problem of
tremendous Importance facing the
workers movement of China. At the
present moment, the Chinese Trade
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15
Unemployment.

The past year brought no improve
ments in the position of the unem-
ployed. AS before there are colossal
numbers of agricultural workers who
have employment only during a few
months in the year, as previously the
question of unemployment is very
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15

severe among the middle strata Of
the population (Indian intelligentsia)
And finally, in 1926 large numbers Of
the industrial proletariat were thrown
on the streets as result Of the de-
preston in the cotton industry and
the difficulties experienced in the
jute industry. Committees to study
the causes of unemployment have
been set up in few provinces (Bom-
bay and Madras). These committees
give no concrete help to the unem-
ployed.
The Labor Movement.
During the period under survey
existing unions have increased numer-
ically and large number of new
unions have been formed. The In
dian trade union movement by the
end of 1926 was as follows; Altogeth-
er there were approximately 200 trade
unions with $50 locals in India, with
general total Of more than 100000
members or 10 per cent of the gen
eral number of industrial workers
considering enterprises where more
than 10 workers are engaged. The
postal and telegraph workers are Or
ganized better than any $50 per cent
organized). The railwaymen are or
ganized l4.5 per cent and the workers
in the cotton industries l0,5 per cent.
The largest union organized numeri-
cally is the railwaymen's union (l00,-
600 members), then come the sailors
and lockers union (72,567 members)
textile workers $4,000 members) ard
postal and telegraph workers $4,000
members).
The metal workers are only 3 per
cent organized (about 10000 mem
bers), miners . per cent 600 men,
bers), jute workers 1.3 per cent (4,000
members). In many branches Of in
dustry, food products, glass, building,
clothing and wood working trades,
there are no unions organized what
ever.
There was q considerable increase
in the percentage of organized tex
tile workers during 1925 chiefly in the
Bombay district, which suffered
greatest from the depression. And
so, for instance, textile union arose
in Bombay which in the short period
of a few months recruited more than
10000 members. Such tempo for
India is exceptional. During the past
year much work has been done to or
ganize workers engaged in the ar
senals and ammunition and repairing
shops, and also to unite existing dock
ers' unions. Much activity was OBJ
served among the sailors demand to
abolish system of engaging men thru
agents. and the railwaymen, who
asked that committee be formed to
investigate the position of workers on
the railroads.
ITO be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15

Union workers have fully noted the
defects in the present situation Of the
labor movement and the problems that
have to be COPIED with. They are en-
deavoring corresponding with the
widening labor movement-to create
new ranks of trade union workers. By
carrying out educational work they
are endeavoring to increase numer-
ically active workers of the unions.
They are endeavoring to build up mass
work connecting the locals with the
leading centres.
The creation Of strong unions in the
present stage Of the Chinese revolu-
ton, together with the agrarian ques-
ton, is the fundamental problem. The
correct solving Of this question will
immeasurably influence the tempo and
the very character Of the revolutionary
development in China.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15
The Labor Movement of India

not find external markets. In the
internal market Chiefly in Bombay
and Karatchi) unsuccessful competi-
ton was observed with South Afri-
can coal, which is of better quality
and cheaper. As result large re-
serves of unsold coal gathered in In
dia, which held up the further devel-
opment of the coal industry. Recent
ly, however, in connection with the
British miners strike, the position in
the Indian coal industry improved
considerably, as many ports on the
Red Sea, which previously were coal
ed by Britain, placed large orders fol-
Indian coal. These demands proved
to be so large that they could not be
fully satisfied owing to absence of
transportation.
The demand of the Mine Owners
Federation on imposing high duties
for South African Goals has been re-
jected by the Indian government.
The Steel Industry.
The validity of the "Act on Pro
lection of Indian Steel Industry" ex-
pires j.. March, 1927. At the present
time the Indian tariff committee is
investigating the position of the steel
industry in view of the demands of
the steel lnagnates, that the present
government policy should be contin-
ued by further setting up high i'm
pert duties on certain steels and iron
ware as well as by putting premium
on articles manufactured in India.
There is not shadow of doubt that
the Indian government will appease
the demands Of the owners of the
steel industry. which in a great degree
works for war supplies, while for the
time being this would not be a spe-
cial danger to British exports to In
dia.
The Labor Movement of India.
Very interesting to note, by the
way, that as result Of rationaliza-
ton of production, now being car
ried out at the large steel and iron
works in Djepchedpure a large de-
crease in the numbers engaged is ex-
pected.
Lowered Standard Of Life for the
Working Class and the Strike Move
mcnt.
The difficulties experienced by the
chief branches Of Indian industry
first of all affected the working class,
at whose expense the Indian bour-
geoisie endeavored to preserve the
former level of their profits. The at
tack on wages was especially insis-
tent and stubborn in the cotton and
jute industries. In many cases de-
spite tie total absence Of any lower
ing in the cost of living wages one
way or another were considerably de-
creased (chiefly in the jute industry
of Bengal. The cost Of living index
for December, 1925, equalled 1856; in
January, 1926, 100; in July, 1926, 1877;
in November, 1926, 154.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15

