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The daily worker., 1928-11-13
.sORKERS Die
IN train CRASH
Were Going to Road
Work in Truck

COBLESKILL, N. Y, Nov. 12.-
Three men were killed and two
others seriously injured here early
today when Delaware and Hudson
passenger train, Binghamton to
Albany, crashed into truck at a
blind" street crossing and carried
the machine several hundred feet.
The dead: Joseph Mead, "a; Au-
gust Rienti, 30, and Hillip Di Rizzo,
"a. The injured: Frank Clement
and Ralph Rienti, brother of one of
the dead men. The five were bound
from their homes in Gloversville to
jobs as laborers on the Cobleskill-
Cherry Valley road improvement
project. The injured were taken to
Albanyson on the passenger train and
placed in hospital.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13

MOSCOW (By Mail)-The thir-
tieth anniversary of the foundation
of the Moscow Art Theatre was eel
ebrated in the Soviet Union on
October 27 by many noted artists,
scholars and workers, delegations at
the Bolshoi Theatre.
The organizers and founders of
the Moscow Art Theatre are Stanis-
lavsky and Observation-Disclosures.
In the beginning of its activity
the theatre put forth as its princi-
pie the fight against theatrical con-
ventionalities of the XIX Century,
For the first time the theatre found
it's proper methods and artistic line
while staging "Seagull" of Tchek-
hov. Since then the figure of sea-
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
PROFITS CROW AS
WORKERS STARvE:
Millionaires Increase
So Does Poverty

While over 100000 workers now
unemployed in the United States
face starvation and evictions, while
even in so-called normal times be-
tween one and two millions of work
ers are permanently disemployed,
while about ten or twelve per cent
of the working class permanently
lives on standard below that of
subsistence, there are in the coun-
try over 100000 persons who earn
from $4,000 to $5,000,000 per year,
live on the fat of the land, compris-
ing the group of capitalists which
enslaves and exploits the working
class.
This is the outstanding fact taken
from the income reports just made
public by the United States Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau.
Rich Getting Richer.
In the figures are disclosed ample
evidence confirming the view that
the wealth of the country is being
rapidly concentrated in fewer hands
and refuting the view of such cap
italists as Thomas Nixon Carver of
Harvard University, who hold that
a democratic" revolution is now
taking place in the United States
with respect to the distribution of
wealth and stock ownership.
Two hundred eighty three multi
millionaires report their income as
over $1,000,000 per year, the report
shows. This is an increase of So
from 231 reported the year before
In this class are many whose in
come is three, five, ten and even
fifteen millions per year.
In the class of those earning
from one-half to one million pei
year are reported 555, an increase OF
81 over the year before; 1,135 re.
ported incomes from 100000 tc
$500,000, an increase of 243 over the
year before. Similar increases oc.
Cured in the other divisions.
Driving Force to War.
The super profits of the banker!
and big business men who reported
their incomes to the government fol
taxable purposes would be sufficien
to wipe out poverty, eliminate un
employment and destroy want. Bu
no such development can or will o.
course take place under capitalism
These enormous super-profits
which the American capitalists will
in the future find increasingly diff
ficult to invest "profitably" in the
United States, will serve as one Of
the most potent driving forces tc
imperialist war.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13

