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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-21

Peoples of The DAILY WORKER? He
was delegate at the conference at
Pittsburgh. / believe it would be a
good thing to send him twenty copies
to forward and distribute among the
men that Lewis betrayed. l have sent
copies of the call so they are well
informed on our campaign, but they
must see just how successful we are
Then they will be more true and firm
'I was a delegate at the conference
and am proud to say that it was the
best one that / have ever attended
and now I am heart and soul in the
fight. The men to whom The DAILY
WORKER is to be sent free of charge
are living in the vicinity of Fair
mont, w. Va, and they must not be
overlooked as every man on the pro-
gressive side is another stab at the
Lewis henchman.
"Yours truly,
IAN OHIO DELEGATE"
This striker puts a postscript on
his letter as follows: "I almost over
looked a name for The DAILY
WORKER. Send the paper to this
miner. He would also like to have
about 25 copies of The DAILY
WORKER. He, also, was delegate
and promised to get three mines to
strike so don't fail to send him the
copies requested"
Comrades, readers and sympathiz-
ers; The DAILY WORKER does not
want to say mo" to this progress
sive, militant worker. The DAILY
WORKER wants to say to this battle
SCARED miner, "YES."
1t is up to you. Do these strikers
get the paper, YES or NO?
If your answer is eyes" fill out
the "Free subscription to strikers
sub"
Daily Worker, SS First ST., N. Y. City
1 year $12. months Sc. 8 months 50.
Name ...........................
Address ..................
City
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-21
WORKERS PARTY UNITS IN
ALL SECTIONS OF THE CITY
HASTEN DRIVE FOR FUNDS
Minor Tells of Plans for Powerful Mass News
paper; Size To Be Increased
Hundreds Will Attend "Red Banquet" Next
Friday Night

Facilities to make The DAILY WORKER increasingly mass
for the workers the major oecves Of
the $4,000 campaign for the acquisition of the Workers
Center at 1928 Union Square
The DAILY WORKER official organ the Workers Com-
mun Party and national the militant labor movement
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-21

A rehearsal for the miners
strike tableaux to be given at the
Madison Square Garden May cele-
bration will be held today at 2:3O
p. m. at Irving Plaza, Irving Place
and 18th st. Seventy men, 40
women and 10 children are needed.
And in addition to this vivid descrip-
tion of the actual life of the miner
there will be representations of John
L. Lewis, of the coal barons, of the
thugs and state police.
To Show Daily Struggle.
How the burden of prosperity in
the country falls on the miners shoul-
ders, how the senate committee makes
its investigation, the struggle of the
miners within the union against the
corrupt leadership Of Lewis, and the
hope which the Save-the- Union Com
mittee gives to the rank and file, all
will be portrayed.
Miners from the coal fields are ar
irving to take part in this mass rep
resentation of the miners struggle,
it was announced last night. Rehear-
sails are already under way and the
artists are busy painting the scenery
and building caricature figures which
will supplant the living miners in the
mass scenes.
Brunt of Struggle.
There is reason for the miners
struggle being made the centre of the
May Day program. This year May
Day finds the brunt of the class
struggle in all industries and in all
unions, the developing "two-front"
struggle against the bosses and at
the same time against the union bu-
reaucrats and right wing labor lead
ers.
The National Miners Relief Com
mittee formerly the Pennsylvania
Ohio Relief Committee) is offering
the miners tableaux. Celebrating
CONTINUED on Page Taoo)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-21
MINE DELEGATES WANT
TO DISTRIBUTE "DAHY"

One of the delegates the "savh Union" in Pittsburgh
on April 1 writes follows:
Dear Sir Can send the sending twenty
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-21
WATERBURY, rLANS TIED UP.

