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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06
By WILLIAM F. dunno.

INDUSTRIAL SOLIDARITY in its
issue for December 20, wherein the
editor states that policy of Industrial
Solidarity is an expression of the
General Executive Board" carries an
editorial dealing with the heroic
struggle of the Chinese masses in
Canton which shows, in addition to
a complete misunderstanding of the
Chinese revolution, social democratic
tendencies of the worst kind.
The Statement.
The writer recites some incidents
of the historic struggle, says that
1000 of the most militant workers
were massacred and then reaches the
following conclusion for which every
imperialist, social democrat and paci,
fist will thank him.
movements of this kind are
doomed to failure; the reaction de-
stroys what organization has already
been established. Workers who un'
derstand the capitalist system are
naturally curious as to why Commun
lists seek, encourage and develoI
these abortive revOlts. In doing 81
they act contrary to the interests oil
the labor movement" (Our emphasis,
A few historical comparisons will
help to make clear the fact that the
above statements, if the ideas they
convey were incorporated into a policy
for tie working class, would leave
no room for a struggle for power o.
even for militant strike action.
Some Questions.
Is the writer of the statement.
quoted prepared to argue that the
Paris Commune was contrary to thu
interests of the labor movement"
Is he prepared to state that thu
Russian Revolution of 1905 was "con
trary to the interests of the labo.
movement"
Is the fact that the struggle is 81
sharp, that workers and their leader
run the risk of being killed, to b
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06
The Workers
School

The New National Training School
course planned by the Workers Party
to be held in New York under the
auspices of the Workers School, will
be the most ambitious effort ever
made in the direction of training lead
ing party functionaries.
Every district is sending one of its
outstanding comrades for further
development. 1t is hoped that out
of the courses will come new district
organizers, agitprop directors, and
other leading officials.
Many Courses.
The courses present a theoretical
and practical development for these
comrades and show a marked en-
phasis upon the special meeting of
American problems by the methods
of MarXism-Leninism.
The instructors are the best that
the Workers School affords for the
various special subjects that are be-
ing announced.
The list of courses and instructors
is as follows:
1. Marxism-Leninism. Three times
week for three months. Instructor,
Bertram D. Wolfe.
2. History of the United States and
American Political Problems. Twice
a week for three months. Instructor,
Jay Lovestone.
8. Theory and Practice of Trade
Unionism and Special Trade Union
Problems. Twice a week for three
months. VIM. 2. Foster
4. Party Organization. Theory and
Practice. Three times week for
three months. Jack Stachel.
5. History of the international
Labor Movement. Three times a
week for one month. Alexander Bit
lehman.
6. History of the American Labor
Movement and of the Party. Three
times week for two months. Max
Bedacht.
7. MARKHAM Economics and ADJ
vanced MARKHAM Economics. Twice a
week for three months. H. M. Wicks.
s. Methods of Research. Six hours
only. Alexander Trachtenberg.
9. Methods of teaching in workers
classes. Six hours only. D. Benjamin
assistant Director of the Workers
SCHOOL,.
10. Public speaking. One night &
week for three months. Carl Brodsky.
L.. Workers Correspondence. One
night a week for three months. Art
Shields Director of the New York
Branch of the Federated Press).
/ Special Lectures.
In addition to the above courses,
there will be a few special lectures
on outstanding problems before the
Party, and it is hoped that all stu
dents will be given the opportunity
to attend the Plenum of the C. E. C.
of the Party, which will be held few
days before the opening of the course.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06

used to prove that struggle should
be abandoned?
If this "logic" is applied to the
Colorado situation, for instance, the
editor of Industrial Solidarity should
be clamoring for the expulsion OF
the leaders who permitted and led
the picketing at the Columbine mine
where the gunner and state police
killed five workers and wounded an
other score.
Should picketing stop, the strike
be called off and the miners go back
on Rockefeller's terms because there
is danger of bloodshed?
The Question of Guarantees.
What guarantees of success does
the writer in Industrial Solidarity de.
mand before he will agree that strug-
gle is justified?
His answer probably would be thai
in China the workers should wall
! until capitalism has attained a de
velopment sufficient to make industri
al unionism possible and place the
working class in a position where
they could be independent of the
peasantry.
What This Means.
To say this is to say in almost Sc
many words that the Chinese masses
are fighting hopeless struggle ant
that it is far better for them to lay
down their arms and wait and suffer
while the imperialist powers estab
fish modern industry in which big
unions can be organized.
The social democrats say it a little
differently but they mean. the sans
thing. They maintain that the sup
port of nationalist movements in thu
colonies has nothing in common will
the labor movement since they ain
at setting up national capitalism. Tit
b &c tivel y counter-revolutionar.
| character of this doctrine is proved
by the fact that social democrats
ike Macdonald in England, are tn
worst enemies of the colonial people
| and agents Of imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06
The Base of the Revolution.

