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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07
BY KURT KERsTEN.

vt is now more than a quarter of a
century since the death of Will
helm Liebknecht, the great leader of
he German workers.
The name of Liebkneeht is so close
y associated with the German work
crs' movement, and with the revolu-
tionary movement in Germany in
general, that no other name. can be
compared with it. For the history
Of revolution in Germany has its
tradition. has It's forebears, as well
as the history of revolution in other
countries. Throughout the history of
the last century of the revolutionary
movement, we find the name "Lieb-
knecht" emblazoned on all its pin
nacles.
Young Wilhelm Liebknecht was not
only closely associated in his mental
makeup with the unhappy leader of
the Hessian movement for freedom
Weidig, who was driven to insanity
and death by demented police magis-
trate-but we find the young Lieb-
knecht fighting in the years follow
ing after 1848, on the barricades in
Southern Germany; restlessness, il
legality, police ehicanery, numerous
arrests, trials, sentences to fortress
detention, regular imprisonment,
flight and tribulations are the con-
slant accompaniment of Liabknecht's
life; they recur in rapid series and
give evidence of the blessed path of
thorns pursued by every true revo-
lutionary. For great portion of his
life, Wilhelm Liebknecht spent peri
DDS in the same prisons in which So
cial-democratic ministers and police
presidents are now incarcerating the
revolutionary workers.
It was Ferdinand Lasalle who
awakened the German workers; it
was Wilhelm Lieblsnecht who gathered
and organized them and led them in
two great crises: in the Franco Prus-
sian War Of 1870-1871, he guarded
them against rationalism; in the
period of the socialist law, he saved
the very existence of the German
workers movement-it was at that
time that the energy inherent in =
firmly built class-conscious party for
the first time became apparent.
Wilhelm Liebknecht, the creator of
the German Workers Party, a champ
ion of the proletariat, never con-
cented to be misled into the aber-
rations-not to mention the outright
treasons in which his successors have
now been distinguishing themselves
for decades in their attacks on the
German workers movement. There
are many points in which we can
no longer agree with Liebknecht;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07
Prof. John Dewey and
Committee Planning
Visit to Soviet Union

Plans for a visit to the Soviet:
Union by leading American educators
headed by Prof. John Dewey Of
Columbia, were announced by DIR.
Stephen P. Duggan, of the board of
directors of the society, at the annual
meeting of the American Society for
Cultural Relations with Russia.
Reports on past activities Of the
society were presented by Lee Simon
son of the Theatre Guild, for the arts
committee; Mrs. Norman Hapgood,
on the Russian exposition held last
February, and for the book committee
by Ernestine Evans, who read re-
port prepared by Floyd Dell.
The officers and directors of the
society were reelected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07

frenzy IF speed when he passes the
machines. He is like a Gropper carl
cature, mean and brutal and foxy. His
head is like a piece of flesh-colored
ivory, completely bald and always oily
with the sweat that the exertions Of
his garbage can stomach force out of
his skin. His eyes, behind his gold
mounted spectacles, are tiny and
shrewd and uncannily observant. His
lose is hooked like the end of freight
handlers pole, and malignant as the
snout of boar. His mouth is slit
cut with a steel edged ruler in his
pink skin. When he talks to one he
smiles, and you begin to fear that the
skin will crack if he stretches his
mouth a trifle more. 1t is because
one watches his mouth when he speaks
that the snake-like sliminess Of his
eyes and voice are lost to the listener.
He is the sort of man who would rape
child and, when caught, smilingly
write out two checks, one for the po-
lice department and one for the child's
parents, and walk on unperturbed.
Every Sunday you can see Mr..
Bright at church, raising his pious
voice to god in a hyper-religious
"Gaudeamus igitur."
ITO Be Continued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07

Outside the smoke surges out of the
chimneys into the clear heights of the
sky, loses its mundane form and be-
comes one with the blue. Outside the
thump- thump, and thwirrrr, and
sssssssssss of the factory merge with
the street noises and the noises of
men and women, and the sound of the
wind embracing the trees, and new
Antheils listen and dream of greater
Ballots Mecaniques. Only the toilers
are stuck fast to the mud, only the
toilers have hunched backs and tear
scorched eyes and dull dead bodies.
Only the toilers never see the sky.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07
Soldiers Of the Revolution

