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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
LyNCH LAW AND
HUNGER TEACH
NEGRO IN BLOOD
Must Unite With White
Worker Against Boss
by a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
RIPLEY, Calf, (By MaiD.-One
reason the Negro is slow to enter the
revolutionary movement is because of
his color psychology. Attic the Negro
group as a whole is potentially revo-
lutionary, due to the wrongs it has
suffered at the hands of white Ameri-
ca, it's revolutionary energy is static
rather than dynamic, or else it frit-
tiers itself away in quasi bourgeois
organization such as the Urban
League, capitalist political organiza-
tions, equal rights leagues and the
like.
These organizations have all been
serviceable enough in their day, but
like most of our present day great
men," have outlived their usefulness
and belong to a past generation. Now
they do more harm than good and,
like other vestigial organisms, should
be cut out.
However, since most labor organi-
cations have Disseminated SO bitterly
against the Negro, he has failed to
discriminate between good white
workers and bad ones. To the average
Negro worker all white workers are
doubtful. This attitude is no different
from the average southern white
mans attitude concerning the Negro,
and that of great many northern
white men for that matter.
But since the world war, both
Negro and white worker have seen
their common cause more clearly and
in many industries are closing. ranks
against the common enemy, the en-
ploiter. However, the Negro group
as a whole, is yet too much under the
influence of it's middle-class leader
ship and it's capitalistic illusions to
be startlingly revolutionary.
Nevertheless the dawn of revo-
lutionary consciousness is on the
Negroes horizon. Exploitation, unem-
ployment, hunger, lynching, ETC., are
cruel, but sure teachers. This is a
bloody school. The awakening will
be terrible reckoning.
.. JOHN H. OWENS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
RAILROADS CHOP
OFF 100000 JOBS
Wages Beaten Down in
Open Shop Drive
BY LELAND OLDS,
Federated Press).

The interstate commerce commits
sion wage report for January, 1928
shows fewer railroad employees than
at any time since 1922, when the
carriers were deliberately subcon-
tracing maintenance work or leaving
it undone in order to inflict the I'M
employment cure on the railroad
unions. In the months since July,
1927 the railroads have laid off 209,-
055 workers, bringing the total num-
Der on the payrolls down to 1,614,28O
or 10000 less than in January, 1927.
The railroads are at present en-
ploying about 100000 fewers workers
than in 1920 when rail employment
reached a peak.
Shopmen Suffer Most.
Shopmen continue to suffer most
from the steady whiting down of
forces. In January this year there
were Al ,466 fewer shopmen than in
January 1927, 58,441 fewer than in
January 1926, 74,707 fewer than in
January 1925 and 1926 fewer than
in 1923. In 5 years the shopmen have
been reduced nearly 300.
All groups Of railroad employees
however, have been hit. The de-
creases compared with January, 1927
for groups other than shopmen were
train and engine service 28,309, other
transportation departments 11,014
clerks 10,603, and maintenance of way
1892. But there are more execu-
tives, more bosses.
Figures Tell Story.
Figures showing how the reduc-
tons in force since 1928 have hit
various important classes Of railroad
workers are:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
LITTLE BILLY. MR.. AND MRS.
BARRY AT THE JEFFERSON.

Little Billy, known as vaudeville's
tiniest headliner, is at the Jefferson
Theatre this Thursday, Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday. He offers series
of specialties. The photoplay attrac-
tion will be William Boyd in "Sky-
scraper," with Alan Hale, Sue Carol
and Alberta Vaughn. 1t was adapted
by Elliott Clawson and Tay Garnet
from the story by Dudley Murphy.
Among others on the vaudeville bill
are Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Barry in
their newest character study, Cling
ing Ivy; Dave Whites "White-
hawks; and Tad Tieman and Pinkie
Dees
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
One May Die After
Varnish Plant Blast

