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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
S2,OOO,OOO for Clouting Pugs!

Eugene Joseph Tunney, the intellectual
representative of the cauliflower ear business,
has retired from the squared circle with APP
proximately 100000 in his kick, which was
injected into it by the section of the American
populace which likes to see others mauling each
other, just as some patriots enjoy nice CORY
war at a safe distance
The readers of this paper do not go in for
prize-fighting. The hundreds of thousands who
read the Communist press never collectively
spent enough money on the so-called manly art
to keep Tex Richard in dollar cigars for one
week.
Whatever money they have to spare after
feeding, clothing and sheltering themselves and
their dependents is contributed to the revo-
lutionary movement, which aims to knock out
capitalism and give the social championship of
the world to the workers and poor farmers.
Gene Tunney collected 100000 in a few
years of clouting pugs around ring and taking
a few clouts in exchange. The workers spend
their lives performing useful labor and get
nothing but less than decent living in return.
Thousands of them die annually of hunger.
To abolish system of society which showers
gold on the pug the bruiser, and the parasite
and starves the producer, the Workers Com
munist) Party is organized. In this election
campaign it is ralying the masses for the i'm
mediate struggles, against wage cuts, unem-
ployment, imperialist wars, and other evils that
flow from capitalism. Money is needed for
this campaign.
The National Election Campaign Commit
tee of the Workers (Communist) Party, 43
East 125th Street, New York City, has launched
drive to raise 100000 for the Communist
Campaign. We call on the workers and ex-
plotted farmers to contribute as generously as
possible to this fund.
This election campaign will not decide the
issue between the exploited masses and the ex-
ploiters. 1t is only training exercise during
which the revolutionary vanguard of the
working class are modelling their forces for
the struggle and for the final battle in which
the bosses will hit the historical canvas never
to rise again.
A hundred thousand dollars for preliminary
bout with capitalism.
A hundred thousand dollars to organize the
masses for the final struggle that will send the
imperialist system to the mat forever.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
A Trade in Blood.

In the treaty just signed between the United
States imperialist government. with the So
called Marking government, the American i'm
perialists seek to strengthen the bloody arms
of the counter-revolution in China, and in re-
turn the Chinese butchers undertake to pay
their Wall Street protectors in the blood of
China.
BY the treaty the American eagle not merely
extends its protecting wings over the bloody
Marking reactionaries who have slaughtered
tens of thousands of workers and peasants, but
gains substantial advantages over its rivals
in the struggle for Chinese markets. The eagle
EFFORTS heavy price for its protection.
In return for hypocritical phrases about
tariff autonomy, the United States secures the
abolition of the likin, or internal tax, which
Chinese provincial war lords hitherto levied
against foreign goods crossing the provincial
borders within China. The United States-in
spite of the eulogies in the capitalist press
makes no tangible concession whatever. The
only concession is recognition" by the
strongest imperialist bully among those who
are maneuvering for the best chances to make
a subject colony of China. The treaty provides
against a discriminatory tariff and as long as
any other power maintains its present treaty
no tariff raise is possible.
While the .hypocritical American capitalist
press tries to cloak the treaty as an act of
generosity on the part of the United States,
the Kuomintang reactionaries in vain effort
to delude the Chinese masses point to the
treaty as evidence of the success of the Nank-
ing regime in securing tariff Autonomy
The new treaty means nothing of the kind.
The imperialist powers, struggling against
each other, are unwilling to grant tariff auto
nony The Marking war lords will not fight
for concessions from their imperialst masters.
The tariff treaty between the United States
and the Marking. regime is certain to sharpen
the differences between the imperialist powers
in their scramble for spois in China 1t intensi-
fies the danger of an imperialist war far
greater in scale than the one which started
August A, 1914 and which shook the capitalist
system to its foundations.
The workers and peasants of China, who are
now conducting bitter struggle against the
Kuomintang war lords and the imperialists are
struggling for the liberation Of China. In this
struggle they have appealed for aid to the
workers of all countries.
The battle against Imperialism is not merely
the battle of the Chinese workers. 1t is the
battle of the entire working class.
Aid the Chinese working class in its strug-
gle against imperialst oppression and the Kuo-
mintang murderers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
Our Party's Election Campaign