tional conference passed two resolu-
tions, one in favor of the trades
councils organizing the unemployed
and the other giving the trades coun-
ellis the right to nominate to the
joint consultative committee their
own delegates from the federations
making up the trades council move
ment. These resolutions were adopt
ed by the national conference of
trades councils in spite of the oppo-
sition of the general council repre-
sentatives who were present.
These resolutions came up for en-
dorsement at Swansea, and the con-
gress turned both of them down with
the full support of the general coun-
Gil. This situation will be used by
the Minority Movement in it's new
campaign to secure the affiliation Of
the trades councils to the National
Minority Movement.
Reactionarics for Mond.
The discussion that took place on
organization questions show how di-
vided and sectionalized is the trade
union movement of Britain. The
strongest defenders of N1ondism and
naturalization are the bitterest op-
ponent of any real measures to re-
organize the trade union movement
on an industrial basis.
The resolution standing in the
name of the Amalgamated Engi-
neers' Union, demanding the stab
lishment of a trade union commits
sion to report on what structural
changes are necessary, was only car
ried in the teeth of the opposition of
those who declare that "rationaliza-
ton of capitalism should be well
coined because it leads to raising the
standard of living of the workers.
Want Expulsions and Splits.
The next debate came on a reso-
luton standing in the name of the
Railway Clerks Association, which
was carried by great majority. 1t
will have such far-reaching effects
upon the British movement that we
quote it for the information of the
workers aboard.
"That this congress, believing
that the best interests of the work
ers can only be served by solidar-
ity and unity of purpose, policy
am, action. instructs the general
council to institute an inquiry irto
the proceedings and methods of
disruptive elements within the
trade union movement, whether
such elements manifest themselves
amongst the unions or within The
general council itself and to sub
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
Believe Etna Will
Cease Eruption in
Next Few Days

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of them know that they will find
only desolation where once were
neat houses and farm lands.
About 5000 acres of fields and
orchards have been destroyed by the
wide streams of lava sweeping in
terrifying cascades down the broad
mountain side. More than 700
homes, including two whole villages,
have been crushed and covered by
the streams which sometimes were
tossed as high as 100 feet in the
air. The damage has been estimated
as high as $50,000,000 and as low
as half zthat amount. The once
peaceful towns of Mascali and Car
rabba no longer exist. So far as
can be learned only two or three
lives have been lost.
Mount Etna has always been a
peak of disaster. Seven centuries
ago a great eruption destroyed Ca
tania and again in the 18th century
a lava flow swept over the city.
There have been more than 800
eruptions of various intensity re-
corded during the history of the
peak. The present one probably
will be among the most serious and
spectators agree that it was one of
the most spectacular as the red
lava swept and plunged down the
precipices and mountain slopes at
night.
The lava cut the important rail-
road from Catania to Messina, 30
miles northeast of Mount Etna, and
the railroad which circles the 90
mile base Of the mountain and
which carries the harvest to mar
ket.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
Red Demonstrators
in Capitol Court
Continned from Pnne Ona

J
exploited section of the American
working masses, are the first to be
used as cannon fodder to further
the aims of the capitalist exploiters.
We, therefore, together with our
white fellow-workers fighting to-
gether in the same cause for the
emancipation of all the toiling
masses, demand the immediate re-
lease of our fellow-worker, John
Porter, whose only crime is that he
r'ade militant fight for the work
ing class"
The Union, through its represen-
tative, William Lawrence, states: :
Textile Union Statement.
"The National Textile Workers
Union pledges it's fullest support to
the campaign of the International
Labor Defense for the release of
John Porter, vice-president of the
New Bedford branch of the N. 7.
W. U. and a member of our Ma
tional Executive Committee. The
arrest of Porter for his militant
leadership in the New Bedford tex
tile strike exposes the war departs
ment as an instrument of the cap
italists in their efforts to exploit
the workers, and reveals the army
as strikebreaking agency. We call
upon all labor unions and upon all
workers to force the military au-
thorities to release John Porter i'm
niediately. Only mass protest can
restore John Porter to his place in
the leadership of the labor move
ment."
The daily worker., 1928-11-13

CANTON GENERAL.
FORCETS POLICY.
OF LOCAL CRAFT
N a n kings Weakness
Seen in Seizure