MAIDEN. Mass, April Is
Charles Couillard, worker. showered
with blazing paint and varnish, was
probably fatally burned, several 9TH
ers received minor injuries and so
girls fled down fire escapes today
when an explosion shook the plant
of tn Wadsworth- Rowland Paint and
Varnish Company TODAY. Couillard
was removed to Maiden Hospital. Fire
followed the explosion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
Mineral Water
Workers Need
Strong Union
by Worker Correspondent
In New York City there are severa

by a Worker Correspondent
In New York City there are several
thousand mineral water workers.
These are mainly employed in filling
settler, soda and beer bottles.
Half UnOrganized.
There is a union of these workers.
But about half of them are morgan
lied.
In the union shops the working
day consists of eight hours. Nine and
ten hours, however, are worked in
the non-union shops.
The mineral water workers union
is controlled by the Forward clique.
At the present time there are many
workers unemployed in this trade
Some time ago a worker made mo-
ton at the union meeting that all
workers should divide work equally
among all union members. One of
fetal told this worker to sit down
and keep quiet.
IF you don't like it you can get
out of this union" he said. The mo-
ton was defeated.
Doesn't Care.
The other day l heard an official
of this union speak to a boss over
the phone and he said, 81 don't care
if your shop ever becomes union"
What the miners are learning to-
day, other workers will learn tomor-
row, i. e., the bureaucrats are in
capable of organizing them strongly.
The mineral workers, if they wish
to succeed, must elect a progressive
leadership that will fight in their in
terests.
TOCEDLI n r1lr,T
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
TWO HEADS. With
BUT ONE THOUGHT
Hearst and Cal Are the
Same Under the Skin
by a Worker Correspondent

kby w ofkef correspondent
How happy is William Randolph
Hearst now to have another chance
to advocate war! After the expose OF
his Mexican forgeries, how fortunate
it is that President Coolidge has given
him a chance to attack other papers
for being under foreign influence
Coolidge astounded him by indicting
"a number of the newspapers of the
United States for favoritism to the
detectives and interests of foreign
powers" And Hearst's papers were
not included When Hearst exerts
American influence in favor of inter
ference in the affairs of other coun-
tries, that is not "a serious situa-
tion," for that is what Coolidge likes.
Coolidge is a cautious conservative"
says Hearst; "a man of few words, y
"of carefully considered speech" and
"of patriotic American stock, who has
nothing but the welfare of this nation
at heart" This is fine flattery. Cool
idge deserves it for his gratitude to
Hearst for the latter's support of his
american" interference in Mexico
and other countries.
The welfare of this nation that
Coolidge has at heart is not that of
the poor workers and farmers or I'M
employed, but that of the big prof
iteers. That's his style of patriotism.
But for it he would not have been
elected with Harding by means of
Sinclair's and Doheny's slush fund
and other contributions.
1t is all in connection with the ad-
ministration's big Naval Bill. The
New York Times, the New York
World, the Baltimore Sun were not
criticized for being pro-British when
the U. S. government plunged the
country into the European war. But
now it is made known that they are
run by British subjects and Rhodes
scholarship men, because they OPP
pose the big navy bill that "peace-
full" Coolidge wants enacted You
know Coolidge is opposed to war!
This showing up of these papers will
whip Congress into line. To vote
against the big navy bill will be dis
loyal to big business. Even "peace-
loving" Coolidge will not "dare" to
veto it, tho we know how much he
wants to!
when Secretary Kellogg was strug-
Cling to prevent a hosting of the
French tariff detrimental to our ex-
porters, these newspapers embar-
raised him by supporting France"
says Hearst. So they are pro-French
also, tho Hearst does not say so. But
it is evident that the U. S. govern
ment can try to influence legislation
in France and other foreign countries
while foreign governments must not
try to Influence legislation in Ameri-
ca, except when our profiteers want
us to help some other power win a
war.
'The press of America must be
free. An American press under the
influence Of foreign governments is
not free" says Hearst, the publisher
of Mexican forgeries.
Hearst's press was not free, accord
ing to that, when it was under the in
fluence of Mexican forgeries which
he was only too happy to print.
Hearst is as big bubble as Coolidge.
g q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
RETAIN DEATH PENALTY.

GUATEMALA CITY, April 25.--
The legislature of Qua amala has de-
feated measure abolishing the death
penalty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
BALTIMORE YOUTH CELEBRATES

BOSTON, April 25.--The Young
Workers (Communist) League cele-
brated its fourth anniversary here
with an entertainment. Harry Field
N on r,,,ne;lnd
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
Firemen, passenger 12,719 12,070
Firemen, freight 36,524 30,619
The Speed-up Stiffens.