nese Labor Unions entered the All
Chinese Federation of Labor Unions
and inaugurated at the Second All
Chinese Workers Conference held in
May 1925, which is affiliated to the
r. 1. l.. U.
The largest and strongest trades
union organizations affiliated to the
Federation are the Shanghai Council
of Labor Unions (150,000), Human
Council of Labor Unions (170,000),
Huandun Council of Workers Dele
gates (17O,O00), the Hupeh Council of
Labor Unions 100000, which was
formed with the approach of the ma
tional armies, the Hongkong Council
of Labor Unions which so successfully
led the Hongkong general strike, the
All Chinese Union of Sailors (50,000)
and the Railwaymen's Union (6S,00O).
The last two unions are the only ones
in China organized in industrial fed
erations on a national scale.
Despite the fact that many differ
ent branches of Chinese industry are
still living through an embryonic
stage, we are now definitely on the
eve of the formation of new all-China
industrial unions, which began to or
ganize themselves in the early part
of 1926 on the industrial principles of
the miners, and will embrace textile
workers, workers of heavy industry,
printers, lockers and postal-telegraph
employees.
The great growth of the labor move
ment in China can be readily seen by
comparing the numbers of organized
workers, who delegated their repre-
sentatives to the all-China Labor Con-
gress. At the first Labor Union Con-
gress in 1924, approximately 100000
workers were represented, at the Sec
ond Congress 1925, approximately
100000 at the third All-China Con-
gress delegaes represented already
more than a million organized work
ers enrolled in 500 unions; the fourth
Congress represented almost 3 million
workers.
Perspectives and Problems of the
Labor Movement.
These resolutions, which at the mo-
ment of their acceptance were partly
Of a declarative character and rather
in the form of good intentions, at the
present time with the widening of the
Kuomintang power over tremendous
territory, can be and must be put into
effect.
Now that the revolutionary armies
have occupied the centre of the Yang
TIE Valley, the centre of heavy indus
try in the Human province with it's de-
veloped mine industry, the proletariat
have received a powerful ally in the
million peasants that have been drawn
into the movement not only of Huan-
dun, but of Hupeh, Human and other
provinces. For the first time a situa-
ton has arisen permitting Chinese
workers to set wide organizational
work afoot. And in reality, in Han
kow, Utchan, Tchancha and other dis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15
Growth of Chinese Unions

The lockout of 10000 miners in
February declared by the Kaylan
mine owners, which ended unsuccess-
fully, and the August strike of $4,000
practically unorganized women work.
ers of thirty silk weaving enterpris-
ers in Shanghai, We're the largest
disputes in 1926. The chief reasons
for the strike was the demand for
increased wages and the protest
against the mass dismissal Of labor
union workers. The unsuccess of the
majority of strikes in the territory
occupied by the counter-revolutionary
generals was due not only to the
ruthless suppression of any move
ment among the workers by the au-
thorities, but also to the organiza-
tional weakness Of the young Chinese
labor movement and the difficulties
of leading the fight from under
ground.
Working-day and Wages.
We have already stated that one
of the chief reasons for the strike
movement was the dissatisfaction
with low wages and other labor con-
ditions. And in reality the conditions
of labor of the Chinese workers are
appalling. The working day is usually
not under IL hours. There are enter
prises where the working-day con-
tinues for ID hours, while in the silk
industry a Is hour working-day is
observed. Furthermore it must be
noted here that the day-length of
child labor is absolutely the same as
for the grown-ups.
The wages are so niggardly that
they cannot support even half starv-
ing existence. For example in Shang-
hal the workers daily wage equals
22-30 cents "a cent is hundreth part
of a Chinese dollar, which equals one
rouble). Only at a few cotton spin
ming factories and other enterprises
do wages reach 50-55 cents a day.
This is no better in other regions.
In Hankow, for example, laborers re-
ceive on the average 5 Chinese dollars
per month. Qualified workers in the
printeries earn an average of 16 Chi
nese dollars . month. This--at time
when in Hankow the living minimum
for a family of five is 81 Chinese dol
lars. In the matter Of wages the rail
waymen find themselves in the most
favorable conditions. A highly-ski.led
railwayman on the average earns 2
Chinese dollars per day, while on the
Peking-Mukden railroad some ma
chinists receive even as high as $50
Chinese dollars per month. But these
cases are exceedingly rare in the beg
carly living Of the Chinese workers.
The Labor Movement.
Exclusive of a few numerically
small reformist organizations, such as
the Canton General Workers Union
(27,OOO) and the Canton Union of
Mechanics (750O), with whom the
Huandun Council Of Workers Dele
gates is carrying on a successful
struggle, the great majority of Chi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15

