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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02

DERRY won his majorship during
y the war. The only powder he
ever sniffled was on the cheeks of
the pleasant ladies who haunted the
Paris cabarets during the war and
still haunt them, according to tourist
third class travellers. But it is not
because of his valor on the field of
Mars in Paris that Berry is so highly
priced by the American capitalist
class. Bravery is drug on the
market and bottle of champagne
would make a hero out of drug
store cowboy. 1t is because of his
strike-breaking ability that the
major is appreciated. It's up to
Hoover now to match Smith. What
about drafting John L. Lewis? He
hasn't much to do now since he fin
ished the job of smashing the United
Mine Workers Of America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02
Our Party's Election Campaign

fact that our Party is an interna-
tional party, section of the Com
munist International. The greetings
from the Communist International
evoked tremendous enthusiasm. The
election victories of the Communist
parties of Germany, France and
Poland were Of striking and basic
Importance for us in securing the
effective mobilization of our party
members and sympathetic non-party
masses for the election campaign
The convention denounced the crimi-
nal Shakhtin conspirators against
the Soviet Union now on trial in
Moscow. Pledges of revolutionary
proletarian solidarity were made to
the Communist Parties of Great
Britain, Germany, Soviet Union,
France, Poland, etc.
The convention selected Comrades
Foster and Gitlow as the presiden-
tial standard bearers in the cleo
ton campaign and adopted the Party
election platform.
(To be Continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02
The Latest Frame-up.

In the attempt by the New York traction
gang to frame up Stanley Zellig, the elevated
motorman whose train was involved in the
Sunday night wreck, is witnessed a fitting
elimination to the series of piratical adven-
lures which have marked the history of this
band for quarter Of a century.
This incorporated plunderbund with the aid
If its subservient henchmen of both old polit-
cal parties operates in the most lucrative
metropolitan domain on earth. Nothing has
been too enormous for it to undertake Nothing
so trivial but that it has fought increasingly
for its attainment if it but served it's ends.
From the buying up of whole state legisla-
ture a New York mayor, city administration,
Public Service Commission, a City Board of
Estimate and Apportionment in 1912, with ex-
pendtures which involved millions, to the
dollar-a-day payment of its little "Beakies" to
spy upon and ferret out the thoughts of its
workers, all is included in the purview of this
octopus of exploitation.
Yet hardly any episode in its quarter of
century of brigandage can equal the callousness
with which it has contrived in the past few days
to divert attention from its own murder
rus guilt and to fasten the blame on the inno-
9ent driver of the wooden death-traps passed
It as "the safest railroad on earth"
sfThis is, of course, a time-honored device of
lpitalism, one in which the dispensers of COM
lodity-justice are well trained. The district
7ttorneys office and little Pecora, subbing for
the chief Tammany henchmen at the head Of
the organization, did only their duty by their
masters. For this they are paid and this is
their function. But what should cause a
&Shudder among even the hardened apologists
NJ capitalism is the obvious stage craft visible
Nthe court when the motorman was brought
A.as the goat" for the Interborough.
Could anything be more grotesque than the
picture of the Interborough lawyer appearing
in the defense of the worker behind whom the
corporations guilt is being shielded? And
after the farce had run its course, could any,
thing be more significant than the humane
legal department of this magnanimous concern
in the act of completely washing its hands of
sfend?
The dramatic climax in this travesty came
nth the report of the Transit Commission like
rise seeking to fasten the guilt on the worker
his body which is sworn to protect the public
interest" and which repeatedly in the past has
been forced to condemn the use of wooden cars
n its preliminary report completely covers over
he most obvious criminality of the traction
officials.
This pack is seeking to make capital of the
fact that Zellig, the motorman, Immediately
after the accident appears to have run from the
scene This may or may not have occurred 1t
would not be surprising if the motorman tenn
porarily overcome by Shock or dazed so that he
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02
State and National Nominating Conventions
of the Workers (Communis) Party

