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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
SEALED bids addressed 20

SEALED bids addressed TO the Hon.
A. B. Cole will he received up un-
til 10 a. m. December 2lst.. 1928, for
one ambulance. For further infor-
nation apply to City Secretary Of
flee. The City reserves the right TO
reject any and all bids.
A. L. MUNDAY,
City Secretary.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19
The New Mine Strike in Illinois.

The strike of 1000 Illinois miners employed
by the notorious Peabody Coal Company
against the attempt of the operators and the
-Fishwick machine to enforce a wage
cut emphasizes the invncible militancy of
the coal diggers. There was a time when
the miners would have accepted the decisions
of the Lewis machine, but the struggles of
the past two years have completely un-
masked them as agents of the employers.
Not only did Lewis, Fishwick & Co. wreck
the miners union by endeavoring to remain
in control of it after they had been repudated
by referendum vote of the membership, not
only did they aid the employers defeat the
miners in the strike in Pennsylvania and
ONO, but at this very moment they are try
ing to force the miners to accept agreements
ratifying their betrayal.
The ex-labor faker and discredited stool
pigeon of the Peabody Coal Corporation,
Frank harrington, praises his successor as
president of the Illinois miners, Harry Fish
wick, and condemns the new National Miners
Union. It is indeed a tribute to the new union
to incur the public denuncation of such rat
as harrington.
1t is to be hoped that the other miners who
voted overwhelmingly against accepting the
wage cut agreement will follow the example
of the Peabody miners. 1t is not enough, how
ever, to strike against such sell-outs The
Illinois miners should affiliate enmasse with
the new National Miners Union in order
effectively to conduct a struggle against
wage-cuts and for union conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19

or democrats are in control, has its seat in
Wall Street, not in the vatican at Rome or in
the house of methodist bishop. And even
though the ku klux khan, the popes and the
bishops as we'll as the politicians and the
Mercury editors claim to have divergent be-
liefs, in reality they all worship under diff
ferent names and FORMS the same identical
god, the one, universal diety that determines
the destiny of them all-CAPITAL.
1t is not the pope that will dominate the
United States government, in case off the
election of Smith, but the identical power
that dominates the government of Andrew
W. Mellon, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert
Hoover-Wall Street, the citadel of the
mightiest Imperialism the world has ever
seen. And this same power influences the
pope and the other political puppets in the
vatican with the same decisiveness with
which it influences the protestants of the
world, as well as the eminences of the Ameri-
can Mercury and the lame-duck columnists of
the calibre of Haywood Broun. These gentle
men, who profess to be spokesman of the sin
telligent minority" Ito resort to the euphe-
mism with which they flatter their bour-
geois prejudices) talk much about the
achievements of science. Has it ever oc-
Cured to them that there is science known
as political economy? That there is a scien-
tific analysis of politics as a reflex of the
economic antagonisms of classes?
If these gentlemen ever heard of Marx,
Engels, Lenin and other giants of the revo-
lutionary movement, it was only in the most
superficial form. With typical bourgeois
flippency and intellectual snobbishness they
amuse their masters by devising myths about
the labor movement. If they publish a story
about labor in their magazine it must be
written in the form of the old fashioned yell
low back novels containing the exploits of
heroes of the wild and woody west or follow
the style of ''Old King Brady detective stor-
ies,' in order to hold the interest of the
ladies and gentlemen and scholars who sub
scribe to the Mercury
1t would be a waste of time to try to con-
vince such people of the scientific accuracy
of the Communist criticism of capitalist So
iety, or to talk to them of our program of
revolutionary action that will initiate a So
ciety wherein ignorance and superstition will
be eradicated because the very ground upon
which they grow will be destroyed. Such
an attempt would only evoke an outbrust of
hilarity on their part
The Menckens, the Nathans, the Brouns
and their followers mock everything except
the one god they all worship, the god of capt.
talisnl-gold. Before that god the pope and
Smith, the methodist bishop and Hoover,
Mencken and Billy Sunday all grovel in utter
abasement as dogs crawl before the master
that kicks them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19

