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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
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PROCRESSIvESARE
M 0 BILIzINC TO
FIGHT FOR union
Holding Conferences in
All Districts

Especial to The DAILY WORKER)
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8.-Reports
received here from the largest dis
tricts of the United Mine Workers
show that large numbers of miners,
aroused by the crisis in the union and
the failure of the union leadership
to meet it, are organizing to force
The adoption of a militant program.
Big District Conferences.
Following the recent conference of
progressive miners in Pittsburgh, at
tended by 125 delegates from local
unions, a big rank and file conference
has been held in Ohio attended by
$50 delegates representing between
35 and 40 local unions and more than
80 per cent of the membership.
In Illinois similar conference is
being organized by militant miners.
The 'Save the Union" committee in
charge of the progressive movement
reports that its new paper 1.-THE Coal
Digger" is meeting with an enthusiasts
tic response from all sections Of the
union and that in dozens of local
unions the program is being discussed
and supported.
Illinois Swings Into Line.
In Illinois especially, where the
signing of the separate agreement by
the Lewis machine made for democrat
lzation by arousing false hopes OF \
permanent settlement on the basis of
TIE Jacksonville contract, the increase
OF neutrality-suspicious. 40 to so per
cent OF the membership are affected
and the increase of speeding up,
coupled with the now obvious intention
of the Lewis machine to accept
Continued on Page Twol
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
LEADERS ADDRESS
LABOR STUDENTS
Celebrate Opening of
Training Course

Over 1000 workers last night well
coined the 20 incoming students to
the National Training Course being
inaugurated at the Workers School
at reception held at Irving Plaza
Hall, 18th st. and Irving Place.
The speakers included Jay Love-
stone, executive secretary of the
Workers (Communist) Party, William
q. Foster, William w. Weinstone, Ben
Gold, leader of the Furriers' Union,
Bertram D. Wolfe, director of the
Workers School, Robert Minor, edi-
tor of The DAILY WORKER, Tom
Foley and Tom Fleming, students.
Training For Class Struggle.
Lovestone, greeting the students on
behalf of the Central Committee of
the Workers Communist Party, de-
clared that the National Training
Course is step in the direction of
training Communist experts in the
class struggle.
d. Benjamin, New York agitprop
director, welcomed the students on be-
half of the Distric tExecutive Com
mittee of the Workers (Communist)
Party.
"The establishment of this full
time course" declared Wolfe, sis of
the greatest significance to our Par
ty, and is an indication of the re-
markable advance we have made
since our school was organized"
Foster said that now more than at
any other time in the history of Amer
lean labor is it essential to train lead
ers to fight the offensive of the bosses
in the unions, and to expose the war
aims of the American imperialists.
A musical program in which
Dorsha, the dancer, and the Sterling
Trio participated followed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
DENVER STRIKERS
ARE BLACKJACKED
Men Are Beaten While
Handcuffed

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 8. = Hand
cuffed and with gunnysack thrown
over his head, Joe Whitmore, a strik-
ing Walsenburg miner, was taken
from jail at midnight Jan. 81 by three
state policemen and driven 40 miles
to Lavetta, where he was beaten
nearly senseless, Whitmore reported
today after making his way back to
Denver.
1t took the miner all of the fol-
lowing day to crawl six miles to the
nearest human habitation, a lumber
camp, he reported. Whitmore is now
in Denver to protest to Governor
Adams, who is expected to make the
usual investigation by calling Lewis
Scherf, head of the state police, and
accepting his story.
Left Senseless on Road.
Marion Simovic, who was arrested
Jan. 80 with Whitmore in a raid on
Walsenburg Hall, was taken out of
Jail at the same time and after a
severe beating by state police was
left unconscious on the road.
Simovic has not been seen since.
Whitmore reports that several men
are lodged in the basement of the
Walsenburg Jail without ventilation
and without proper drinking water.
These men receive the vilest treat
ment, Whitmore said, and are black
Continued on Page Five
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POLICE ARREST :
PIONEER MEMBERS
Distributed Leaflets in
School Campaign

