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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
Police Terror in New Bedford

The frightful police terror let loose in New
Bedford against the tens of thousands of
strikers who refused to return TO the mills
after the betrayal of the hired tools of the
textile barons on the American Federation of
Labor textile council again demonstrates to
the working class of the whole country the
role of the Observation-Disclosures it be
federal, state or municipal-as a strike
breaking agency.
The textile council knew that their de-
cision would not compel the strikers to re-
turn to the mills Their action in publicly
announcing that the strike was ended was
only part of the campaign of planned police
frightfulness against the workers. Batty &
company served the mill owners by furnish
ing the police with new excuses for a con-
tinuation of the strike-breaking campaign.
A second motive was to give the labor takers
of the rest of the country an excuse to at
tack those loyal members of the working
class engaged in sending relief to the strikers
of New Bedford.
The sell-out of the labor takers was in
stantly followed by wholesale arrests of
strike leaders and strikers on charges of
vagrancy. One Mcleod, who is chief of
police for the mill barons, publicly an
nounced:
1--WE are carrying cleaning and sweep
ng-up process all elements still striking.
We have arrested persons who cannot satisfy
to visible means of support.
This was followed by raids upon one of the
halls of the Textile Workers Union arrests
of the strike leaders, who were locked in cells
and savagely beaten by uniformed thugs.
Even the store conducted by the Workers
International Relief was raided women and
children seeking food at the relief station
were thrown in jail.
1t is to the credit of the New Bedford
strikers that they still fight on in face of the
combined terror of the BOSSES the labor
traitors, and the police and courts. Such
heroism in face of studied and planned ruth
lessness on the part of the police is indicative
of a growing spirit of revolt among the
workers in a number of industries in the
United States.
The time is not far distant in this country
when the workers will follow the steps of
their comrades in many European countries
and organize defense corps that will meet
and defeat in open conflict the police raids
on halls, relief stores, mass meetings and
other workers demonstrations.
Let the working class outside New Bed
ford rally to the defense of the strike and
furnish relief so that these workers can carry
on the fight against the terror.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
Starvation Wages IN the South

ginning to awaken. He received a
platform of the Workers (Commun-
ist) Party and have his word that
his friends will read it.
Give Negroes Pamphlets
No doubt the X. K. K. read some
of the interesting pamphlets on abol-
ishing lynching and must have en-
joyed them as they had fireworks
cross burning, etc, while we were
there. Quite a few Negroes who re-
ceived these pamphlets will some
day be heard from.
Now we are in Charlottesville
where the University of Virginia is
located. A terrible storm is raging.
We have been camping in the noun
tains with the winds roaring and the
rain beating against our shelter.
The poor farmers and workers
down here are being oppressed to
the limit and have little or no or
ganization with which to fight back.
If one watches the reaction when
they find a pamphlet in their car
and how eagerly they read it, one
can readily see what splendid
chances the Workers Party has
down south.
The Negroes here in the south
are commencing to awaken and are
no longer docile slaves. A good Ne
gro organizer is needed in this sec
ton to show these workers that only
by organizing with the White work.
ers can they forever end this rotten
system of society and establish a
workers and farmers government
where both Negro and White work
ers will work together for their class
interests. w. G. p.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
Sent Militia Against the Strikers; Tammany
Injunction Jails Needle Trades Workers

The democratic party stands for
class collaboration. Cooperation be-
tween the unions and the manage
ment should be substituted for prim-
tive warfare" Democratic Cam
paign Handbook In action the
democratic party has a record of
brutal suppression of the working
class. Tammany's record is one of
terrorism against the workers in
struggle. In the needle trades strug-
giles in New York, who does not
know about the attacks on picket
lines, the mass wholesale arrests,
mass fines to deplete the strike
fund, suits against the union treas
ury, breaking up of meetings and
beating up of militant workers? Re-
call the activities of Tammany police
and courts in the furriers' strike,
the dressmakers' strike, the paper
box workers and milk drivers strike,
the truckmen's strike, the brutality
OF the mayor and his police IN the
subway strike, also the democratic
party in New Jersey during the Pas
sale strike.
Sent Troops Against Workers.
We must not forget when reading
Smiths labor program, that it was
Smith himself, who sent the state
militia against the steel workers in
Buffalo during the steel strike in
1919. 1t was during Smiths term
that Ruthenberg, Gitlow and Larkin
went to Sing Sing.
Never have injunctions been so
rampant in labor struggles anywhere
in the country as in New York City
under Tammany rule. In 1925, a
Tammany Judge, Churchill, granted
the International Tailoring Co. an
injunction against the workers pro-
hibiting picketing. Judge Proskauer,
close adviser of Smith, put through
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11