Our summing up slogan is For
ward to a Workers and Farmers
Government" We emphasize that
a workers. and farmers government
in the United States will
&c. :. free all American colonies
Immediately, grant the right of
full self-determinatien TO all Latin
American peoples, will realize So
cial equality for Negroes, viii dis
arm the master class and will arm
the working masses, will cxprO-
pirate all large scale industries,
railroads, power plants, meat
packing plants will national
ize all large land estates and will
hand them over to the mortgaged
and tenant farmers and agricul-
tural workers, will nationalize all
banks and commercial interests"
Class Struggle, Slogan.
The whole spirit and purpose of
the party election campaign is
summed up in the conclusion of the
platform which calls upon the work
ing masses "to go forward by means
of relentless class struggle" and
emphasizes that:
"The Workers (Communist)
Party is the party of the class
struggle. 1t is the deadly enemy
of capitalist society. 1t fights for
the complete unity of the working
class, for the united struggle of
native born, foreign born and Ne
gro workers against the common
enemy-trustified capital"
We have gotten a good start in
our election campaign. The coming
months will see our activities inten-
sified. The entire party is being
drawn into the election campaign.
The outlook is, that because of the
energetic activities of our party in
the big struggles of the workers,
like the miners and textile strikers
and the needle trades, our American
section of the Communist Interna-
tional will receive this year many
times greater support in the election
campaign than ever before.
(The End.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
YOUTH TO DEFEND u. S. S. R.

soldier-like, indeed, and most dis
ciplined.
And then, breathlessly, the pa
troll rushed up with the news that
the enemy" had been sighted adj
vancing stealthily about a verst
away. A feeling of intense excite
ment seized the defending army"
all tiredness fell away and, wary
and alert, they swiftly sprang to
cover, taking advantage of every
bit of underground and tree.
For about 10 minutes there was
a dead silence except for the mon
otonous whistling Of the rain, and
then the enemy" came into view.
Stealthily they came, looking war
lily about them, but never for a mo-
ment supposing of the lurking dam
ger that awaited them Immediately
in front. Nearer they came, and
nearer, then softly was heard the
command, LOAD Aim Fire"
The air was startled with deaf
ening sound as dummy bullets and
maxim-gun rattles blazed upon the
opposing force. Charge" rang a
command, and down upon the enemy
swept the defending army" with
triumphant shouts of victory.
1t was complete and successful
rout. The enemy" had fallen, as
it were, upon the very point Of their
opponents bayonets, and, after a
half-hearted but ineffective rally,
threw down their arms in token of
surrender.
AFTER the excitement had cooled
n meeting was held in which the
results of the game" were ana
lyzed. The officers pointed out the
mistakes of both sides and particu-
larly those of the opposing force.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
Danger Of Imperialist World War Increases

amounting to over a billion and
Great Britain an investment of one
billion dollars.
Last year, when the Chinese peo-
pie bravely revolted against this i'm
perialist mockery of the existence of
people, tens of thousands of pro-
letarian men, women, and children
were murdered. Because they wish
to free themselves from the double
yoke of exploitation, by the Chinese
militarists from within-by the
foreign capitalists from without,
their heads are cut off and hung on
high as vain attempt to kill the
movement for freedom, to strike
terror and dread into the hearts of
the workers.
The imperialists realize that the
Soviet Union acts as spur and an
inspiration to the development of
the revolutionary movement the
world over, that the oppressed of
all nations and peoples are watching
with eagerness all of the events :.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
Communist Program Outlined; Veil Stripped
From Capitalist Parties

between the American and Russian
working class.
Veil Stripped.
THE veil is stripped from the
hypocritical capitalist democracy
serving as the most cunning, pow
erful, ruthless strikebreaking agency
in the world-the strikebreaking
United States government. The
party makes clear its position as an
advocate of the building of a ma
tional mass labor party, but at the
same time emphasizes that it is ga
dangerous Illusion to think that the
workers can assume power by elect
ing more and more members to con-
gress or executive officials"
Our party demands labor party:
Because it considers this
the first decisive step towards in
dependent political action by the
working class, the first step of
the workers to break away from
the parties of the bosses. At the
same time the Communist Party
considers it its duty TO tell the
workers frankly that labor party
has its limitations and that it will
not be able to lead the workers
in their final struggle for their
emancipation. Only Communist
Party can do that
Position Clear.
The Communist position towards
tariff and taxation is made clear ir
the platform. The plight of the ex.
plotted masses is brought home
very effectively. Particular stress
is laid on the oppression of the Ne.
groes. The party demands The
abolition of race discrimination anc
stands for full racial, social anc
political equality. The platform de
mands, in part: Abolition of al
laws which disenfranchise the Ne
groes on line of color. Abolition Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03

