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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
Big Slump in Coal
Certain as Surplus
Stocks Accumulate

With stocks on the ground between
60, 100000 and 100000 tons, the
coal trade is slumping in anticipation
of prolonged shutdowns this spring
and summer. The union mines will
be shut down some time in event of
strike, and very probably will shut
down if there is none, because Of the
falling off in domestic consumption
while the industries use up the huge
accumulated surplus, gathered for
the strike.
To the miner it looks like a choice
between Seylla and Charybdis, or
more plainly, between the devil and
the deep sea. This is the situation
with Lewis leadership, but under vi
tai progressive leadership, the COM
plexion of the coal strike could be
changed overnight by pulling out
West Virginia. Labor foes are count
ing on West Virginia staying at work
under the Lewis regime. With non
union production OF 100000 tons
weekly against needs Of 100000,
supplied from the big surplus, anti
laborites see the strike as a farce. If
West Virginia comes out, there will
be really serious drama on the
boards.
One lesson energies from the wreck
engineered by Lewis and his crowd
Of union-wreckers. The United Mine
Workers cannot exist in any effec-
tive way with the industry half
union must conquer West Virginia,
union must conquer West Virginia,
or it will go out Of business in Ohio,
Indiana and Western Pennsylvania
within a few years. Mandy pamby
New York liberals, forward thinkers
and best-wishers who stayed on the
fence in the recent effort Of John
Brophy and the rank and file to save
the union from catastrophe, are
beginning to see the light. AS usual
the liberals woke up too late.
But Americas coal miners, under
firm militant leadership, will work
their way out Of the mess Lewis has
plunged them into, whether erstwhile
liberals and coal programmes bestir
themselves or not. A good strong
trade union movement is in the
cards, the tired, depressed and dis
eouraged liberals to the contrary not
withstanding. And the workers and
the intellectual elements which
choose to fight with them will win
the day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
Suicide Crane Hits Enrlnnd.

LONDON, Mahch 6.--Agitation Tor
a government inquiry into the causes
Of rapidly increasing suicide in Eng
land has gained impetus by the suicide
Of Rees Davis, 20, an undergraduate
at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
University.
With the suicide rate increasing so
rapidly that it has now reached one
out Of sixty-five in the deaths Of
males over twenty in England and
Wales, the house of commons has
given some attention to the matter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
REPORT ON The
MINORITIES OF
U. S. S. R. GIVEN
Equal Rights for All
NatiOnalities Policy

MOSCOW, Feb. IA (By MaiD.-
Yesterday the third session of the
Central Executive Committee of the
Soviet Union was opened in the Krem-
lin in Moscow. In his opening speech
one of the chairmen of the Central
Executive Committee, Comrade Mus
sabekov, the chairman of the Council
of Peoples Commissars of the Soviet
Republic Aserbeidjan, pointed TO the
fact that the national economy of the
Soviet Union has already reached the
pre-war standard.
The workers cultural department
and peasants of the Soviet Union have
now placed into the foreground the
problems of the industrialization Of
the country and of the cultural de-
velopment of broad masses of the peo-
pie The heroism, the enthusiasm and
the creative energy of the toiling
masses of the Soviet Union guaran-
tee the successful solution of this
yerv important problem.
The sum of 1.100 million roubles
for investment purposes in the state
budget proves that the toiling masses
are able to carry through themselves
the industrialization of the Soviet
Union.
AdamOvitch Reports.
The chairman Of the Council Of Peo-
Piles Comnissars of the Socialist So
Wet Republic of White Russia. Com
rade Adamovitch, gave a detailed re-
port on the activity of the White Rus
sian Soviet government, stressing that
the solution of the national problem
in the Soviet Union on the basis of
equal rights for all nations, showed
still more clearly the suppression of
the national minorities in the bour-
geois states. In no single bourgeois
state leading speech of represen-
tative of a non-ruling nationality in
parliament was possible.
If some neighhor states of the So
Wet Union would permit such speech
es, they would consist in loud pro-
tests of the oppressed and outlawed
masses against their bourgeois. OBJ
pressors. The situation of the White
Russians in the Soviet Union and the
situation of the White Russians in
Poland show most clearly the correct
ness of the Soviet policy Of national
peace as opposed to national hostil-
ity, which rules in the bourgeois
states.
Equal Rights.
Comrade Adamovitch further quo
ted a number of figures showing the
cultural and economic construction of
the White Russian Soviet Republic
since the end of the Polish occupa-
ton, and he stressed the completely
equal rights Of all nationalities in the
White Russian Soviet Republic, in
particular the considerable improve
ment of the situation of the Jews and
their development to agriculture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
OFFICIAL ADMITS
MARINES POSTED
Within SHANGHAI
New Ruling by Kellogg
DisprOves Neutrality
By LAURENCE TODD
Federated Press).