things of interest to the proletarian
home, with as good view of Union
Square as can be had from any
vantage point in the United States.
REING visiting fireman" who
drops in occasionally to snap out
a few paragraphs, l can enjoy the
scenery with joy unalloyed by the
thot that it is a substitute for a>
salary. This vista has one draw-@
back however. 1t breeds wanderlust.d
This does not mean to imply that y
the Daily Worker journalists banker
for more luscious assignments but
that a wide open space tempts one
to see what is on the other side
of it.
THIS train of thot is provoked as
much by an attractive advertise
ment that lies before me as by the
scenery, and the fact that my brain
is somewhat tagged as a result of
sitting up until 3 a. m. listening to
spirited and interesting dialectical
discussion on the latest attempt to
solve the mystery of why people
live, at least some of them. The
advertisement l speak of is from the
office of World Tourists, Inc, 50
Fifth Avenue, New York City. And
it gives many reasons why a solvent i.
proletarian should wish to wander.
WHERE l would like to go, if l had
" 1915, is Soviet Russia. AS most
of you know the anniversary of the
Russian Revolution is approaching
and thousands of people from all
over the world are flocking to the
Red Capital of the Soviet Union to
witness the celebration of this great
est event in world history The Sow
let Union is worth visiting any time
of the year but to be able to take
in an anniversary of the Revolution
is compensation for a lifetime of
misery.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19
War Danger and Colonial Questions Among
Those Taken Up at Communist Meet

great economic and political
Strengthening of the Soviet Union,
by the rapid growth of the national
revolutionary movements in the
colonies and semi-colonial countries,
above all, in China. The Theses
deals with this problem under five
main headings: (1) The Imminence
of Imperialist War; (2) the Atti
tude of the Proletariat Towards
War; (3) the Attitude of the Pro-
letariat Towards the Army; (4) the
Attitude of the Proletariat to the
Disarmament Question and the
Struggle Against Pacificism, and
(5) the Defects and Tasks of the
Communist Parties.
The Theses declares that a war
of imperialism against the Soviet
Union is an open counter-revolu-
tionary class wal of the bourgeoisie
against the proletariat of every
country It's chief aim is the over
throw of the proletarian dictator
ship; the basis for the tactics of the
proletariat of capitalist countries
for the struggle against his war is
furnished by the Bolshevik program
Of struggle against imperialist war;
the transformation into the civil
war. In this connection consider
able attention is given to the fact
that the ocial-democracy is serving
more and more brazenly as an ac-
tive counter-revolutionary prepare
ton for war against the Soviet
Union. The proletariat is urged to
give the greatest attention to the
methods of the social-democracy
with which the latter is ideologically
preparing the war against the So
Wet Union. Some of these methods
are: (a) Dissemination Of such lies
and ISLANDERS as "Red Imperialism"
and "Red Militarism," Identity of
Fascism and Bolshevism," ETC.; (b)
the malicious propaganda that the
dictatorship Of the proletariat is the
cause of war or one of the causes
of war; (c) the hypocritical attitude
that 1--WE are for the support of the
Soviets but against the Communists
and the Comintern"; (d) propagation
If defeatism towards the Soviet
government under a cleft" mask.
The war danger during the last year
has given US several examples,
especially on the part of the Ger
man social-democrats These ex-
amples are no less clearly expressed
ly the allies of the social-democracy,
The Trctskyists, e. Ag, in their
phrases about "Thermidorism,"
"kulakisation," etc.
Reformist Betrayers.
The so-called left leaders of the
social-democracy, who were charac-
terized by the Eighth Plenum as the
most dangerous enemies of Com
munism in the labor movement,
have completely confirmed this
characterization in recent months,
particularly at the Brussels Con-
gress of the Second International.
Considerable attention is given to
the national Revolutionary wars of
the oppressed colonies and semi
colonies which Lenin predicted in
1915, have changed from a theoret-
ical certainty into a world historical
fact in recent years. AS examples
of such wars are mentioned the war
in Morocco against French and Span
ish imperialism, uprisings in Syria,
vars in Mexico and Nicaragua
against American imperialism, and
finally the great Chinese northern
expedition in 1926-27. Since the
nal-revolutionary wars will
clay an important role in tbs pres
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19

