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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02
May Day and the American Farmer

landless millions that there is no hope
for them under the system of capt.
talist imperialism but that they must
seek their freedom through new al
ignments and new allies.
THE big landowners and capitalists
4 are fighting desperately to hold
the farmer as an ally in their
schemes of exploitation. AS long as
they can keep the support of the
farming masses they will always be
in a strategic position to ward off
the growing menace Of the rise of
the power Of the city workers. This
is a great struggle for supremacy
and farmers and workers everywhere
must not fail to study the situation
closely. Too long have the capital
lists divided the farmers and the
workers, playing the one group Of
workers against the other. They
must prevent these Vaccinations Of
the capitalists by seeking one an
other as allies in the most determined
fashion. May day demonstrations
must, serve as a practical means Of
bringing the farmers and workers
world closer together.
THE people of the colonies are now
rising with arms in hand against
the tyranny of western capitalist
Imperialism. In the struggle that is
now going on in China the Chinese
farmers are playing a leading role.
Tens of millions of them are follow
ing in the footsteps of the Russian
farmers by demonstrating the right
to occupy and use the land. In this
fight against the feudal lords and
capitalist Imperialism the Chinese
farmers need the support of the far
mers and workers of the entire
world. The Chinese farmers and
workers must be supported on this
May day in their demands for a free
China against both the right-wing-
merchant elements Of their own
country as well as the murderous
imperialist powers which are looting
the Chinese masses.
Hands off the farmers and work
ers of Chinal
Down with the right wing and
imperialism
GLASS differentiations among the
- farmers must be accentuated.
Not all the farmers who are on the
land have the same interests. There
are rich farmers and poor farmers.
There are farm owners, tenant far
mers and mortgaged farmers and
farm workers. These do not belong
in tha same class. Their class in
teres a not the same.
,TH1 - before as IN the United
1 States at the present time is to
Develop a left wing political move
ment among the farmers which can
be done by organizing the exploited
classes, i. e., the heavily mortgaged
farmers, the tenants and the farm
workers, the vast majority Of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02
CH'AO-TING CHI.
Member of Chinese Delegation to the
Brussels Congress against Inn
perialism.

TODAY is May First again! Look
L ing back eight years ago / re-
member a group of enthusiastic Mid
die School students, most Of them
around fifteen years of age, busily
engaged themselves in celebrating
the May Day. The school was one
Of the most exclusive and imperial
list dominated Il prefer the term "im-
perialist dominated" than foreign
dominated'') institutions in Picking,
chiefly infested with sons of the best
selected "bourgeois families" thru
out China. It was not likely that
such an institution would encourage
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

ing such a movement successfully
forward is better than ever.
WE must develop left wing fighters
among sFrworking farmers Of
Americak II II the crying need Of
the houR sAll .nk about having the
farmers Worm alliances with the
bankers and Businessmen, as Lowden
and Dawes and the so-called pro-
gressives advocate must be set upon
and energetic efforts made to drive
the farmers away from the old par
ties and get them to join the far
mer-labor movement, forming politi-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

the students to soil their hands by
mixing themselves with such a here
tic movement like May Day. But
somehow or other, something told
these innocent youngsters that the
world of labor was rising and their
efforts could not be spent in a nobler
fashion than to work amidst, and for
the interest of, their working broth
ers and sisters. With the scanty ma
terial which they gathered from a
few radical magazines, they mimic
graphed special May Day bulletin
and distributed them to the couple
hundreds of school servants.
T CAN still recall wildly the happy
l. scenes over which we rejoiced
when we noticed that the school SER
wants actually took some interest in
the paper and that our first revolu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

farmers Of the country, through the
adoption and formulation of de-
mands and slogans calling for 'land
for the users" "a farm credit 50 m
operated by working farmer
tionalization of the railros
Il !, .rfn marketing SYSTEM - al
Nance ysith the city workers." ga
farmers and workers government, +"
etc.
With the fiasco Of the McNary-
Haugen bill and the obvious incapa-
city Of congress to aid the working
farmer, the opportunity for carry
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