WASHINGTON, (FP). - Admiral
Williams, commanding the American
armed forces at Shanghai, has been
authorized by the Washington gov
eminent to use his own discretion,
after consulting with Consul General
Gauss on the spot, as to the use he
shall make of the marines, bluejackets
and fleet at his disposal
Grew Admits New Policy.
This change in state department
policy has been disclosed by Acting
Secretary Grew, following Secretary
Kellogg's departure on vacation. It
was announced when Grew was asked
to affirm or deny the statement cabled
by Sokolsky. of the Japan Adver-
tiser, to the New York Evening Post,
that the regiment Of American ma
rines would be posted in the work
ing class quarter Of the native city
at Shanghai, where revolutionary
strikes could be anticipated.
Has Power to Kill Strike.
The department still maintains that
it is seeking merely to protect Amer
lean lives and property" but it now
explains that it does not pretend to
know what Admiral Williams may de-
eide to do. to give this protection.
Whether, for instance, he will seek
to crush strike that is intended as
a political drive in favor Of the Can
tonese working class revolutionary
Government, is up to Admiral Will
Hams. The state department no
longer emphatically declares itself
neutral as between factions. It is not
sure that it may not learn that the
marines have stopped a pro-Canton-
csc movement, on the plea of PRO-
tecting American lives and property.
Shanghai Replica of Nicaragua.
Thus the turn of events ct Shang-
hai is beginning to follow the twist
of American action in Nicaragua.
where military occupation and virtual
corraling of the constitutional govern
ment forces was carried out without
bringing proof that any American
property or lives Rad at any time been
endangered. Answering a house reso-
luton, offered by Rep. Black of New
York, Grew said that American ac-
ton at Shanghai was independent of
that of any other foreign power, and
was directed solely to protecting
American lives and property that
"may be- endangered. This Inlay be"
instead of "is." opens the way to oc-
cupation of Chinese cities where re-
evolutionary strikes might aid the ma
tionalist cause.
Chinese Are On Guard.
Experts on Chinese affairs, how
ever, point out that American inter
vention cannot fail, in China, to pro-
woke the Chinese to further national
list sentiment, and to bring down to
ruin the reputation Of the Washing
ton government as a sympathizer with
Chinese hopes oe national independ-
ence. The use of American marines to
overawe the sweated toilers in the fac
tory district of Shanghai. at the mo-
ment when their militarist overlords'
power is dissolving, will obviously
strengthen the radical element in the
nationalist government, which has pre-
dicted that all the imperislist powers
would act alike in the crisis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
ELECTION CRAFT
TO BE ELECTION
ISSUE This Year
Filibuster Ruins Gals
Economy CamOuflage