Two children, Sam Kessler, Is and
Joe Grossman, ID, both members OF
the Young Pioneers of America, were
arrested yesterday on Rockaway ano
Liberty Avenues, Brownsville, while
dis -ributing leaflets to the pupils OF
Public School 100 as they were leav-
ing school. The leaflet informed the
children of protest meeting held by
their parents last Saturday to do
away with the school regulation fore
ing them to eat in the school cafe
terra. 1t also pointed out that the
parents won their demands only thru
organization and that the children
themselves should therefore unite to
do away with other Objectionable
school conditions, such as the old
building. They were further called
to mass meeting at 4 p. m. today,
at Krieger's Hall, Power and Blake
AYES, Brownsville, arranged by the
Young Pioneers of America to dis
cuss their own school situation.
The children were arrested prior to
the meeting and taken to the district
police station where they were later
Despite the fact that police pre-
vented many children from entering
the hall, 200 were present and sue
cessful meeting was conducted. The
Young Comrade" was distributed
and rs children filed applications to
join the Young Pioneers organization
which is carrying on struggle to
better the conditions in the schools.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

DAILY WORKER from destruc-
ton, Walter l. Joyce, representa-
tive of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, with headquarters at 80 Union
Square, stated yesterday that he has
sent marked copies of The DAILY
WORKER containing the stories to
the headquarters of his organization
in Kansas City. He did not state for
what purpose they would there be en-
ployed.
Joyce admitted that he read The
DAILY WORKER every morning but
when questioned more closely denied
that he knew the names Of any of the
victims involved in the attempt to
railroad the three Communists to Jail
on the flimsy charge of violating the
postal laws" as a result of the publ
cation of the poem America" by
David Gordon. n
Patriots" Evasive,
Extreme irritation at being openly
connected with the governments ac-
ton was the only comment made by a
dozen representatives, Of a half dozen
militaristic associations approached
by The DAILY WORKER reporter.
The spokesman for the Military Or
der of the World War, with head
quarters at 81 Vanderbilt avenue, re-
fused to make any comment on the
affair in which his organization is un-
derstood to have played an active
part, but intimated that he knew of
The DAILY WORKER. He "had
heard of it," he said. 4se
The spokesman for the American
Legion's state headquarters and vari-
Gus local posts refused to commit
himself in any way on the arrest OF
the three Communists.
Readers Back Fight.
Responding to the new attack
against The DAILY WORKER, read
ers turnout the United States are
sending in assurances that it will on
ly intensity their activity in the pres
ent drive to increase the circulation
by 10000. The drive is being conduct
ed jointly with the campaign of the
Workers (Communist) Party for 5000
new members.
During the present week al new
subscriptions arrived from Los An
geles, Calf, thru the enthusiastic ac-
Continued outage Taoo).
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workers in the miners strikes in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Colorado.
Militancy and leadership displayed by
the youth in the mining fields indi-
cate the role the young workers are
assuming, especially in the basic in
dustries, where they are responding
readily to the critical condition de-
veloping, he said.
Fam cited also the increased i'm
portance of the youth in basic indus
tries, where such large proportion
(Contimued on Page TsOo)
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YOUTH FACING INDUSTRIAL CRISIS
Young Workers Byo Meet Diseases Danger of World War

Preparation of the Young Work.
ers (Communist) League for the COM
ing industrial struggles in which the
young workers will play an import
ant role marked the opening session
Of the enlarged buro meeting of the
league at l0S East 14th St., yesterday.
Pointing out that not only was the
danger Of war greater than ever since
1914, but that there was war in real
ity in Nicaragua, Max Bedacht opened
the session with report on the plen-
UNI of the Party. He called upon
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Capmakers to Conduct
Open Forum Tonight

A topic that has aroused consider
able interest among the membership
of the Capmakers' Union will be the
subject of an open forum to be held
today immediately after work at the
headquarters of the Progressive
Labor Centre, 1O3 E. 14th st.
The discussion on Unemployment
and the Unemployed Fund" will be
Of special interest in view of the fact
that the union officials suddenly
stopped payment Of unemployment
benefits despite an accumulated fund
for the purpose.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Pastors Mind Still
Under a Microscope