as was the case in regard to the
Chinese revolution, and in trade
Union activities where general trade
union discipline is frequently con-
sidered more important than our
Party discipline.
Score Trotskyism.
The greatest danger to the Com
intern came, some time ago, from
the so-called ultra-lefts. These en-
deavored to set up an international
organization. The collapse came
with the complete rout of the OPP
position in the Communist Party of
the Soviet Union. It was declared
that Trotskyism is a social-demo-
cratic tendency. The history of the
Lenin Bund has shown that the core
of the opposition has migrated to
the social-democrats. The dialectics
Of the relationships between the So
called "ultra-left" and the right
could be distinctly seen. After the
defeat Of the Trotskyist opposition,
which represented a bloc of the
right and ultra-left, the chief dan
ger is undoubtedly the right wing
danger.
The congress showed itself fully
aware that the imperialist war dan
ger is growing from month to
month. In this connection Comrade
Bukharin, in his closing remarks on
the tasks of the Comintern, criticized
those comrades who keep internal
contradictions in one pocket and ex-
ternal contradictions in another"
declaring that this was reflection
of an underestimate of the war
danger. From the objective point
of view il is the reflection of the
right wing dangers in the Commu-
mist International. The principal
danger that threatens us is the I'M
der-estimation of the war danger.
1t was pointed out that the various
parties do not link up the war dam
ger with other questions in such
way AS to subordinate all other tasks
to the task of combating approach
ing war.
Fight War Danger.
Thus the struggle against the i'm
perialist war held the center of at
tention at the congress in the dis
cussion, not only on the general re-
port submitted by Comrade Tom
Bell Great Brittany, but also on the
supplementary reports of Comrades
Schneider Germany, Garlandi
Dtalv), Lovestone UNITED States),
and Barbe (France).
The Eighth Plenum MAY, 1927
Of the Comintern, in the midst of
the raid on ARGOS in Great Britain,
the assassination of Voikov in Po-
land, and the attacks on the Soviet
embassies and consulates at Picking
and Shanghai, had already thor
oughly considered and acted on the
war danger. The Sixth Congress,
therefore, had behind it year of
struggle against the war danger,
and the many valuable experiences
resulting therefrom. The congress
joined in the international demon-
strations against war on the ami
versary of the outbreak of the Eu-
ropean slaughter, which ended now
nearly ten years ago with the armed
truce that still suspends the world
or another volcanoes brink.
Note Changes.
The Theses on the Struggle
Against the Imperialist War points
out that the changes in the world
situation since the Fifth World
Congress are characterized by a
tremendous intensification of all the
contr additions Of capitalism. by the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19

a generous per-
son to visit the
editorial rooms.
1t means a hold
up. But to make
up in some de-
gree for the mo-
notonous irregu-
larity f t h e
cashiers visits
the management
has provided the
boys who pro-
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19
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riod of the most intense and search
ing discussion, both in the congress
itself, as well as in several commits
sions. The program is not only a
summing up of the experiences of
the Russian Revolution and the in
ternational labor movement, but is a
fighting weapon of the world pro-
letariat. 1t is emphatic testimony
to the growing internationalism of
world labor under the Marxist-Len-
mist banner, convincing proof of the
fact that the Communist Internatio-
nal has fallen heir to the traditions
Of the First International, while the
Second international, with it's in
superable national antagonisms con-
tinues to give convincing proof of
its bankruptcy. The Program testi-
fies to the feminist Unity of the
Comintern, the international fight
ing party of the worlds proletariat.
The world program is the best proof
that the Conintern is world party,
the collective will of the vanguard
of international labor. One of it's
treasured contributions is the esti-
nation of the new functions of the
social democrats. 1t also refers to
the role of the American Fedora
ton of Labor in the regime of the
dollar imperialism. The Program
says:
"The commercially cynical and
secular imperialistic form of sub /,
lection to the theological influence
of the bourgeoisie is represented by
contemporary socialist reformism.
Copying their gospel from the tab
let's of imperialist politics, their mo-
del today is the deliberately anti
socialist and openly counter-revolu-
tionary American Federation of La
Dor. The theological dictatorship Of
the American servile trade union
bureaucracy, which in its turn is the
expression of the theological die
tatorship of the American dollar, has
become, through the medium of
British refoiSmism and His Majesty's
socialists of the British labor party,
the most important composite part
of the theory and practice of the
whole of international social-demo-
cracy and the leaders of the Amster-
dam international. Moreover, the
leaders of the German and Austrian
social-democracy embellish these
theories with MARKHAM phraseology
and in this way mask their utter be-
trayal of Marxism."
Thus from the sixth world con-
gress, an epoch-making event in the
forward march to victory of the
worlds working class, there goes
forth the appeal of the closing para
graphs of the world program de-
claring:
Communists do not think it neces-
sary to conceal their views and in
tentions. They openly declare that
their goal can be achieved only by
the violent overthrow of the present
social system.
"Let the dominant class tremble
before the Communist revolution.
The proletariat has nothing to lose
but it's chains! 1t has the whole
world to gain!
Workers of all countries, unite!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19
Told You So