cal and economic alliances with the
city workers.
THE working farmers must do the
job of getting farm relief in al
lance with the city workers. This
is true not only in aemerica but in
all countries. Joint May day DEM
onstrations Of farmers and workers
in America, China, Mexico, Nicara-
qua and all other nations will make
out Of them better fighters and get
them to realize that they must stand
together in the fight against the
capitalists who exploit them both.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

of the virtues, ability, and potential
power of the Chinese working classl
Without exaggeration one can cor
rectly say that the foundation of the
Chinese working class movement is
well laid. IL is strong enough to
stand successfully against the bad
weather conditions of treaehery and
temporary drawback. Before very
long the world will witness a strong
and unified socialist Chinese repub-
lie dominated by the workers and
peasants and pledging itself to fight
for, and safeguarding, the interests Of
the workers and peasants of the
whole world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

MAY Day and Chinal Yes. This
1VAis a zsnxt interesting moment
to reflect upon the Chinese revolu-
ton. If newspaper reports are true,
the "power-intoxicated" generalissmo
Of the Cantonese army, Chang Kai-
shek, has at last turned against the
revolution. Success is dangerous,
particularly when ones enemy was
bent upon exploiting tho success. No
body doubted that Chang Kai-shek
was successful up to his recent coup
d'etat at Shanghai, but if any one,
particularly Chang Kai-ShelS himself,
should accredit the success mostly to
the ability Of one man, he is at his
wits end. The revslution is funda-
mentally mass movement, led by
the working class and organized
peasants. The clear class conscious
ness and deep-rooted Revolutionary
spirit of the Chinese masses are more
than the world realizes. II takes
supernatural effort, il there is such
a thing, to turn the wheel Of the
revolution backward. Chang Kai
shek was but a tool, an employee of
the mass to direct their military
forces. Like an engineer he was but
a technician of the enterprise, and
engineers are seldom the masters Of
the work.
II was by The realization Of this
fact, by following the will of the
mass and by guarding the interest
primarily of the workers and the
peasants that Chang Kai-shek ac-
complished what he has done up TO
the time Of his backward move at
Shanghai. He owed his success to
his early adherence to the %eft-wing"
principles Of Kuomintang which rep
resents the logical and true inter-
pretation Of Sun-yet-senism. Now
That he has shamelessly turned
against the party and the principles
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

extent that a bare living was hardly
possible. The Chinese labor move
ment was built upon such back
ground, background full Of revolu-
tionary possibilities. 1t is accom-
plishing its historic mission by be-
coming the backbone of the Chinese
Revolutionary movement. Those who
sneered at the work when it was at
its pioneer stage now acclaim the sue
cess of the revolution, evidently for
getting their sober" "sane," and
common sense" predictions Of the
hopelessness of the movement. There
are still "cool-headed" skeptics now
who doubted the possibilities of a
world revolutionl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

that pushed him upward and for
ward, he is bound to fall downward
and backward, deep into the fathom-
less bottom of failure sharing the
same fate with his bourgeois sup
porters and imperialist manipulaters.
A LTHOUGH students did play a
\ very important role in the early
stage of Chinese labor movement and
are still of considerable Importance,
it must not be that only students
are leading the movement. Out of
the struggle many capable leaders
from the rank and file of the labor
ing class are developed. For in
stance, Comrade Chan Kuan, whom
l met at Brussels, is a typical ex-
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
CANEY RIDGE LOCALS

: Mr.. L. V. Stanley also Calvin
Stanley were out looking over
thelr farm and found a LARGE
snake den. They killed 81 con
perheads.
Miss Maggie Ring has return
ed from East Radford and
IS now going to school at Coe-
burn, Va.
We had large crowd at
'shurch Sunday. Everybody ap-
lpeared to enjoy themselves and
had dinner on the ground. The
ministers were Emory Reedv,
u: l.. Smith, Henry Smith and
Billy Keith.
Mrs. e. H. Salyers. of Bond
town, Va. is visiting her home
folks on the ridge.
There will be a pie supper at
Everybody is cordially invited.
the Kennedy school house SAT-
urday night, September 10Th
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
BEATTY NOMINATED
FOR SENATE AGAIN
Is Selected Democratic Candi-
date From Wise and Dickinson
Counties.

