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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Weavers Toll f.
16-Hour Shift

PASSAIC, N. j., April 10 (FP).-
Good strong weavers step out of
line. We need you"
Gera wooden mills employment
clerks looked over the few stronger
men who advanced to the counter.
"Can you work hard for 16 hours a
day." they were asked. Broke and
jobless for weeks and even months,
they assented.
Gera, German-owned and ruthless
foe of the Textile Workers Union,
had a rush order and needed weavers
who could stand the gaff in 16-hour
relays. When the rush order was
filled, the 16-hour workers were laid
off, to join the 40 per cent of Pas
sale wooden mill workers who are
permanently jobless.
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fident Gales and Ambassador Nor
row, in the effusive welcome to the
imperialist puppet Lindbergh, in the
pltifui sham fight of the Mexican
delegation at the Havana conference,
one sees the signs of political CAPT.
tulation to Wall Street, the economic
counterpart of which is the recently
revised oil legislation abandoning
basic principles of the conservation
of Mexican resources. One by one
the things fought for in the revolu-
ton of $4,000 are being abandoned.
After winning many of his de-
mands on behalf of the U. S. oil
magnates, Ambassador Morrow an
nounces that he is now pressing for
thorough revision of the agrarian
Legislation" And President Gales
Selects such time, when the whole
question of division of the land is
under attack, to institute a new move
for disarming the Mexican peasants!
Obregon expresses no dissent from
this policy.
1t seems to US that Gales and
Oregon now represent forces work
ing for consolidation of an unequivo-
cally bourgeois regime in Mexico at
the expense of the workers and pea
SAINTS. 1t seems equally clear that
the bourgeois bloc that they repre-
sent is seeking to establish modus
vivendi with Wall Street and cannot
be depended upon consistently to re-
sist the aggressive aims of American
Imperialism.
Only Communists Can Lead Struggle.
Nor do the leaders of the Confed-
Grafton of Labor (CROM) offer any
contrary line of policy. The line of
cleavage is between the bourgeois
bloc on the one side and the class
conscious workers and peasants, led
by the Communists, on the other. In
Mexico, as in the United States, the
Communist Party is the only party
which can be depended upon to lead
the fight against capitalism and i'm
perialism.
The collapse of the bourgeoisie as
revolutionary factor in Mexico does
not mean the end of the struggle. The
Mexican masses cannot submit to
American Imperialism, nor will they
allow themselves to be victimized in
the interests of petty Mexican capt.
talists subservient to imperialism.
The struggle has entered new stage,
in which the Communist Party of
Mexico will have still greater oppor-
tunities than before to serve the in
terests of the masses.
That your Party will be equal to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-04-11
Workers, ShOuO Your Solidarity!