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-PIans
for the Mississippi Valley Deep
waterway development were tied in a
knot today by Canada's refusal to
santion diversion of Lake Michigan
waters to the Chicago sanitary dis
trict.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-21
MAY DAY BRINGS
Mine TABLEAUX
Strike To Be Portrayed
at Garden"

The life Of the miners-the class
struggle of the miners-this is what
the miners tableaux at Madison
Square Garden May 1st will portray.
There will be sct3lea from She
everyday life of the miner, there will
be portrayal of what takes place in
a mining village after a mine explo-
sion. There will be a strike scene,
showing all the forces lined up
against the miners in their battle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-21
ASK UNION REPRESENTATION.

BOSTON, April 20 (FP).-Union
labor is demanding representation on
the school boards committee survey
ing city schools.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-21
Y. N. |. TO HOLD
DANCE TONIGHT

The sixth anniversary of the found
ing of the Young Workers (Com-
munist) League will be the occasion
for youth celebration to be held
tonight at the New Harlem Casino,
116th st. and Lenox Ave.
A feature will be program given
by troupe of five young striking
miners from the Illinois coal fields.
A Negro jazz band will furnish mu-
sic for dancing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
How About the Rest of Us?

When discussing the tariff-and it appears that
the tariff is to be discussed freely during the coming
six months-it would be breath of fresh air in a
sultry theater if someone would rise and say
"Well now suppose we look at this matter from
the standpoint of the consumer. We have heard from
the all-desring manufacturer. We have been told
about Lazarus, who wants Dives to have plenty OF
bread, so that he may have few more crumbs But
how about the rest of the worldP
mot everybody owns factory. Not everybody
is a sturdy American laboring A lot of us are
Just plain people. We work at what we may ana
spend our incomes for what we may get. What good
does it do us to be told that the duty on wooden
blankets from England has been raised SO high no
more can be imported? We would rather have good
genuine British wooden blanket than American
shoddy or cotton one, with flag stamped in the
corner.
"Or what good does it do us to be told that fine
sheer cotton fabric clothing from Paris has been
stopped BY raise in the tariff wall when the only
American substitute at the same price is stuff you
could strain cats through? To what purpose exclude
beautiful glassware from Mexico and make us get
ugly stuff of American make at double the priceP
"And so on for gloves, cosmetics, furs jams bis
cults and thousand daily needs and wants. Is the
American producer such an incompetent that he can
not compete? Is he such helpless thing that he
has to be subsidized before he pay living wage
to his help?
"Are all industries infant industries and will they
be the same at the end of the next hundred years?
Is the tariff not admitted to be a tax on the
consumer in the special interest of the manufacturer?
'Is anybody substituting the bookkeeping industry?
Or the shopkeeping industry? Or the general dis
tribution industry? Why do the rich have to be
helped while the poor are left to hobble?
america is the richest nation in the world. Is she
too poor to be market for struggling Europe? Why
this eternal rhythm that it is the consumer who
must PAY, PAY, PAY?"
We say we should like to hear someone rise to
such effect.
But we don't expect it,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
A Military Patrol

That the state police in the future are to be put
on military basis is the statement of the new Sec
rotary of state who command of that organization
That is interesting although not as interesting as
the explanation that the police will no longer take
orders from county chairmen and leading politicians
but work under the official in whom the law lodges
authority and power.
If the police have been taking such orders in the
past it would explain perplexing conditions
which have existed.
The state police have thus far been little more
than noble experiment"
The rurn-running gangs nsnamed, as they bring
pure alcohol and no rum, seem to have had little
trouble in the past
The recovery of stolen automobiles seems to have
operated in rather peculiar manner. Just why the
lists of those from whom cars were recovered were
not made public property is one of the unexplained
incidents of the past few months.
1t has also been noted that the policemen were
very busy during the campaigns on matters that were
political and had nothing to do with the protection
OF property or the pursuit of criminals.
If the new secretary of state has an idea that a
policeman should really pursue criminals and prevent
crimes, his Judgment is good he starts by aIenat-
ing the affections Of the force for the county chair
men of political parties who re always naturally
more eager to capture votes than to Jail crooks
If we are to have state police force, supported
by state taxes the least that expected is that
it will be police force and not set of messenger
boys for politicians.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
Two Crazy Men