vicious injunction decision which
virtually gives every employer auto
matically the right to get injunctions
against the needle trades workers,
and which is being used to jail Is
leading needle trades workers. Tam
many is responsible for the perma-
nent injunction against the cloak
makers issued by Judge Ingraham,
also for the injunction against the
Amalgamated Traction Workers in
New York City in 1926
The democratic party in action has
denied the workers the right to
strike, organize, picket, hold meet
ings. 1t has issued injunctions. Yet,
in the platform, they say they are
against the "abuse" of injunctions.
Another appeal to labor vote, against
their own record. But the workers
are against all injunctions whatso-
ever in the struggles of the workers.
How can the democratic party, with
this record, with the record of sup
porting the Watson-Parker bill,
which takes away the right of the
railway workers to strike, claim to
represent the workers interests?
Here it is interesting to note that
Professor Lindsay Rogers, Smiths
Moreland Act Commissioner, in re-
port, which Smith pigeon-holed last
June, says that the labor depart
ment of New York state under
Smiths appointee, Hamilton, is COM
pletely demoralized. He claims there
in the compensation cases, requiring
in the compensate cases, requiring
workers to leave their work to come
there with no result at all.
Compulsory Arbitration.
The democratic party and Smith
use terror against the workers, and
supplement this method with prom
Uses and commissions for study, and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
Needle Workers Red Campaign

The action of Needle Trades Shop Dele
gates Conference held Tuesday is proof of
the possibilities of effective work for the
Workers (Communist) Party in the present
election campaign among those workers who
have by their own experiences learned the
role Of the capitalist parties, including the
treacherous socialist party.
In spite of the terrorist methods of the
combined forces of the bosses and the right
wing bureaucracy, delegates of hundreds of
shops representing thousands of workers at
tended the conference. The response of the
needle workers of the shops who challenged
the bosses and their socialist clques and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11

NJ. J. Olgin, noted Communist lee
turer and editor of the Jewish Com
munist monthly magazine, the Ham
mer, will give a course in "Anarch-
ism, Socialism, Communism" a
comparative study, at the Workers
School, 1928 Union Square, on Mon
days from 7 to 500 p. m.
This course will begir with an
analysis Of the Utopian Socialists,
to be followed by an analysis of
Scientific Socialism as enunciated by
Marx and Engels with the back
ground of the formation of the First
international to the differences be-
tween the Marxians and the An
archists in the First International;
with the different trends filth the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11

course, the theories and PHILOSOPHERS
of Marx, Engels and Lenin, of Kaut-
sky, Mcdonald and Bernstein, of
Fourier, st. Simon, Proudhon and
Bakunin will be studied and con-
trasted with special emphasis on
such questions as state, private pro-
perty, war, liberty, religion and the
family. This course will have it's
opening session on Monday, Oct. Is
at p. m.
For further details concerning
courses to be given at the Workers
School, workers should write for the
free catalog to the office of the
Workers School, 1928 Union Square
or phone Stuyvesant TITO.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
by a Worker Correspondent


CHARLOTTE, N. c., (By MaiT
Way down south in the land OF
cotton may seem a nice place to the
wage slaves up north with cold and
snow and unemployment facing
them, but below the Mason and
Dixon line you will find worse con-
ditions than up north.
SIS Per Week.
While | was in Washington, work
ers there stated to me that the aver
age wage for a man is $18 per week
and that there are thousands will
ing to work for less. No doubt Cool
idge isn't among them.
When we struck the Virginia line
after purchasing groceries we asked
what wages the clerks receive at the
Sanitary Grocery, a leading chain
store in the south. The clerks told
us that they had just had a cut
from $50 to SIT for an average IL
hour day with Is hours on Saturday
When we asked if they were going
to vote for Foster and Gitlow, they
stated that they had never heard of
them. But now they have heard of
them and were given literature.
Then we struck Fairfax, Virginia
hotbed of the X. X. K, and heard
Heflin of Alabama, deliver his bunk
against the sweepings of the side
walks of New York, "sewer Az
Smith. When l asked poor starved
looking farmer whom he was going
to vote for, he said he didn't see
where it's going to make any diff
ference. Yes, even here they are be-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11