In the train and engine service
group the reductions in the freight
service show how the railroads are
speeding up their workers. Between
1923 and 1928 freight engineers
freight brakemen and freight firemen
have all been cut more than 1870 in
number.
By such reductions in force the
railroads are saving on their payrolls
in spite of the small wage increases
awarded from time to time. The to-
tai railroad wage bill for January.
1923 was $3.50, 972,22S, compared with
244,565, 500 in January, 1927 and
s250,051, 1856 in January 1923. It is
tho Io.-~~. r~n-, ~ r~-r~-li -;roa 1000
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
r. R. MAUEUvER PROTESTED

FITCHBURG. Mass, (FP) April
25.-Members of the American Fede-
ration Of Railroad Workers protest
the removal of the Boston & Maine
railroad shops to Concord. N. II, One
hundred and sixty-eight workers
would be made jobless.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-26
ORGANIZE" is
TEXTILE SERFS'
PLEA in WALTHAM
Mill Committee Leads
Fight on Wage Slash
a. a Worker Corresponaem }


WALTHAM, Mass, (By MaiD y
am sending you one of the leaflets
gotten out by the Textile Mill Com
mittee in the Boston Manufacturing
Co. Mill at Waltham, Mass. It ought
to be of interest to textile workers
all over New England who are form
ing these mill committees to fight the
wage slashes of the textile bosses.
P. PETXAS.
Organize to Fight the Wage Cut!
Last Monday we got 1870 cut in
every department in the mill. The
dyers got an 1870 cut. The mill
bosses have taken 10 cents out Of
every dollar we earn to swell their
profits.
The workers in our mill are already
getting miserable wages, $15 week
for weavers, $14 for spinners and SO
or $40 for women workers means
starvation for our families.
We cannot work for such low
wages. We cannot continue to work
u hours on the night shift under
the speed-up.
We Cannot Accept This Cut!
Thirty thousand workers in New
Bedford are showing the way. They
are on strike against 1870 cut.
Workers in other centers are organ
izing. We, too, must prepare to fight
The first thing to do is organize!
The Textile Mill Committees are an
organization which fight for the in
terests of the workers, which unites
all workers into one organization, SO
that victorious fight may be waged
against the attacks of the textile
bosses.
Organize and Fight!
/. Against the 1870 cut.
?. Against the speed-up.
3. Against the 12-hour night shift
4. For a 20Ge increase.
5. For eliminating the efficiency
system
6. For an 8-hour day-4O-hour
week.
Join the Mill Committee, which has
been organized in this mill.
Issued by the Mill Committee of
the Boston Manufacturing Co.. We'll
than, Mass.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Miss Julieta Maldonado, popu-
lar Nogales girl, and Lieut.. Rob-
ert Andrews, stationed with the
25th Infantry at Camp Harry
Jones, Douglas, were married at
Tucson at 8 o'clock Tuesday aft
ernoon, and have gone to house,
keeping at Douglas. Among per-
sons attending the wedding were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. = L. Lewis and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Vinegar, all
of Nogales, the latter two acting
as attendants to the bride and
groom in place of Luis Martinez.
of Hermosillo, president of the
Sonora Bank & Trust Company.
and daughter, who were to have
been the attendants but were un-
able to be present on account of
illness. The bride is a daughter
of Mrs. Amalia H. de Maldonado
and for some time has been en-
ployed in the offices of Mexican
Consul Palacio Roja. Lieut. An
drews was formerly stationed in
Nogales.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
CHARROS ARRIVE HERE
FROM MEXICO CITY

Wearing the large brimmed
hats, so common in the interior of
Mexico; ten charros have arrived
here from Mexico City to par
ticipate i'll the annual two-day
Cinco de Mayo celebration here
tomorrow and Sunday.
They will give exhibitions in
horsemanship tomorrow, Sunday,
and Monday afternoons, and also
a week from Sunday, at the new
baseball diamond on the former
site of the bull ring back of the
Nogales Brewery.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
COLONEL HOOKER
TO RETIRE SOON

Private advices state that Col,
Woodson Hooker, U. S. A., former
eommandant of the 25th Infantry
Regiment at Camp Stephen d.
Little, who has been Provost Mar
shall at Fort Bliss, Texas, more
than year past, will go upon the
retired list of the regular army
May l6. About the first Of June
Colonel Hooker and family will
go to Columbus. Georgia, where
they will visit several months.
Beyond that they have no de-
finite plans in view.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