RIVERHEAD, N. ", Feb. S.--A
lunacy commission appointed to de-
termine the sanity of Claude H. Prid-
dy, former pastor, who police say
killed his wife and two young sons
with an axe at their Farmingdale
home one week ago today, began its
hearings in the grand jury room of
the county treasurer's building here
today.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
HalOnen Will Talk on
CO0peratives Tonight

George Halonen, head of the CO.
operative department of the Work
ers (Communist) Party of America
and recent delegate to the Interna-
ional Congress of Cooperatives, and
one of the leaders in the American
cooperative movement, will begin his
series of three lectures on "The Co.
operative Movement" tonight at 27O0
Bronx Park East. This lecture will
be followed by lectures on Friday
evening and Sunday afternoon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Nicaragua Protest Meet
in Brownsville Tonight

The invasion of Nicaragua by u.
S. marines will be protested at =
mass meeting tonight at o'clock 1t
Hopkinson Mansion, 428 Hopkinson
Ave-, Brooklyn. The meeting is ar
ranged by the Brownsville Subsection
Workers (Communist) Party.
The speakers will include Bertran
D. Wolfe, director, Workers School \
Herbert Fam, executive secretar \
Young Workers (Communist) Leag
and Ray Ragozin, Teachers Unit
Charles Refs, of the local Party .
ganizaSon, will preside.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

the league to join with the Party
in an intensified preparation against
the war danger and to defeat the i'm
mediate aggression of United States
imperialism in Central America. Be-
dacht pointed to steps taken by the
Party plenum to meet the increased
attacks on the workers standards and
organizations.
Reporting for the buro to it's en-
larged session, Herbert Fam, execu-
tive secretary of the league, described
the militancy shown by the young
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
LAW
DRIVE CONTINUES
Labor Musters Forces
for Defense

A statement by Gilbert H. Mon
tague, chairman of the committee on
uniform laws of the American Bar
Association, was yesterdays contri-
button to the propaganda barrage now
being launched by the Bar Associa-
ton in support of their proposed anti
strike law.
1t is understood that the letters Of
approval from the open-shoppers and
labor-haters having been exhausted
julius Henry Cohen, in charge of the
campaign, has now come to the ex-
tremity Of having members of the
Bar Association supply the necessary
thunder.
Mr.. Montague's statement suggests
that industries which have been averse
to having any "outside" interference
with their affairs will find in the
proposed anti-strike law the long
awaited panacea by which industrial
"peace" will be realized.
The hearings next week, according
to Mr.. Cohen, will be more largely
attended than was at first expected.
This is the sixth time that this bit
of enlightening information has been
issued by Mr.. Cohen
Labor opposition to the aHti-strike
law has been crystalizing. Informa-
ton secured indicates that a number
of local unions viii send representa-
tives to the hearing to voice the oppo-
sition of the rank and file to the bill
which is seen as step in the com
pany-unioniZation of the trade unions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
Youth Leaders Will
Attend Annual Dance

The annual dance of the Young
Workers fCommunist) League which
is to be held on Saturday, at New
Harlem Casino, 116th St. and Lenox
Ave-, will also be reunion of all
League leaders of the country. Or
ganizers, who have been doing fiele
work in the West and in the mining
districts, will be present at the affair
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 8.--A bill
now pending before the Legislature
which provides for general revision
Of the tenement house laws will be
given a hearing by the assembly judi
ciary committee Tuesday, Feb. IL, it
is announced. sf
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-09
CONNECT AMERICAN
FASCISTS WITH NEW
ATTACK ON DAIL Y"
Official of Veterans of Foreign Wars Sends
Marked Copies to Headquarters
Builders" Reply to Attack by Intensifying Drive
for New Readers