The National Nominating Conven-
ton was called for the purpose of
adopting an election platform, nomi-
mating presidential candidates and
electing national campaign COM
mittee. The entire Party was mobil-
lied for this convention.
Wide Representation.
Delegates from factories, mines:
mills, from organizations of the
Negro masses, from societies of the
oppressed colonial and semi-colonial
masses of Latin America, from
working class women's organiza-
tions, striking miners, textile
workers and nesdle trades workers,
were to be found in large numbers
in all the state nominating conven-
tons and particularly in the Nation
al Nominating Convention.
The number of delegates partici-
pating in the convention exceeded all
expectations. There were 296 dcle-
gates from 80 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia. There were
about $50 fraternal delegates mostly
non-party workers from trade
unions, cooperatives, youth and
working women's organizations, I'M
employment councils, Negro organi-
cations, anti-imperialist societies,
farmers organizations and Councils
for the Protection of the Foreign
Born Workers. The fraternal del
egates especially, were elected at
mass meetings of workers. Amongst
the regular delegates there were at
least rs Negro workers. Amongst
the fraternal delegates there were
representatives from Nicaragua
Chile, Mexico, Haiti and Canada
Proletarian Spirit.
Never before was there so much
enthusiasm manifested at gather
ing of Communists in the United
States at the National Nominating
Convention. The bourgeois press
was compelled to admit that it was
the biggest and most enthusiastic
gathering of this kind that they
have yet seen. Delegates came al
the way from the Pacific Coast tc
New York by "hopping freights'
"riding the rods" because Of the
high railroad fare. Some came by
autobuses. others "hiked", still
others organized special tours by
automobile, piling in number Of
workers into one old secondhand
cheap car, secured at an insignifi.
cant price, sufficient for making one
trip and return, in order to avoic
tha haaxx cost of railroad Tara
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02
Record U. S. Exports
for 6-Month Period

WASHINGTON, August l (UP).
u. S. exports of merchandise dur
ing the first six months of 1923
were larger in volume than for the
corresponding of any other year, q
commerce department survey
showed today.
Exports of gold during the fiscal
year ending June 80 totalled $627,-
100000, which was the largest out
ward movement of gold on record
Imports of Gold during the ~
months totalled 1929, 10000.
Merchandise exports for the fiscal
year totalled $4,877 100000. import
ed merchandise was valued at $4,-
46,000,00O.
Cotton exports we're about 80 per
cent smaller in volume than in 1926
81, because of the decrease in the
American crop, but higher average
prices for cotton caused the tota,
value in cotton exports to decrease
by only sd per cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02
Significance of Convention.

The National Nominating Conven-
ton was significant in five main
respects:
First, there were a large number
of delegates who are native Ameri-
cans. The American bourgeoisie
have been pounding away for some
time on the fact that our Party has
to date largely attracted foreign
born workers. The latter are the
workers found primarily in the basic
heavy industries.
Second, in this convention, there
were delegates who had won the con-
fidence of the masses through
years of struggle in the early Anar-
chist movement, Syndicalist move
ment, and the old Socialist move
ment as well as in the trade union
movement. This convention presen-
ted our Party as the inheriter of
the best and revolutionary tradi-
lions of all these movements.
Third, the Convention clearly
established the fact that our Party
was the sole champion of the Ne
groes, the colonial masses, the work
ers battling against the mine owners.
the exploited farming masses, the
working class women and youth. The
large number of Negro delegates
participating in the work and leader
ship of the Convention was SYM
bolic Of the determination of the
Party to break through and enter
the "Solid South" and very clearly
distinguished our Party from the
parties of the big and small bour-
geoisie the Republican, Democra-
tic and Socialist parties-in which
the Negroes were either segregated
or given back seat.
Fourth, the Nominating Conven-
ton brought into bold relief the fact
that our Party is now national in
scope. Our Party has been called
by the reactionary trade union bu-
reaucracy and other capitalist or
gans, an eastern" party. At the
Convention, there were represented
delegates from Main to California
and from Texas to Vermont. Every
section of the country was repre-
scented. Delegations of striking
miners and textile workers from
New England and from the Penn
sylvania- Ohio and West Virginia
coal fields played a conspicuous
role in the Convention.
Finally, the Convention empha-
sized to the American workers the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02

