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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-22
William D. Haywood Soldier to the Last

development in America for thirty
years and out of which the basic
nucleus of the modern movement has
come.
He grew up in the hardship anc
struggle of the mining camps of the
west. Gifted with the careless ply
steal courage of a giant and an elo-
quence of speech, Bill soon became a
recognized leader of the metal min
ers and developed with them through
epic struggles toward a militancy OF
action combined with socialistic I'M
derstanding, even in that early day
which soon placed the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, which Haywood
said "was born in a Bull Pen," in the
vanguard of the American labor
movement.
1t was the merger of these indus
trial proletarian militants of the west
with the socialist political elements
represented by Debs and De Leon
which brought about the formation
of the /. w. W. in 1905. The fame
and outstanding prominence of Hay
wood as labor leader even in that
day is illustrated by the fact that he
was chosen chairman Of the historic
first convention of the l. w. w. in
1905.
First Convention of /. w. w.
The brief, simple speech he deliv-
cred there, as recorded in the steno-
graphic minutes of the convention,
stands out in many respects as a
charter of labor of that day. His
plea for the principle of the class
struggle, for industrial unionism, for
special emphasis on the unskilled
workers, for solidarity of black and
white workers and for a revolution
airy goal of the labor struggle antici-
pated many established principles OF
the modern revolutionary labor move
ment.
The attempt to railroad him to the
gallows on framed-up murder charges
in 1906 was thwarted by the colossal
protest movement of the workers who
saw in this frame-up against him a
tribute to his talent and power as a
labor leader and to his incorruptibil-
ity. His name became battle cry
of the socialist and labor movement
and he emerged from the trial a ma
tional and international figure.
He rose magnificently to the new
demands placed upon him by this
position and soon became recognized
far and wide as the authentic voice Of
the proletarian militants of America
The schemes of the reformist leaders
of the socialist party to use his great
name and popularity as shield fol
them were frustrated by the bold anc
resolute course he pursued. Through
the maze of intrigue and machina-
tions of the reformist imposters in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-22

socialist party, he shouldered his way
with the doctrine of class struggle
and the tactics of militant action.
Headed Left Wing.
The proletarian and revolutionary
elements gathered around him and
formed the powerful cleft wing" of
/ the Party which made its bid for pow
er in the convention of 1912. The
"Reds" we're defeated there and the
party took decisive step along the
pathway which has led to its present
position of reformist bankruptcy and
open betrayal. The subsequent ex-
pulsion of Haywood from the National
Executive Committee was at once a
proof of the opportunist degeneration
of the party and of his own revolu-
tionary integrity.
Haywood's syndicalism was the
outcome of his reaction against the
reformist policies and parliamentary
cretinism of the middle class leaders
of the socialist party-Hillquit, Ber-
ger, and Co. But syndicalism, which
in its final analysis, is ''the twin
brother of reformism," as Lenin has
characterized it, waseFlIy a transient
theory in Haywood's career. He
passed beyond it and thus escaped
that degeneration and sterility which
overlook the syndicalist movement
throughout the world during and after
the war. The World War and the
Russian Revolution did not pass by
Haywood unnoticed, as they passed
by many leaders of the l. w. w. who
had encased themselves in a shell of
dogma to shut out the realities of
life.
Becomes a Communist.
These Notwithstanding events COM
bined with the bounding and Dragon
ing of the 1. w. w. by the United
States government-the Political
State" which syndicalism wanted to
"ignore" Wrought a profound change
in the outlook of Bill Haywood. He
emerged from Leavenworth Peniten-
tiary in 1919 in a receptive and stu
dious mood. He was already fifty
years old but he conquered the men
tai rigidity which afflicts so many at
that age. He began, slowly and pain
fully to assimilate the new and uni
versal lessons of the war and the
Russian Revolution. First taking his
stand with that group in the I. w. w.
which favored adherence to the Red
International of Labor Unions, he
gradually developed his thought fur
Their and finally came to the point
where he proclaimed himself Com
munist and disciple of Lenin. He
became member of the Communist
Party of America before his depar-
ture for Russia. There he was trans
ferred to the Russian Communist
Party and in recognition of his life
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-22

1T is for that reason that she is pro-
posing to use her army and navy for
"the maintenance of peace and order
in Manchuria."
Theoretically Manchuria is part
of China. Japanese diplomats, fol-
lowing the precedents set by other
imperial freebooters, have occupied
the territory with their armies and
set up mo trespassing" signs all
along the border
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-22
Il $685., 100000 $4,121, 100000.