Norton, Sept. 4, Senator J.
M. Beatty, Of Wise, was renom-
mated for state senator from
Wise and Dickinson counties
in the Democratic convention
held Saturday afternoon at the
Wise courthouse.
Judge R. r. Parker, of Appal-
achia, was renominated for the
General Assembly from Wise
county, as was w. H. Nickels.
of Clintwood, for the county of
Dickinson.
A full house, made up of del
egates from all over Wise coun-
ty and about sixty from Dick
enson county, greeted County
Chairman John Roberts when
he opened the meeting at 3 o.
clock.
Senator R. P. Bruce was i'm
mediately made chairman of
the convention, and Hon. E. J..
Sutherland, commemorative
attorney of Dickinson, was
chosen secretary. This organ
ization was made permanent
and the decks were cleared for
action.
Roanoke Times
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
PRATER NEWS

News is very scarce in this
locality this week. I.think most
folks are right busy now pull
ling fodder and squirrel hunt
ing.
We are informed that Mrs.
w. c. Owens has been advised
to go to hospital.
Raines School opened Mon
tlay morning with Prof. F. P.
Ratliff as principal and Miss
Alice Ratliff, of Pearley, assist
ant. There were a large attend
ance of pupils.
Walker Raines has opened a
blacksmith's shop at Prater.
We hear rumors of a new
store and filing station at Pra-
Ter, Va. 1t look as though Pra-
ter might get on the map yet.
IT we could have a Sunday
School AMI baseball team. we
might get some notoriety.
Df: L. Z. Sutherland is attend
ing j. Anvil Raines who is very
low with fever.
DR.. T. c. Sutherland attend
eel ); c. Raines professionally
one day last week and give him
much relief.
Paul Raines and family WIS.,
tied Pauls parents Saturday
night, returning to thier home
at Clintwood Sunday afternoon,
We certainly have a fine ac,
commodating mail carrier now
and a hustler too.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
GOVERNOR BYRD { ALLS
MEETING TO LOWER
PRICE OF GAS
(By Carter Wormeley)

Richmond, Va, Sept. 3--Gov-
ernor Byrd, conducting Sec
ond campaign for a reduction
OF gasoline prices in Virginia,
said today that he regarded it
as his duty as governor to see
that gasoline prices in Virginia
were on a parity with those
charged in other Common
wealths. 1t was learned that the
Virginia Executive had been in
communication with his BROTH
er governors, as we'll as with
the offices of Standard Oil. Re-
plies from other executives
disclosed the fact that Virginia
was paying, exclusive of the
local road tax, from to 3 cents
per gallon more than all other
Eastern or South Atlantic
States reportisg, with the ex-
ception of West Virginia and
Maryland. On August 29th,
Governor Byrd wrote all large
importers of gasoline in Virgin
la, requesting that they attend
a public conference to be held
at Richmond September 9th to
explain why retail prices of
gasoline in Virginia were high
er than In other States. Yester-
day the Standard. Oil Company
reduced the price of gasoline in
Richmond 2 cents per gallon.
Should such a reduction be
made over the entire State it is
possible no conference of re-
tailers will be called by the Gov
ernor. The following statement
has been released by Governor
Byrd:
STATEMENT OF COVER
NOR.
Complaint has been made ia
me by Virginia motorists that
the retail price of gasoline is
higher in Virginia than in
many other states, after allow
ance is made for gasoline tax
here and elsewhere. To ascer-
tain the Justice of this com
plant l addressed a personal
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
ion against the state"
SCHOOL IS HERE AGAIN

Tramp, tramp, patter, patter.
What is the noise we hear on
the street? All! 1t is nothing
but a crowd of bright faced
boys and girls off for school.
We had ;c>nost forgotten that
our school was to begin this
week, but on hearing the rattle
of SO many feet last Monday
morning the realization was
brought most wildly to our
minds; that this is school day
for our young boys and girls.
AS we go to and from the post
office for our morning mail, we
meet and pass hosts of bright
faced, clean clothed, happy
boys and girls enroute to the
school house, some, perhaps,
for their first day, with their
little hearts doing double time
and the little bodies tingling
with nervousness, but clasp
ing firmly to the hand of an old
er sister or brother, bracing
their courage with the deter
mination to see the adventur-
GUS day to a finish, they march
stealthly on.
We are blessed with an eff
'cient corps of teachers here
this season, and hope that each
and every patron will get be-
hind the faculty with their full
support and make this year a
banner year for Dickinson
Memorial High School.
The Herald extends a cordial
welcome to the entire teaching
force and invites the teachers.
along with the pupils to make
our office their headquarters at
any time they wish, and at any
time this office can be of assist
.ance, just issue the command.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08

