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New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
Live Monkey in Show
By School Children

The Literature club OF the Gen.
trail Junior High school gave the
play. The Little Princess" which
was we'll attended. yesterday after
noon in the school auditorium at
ALA o'clock. The play was unique
In the sense that 1t had a live
monkey In 1t. 1t was through the
kindness Of Robert Andrews that
the monkey was made available.
Tho play. which was written by
Frances Hodgson Burnett, was we'll
acted. The cast Of the characters
was as follows: ......
Sara, Alkaline May: Miss Minchin,
Anna Manghisi: Bicky. Fanny Hal
perm; Lavinia, Veronica Markavich;
Janet. Mary Kelly: Maize. Rose
Maietta: Lilly. Anna Dombrosky;
Donald, Julia Link; Ermingarcle,
Adeline Carlson: Mrs. Carmichael,
Mary Rand: Mr.. Carmichael. Mary
Hunt: Ram Dass. Elizabeth Man
gan: Barrow. Angelina Cecire: Car
risford. Henrietta Peyser: James the
servant, Alice johnson; Emma. Ella
Lucas; Crust. Cynthia Warren.
The acting was directed by Miss
Porter. During the intermission the
Boys Glee club, under Miss Given's
direction sang. and several dances
were given by Ida Greenburg. Candy
was sold during the program.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
NEWINGT0N NEWS

Judge E. Stanley Welles has an
nounced the Memorial Day program
which he has arranged. The school
children will meet in front Of the
Center school at 9:15 a. N. and will
go to the chapel Of the Newington
Center Congregational church where
most OF the program will be carried
out. The program follows: Invoca-
ton. Rev. John A. Moir. pastor OF
the church; Salute TO the Flag:
speech, City Clerk John A Gleason
of Hartford: America the Beauti-
fur: speech, William H. Mandrey,
supervisor OF schools; Battle Hymn
of the Republic; speech. William E.
Latham of New Britain: "Tenting
On the Old Camp Ground" and
benedictlon, Rev. John A. NOR.
Graves OF the veterans will be dec
grated. Mrs Eva B. Woods will play
the piano for all the songs at the
chapel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard II. Erwin
left yesterday on a ten-day automo-
bile trip TO South Bend, Indiana
They have as their guest on the trip
Miss Margaret Muldoon of West
Hartford. George Erwin, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Erwin. and student al
Notre Dame university, will return
with his parents accompanied by q
| classmate at the university.
4
returned to live in Newington afte,
] having been out OF town for severa
years.
The Friendly Hour" Whist clui
met Thursday afternoon 1t the home
OF Mrs. William O'Donncll. Prize!
We're won by Mrs. Fred Hayes ant
Mrs. f. 2. Schmidt.
Members of Newington Grang,
will observe memorial Sunday Will
a special program at tho hall at :
o'clock in the afternoon. Member.
are requested TO bring flowers. Ate
a short program In the hall, thos
present will march in body to III,
cemetery.
Miss Roxy Forbes OF Hawle,
street entertained several of he
friends Thursday afternoon. the oc
casion being her ninth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Atwell VIII
have been living at the Center, hav
moved into their new home at Mapl
Hill Manor,
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

be very rich. Do not move the plant
after 1t Is once in the ground.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
POLICEMEN IN PARADE.

Policemen assigned for parade
duty in connection with the corner
stone blessing exercises at the Sa-
cred Heart OF Jesus (Polish) school
are the following: Sergeant
John c. Stadler. commanding; Of
ficers Peter McEvoy, Thomas Tner-
ney, John Smigel. Anthony Milew-
ski. Anthony Dombrauskas, Anthony
Kozlauskas. Peter Skierkowski, An
thony tstach. For the Memorial Day
parade at 1890 in the morning the
platoon will be comprised Of the fol-
lowing: Sergeant Thomas ]. Feeney
in command: Officers James sulli-
van. George Collins. William Ora
beck, Daniel Cosgrove, Ernest
Bloomquist. Edward Carroll, Will
liam O'Day Charles Weare.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

tee about to vote on whether or
not damages should be given man
who tripped over a sidewalk defect
first demanded to know II the appli-
cant was walking on the right side
OF the walk.
Recommendations Of several COM
mitees having been rejected in sue
cession by the common council.
Alderman Judd recently countered
to a proposition OF . new committee
Of FIVE members, by saying: why
not have . committee OF 80, en-
bracing the entire councils men,
bership, then we might be able to
agree on acceptance Of committee
report"
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
NOW YOU
ASK ONE
ANOTHER BIBLE QUIZ