The United States has been cutting
in on the English financial hegemony
chiefly in Canada and Latin America.
In 1927 the United States invested
268,331, 1896 in Canada to England's
$50,638,000. England's investment in
Canada for the prewar year 1913
totaled $332,664,000. Similarly thes
United States in 1927 invested $780,
$4,000 in Latin America while
English investment in Latin America
fell from $242, 1884, 900 in 1918 to $118,-,
2S4, 900 in 1927.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-22
No Tespassng Manchuria the Private Preserves of Iapan

That foreign empire (Japan)
shall determine what Chinese shall
come and go and what they shall do
there.
Did Japan learn this game of "neu-
tralization" from the American en-
pire in its%recent dealings with Mica
ragua or did the American empire
learn the game from the past TWEEN
ty years of Japanese intrigue and
aggression in Manchuria?
1t. does not matter.
The important point is that Jap
Ianese imperialists have dug them
selves into Manchuria where they
propose to stay.
Manchuria is very rich territory
with an area greater than that of the
British Isles; population nearly as
large, and vast quantities of uncul-
tivated, fertile land and of unworked
natural resources.
Czarist Russia grabbed South
Manchuria from China in 1897.
Japan grabbed South Manchuria
from Russia in 1905.
Britain, Germany and the United
States were around. They did not
propose that japan should hold this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-22
UNCLE SAM EXTENDS
RULE OF THE DOLLAR

to 1924 foreign capital issues actuallyi
exceeded domestic issues floated ini
England and for the years theyi
averaged over 45 per cent of the
British total. English foreign. issues,
include investments in British possess
sions such as Canada, India and thel
African colonies.
Record of Exploitation.
The foreign capital issues offered
in the United States and England forI
the years 1920-27 were:
Foreign
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-22

ginning to end, simple, clear and eff
fective. That is Haywood, the prole-
tartan orator as / remember him.
There was another side to Bill
Haywood which was an essential side
of his character revealed to those who
knew him well as personal friends.
He had a warmth of personality that
drew men to him like bonfire on a
winters day. His considerateness
and indulgence toward his friends and
his generous impulsiveness in human
relations were just as much a part
of Bill Haywood as his iron will and
intransigeance in battle.
"BiIl's Room" in the Lux Hotel at
Moscow was always the central gath
ering place for the English speaking
delegates. Bill was "good company
in the best sense of that old-fashioned
term. He liked to have people around
him and visitors came to his room in
a steady stream; many went to pour
out their troubles, certain of a SYM
pathetic hearing and word of wise
ADVICE. -
The American ruling class bounded
Haywood with the most vindictive
hatred. They could not tolerate the
idea that he, an American of old rev.
dictionary stock, a talented organizer
and eloquent speaker, should be on
the side of the exploited masses,
champion of the doubly prosecuted
foreigners and Negroes.
With twenty year prison sentence
hanging over him he was compelled
to leave America in the closing years
Of his life and to seek refuge in
Workers Russia. He died there in
the Kremlin, the capitol of his and
our Socialist Fatherland with the red
flag of his class floating triumphant
ly overhead
Capitalist America made him an
outlaw and he died expatriated from
his native land. But in the ranks Of
the militant workers of America, who
owe SO much to his example, he re-
mains a citizen of the first rank. He
represented in his rugged personal
ity all that was best of the pre-war
socialist and labor movement, and by
his adhesion to Communism he helped
to transmit that inheritance to us.
His memory will remain a blazing
torch of inspiration for the workers
Of America in the great struggles
which lie before them.
His life was credit and an honor
to our class and to our movement.
Those who pick up the battle-flag
which has fallen from his life1ess
hands will do well to emulate the big
ness and vision, the courage and the
devotion which were characteristics
of our bowed comrade and friend,
Bill Haywood.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-05-22

rich prize. SO they served an ulti-
matum on Japan in the interest of
"Chinese integrity" Japan there
fore got out of Manchuria technically.
Legally South Manchuria went back
80 China. Economically it's railroads
New Britain herald., 1928-11-22