The Chinese mass liberation move
ment has not been destroyed. 1t re-
ceived heavy blow but certainly
no heavier than that dealt the Rus
sian revolution in 1905. In num-
Der of districts the worker and peas
ant forces are maintaining their gains
and have set up Soviets and are ex-
tending their organization for further
struggle. The base of the revolution
is firmly rooted in the ranks of the
workers and peasants and can not
be crushed as it could have been in
an earlier stage.
Not Isolated Incidents.
"These abortive revolts," to use
the phrase of the editor of Industrial
Solidarity, are not isolated incidents.
They are part of the whole struggle
of the Chinese masses against i'm
perialism and it's native agents and
must be viewed in historical per-
spective.
Only person who has distorted
and narrow view of a revolution
which affects 400,OOO,OO0 workers
and peasants could, for instance, at
tempt to use the geographical loca-
ton of Canton as an argument
against the prospects of the success
of the revolution, as the editor of
Industrial Solidarity does.
Getting More Support.
With the relationship of class for
ces slightly different, with the work.
ers in the imperialist countries COM
polling their rulers to withdraw sup
port from the counter-revolutionari
the internal geographical situation Of
Canton would make little difference
in the result.
| One of the ways to secure more
support for the Chinese revolution
from the American working class
would be for the editor of Industrial
Solidarity to picture the revolution
as it is-one of the outstanding
struggles of the working class and
peasantry in all history
Some Suggestions.
Perhaps the editor of Industrial
solidarity Olu HOI Idhc oCIlVuoAy
enough some recent criticism accus-
ing him of writing ''petty personal
prejudice" into editorials.
4 Perhaps it would be well for men,
bers of the I. w. W. who understand
the revolutionary struggle against
imperialism better than he appears
to know it, to point out to him that
when a working class editor explains
the failure of worker and peasant
revolt by the fact that the ~. S.
gunboat Sacramento and the armored
craft of Standard Oil" commanded
the city where the revolt took place,
it is likewise his duty to urge work
ers to demand the withdrawal of i'm
perialist armed forces-and not to
make the categorical false
statement that great mass movements
like the Chinese revolution "are
doomed to failure"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06

party would be the first step toward eectng to office
aes represent the working class instead of whose
only qualification for office hatred of the working
class and upne groveng before the corporations that
ing a campaign to destroy the labor unions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-06

cause their anti-imperialist activities
serve "to open the way to the smoth-
cred proletariat."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
VETS HIT In
N. {. PARLEY
S. "A. Meet Denies Sup.
port to Those Who
Attack Dry Law

SAN ANTONIO. Oct. c6.-tPl-No
support viii be given BY the West
Texas Methodist conference to can
didates for the presidency or any
other public office who "attack our
temperance legislation and seek to
modify our constitutional protection
from the devastating effects Of alco-
hol."
This statement was contained in
r paper submitted BY a committee
appointed BY Bishop John VI. Moore,
to the annual session OF the West
Texas conference today. The COM
mittee was composed Of the follow
irg: Or. Paul B. Kern Of the Travis
Park Methodist church; Rev. Ster-
ling Fisher. presiding elder Of the
San Antonio district; Rev. n. r
Barton. presiding elder OF the Aus
tin district: G. @. Hallmark oil
Kennedy and o. A. Mills Of Uvalde
The statement said "the present
political situation presents an un-
usually significant challenge 10
Christian leadership Of America. An
ciert political systems and trsdi-
tional party alignments are being
re-examired in the light Of a high
moral purpose. Our country faces
decisions the result Of which will
penetrate into the remotest hamlet
Of our land and effect the personal
and social life Of rich and poor
alike"
The conference was opened with a
sermon by Bishop Moore. who spoke
on "The Preacher and His Congre-
CATION"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
OUTLOOK GOOD,
SCHWAB Says
Prospects For Future
Bright, Steel Mag
nate Declares

NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-tPi-
Charles NJ. Schwab. in an address to-
day before the American Iron x
Steel Institute. Of which he is presi-
dent. declared the United States ~as
a whole Is still in the high tide OF
prosperity and prospects for the i'm
mediate future are unusually favor
able"
"The unemployment which existed
in some measure a few months ago
has lessened." he said. workers
generally are now fully employed
and at a good wage. The relations
between labor and management were
never more harmonious. due 70 the
wise attitude Of cooperation and
conciliation existing on both sides.
Business sentiment is good. This
Is particularly reassuring in view OF
the fact that we are to elect a new
president Of the United States with
Continued on mage terD
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
1895 GIVEN
CONFIRMATION
BY PRELATE
Catholic Bishop Ends
3-Day Canonical |
Visitation; Goes To
San Benito

TT. Rev. r. b. Ledvina. u. D.,
bishop Of the Catholic diocese OF
Corpus Christi. completed a five day
canonical visitation in Brownsville
Friday morning during which he ad-
ministered confirmation to 1895
Catholic churches Of that city.
He left Brownsville for San Be
nito Friday morning where he will
hold confirmation services in the
Catholic churhces Of that city.
The largest class to be confirmed
BY the bishop during his Brownsville
visit was at the Church Of the I'm
maculate Conception where he con-
firmcd 1900. requiring three days
for the services.
Thirty-five were confirmed at
Sacred Heart church and $50 were
confirmed at Our Lady Of Guadalupe
in Victoria Heights.
This was the first canonical visi-
tation made bv Bishop Ledvina in
three wears. He has been here on
several occasions during that time
but did not administer confirma-
tion.
Bishop Ledvina will visit all cities
in the Valley before returning to
Corpus Christi, headquarters Of the
diocese.
Before leaving this city Friday,
Continued on psge ten.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
May LOP OFF
10000 DEMOS
VOTES INN.J ].
Supreme Court Backs
G. 0. p. Law Giving
Superintendent Un-
usual Powers

NEWARK. N. j.. Oct. 26.-tPp-
Forty thousand regisrants in the
election districts or Hudson and Es-
sex counties. democratic strongholds,
today faced the prospect OF having
their names stricken from the
voters rolls on the ground that they
were illegally registered.
Proposed action against them wHs
announced after the decision of the
New Jersey supreme court yesterday
aphoIding the constitutionality of
she state law which gives to super
intendent5 Of elections the right 10
strike from the lists the names Of
citizens they believe to be illegally
registered.
See G. o. r. Plot
The law giving the superintend-
crts such power was passed BY IL.
republican legislature carly this
month. vetoed BY the democratic
governor. Harry Moore. and repassed
over his veto.
The act was the outcome OF the
investigation of Hudson county con-
dtions by the Case legislative COM
mittee which is still under way.
Hudson il the home Of Frank Hague,
vice chairman OF the democratic na-
tional committee and long a power
in New Jersey politics. Mr.. Hague
IS mayor Of Jersey City,
Democratic leaders Interpret the
action as an effort to defeat Cover
nor Smith. They say that the re-
dress to the courts given voters
whose names are stricken from the
lists means little as the time is so
short before election that only a
small part cf the 10000 will have an
opportunity 10 be heard. They also
have asked an investigation Of the
registration in Atlantic City. one of
the strong republican cities where
rs per cent Of the estimated popula-
tion is registered.
Say Dead Registered
Prosecutor Louis Repetto Of At
lantic county has charged that chill
dren too young TO 20 to school. ner-
sons long since dead. parrots. eats
and dogs have been registered. He
Continued on page ten.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
NeW East to West
Rec0YdHmng UpBy
fuckers Aiypldne