Today's questions all deal with
Bible history.
AFTER Judas betrayal Of
Jesus, what action did Simon
Peter take al the soldiers tried to
lead Jesus away?
ITO whom did the Lord give
instructions for instituting the Feast
of the Passover?
Sin what book Of the Bible
are the ten commandments given?
4-Who was David's wife?
5-To whom did Christ say Get
thee behind me. Satan?
G-What two disciples asked for
places in glory at Christ's right and
left hand?
What image had a head Of
fine gold. his breast and his arms
of silver, his belly and his thighs
Of brass, his legs Of iron. his feet
part Of iron and part Of clay?
S-What king chose Esther to
be his queen?
9-Who were Zebedee's chill
dren?
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

Mrs. Charlotte H. Henderson, a
sixth grade teacher at the Roosevelt
school, has had all of ner teaching
experience in the schools Of this city.
She began her profession in 1905
in one OF the lower grades of the
elementary schools and in complet-
ing her studies this year she will
look back upon IS years OF success
ful work in her chosen profession.
Besides receiving an education In
the New Britain High school and
the New Britain State Normal
school, she took courses in the sum-
mer school, Teachers college, Co
lumbia university.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
Special Notice

Barber Shops will be closed all day
Monday. Decoration Day-advt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28
IMPORTANT NOTICE
First Day and Miners Convention Shows Ruin Wrought by Lewis

To try to connect him with the Com
munists and picture him as a mere
instrument of the american Mos
covites."
Hate To Talk About 1t.
1t is already evident that the weak
ened point of the Lewis machine is
the weakness of the union. An anal
ysis of the presidents report, the
shortest report made to a U. M. w.
A. convention for many years, shows
that Lewis has been forced to admit
serious losses since the signing of
the Jacksonville agreement.
But it is in Treasurer
Kennedy's report that the Achilles
heel of the administration shows
nakedly. The figures for dues pay
ments show conclusively, when spread
over the usual three month intervals
that the total dues paying member
ship of the U. M. w. A. on January
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28

vote is $4,000. The total dues pay
ing membership is 273,OO0. This
means that with the exception of
some 10000, every member cast a
vote!
Such an occurrence is a physical
impossibility, and never in the his
tory OF the union has there been such
a high percentage of ballots cast in
either local, district or national cleo
ton. The first figures sent out by
the machine gave the total vote as
around 100000. This figure the adj
ministration had to revise after the
secretary-treasurer had compiled his
membership figures as the first an
nouncement actually made the total
vote cast 1900 more than the dues
paying membership. For these rea-
sons the Lewis machine, IN spite of
packed convention, is in deathly
fear Of the demand for a tabulated
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28

first of this year was only 273,407.
The report shows further, and this
is decisive in respect to proving the
complete inability of the Lewis ma
chine to win the confidence even Of
former union men that FROM SEP
TENDER TO JANUARY, DURING
THE TIME WHEN ALL PRODUC-
TON RECORDS WERE BROKEN
IN AMERICA DUE TO THE
SHORTAGE CREATED BY THE
BRITISH STRIKE THE U. M. w.
A. ACTUALLY LOST 10000 MEN,
BERS.
These figures demonstrate two
things conclusivelv That the vote
in the recent election, as given out
by the machine, in round numbers
10000 for Brophy and $4,000 for
Lewis, is a brazen and obvious fraud.
A Miracle!
Consider the figures: The total
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28

Defeat Free Speech
PrOgressives Denied Voice Thru Official Journals;
Struggle Begins Over Lewis Expulsion Policy
Especial to The Daily worker)

