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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
HOOVER READY
TO DOPE Brazil
Writes 3 Sales Talks to
Hit British Rival

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 49,
President-elect Hoover will go direct
from Rio De Janeiro to Florida,
eliminating the proposed visits to
San Domingo and Havana, it was
officially announced tonight from
the battleship Utah, on which he is
riding.
The tour of South America prob
ably will end at Key West on jan
uary 7.
From Key West, the president
elect will go to Miami, where he will
set up headquarters and formulate
his administration. 1t is expected
that members of his cabinet will be
announced there.
Later trips to Havana and Mexico
City are being considered by Hoover,
it was understood, with a return
through Texas. No definite decision
has been made in regard to such a
trip.
The president-elect is preparing
three speeches which will be de-
livered before joint session of the
Brazilian Congress, before tn e
Supreme Court and at the presi-
dents dinner.
The feeling is that Hoover will
have real conflict in Rio, because,
beneath the official sophistries and
good will speeches, U. S. imperialism
is bidding with British Imperialism,
which is well entrenched here, for
control of the Brazilian government
and the right to economic penetra-
tion of this largest of Latin-Ameri-
can countries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
RIDICULE SILK
UNION FAKERS
The New Local Issues
Statement
(SnecinL To the DoiIu WorI.er

Especial to the Daily Worker)
PATERSON, n. j., Dec. 19.--Con-
tinuing with their bumptious stage
play of "eXpelling" members of the
union who are already out and have
joined the Paterson local of the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union, the
offic;aldom of the reactionary AS
sociated Silk Workers Union yes
terday announced that 25 of the n.
T. w. members were Expelled"
The n. T. w. local here yester-
day issued a statement which ridi-
culed this action of the Associated.
The statement says:
"After the Broad Silk Department
Of the Associated Silk Workers had
voted to join the National Textile
Workers Union, separating itself
from this reactionary clique-con-
trolled organization, the officials of
the A. S. w. have sent out notices
suspending a large body of active
Continued on Page Ftvs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
New York Local of
Textile Union Calls
Organization Meet

The New York district local of the
National Textile Workers Union
will hold special meeting tomor-
row night for the purpose of con-
sidering how to increase the force
of the organization drive they are
conducting among textile workers
here. The meeting will be held in
the district headquarters, 247 Sixth
Ave, at 8 o'clock.
Leaders of the national organiza-
tion, as well as the heads of the
district work, win speal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
BIG SUITS IN
TOOHEY's CASE
Ask 100000 Damages
From Police, Sheriff

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 19.-Up
to late hour tonight the new war
rant against Pat Toohey, secretary
treasurer of the National Miners
Union, had not been served, and the
exact charge is unknown. This
warrant was issued in retaliation to
the action of the defense in arrest
ing Corporal Onko, who beat up
Toohey last March, when Toohey
was arrested on the charge, dis
missed yesterday, of "rioting."
Meanwhile Clarence Darrow and
Arthur Garfield Hays, attorneys for
the defense, are proceeding with
their counter attack.
They will sue the state constabu-
larry, Sheriff Braun of Allegheny
County, and the coal companies for
100000 damages for false arrest,
malicious prosecution, and assault
and battery.
admits Was No Riot"
The defense attorneys objected
vigorously to the prosecutions mo-
ton to dismiss the case of "rioting"
yesterday. The presiding judge
clearly stated that the case should
be quashed because of the publicity
attending it and said, "The courts
cannot be used for publicity pur-
poses by the Civil Liberties Union,
or by any individual"
District Attorney Gardner, argu-
ing for dismissal of the "rioting''
charge, reviewed what he called the
facts in the case, and cited as points
requiring nolle pressing that sew
eral prosecution witnesses were sick,
and that, after investigating, he
found that no riot had occurred!
Attorney Hays, of the American
Civil Liberties Union, who had been
introduced to the court by Attorney
Ellenbogen, representing the Inter
national Labor Defense and the Ma
tional Miners Union, was admitted
to practice, and Immediately took
exception to Gardner's argument.
Hays Fights Dismissal.
Hays objected to the motion to
quash and advanced as argument
the jeopardy which such action
would work to the constitutional
right of free speech and assem-
blage. He informed the court that
the defense would concede to any
thing the prosecution witnesses
might say, just so the trial would
go on.
legal objection and ruled 70 nolle
Hays argument did not constitute
legal objection and ruled to Nolle
PROSE-.
After Clarence Darrow's vigor-
Gus denunciation yesterday of the
whole action of the prosecution in
trying to cover up the faults of the
police by dismissing the "rioting"
case, and his statement that the
Pennsylvania constabulary was a
strikebreaking agency, pure and
simple, organized only for that and
always the bosses plant tool, the
sheriff attempted to defend himself,
and only succeeded in duplicating
himself more openly in the criminal
actions of the "cossacks." 81 have
nothing but commentator for the
state troopers and my deputies for
handling the situation in a most
diplomatic and efficient police
fashion," said Sheriff Braun.
Hays issued statement terming
Gardner's action in moving for
nolle PROSE- in the "rioting" case as
a most abusive process and stated
also: Gardner admits there were
no riots; then why did he indict
them for rioting? Why then did it
Continued on Page Five)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
ANTI-IMP PERIALIST
LEAGUE APPEALS
FOR SOLIDARITY
Asks Z. tied Action of
Oppressed of Both
Americas
"PrOtest Hoover Trip!"
Urges Support for the
Colombia Strikers
"PrOtest Hoover Trip!"