F. A. French, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for state
senator, and wife, have returned
from vacation trip to the north
eastern part of the state. At
Duncan they visited a 7s-year-old
aunt, a very interesting old lady,
who is a physician at that place.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
LOCALS
RECEPTION To DELEGATES

The Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church will give re-
ception to returning delegates in
the basement of the church Fri
day at 2:30 p. m. The committee
of reception will consist of Mrs.
T. M. Powell, Chairman; Mrs. w.
A. O'Connor, Past President; and
Mrs. Claude Jones, Past President.
Friends of the church are invited.
Light refreshments will be served.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
FLIES FROM LOS ANGELES
TO NOGALES IN EIGHT HOURS

U. S. Bond, a tomato grower in
the Culiacan district, flew over
from Los Angeles Monday, land
ing at the new Nogales Interna-
tional airport. He has been plant
ing tomatoes in the Culiacan area
about ten years and is regarded
as a very successful grower. He
made his airplane flight from Los
Angeles to Nogales in eight hours.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
HERE FOR FUNERAL

Misses Maria Louisa and Bea-
trice Levin, who attend school in
San Francisco, arrived Wednes-
day, called here by the illness and
death Of their mother, Mrs.
Charles Levin. Their two broth
ers Henry and Alex, arrived yes
terday from San Francisco where
they are employed.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
N0GALEs INTERNATIONAL
CARD or THANKS

We sincerely and gratefully
t. ank all of our kind friends and
neighbors for their loving SYM
pathy and helpful consideration
during the illness and following
the death of our beloved husband
and father.
Mrs. Ben Coltman and family.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Marmolejo of
Cananea were here yesterday for
the funeral of Mrs. Charles Levin.
Mrs. Marmolejo is sister of Mrs.
Levin. Mr.. Marolejo is Southern
Pacific agent at Cananea.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

Manuel Espinosa, prominent
cattleman, just back from the west
coast of Mexico, reports the cattle
business is looking good.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
THE WEATHER

Maximum temperature the past
several days was so degrees Mon
day, and minimum, 48, yesterday.
There was .07 inch of rain, three
cloudy and one clear day.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
COFFEE POT COOL
THE ENTIRE YEAR

A frigidaire system, cooling the
ontire place, kitchen and dining
room, has been installed at the
Coffee Pot Cafe. It gives the
same temperature the entire year,
winter and summer,
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
MIGNARDoT WANLESS

Miss Maria Louisa Wanless,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wan
less, and C. Mignardot, cashier at
the Sonora Bank & Trust Com
pany, were married at 6 o'clock
Saturday evening by Judge
Charles E. Hardy, and have gone
to housekeeping at 219 Terrace
avenue. Mrs. Mignardot has been
a resident of Nogales since 1920,
and Mr.. Mignardot has been here
18 years. They are two of the
best known and most. popular
young people of this city, and have
many friends who will be pleased
to learn of their marriage.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolfo P. Garcia
will arrive the latter part of the
week to spend their honeymoon in
Nogales. They had a civil mar
riage ceremony at Hermosillo Mon
day and while here will have a
church service. Mr.. Garcia is head
teller of the Banco Mercantil Y
Agricola at Hermosillo.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
CHECKING sR

G. N. (Jack) Williams, big mine
operator of the Joplin, Mo-, dis
tfict, is a visitor in the city from
Miami, Okla. During his stay he
is looking over TIE Patagonia dis
trict and checking the 3R Mine.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

Professors Frank w. Rose, r.
E. Westerland, Frank Holt and
William Ash, leave today to at
tend the University Week events
at Tucson. Ash goes as one of
the judges in various athletic
events.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

E. Morales and Mrs. Solomon
arrived yesterday from Los An
geles to attend the funeral of
their sister, Mrs. Charles Levin.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
NoeAths, ARIZONA, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1928.