around-th world travel record. at the
controls and Tucker in the passen-
ger seat set a new east-to-west nom
stop record of "a horus, 81 minutes
when ii came to earth. The previous
record Of 26 hours, so minutes was
made in 1923 by Lieutenants John
McReady and Oakley Kelley.
With Art Goebel, Pacific flier, at
the controls and Tucker aboard the
cigar-shaped craft flashed 70 an as
tonishing west-to-east record Of is
hours, So minutes a few weeks ago.
The flight was from Los Angeles TO
New York, and the fliers later an
nounced a new and shorter route had
been discovered. which, with brisk
wind at the ships tail, accounted for
the fast time.
The course OF both flights lay over
Mckeesport, Pa. Columbus, Indianap-
oils, Terre Haute. Ind, Wichita, Al
buquerque and through the San Ber-
nardino mountain pass.
The west-east flight was the only
successful nonstop hop ever made,
while yesterdays flight was the
second nonstop flight westward
across the continent.
The latest successful flight for the
fleet little monoplane was a decisive
victory over adverse wind, fog and
rain above the Alleghenies and again
over the Rocky Mountains that
threatened to send it down short Of
gasoline before the goal was sighted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
KILLS SELF IN
BRIDAL GOWN
Groom Does Not Put
In Appearance
Later On

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26.-tPi-
ClaspinR the bridal gown she was
to wear at the altar q few hours
later, Miss Tola Swain, 50, sales
woman, shot herself through the
head in the bedroom Of her home.
A maid who came to dress her for
the wedding found her lying amidst
the clothing. dead. Beside her Law a
32-calibre pistol and thsi brief note /:
II have nothing To live for: please
forgive me-"
Police today were looking for the
man she was to have married-Paul
q. Beard. Of Pittsburgh. He did
not arrive for the wedding. which
was to have taken place at o'clock
last night. "A search Of the marriage
license records for thsi month failed
70 reveal that the pair had obtained
a license.
Relatives and friends Of Miss
Swain who were here from other
cities for the ceremony were unable
to furnish motive for her act.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
MANIA TOKILL
IN Lad, Il, Is
COPPROBLEM
Nebraska Youth Said
He Intended to Be-
head Infant; Gives
No Good Reason

ALLIANCE. Neb.. Oct. 25.-CPJ-A
l2-year-old boy with a mania TO
"kill something" who kidnapped a
two months old baby and who., when
caught. was hunting for an axe TO
behead the infant, presented n prob
lem to county officials today.
The baby was kidnapped from the
automobile Of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Corerick. the parents. who had park
ed the car while they visited relG-
tiycs. Tn the weeds Of nearby va
cant LOT the boy had concealed the
child. The baby's cries attracted a
neighbcr's attention.
The boy was discovered by Sheriff
Jones rs he was seatching for an
axe. The boy told the sheriff he
intended to kill the baby. but re-
fused to give motive. other than
desire to "kill something"
Mrs. Corerick's purse. which was
missing from the car. was fourd car
the baby. whose clothes had been
removed. The infant suffered
slightly from exposure, but was
otherwise uniniured.
The boy, whose name was with
held. is in the second grade in
school. behind most children of his
ave. He was allowed TO return to
his home until County Attorney
Romiy decides what had best be
done with him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
ALLEGED SON,
dad KILLER IS
BEINCSOUGHT
Large Posses Raking
Brazos Bottoms In
Hunt For Bill Fritz,
Suspect In Crime

ABILENE, Tex. Oct. 26.-tPt-One
Of the most intensive man hunts in
the history Of this section still was
in progress today as hundreds OF
armed possemen, led BY three West
Texas sheriffs. searched the brakes
OF the Brazos river bottoms along the
boundary between Haskell and Stone
wall counties for Bill Fritz. 35,
charged with the Staying Of Dudley
w. Hamilton and his son, Earle, at
Rochester Wednesday night.
Sheriffs Al Cousins Of Haskell,
Tom Hudson Of Jones and Bailey
Bingham Of Stonewall counties were
leading the search which began a
few hours after Hamilton and his son
were shot down az the door or their
home.
All exits to the bottoms were
guarded and officers hoped TO force
Fritz from cover into the hands Of
guards stationed on the roads. This
failing, it was believed the fugitive
would be forced by hunger to sur
render.
The Hamiltons were believed 70
nave been Killed as the outgrowth OF
a liquor investigation in which Earle
was a state witness. Mrs. Hamilton,
who supplied information which re-
suited in a murder charge being filed
against Fritz, said he called her hus-
band and son to the door Of their
house and demanded that Earle leave
the country before October %, when
the liquor case was to have come "a
trial. Earle refused. she said, and
Fritz opened fire on both men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
FLAG DISPLAY
is ASKED FOR
u. S. NAVY DAY

