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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28

find work in the Welsh valleys. They
are helpless victims Of capitalist sem
ility in England.
The number of miners employed in
South Wales has fallen from 100000
to 10000. The Times correspondent
says:
100000 JobIess.
Behind these bare figures, and
down between the steep hillsides
where no other form of work is avail
able, lies a social disaster that only
full recognition and the most vigor-
Gus intelligence can stay. Revival Of
the oversee demand for Welsh coal,
safeguarding of the local CHARITY dis
pensing1 authorities from bank
ruptcy, transfer to employment else
where of those who will never be
reabsorbed in the mines, are the es-
sential needs of the coal field"
The Times points out that there are
today just over 100000 registered
unemployed men and boys in the 2
counties Of Glamorgan and Mon
mouth.
Decaying Area.
"Let this be perfectly understood"
it says, "there is no work obtainable
except by luck anywhere in South
Wales. Savings being exhausted, a
man has nothing with which to set up
on his own in any form of business;
nor would the prospect be encouraging
when one closed shop after another
marks the spreading bankruptcy
among the regular trades people.
Gradually in the minds of some, the
terrible truth is establishing itself
that they are living in permanently
decaying area"
The Times classifies the miners of
this region into groups: Those work
ing 6 days a week, those on part
time working 2, 3. and A days week,
those permanently unemployed who
receive unemployment pay and those
permanently unemployed who are en-
tirely dependent on official charity.
The permanently un mploy d
miner, if eligible for unemployment
pay, receives about $3.50 a week for
himself and wife and so cents week
additional for each child Even if this
barely covers rent for 2 rooms and
minimum of food it means that "as
the months go by, first boots and
clothing wear out and then bedclothes
and cooking utensils" gradually re-
ducing self respecting people to slum
habits.
81 Per Week.
The miners family dependent on
poor law relief receives about 81 a
week, probably in food vouchers, some
of which have to be surrendered to
/ the landlord for rent. The miners
who still have jobs are making little
better than So day and unless they
have full-time work are no better off
then those receiving unemployment
pay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
SOUTH AFRICAN
NEGROES PROTEST
AGAINST TERROR
Arrest 3 Speakers at
Mass Meeting

CAPETOWN, South Africa, April
27.-Three speakers at the big mass
meeting here to protest against the
murder of one native by British
police, and the wounding of two
others, have been arrested by the
authorities. The three men, }. Co
mas, vice-president of the Cape sec
ton of the African National Con
gress, Bransby Ndobe, the former or
ganizer of the congress and 5.
Silwana, all members of the Commu-
mist movement, have been thrown into
Jail.
Thousands of workers rallied to the
great protest meeting when, despite
the complete silence of the capitalist
press, news seeped out that one ma
tive had been killed and two more
severely wounded in an attack by
British police.
The resentment among the native
workers was intense and, under the
direction of the Cape section, the
protest meeting was arranged.
The arrests were laCer HLdue ulloSA
the Native Administration Act, which
makes criminal the rousing Of hos
tility between native and European
elements"
These and other arrests have caused
the formation of National Commit
tee for Freedom of Speech by the
Central Committee of Negro Trade
Unions and the Trade Union Congress
of white workers together with the
African National Congress. The
newly formed committee will act not
only in the case of the three men re-
Gently arrested, but in the case of two
other Communists and a number OF
Negro trade union leaders who have
been jailed under the same law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
SAY POLITICIANS
SELECTED JUDGES
Removal of 3 Chicago
Jurists Asked

CHICAGO, April PA demand
of the Chicago crime commission thai
three criminal court judges be re
moved from the bench, has engaged
the attention of the executive COM
mittees of the circuit and superior
courts which are responsible for the
appointment and removal of criminal
court judges.
The three jurists who drew the fire
of the crime commission are, Emanuel
Eller. Otto Kerner and Stanley Klar-
kowski.
The crime commission charges the
three judges were put on the Grim
inal bench through the influence of
politicians.
The charge lists the three named
judges as the worst offenders on the
criminal bench in the practice of re-
cent years of striking off a major
charge against a criminal, accepting
plea of guilty on minor charge,
and eliminating jury and trial, but
at the same time bargaining" with
the criminal on the exchange of lesser
punishment for a plea of guilty.
1t is charged that Judges Eller.
Kerner and Klarkowski have nullified
a total of 1854 felony indictments dur
ing the past three months.
Judge Eller was out of town today
and could not be reached. The other
two declared they had no apologies
to make for their records.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
Cuban Terrorist Quits
Job as Sauabble Over
Presidency Sharpens