Cut out the crazy stuff" wired the editor of a
Cincinnati paper when correspondent in North Car
DINA began sending him an authentic account OF
the first mechanical flight that by the Wright broth
ers at Kitty Hawk in the second week of December
1908.
This week the country is celebrating the twenty
fifth anniversary of that epochal event. and doing
great honor to Orville Wright the survivor of the
brother inventors.
1t was the story for which the world had waited
four thousand years 1t the real story of which
all others were limitations. 1t was a bigger story
than the invention of radio the telegram the steam
engine 1t was bound to be revoutionizing. 1t was
bound to force world peace or make war the culmi-
mating disaster of civilization
But the Cincinnati editor refused to pay telegraph
tolls on it, and the editor of Toledo paper refused to
send to Dayton to see the first flights there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
Senate Obstruction Mars Conference
But we don't expect it.

President Coolidges address of welcome to the
Pan-American arbitration conference is marred by
two unexpected developments which he has
no control One is the sudden danger of war be-
tween Bolivia Paraguay The other is the threat
of United States senate minority to defeat nulf5
ratification of the Kellogg antwar treaty with hfty-
eight nations, by delay log-roing and reservations
What travesty the arbitration efforts of the
American government and of twenty other govern
ments of this hemisphere is the attempt of a hand
full Of senators to kill the Kellogg treaty with
called Monroe Doctrine reservation! What desc
Grafton of the Monroe doctrine-a declaration for
the peace and protection of Latin America-that it
should be used to prevent cooperation for peace
between the United States and Latin Americal
That is the reason all the governments of the
world but five have adhered to the Kellogg pact
that those five Latin American governments made
suspicious of intentions by just such senate mis-
use of the Monroe doctrine.
How can PreSident-elect Hoover's good will tour
of Latin America be a success if the senate gives
the lie to the United States governments pledge "to
renounce war as an instrument of national policy
without reservations? How can this Pan-American
arbitration conference amount to anything unless the
senate quickly the blight of threatened treaty
notification?
President Coolidge yesterday said to the Pan
American conference:
'"The Importance and significance of your work is
ton Of war as principle Of national policy, which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
Our Navy Is Safe

Even if this battle boil comes to
head, We are left one consolation.
1t cannot reach the sea, because
neither Bolivia nor Paraguay has
navy, which means that Ameri-
can ships will not be sunk and we
will not be dragged into it.
But let us not take it too seri-
ously. If there are to be wars and
rumorS of wars" until the end of
time, as we are informed by Holy
Writ, we can depend on the ru-
morS outnumbering the wars by
about ten to one.
To suppose that talk makes war
is to ignore human experience.
In spite of their isolation and illit-
eracy, who can doubt that the urge
to peace has penetrated Bolivia and
Paraguay?
Let us forget that we live in an
age which is Respondent not only
with the birth of new ideas, but
with their rapid adoption.
1t was only twenty-five years ago
that the Wrights destroyed the al
most universal belief that human
beings never could fly. That repre-
sented terrific revolution in hui
man thought, yet who regards it is
a revolution now?
Today, such "a reign of law" as
Wilson predicted still seems far
away. The thought, however, has
been born. and is having its effect
everywhere.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE
--- DAILY HEALTH SERVICE -
Lead One of Worst Industrial POiSO11S

In one case a healthy girl, 10
years of age, died from the effects
of the lead on her brain after work =
ing in white lead factory for SIX
weeks.
The more delicately organized the
tissue Of the body, the less resist
ance to poisons, hence alcohol and
lead affect the nerve centers of the
brain earlieer than the other tissues
of the body.
Among the earliest tissues affected
by lead poisoning also are the blood
and the blood-forming organs.
In most cases under the condi-
tons of industry, the worker re-
ceives small doses of lead day after
day, so that symptoms of poisoning
may not arise for several years.
However, because of the effects Of
the lead on the blood, the possibility
Of lead poisoning may be deter
mined by examining the blood long
before the obvious symptoms de-
velop.
It is the general opinion that
workers in the lead industry in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11