An appeal calling upon all the op-
pressed and exploited peoples OF
North and South America to stand
solid with the Colombia plantation
strikers and to unite in the com
mon struggle again American i'm
perialism has been issued by the
All America Anti Imperialist
League, with headquarters in Mex
ito City. The appeal states:
ITO all the sections of the All-Amer-
lea Anti Imperialist League,
workers and farmers organiza-
tions, students and cultural or
ganizations of North and South
America:
Comrades:
"The armed protection given by
some of the treacherous Latin
American governments to the Uni
ted Fruit Co., which is one of the
most powerful agents of American
imperialism, enables it to carry on
system of ruthless exploitation of
workers. The inhabitants of the
huge territories in Central America
and Colombia, which are owned by
this powerful trust are compelled to
slave for miserable wages, and are
exposed to be dangers of violent
tropical fevers without any medical
aid whatsoever. Our brothers in
these regions are real slaves of the
United Fruit Co.
Exposed to the criminal arbitra-
ton of its agents, the workers are
forced to toll under miserable con-
tlitions as these regions are under
its absolute domination. Only with
in this extensive radius of its
monopoly can a worker sell his la
Dor power. Refusal to work means
actual starvation for the worker
| Furthermore, the local authorities
who are paid agents of the company
persecute and Jail any worker who
refuses to work under these condi.
lions.
Causes Of Revolt.
"These are the causes for the
various strikes and revolts which
have taken place in recent years. In
all cases, the armed forces of the
home governments were put at the
disposal of the United Fruit Co. As
a result of this, mass massacres have
taken place. At present, in the
Magdalena region of Colombia, 40
600 workers are on strike, demand
ing an increase in wages, medical
protection, and accident indemnity.
The United Fruit Co. flatly refused
to come to an agreement nd the
government of Colombia declared
martial law in that region and thru
the minister of war. Rengifo, an
army of soldiers w&s sent to 'estab-
lish order
"All anti-imperialists of the con-
tinent have already realized that
these events are frequently repeat
ed in every one of the Latin Amer
ican countries. Our action must be
to express our solidar.'y vi our
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
Socialists" as Agents
of the German Kaiser!

Philip Schcidemann, former $50
cialist" chancellor of Germany,
has written a book of memoirs in
which he tells blandly how he and
his colleagues acted as deliberate
agents of the ex-kaiser and of the
German imperialists. The book
contains amazing revelations of
the part playe ed BY the social dem
Ocrats in crushing the German
prOletarian revolution.
Paul Novick has written two
articles discussing Scheidemann's
book. The first of these articles
will be printed in Mondays Daily
Worker. Watch for It!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
BIN. t. MERGEs BUS LINES.