A light rain fell in NogaIes.
Tuesday. Heavy rains were re-
ported Sunday and Monday at
Guaymos and Hermosillo.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Saldamando
and son, Pete, Jr.. Miss Helen
Taylor and Richard Taylor, left
Wednesday to visit Mrs. Salda-
mando's sister, Mrs. r. ]. Hook Of
Williams. During their stay in
the north they will visit the Grand
Canyon.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
4 NEW BOY

A nine pound boy was born
Wednesday morning to Mr.. and
Mrs. Gene Peltier of 151 West
street. Mr.. Peltier is employed
at the postoffice.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

w. D. Blackmer is here from
Mocorito, Sinaloa, for a few days.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

M. P. Duffy of the Southern
Pacific freight offices has been
quite i'll the past month at his
home on Grand avenue.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
ELKS TO VISIT
DOUGLAS LODGE

Local Elks will form motor
eade to Douglas one night next
week to boost the state Elks con-
vention to be held in Nogales
May II and ~.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

R. D. Wood, manager of the
Evans Hotel, has recovered from
an attack of malaria.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

B. Taylor Wilkey has returned
from Phoenix where he has been
attending Kelvinator school.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04
TAX NOTICE

The second half of 1927
taxes are due and payable
up to May Z, 1923, at S D..
m. Taxes delinquent after
that date the customary
penalties will be added.
ANNA B. ACKLEY.
County Treasure and
Tax Collector.
(5-4 1t)
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

S. Saba of the Manchester
Store is on business trip to New
York.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

Frank Moriega, formerly f
Gogales, who has been living in
e. Centre, Cal, the past several
n,onths, has returned to the city
and is now connected with Es-
caiada Brothers.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

D6St known ana uOSC popular
young people of this city, and have
many friends who will be pleased
to learn of their marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wise have
returned to Phoenix, where Mr..
Wise is connected with the Stand
ard Oh Company, after visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Wise of Crawford street.
Stewart Began, prominent cat
tleman, was here Monday from
Arivaca.
Undersheriff Pat Patterson left
yesterday for Junction City, Tex,
called by the death of his brother.
w. J. Phillips, we'll known
druggist, and wife, have returned
from q trip to FL Paso where they
enjoyed very nice visit with
Bob Bean and family, formerly of
this city.
Judge and Mrs. Frank ]. Duffy
have returned from a delightful
visit with their son, Francis Duffy,
at Phoenix.
Fred E. Edwards, collector of
customs, left Wednesday on a
business trip to Yuma.
Miss Margaret Noon, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Noon, has
been i'll the past couple weeks at
the sEoon home on Walnut street.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Braes1er,
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Gapin, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Capin, Mrs. S. Bracker,
Mr.. Mendaiowitz, Ernest Fleisch-
er and H. Dawson. were ameng
Nogales people attending the fu-
neral of Ben Coltman at Tucson
Wednesday,.
General Fausto Topete, gov
ernor of Sonora, and a party of
friends, arrived here last night
from Hermosillo to attend the
Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

William Ash who was recently
named coach at Nogales High
School next year has resigned to
take position as COACH at Inter
mountain College, Helena, Mont,
a UNCONVENTIONAL institution. He
will also tesck economics.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

Paul E. Jones Of Yuma,
mounted customs inspector, has
arFived in Nogales with his fam
lily. They formerly lived here
about four years ago.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

Stewart Began, prominent cat
tleman, was here Monday from
Arivaca.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

No matter where you wantte
90, Southern Pacific and con.
neetions can take you. Either TO
theeast orwest, GOLDEN STATB
end SUNSET ROUTES provide
fast, difeg service, with finest
rranseeheiaeafai trains at your
command. From most points
ttlhqe fare is no l7tl more to go easf
pne way and return another.
For examFPlle: 70 New York via IIl
Chicago and retrggtrnp etgtnp through
New Orleans.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

Undersheriff Pat Patterson left
yesterday for Junction City, Tex,
called by the death of his brother.
Nogales international., 1928-05-04

General Fausto Topete, gov
error Of Sonora, and a party of
friends, arrived here last night
from Hermosillo to attend the
Cinco de Mayo celebration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-22
By EVE DORF.

AL Smith has made Water Power
one of the chief issues of the cam
paign. He tries to play the role
of the savior of the people from the
clutches of the Power Trust.
The facts, however, prove that
Smith cannot be the champion of
the people against the power trust;
Smith and Tammany are them
selves closely connected with the
giant Power Trust which is out to
fleece the working population. The
plan for control of water power, on
examination, proves to be fake
public ownership" proposal which
will rob the working masses even
more than is being done at present
For His Friends"
Smith proposes program for
ownership and development of. wat
er power by the state only to hand
it over to private companies to dis
tribute for profit at monopoly
prices. This means ultimate con-
troll in the power of the private