The trial of Sam Bonita Adam Moes and MENDOZA
kesBarre spectacle for the eyes of the working class of
the United States and the world.
Everybody that three workers innocent
Everybody that they being tried only and solely be-
they militant members of the United Mine Workers
active trying prevent the corruption
betrayal destruction their Union and to stop the vicious
system which terribly the miners of the
Anthracite Anyone in the mine fields would laugh at the
gestion that Bonita MENDOZA and Moesk would be trial
they the side of John L. Lewis and the operators They
trial or murder only they against John L.
his friends the coal harons they had been for
Lewis and the operators they would have been
arrested
machinery of the law acting as
agency of the operators for the removal of three enemies
as submission
the operators and to agents. Cappe Through
this the operators strike the enemies of John L. Lewis
Why?
The coal operators fight the enemies of Lewis because they
that the best crush the United Mine Workers by
keeping Lewis in power in the Union.
The miners must illusions the nature the
actions of the court No justice for Bonita Moes and MENDOZA
will from the any justice they get will come
from outside OF the the masses OF the NINE workers
The mine workers must have no illusions that the evidence
anything substantial do with the verdict The
evidence of the coal companies stoogeons thrown into the
deude the workers. make appear that the question
is some fine point of law and guilt or innocence.
Guilt nothing do with the effort of the
operators and their friend Lewis eecrocu these mine
workers They of innocent according stand
ard the standard of the legal FORMS But that will have
effect upon the outcome of the
What the court deals in not Justice but capitalist class
Justice According the standards of capitalist justice
realized only when the enemies of the capitalists imprisoned
eectrocuted Capitalist class justice whatever the
capitalists
Knowing that there real justice be gotten of the
the mine workers everywhere understand that the
only that Bonita Moes MENDOZA life and
liberty will from the working class support from outside of
the court This fight not of miners alone but of the entire
working class
Every United Mine Workers Union should i'm
mediatey line up solidarity with Bonita Moesk and MENDOZA
And not only Mine Workers. but all other labor bodies Reso
ons should be passed. liberal contributions should be voted and
both should be sent to the Bonita oekMendo Defense Com
mttee Room 53, Coal Exchange Bldg, Wilkes Barre Pa.
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The Communist Party of Mexico is
now holding it's convention. The
Workers (Communist) Party OF
America has sent greetings pledging
solidarity in the common struggle
against American Imperialism. The
greetings of the American Party to
the Mexican Party are printed below.
Dear Comrades:
In repeating herein the fraternal
greetings TO your convention as con-
veyed to you in our telegram, we
wish to express our sincere regret at
not being able to have a representa-
tive of our Party at your sessions.
Our regret is greater because we
have just seen a copy of your agenda,
which includes the colonial and semi
colonial question, and the question of
the Communists and anti-imperial-
ism. These are questions which in
volve the necessity of exceptionally
close cooperation between your Party
and ours.
American Imperialism is rushing
toward a crisis. While the U. S. de-
partment of state is pretending to ne
gotiate with the European powers
for treaty "to outlaw war;" the U.
S. government representative at Gen
eva, Mr.. Hugh Gibson, took leading
part in opposing the proposals of the
Soviet representative, Comrade Lit
vinov, for disarmament. Meantime,
the U. S. congress has just approp-
rated $325,00O,0O0 for additional
naval armament. 1t is plain that the
U. S. government is girding itself for
intensified imperialist aggressions
and is preparing for a great imper-
ialist war.
Latin America Is Imperialist Base.
Latin America is the primary for
eign base Of American Imperialism as
the Sixth Pan American Conference
at Havana demonstrated once more.
Every stage in U. S. world policy is
of direct concern to the Latin Amer
lean masses as we'll as to the workers
of the United States.
In the United States, the widely
advertised prosperity" has already
proved itself hollow capitalist myth.
Wall Street gamblers are treating us
to the spectacle of the maddest orgy
of stock speculation in history, while
on the other hand long lines of hun
CRY workers form in the streets.
"breadlines," as they are called here,
made up of unemployed workers who
are thrown upon public charity for
their daily bread. Estimates of the
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Politicians Son Freed
After Injuring Worker

James M. Cox, Jr., son of former
Governor NJ. Cox, of Ohio, has been
freed of all charges arising out Of his
running over Peter Lorenzo, la
borer on Fifth Avenue, March 81.
In Yorkville Magistrates Court the
charge of simple assault was dis
missed though the arresting officer
admitted that he had to fire several
shots before Cox would stop his car.
When he appeared in Traffic Court,
the charge of leaving the scene of an
accident was dismissed.
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ing out of the gates Of the stadium
to the country to spend the Sunday
in villages near the city. Here were
the members of one union apparently
having the time of their lives doing
things that only the sons and daugh-
ters of the merchants and the nobility
dared dream of before the revolution.
And specially noticeable was spirit
of orderliness and discipline COM
bined with real spontaneity and
quiet friendly fellowship between the
workers of both sexes. Not the
slightest indication of rowdiness or
"hooliganism," as the Russians call
it. This was typical of all the many
clubs we visited.
"The Blue Blouses" are members OF
the workers home talent dramatic
movement. That they are capably
trained dramatists may be judged by
the tfact that artists from the Grand
opera and other theatres in Moscow
and other cities coach and supervise
their activities. The New York Times
correspondent in Moscow writes, Nov
q, 1927; The dramatic movement in
workers and other clubs is one of this
most successful experiments of tho
the Soviet regime.
(To be continued)
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
GOVERNOR FOR STATE
CONTROL co. ROADS
In Presenting His Annual Report
To State Grange Lauds Board