sions than 1t is to have primary school children do 50.
 l The Vote
 On the vote to issue bonds. the following voted favorably: Repu3- licans-Aldermen Nair and Judd: Councilmen Hanes, Maxon. Whit man. Mack. Holt. ziesler. Bartlett, Warner. Parker. Foster. Moiander. democrats Murphy and Conlon. Those opposing were: Republicans Aldermen Falk and Johnson and Councilman Huber; democrats, Mayor Paonessa. Alderman Zapatka. Councilmen Samorajczyk. Wilson. Macora. Sablotsky. Boyle and Green.
 Alderman Nair. who was in the chair. declared the motion passed. Ward and Foster Named Aa special meeting preceding the regular session. Joseph Nj. Ward was elected a member of the school committee to succeed s. Gerard Ca- sale. resigned. and Hollis J. Foster was named to succeed Albert N. An derson, as fourth ward councilman. Their nominations were decided upon at party caucuses.
 A long list of petitioners asked that $20.oO0 be set aside in next years budget to macadamize Miller street, from Pennington avenue to North Burritt street. The matter was referred to the board of finance and taxation.
 More Time For Pedestrians Councilman w. s. Warner caused to be referred to the police board q recommendation that signal lights be so operated in the future as to allow pedestrians more time in cross ing highways. A petition was presented in behalf of residents of Miller street. between Pennington avenue and Burrttt street. asking for sewer accommo- dations and it was referred to the board of public works.
 On recommendation of Council men Boyle and Murphy. 1t was vot- ed to recommend that the charter revision committee consider the re- 1 turn of civil service systems to the fire and police departments. The sponsors of the move had previous ly conferred with representatives of both departments and had assurance of their cooperation.
 An appropriation of &1.50o for the care of the Stanley tract was voted.
 Mayor Paonessa was authorized to appoint a committee to draft Tesolu- tions on the death of Councilman Albert A. Anderson.
 The board of public works pre- scented so reports covering sewer construction jobs on which assess- ments have not been collected. and it was voted to turn the reports over to the board of compensation and assessment for action.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-22
MUSSOLINPS PAPER
 COMES UNDER CENSOR
Late City Edition Prints Story Of Crime Which Is Too Dark
 in Character

Milan. Italy. Nov. 22 R>-Premier Mussolini's own newspaper Popolo D'Italia has fallen afoul of censor ship.
 The papers late city edition was sequestrated by the prefect of Mi- Ian because it contained crime story . little too dark in character and therefore contrary to directions that the premier had given the fas- cist press.
 Arnaldo Mussolini. brother of the premier and editor of Popolo D'Ita- lia. this morning published an ac- ; count of the seizure of the edition saying that 1t had occurred because a reporter was over jealous in writ ing up certain police news.
 We are justly sequestrated, Arnoldo Mussolini wrote. And we are the first to admit it."
 The offending story was headlin- ed "Wounds his fiancee and kills self in fathers presence" The tragedy occurred during the night and the reporter worked it into the late city edition after a. m. when the copy desk staff had left the building.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-22
Council Apprcpriates $49@
 for Mew High School Building

Additional evidence was introduced in the form of . report by state surveyors of education facilities in which the need was stressed.
 The school committee is unani- mously in favor of the plan as pro- posed. MT. King said. With refer ence to the elementary school prob- lem. MT. King admitted of its exist ence. but expressed . belief that the elementary school problem will al- ways be with the city as long as the city continues to grow. This. he ex- pressed hope. will be forever.
 Half Day Pian Threatens
 A half day session plan is in the offing unless something is done to add to the facilities and this plan. the school committee head declared to be an abomination. Under the scheme urged by his board, he ex- plained. the Senior high school needs will be taken care of for seven or eight years, and the Junior high school needs will be served for three or four years. Further temporizing on meeting the classroom needs would be sad mistake. he opined.
 Mayor Paonessa did not agree with Mir. Kings expressions regard ing the possibility of . part-time plan. and said he feels % strongly on this point, that he would avoid it If it became necessary for him to 90 about soliciting funds with which to erect a school. Quoting from a report which he held in his hands, the mayor called attention to the fact that New Haven places ss pu- pills in . classroom. Hartford and Waterbury 26 each and New Britain but 20 to a classroom.
 George A. Quigley. former mayor who headed the school shurvey com- nrittee was seen in the spectators gallery by Councilman Sablotsky and he recommended that MT. Quigley be asked to discuss his report.
 Quigiey Racks Up Report
 The former mayor remarked that he did not come to the meeting in- tending to enter into controversy with the school committee, but he expressed willingness to answer questions insofar as it was possible for him to do so. The survey was complete, he believed. and while 1t disclosed Senior high school not of the very best type it also gave evil dence of ability to take care of the needs for several years. He ex- pressed disapproval of housing pu- pills in basements or in poorly light cd classrooms, conditions which, he said. now exist in this city.
 Principal Slade of the high school told the survey committee that some Of the classrooms in the academic building are twice as large as they should be. which condition lends it. self to doubling capacity in some parts of the building by cutting the rooms in two. MT. Quigley pointed out. This can be done to point where the building will serve three or four years. he told the common council, and meanwhile the junior high school and elementary school problems can be attacked.
 Opposes Roosevelt for Junior Hixh The former mayor blasted the school boards proposal to con~art the Roosevelt school into . junior high school by asking what feeder" schools it is proposed to use. He cited as an argument this scheme, the fact that 113 pupils graduate
New Britain herald., 1928-11-22