CANTON, China, Nov. 12.-Serv-
ing as an example, not of revolu-
tionary nationalism, but of ordinary
graft of the counter-revolution
Chinese militarists, the corrupt and
hard-up government of Ii Chi-sen
seized two boats of the Standard Oil
Company for violation of revenue
regulations and demanded a fine of
$4,000 for failure to pay a certain
tax, announcing its decision with
out filing previous charges.
This illustrates the disintegration
of the supposedly centralized Nan
king regime, Ii Chi-sen doing as he
likes in Canton and disergarding the
Marking regimes desire to be par
ticularly servile to American i'm
perialisn.
The Standard Oil, which will
doubtless demand an accounting
from the Marking government, is
being practical" in the matter and
offers to compromise with Lii Chi
sen at a lower price than he de-
mands to release the boats. General
II will probably be censured by Nan
king for not confining his graft to
the peasantry, but Ii does pretty
much as he pleases.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
OIL PERJURER
TRIES BRIBERY
Rockefeller Official |
Approaches" Juror
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cult to prove to jury than almost
any other, lawyers say.
The indictment is based on the
act that Stewart, on his first ap-
pearance before the Senate Public
Lands Committee last February,
said he knew nothing of the bonds
under investigation. A few weeks
later he admitted that he had re-
ceived them an2 turned them over
to a subordinate for safe keeping.
Justice Bailey elected from Cald-
well the information that the mys-
terious Maginnis was about 81, and
light-complexioned.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Rover
sought further information through
the judge to see ''if he fitted the
description of a young man I have
in mind" Caldwell, however, could
give little further data.
Another CRATER.
If Justice Bailey concludes that
an attempt has been made to tamper
with the jury, he will undoubtedly
issue contempt citations, as Justice
Siddons in the same court did dur
ing the Fall Sinclair conspiracy trial
a year ago. In that case the ap-
proaches were made after the trial
was we'll under way.
This caused the case to end i'll a
mistrial, after which contempt
case was brought against Harry F.
Sinclair, the oil magnate, and
against William J. and w. Sherman
Burns, detectives, and Henry Mason
Day, Sinclair Oil Co. official. All
four were adjudged guilty and Sim
clair was sentenced to four months,
w. J. Burns and Day to shorter SEN
fences and Sherman Burns to pay a
fine. Appeals in the cases have not
been decided.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
COOLIDGE, AIDES
IN BIG WAR BLAST
Speeches Call for More
Arrnaments
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perialist policy that will be followed
by president-elect Hoover.
To further confirm president
Coolidge's prediction of war the
New York Times also places under
prominent heads all arguments for
armaments and increased "protec-
ton to insure peace" an argument
that swings as regularly as a pen
dulum every time more armament
construction is being planned.
Lets Have War"
Real-admiral Fiske, speaking in a
radio hook-up reported in the New
York Times, discovers that all pro-
gress has been made through war
and for that reason, he argues, it
would be crime to even attempt to
abolish it. For the sake of appear
ances, however, Fiske says that
peace can better be assured by in
creased and better ornaments.
elf worldwide disarmament
should be proclaimed" he declared,
"every nation would Immediately re-
vert to savagery.
In keeping with the war-monging
speech of President Coolidge were
the words of the "liberaP senator
Copeland, who speaking before the
Labor Forum at the Labor Temple,
urged that besides man power,
wealth should also be conscripted in
future wars. This is no more nor
less than a plea to utilize all in
dustries as a nationwide war trust,
in case of war.
More Shots Per Minute.
To further insure all those who
have fear for their investments and
loans abroad, the chief of the Coast
Artillery department reports thru
the kind pages of the Times that
anti-machine guns have been con-
siderably improved during the first
ten months of this year. Major
General Andrew Hero, Jr., proclaims
that rs per cent of the batteries
fired at greater speed, "the i'm
provement being especially marked
for the rapid fire armament"
"The anti-aircraft tests held at
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Nd,
during the last two years, through
the close cooperation of the Ord
nance Department, the Corps of En-
gineers, the Signal Corps and the
Air Corps, have resulted in surpris-
ing progress in anti-aircraft fire
control for machine guns"
One might ask, Against whom
has war been declared?" But both
President Coolidge's speech and
Hoover's election are tantamount to
standing declaration of war
against any power directly threaten
ing the United States.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
HILFERS IS STILL
TRYING MICHEL.IN
STRIKE SELLOUT
Rubber Bosses Assist
Faker's Treachery
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sent out a huge "bouncer" of
thug to bawl at the protesting strik-
ers and prevent their entrance thru
the gates by force.
Jules Coruel, member of the
strike committee, whose entrance
was itself at first disputed, argued
strenuously for the admission not
only of the excluded Michelin strik-
ers, but also for the young mill
tants who wished to discuss the
strike and Hilfers' proposals with
the strikers. Hilfers overrode every
effort in this direction.
When all possible strikers had
been herded by automobile into the
fenced enclosure, Hilfers and his
thugs, ballyhooing, "This way, this
way" led the trapped strikers into
barn at the back of the yard. The
shouting of the bullies was so ridi-
culous that several workers within
the yard shouted, "This way, for
your hot dogs"
In spite of the exclusion of the
militant strikers from the so-called
strike meeting, they were able to
hear Hilfers make the following ad-
dress:
Il am not here to form union"
the labor faker declared in his open
ing statement which is alone suffi-
cient to brand him as a strike
smasher in the eyes of the Niche
lin strikers.
Using all the tricks of an Amer
lean Federation of Labor dema-
Gogue, Hilfers then proceeded to
describe conversations he had with
superintendent Meyers and in which
he posed to his audience as a de-
fender of their rights while, in real
ity, making himself a mouthpiece
for the Michelin bosses wage-cut-
ting schemes.
Complete Sell-Out.
He described how he told Meyers
to go to hell and take his terms
with him, while he stated these
terms, one cent reduction for
workers making forty-eight cents
an. hour and the equivalent for
other classes of workers. At the
same time, on the basis of this wage
cut, which is really the retraction
of one-half the original wage slash
Michelin previously offered and
which the strikers unanimously re-
jected, Hilfers urged the men to
reach an accord with their bosses.
Hilfers was frank in urging his
complete policy of betrayal on the
strikers and appealed to them for
immediate action in this respect.
This mornings packed crowds of
strikers on Main st. and the side
street gave the lie to Hilfers' eff
forts for a sell-out. The sullen
masses of men and women booed
and Kissed the workers in the ma
chinists' department as they entered
the mill, dramatically proving de-
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
Australia Jingoes
Plan War Planes

SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. IL W.H
Captain Charles Kingsford- Smith
and Lieut.. Charles P. T. Ulm an
nounced today that they plan to op-
crate an airmail and passenger
service next year between Mel
bourne, Sydney and Brisbane. In
addition, they will manufacture air.
planes for national defense and for
commercial purposes. They intend
to visit America first.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
House of Commons
Backs Government
Attacks on JObless

LONDON, Nov. 12.-The House
of Commons, by a vote of 321 to
Isl, expressed confidence in the
governments so-called unemploy-
ment policy. This policy consists
principally in cutting off and cut
ting down on unemployment relief.
Another phase is the plan to de-
port unemployed English workers
from England to Australia, South
Africa and Canada, places that have
already an unemployment crisis of
their own.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
English Trade Union Congress in Swansea, 1928

figures are mounting up to thou
sands, over a million on poor law
relief, while the General Council
with three exceptions sing "God
Save the King" at mayoral banquets,
and the president of the Trades
Union Congress finishes up his presi-
Dental speech with the following
appeal:
"There is too much time and
money spent in gambling and
drink. The gambling and drink
take toll in money of not less than
s600,000,000 per year, and, in addi-
tion, there is the waste of mind
and manhood. Oh, for a Father
Matthew in our land (not show
man or Pussyfoot Johnson), but
a living man, with fire and en-
thusiasm to spread the gospel Of
temperance amongst US all, and
especially amongst the richer
classes, where drinking to excess
is most pronounced"
For weeks prior to the opening
of the Swansea congress the unem-
ployed had been organizing a march
from the surrounding districts to
demonstrate before the congress and
to ask it to receive a deputation to
place the case of the unemployed
before the congress. The general
council sought police protection"
from the unemployed: the congress
hall was like an armed camp, the
officials had to be protected" by
the police from their own unfortun-
ate members.
Dodged the Unemployed.
The demonstration was to march
past the congress hall at 200 p. M.
The congress did not resume its ses-
sion on this occasion until 2:45 p. m.,
and the press came out with placards
unemployed Bluffed," General
Councils Clever Strategy"
Immediately Ben Turner had fin
ished his speech Arthur Hornor had
demanded that the unemployed be
admitted, but only third of the
delegates voted in favor of his mo-
tion. Outside the demonstration
went on, and from 2:50 t o8:30 Tom
Mann, Sam Elsbury, Harry Pollitt
Arthur Hornor, Wal Harrington and
others, addressed great meeting
of the workers, and at $3.50 led a
march all around the town of Swan
sea, with bands and banners. A
really effective day swork had been
done in spite of the united front of
the general council and police force.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
Find Bribery in Office
of District Attorney