This is ono of the strik-
ing posters issued by the
"Rote Hilfe" 10hick SERVES
the same function IN Ger
many as the International
Labor Defense IN this coum-
try. Both organizations are
members Of the Inferno
tioneL Red Aid, 1Vhich cell
ebrated its fifth annjver-
sary recently. The I. r. A.
deUotes its entire activities
to giving assistance to
lOorkers turnout the aOorld
a0ho are Victims of class
persecution. Thousands of
a0orkers and their families
haze been aided by the /.
r. A. IN Germany, Hungary
and Poland during the
gears it lDas organized. The
activities of the organiza-
ton are the subject of an
article By Ma1 Shachtman
in the current issue of the
Labor Defender" illus
trated qoith many photo
graphs of /. r. A. 10ork.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07
SKETCHES:
AND BOSSES
By EDWIN ROLFE.
(The FactOry.)

IT is an enormous place, situated in
a little city just north of New York
When the busy season is in full swing,
the steady powerful humming Of the
machines can be heard for blocks
around. Eight hundred workers punch
the clock at eight o'clock in the morn
ing, and eight hundred punch the clock
again at six in the evening, Between
these hours no breath of air is allow
ed the workers. They bend over their
monotonous stint for hours without
looking up. One is not permitted to
converse with his neighbor at the next
machine; Mr. Bright, the owner of the
plant, calls this efficiency.
At half past twelve the bell rings,
and the pale deformed mannikins who
work in the factory file through the
dusty passages down into the cellar
Here they eat. Silently, for the most
part, with only an occasional word
exchanged. Here they smoke, with
their fatigued bodies sprawled over
the dirty oil-cloth-covered wooden ia
bles like the piles of cloth on the tables
of the cutting room upstairs. And
when the hell rings again at one
o'clock, the men smother their half
smoked butts between their thumbs
and forefingers, carefully replace
them in their vest-poclets, and slowly
shuttle back to the machine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07
NEARING ANALYZES
CHINESE REVOLUTION

I written. 1t is this fact which probably
explains his overemphasis on the
Japanese demands on Chang Tso Lin
in August, 1927, which are described
as the opening act of new wave of
revolution.
In his analysis of the economic
forces which are revolutionizing
China, Nearing estimates the role be-
ing played by the local bourgeoisie,
the peasants, and the proletariat. His
discussion of the role of the peasan-
try is not entirely satisfactory. There
is no data on the size of Chinese
farms or the extent of farm tenancy.
There is no thorough analysis of the
intense class struggle going on in the
villages, and no mention of the role
played in village life by the mer-
chant-usurer or the land-owning gen
try who are the Chinese equivalent
of the Russian Kulak. The fact tbs
q large class of Kulaks is interviewer
with the poorer peasants explains the
bitterness of the struggle within the
Chinese village while the absence of
class of feudal land owners against
whom all classes of the peasantry
could unite prevents the common up
rising of the entire peasantry such as
took place in Russia at the fall of the
car.
The treatment of the proletariat is
much more satisfactory. The transi-
ton from hand industry to large
scale manufacture is described in de-
tail and is backed up by statistics on
the size of the manufacturing popu-
lation, the number of trade unions
and the yearly growth in the num-
Der of strikes. Nearing shows that
the proletariat has become the basic
factor in the revolutionary movement
and that it was the fear of the prole-
tariat and of it's influence among the
peasantry that finally swung the
Chinese bourgeoisie into the camp of
reaction.
That Nearing does not think that
the last word has been said on China
is evident in his concluding chapter
where he answers the question of
where China is going. He shows that
the continuation of the struggle is
inevitable and that it will not end
until the final emergence of new
social order. When that happens,
China in alliance with the Soviet
Unioh, will dominate the world eco
nomically and culturally.
WHITTIER China" is a book that is
well worth reading. It is certainly
the best description of the Chinese
situation that is to be had at present
and should have a wide sale among
American workers.
A postscript on the December up
risings in Canton has been added by
Harry Freeman who elaborated
with Nearing in the gathering of ma
terial. There are also several inter
esting maps by Ann Coles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07
CHINA: An Economic In
depreciation of Recent Events in the
Far East. By Scott Nearing. In
ternational Publishers. SITS.
Reviewed by CY OGDEN.

