The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-29
BILL Hk
BOOK 7b
DAILY WORKER
Exclusive Rights NAre
Obtained for Great
Leaders Memoirs
Is a Vital Class Story
Serial Begins Jan. 5;
Rush Subscriptions
Is a Vital Class Story

The Daily Worker announces to
its readers that they will have the
exclusive access to one of the most
interesting and important pieces OF
proletarian literature published in
America, "Bill Haywood's Book. "
written by Haywood himself before
his death last May in Moscow.
His Own Story.
The life story of "Big Bill' Hay
wood, told by himself, will be run
serially in the Daily Worker, and
the Daily Worker alone, beginning
with its special Fifth Anniversary
Number, Saturday, January 5, 1929.
BY arrangement with Interna-
tional Publishers, who hold the copy
right. the Daily Worker has OBJ
tanned exclusive rights for the serial
publication in this country of "Bill
Haywood's Book"
Warning to Publishers.
The Daily Worker warns all pub
fishers of papers and periodicals In
the United States, whether in Eng
lish or in any other language,
against republishing "Bill Hay
woods Book" in whole or in part;
except quotations Of not over 200
words for which credit must be
given. Such publication, even
though it be a translation into a
language other than English, is an
infringement of rights reserved by
the publishers of the Daily Worker.
"Big Bill" Haywood, who will tell
his life's story to American workers
through the columns of the Daily
Worker, will live forever in the his
tory of the American proletarian as
one of its most outstanding and
courageous leader.
Romance and Revolution.
Beginning with his birth among
the mormons in 1869, his life among
cowboys, Indians, and miners of the
Cid West, and his emergence as a
revolutionary labor leader known
throughout the world, forms one of
TIE most interesting stories of con-
temporary literature.
That this story, reflecting as it
does the whole gamut of change IN
American life from pioneer days on
the broad prairies and Rocky Noun
tains to the rationalized factory sys-
tenn of capitalist imperialism, with
its masses of wage slaves, is written
by Haywood himself, lends to it an
interest that marks it as memor-
able accomplishment in working
class literature.
An Inspiration.
Moreover, it pictures the begin
nings and rise of proletarian revolt
against imperialism, with its wars
and ever growing class conflicts, and
in touching upon the Soviet Union,
where, as the fatherland of the
world proletariat, Haywood sought
refuge from the prosecutions of the
capitalist government of the United
States, beacon of hope, symbol
of victory at the end of the rovolu-
tionary struggle is given to Arner;-
can workers.
Only the readers of the Daily
Worker will share the privilege of
reading Haywood's story. If you do
not get the Daily Worker regularly,
you will miss essential parts CT
Haywood's engaging autobiography
/. You should subscribe at once, today,
directly from the Daily Worker, 26
Union Square, New York City, or
through literature agents of the
Workers (Communist) Party in
your city.
Don't Delay.
But do not delay, as the story of
,"Big Bill" Haywood will begin in
the Daily Worker January 5, and
orders will have to reach New York
City not later than that date, to be
entered for receipt of the first is
sues of the Daily Worker containing
the interesting account of Haywood's
boyhood years.
All literature agents of the Work
ers (Communist) Party have special
instructions not only to make the
Daily Worker containing this great
series by Bill Haywood an especial
attraction for workers to subscribe
but to rush in all subscriptions i'm
\mediately so that no numbers will
Joe missed by subscribers.
Will Interest Everyone.
There are many things which, un-
der American capitalism, workers
cannot afford, but the amazing and
Inspiring story of "Big BilP' Hay
wood, is something no worker can
afford to be without.
To the members and ex-members
of the I. w. W., the old socialist
party, to every Communist, to all
militant trade unionists, and to every
person who wishes to understand the
great drama of proletarian class
Itruggle, "Bill Haywood's Book"
published only in the Daily Worker,
Ill be a treasure and JOY.