That the State Highway Depart
ment should gradually take over
the control of all county roads and
that less travelled roads should be
built of cheaper material than that
used at present was suggested by
Governor Robert P. Robinson in an
address at Newark on Tuesday.
The Governor made the suggest
ion in presenting his annual report
as Master of the Delaware State
Grange to members of that organ
ization at the opening of their three
day session.
The Governor began his report
with a summary OF the National
Grange session held last month in
Washington.
"The outstanding feature Of the
Washington session from an agri-
cultural and legislative viewpoint
was the adoption of a concrete
farm program" he said.
The revision of tariff schedules so
as to give American farmers full
benefits Of all agricultural products
produced in this country and for all
articles manufactured from such
products, was given by the Cover
nor as the first of the four-section
program adopted.
Establishment Of a flexible sys-
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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
NEW ATTORNEY GEN.
APPOINTS DEPUTIES
Earle d. Wiley, Kent, And Howard
j. Cooke, Sussex, Will Continue

Earle D. Wiley is to continue as
deputy attorney general for Kent
county and Howard j. Cooke as de-
putty attorney general for Sussex
county under Attorney General
elect Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr. Mr..
Satterthwaite on Tuesday announc-
ed his appointment of the two
deputies.
Mr.. Wiley has been deputy for
Kent county the past eight years
under the late Attorney General
Sylvester d. Townsend, Jr., aud
Attorney General Clarence A.
Switzerland. Mr. Cooke has been
deputy the past four years during
Mr.. Southerland's administration
and also served for a time under
former Attorney General David j..
Reinhardt, Jr.
The appointment of Mr., Wiley
and Mr.. Cooke completes the staff
that will work under the next at
torney general. AS announced some
time ago, Charles f. Richards is to
be chief deputy; David J. Rein
hardt, Jr., is to be deputy for New
Castle county, and William H,
Foulk is to be deputy in charge of
the tax department,
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
BIG INCREASE In STATE
GASOLINE REVENUES
Receipts To Date Total S724,711
Compared To $57O,372 In 1927

Receipts from the three cent gas
oline tax for the month of NOvem-
Der show an increase of more than
$4,000 over November a year ago.
The gas tax last month totaled $751;
69S.73. For November, 1927, the
total was $62,67496.
For the first eleven months of
this year, the receipts showed an in
crease over the corresponding elev-
en- months of last year of about
$15O,000. The receipts for the first
eleven months this year were $724,-
711.O6. For the same period in 1927
the receipts were $57O,372.7S.
According to William Ball, in
charge of the Titling Department Of
the Secretary Of States Office, at
least sixty per cent of those for
warding applications for drivers IL
censes have failed to sign the cards
legally. Most of them have signed
on the main portion of the card but
have failed to sign at the end. Be
cause of this each driver, who has
failed to sign in both places, is hav-
ing his card returned with a slip
which instructs him to sign on the
right hand end upper corner, in the
place provided for countersigning
on the line where it says, Not valid
unless countersigned by operator -
Mr.. Ball states that thousands of
owners OF automobiles and drivers
have applied for licenses and opera
tors cards. The response has been
even larger than he had hoped for.
This will make it easier when the
final rush begins late this month.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
NEED MORE PUBLICLY
OWNED FOREST LAND
Program For Encouragement Of
Private Forestry Also Outlined
10 Annual Report.

The protection of critical water
sheds and the reclamation of idle
and nonproductive land in the east
ern half of the United States re-
quires a very material extension of
public ownership of forest areas,
Major R. Y. Stuart, chief of the
Forest Service United States De-
partment of Agriculture, points out
in his annual report for the fiscal
year 1928, made public this week
"The only forest lands on critical
areas. that are now contributing full
service from the standpoint of food
control are those embraced in pub
lie forests and parks" Major Stuart
Says, ''and Substantial increase OF
public forest-land ownership and
will be essential to
the adequate regulation of stream
flow on the headwaters of the
mississippi and its principal tribu-
taries. The same is true elsewhere
Altogether there are unquestionably
scores of millions of acres in the
East that are subject to harmful
erosion and seriously accelerated
stream flow discharge through i'm
pairment of the forest cover, and TO
a degree which will presumably
much more extensive
forest ownership than even
the present national program CON
templates
Extension of public forest land
ownership is not It task for the
lContinued on PAGE 13l
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
RECEPTION FOR PASTOR
DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR
Large Crowd Greeted Rev. EelS As
He Assumed New Duties Here