The BIN. T. asked permission of
the Board of Estimate yesterday to
put over a little reorganization of
its own in New York. The PROPOSE
tion is for the Equitable Bus Co.,
BIN. 7. subsidiary, to operate
also the BIN. T. bus lines in
Brooklyn and all BIN. T. surface
lines.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20

CORDOVA, Alaska, Dec. IS (UP).
fUPD.-Jean Duboin, journalist of
Lyons, was rescued today from a
snow-swept peak on the "Casque of
Nero" (Nero's Helmet) after a
gruelling battle against snow and
wind in a futile attempt to save
the life of his woman companion.
Mademoiselle Renaux, the COM
panion, was frozen to death before
rescue parties reached the stranded
pair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
WOMAN IN ENDURANCE
FLIGHT.

ROOSEVELT FIELD, L. l., Dec.
19 U.H.-Miss Viola Gentry an
nounced today that she planned to
start tomorrow morning in an ef-
fort to establish a new endurance
flight record for women.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
VOTE CRUISERS
NEXT IN SENATE,
Then WAR PACTS
Agree on Procedure of
Two Imperialistic
Propositions
Call Mellon Swindler
New Evidence West Is
Power Trust Aide
BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.
When Senator King attempted to
break the agreement to take up
the naval cruiser bill first, an up
roar resulted in the senate. SEN
ator Hale moved late today to
consider the cruisers. King moved
to take up the treaty instead.
AS senator's menaced King, Cur
It's, majority leader, moved for
closed executive session and shut
off debate. Whether the bargain
will be carried out peacefully to-
morrow, or only after fight, re-
mains to be seen.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-After
a cloak room "cow trade" had set
tied the order of precedence for the
two main bills of American imper-
ialism before this congress, the Kel-
logg pacts and the appropriations
for Is new cruisers, interest in the
House centered around the charges
of lying and swindling brought
against Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon by Representative Garner,
and in the Public Lands Committee
hearing on the graft connections of
the newly appointed Secretary of
the Interior, West.
All groups in the Senate now
agree that the cruiser bill shall
come up first, just as soon as pres
ent business is finished, and that
the treaties shall be considered after
the holiday recess.
Borah Boosts War Pact.
Chairman Borah presented his
favorable report on th3 Kellogg
treaties today.
The reservationists, Reed, Moses
and Shipstead, also presented their
modified resolution hoping to have
it considered and passed.
The reservation resolution is in
tended to make it very clear that
u. S. imperialism is supreme in
Latin America thru the Monroe Doc
trine, which, tho not mentioned by
Continued on Page Three
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
MENINGITIS EPIDEMIC.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, (By
MaiD.-A SO mile area around the
town Of Potsdam has been quaran-
tined as a rc~llt of an epidemic of
spinal meningitis.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
WANT HIGHER COMPENSATION

DENVER, Colo, (Ry Mail).-An
increase in the maximum workmen's
compensation rates from $12 to SIG
a week is beiES demanded by organ
lied Co!c -ado workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20

Ont with the trade union bu-
reaucrats, m1sleaders Of lnbOr.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20

Help build the Daily.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20

THE DAILY WORKER FIGHTS
For a WOrkerS-FarmerS Government
To Organize the Umorgamized
For the 4O-HOur Week
For Labor Party
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-08-04

Under the direction of Assistant
Acknowledgement of the United
States, Mrs. Mabel walker VINE
brandt. a raid was made on the
wealthy club houses in New York re-
Gently at cost of from 100000 to
$4,000 to the United States Govern
ment. These prohibition rum-suck-
ers paid as high as $4,000 per bottle
for fine champagne and $1,000 per
pint for whiskey They called this
conducting a moral crusade. They
might well have employed men
to stay with lewd women or lewd
women to cohabit with immoral men
in the solemn name of virtue and the
law.
This is the same Mrs. Willebrandt
who took up the task of bounding
leading colored men in the South
land at the behest of Negotiating
white men in the Southland, despite
the fact that these colored men had
violated no laws of the United States
and was arrested upon charges which
were ridiculous.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-08-04
FULTON NOTES