Merchants. business men. citi-
zens, display the United States
flag at your places of business
on Saturday.
Saturday is Navy day and
Mayor A. B. Cole. the chamber Of
commerce and American Legion
officials have Joined p. II. Jarvis
in urging that the national colors
be displayed all day.
Observance or this dav set
aside 10 inform citizens Of the
United States OF the activities
or the navy will close with
public program here At the high
school auditorium which il 10 be
broadcast over KWWG- Later
radio program Will be broadcast
from the studio Of kRGv az Har-
linTen.
Both OF these programs were
arranged bv Jarvis. in charge Of
NAY. the local naval radio sta
tion-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
LATE BULLETINS
CONSTABLE FACES MANsLAUGHTER TRIAL

IuNsIABLE fatLs HA's."fI III. hh l IH1sn ~, ,-,,
Okla 26H-A Tipps, kio~s Okla constable
mauhtcr charge connection with the death
Peppers penientary who killed
constable
trial following preliminary hearing yesterday
SLAYING EXONERATED
-lF1-AH officers participated
h N Oak Wednesday which W. Fletcher
death Dallas
BOY FOR sLAYING PAL IS. FOR "sQUEALING"
~ H. 26.LF9Whle funeral held
member burglary
S md killed
in police
coodyih through
Of notg guilty
II FRENCH COUNT ADMITS DROWNING ILLEGITIMATE son
rom OsE France 26tP1-Count Pierre Marie Raymond
payssa has admitted throwing his monhsod legimatc
io body recovered the The
feeling
testified:
Of myself and acting like automatcn
an which reproaehed"
e0 FOUR HOUSTON OFFICER
under today
David McReynods, Harris
condition Houston
apprehended
~ of the shooting McReyuCad
R.1,-d Of the four
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
SILVER TAKES UP
LIFE OF ROUTINE

HUNTSVILLE, Tex. Oct. 26.-tPl-
Bob Silver, who for months had felt
the near presence of the electric
chair. dropped happily today into
prison routine though that routine
may end only with his death.
Governor Moody last night COM
muted 70 life imprisonment the death
sentense assessed Silver for partici-
patton il the robbery OF u Fort
Worth theater, in which Roscoe
Wilson. treasurer. was killed.
The government cited various rea-
sons for the clemency, the fourth ex-
tended Silver. W. "A. Stone, convict
ed with Silver, was sentenced to only
80 years and the executive felt, he
said, that "if there was any miscar-
riaRe Of justice, it may have been in
Stones case. and not in Silver's,
with the inequality OF punish
ment imposed on the two men
! feel that the circumstances are such
as to merit a commutation OF the
sentence. Nothing can be said in
mitigation Of the crime
Silver's mother and wife, who had
pleaded with Mr.. Moody to spare the
youth, were almost hysterical in their
JOY at the decision sparing him. The
mother OF the slain Wilson asked the
governor to allow Silver 10 20 70
the chair.
The prisoner. for whom a long
fight had been made. was being
shaved in the penitentiary barber
shop when the message Of his reduc-
tion in sentence was brought.
He fell from the BARRIERS chair
into a faint. Recovering he cried
Continued on page ten.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
FALL FROM CAR FATAL;
MATE FREED OF BLAME

McALESTER. Okla. Oct. 26.-JPl-
After an investigation into the
death OF Mrs. Harvey Walls. who
was thrown from the fender OF car
driven by her husband last night. W.
4. Gotcher. county attorney. said TO-
day that no charges would be filed.
Walls said his wife had refused
to enter the car when they started
down town and had taken q seat on
the right rear fender. Stopping at
a railroad crossing after driving sew
eral blocks. he noticed his wife was
missing. he said. He retraced his
route and found her body At the
roadside. Her neck had been brok-
q
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26

Slams Mother
Protests Saving
Life of Silver

lows: II am only just little sur
prised at your eleventh hour action
in committing to life term the death
sentence Of Bob Silver. the deliberate
murderer of my son Roscoe. All the
useless Investigations which you
have INDUCED in OF late concerning
the matter have been sown on the
night air. feel that clemency for
Silver only encourages other Grimm
ais Of the same type to action.
Personally, you had led me 20
understand that you viewed the court
verdict as justifiable. Then why the
sudden change? Virtually you have
assumed the duty az the trial court
in setting aside its verdict. which
you have all along admitted was
none too severe