The attempts of the employers to
lower the standard of life of the
working class naturally brought about
a series of stubborn strikes. We have
information on the strike movement
only for the first nine months of
1926. According to this information
during January September, 1926,
there were 103 strikes in India, 140,-
$40 workers participating with a loss
of 842,557 working days. As could
be expected the majority Of the
strikes took place in the textile in
dustry Cotton and jute). During nine
months of 1926 there were SO strikes
with 1855 workers participating
(Which formed approximately 70 per
cent of total number that struck in
1926. The greatest number of
strikes took place in the biggest tex
tile industrial centers- Bombay and
Calcutta. Generally it is necessary to
note, that an analysis of the strike
movement during the last five years
shows the exceptional role of the In
dian textile workers, who, through
out, have been among the foremost
to fight for improved living condi-
tions for the Indian proletariat.
The majority of the strikes during
the period under survey were due to
the attack on wages as strikes out
of 103) and also to dismissals and
general decreases of workers engaged,
etc. (28 strikes).
AS regards results achieved by the
strikes, we give the following figures:
OF 1913 strikes 7 were won outright
by the workers, compromises and
SO strikes were lost. I'm 1922 81 per
cent of strikes ended successfully or
in compromise for the workers, in
1923 26 per cent, in 1924 20 per cent,
in 1925 81 per cent, and for the first
nine months Of 1926 Is per cent?.
On Defensive.
We see therefore that the struggle
Of the Indian proletariat during the
current year was chiefly one of de-
Tense and that in the majority of
cases the workers lost the strikes.
Lower percentage of successful
strikes in comparison with previous
years.)
This. was due chiefly to the diff
cuties now being experienced by the
basic industries of India. Likewise
we must keep in view the general
conditions Of the present state Of the
Indian labor movement--its new
growth, insufficient experience for
the struggle, absence Of class lead,
the strength of a well organized An
glo-Indian bourgeoisie, etc.
Unemployment.
The past year brought no improve
ments in the position of the unem-
ployed. As before there are colossal
numbers of agricultural workers who
have employment only during few
months in the year, as previously the
question of unemployment is very
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15
PUBLICANS WIN
BIG VICTORY IN
IRISH ELECTIONS
Labor Makes Heavy
Gains; Govt Loses

DUBLIN, June 1.-THE results
from III Of the 1852 seats contested
in the general elections here indi-
Gates that the government party has
met with a severe defeat, winning
only SO while DeValera has "a.
The DeVaJera Of Fianna Fail
party is running neck and neck with
the government party with signs that
it viii forge still farther ahead as
the returns continue to pour in.
The Irish Labor Party made heavy
gains and rumors Of an alliance be-
tween the party and DeValera for
the organization Of a moderate anti
treaty government are in the afr.
Should the present government be
unable to find the necessary forces
for a coalition government DeValera
will be faced with the necessity for
adopting some practical policy. Here
lies his weakness. He went to The
country on the platform Of willing
ness to participate in parliament,
provided his party were not obliga-
ted to take the oath Of allegiance to
the king.
Official Sim Fein Beaten.
The official Sim Fein party from
which DeValera seeded went forward
on straight platform of refusing
TO participate in the Dali Eireann
under any condition. 1t was almost
wiped out Of existence, its leader
Mary MacSwiney, failing Of election
in her own native city. The voter
were in a moderate" mood, tho from
the point of view Of the labor move
ment the MacSwiney wing of the Re-
publican movement is as disnterested
in the cause of labor as in the De-
Valera or moderate wing.
DeValera was greatly aided in his
campaign by the money he succeeded
in collecting in the United States on
his recent visit here.
A Suggested Alliance.
Should the Labor Party join with
the DeValeraists and other groups
that are hostile to the Treaty but
believe in participating in parliament
interesting developments may be ex-
pected in Ireland. Under the leader
ship Of Thomas Johnson. the Irish
Labor Party is a mild affair, only
serving as a foil to the government
in the Dali 1t adds dignity to a
government to have a respectable OPP
position.
The British governments agents
in Ireland are plainly showing theil
alarm over the results. Confronted
with the possibilities Of the break
with Russia, the difficulties in China
and the Egyptian discontent-with
the ever-present danger of flare-up
in India, Great Britain has no wish
to have the Irish thorn re-injected
into her flank.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-15
French Ace Falls

LIE BOURGET AERODROME,
France, June 14.-Captain Pelletier
Doisy, famous French airman, had a
miraculous escape from death today,
when with Captain Comm he crashed
four kilometres from the lie Bourget
Aerodrome, after taking off for long
distance flight in an attempt to create
new world record They were in
the air only four minutes. The plane
burned.
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