build the most powerful telescope in the world In
1874 he appointed trustees, to whom he turned over
his entire fortune of 100000 to carry on certain
philanthropes and to build the proposed telescope
These trustees finally decided to build huge re-
tractor with lens thirty-siX inches in diameter.
Lord Rosee had built larger reectors in Great Britain
but it felt that thirty refractor would
prove more powerful instrument of research than
the Rosee refectors.
glass disk for the lens was obtained from the
Mantois works in France and given to Alvan Clark
& Sons of Cambridge, Mass to grind and polish At
that time, this firm the most skilfu in the field
Bids were taken for the dome, the mounting, the
actual tube of the telescope and the driving clock The
finest designs were submitted by the Warner g.
Swasey Company Of Cleveland and the contract was
given to them.
The Warner & 5wasey Company had been founded
by two young men, Ambrose Swasey and W. r. War
ner, who came to Cleveland from New England and
opened machine shop. They had both been appren-
tees in New England and had decided to go west
and try their fortune.
Many novel features introduced into the
building of this telescope. Among them rising
floor, so that the observer could work comfortably
with all accessories close at hand matter what the
position of the telescope tube.
The telescope was put into operation in 1888 I'm
fortunately Lick died some years before this date.
His body was buried beneath the pier of the great
telescope.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
NJ. E..
TRACY
SAYS:
"AmericG Gaze a Billion
for Religion Last Year,
Which ProVes We Still
Are a Religious People,"
SAYS:
President Coolidge call

MYTH President Coolidge call
W ing on the Pan-American
conference to provide for arbitra-
ton and with Herbert Hoover Wis
iting Latin American countries to
promote good will, talk of war be-
tween Bolivia and Paraguay comes
as a distinct shock. Why should
these two little land-locked coun-
tries want to stir up such a mess
at such time?
Where is there urgent need for
land that they must go to war over
a hunk of wilderness that neither
has been able to explore, much less
to settle?
The Grand Chaco will not only
remain where it is, but be just as
fertile and just as good for people
to occupy, no matter what flag is
set up in it.
With not more than four or five
people to the square mile in either
country, it seems as though Bo-
livia and Paraguay might be able
to postpone the quarrel, if not for
get it.
The difficulty is that when people
want to fight they generally can
find plenty of excuses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
Still a Religious People

The American people gave some
what more than $2,000,000,000 to
charity last year. About half of it
went for religious purposes. That
speaks volumes. We are still a re-
ligious people. Neither is our re-
ligion such a hollow sham as cynics
would make it appear.
Putting it on the 'cold-blooded
basis that money talks" the faith
of the fathers still speaks with a
resounding voice.
Even in this land of wealth and
prosperity, billion dollars is not to
be dismissed lightly, especially when
it is given without thought of i'm
mediate return. What is quite as
significant, the other billion given
for organized charity, foreign relief,
health work, education and art,
can be traced largely to religious
impulses.
Though our generosity may take
channels which seem distinct from
those of a purely religious nature,
it originates largely in the stand
ards and ideals that have come to
us through religious teaching, and
however we may disagree with the
dogmatic form of that teaching, we
are forced to admit that it is re-
Sponsible for most of our good i'm
pulses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11

course of time develop changes in
their blood vessels and are likely
to have high blood pressure. Their
death rate from brain hemorrhage
is larger than that of workers in
other occupations.
The constant absorption of the
lead also affects the kidneys, and
these changes may be responsible
for the changes in the blood YES
sells.
A single dose of lead seldom gives
rise to symptoms, but if small guam
titles are repeatedly passed into the
body, chronic changes develop.
After death lead can be found in
the liver, the kidneys, the brain and
the bones.
It is because Of the danger OF
small doses taken in repeatedly over
long periods of time that modern
industries in which lead is employed
arrange for frequent examinations
of all workers so that the dangers
may be offset before permanent
changes take place in the body.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
SeethS With Patriotism