milton. At the Tammany contyalled
central trades in New York City, the
Representatives of the unemployed
councils were also not permitted to
enter, but were thrown out. Mayor
Walker solved the unemployment
problem for the workers by ordering
the eviction of unemployed workers
from public lodgings on cold winter
nights, on the ground that they were
"unsanitary."
The Tammany and Smith record
in New York promises nothing for
the working class. Votes for Smith
are votes against labor and for the
system which Expresses labor. Work
ing class votes should go to the only
party of the workers, the Workers
(Communist) Party. All militant
workers should join the Workers
(Communist) Party Of America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11
FASCIST COMEDIAN.

TURIN, Italy, Oct. 10 U.H.-Ric-
cadro Tesla, %, serving a term in
jail for theft, was notified today
that he had won the national dra-
matte prize for the best comedy
Tesla already has served three jail
sentences and recently was placed In
sanatorium.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-10-11

Second international, and finally will
conclude with the Theories and Tao
tics of the Third International, or
Communist International, as con-
trasted with the Second Information
al, or socialist International. In this
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13
0. H. JUNOD GOES TO
FEDERAL LAND BANK

Spokane, Wash, April THE Fed
eral Land Bank Of Spokane today an
nounced the selection of o. H. Junod,
of Billings, Mont, to be treasurer of
that institution.
Mr.. Junod viii assume his new du-
ties May 1, filling the vacancy caused
by the resignationof A. B. Thompson,
who will devote his entire time to
mining, inwhich he is heavily interest
ed at Republic, Wash, and at Occur
d'Alene, Idaho.
Junod is native of Michigan but
he migrated west to Helena in 1899
where he became a successful rancher
and stockgrower, having operated for
1S years a larg eranch in Madison
county.
Former State Treasurer
He has long taken anactive part in
publicaffairs in Montana, at one time
serving as state treasurer. In 1925
he retired from public life, to head the
Junod-C Caldwell company, brokers, at
Billings.
Regarding Junod's selection, Presi-
dent E. nj. Ehrhardt said: "The fed
eral land bank conducts an extensive
business in Montana, having over T.
900 loans amounting to $20,90O,O 900
and Mrs. Junod's practical knowledge
of agricultural and livestock condi-
tions in that state viii be of especial
value in our organization"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13
NORWEGIAN WOOD
REFINING CONCERN
HAS GOOD REPORT


OSLO.-The BOrregaard Stock
Company, one of the greatest
wood refining concerns, has pub
lished very favorable annual re-
port for 1927. All factories show
increased production compared
with last year, and production
costs in the concerns plants "a
broad have generally been un-
changed during 1927 while in Nor
way the compulsory arbitration
court has affected a 1870 wage
reduction in the paper industry.
During the year freight rates
for export articles from NOrwe-
gian and Swedish ports have been
reduced. The cOmpany's normal
lumber requirements have been
covered at somewhat lower prices
than last years.
The cOmpany's main product,
bIeached sulphite, expects keen
competition with newly founded
foreign factories. The output of
bIeached suIphite for 1928 is prac-
ticaIIy all disposed of. Even if
prices are not fully satisfactory,
the outlook for the present year
seems comparatively good.
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13
WOLF POINT
STUDENT WINS
ORATORY MEET
PlentywOOd Girl Wins Second Place
in OratOrical Contest Held at Wolf
Point By Northeastern Montana
High School Students.