questioned-instances where death occurred under mysterious circum- stances while she had acted as vol unteer nurse.
 Not . single juror voted for con- viction. One believed her insane at the time. but thought she had re- covered. The trial was unique in that the state never attempted to esta b. fish a motive for the murder of Briniey. The indictments for the poisoning of ths two children were separate cases. Before the final tes- timony was presented both the state and defense had agreed that she was hopelessly insane. but 1t took the jury more than three hours of ficially to pronounce her 50.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-22
POIS0NER OF l8 IS FOUND INSANE
Missouri Woman Sentenced to
 Life in Asylum

Union, Mo. Nov. c2 R1The Good Samaritan" Mrs. Bertha Gi- ford. who always was ready to ''sit up" with the sick and who watched 1s persons die writhing in parox- ysms of pain caused, the state be- lieves. by poison she administered, must spend the rest Of her life in an insane asylum.
 Not Guilty
 A jury last night found the poi son woman" not guilty of the mur- der of Ed Briniey ''on the sole ground that she was insane at the time of the commission of the of- fense and has not recovered from such insanity" The verdict was reached after three hours and 25 minutes of deliberation over the tes- timony that showed she had calmly poisoned one man and two small children.
 Testimony of expert psychiatrists yesterday afternoon was to the ef- fe that she was suffering from [ mental arrangement known as par anoia. which they said was incur able.
 Weartcd by Strain Weary from the strain of the trial and showing the effects of three months in the county Jail. Mrs. Gif- ford. who is s3 years old. was ush. cred into the court room by Gene Clifford. her farmer husband. to hear the jury's verdict. Without . word she took her seat and. as the judge read the verdict sat. as she had during the trial, silently. almost stolidly, with her hand supporting her face. No change of expression was noted as she listened to the brief reading by the judge. Gene Clifford then took her arm and whispered few words of en- couragement in her ear as he led her from the room. She hesitated . little with a bewildered look at the judge as she came to the door. Then she left
 AS the testimony was uufolded during the three days of the trial the story was told of her desire for morbid entertainment. The jury heard of her passion for attending sick beds for partaking in arrange ments for funerals. for being 70 often in the midst of tragedy. Volunteer Nurse Over 1t all hung not only her ad- mission of three murders, butt Is other cases for which she has been
New Britain herald., 1928-11-22

initials of the Macedonian or0antxa. ton were branded on their chests. The revolutionary leaders men
 were said to be requisitioning every thing they wanted from the terror stricken population whose number
 was being decimated by the Comi- tajis or Irreguiars.
 Nobody dared to go on the streets
 after o'clock in the evening. 4 meeting of the Bulgarian cabinet was summoned for today. It was common knowledge. however that
 majority of the troops and ofKi- cials were siding with Nichailo6.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-22
READY TO MARCH ON
 BULGARIAN CAPITAL
Reports Declare Ivan MichatlOd, Cacedonian Leader, is Prepared
 to Attack At Any Time

Vienna, Nov. 70 R-Advices from Sofia this morning said that Ivan Michailoff, Macedonian revolutionary leader, was reported to be threaten ing to march upon the Bulgarian capital on short notice.
 The population was said to be panic stricken. Public buildings were occupied by troops. Streets were deserted at 10 p. m. last night
 Along the approaches to Petrich. which is Michailoffs strong hold. bodies of his murdered opponents were said to be hanging from trees on both sides of the road. The
New Britain herald., 1928-11-22
HELLER SUES GHEn

Paul Zehler. through Attorney Cyril F. Gaffney. has brought suit for s700 against Domenic Ghetti of SS Holmes avenue. for damage done the plaintiffs automobile in . col lision with a car driven by the de- fendant at Vine and Woodbine streets last Saturday. Constable Francis E. Clynes served the writ,
New Britain herald., 1928-11-22
Eczema Caused Year,
 of Intense Agony

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