THE DAILY WORKER staff does
not get paid frequently which
makes it extremely inadvisable for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-19

The Theses on the Struggle
Against the Imperialist War points
out that the changes in the world
situation since the Fifth World
Congress are characterized by a
tremendous intensification of all the
contradictions Of capitalism, by the
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
KOUsSEvTTZKY'S REMARKABLE
 SEASON

The Boston Symphony orchestra, is experiencing the most remarkable season of tts career, under the lead- ership of Koussevitzky. who is on his fourth season with the orchestra. MT. Koussevitzky is magnetic per- sonality. and his readings of the master works are of the very high est type. he having been styled "a virtuoso conductor" He is about tho busiest conductor we know of, leading upwards of a hundred con- certs with the Boston Symphony or chestra, having rendered double bass solos at a concert in Boston for a fund for incapacitated Russian musi- clans. and in the summer conducts his series of Concerts Housewife ky" in Paris. and acting as guest conductor in series of Sir Henry Woods orchestra in London. to- gether with reading and looking up new compositions to be produced in the way of novelties. This surely is strenuous enough with the amount of travelling to be done with the or chestra. A fine program is promised for tho Hartford concert, one that can be enjoyed by all classes Of music lovers, the symphony being Beethoven's 7th. in A major, which is considered one of the most im- portant of the great master. .
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
G|LL|S GETS RAzz
 BY MAYOR WALKER
New YWk's Chief Executive
 Laughs ''Bossy" Out Of Office

New York, Jan. s1 R,-Nayor "Bossy" Gillis who has brought much publicity to his home town of Newburyport. Mass, was home- ward bound today. defeated in a combat to wisecracks with Mayor James J. Walker.
 "Bossy" had called at City Hall to pay his respects.
 New York's mayor, like a ring champion, kept his opponent ner- yously awaiting his arrival, then took the offensive from the start.
 Do I observe your entourage?" Mayor Walker inquired. referring to the half a hundred reporters and photographers.
 "Bossy" countered with a grin Surrounded by your proselytes, as it wore," continued Mayor Walker.
 The Newburyport mayor didn't even couater.
 "You know MT. Curley who used to be mayor of Boston and who will pc IlidSoI dEIl.l QutIl ltu VI dlhSIi obviously feinting for another open ing. Former Mayor James NJ. Cur ley had entered with Mayor Walker and acted as unofficial referee.
 Sure" countered "Bossy" "every- body knows that up my way. You can. bet your last dollar"
 'Bossy," at this point, momentar- fly took the offensive. Yesterday be spared casually. while I was in my tub at the hotel Mayor Diver of Maiden. Mass, called upon me-"
 Walker seizing the opening. tried to put over a knockout. "Ah," he said, taking bath, eh. Now we know what brought you to New York"
 "Bossy," sensing defeat. made a final lunge. Where" he said. Fig Grover Whalen?'
 "'Grover Whaien," came back Jimmy, "is always here to welcome strangers, but you're one of the gang"
 Why" said "Bossy" In fast one. "don't you finish New York;"
 What" said Walker and throw those thousands of men out of work?" and them with the smile of victory he put over the one that
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
ON POLICE BIOTTER,

Constance Dolongoroski of S4 Broad street complained to Officer William O'Mara that four panes of glass were broken in a door by men who congregate i'll the hallway at night. Empty bottles have been found in the hallway, according to the complaint.
 Ernest Davis of 100 Chestnut street reported to the police yester- day the theft Of his bicycle from his yard last Saturday.
 Frank Rozanski of 212 Curtis street reported to Officer William O'Mara yesterday that his home was entered and a gold watch and a pocket knife stolen.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
Byrd Lectures Here
 On February Nfth