At the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
last Sunday, the pastor, Rev. Cobbs,
delivered a powerful sermon, both. at
1880 A. M. and $3.50 P. M.
$3.50 P. M. the 10th Anniversary
of the Ardelia's Fold, No. 16, l.. o..
S. G. D. OF b. viii take place. The
Shepherd Band will be on hand and
play several sacred pieces.
On the oath u july, the Rev. e. b.
jefferson, preached in the Both An
niversary of the Mt. Vernon Baptist
Church. He was accompanied by the
Choir and several members of the
Union Baptist Church, South Rich
mond.
Last Sunday he had charge of the
Sunday school and morning services,
at the Shiloh Baptist Church.
The Rev. John B. Wilson, will
preach tomorrow morning at the Shi-
Ion Baptist Church, Fulton
On the 18th of August at $3.50 P.
M, Rev. C. A. Cobb will preach on
the Temptations of Christ. We are
having very creditable gatherings in
the evening since the pastor changed
the mode of night service.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-08-04

When it comes to law Mrs. Mabel
walker Willebrandt is a success but
when it comes to politics, she is as
big a blunderbuss as the proverbiai
bull in a china-shop. Her recent
eseapades in "wet" New York and
"dry" Mississippi prove the accuracy
of our conclusion. She claims to De
a Republican and is anxious to bring
about the success of Hon. Herbert
Hoover. of California in his candl-
dacy for the Presidency Of the United
States.
Like the Hon. J. Thomas Helm,
Of Alabama, she is yelling for one
candidate (Hoover) and actually
working for the other (Smith). II
YOU do not believe it, watch the
Negro vote in the Southern, and in
the Northern and western States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-08-04
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-08-04

"The Moving Finger" and finally
wound up to pathetic references to
Jesus upon the Cross. AS he sat
down the court room was hushed,
while Judge Julien Gum, whose
mind mad evidently been made up
by the evidence and the law leaned
slightly forward as Sheriff Seay
ordered Sylvester Medley to stand up
and receive the sentence of the
court. AS for me, l sat next to
Sylvester Medley, while his counsel
sat on the other side of him. What
his feelings were I am unable to de-
scribe, certainly mine are inde-
scribable.
Sentence of tke Court-
The tension of all was great. He
said: Sylvester Medley, You stand
charged with murder in the first de-
gree in the killing Of your OWN play
mate. It now becomes my duty to
pronounce sentence on you~ It IS the
sentence of this court that you be
taken to Jail and be transported to
the penitentiary and serve the re
mainder Of your life there"
Medley Historically leaned for
ward, exclaimings Thank yoas sfryD
while tears streamed down his cheeks
and his mother was well-nigh
hysterical with joy.. r. $50 -
Remarkable, Conclusion. r n
slThus ended one OF the, most pes-
markable cases ever tried in this
State with an ending and, setting
never equalled in 4 court Of law
here. The juvenile statutes were
really on trial and; despite the
peculiar and exasperating conditions
q victory was achieved that will go
far towards clarifying conditions tor'
minors in all parts of the South
land. Judge Gum has the courage
Of his convictions and there iS MOI
hesitation upon his part in executing
the express mandate of the law.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-08-04
CHICAGO, ILL.

Hon. Arthur G. Froe, recorder Of
deeds, Washington, D. G., accompanied
by Mrs. Froe and many other Wash
ingtonians, will visit Chicago during
the Elk convention. Their visit is
looked forward to with pleasure as
they have many friends in this city.
Mrs. Lougene Smith, who has spent
several weeks in the city visiting
with her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Burney, 1928 Indiana Ave., left dur
ing the week for her home in Law
renceburg, Ky. Mrs. Smith was high
ly honored with many socials tender
ed in her honor.
The Fort Dearborn Lodge of Elks,
No. a., and Fort Dearborn 1928
Marching Club of which Jas. c. Mart
in is exalted ruler and Walter w.
Brown is president, will have strong
and able delegation at the grand
lodge of Elks and large number of
men in line with the marching club.
Among the delegates of which Jas. G.
Martin is chairman, will be Hons,
Oscar DePriest, A. E. Patterson, VIM.
H. Harrison, S. A. T. Watkins, L. A.
Newly, J. Gray Lucas, Joseph Bibb,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-08-04
An Affecting Scene.