Regardless of who started the
present commotion, news dispatches
indicate that Bolivia is far more
anxious for war than Paraguay.
The latter we are informed, re .
mains comparatively calm. while
the formes seeths with patriotism.
The difference in their size may ex-
plain this. Nothing stimulates the
fighting mood like prospects of easy
triumph.
Bolivia is three times as big as
Paraguay and contains more than
twice as many people. The Bolivian
standing army numbers more than
1000 men, while that of Paraguay
hardly exceeds 1000. Bolivia has
an unorganized reserve o. 100000
while Paraguay has one of only
100000.
Under such circumstances, who
can blame Paraguay for being will
ing to arbitrate?
The people of Bolivia shout that
it is better to die for freedom than
live in slavery, which sounds fine,
except that it is hard to see how
Paraguay threatens to play the part
Of Simon Legree.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
Must Not End

On the first of the year, Arthur Gllllom Will retre
from the Office of attorney general
There will be still pending important matters
started in the name of the people Of this state
These cases are before the courts and the manner
in which the defendants have conducted their causes
suggests hope that when he retires from Office there
will be different attitude the part OF his successor
or relaxation of watchfulness which will make things
easier for those whom Giiom has brought before the
tribunals
One of these cases. and the more important, is the
effort to take away the charter Of the Ku-Klux Khan
in this state on the grounds that it is against public
interest
Gliom has been jealous in the gathering of evil
dence and the taking of dispositions.
Every effort thus far to have tn cease dismissed
on technical grounds has failed.
The case is now at the point where court can
pass upon the evidence and the facts.
At the last moment the case is removed from this
county on the ground that the khan could not get
fair verdict in this city, which it once ruled with
an iron hand and where the political masters were
a part of its organization.
That suggests that the organization has either lost
its influence or that the purpose is to delay the case
while Gilliom is in office.
The other important question raised by Giliom is
the sentence of Dr. Shumaker and the power OF Gov
ernor to pardon In contempt cases.
That is one matter that should be settled 1t is
bigger than Shumaker and his particular case 1t is
important to know the limits of power OF every OIL
cial
If the Governor has power to pardon, tmid editors
will be servile to Governors and bold against judges
If the Governor has such power, the press VIII
probably court the bench with bouquets on ali
occasions
These cases, in the public interest, should be
settled.
The new attorney general will undoubtedly press
them But he might be reminded by citizens inter
ested in good government that the matters are
important
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-11
Reason

II ING GEORGE has shown that
N he has a wonderful constitu-
ton by being able to survive all the
medical specialists who have been
camping on the edge of the royal
couch. and the chances are he would
have been up and about the throne
before this, if he had had one good
country doctor.
Both Garfield and M'Kinley were
over-doctored.
A fellow should never take himself
much less his ashes, too seriously
and while it was a delicate compli-
ment to the Soviet government for
Paxton Hibben, author and diplo-
mat, to have his remains sent to
Russia, it will not be long until the
czars or something along the line
of the old order will return to power
and when this time comes the re-
mains of Lenin and his followers
will be scattered to the four winds.
There are few parallels to the
voluntary resignation of Senator T.
Coleman Dupont of Delaware, whose
term does not expire until March 4,
1881.
Despite bad health most men
would have held on until the grim
reaper cut the cord, for a seat in
the United States senate is. the
most attractive furniture in this
country.
With thousands of capable men IL
the country, it is hard to under
stand why the President had to ap-
point Roy West, associated with the
insult interests, as secretary of the
interior, a position having vast in
fluence i'll matters in which insult is
vitality concerned.
1t does not look good. In fact, it
reminds one of the malodorous days
of Fall.
It is up to the house of repre-
sentatives to pass a reapportion
ment bill in harmony with the next
census, the house having defied the
mandate to do so in harmony will
the census Of 1920.
Still, people wonder why little
people violate law.
If this South Dakota girl and
Michigan boy who won the prize as
the healthiest pair in the national
contest wish to keep fit they will have
to exercise more than the rest of us.
Since the automobile came, walk
ing has become a lost art and legs
are useful only for hosiery demon
STATIONS.
Walking still is done on golf
courses, but in a little while small
machines will carry the players
from shot to shot.