all laws forbidding intermarriage
between persons of different races.
Abolition Of all Jim Grow laws.
Immediate removal of all restric-
tons in all trade unions against the
membership of Negro workers.
Equal opportunity for employment,
wages, hours, working conditions for
Negro and white workers"
Solidarity.
The platform further draws the
attention of the workers to the need
for solidarity of all workingmen,
native as well as foreign born, in
order to resist the attacks on the
foreign-born workers, which attacks
are only part of the general often
Eive against the whole working
class.
The status of working women and
working youth and an immediate
program to meet these conditions
are outlined in the platform.
Prohibition.
In discussing the prohibition
question. the platform brands alco-
holism as zone of the most terrible
social diseases Of capitalist society"
1t declares further that "only the
overthrow of capitalism will sweep
away the despisable bootlegging in
dustry and the equally despicable
corrupt, hypocritical prohibition en-
forcement."
The platform then declares:
81. The Workers (Commnnist)
Party favors the repeal of the
Volstead Act and the 18th Amend
ment.
80. Dissolution of the federal
and state prohibition enforcement
apparatus.
SO. Energetic propag anda
against alcoholism as one of the
most malignant social diseases
under capitalism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
BY 1. AMDUR

AMONG the methods of preparing
"A the youth of the Soviet Union
for the defense of their country the
system of maneuvers-sham battles
lis the most widespread and popu-
lar. Each Sunday the Y. c. L.'ers
of one or another Of the six dis
tricts, of which Moscow is composed,
Journeys into the countryside to
stage a sham battle. Equipped with
S-inch magazines, blank bullets,
wooden "maxim-guns," which, when
swung round and round make
rafting noise not unlike the real
thing, the young "red soldiers show
skeen interest and spirit in these
military games.
Komsomol Uniforms
Last Sunday some 400 Of the
youth from the Khamovnitchesky
district took train to the suburbs of
Moscow. Each of them had a rifle
and a belt of blank bullets. AL
most all of them wore the new
'kharki Komsomol uniform (some-
what similar to that worn by the
German Yunge Rote-Front fight
ers). About So per cent Of the
youth we're girls.
Some II versts out half of the
group left the train and struck in
land. The second half travelled
some Is versts (verst is three
fourths of a mile) farther. Both
groups were accompanied by Red
Army officers who explained the
essence of the game. The second
group were an invading enemy
marching on Moscow; the first
group had been hurriedly dispatched
from Moscow, TO the neighborhood
where the enemy" was supposed
TO be, or where they were expected
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
BY OLGA GOLD.

THE constantly increasing war
danger is becoming more and
more acute. In the coming i'm
perialist war, the United States, the
most powerful capitalist country in
the world, the country where the
bourgeoisie still finds itself firmly
seated in the saddle, will play lead
ing role.
The increase in the need of
American Imperialism for export of
it's surplus capital is tremendous.
While in 1923, the United States ex-
ported a total of S495, 1862, 10000, in
1917 the total export of capital
from the United States was $1,575,-
960,575.00, an increase of almost
800 per cent. This is taken from
Jay Lovestone's America Today)
This indicates clearly the active role
the United States will play in the
coming imperialist war.
The Intervention of American i'm
perialism in Nicaragua is an ex-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
The Capitalist Nations Are Planning Attack
On Soviet Union

ample of American intervention
which clears the road for the in
creasing oppression of Mexico and
South America. We can foresee the
approaching war striking over the
horizon all over the globe.
One of the factors of the acute
danger of an imperialist world war
is the increasing hostility between
Great Britain and the United States.
These antagonists and conflicts be-
tween the imperialist nations are
over the control of world markets,
raw. materials, etc. Still another
factor of the increasing approach of
war is the struggle in the Pacific
over China by the powers of i'm
perialism, the sending of warships
and air forces to fight against the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03

Chinese workers.
The Chinese workers are the
worlds most exploited. The weekly
earnings of the most skilled workers,
such as building trades workers,
painters, ETC., is hardly above three
dollars and fifty cents. The common
'laborer gets from one dollar to one
dollar and fifty cents per week. The
labor day is twelve hours and some
times much more.
Great Britain, Japan and Ameri-
ca each have a special interest in
suppressing these workers. Ameri-
can trade in China has increased
four times over in the last twenty
years. The United States has in
vestments in China amounting to
$40, 100000, Japan's investments
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03
Continued
By JAY LOYESTONE