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The
national issue of election corruption
will be carried to the American peo-
pie this summer and forced into the
1928 presidential campaign, it was
learned today, by the activities Of the
Reed Campaign Fund Committee and
a acknowledgement alliance.
The sixty-ninth congress, which
died at the end of filibusterers'
moose, bequeathed this issue to the
two major parties. The fact that the
senate refused to settle the problem
itself only enhanced the importance
of the issue.
ImpOund Ballots.
The Reed committee definitely
committed itself to campaign of ac-
tivity by ordering the impounding of
ballots in four additional counties of
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Schuylkill,
Luzerne and Lackawanna. Senator
Reed Cd of Missouri, chairman, an
nounced the step was taken at the
request of William B. Wilson, demo-
crat, who has contested the election
Of Senator William S. Ware (R) of
Pennsylvania. The decision to seize
the ballots, he added, was unanimous,
being approved by three republican
members of the committee.
There are rumors that the commit
tee may investigate the wholesale
barring of The Negroes from the polls
in the southern states.
Financial Confusion.
The fact that congress spent its
last days in a series of filibusters re-
suited in al failure to pass the $685.
10000 deficiency bill. The cabinet
of Economical Cal" has as a matter
of policy budgeted on a deficiency
basis. This gives opportunity for
the administration to claim great saw
ings of the taxpayers money, and
then later, quietly slip through ode
ficiency bill" to make up the amounts
desired. This time the trick failed,
and chaos is the result.
The Innocent Suffer.
Five hundred thousand veterans of
early wars, widows and children, will
be denied about $37,000,000 in pen
sion payments during May and June.
These suspended payments will be
made in July from the next fiscal
years appropriation.
Thousands of world war veterans
will be granted loans by the veterans
bureau on their adjusted compensa-
ton certificates, although the loans
must be deferred until April /. In
surance funds will be diverted to this
use up to the amount available.
Army Preserved.
Threatened discharge Of 32,t44 Of
ficers and men from the army will
be averted by readjusting other war
department funds and mourning de-
ficits. Army housing projects and
certain other plans will be deferred.
Development work on four western
reclamation projects will be delayed
until appropriations can be obtained
from the next congress.
Free seed distribution in drought
stricken regions Of the middle north
west, hit by the failure of an SS,600,-
900 appropriation win be carried out
with other moneys Of the department
Of agriculture.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
Building Trade Workers
In Solid Front Against
New Open Shop Drive

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 6.-The
persistent refusal of the Building
Trades Employers Assn. to accept
anything short of the 1926 scale is
responsible for the continuance of the
strike, begun last Tuesday, of the
three building trades unions-iron
workers, steam filters, and cement
finishers.
Increase in pay ranging to 50 day,
and five-day week are the principal
demands of the strikers. The struc-
tural iron workers are admitted to be
in strategic position in their effort
to gain victory.
Three commissioners of concilia-
ton" have been in the city for the
past week, but they have been unable
to shake the deadlock between the
bosses and the workers.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
New Orleans Citizens
Ask That Police Stop
| Doing Special Work

NEW ORLEANS, March 6 (FP).
Taxpayers Of New Orleans are
asking the city TO meet the $50, 900
shortage in the 1927 police budget
by stopping the detailing of police
officers on special duty for finan-
cial institutions, other corporations
and individuals. except for charita-
bic or school purposes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07
CURRENT EVENTS
Continued from Page One)


Legion and former alien property
custodian, even tho both are patriots.
But without a little financial lubri-
cation, patriotism groans like rheu-
matte septuagenarian.
A CCORING to statistics dug up by
"A the New York World the alleged
suicide epidemic among students that
made the front pages recently was
only alleged after all. AS a matter
of fact we are Informed that the year
in this sphere of destruction. Of
course, the figures may be lying as
usual, since we are more or less at
the mercy Of the particular liar who
does the figuring. Still we are in
clined to agree with the World that
this epidemic was not unusual. Just
something to fill space and justify
headlines in the intervals between a
Peaches-Browning trial and another
biting scandal, with Harry Thaw
playing the role of william.
THERE are thousands of perfectly
4 logical reasons why students
should commit suicide particularly
those that expect to become lawyers
editors or business managers. Those
who rush in with theory to cover
every phenomena from a miscarriage
to a cyclone Immediately hoped to
the front with an explanation of this
particular fake. The students looked
into a social void and jumped into it.
This was the explanation. Here's
hoping that the automat theorists
pursue their theories and the missing
students.
THERE was a time when an inter-
l. view with the ex-kaiser of Ger
many could not be purchased with a
ten thousand dollar bill. But today
Wilhelm peddles his views as anx-
iously and almost as successfully as
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., the young
fellow who started at the top of the
newspaper business and went to the
bottom leaving about $3,0O0,0O0 on
the way. Wilhelm should be thank
full that the socialists saved the capt.
talist system in Germany, otherwise
he might now be pushing up the
lilies, instead Of signing his name
to interviews.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-07

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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-15
TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE GREETED COL.
LINDBERGH in HELENA ON SEPTEMBER 6
World Famous Aviator Is Enjoying First Rest Since
Transatlantic Flight; Is Guest of Butte, Man In
Blackfoot Valley