HAVANA, (By MALL. Zaya S
Bazan, the Minister of Interior and
head of the Police of Cuba and the
principal tool of the dictator Machado
in the suppression of the labor move
ment, has resigned. This resignation
at the present critical moment has
caused considerable discussion in the
Cuban press, but the real reasons are
not revealed
In his letter of resignation, Zayas
Bazan declared his adherence to
Machado, but nevertheless it is gen.
orally believed that he resigned in
opposition to Machado's projects of
perpetuating himself in power. Other
leaders of the Liberal Party
(Machado's Party would like to have
their turn at the presidency which
brought the former presidents an
average of $2O,o0O,0O0 per term.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
MEXICAN TROOPS
DEFEAT BANDITS

MEXICO CITY, April 27.-Nine-
teen reactionaries were killed when a
band of 400 tried unsuccessfully to
ambush federal column near Las
Guajalotas, state Of Guanajuato, said
a dispatch to the war office today.
After a fight of several hours the
reactionaries were driven off.
Another detachment of bandits
was driven off by rural guards when
it attacked Ell Cubo mining camp.
near the city of Manuel Doblado.
Guanajuato.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
TO BAN MONTREAL.
MAY DAY PARADE:
Court Sustains Action
BY Police Chief

MONTREAL, April 27-The May
Day parade planned by militant work
ers of Montreal will be barred by the
police as the result Of decision
handed down by Justice Philippe De-
mers. The decision was made when
Albert st. Martin attempted to Sc
cure court action to nullify the order
Of the local police who had outlawed
the parade.
"Parades stop the circulation and
prevent citizens from using the
street." Justice Demers said. st.
Martin in bringing his case into court
had pointed out that the streets of
Montreal had been frequently used
for parades and professions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
ARREST q WHEN
STRIKE TIES UP
COLOMBIAN PORT
Rail and Dock Workers
Win Wage Increase

BOGOTA, Colombia, April 81
The police have arrested % foreign
workers on the charge of engaging
in Communistic activities" Fifteen
of them were arrested at Barranquilla
and eight at Cali. They were alleged
to have propagandized soldiers and
workers.
BOGOTA, April 27.-The Column
bian government is preparing repres-
sive measures against the workers.
There have recently been several vic
torious strikes in various parts of
Colombia, notably in Barranquilla
where a general strike of all port
maritime and railroad workers ended
with a victory and increased wages
and in Cartagena the workers of the
Andean National Corporation, an
American concern, won an increase
in wages when the railway workers
of Calamar declared a sympathy
strike.
Fantastic rumors and accusations
are being spread by the chief of po-
lice and minister Of war. The So
cialists and Communists were accused
of manufacturing bombs. The minis
ter of war announced that the So
cialists had sent to all newspapers
notices proclaiming a revolution ir
the middle of May. He also an
nounced that circulars had been dis.
tributed among the soldiers in the
barracks of Bucaramanga, asking
them to join the revolution.
The minister explained that fol
these reasons he had stopped all va
cations for officers and men, anc
that the government is prepared tc
crush any revolutionary outbreak.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
Slow Indian Exploited

A recent article in the Journal of
the Textile Institute, England, de-
scrlbes some conditions Of Indian la
Dor exploitation as follows:
Wages are paid in some cases
monthly, 10 or IL days in arrears.
Workers are often housed in bar
racks where four or five families
share one small room. In Bombay,
there is some provision made for the
care of married women The ineffi-
cheney of the Indian worker is prim-
arily due to lack of education. No
welfare centers or recreation are, as
yet, provided"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
Forced to Sue