rem are now at Kingsport
where they will spend the Win
ter. Mr.. Wilson is at Trammel.
Mr.. Burnice lessee who has
been at Dante Hospital was
brought to his home at Tram
mel Sunday. He is improving.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. C. P.
Bowman a baby girl, Sunday
night, September 18th.
Misses Hazel Long and Soph-
roma Lockhart took horse
back ride Saturday evening and
reported a nice time.
The people of Wakenva, also
the teachers, are hoping to get
a new school building soon.
Several Trammel people are
expecting to go to the fair at
Clintwood.
We notice that C. C. Long
has been buying some stock
here of late.
Mr.. G. e. Wilson made a flv-
ing trip to Clintwood Sunday
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08

In the way of making preparat-
ions for this day. So far as we
know or have been able to learn
There has been no program pre-
pared nor nothing said about
the nature Of activities for the
day. We presume that it is be-
ing left up to the teachers of
the various schools of the coun-
ty to work up and prepare their
own programs of activity.
This newspaper would have
been more than willing to have
donated anything in the way
of advertising for this day of
the Fair, but for the lack of in
formation concerning the pro-
gram Of activities, it was I'M
able to say anything concern
Ing it, however, we hope the
schools Of the county will have
come kind of program of enter
tainment for the children and
that no one will be disappoint-
ed.
We have, unofficially, been .
formed that the Teachers In
stitute will be held on Thurs
day and Friday of next week,
but this is only off hand in
formation and not authoritative.
The B and B Amusement Co.
will erect it's show tents on the
Fair ground next Monday in
preparation of rendering var
ious kinds of entertainment for
the many folks who will be
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
FARMERS FAIR TO
BEGIN WEDNESDAY

The gates of the Farmers
Fair Association will swing op-
en- next Wednesday morning
September 18th, to admit you
to a four day holiday full of
fun, recreation, joy and amuse-
ment. Are you getting ready to
enjoy yourself and to help ot-
hers enjoy themselves during
the last four days of next
week?
Wednesday, September IA,
has been designated and set a.
part by the Fair Association
Cor the school children and
teachers from all parts of this
county, and each and every
school child. who will attend
this day, will be given a free
ticket. This donation having
fbeen provided for by the Fair
Association with a view of slim
.ulating interest and for the ed
Vocational advantages to the ris-
lng generation.
The officials of the Farmers
Fair Association have done a
liberal part in setting aside this
day and donating it absolutely
to the teachers and pupils from
all the schools in the county,
Ibut there seems to be some
thing lacking on the part of the
patrons and school authorities
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
TRANhEL NEWS

The people of Trammel eniov-
ed hearing the string music
Saturday night. The musicians
were from Coeburn and made
music at the school house.
= There will be box-supper at
the Trammel school house ON
Friday night, September 10th.
Inc proceeds will be used for
the benefit of the school.
Mr.. Robert Russell left for
Plkeville, Ky. Monday. where
ne expects to attend school.
Miss Delphia Long called on
the doctor early Sunday morn
lng to have splinter taken
from her throat.
Mrs. C. E. Wilson and child
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
mail ROAD BLOCADED
BY WIRE FENCE
by FRANK M. BEVERI ,EY) |

(By FRANK M. BEVERLEY
Freezing, Va, Sept. 6--Grant
Mullins, carrier over the star
route from Clintwood to Ami
ra. while on the service a day
or two since, found a wire fence
stretched across the road at a
lonely stretch of woods be-
tween Phipps and Haddonfield,
up the Cumberlands, which pre-
vented him from completing
the trip.
He could give no explanation
of the deviltry.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08