INDIANAPOLIS Ind JAM 27-Powers HapgOOd assaulted
for the second time this week by Lewis payroers when
manded recognition the miners convention this morning.
saved from beating only by the mag of
sve delegates about him. The convention pandemOnium
conflict averted only by the presence a squad police
HapgOOd defend resolution sponsored by
union demanding free speech the gagged Miners Journal Ad
vancng rapidly to the platform the brilliant young progressive
leader called for recognition.
4YOu not delegate this convention beloved Emperor
Lewis, pounding with his gavel.
HapgOOd flashed his credentials while Lewis be seated
be seated.
Administration puguglies rushed HapgoOd them
throwing him 10 feet down the aisle while another launched out
with singing blows to the face Powers slight
suffering from the terrific beating inflicted
officers last Sunday put brave resistance prOgressves
ran to his help.
free for all stopped only by police Progress
sves closed ranks and fought for HapgOOds John
BrOpy John Hndmarsh Leroy Scanlon and Frank Derch
nouncng the the journal which excluded the pogressve
from its the election while running
of Emperor Lewis and his associates.
President Harry Fshwic Illinois, defended the gag policy
Vice President Murray entered lengthy the coal
miners progressive asserting that Albert Coyle the
Engineers Journal and Verne Smith, former ndusrast editor
the real editors.
BrOphy pleaded for minority rights expression the Miners
Journal which Hndmarsh proclaimed the abbest piece liter
ature published anywhere the American continent"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28
JOINT BOARD IN
LETTER TO c. {. B.
ASK CONVENTION
DenOunce G. E. B. To
A. r. L. Locals

The New York Joint Board of the
Fur Workers union yesterday sent a
letter to the international Executive
Board demanding that it Immediately
issue the call for the regular ma
tional convention to be held during
May of this year.
1t also sent lengthy statement
to all local unions the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in the United States
reciting in great detail the entire con-
troversy that has been going on in
the Fur Workers union.
Letter Places Blame.
The letter to the General Executive
Board points out the chaotic condi-
ton to be found in most of the local
unions in the United States and
Canada.
1t says in part:
1.-THE fur workers of Locals 1, 5,
10 and is of the New York Joint
Board, who constitute eighty per cent
of the entire membership of the In
ternational Fur Workers union, are
at present engaged in a bitter strug-
gle with the International officers,
who do not dare to face the fur
workers of New York because of
their treacherous betrayal during the
Continued on Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28
WASHINGTON IS
GOING SLOW ON
MEXICO CRISIS
Waiting for Favorable
Mass Opinion