Legonnaires of New Britain will welcome to this city next Sunday one of tho most celebrated Legionnaires in the country, tho aviator-explorer. Commander Richard E. Byrd. who first flew to the North Pole, who crossed tho Atlantic by air and who is now on his final tour before at- tempting an air trip to the South Pole. He will lecture and show thou- sands of feet of motion pictures in what promises to be ono of the greatest local social events of the winter.
 Duncan Shaw is ssnsral chairman of tho committee arranging for Com mander Byrd's visit hero and he has announced tho program of the fa- nous airman's talk. It will be on "Ths Atlantic and Other Flights" 1" and will deal primarily with the lecturers own interesting comments on his trip to the North Pole with Floyd Bennett. his dash across the ocean in the America and his prep arations for m attempt to reach the South Pole.
 Commander Byrd has been de- scribed as . charming speaker whose words arc made more forceful be- cause of tho extreme modesty of the man. He has said 70 little about him. self that 1t is not generally known he was in charge of navigation ar arrangements for the NC plane flight across the Atlantic, the first suc- cessful transoceanic flight completed in lS1S. In 1925 he went to the Arcac in charge of the navy planes used in tho MacMillan expedition and through that work he gained the knowledge which enabled him to mako his successful trip the follow ing year.
 The public does not generally know tho facts of the private life of the coming speaker. He comes from one of the long -distinguished families of Virginia and his brother is now the governor of that state.
 The entire membership of the local Legion post is behind the move to fill the Strand theater for Con- mander Byrd's lecture and his thrill ing motion pictures next Sunday and several enthusiastic meetings have been held to discuss the aviator's coming. E. K Burr at the Globe Clothing Company Is in charge of the ticket sale.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
Theater Reviews of
 Current Offerings
ANNA HELD. JR.. Presents "QCICKSAND"
 By WARREN F. LAWRENCE with

l with
 | ROBERT AMES
 Cast of Characters
 Mary Spencer ............ Anne Forrest Mrs. Morse ............... Lois Arnold Doctor Shaw ............. Seth Arnold Chuey. Clayton's Valet .... Allan Atwell Robert Clayton .......... Ro4ert Ames John Austen ........... Frank Andrews Parker, Austen's Valet. .J. F. Robertson Roger Spencer ...... C. W. Van Foorhis Tony Angelo ........ Herbert Lindholm Doctor Williams ......... Fred McGuirk Policeman .............. Fred Raymond Roberts. a detective ... Stanley Andrews Jane Baker. secretary to Clayton | Betty Utmore l (Dy Herald Rcviewer)
 Warren r. Lawrence. i'll writing "Quicksand," has used for his basic theme a series of incidents in two lives which reaches a point pro- verbally referred to as the irony of fate" and has produced a melo- drama which is decidedly interesting in the face of structural faults. With a certain amount of rearrange- ment, it may survive the strenuous competition of the present day theater situation. It is the current attraction at Parsons theater. Hart ford.
 Robert Clayton. young lawyer. finds on his hands a male client who Is charged with murder. He takes the case at the instance of the alleged slayer's wife and convinces the jury that the man is innocent. But his victory is ashes in his mouth because he has fallen in love with the young woman but more because he discovers that his client. years before, was responsible for the greatest bitterness of his life. | Robert Ames, formerly Of Hart ford, appears in the role of the law yer and adds q new plume to his growing collection. Anne Forest. as the woman in the case, interpret6 her character faultlessly. Miss For est is an engaging actress with a strong personal appeal and talent exactly suited to her assignment Seth Arnold came very near "steal- ing the show" from the principals as Dr. Shaw. His laconic. chopped off reading of his lines, provided amusement which acted as a leven in an otherwise serious drama. To say it in few words, the entire cast assisted pleasingly in a produc- ton which was warmly received.
 But the ghost of the plays ar engagement will insist on coming back to spoil the banquet. The first act is an episodic structure. pre- sented in four scenes, none of which is very long. It is difficult for an audience to retain it's continued in terest and the waits during which scene shifters enthusiastically lash the sets together are distracting. A rebuilt first act will go far toward making the play more intensively fascinating.
 "Quicksand" will be repeated to- night and tomorrow night with a matinee tomorrow,