In District 2, which comprises the
major parts of New York and New
Jersey, Campaign Manager Rebecca
Grecht reports that the tremendous
Job of securing the necessary num-
Der of signatures is being done sys-
tematically and there is no doubt
but the Communist ticket will be
on the ballot in both states. Two
comrades in an automobile are tour
ing sections of New York collecting
signatures. An army of volunteers
will soon be turned loose to do this
work in New York City.
In other states of the Union the
comrades are feverishly working
collecting signatures and funds for
the campaign.
While the National Election Cam
paign Committee is lining up work.
crs and exploited farmers, the two
capitalist parties are lining up mil
lionaires. The automobile industry
is divided in its allegiance between
the capitalist parties, General Mo
tors of the House of Morgan having
taken over the democratic campaign
and Henry Ford, it's rival, putting
his millions behind Hoover.
AS this campaign develops, it is
clear that a great shifting of forces
Is taking place in the political arena.
Former republicans are turning to
AL Smith and former democrats are
declaring for Hoover. 1t was never
more clearly demonstrated that
>.~--- = ma lanaAS anE conflict Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02
(Continued)
By JAY LOVESTONE

IN ORDER to mobilize more effec-
lively the Party and greater nom
Party masses, as we'll as in some
instances to meet certain technical
legal requirements, in order to
dramatize before the American
workers the plan of the Party tc
participate effectively in the presi-
Dental election campaign, there
were organized a number of state
conventions and a national conven-
ton for the purpose of adopting the
Communist election platform and
selecting standard bearers. Already
more than 20 states, among these
such southern states as Virginia and
Georgia have held state nominating
conventions.
The National Nominating Conven-
ton took place at the end of May.
In the call issued by the Contra
Committee for the holding of these
conventions, we find the following
keynote struck:
in the presidential campaign
of this year, the class conscious
workers must mobilize the work
ing masses and unity all the
struggles against the exploiters.
The Workers (Communist) Party
is the only Party Of working class
struggle in the United States. Our
Party is a party of revolutionary
class struggle. We are not only
vigorous participants but ener-
getic leaders in all the struggles
of our working class. The Cen
trail Executive Committee is
calling this National Nominating
Convention in order to mobilize
more effectively our Party's re-
sources for participation VIZ the
coming presidential elections with
view towards utilizing this cleo
ton campaign for arousing and
organizing more effective resis-
lance by the working class to the
capitalist offensive"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02

was unaware exactly of what he was doing,
actually did run off. His appearance in court
Tuesday with his head swathed in bandages
and still under the influence of the shock would
indicate such conduct to have been quite
natural
1t would be fruitless, however, to continue
this sort of refutation of the methods of the
traction gang and it's latest resort to frame-up
1t is much more valuable to say a word about
the real character of these bandits who are
now posing in the role of defenders of the law
There is hardly crime on the calendar
which this traction gang and the political
henchmen which do its bidding have not re-
sorted to. Passing from the well known bribing
of public officials and the plumber of the city
treasury of hundreds of millions to the more
closely related question of responsibility for
accidents we need only recall the famous Nal
bonnie tunnel wreck in which a hundred lives
were lost. The disaster took place during one
of the periodic adventures of the gang in strike
breaking. The thugs and underworld charac-
ters who manned the lines at the time were
known to be unfit and menace. The danger
of wooden cars had already been dramatized
through previous wrecks
Yet when it came to final establishment of
responsibility for the crime, the gang was able
through its manipulation of its traction-con-
trolled justice and the transfer of the trial to
favorable judges to escape completely
The Transit Commission which during the
1926 l. R. T. strike winked at scores of viola
tons endangering the lives of the riders, in
Guiding that most menacing of all, the tying
down of the so-called dead mans button a
safety device on the motormans control, now
appears again in its true role of legal" white
washer for the gang. real investigation
would disclose that Commissioner Charles c.
Lockwood, the writer of the report on Zellig,
a trustee in banks and director of other cor
porations, Notwithstanding his pretended
friendship for the workingmen-a real inves-
tigation might disclose some interesting facts
as to the sources from which he earned" the
several hundred thousands of dollars which he
is said to have put aside during the last year.
AS for the legal department Of the Inter-
borough, it is necessary only to refer to a ia
nous remark of James L. Quackenbush, head
counsel of the marlborough, who has been the
author of practically every crime committed
by that company, when during the 1916 strike
of the traction workers he declared about all
the law that is required in this case will be
found at the end of policeman's billy"
And as for the character of the Tammany
Judges and courts, enough has been exposed
about it's particular brand of corruption so that
nothing further need be added here.
The working class should fight for the re-
lease of Stanley Zellig just as it will fight to.
the end for the release of every framed-up
worker and class war victim from the clutches
of the capitalist plunderbund
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02
CITED FoR "RRAYERY"