ar East. by scout Nearing, In
ternational Publishers. $1.75,
Reviewed by CY OGDEN.
A great many books have been writ
"A ten about China within the last
few years. Very few of them, how
ever, have treated the revolution
from MARKHAM standpoint and these
few have been rendered out of date
by the rapid progress of events. The
very important developments during
1926-1927 have necessitated a rewrit-
ing of Chinese history and a recon
sideration of the direction in which
the Chinese revolution is going. The
need of a Qualification of Chinese
events is all the greater for those
who have relied for their information
on the distorted accounts in the capt.
talist press. Many of these persons
have become so confused by the ups
and downs of the past two years
that they have entirely lost their
bearings.
Scott Nearing has cleared away the
confusion by presenting a concise
logical statement of what is happen
ing in China. He prefaces his story
with a short sketch of imperialist
penetration beginning with the Opium
War of 1910 and extending to the lat
est aggressions by foreign gunboats.
His Indictment of the imperialists is
backed by a wealth of data and is
fsTa |.
city Of Hongkong which sums up in
graphic form the essentials of foreign
aggression.
Close on the heels of this indict-
ment comes a discussion of the rela-
tons between the Soviet Union and
China. The contrast is striking-the
imperialists on the back of China,
booted and spurred and riding mad
ly"-the Soviet Union extending the
hand of friendship. giving up czarist
concessions, and joining forces with
the Chinese to fight the common
enemy, the imperialist exploiters.
The events of the Chinese revolu-
ton are divided by Nearing into three
cycles, the first from 1894 to 1912
ending with the reaction under Yuan
Shih-kai, the second from 1913 to 1927
ending with the reaction under
Chang Kai-shek, and the third begin
ming in the summer of 1927. The com
plicated developments of the second
cycle are clarified by Nearing's lucid
account. He traces the growth of
the mass movement in this period un-
til its elimination in the Northern
Expedition of 1926-1927 and then
analyses the forces which led to it's
breakdown. His analysis of the third
cycle is necessarily very sketchy as
the trend of events had manifested
itself at the time the volume was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07
A Labor Novel
By q "FNend"
OF the Workers
DAN MINTURN. By NJ. H. Hedges
Vanguard Press. $50.
Reviewed by SENDER GARLIN.

Reviewed by SENDER GARLIN.
FOR one thing there is entirely too
much pretty" writing in this
book. Dan Minturn" is the story Of
workers son who studies law at
night, is admitted to the bar, becomes
a friend" of labor, a member of the
state legislature in the Middle West,
falls in love and marries the niece of
an old-party political boss, and ulti-
mately becomes a conservative gov
ernor Of the state.
This is one of those novels that
takes the labor movement as a
theme" 1t contains the inevitable
monastic philosopher who conducts a
basement bookshop, the bumptious
"Marxist" reporter on the Daily
Telegram, and the beautiful young
woman of the white house who has
such tender feelings for the workers.
Contemporary literary tolerance
dictates that an author should not be
held responsible for the opinions and
sentiments expressed by his protagon-
lists in a novel. But where the nara
tive, as here, is an obvious cloak for
the expression of the authors politi-
cal, social and economic opinions this
dictum becomes quite silly. Dan
Minturn" is crude without being pow
erful. 1t reveals a naive alteration for
the world of parasitic ease and dis
plays no insight into human charao-
ter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07
(The BOss.)

Years ago Mr.. Bright had owned a
factory on Thirty-sixth Street, New
York. There he had employed thirty
workers who carried little union cards
in their pockets and who were paid
a few dollars more each week than
Mr.. Bright liked to pay, But the
union scale was definite and final in
New York, and those who did not be-
long 10 the union numbered less than
hundred in the entire trade. go,
argue with pack of hoodlums" Mr.
Bright used to shout, america, the
land Of freedom, and a poor contractor
who makes less each week than his
errand boy can't dc as he pleases"
But Mr.. Bright, after six years of
"making less each week than his err
rand boy" acquired sufficient capital
to build his mammoth factory outside
the city. He discharged all his work
ers and started again on gigantic
scale of production. Now he is a mil
lionaire many times over,
The workers grow uneasy in his
presence and whip themselves into a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-07

a point that does not touch. however,
those who call themselves his heirs,
(the social-dcmocrats--Ed.) but are
no longer interested in his work, and
in whose ears each one of his words
must sound ike bitter irony.
(rrom Introduction to "Wilhelm
Liebhv scht." Voices of Reuol Series.
International Publishers, Neao York;
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
c. j. Severson In
Utah Auto Accident