A verdict Of $67o was handed down
by a jury before Judge Mahoney in
the supreme court in favor of Sarah
Lodewick, an aged woman, who was
forced to sue for her wages for her
services as housekeeper during the
war for the headquarters of the Wo-
mems Overseas Division, 107 E. seth
St., which was affiliated with the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
10000 SOUTH WALES
MINERS ARE JOBLESS
Rv LELAND OLDs. Federated Press

decay industrial phrase used by the London
Wales field 10000 who
years of work today They will again
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
MAIL THEFT JURY DIsAGREFs

The jury in the trial of Fallah L..
Quinlin, former republican postmis-
tress at East Northport, L. l., was
unable to agree on a verdict. She is
accused of rifling the mail when in
charge of the post office.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-28
Calls Irish Minister
British Embassy Tool

DUBLIN, April 27.-Charging that
it was useless for the Irish Free
State to have a minister in Wash
ington who was merely an adjunct
of the British embassy ,Eamon De
Valera, republican leader, yesterday
proposed that the Dali Eireann abol-
ish the post. 1t is not worth the
money it costs, De Valera said
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05

you that th, particular instances or items called tn Nonr attention deal with amounts which. Standilt@ bN themselves as single instances. dc not represent 10 yonr minds largr losses io In .-ialr. lol muS' not hr in- l'urnccd by all. considerations o. that kind. NA
 "Whcrc fraud las been pracriCel in obtaining any funds of the state Dv false representations, false cer- titlCati pr talSr audlts. and a crime has been committed. you have no choice but 10 indict in the specific instances called To your at tcntion by the attorney general. Frauds are frequently committed on a large scale by series of petty offerings and misrepresentati tions as to comparatively small amounts in such a manner that the proper ad n1inistration of public office is bad ly impaired and public confidence in it's administration shaken up"
 In Conclusion
 In conclusion. Justice Gala ghar cautioned the jurors against being influenced by the large amount ot publicity which has been given tc
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
JURY INVESTIGATES
 KNAPP CHARGES
Will Probe Woman's Conduct in
 New York Census Bureau

Albany, \. Y., April :; F'-Thc grand Jury investigation of alleged criminal acts of former Secretary of State Florence E. s Knapp in con nection with her administration of the 1925 state census opened at a special term of supreme court here today.
 start Eariy.
 Starting promptly al 1o 9. nl.. Justice stephen H, Caliaghan pre- siding. appointed The odore NJ, Cox. a manufacturer of Albany. foreman of the jury, and Eugene r. Miller. jeweler. also Of Albany as assistant foreman.
 Because Of connection at banks which have state funds in custody. Jacob H, Herzos, vice president Of the National Commercial Bank of Albany and Addison kiem, assistant cashier of the New York State Ma tonal Bank of Albany. were cAcus- cd from the jury. Justice Calla shan explained that they might later be called as witnesses. ChaunCey D. flakes, an Albany business man, also was excused for rcaon not announce ed by the court.
 Principal interest in the carly phases of the case rcvolNe1 about whether Mrs, knapp herself would take the witness stand i'll her own defense. Up to an carly hour this morning none of the prosecuting staff had rcCaiNed such Il request from the former state official but if one is received during the course of the investigation it will be given immediate consdera tlon it was said. Since January ar, when the report of Commissioner Le Eoeuf was turn cd over to Governor smith Mrs. Knapp has been secluded in the home of relatives in eastern assa- chusetts although fairly definite rc- ports about the capitol indicate that Albany friends have kept her in close touch with developments in the case,
 Touch Of Drama.
 last minute touch of drama Naa gwen me case late last nlEh, when information came from sources close 10 the prosecuting staff that Miss EIlzaheth r. Egan of Syracuse. Mrs. knapp's home city, listed as one of the important witnesses scheduled for appearance today, could not be located and probably would not appear, Her tes- timony was to have touched upon automobile trips taken by Mrs.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05