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The
Mexican situation marked time today
in so far as this government was
concerned.
A copy of the Robinson resolution,
placing the Senate on record in favor
of arbitrating the land-law cOntrover-
sy, was before President Coolidge,
but there was no indication of any
executive action upon it.
Mr.. Coolidge is studying the reso-
luton with a view, it is understood,
to making a comprehensive statement
of the administrators policy toward
Mexico, either through message to
Congress or by public statement,
as was done in the Chinese situation.
Secretary of State Kellogg declined
today to comment on the resolution in
any way.
Mass Opinion Against Him.
While Coolidge insists that Con-
gress has no right to interfere in his
foreign policy movements, he is con-
WINGED that the Robinson resolution
organized mass opinion against inter-
vention.
1t is now definitely known that the
principal factors in the trouble be-
tween Mexico and the United States
are the Doheny, Sinclair and Stand
ard Oil of Indiana interests that
Continued on page p
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vote gaining strength.
Ghostly Locals.
A second great weakness of the
machine, and weakness of which il
is miserably conscious, is the discrep-
ancy between the membership fig
ures in Kennedy's report and the
size of the delegations from West
Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, to
say nothing Of scattered frauds in
western Pennsylvania and other sec
tions.
The report shows that total of
Is local unions in District 81, West
Virginia, paid in the last six months
period a total Of $1,131.00 in per
capita. But in the convention there
are seated 166 delegates from this
same district with a total of 225
votes which ostensibly represent a
membership Of approximately $4,000.
But the cold figures Of the report
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membership of So. Eighteen dele
gates representing IS members is GER
tainly Democracy in excelsis.
District 10, Kentucky, is another
shining gem in the Lewis diadem. The
secretary's report shows that up TO
January first there were only eight
local unions in this district. These
eight locals paid in but 81 ,4SS.75 ~
the national ossiss in Xix months. But
from January first to the first day
Of the convention there was appar-
emily marvellous growth of union
ism in District 10. 1t appears in the
convention with 4S delegates, repre-
senting 4S locals, having a total Of
go votes.
District 2s, Kentucky, is another
example of the manner in which the
machine organizes for conventions.
The secretary's report shows that
Continued on page p
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prove that in the last six months
when the hurrah campaign of organ.
izer Van Bittner was at its height
the actual membership was and still
is 377. The brutal truth is that there
are &c delegates from District 81 rep
sent 377 members.
The brass band and the "God bless
Van Bittner' gospel shouters which
accompany this valiant group every
where about the convention city does
not quite make up its obvious com
modify character.
Extraordinary Representation.
District II is not quite so bad, but
while the secretary's report shows
eleven locals paid only $175.50 per
capita in six months, there are eigh-
teen delegates here representing
eighteen locals.
The figures Of the report show that
all locals in this district have a total
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III necessary by bringing them
out of danger until all danger is
passed."
He said he "thoroly sympa-
thized" with China's efforts to
get rid of foreign domination.
Willing To Make New Deal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The
Cantonese nationalist government
can definitely hope for recognition
by the United States as soon as it
has brought the greater part of
China under its control, according to
the Interpretation placed here today
on Secretary of State Kellogg's state
ment of American policy toward
China. (The Cantonese government
now controls two-thirds of China.
What is Kellogg waiting for?-Ed.).
Secretary Kellogg's announced will
lingness to "enter into negotiations
with any government of China who
can represent or speak for China"
is considered especially significant.
Added hope of recognition for the
Cantonese is seen in the section
which declares that "the United
States has matched 1Oith sympathetic
interest the nationalistic dacakening
Of China and welcomes every aduance
made BIZ the Chinese people totcard
reorganizing their system of gorer7,-
ment."
Restatement of Aims.
Aside from these illusions to the
recently changed political situation,
the memorandum concerns itself with
IA restatement of this governments
desire for a unified, independent
and prosperous Chinese nation and
its willingness to release as early as
possible the tariff control and extra
territoriality provided by treaties.
The United States can not, how
ever, abrogate these treaties, the
statement makes plain, But they
"must be superseded by new treaties
negotiated with somebody represent
ing China and subsequently ratified
by the senate of the United States"
Business Altruism.
Kellogg's emphasis on the fact
Continued on page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28
AFEDERATIONIST"
READY TO ACCEPT
OPEN SHOP Cash

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 27.-
Why the American Federationist, Of
fetal organ of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, runs ads of anti-labor
corporations month after month is
partly disclosed by William Green,
nominal editor of the magazine.
Green was asked by a correspondent
whether the A. F. of L. endorsed the
anti-union policies of advertisers
Selling advertising space IN the
American Federationist to production
companies does not constitute an en-
dorsement of the industrial relations
policies of the company" writes
Green. "Of course l was quite aware
Continued On Page A
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28
CURRENT EVENTS
By 7. ]. o'FLAHERTY

a Ii the venom in the poison walls
IA of the British right wing labor
leaders who betrayed the striking
miners when the general strike was
called off, is now poured on the head
of A. J.s Cook, fighting secretary of
the Miners Federation of Great
Britain, beloved by the militant rank
and file but hated by the traitors who
deserted the miners in the midst of
battle and doubly hated by the capt.
talist class of Great Britain.
d ESPECTABLE labor leaders like
IN J. H. Thomas, Ramsay MacDon-
aid and Philip Snowden, whose
tongues are calloused from kissing
the Kings hand and who anoint their
lips with ointment so that his majes-
ty's sensitive ears may not be Of
Tended by harsh tones when they at
tend his fetes and levees, now snarl
like badgered ours at the leader OF
The miners union, simply because
Cook refused to surrender on the
governments terms but fought on
until forced to the wall by the united
forces of the government, the coal
operators and the yellow socialists.
fTTE have already called the atten-
w ton of our readers to the at
tack made upon Cook by Miss Mar
garet Bondfield of the British Labor
Party in the course of a speech de-
liyered by the lady in Chicago a few
weeks ago. The object of this in
ternational campaign of calumny is
to discredit Cook in the eyes of the
masses. Those leaders who are in
perfect accord with the tory govern
ment's policy which is an extreme
anti-labor policy, fool themselves if
they think the British workers are
going to join them in excommunicat-
ing Cook. They are evidently fol-
lowing this policy because they are
as much interested in preserving the
empire as the tory leaders.
COOK was recently in the Soviet
~ Union where he attended a con-
vention of the Russian Trade Unions.
He pledged himself at that conven-
ton to carry on the struggle against
British capitalism more determinedly
than ever on his return. He is full
Continued on Page d.
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By WILLIAM F. dunno
{ Special to the Daily Worker.)

T INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27.-After
4 a day and half of the U. M W,
A. convention it is possible to draw
q number Of conclusions. They are !:
~ The Lewis machine is organiza-
tionally stronger from the convention
r----SrCsnt than three years ago, but
Is politically much weaker. (2) The
weakening Of the union which has
taken place in the last three years
has enabled the machine to tighten
its grip on the apparatus of the union
but has at the same time loosened its
hold on the membership. (3) The ma.
chine strategy in this convention is
Of double character and consists Of !:
(a) Bitter personal attacks on John
Brophy designed to show him incom-
petent as a union official and (b)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28
Fur Workers State Their Case
Sell Daily Worker At
Miners Convention

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Natalie
Gomez is The DAILY WORKER
"newsboy" at the indianapolis Con-
vention of the United Mine Work.
ers of America. Delegates coming
in or going out of the hall will
find her near the door. She will
also take subscriptions for The
DAILY WORKER and other publi-
cations of the DAILY WORKER
Publishing Co.
The DAILY WORKER is sold
at all union conventions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28
LEWIS SEEKS TO RULE BY TERROR
By JACK KENNEDY.
Especial to The Daily Worker.)

INDIANAPOLIS JAM 27-TerrOrism to rule the con-
venOn of the United Mine Workers is the terrorism of
ruthless brutal relentless machine guided the the
blacklist figure in American trade unonism Emperor John
Lewis that held the convention its clutches Wednesday and
continued to to wipe vesge progresssm
in the miners union.
Pr0gessve fighting against being off their
the Lewis uggernau under perfect discipline control beat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28
Force Against China
Perilous, SaysBorah
Kellogg Says U. S. Willing to Recognize Any
Government 'That Can Speak for China"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-Warnng the United States and
Great Britain that the sending of large fleets and armies China
may have "a very disastrous result" Senator William
R of Idaho chairman of the foreign relations committee today
urged evacuation of all Americans in China
BOrah declared he favored the protection of American lives
in China but Il in favor of protecting them the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28

William Stevenson from the
platform, threaten to expeI left
wing forces root and branch,
attack the Soviet Union in vi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-28

cious language unequalled by the
national civic federation.
The machine conferred on John
(Continued on page p
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The Daily Worker Fights:
For the Organization of the I'M
organized.
For Labor Party.
For the 40-HOur Week.
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ARM
IS IMPROVED

LOS ANGELES. Feb. Jack
Dempsey. former heavyweight box
ing champion Of the world. who
has been in bed suffering from an
infected left arm. was reported
considerably improved today. The
infection resulted from a slight
scratch on the ex-champion's hand
and developed into blood poisoning
that for a time. was said to have
threatened the fighters life.
Estelle Taylor. Dempsey's wife.
has been in constant attendance
upon her husband. as were several
nurses and every precaution was
taken to keep the injured arm
wrapped up in hot congresses.
Late Saturday night Dempsey's
swollen arm was lanced by DR..
Warren Clark and drained in four
places. Since, that operation the
former champion has been grad
ually improving and today was re-
ported out of danger.
dempsey scratched his hand dur.
ing his recent trip to San Francisco
and Del Monte with Mrs. Dempsey.
Infection set in and a bad swelling
started which made the arm ex.
tremely painful. The ex-champion
took to bed at Del Monte but after
a days rest insisted on driving
back TO Los Angeles. This driving
was believed to have complicated
matters necessitating Saturday
nights operation.
The swelling. which for a time ex.
tended clear up to Dempsey's shout
der. today had been reduced and
the inflammation was confined to his
hand and wrist.
DR., Clark said he would continue
to watch the patient very carefully
because, should the swelling set in
again, danger TO Dempsey's life
would be increased