THE election platform adopted by
the National Nominating Con-
vention of the Workers (Commu-
MISTY Party is the most complete
presentation of Communist analysis
and indictment of capitalism as well
as statement of the position of the
party towards the basic questions
confronting the working class that
we have gotten out to date. Amer
lean imperialism is presented in its
true light. The striking gap be-
tween the wealth of the bcurgeoisie
and the poverty of large sections of
the working class and exploited
farmers is brought into clear con-
trast. The unemployment crisis is
analysed from Marxist viewpoint
and program for immediate ac-
ton is proposed. The parties Of
the big and small business interests
republican, democratic and social
ist-are put before the masses in
their true light.
Program Outlined.
A program to meet the offensive
of the capitalists is outlined in de-
tail. Special attention is paid to
the heroic struggle of the miners.
Particular emphasis is laid on the
need for modifying the masses to
paralyze the aggressive imperialist
maneuvers of Wall Street against
the Central and South American
countriesg China and the Soviet
Union. The party pledged itself to
do everything in its power to turn
the next imperialist war into civil
war and raises the slogan; mot a
mann ngt gun,Nn9F a cent for the
imperAlist army Wand navy" The
party called upon the American ma
rines to go over to the side of the
revolution in Nicaragua and China.
The party demands complete and
immediate independence for all
American colonies and semi-colo-
MES. We demand immediate recog-
milton of the Soviet Union and
establishment of direct connections
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03

the Soviet Union, and that the So
Wet Union is tremendous block
against their attempts of conquest
and war. They therefore plan armed
attack on all fronts against the first
Workers. and Peasants Republic.
Great Britain is leading the way,
having spent two million pounds for
espionage and the fomenting Of
plots of war, but it will be a united
front of all of the invading i'm
perialist powers who will join
against the champion of the work.
ing-class movement.
(To Be Continued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03

to appear, with orders to put them
to rout at any cost. The aim of
both groups was, by using every
possible means, to catch the other
unaware and gain victory by sur
prise attack.
Both parties had been divided
into battalions, companies and
squads. Special maxim-gun squads
and patrols we're organized, and a
communication company Ito main
tain contact between the companiesl
formed. Each party was attended
by Is nurses each of whom was
fully equipped with medical sup
plies.
The weather condition, from the
point of view of the youth, could
not have been worse, although from
the standpoint of roughing it they
were ideal. 1t had been raining for
the last couple of days and the
ground was one vast spongy quag
nire. Nevertheless, with light
heart and song on lips the gallant
defending. army" strobe boldly on,
over turf highways, through woods,
villages, fields, hating periodically
to await word from the advance
patrols.
THEY had left the station at 9
o'clock in the morning; it was
now close on l p. m. and still no
sign of the opposing force. The
going was hard. Through swampy
and marshy fields and roads, ankle
deep in mud with water squelching
from the boots at every step, they
presented a sorry-looking "army"
indeed. They were eheered up, how
ever, by the Red Army officers who,
during the halts, would praise the
spirit Of the group as being very
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03

THE assassin who pulled the fatal
4 trigger on Obregon made con-
fession in which he absolves Mo-
rones, chief of the GROIN of all COM
plicity in the murder. The killer
was Catholic fanatic and while he
tries to shield the church there is no
doubt but Gales knew what he was
talking about when he blamed the
clergy for the inspiration of the
deed. Reactionary elements in the
Oregon Party used the murder of
popular hero to make war on labor.
Tho Morones is reactionary and
monument of corruption, his enemies
have motives far from altruistic and
deserving patriots are ready to step
into the comfortable berths formerly
occupied by Morones and his hench-
men.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-03

Fight against the imperialist war danger!
Fight for the Chinese Revolution! Help the
Chinese workers and peasants drive the Ameri-
can and other imperialists out of China at the
point of the bayonet!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-15
Red Cross Roll
Call Features
Kiwanis Lunch
(Special TO The HERALD

San BENITo. Nov. l5.-Talks on
che Red Cross Roll Call in the San
Renito district featured the kiwanis
rlub luncheon here Wednesday, with
Rev. Francis NJ. Davis and James G.
Bowie as speakers.
Mr.. Bowie. who is chairman OF the
Red Cross Roll Call in the San Be-
nito district, explained the plan Of
work in general, and called on Rev.
Davis for a detailed explanation Of
the Of the roll call.
Rev. Davis told of the services of
sRed Cross to humanity. Of the high
praise Of the organization given by
and of the necessity of
making this roll call more than a
success.
The Roll Call work is being car
ried on by committees throughout
the San Benito district.
The club membership teams are
holding up their attendance record,
s.ss shown by the roll call at the
meeting Wednesday. in order to
avoid herding a group Of turkeys
down the street on Thanksgiving Day
"a the winning team. which is the
penalty TO be placed on the losing
team.