Knapp during her incuulbcncy Of the state office, and particularly on one journey in a state car between Utica and Syracuse which resulted in an accident and injuries to both Mrs. Knapp and Miss Esan.
 To handle threatened damage suit growing out of the accident. Mrs. Knapp, testimony at the More and act inquiry disclosed. hired Truman II. Preston of Syracuse and placed him on the ccnsus payroll as 6 key punch operator, at q salary of S1co a mouth. Mr. Preston eN- pressed 'amazement' when he was informed by Commissioner Lc Eocuf of his classification, and even of his be'ns entered on the census pay roll. and the commissioner, Tn his report, took occasion to condemn Mrs. knapp for using state funds 10 defray personal expenses.
 The Testimony
 Testimony today was intended to center chiefly on identifcation of evidence taken during the Moreland investigation. Among the witnesses listed to take the stand were Mrs. Luella Y. Nindc. secretary to Mrs Knapp while the state official was dean of the College of Home Economies at Syracuse university: Alexander Otis of New York city, Mrs. knapp's attorney during the Le Eoeuf inquiry: Anna A. Little. chief clerk in the secretary of states office under Mrs. Knapp, and who was recommended by I.c Boeuf for criminal prosecution; Mark Stern. first deputy secretary under Mrs. Knapp. who with Miss Little was dismissed from the state service on Arri, I; C. C. Grant director Of publications in the department of state. who also served under Mrs. Knapp, and number of promine mt and subordinate employees Of the state comptroller's office and the tax department.
 The latter officials were to testify regarding census vouchers turned in hy Mrs. Knapp, Among which Com missioner Le Eoeuf declared he had | found evidence Of schemes 10 de- fraud the state of funds, and her friends of money due then from | census salaries,
 Judges Charge
 The people of New York state eX- poet "a most searching inNest,Ea- - ton into the conduct of those of its public officials who have been Charg ed with nrongdoing," Supreme Court Justice stephen H, Callaghan de- clared in his charge today to the special grand jury convened to in vestiEate charges of mlsfeasance and maltcasanCe in office filed against former Secretary of State Florence E. S. Knapp.
 'They will accept nothing short ot a most palnstakinE investigation, Justice CaIlsghan continued, "and will not he satisfied unless you per form your duty fully and Cour. ageously. If there is any attempt by you to shield anyone, the respon- sibility for such conduct will he placed squarely upon you
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05

'h" Knapp case. involving as it does the only woman ever elected to statewide office in Ne, York. He also added.
 "1t is not lnIpIc51bIr that some enc has. without your Knowledge and against your wishes, attempted ill some way to influence your juds- mCnt. NN \ if in the course of your service, you are approached by any one for the purpose of influencing your decision report such intrusion immediately to the court II will not go unnoticed
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
Comment Differs on
 Rubber Situation

London. April ] Differing umments today greeted the action yf Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin G announcing the Stevenson rubber rstrlction-imposed six years ago ould be abandoned as from No rmber 1.
 Some British leaders said the ac-
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
How Test Was Made

Subject was blindfolded, and, In
 the presence of two responsible witnesses, was given one each of the four leading cigarettes to smoke. To clear the taste, coffee was served before each cigarette. The Princess was en-
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05

Recalling that Governor smith jr supcrscdlns District Attorney Charlvi J. Herrick. ot Albany county by Al. torncy General Albert Ottinger in lh. prosecution Of the charges. had "rc- cosnizcd the seriousness of lh, charges which have been made and the necessity for d Vigorous invcsti- :.ation," Inc justice added; Have Confidence People generally have great con fldcncc in their public officials and when one is charged with misfeas- anCc or malteasancc in office every right minded man demands prompt and vigorous prosecution, 10 the end. first, that if innocent all suspicion of wrong doing be removed. and. l second, if guilty. that proper pun ishuent be inflicted upon those who are guilty of a breach of public 1 trust
 That confidence VIC have i'll our public institutions is undermined only when there is dishonesty in pub l lie office. If public servants are | corrupt the functions of sovernment will not be propertly carried on: there will necessarily be great waste ] ill public funds: increase in taxes and a general dlstrust of public off 1 Cials.
 Can't PlunJer Public office does not give li- cense to plunder or plfer the public l treasury. One has no more right to inappropriate the money of the a private citizen. I am not unmind . full of the fact that there are those who feel that there arc certain pre- requisites which come from holding public office. but we properly hold our public officials to strict account ability for their acts, just as q trustee of a private fund is held to account for his conduct,
 Tt sometimes happens in public discussions concerning the malad- | ministratl ton Of public office that a citizen says that that particular off, CIal is no worse than other public officials whom he has heard about tonsld eratlon of that sort may no more enter upon an investigation of this character than it may in the case of burglars or robbers. The fact that some one else to the mind of a juror has not been prosecuted is no reason why that juror should fail in his duty to vote for an indlctne mt where the evidence esta abllshes the ! com m ssjou of crime
 Jury Has No Choice The grand jury has no choice e1- cert to indict where such eNldence is submitted to it. It is not for it to excuse or eNcuirate.'
 The investigation was to deal only with the question of crimes. the court warned and not with ''the method or manner of the conduct of any particular office.
 The function of the grand jury he said. lis to determine not whether 3 public office has been badly ad- ministered, but whether crimes have been committed in the conduct of that office, xAX # may appear tc
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
Boy Hanged; Thought
 To Be an Accident