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12.-Three
principals in the Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson kidnapping of two years ago
probably will testify this week be-
fore the Los Angeles County Grand
Jury investigating alleged bribery in
the district attorneys office of Asa
Keyes. M4
Keyes and several minor mer,-s
bers of the office already are under
indictment charged with accepting
bribes. ses
The grand jury, in a preliminary
investigation, has found sufficient
evidence to warrant reopening Of the
Mcl'herson case in which the au.
burn-haired Evangelist of Angelus
Temple was charged with conspir-
acy. ~
el
We demand the abolition Of the
right of eviction by landlords agafnst
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
Mexican Troops
R0ut ReactiOnaries
in Battle; Kill As

MEXICO CITY, Nov. IL WH.-
Dispatches from Guadalajara said
today that 45 reactionaries had been
killed in three encounters in the
states of Jalisco and Colima. The
largest battle was near Comala,
where 80 dead were left on the
battlefield.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13
21s NIGHT CLUB ARRESTS.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. II (UP).-
Two hundred and nineteen night
club proprietors, alleged gamblers,
and saloon keepers were arrested by
Kansas City police in series of
raids over the weekend.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13

Organize the unOrganized! Or
ganize new unions In the unorgan-
lied industries!
The daily worker., 1928-11-13

The Workers (CommunisD Party
fights for tte enactment of the 40
/. houHs 5-day week.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13

The Workers (COmmunist) Party
fights for the organization of the
unOrganixed workers.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13

The socialist party Is party of
the petty bourgeoisie.
The daily worker., 1928-11-13

We demand the abolition Of the
right of eviction by landlords against
wage enrninr tenants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
LARGE NET INCREASE
CLAIMED BY CHURCH
Presbyterian Assembly of q. S. A.
Body Shows Membership Largest
of Record in 140 Years.

By the. Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. August 25.--Dr.
Lewis S. Nudge, stated clerk Of the
General Assembly. yesterday reported
the largest net increase in membership
for the Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America since 1925.
In his annual review. DR. Nudge said
ne total communicate membership Of
the church vas 1885,. 1888, the largest
in the 14G years of the churchs ex-
isience as q national organization. and
a net gain for the year of $3.50. The
rumber Of new communicates enrolled
during the year was l06.545
The review also showed the largest
amount Of income ever raised by the
denomination in one year totalin2
s64 .593.530. an increase Of S1,3I5.623
ever the previous year. Contributions
for benesolences were Sli5,765 less
than last year. aggregating SIS .642 sos
"Eecause # the widespread effort TO
dissolve cl9u- hes having a nomina,
existence only and 10 combine churches
serving practically the same constitu-
ency." said Dr. Nudge. "the denomina
t!on has SIS fewer churches, total Of
9432 New churches organized during
the year numbered 54: churches dis
solved numbered 10.
1.-THE gain in ministers has been So.
making a total Of 1908. There are
I'M Sunday schools l749s more children
than year ago. the total enrolment
being lSi40i2"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
TWO DIE IN BLAST.

ASH. AND Wis. August IS lE) --
TWO workmen we're blown to death yes
sesday by an explosion In the jelly
punching house Of the Dupont Co,
powder plant al D5YkSdale, 10 miles
from here. The dead are
Conrad Holman, IS. and Alvin Rem
from 80 both Of Washburn. Wis. The
rause Of The explosion rs undetermined
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activities today from headquarters
in the city Club. where daily
luncheons win be held as rally meet
ings for the canvassing teams.
The income of the mission has
been depleted $4,000 annually by
the interest payments on the in-
debtedness, according to p. III. De
Groot. jr., president OF the board,
and the need for relief IS urgent.