People of the state capital on
Tuesday, September 6, had the op-
portunity to pay homage to Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh, first trans
Atlantic flyer. The flyer arrived in
Helena from Butte after flight over
Great Falls, where he left message
urging interest in commercial avia-
tion. He circled the city of Helena
at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, then
turned to the state fair grounds where
it was estimated 10000 Helena people
and state fair visitors had gathered
to greet him. Their roar of welcome
drowned the sound Of the planes
motor. Landing at the municipal golf
course he returned to the fairgrounds
in a car and spoke for seven minutes
into the announcers' microphone, ask
ing support for commercial aviation.
Colonel Lindbergh appeared worn and
tired but his face occasionally broke
into his famous smile. He was guest
of honor Tuesday night at banquet
in the Shrine Temple where approx
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-15
SMALL SIZE ONE
DOLLAR BILL TO
BE ISSUED FEB.

New one dollar bills in the smaller
size to which all United Safes curren-
cy eventually will be reduced will be
ready for distribution to the Ameri-
can public early in 1928 under the
present plans, according to the act
ing secretary of the treasury, Charles
S. Dewey Although Mr.. Dewey ex-
planned that the new currency prob
ably will come too late to be placed
in Christmas stockings for 1927, he
thought it entirely possible that the
bureau of engraving and printing may
have stock ready for release before
February 1, 1928.
The new currency, adoption Of
which was announced by the secre-
tary of the treasury, Andrew w. Mel
lon, May 26, 1927, will be 61s inches
by 23s inches or exactly one third
smaller than the size of the present
bills. In reducing the size, the treas
ury sought, Mr.. Mellon said in his
statement, to lower the cost Of circu-
lation to the government and the cost
thus far has shown the earlier calcu-
lations to be about correct, Mr.
Dewey asserted.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-15
EXTRA SESSION
ACTION DELAYED

President Coolidge will investigate
further before reaching a final deci-
sion as to the necessity of special
session either of congress or of the
senate.
His original opposition to a special
session will stand, however, unless his
inquiry discloses a real necessity for
such call.
At the White House Tuesday it was
said that such advice as the president
had received in the short time since
his return to Washington had been
that there was no necessity for the
convening of congress ahead of its
regular meeting time.
The president had been urged to
call congress together earlier than
the date set for it's convening, Decem-
ber 7, to deal with flood control and
other legislation. An alternative ad-
vanced was to have a special session
of the senate to deal with the Ware
Smith election contests.
Both these proposals were opposed
Monday by Senator Curtis and Repre-
sentative Tilson, senate and house Re-
publican leaders.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-15
GIRL IN RED"
NETS RED LODGE
LIBRARY NEAT SUM

A meeting Of the Red Lodge library
board was held Monday evening at
which time a report Of the proceeds
derived from the musical comedy,
"The Girl in Red" and a report on
the expenditures in connection with
the play was made by the committee
in charge of the production. The sum
of $124.43 was realized from the two
nights presentation after all expenses
had been paid. The proceeds will be
used to pay the salary Of the librar-
ian for a month OF two and for the
purchase of books and magazines.
A vote of thanks was extended by
the board to the Style Shoppe, Plum
kett's, Ball Furniture company, Arts
Melodians and the Workers Hall as.
sociation in courtesy of their furnish
ing costumes, stage furnishings, mu
sic and for making concessions on tn
rental of the Workers Hall.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-15

mately 1000 people from over the
state gathered for an opportunity to
honor the air hero. The Princesses of
the state were also guests at the re-
ception. He made a short speech at
the banquet and after the dinner
quietly retreated to his hotel.
Colonel Lindbergh is having his
first rest and seclusion in Montana
since his flight, that made him a hero
over night. He is a guest until Sun
day of John D. Ryan, chairman of the
board of directors of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company, up in the
Blackfoot Valley. Smiling like school
boy the young aviator started from
Butte last Thursday in the front seat
of the car that carried him away from
crowds and celebrations to a secluded
spot, where for four days he can hunt
and fish undisturbed. He expects to
be in Butte again Sunday, and plans
to hop off Monday for Spokane. "The
Spirit of st. Louis" is in Butte where
it IS being repaired.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-15
PRESIDENT LEAVES
SUMMER HOME FOR
NATIONAL CAPITAL