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, August
Three American marines were
cited here for bravery in their ac-
ton against the SANDING Army OF
independence by the United States
commander of the Nicaraguan Ma
tional Guard.
Their brave action consisted in
throwing bombs and turning
machine guns upon small group Of
Sandino's followers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02
c A NJ P A &c N CORNE R

economic interests between the DOM
mating groups in both parties. This
would indicate that in the no far
distant future a realignment of po-
litical forces is due in the United
States. The democratic party is no
longer based on the solid south,
which Use long longer solid" but
considerably divided, tho it must be
expected that by force of habit and
thru the control of the election ap-
paratus by the official democrats
the southern states will vote for
anything running on the democratic
ticket. The democratic partyis now
as definitely dominated by Wall
Street as is the republican party.
The only issues the socialist party
can think of raising is the dancing
and singing predictions of Mayor
Walker of New York and a TRADE
against the political immortality of
the capitalist parties. The class
struggle is never mentioned. The
role of the government as strike
breaker is never referred to. Moth
ing matters to the socialists except
sharing the votes of the small shop
keepers and liberals who formerly
supported LaFollette.
The gathering of signatures to
put the Workers (Communist)
Party candidates for president and
vice-president on the ballot in Penn
sylvania is proceeding satisfactorily
according to A. Jakirs, district or
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02

worker who signified his intention
to join the Party. That is killing
two birds with one shot, alright.
The Communist Campaign is now
beginning to get into its stride. The
need for sufficient finances, how
ever, is a great drawback. Thou
sands of dollars must come into
campaign headquarters immediate
ly, in order to help finance the ire
mendous printing program mapped
out by the National Election Cam
paign Committee. Contributions
should be sent in at once to Alex
ander Trachtenberg, treasurer, 43
J. 125th ST., New York Citv,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-02

ganizer with headquarters at Pitts
burgh. One thousand signatures
are already collected. Open-air
meetings will be started early in
August and the district is planning
to appoint full-time election cam
paign manager.
The so-called Progressive Party
convention held in Omaha, Nebras-
ka, recently, was complete fizzle,
Roy Stephens, Workers (Commun-
ist) Party campaign organizer re-
ports. Only one delegate showed up,
an old civil war veteran from Iowa.
The necessary number of signatures
for getting the Communist ticket on
the ballot in Nebraska are almost
secured. Open-air meetings are
very successful, being attended by
large numbers of workers.
August 18th and 18th are the
dates set for the state convention
of the Workers (Communist) Party
in California. According to the
amended political code of May 1927,
it will be possible to place electors
on the ballot as Independent"
under the same provisions of the
law for statewide candidates. This
requires 10000 signatures.
Selling Vote Communist Cam
paign Stamps and securing new re-
cruits for the Party go hand in
hand. A comradc in Bridgeport,
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-01-05
Bulgarian To Give Funeral
feast In Honor of Dead Cousin