Paris. Approximately twenty
Legion bands, drum corps, and
drill teams will participate.
President Doumergue and Am
Ibassador Herrick will address
the Convention at it's first SEES
sion. Other figures, prominent
in French life, will speak dur
ing the week.
On Monday the American
Legion will officially entertain
President Doumergue. Officials
high in French public life will
also attend. On Tuesday night
the Republic of France will en-
terrain the Legion National Of
ficials and representatives
from every State in the United
States.
Special memorial services
will be held at each of the Am
erican cemeteries each day,
with a wartime chaplain in
charge. Sunday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 18, the National Com
mander, with as many Legion
aires as care to do so, will hold
special official memorial ser
vices at the American Genet
cry at Suresne, just outside of
Paris. An official Legion tour of
the Allied Cemeteries will fol-
low the Convention.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
LOCAL NEWS

The Board of Supervisors
seemed to have had a lively SEES
ION here this week. Many peo-
pleWere IN town on Tuesday for
the purpose of transacting bus
mess with the Board. but we
are unable to publish the pro-
..e5eedlngs of the meeting for
Mack of data.
WANTED
Girls and young women to
enter The Wise Gazette's Salos
1manship and Subscription Cam
Fpalgn. A chance for someone to
make as much as $4,000 ner
week. This is a new paper, ey-
|eryone is a live prospect.
Address Fred NJ. Kiser. Man
ager, Wise, Va.
: Mr.. B. Tate CULLEN. a Hiob
school teacher, came in Friday
70 begin teaching, but was cal.
lea lee away Sunday on business
y, we hope he can stay with rs
llttle longer at a time from
now on. - oii
Mrs. speer, Mrs. Rose Mrs
liler, Mr.. AID Speer and NJ
"a, Aarold Remines had a DELIGHT.
lul trip toFGrundy last SUNDAY
trip. % iiiie
NJ Mrs. W. P. Raines and Miss
Make !, Speer motored to Grun'
o a last Saturday and snent
sunday at the NJ. I. T.
announcements have recent
l.; oeen received of the mar
rage of Miss Elizabeth Moth
10 90 M r1. Wallace, of Mcclure, Va a.
ma afle y MISS Evangeline Peters to- f,
MR. MR.. EDWARD 1 Shelley, of Lynch.
eurg, Va. The two brides wero
tbGia rh Try teachers in the local
H f, school and have a host Of
trends l,,a IN the county and com
munlty: Mr.. Wallace is connont
ca with W. M. Ritter Iumher
company, Mr.. Shelley is Vice
resident Fl 81 of the Craddock Ter
Immediately after the cAro-
monies the two couples un;te e
IN a Joint bridal tour to Glib" r,,ba
and the South. " ouoa
NJ Misses Sc Mary Childress and
IN = snort spent the weekend
III 4, Haysl with relatives.
Nrn mis5 o Vesta Vanover and Mr..
woo. Sparks were married i,
nhey left immediately for nlla
"n ME- t n, expert to reside.
o. m y ass Pauline Sutherland and
'otne 7; have returned anu
weeks visit in Bristol am
ingdon. i''oi ana Ae-
IN Mr.: J. T. Kiser, of Carrie
WA, ,Mas IN town Tuesday attend dire,
'Ghe meeting of tba @'''e oaag
6 fee He paid the Herald ''o Of
IN M d peasant call while here
a bnsjn ~. q; lie; Lee, of Haysi, was va
tuesday, iuesaay' Mr.. Lee saws ho 'I hal
ire e completed a fine dr va
ing e Tor Mr.. R. L. Sutberla amei-
,,,a Mr !: Thomas Fuller. of f H ifalu,
w, WAS IN town this week and ms, o.
hd We anew, a new Chevrolet truck cb'-
lumber Me housed orrindd anotehr load of
CCllnchfleld Lumber and S1nnI,r
company for Mr.. Ira Short t'ppiS
! Mr. Kelly says he will = soo,,
nave nav the roof on the new wv $500 soon
office building. NC" post
l, mr.; w. M. Lambert. of .roh,,
fSon CITY, was in town this v WILL
another baseball game wee" wen
played by the league PLAYERS ere
last Sunday at Haysi. Clint.
wood against Haysi. The score
was 8 to 3 in favor of Haysi