Characterizng disgusting" appearing The
DAILY WORKER of the struggle to William Dunno
Miller and Alex Bittelman from fve-year jail
New Britain herald., 1928-10-03

natisa. says this is . campaign in connection with which buslnsss hos nething te fear no matter which candidate is elected.
 Of course thsrs may be . few whs do net think MT. Young knows what he is talking about. but the public generally has complete con- fideaee In such evidence.
 If John Rasksb thought the Democrats were going to smash business he certainly would not have left hs lucrative post with General Motors: neither would Mr. du Pont have gone in with the Democratic party.
 We wish Hoover when he reaches Boston would talk about something else beside the tariff.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-03
THE TARIFF IN NEW ENGLAND

Herbert Hoover is booked for an address in Boston on October 15 and, 1t is given out. he will devote a large part of his discourse to the tariff.
 This was to be expected. No cam paign is complete in New England without tariff talk. regardless of who is excited about this subject. 1t seems that the tariff in this cam- paign is so far down in popular dis cusslon that nobody but candidates have the hardihood to mention it.
 The facts are that there is less Of an issue regarding the tariff in this campaign than in any presiden- tial election since the Civil War. The Democrats have given up argu- ing about it. have pledged tariff protection, in view Of the changed conditions since the World War and the fact that the South is rapidly becoming industrialized, and nobody but the candidates in the Republican n party are bringing that up.
 Senator Walsh of Massa ch usetts, the unbeatable Democrat. has been high tariff advocate for years. owen D. Young, head of the Gen. eral Electric company and one of the most stalwart Democrats in the
New Britain herald., 1928-10-03
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ls2a

of us who dent believe everything ws hSss. At least, science has knocked this one Into the preverbaai cscksA hat.
 Steps forward . scientist and aa- nounces that certain experiments have been concluded with colds, and the net result h that the amount of sugar and starch we eat has . definite bearing upoh the number of colds we are pestered with.
 The scientist is Frederick Hoelze, of the University of Chicago. The gentleman informs us be had no colds at all when he lasted. But he couldn't live that way. SO hs experi- mented with himself along mort ra- tional lineA regulating his diet with . view toward eliminating the numerous celds to which he was subject. He found, in short. that colds were numerous on vegetarian diets and on diets containing large amounts of sugar and starches: but if only 500 calories of sugar and starches In . daily total of 1,Soe calories were taken ordinary colds did not develop. The daily protein intake, however, must be adequate under such circUmstancee.
 This is no good news for the sugar makers. "Yes, I'll take 2 cup of coffee, but no sugar."
New Britain herald., 1928-10-03
Obserpdtions On He Weufkey

Washington, Oct. 3.-Forecast for gouthern New England: Fair to- night and Thursday: not much change in temperature. Gentle south and southwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair tonight and Thursday; not much change in temperature; gentle south and southwest winds.
 Conditions: The center of the eastern area of high pressure ia over the middle Atlantic states Some cloudiness prevails in the Ohio valley. lower lake region and north Atlantic states but not much precipitation has fallen.
 The western low pressure system has combined into one large de- pression with center extending from Utah northeastward to western North Dakota. Temperatures are generally above the normal in all sections from the plains states east ward to the Atlantic coast.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with slightly higher temperature.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-03

years aSo as . monument and head stone for his Anal resting place.
 Q. How is the word hostile pronounced?
 A. Hos-till".
 Q. What is the largest attend ance at a baseball game and at . football game on recordf
 A. The largest attendance at . football game was 114.000 which saw Notre Dame defeat the Uni versity of Southern California to 6 at Chicago. November e6. 1927. The largest attendance at baseball game was S5.265 which witnessed . double header played at the Yankee Stadium in New York city between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics September :. 1928.
 Q. What is the meaning of the phrase "Droit de seigneur"?
 A. Gentlemen's rights.
 Q. Is the National Baseball league older than the American League?
 A. The National league was or ganized in 1876: the American in 1900.
 Q. Is Give Brook. the actor, married?
 A. Yes. to Mildred Evelyn.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-03
WATER AND ITS COST IN GOVERNMENT