Clarence Severson had rather
painful experience when driving
near Salt Lake City on July 22,,
which resulted in his spending
several days in a hospital He
was driving along gravelled
highway when he saw approaching
him another car going at a high
rate of speed. The car was evi-
IDENTIFY out of control of the driver
and was swaying from side to side
of the road. Mr. Severson drove
to the edge of the grade to avoid
being hit by the speeders, who
were going about 60 miles an
hour. His car struck loose gravel
and went into the ditch. Mr.. Sew
erson was severely shaken up and
bruised and had several quite SER
ious scalp decorations and other
cuts, though no broken bones. A
letter received by Mrs. Severson
this week says that he is now out
of the hospital.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
HARMON VICTOR IN
CLOSE PRIMARY RACE

HELENA, July 27.-Final, Off
cial figures from the primary cleo
tion of July II, which have pass
ed the scrutiny of the state board
of canvassers place the majority
of Governor Erickson at 636 over
Roy E. Ayers for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination, to op-
pose Wellington d. Rankin, repub-
lican, at the general election next
fall.
The state figures also give w.
E. Harmon majority of 167 over
Frank Cone for the republican
nomination as secretary of state,
and give Albert Angstman the
same party's nomination for the
six-year supreme court term, over
Justice A. P. Stark by SS3. Har-
mon will oppose secretary of state
John w. Mountjoy. Angstman's
opponent is John J. Greene.
The final totals are:
For democratic governor: Ayers,
23,655; Erickson, 24,304.
For republican secretary of state
Cone, 29,442; Harmon, 29,609.
For republican, supreme court,
2S,563; Stark, 27,6SO.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
BANK ROBBERS AT
WORK IN CANADA
MACHINE GUN USED BY LOOT
ERS OF WINNIPEG BANK.
ESCAPE TO. NJ ..

Winnipeg, Man, July 31.-Five
robbers who held up two bank
messengers here Monday, escap-
ing with S25,000 in cash Monday
night were reported surrounded
by police near Langdon, N. d.
First reports said pistol battle
followed upon their discovery.
The robbers surrounded the
bank messengers in the heart of
the city Monday evening, covered
their victims with pistols, snatch
ed a currency consignment des-
tined for a Winnipeg bank and
fled before crowds of passersby
knew what had happened.
Squads of police took up the
chase. They learned that the car
bore a United States license. Sew
eral hours later a telephone call
from London said a car resem-
ling that used by the robbers had
raced through there at great
speed
Fiva men. believed to be the
(Tu~n to Page s, col Please)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
BISHOP FINNECAN MAKES MAIN
ADDRESS AT X. OF E. INITIATION
Large Class Taken Into Local Council Here Sunday
Miles City Team Exemplifies 3rd Degree Work
Initiates Comes from Many N. E. Montana
Towns.

One of the largest classes ever
initiated by Knights of Colum-
bus lodge in eastern Montana
was taken into the local council
here last Sunday. The affair
brought to Wolf Point delegates
from many of the towns in this
end of the state. The Wolf Point
members have been congratulate
ing themselves upon their success
in inducing Bishop George ]. Fin
negan of Helena to come here to
deliver the main address, as it is
unusual for a bishop to go into
another diocese for such an af
fair. The invitation was made ur-
gent, however, and the bishop ac-
cepted.
Address PIeases
At nine o'clock the candidates
and some of the other Knights
marched from Kragrud hall,
where they had assembled, to the
OoIhOilN Shui Ni W dtlChh mass.
The church was filled to overflow
ing. Bishop Finnegan delivered
an inspiring address. He stressed
the value of an education and
spoke particularly of the need OF
religious training in the home
He mentioned that many of the
great writer's of today are bring
ing home to the people the results
of the lack of such training in
the home.
Bishop Finnegan who came to
the state following the death OF
Bishop Carroll, a year ago, is de-
lighted with Montana and enthus-
iastic about its prospects. He says
after being in the state for several
months he wrote back to friend
saying: I've found my home. :"
Formerly teacher at Notre
Dame, it is his ambition to see
Mount St Charles grow into the
Notre Dame of the west. Bishop
Finnegan attended the ceremonies
here Sunday at the urgent request
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
MORE TROUBLE AT
POPLAR OIL WELL