In keeping with an cid Bulgarian
custom, Sam Stayonoff of White Sui
Phur Springs will give funeral feast
January q in honor of his deceased
cousin, Christ Dimietroff, who died
recently. In Bulgaria there exists a
custom c Of honoring the dead by a
feast, the event to be staged BY the
nearest relative. A roasted lamb is
the chief course and the party con
llnues until the lamb is entirely eaten
The neighbors are all invited and tbe
1east IS opened by the saying of the
Lords prayer.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-01-05
Travellers Praise
Crow Indian free

One of the most unique and pret-
TEST Christmas trees ON this division
Of the Burlington railroad durino.
christmas week was the r had
been arranged by the Cow = fans
at the front of the ChiYeF8 memorial
mission building in LODGE Grass. It
fas teen big factor in assisting te
lnstlil the Christmas spirit in old aia7
young IN the community, and drew s
great amount Of favorable comment
from passengers on the east and west
bound evening Burlington trains. The
tree was cut and hauled from the
mountains M by One Star, Plays and
spotted Horse, and was placed and
decorated by Mckinley Not Mix and
Lewis Walks On Ice.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-01-05

car value; beauty, comfort, safety
strength and most impressive and
important of all performance itself
With chassis and body a single unit.
there are $50 fewer parts-175
pounds less weight-and an ex-
fremely low center of gravity.
The results are greater motor eff
clency-increased power-quicker
Pic.,ks-up-greater stability and fex-
Utility IN relation to load-an easier
car to handle--a faster car to drive!
21mlles to the gallonat 2 5 miles Der
hour is precisely what you can ex-
Pect-with sustained high speed all
day long at instant call!
Drive over cobbles and await the
usual discomfort-it will never oc-
cur! The Victory is the smoothest
riding car, for its type, ever built.
Safe, Strong and Stable
Because the chassis frame conforms
precisely with the body lines-and
because of the cars low center
OF gravity weight close to the
ground The Victory is remark
ably stable-tipping, skidding and
swaylng are reduced to point
positively negligible!
Turn sharp corner and you will
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-01-05

fustllng gowns to her own meapr
outfit brought pang of envy to he
heart, but she smilingly turned :,
meet Fabien with out-stretebed hands
The beautiful medallion would 500,
make her forget her envy of these 9th.
er women. Besides, would not Fabier
buy her all the pretty things that the
shops had to offer?
Anxiously Fabien watched as her
dainty fingers quickly unwrapped the
small package he had given ba,
Eagerly she undid the last cord and as
eagerly raised the cover. The tinv
cheap locket met her gazette lock.
ct for which Fabien had been forced
to exchange his silver shoe buckles in
order to meet the price.
A startled cry Of disappointment es
capped Manon as she said, "Fabien, this
is not the loeket-s then her lifted
eyes caught the look of agony on his
sace. She dropped her head N shame
Her lowered glance took in Fabien's
shoes-without the buckles Then sbo
understood. Her arms g1ipped him,
'pasmodically, her eyes filled with
ears and, with holy smile lighting
Up her face she said, "Fabien. it is the
most beautiful loeket in the world
TO be continued.)
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-01-05
Cheyenne Indians
Enjoying Prosperity

That the Northern Cheyenne
Indians are not only self-supportine
but are at present enjoying fair de-
gree Of prosperity along with their
White brothers, is indicated by results
OF the past years harvest and cattle
sales on the Tongue River reservation.
Although in years past these Indians
nave been slow to take up the white
mans ways of living, and have often
been close to starvation, present con-
ditions on this reservation are similar
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-01-05
Montana Man Interested
IN Hudson's Millions

William Hudson, well-known Liv.
ingston man, has received a CLIPPING
from a British Columbia newspaper
GIVING a short account of a vast for
tune, $2O0,ooo,000, left in the Pank Of
England by James Hudson. James
iuason was governor of the Hudson
bay company in the early days of the
country. lie came to the new world
some time between 1865 and 1880. ac-
eording to the Livingston man.
Inc days when important records
were kept in the wilds of Canada bv
writing on dressed bucksFin are re-
called lie, by the newspaper clipping.
While James hudson was believed
to have died inestate, he actually left