On last Thursday evening the
Presbyterian Church was crowded to
witness the installation of the newly
elected pastor, Rev. Walter Merrill
Eels, D. D. The moderator of the
New Castle Presbytery, Rev. Walter
E. Smith, D. D., of Wilmington, pre-
sided. The church choir furnished
beautiful music and Professor Hud-
son assisted with the violin. The
sermon was by Rev. Charles L. Can
dee of Wilmington, who had as his
subject Called to be Saints" First
Corinthians 1:13. The prayer and
scripture reading were by Rev. John
Humphrey, D. D., the charge to the
pastor by Rev. William Leishman of
Lewes and the charge to the people
by Rev. George Ashworth Burslen,
of Dover. The installation prayer
was by Rev. Thomas P. Mckee of
Georgetown.
After the installation over 200
members and friends assembled in
the lecture room for a reception to
DR.. and Mrs. Eels, who were intro
duced by the elders. S. C. Evans
was master Of ceremonies and in
very informal way called upon the
visiting clergymen who responded
with short witty addresses that caus-
ed much merriment. The local min
isterial association was represented
by Rev. ]. Franklin Bryan, D. D., of
the Methodist Protestant Church and
Rev. Frank Herson, D. D., of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, whose
delightful addresses added much to
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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
POULTRY SHOW WILL
Be THE LARGEST EVER
Association Show At Milford In
January Will Have Prominent
Men For Judges.

The State Poultry Association S
annual poultry show, to be held at
the Community Building, Milford
from January 18th to 18th. inclus-
i've, will be the largest poultry show
ever held on the Del-Mar-Va PENN
sula, according to the secretary of
the show, M. c. Vaughn, Lewes.
A meeting of the show committee
was held last week to discuss the
rules and regulations governing the
show and to decide upon judges for
the exhibition, broiler, day-old
chick and egg classes. as Mr.. Roy
Z. Jones, extension pOultryman of
Connecticut, and well-known
poultry Judge of the East, had al
ready been secured to judge the
production birds. The exhibition
will be Judged by Mr.. New
ton Gosh. of Vineland, n. ]. Mr..
Gosh is already known to many
Delaware exhibitors, having for .
Of years judged at the pOul-
try show held at Newark Efforts
are being made to get Elmer Wene,
also of Vineland, to judge day-old
chicks and eggs Mr.. Wene is no
to the poultrymen of this
section. as he has been on the pro-
gram several times of our farmers
institute and poultry short course.
AS the broileF class is a new one in
most shows, and, as there is no es-
tablished score card for judging iC.
the committee decided to have the
broilers judged upon what the mar
ket demands. Therefore, Mr. Clar-
ence Handy Of the o. V. Handy Co.
of Philadelphia, has been asked 10
Judge this class. as he is one of the
largest dealers III broilers in that
city. y
The merchants of Milford, prom
fnent poultrymen throughout the
Peninsula, feed and poultry supply
concerns have taken more than
thirty pages of advertising space i'll
the show catalog, which will be
printed by the Milford Chronicle
Publishing Co. Two thousand COP
les of this catalog will be distri-
buted about January 1, 1929 The
material will be given to
the printer next week, and those
desiring advertising space should
lose no time in communicating with
NJ. c. Vaughn, secretary of poultrT
show, Lewes, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
TAX COMMISSION IS
READY TO REPORT
ON CHANGE In Law
Proposed Draft Would Repeal
Present Invested Capital Claus
Of Franchise Laws.
WOULD SIMPLIFY TAX Law
And Also Make Collection Of Tax
On individuals Paid In Previ-
Gus Years Legal.