Wolf Point, April THE Tribune
oratorical contest held here Friday
night was won by Bernard Geisen of
Wolf Point high school. Clara On
stad, PlentywoOd high school, took
second place.
Other contestants were Dulbert La
son, Bainville; William Hagen, Cul-
bertson; Sheldon Searles, Poplar. The
winners subject was on "The Devel-
opment of the Constitution. Miss On
stad talked on "The present Signifi-
canoe of the Constitution.
Judges were Miss Beatrice Bruce
dramatic teacher, Minot high school;
the Rev. Sidney A. Walker and Coun-
ty Attorney Hugh N. Marron, Wolf
Point.
The contestants were so closelv
punched that a conference of the
judges was necessary. Staying on his
subject was Mr. Geisen's strong point,
while Miss Onstad's spirited delivery
featured her effort.
The contest was held in the high
school assembly before an audience of
300.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13
RECHLAND PLANS BIG
COUNTY FAIR; ELECT
LOKEN AS PRESIDENT

Sidney, Apri 1O-J... A.. Lokken.
president of the Sidney National bank.
and member of the Richland county
fair board for 10 years, was elected
to the presidency of the Richland
County Fair association at the annual
meeting at Sidney. Other officers
elected on the fair board this wear
were Ealvor Eldum, first vice presi-
dent; G. E. Varco, second vice presi-
dent; Axel Nelson1a treasurer; Har-
old F. DePue, secretary.
According to Mr.. DePue, secretary
and manager of the Richland county
fair, which has grown to be the larg-
est county fair in the state, plans are
being made for the largest and most
successful exposition in the 10 years
of fairs in Richland county. Particu-
lar emphasis will be placed upon ag-
ricultural exhibits and furnishing Wis
itors good entertainment program,
says Mr.. DePue.
The Richland county fair has made
record in rural cooperation. In
1927, IT'S per cent of the farmers of
the county brought exhibits, and to-
tai attendance is now running be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 each year.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13
LAS MEET, TALK
AND NOBODY HURT

The l. V. AS are holding meetings
during the past two weeks in Plenty
wood. The reason is not apparent as
away and there is no reason for hav-
ing hand-picked slate fixed so early.
On inquiry it was learned that the
premature political moves of the 1. V.
AS is due to the fact that the state
chairmen have written some local peo-
pie to the effect that delegates must
be selected on May to attend a con-
ventiOn in Helena to select delegates
to the National conventions.
Some of the l. V. AS not under
standing the import of the missives
from Hazelbaker and Mcdowell, thot
the primary election was on and start
ed to discuss the probable chances of
electing candidates for local offices.
There were so many office seekers
that some of the meetings resulted
in much disagreement. Joe Dolin,
l. V. A. boss, arrived from Medicine
Lake last Monday and Strengthened
out matters and told them they could
talk about selecting delegates but ii
was too soon to cross the river until
they came to the primary bridge. eff
we could get the Farmer-Laborites to
discuss the coming election and mill
around about what they are going to
do and what candidates they are to
put up we could split them up. But
we seem to be the only ones to make
fools of themselves" sighed Joe as
he took another spoonful from a medi-
cine bottle labeled "Old Taylor
Out of the mountain of labor it was
decided to let the county chairman
call the precinct caucus and conven.
tion to send delegates to Helena tC
select delegates to Houston and Kan
sas City and to wait for the time t.
discuss local candidates to arrive af
forwards. Frank Fishbeck is Count,
Chairman of the Republicans and o
Whitmarch of Archer. who ran fo1
State Senator and received the high
est vote on the Democratic ticket twt
years ago, is county chairman of tht
Democrats. Whitmarsh did not attenr
the meeting but will call his caucuse,
when he gets ready.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13
GENERAL MEETING
SHERIDAN P.F.OF
HELD SATURDAY
Committees Discuss Prices of Com
mOdities With Dealers. State Board
of Officers Meet. National Direc-
tory Session Called.