While economy in government re- mains the watchword citizens are reading about coming expenditure of $1,700,0U0 without batting the proverbial eye. The reason Is that they have been sold on the need for increasing and improving the city's water supply; in other words. they are willing to let reason be their euide.
 At first the Water Board thought of beginning its improvements with the construction of the contemplated filtration plant. Now it is found that there may as well be other parts oi the great work started, such as the pipe line to Hart's mills. 13 1-g miles in length.
 The recommendation to be made careful scrutiny. although there car be little doubt that the prevailing opinion will be that the sooner the entire water improvement is con- pleted the quicker there will be that much less to discuss and worr, about.
 The city is employing expert technicians and 1t will be well tt abide by their conclusions The mair job of the lxyInen involved is to fur. nish the money.
 Every city with foresight Is pre-. pairing for its future water needs By obtaining adequate water sheds New Britain has been exercising foresight. The time is soon here to utilize it's water resources to a larger extent. There are scarcely two sides
New Britain herald., 1928-10-03
REPAIRING WEST MAIN STREET

ktEAI hAke4SSu W AS0A o<S3C oA1e1A~e
 Approximately . dozen patches have beea put on the new pavement along West Main street and again the pavement is ''as good as new" The patches for the tnost part are alongside the trolley tracks. where over . space of about . foot there is the heaviest traffic: some patches. however. have been placed else- where. as the occasion required.
 The Board of Public Works has shown commendable enterprise in putting down these improvements before another winter rolled around. when by spring the pavement might have been considerably damaged by the effects of frost. The city admin- istration very evidently Ia intent upon keeping this pavement along our most traversed street in the best possible condition; and one way to achieve this end is not to let 1t run down" too far.
 Fortunately the type of paving used along this part of West Main street is easily repaired. The entire work referred to has taken not much more than a day. The work of laying down . new pile of material upon the affected places and the use of a steam roller finishes tho job. Within a short time automobiles can again begin travelling over the ''af- fected surfaces"
New Britain herald., 1928-10-03
F. D. ROOSEVEIiT'6 SACRIFICE

Nomination of Franklin D. Roose- welt as the Democratic candidate for governor of New York was the office seeking the man with & vengeance. For years this able citizen of the Empire state has been crippled. Doctors have told him that If he fol- lowed certain considerations of health he might be able to forego the wearing of braces that impede his ability to walk and in general make his limbs as normal as he could hope for under the circum- stances. Consequently he preferred to follow the advice of medical ad- visers if at all possible. Although he purposed contributing speeches to his party in the present campaign he had no designs whatever upon the acquisition of public office. He has become the candidate for governor because he was drafted, and by no less a parsonage than Governor Smith himself. The governor, fully in control of the state convention. simply would not take no for an answer. After the redoubtable cousin of Teddy was nominated there was little left to do but to accept the nomination.
 Franklin D. Roosevelt's sacrifice of health possibilities for the posAi- bility of succeeding Governor Smith no doubt will appeal strongly te the public imagination. He stands shoulder to shoulder with Governor Smith in the policies of government. and if elected there undoubtedly would be little difference between the policy of Roosevelt with that of the three Smith terms.
 From the first F. D. Roosevelt was the logical candidate, only hia health standing in the way of wholehearted effort to obtain the nomination. His preferences having been swung aside it is likely that the candidate will enter the campaign with all the vigor at his command His knowledge of public affairs in the Empire state is second only tC that of the governor, and as al orator, of course, his fame is well established.
 l The chief state issue in New York of course, will be water power. At. torney General Albert Ottinger. Re publican nominee for governor, ha. been openly accused by Governor Smith as being the chief adviser O | the water power interests who have | been endeayoring to obtain 50-yeal ! lease of St. Lawrence power rights ! The Frontier Power company. thu concern which has been struggling 1 for the states water resources alonl the St. Lawrence, by the way, is ; subsidiary of the Aluminium Com pany of America, the pet compan. of Andrew W. Mellon, l.. s. Secre 1 tary of the Treasury.