M"lhnen. Mass, April 57 (UP)- Believed the victim of an accident Andrew J. Law ton. Jr, r. years old "a5 found hanging by the neck from lh" ilnh of tree in the back yard of his home here last night.
 A fourfoot length of rope was hnotted about the boys neck and the other end was tied to lmh about seven feet from the ground
 The discovery was made hy thu boys father. Police believed the boy
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
BUST UNVEILED

Rome. April (UP)-A bust of plero Foscari colonial premier. was unveiled today in the hall of the Colonial museum. Members of the ia binet, military and civil authori. ties attended the cere mony
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05

ton would aid the rubber marke. while others predicted . gloomy i've ture.
 Spot rubber opened today at , i4' pence GS 1-2 cents} a pounds, the lowest price since 1922
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05

tirely unaware of the identity of these cigarettes during test.
 After smoking the fcu- oiaA. rettes. the Princess was asked to designate by number her choice. Without hesitation she replisd. No. .3'... which was OLD GOLD.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05

was playing with the ropN in the tree and accidentally fell into the nooS"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-23
Sammy MandelI Fights
 Californian Tonight

Chicago. Feb. "3 R@Sammy Mandell, worlds lightweight boxing champion. vii risk his prestige and physiognory, but not his title. in ten round bout with Jackie Fields Of California at the Coliseum to- night.
 Both boys will he over the light weight poundage. The fight will be the second between them. Tn the last bout, Fields won q 1o-round newspaper decision over the cham pion but despite this Mandell today was a 10 . favorite to win tonight.
 Fields got his start in the ring as an amateur around Los Angeles. he was member of the American Olympic boxing team in 1924. and won the worlds amateur feathcr- weight championship.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-23
Advocates a Third
 College at New Haven

New Haven. Conn.,, Feb. c3 UP) Establishment of a proposed third" college to meet the situation of a constantly increasing under graduate enrolment. was discussed by President James Rowland Angel before several hundred graduates as- sembled for the fifteenth annual alumni day yesterday.
 Numbers have grown" said President Angel. and despite the limit imposed in 19ol-22, the num- bers now in our undergraduate schools are too large for any one man in college class to know his classmates"
 In the course of his address Presi- dent Angell said that the endow- ment fund had been over-subscrib- cd by more than $1,000.00O, and that provisions had been made in the budget for the coming year for substantial salary increases in the academical divisions of the univer- sity.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-23
To Broadcast Boston
 Education Meeting

New York. Feb. 8 (UP)-The meeting of the National Education association in Boston will be broad cast by WEAF and associated sta. tions, the National Broadcastinr company announced today.
 The broadcasting will begin at o'clock, eastern standard time, Tuesday evening, February 2S. and will include addresses and | musical program by an orchestra of 60 pieces and chorus of 100 recruited from among Boston's public school children.
 Speakers will include Randall J Condon. Mary McSkimmon, former president of the association, John w Withers, dean of New York univer- sity, and Mrs. M. w. Reeve. presi- dent of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. Joseph M. Gwynn will introduce the speakers, and will talk briefly on education, the foundation of democracy.