1t was an affecting scene. Mrs.
Haskins was not mean to Sylvester
so far as she knew. She had brought
things to her. The Bible was given
to her by her father in 1909 and III
this she had written Sylvester,s age
at the time of his birth. After a
whispered conversation with his
counsel, Sylvester took the stand In
his own defense. He said: your
Honor, sir, am seventeen years OF
age" When asked why he committed
the crime, he replied, 81 don't know,
sir. Your Honor, if you will allow
me. One Sunday before Mrs.
Haskins and her daughter went to
New York, she asked me if l could
fix the radiator to her car. told
her l would try.
Wanted To Go Home.
"She went to the new theatre, the
Mosque, and l asked her if | could
go and see my mother. Mr.. Grim
mel! said: why in the hell didn't you
go into town, when l stayed here
She refused to let me go. One Sun
day ir May, she was going to Mr..
Richardson's funeral. washed the
dishes. She left some meat. l saw
funny paper and l read it and fell
off to sleep. The dogs went into the
kitchen through the screen door and
got the meat. told Nh. Miller, who
worked there, about the meat and
asked him to explain it to Mrs.
Haskins as to how it was.
More About the Meat.
''He took some of the meat and ate
it himself after the dogs had it, hav-
ing cut off a portion of the meat
He would not tell Mrs. Haskins how
it happened and she thought | ate
the meat, when / did not. She did
not believe that Miller ate the meat
This was in May, the time Mr.. Rich
ardson died. Mr.. Miller told her that
he did not eat the meat. They salo
they were going to report me to Mr.
Phillips"
Sylvester Medley burst in tears
exclaiming: 81 am a boy seventeen
years of age and these two people
one az years of age and the other
SIS years of age imposed on me
They treated me like dog.
have sinned against the laws OF man
| have sinned against the laws OF
God. | am asking you to have
mercy on me. / am asking that my
sins be forgiven"
Loved the White Boy.
With tears streaming down his
cheeks, he had assumed the attitude
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-08-04
SYLVESTER MEDLEY'S TRIAL.

The trial of Sylvester Medley was
interesting and complicated from
many viewpoints. He was under
eighteen years of age and according
ly was under the absolute control of
the legal department known as the
Juvenile Court. He could not even
be tried for murder, although he was
admittedly guilty, until this Juvenile
Department had on its own motion
sent or transferred him to a criminal
court of record.
Once there, he was subject to the
treatment of any other adult citizen.
Sylvester Medley was in the custody
of the Richmond Juvenile Court, and
was out on parole under the nominal
supervision of a probation officer of
that court. He was a ward of the
State and when he committed that
foul crime in Henrico County, the
Juvenile Department was responsible.
It was this phase of the case that
complicated the situation and denied
to that eminent jurist, Hon. Julien
Gum, free action. Then there was a
legal aspect to the whole affair, the
admitted absence of motive for the
crime. Murder without motive can
not be legally elevated to first de-
gress murder, and Sylvester Medley
could not have been legal ly
made to die in the electric chair, al
though actually in the absence of an
appeal caused by lack of money to
contend for his rights, he might have
been lynched by officers of the law
in the absence of proper efforts to
save his life.
1t was this fact that caused his
counsel to ask for life Imprisonment
and to accept the same in the face
of existing conditions. He had killed
Samuel E. Grimmell, white sixteen
year-old youth, without malice. He
had shot Mrs. Nellie Haskins, a
white female, without malice. He
had shot Henry F. Grimmell, white,
without malice.
To try all of these charges against
him would have aggregated life i'm
prisonment, and to now try him for
these offenses cannot increase the
sentence which he and his counsel
have accepted. A jury of white
citizens sat in the court room during
the entire proceedings, while the
judge listened patiently to the evil
dence and heard Sylvester Medley's
remarkable plea for that mercy that
he had denied to Others!
Virginia has taken q long step for
ward In this case. Race prejudice IS
on the wane and justice is on the
throne again when the law is re-
spected, Negro youth charged with
the murder of white youth, and
the wounding of white woman and
a white man, is in orderly fashion
snatched from a mob and before
sober, thoughtful legal tribunal
sentenced to life Imprisonment H.
stead of being burned to death" in
an electric chair.
Every one should have stood at
in honor and admiration as
Judge Julien Gum retired to his
chamber from his post of duty July
81, 1928, in the Circuit Court of
Henrico County, Virginia.