The quarterly meeting of the Sher-
idan County Progressive Farmers was
held at the Earmer-LabOr Temple last
Saturday. The attendance was ND to
the average of such meetings in the
past but did much important work in
the way of getting better prices for
the members on commodities.
Committees Active
After the meeting was called to
order the committees went to work,
While they were in session and inves-
tlgating the most favorable conditions
under which the combined member
ship could buy supplies, the educa-
tlonal officers of the different coun-
ellis spoke to the meeting. There was
much instruction and entertainment
presented to the audience from the
tlme the Orchestra struck up the op-
enlng tune and the meeting sung the
songs OF the order Ia unison. Mem
0ers were decorated with ribbons civ.
ing the names of the councils in the
districts from whence they came. The
committees reported in the evening
and there was much discussion or
their findings. Some of the commit.
! ices are Stlll at work.
State Board of Officers Meet
The Board of officers of the state
met In the court house while the gen.
eral meeting was in session in the
Temple. There was much discussion
pertaining to the state and national
affairs of the order. The state orga.
nlzer was present and plans for ex.
tending the organization in the state
was discussed. 1t was decided. how.
ever, to allow the county organization
to complete the Sheridan county work
before proceeding to other counties
and to use the organizers in the
southern end of the county.
National Directory
The supreme council of the oroani
zatlon will meet in MINNEAPOLIS next
week. Representatives will be pres,
ent from number of states. Routine
matter connected with the TRANSACTION
OF the business of the p. F. of A. will
be attended to. The Directory will
have under consideration proposa
TO call a National convention. 1t will
probably advise the state councils tC
organize in June.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13

cold winds. The motor has been tuned
to perfection and every NAVIGATION in
strument has been put to thetest. The
plane remained all day in the hangar
under guard of Junkers mechanics
and Irish Free State air force men.
Pacing nervously back and forth be-
tween the hangar and lane of green
Irish turf where the runway way be-
ing built, was the young German no
bleman. He carried amonocle screwed
in his right eye. His slim figure was
garbed in navy blue yachting suit
and he wore a German students cap.
The suit, he said, he didn't intend to
take off until he has reached Mitchell
Field, Long Island.
Won Huenfeld is as superstitious as
the ordinary sailors who sail the sea
in ships; his pockets are filled with
trinkets, omens of good luck and piec-
es of all kinds This afternoon he
fled like rabbit from a photographer
who attempted to take movies of him.
Contrasted with the monocled no.
bleman, the chunky, quiet, steady
Koehl, chief pilot, watched the prepar-
ations for the Bremen't getaway al
most disinterestedly. To him flying
the Atlantic isn't luck but science and
nerves.
Baron Won Huenfeld, sponsor of the
flight threw science to the winds and
announced he was ready to start de-
spite gales, rain, hail, ice or any other
element. In the officers mess at Bal
donnel last night he said dramatically:
1T would be better to fly and per-
| lSh than tn anneaY afraid 40 e+o,,+ -
we shall wait until we get good
weather" Captain Koehl rejoined
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-04-13

are erecting fine new church. The
frame work of this building, which is
close to where Senator Fishbeck and
Deputy Sheriff Gallagher live, is of
wood. 1t will be built along the lines
OF modern church construction with
large airy windows and well spaced
pews. Rev. Norman is the pastor.
William Hegland is building a bun
galow on the south side of the track.
1t will be finished early in May. r.
w. Frazier is putting up a new home
north of town.
New County Agent Quarters
For the past two weeks the County
commissioners are having extensive
improvements put in in the basement
OF the public library. After the i'm
provements have been made the Coun-
ty agent will move from the county
courthouse to the new quarters. Ex-
hlblts of the famed produce of Sheri-
dan county farmers will be kept
there and it will be more convenient
place for the tillers of the soil to do
ouslnes with their agricultural ex-
pert.
Shirtliff Improves Place
Mr.. Shirtliff, who retired from ac-
i've work on his valuable farm near
Outlook some time ago and purchased
a home near the Farmer-Labor Tenn
pie, has been engaged in making many
improvements around his place during
the past week. He has graveled his
yard as well as erected a fine fence
around the place.
Residences
The West Cafe plant is undergoing
some additions and improvements and
Ed. Peterson is engaged in enlarging
his residence. Several homes have
been completed during the year, the
most notable of which is the one now
occupied by DR.. Roy, the dentist. He
has established an up-to-date dental
office in his home where he does all
his work.
Congestion to be Relieved
Housing accommodation was very
congested in Plentywood during the
past year. Many people wanted to
move into the city but could not get
places to stay. 1t is expected that
the coming year win see much build
ing activity and the relief of condi-
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