With monster demonstration that
brought out what seemed to be the
whole town of Rapid City, South Da-
kota, the Black Hills said farewell
Friday to President and Mrs
Coolidge.
From the doorway of the high
school where he has had his private
office during the summer, the presi-
dent looked down upon a great throng
of Rapid City citizens and told them
he regretted "this pleasant and re-
markable summer" was ended.
Every shop, office, industrial plant
and mill had closed so that their en-
ployes could attend the demonstra-
ton. One guard was left at the fire
station, one at the police station anc
the whole city turned itself over to the
farewell meeting. For three quarters
of an hour the activities of the city
were at standstill. Those who have
been attached to the White House
for many years declared the farewell
demonstration was unparalleled il
their recollection.
The presidential party departed
Friday night for Washington, D. c
To accommodate the crowd that was al
the train to see him the specia
coaches were moved out from the sta.
tion to clearing and from there late
that night the president and his wife
bid goodbye to the Black Hills.
Early Saturday the presidenr
reached Brookings, South Dakota
where he stopped to dedicate the Lin
coin Memorial library at the state ag
ricultural college and where he receiv
ed degree of doctor of science.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-15
ALASKA BOUND
SHIP SENDS WORD
TO ORVILLE VIERS

The local amateur radio station
made contact with a ship at sea late
Tuesday afternoon, according to
Orville W. Viers, operator of station
7AAT and TOT in Red Lodge. He
states that the government cableship,
Dell Wood" was using short wave
radio equipment and using the call,
WXR. The ship was enroute to Skag-
way, Alaska to repair submarine cable
and the operator of the ships radio
reported as follows: eve are bound
for Skagway, Alaska to repair sub
marine cable. Will be under way three
days and will be in Skagway twelve
weeks. The cable to be repaired is
twelve hundred fathoms deep. We
maintain all good fire control cable
for coast defense and submarine
cable running from Seattle to Seward,
Alaska. The cable touches important
cities on coast and communication is
established by means of radio to all
remote places in interior Alaska and
north of Arctic circle"
The local station arranged schedules
with WXR hourly, starting at seven
o'clock each evening until midnight,
for the purpose of taking any traffic
from the ship to the land.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-15
LIGHTNING STUNS
BILLINGS MAN

While fishing above Absarokee on
the Saltwater river Sunday afternoon,
Herbert Barringer had a narrow es-
cape from death by lightning and is
still feeling the effects of the shock
he received. Mr. Barringer and his
son, Dan, were fishing when severe
electrical storm came up. Mr.. Bar
ringer crawled under some bushes,
while his son was on the other side
of the stream.
The lightning apparently caused an
electrical discharge along barb
wire which, it was discovered later,
ended near the bushes just above Mr.
Barringer's head. Mr.. Barringer was
stunned by the electricity, but was
not rendered completely unconscious.
He was taken back to camp by his
son. He did not regain full possession
of his faculties for several hours, al
though remembering fragments of
what had happened.
The hair on the top of his head
was singed by the electricity and he
still feels the effect of the shock in
soreness in the back Of his neck and
in his legs. Mr.. Barringer resumed
his fishing Monday morning and
brought in catch sizeable enough to
win the Kiwanis prize for the biggest
mess caught over Labor Day.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-15

Carbon county exhibits at the Mon
tana State Fair occupied a conspicu-
Gus place in the cleverly decorated
booth in the agricultural hall at
Helena last week. S. F. Spar of the
Clearcreek district had charge of the
booth and drew many spectators to
view the collections, comprised of
timothy, clover and bronze grass, sew
eral sheafs of wheat and oats, peas,
cauliflower, head lettuce, beans,
squash, potatoes and apples.
Announcement of awards in the
fruit and grain divisions were made
about the middle of the week and east
ern Montana was we'll represented in
the long list of prizes. This years
state exhibit in fruits surpassed any
thing in the history of the state fair.
R. H. ChilcotsOf Silesia won second
prize on Red Astrian apples.
Frank Pickering of Joliet won Sec
ond on Transcendent crab apples.
Peter Vanderloos of Red Lodge won
first award on head lettuce. The Red
Lodge Head Lettuce company was
awarded second prize.