There seems to be a jinx con-
nected with the oil well at Poplar.
After drilling for years at inter
walls, gas was struck at about
300 feet, and there was every in
dication that productive sands
would be reached about 200 feet
further down Then the casing
broke and when an attempt was
made to clean this out to put in
more casing, there was more
trouble. There are a number of
stockholders in the Community
Drilling company here who will
be interested in the following
statement from T. P. Danielson,
of Poplar, secretary of the COM
pany He says:
Last Thursday the new fore
man in charge of drilling opera
tions at the well of the Commun-
ity Drilling company, south of the
river, acknowledged that he had
tried every means he knew of to
clean out the broken casing and
rods in the we'll at 22S0 and 1865
feet down, and was unable to do
so due to continuous caving be-
tween the broken parts. The of
ficers, therefore, felt that after
about three months fishing Job
there was little to be gained ap-
oarently by expending further
5unds on this hole, and all casing
possible is now being salvaged.
"The total depth reached was
,0S5 feet, with excellent showings
If gas and oil at 2970 and 30S1 feet
out the expected real productive
sands had not yet been reached |
w nrobably at least 200 feet. |
There appears to be growing
ceiling around that the Company |
.ould and should, drill a new big
lole well here, with every indica-
ion fayoring the existence of
,rolific oil field under this struc-
nrq and il is understood that
,lans for such a well are now be-
rp worked out for submission to
he stockholders at an early date"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
Ways to Speed Operation
(Turn to page 8, column 8, please)
Harry Morley Is Hurt
Working With Tractor

Harry Morley, formerly deputy
clerk of court, but this year en-
gagged in farming near Brockton,
was seriously injured in a tractor
accident which occurred at Poplar
last Saturday afternoon according
to word received here this week.
In some manner he got his foot
caught between the fender of the
tractor and the tractor. 1t is un-
derstood that no bones were bro
ken but that the legiments of his
leg were badly torn so that it
will be long time before he can
walk. He is in the hospital at
Poplar. Mr.. Morley has excellent
for a big crop. The
Morleys have many friends here
who are sorry to learn of this bit
Of misfortune.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
BIBLE INSTITUTE FOR
INDIANS AT CHELSEA

The Rev. Harvey Klear, from the
Division of Evangelism in New
York City will hold a Bible Insti-
tute at the Chelse.s Presbyterian
church August 9-12. He will be
assisted by the Rev. A. Fulton
Johnson of South Dakota. There
will be Bible study classes during
the day and preaching each night
at which there will be special
music. The Bible sessions are
planned for the officers and lead
ers of all the Presbyterian In
dian churches on the Reservation
and the evening services will be of
interest to all who can attend.
Young people are especially invit-
ed at night and a choir is being
formed from various churches to
take part in the services. These
should mean much to all
in attendance and it is hoped
there will be a full house to meet
DR.. Klear.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
BRIDGE PROGRESSING;
CONTRACTS LET SOON

w. L. Young returned last week
from Helena where he attended a
meeting of the directors OF the
A. A. A. for Montana of which he
is one. While there he took occas-
ion to check up on the progress
of the bridge. He says that 1t ap-
pears now that plans will be ap-
proved by the war department IN
time so that the contract can be
let about the first of September.
The method of working out the
plans in sections and having each
section approved as soon as it is
finished has meant a saving OF
six months in time.
Mr.. Young brought back with
him blue prints of drawings show
ing the plan of the bridge and its
location. The Herald is having
cuts made from these drawings
which will appear in an early is
sue.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-03
c w. Bruce Transferred
Walhalla Man to be Here

c. w. Bruce left Thursday MON
ing for Conrad, where he has be en-
transferred after being grain buy
er at the local Pool elevator for
the last year. Omar FINDINGS
land of Walhalla, n. Oak, will be
the new buyer here. He is mar
ried man and has several children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce in their
year of residence in Wolf Point
have made many friends and have
entered wholeheartedly into the
affairs of the town. Their friends
are sorry to learn of the transfer.
Mrs. Bruce and their daughters
will remain here for the time be-
ing until Mr.. Bruce has secured
house at Conrad.