The commission of five prominent
Delawareans, which for several
months following its appointment
by Governor Robinson, has been
studying a number of legislative
bills. particularly one designed by
State School Tax Collector Pierre
S. dupont, will hold a meeting III
the next few days to discuss the
bills.
The commission comprises Mr..
Southerland, Robert H. Richards,
City Solicitor Caleb S. Layton, Sec
retary of State Charles E. Grant
land, all of Wilmington, and Henry
Ridgely, of Dover 1t was appointed
by the Governor to study important
State tax questions and proposed
legislative acts, with view to as
sisting the Governor and the Gen
eral Assembly to make decision,
when the bills come before them.
Mr.. duPOnt's bill, a draft of which
has been placed in the hands of the
commission members for their per-
sonal study, is looked upon as a
model of its kind, and is calculated
to greatly strengthen and simplify
the present school tax laws of Della
ware, and to eliminate future con-
fusion and troubles in levying and
collecting the tax funds. In many
features the bill is not unlike the
defeated bill sponsored by Mr., du-
Pont in the 1927 General Assembly.
A new feature, and one of the
most important changes in the State
tax laws advocated by the bill, it is
learned, will be the repeal of the
present invested capital clauses of
the present franchise laws of Della
ware. The bill would cause all
Delaware incorporated companies
to pay an annual franchise tax to
the State. Under the present laws
by the invested capital
clause, companies incorporated in |
Delaware, having so per cent OF
more of their capital stock, unis-
sued or outstanding, invested in
their business in Delaware, are eX-
empt from payment of franchise
tax.
Under the requirement of the
new bill, these companies, regard |
less of the extent of their invested
holdings in Delaware, would be uni
formedly taxed with other cOmpan-
es incorporated in the State, but
who have less than so per cent of
heir holdings outside of the State.
approximately $1,6OO,000 was col
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Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
SANTA CLAUS WILL BE
AT MILFORD STORE
Long & Shorts Store viii Be Head
quarters Of Jolly Fellow Wednesday

Santa Claus, although such busy
old fellow, has consented to give one
evening to the boys and girls of Mil
ford again this year and has set
Wednesday, December 10, as the
date when he will be at Long &
Shorts store to meet them all. Last
year he delighted such a large
crowd of children by coming here
that there have been many requests
for him again, and he has agreed to
come. In his large pack he will
have a gift for each child, so be on
hand, boys and girls, in the toy de-
partment on the second floor Of Long
& Shorts at eight p. m, Wednesday
the 18th. If there is no snow for
him to come in his sleigh that night,
he assures us he will make the trip
by aeroplane or automobile so as
not to disappoint the boys and girls
of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1928-12-14
JUDGE D. 0. HASTINGS
SUCCEEDS DU POINT
AS U. S. SENATOR
The New Senator Has Successfully
Filled Many Public Offices Dur
ing His Political Career.
RESIGNS COURT JUDCSHTP
Will Fill Unexpired Term Of T.
Coleman du POnt, Which Ter
inmates Election Day 1880.

Judge Daniel o. Hastings, former
Secretary of State, and former judge
of the State Supreme Court, was ap-
pointed United States Senator to
succeed T.. Coleman du POnt, resign
ed, on Monday morning. Governor
Robinson made the announcement TO
newspaper correspondent shortly
after his arrival at the office. The
appointment terminates on election
day, 1880, at which time a senator
will be elected to serve until March
4, 1881, and one for the full six year
term.
While rumor connected several
prominent Republicans with a pos
sible appointment to the Senator
ship, persons in close touch with the
political situation in Delaware ex-
pected the appointment of Judge
Hastings. His appointment met with
general approval throughout the
State, and all day Monday he was
the recipient of tlegrams and tele-
phone messages from friends who
offered their congratulations upon
his elevation. to the high. office. At
ter being notified of his appoint
ment, Senator Hastings forwarded
his resignation as Judge of the Mum
icipal Court, of the City of Whining
ton, to Governor Robinson. It is be-
lieved that Deputy Judge John F.
Lynn will succeed him to the Judge
ship.
Probably no man in Delaware has
been more active in public life for
his years than the new Senator. The
appointment of Judge Hastings to
the Senatorship by Governor Robin
son is the elimination of service of
Mr.. Hastings in some of the most
Offices in the State. Since
his. early years he also has been one
of the most aggressive leaders Of the
party, and in recent
years has practically had charge of
its successful. campaigns in. behalf
Of Senator Coleman du Pont, the ac-
knowledged leader. During recent
the Republican majority
has mounted steadily. Notwithstand-
ing his tenure of public offices, Mr..
Hastings has built up and maintains
1, large and lucrative law practice.
For two years he also has been pres
dent of the Interstate Amiesite
Company, engaged in the production
If paving materials, operating in
many States.
Governor Robert p Robinson on
Gonday afternoon received a tele-
ram from former Senator Coleman
y. du Pont congratulating him On
he appointment of Judge Hastings
S his successor. The telegram from
cambridge, Md, was as follows:
Governor Robert P. Robinson,
lover, Del: L think you have made
wise appointment. It meets with
ly hearty approval. Congratula-
ions. Coleman dtl' POnt"'
In response to a request. Monday
light, Senator Hastings issued the
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