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without provocation and without
warning, endangering the lives OF
men, women and children.
If they like, the members of the
senate committee can get exercise
and experience by carrying water
from the only well which supplies
water to whole community after the
coal companies have shut off the reg
ular water supply. They will see
whole towns lighted only by kerosene
lamps after the coal companies have
shut off the electricity.
The committee will see signs pro-
hibiting miners picking coal from the
dumps, orders from the coal COM
panies prohibiting them from using
the fuel they have brought up from
the pits, the only supply of fuel avail
able to heat the flimsy houses hastily
thrown together to shelter the VIC
Tins of evictions.
Iniunctions and Assaults.
The long list of injunctions with
their clause prohibiting under penalty
of a Jail sentence all acts which the
coal companies consider prejudicial to
their interests will be laid before the
committee together with record of
almost numberless arrests and prose
cution of strikers and their wives and
children by the coal and iron police
and the state constabulary.
The assaults upon the strikers and
members of their families by coal
company thugs, the list Of raids upon
individual homes and entire mining
camps is being compiled. 1t is q
record of depreciation showing that
the drive to smash the union has beer
organized on a military basis.
Miners Are Skeptical.
Contrary to the opinion prevailing
here before the conference of labor
officials last November the miners
are expecting nothing in the form Of
assistance from the senate committee
If there is working class section ir
the United States where utter skep-
ticism prevails in reference to the
friendly or impartial character Of
government agencies it is in the min.
ing camps in this territory.
No Illusion.
The senate committee will be
treated courteeusly, but it will not
be looked upon as collection Of
Messiahs. The coal miners do moi
warm up to anybody whom it has
taken ten and one-half months t.
find out that a war is being carried OF
| against them to force them back inte
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OTHER SECTIONS
SHOW SIGNS AS
CRISIS DEEPENS
Prepare for Conference
March 80

ST. PAUL, Feb. 13.-Progress to-
wards a national Labor Party is be-
lieved to have been furthered
considerably as a result Of the
preparations recently launched here
for the meeting of the Northwestern
Farmer-Labor conference to discuss
a national presidential ticket, on
March 80.
Organized labor of Minnesota is
playing an active part in the move
ment. Recently the Minnesota
Union Advocate" official organ of
the Minnesota Federation of Labor
and the St. Paul Trades and Labor
Council, carried a condemnation of
the official A. F. of l.. policy of "re-
warding friends and Furnishing en-
emies."
Old Policy, Failure.
NO big economic problem has been
solved by the American Federation of
Labor's political policy" the paper
states editorially. For nearly half
a century the American labor move
ment has been dabbling in politics try
iBk " ScI dllSSSO l11SIAOo SlSCtSO dild
then lobbying to get these friends to
carry out their pledges. 49,.
IF organized labor had proceeded
Is years ago to build political party
composed of workers, farmers and
progressive elements on a platform
that really touched the fundamentals
of our economic system, today it
would have a powerful movement like
the British labor party, which would
be ready to take over the government.
A half century of observation, ex-
perience and study convinces US that
the present political policies are fatal
and futile. They get the workers
nowhere"
Other Sections Active.
Other sections of the labor move
ment have in the past month or two
shown, if not as definite, at least as
keen an interest in labor party. In
dications in Pennsylvania, in Indiana,
and among large masses of the rank
and file of the New York City unions,
have become especially pronounced as
the economic crisis has deepened.
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1927 Was Year of Warfare Against Workers Report of Jay Loveson

pressure to bear on the working class.
These forces sharpen the attack of
the bourgeoisie. Add to these the raw
ages wrought in the ranks of the la
Dor movement by the disastrous reac-
tionary policies of the bureaucracy
and you will be able to understand
why it is that in 1919 the United Mine
Workers Union was able to tie-up a
minimum of 70 per cent of coal pro-
duction and today is able to tie-up a
maximum Of IL per cent.
"The American capitalists have al
ways been hostile to trade unionism.
The bigger the capital the greater
the hostility. General Motors would
consider it huge concession to give
its workers even a company union.
The bourgeoisie today, as class, are
out to destroy the trade unions as
determinant force in wage standards
and working conditions.
"In the present period Of imperial
ism all workers organizations, especi-
ally those of a mass character, are
picked for destruction by the bour-
geoisie. But we should keep in mind
the fact that the swing of the official
labor movement to the right does not
mean that the whole labor movement
is labor movement of the aristocracy
and is hopelessly reactionary. That
would be wrong. The relative import
ance of the labor aristocracy today is
decreasing.
"A few words about class collab-
Grafton. Class collaboration has not
disappeared and will probably be with
us for some time. But class collab-
GRAFTON has been shaken to it's founda-
tions by recent developments. The
very increasing challenge to American
imperialism bringing in it's wake more
competition, decreasing the capacity
of the American bourgeoisie to bride
the labor aristocracy, the economic de-
preston, are undermining class col
laboration. Besides it is not necessary
for the bourgeoisie to resort to class
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try do not earn annually an average
weekly wage of $25.
"The workers savings have in
creased, but these are not necessarily
capital for the workers. In the hands
of the powerful finance capitalists
dominating the whole economic sys-
tenn these savings become forces Of
increasing power for the bourgeoisie.
''It is true also that in America we
do not have the extensive system of
social insurance that is to be found
in some of the European countries.
This system is paid for largely by the
employers and government. Conse-
quently portion of the savings of the
workers goes towards the payment of
social insurance.
"Let us admit even that the stand
ard Of living of the American work
ing class is higher than the standard
of living in any other working class
in the world. But it is not enough for
us to compare it with the standard
Of another working class, say one in
war-torn European capitalist coun-
sries. We must compare the trend Of
the standard of living within this
country itself. We further find that
in speaking of standards Of living we
should not speak of it as one common
standard for the working class as a
whole. The labor aristocracy has
primarily benefited from the standard
Of living rise. Examine the wages of
the miners and you will find a con-
sistent decline.
Furthermore, we must admit that
the American labor aristocracy is the
labor aristocracy within the labor
aristocracy of the worlds labor move
ment. But in no country in the world
is the gap between the labor aristo-
cracy and the great mass Of semi
skilled and unskilled workers so big.
In no other country in the world is
exploitation so intense; in no country
in the world do the workers get used
up SO quickly. Accepting the fact that
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collaboration methods of a certain
character at this time because the Job
of weakening the labor unions has
been done already to large extent.
The workers organizations have been
considerably undermined. Then there
are subjective factors, like the collapse
of the class collaboration schemes, the
labor banking in the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. This is a pow
erful force making for the disillusion-
ment of the masses with class collab-
Grafton on an increasing scale. But
though weakened class collaboration
may even in this very period of de-
preston assume new forms, we must,
therefore, be on guard to fight it as
theoretically as ever.
What effect does the economic re-
cession have on the labor movement :?
Insofar as the bureaucracy is con-
cerned they are going to continue their
role of being agents for the biggest
bourgeois group. Green's New Year
letter is a classic specimen of what
the bureaucracy does for imperialism.
However, the further down we go in
the ranks of the bureaucracy the
deeper will be the differences. These
differences the Party must utilize, but
we must not base our policies on these
differences. Our policies are based
on the masses and on the objective
conditions in the country.
Insofar as the socialist party is
concerned, though some Of the leaders
may be slightly critical of the pro-
posed Woll anti-strike law, as the New
Leader editorial today indicates, still
they will not fight it, and if given
certain half-hearted promises and
guarantees the outlook is that they
will endorse it.
"The progressive elements. We
should not have a static concept of
progressives. We must distinguish
between progressive leaders and their
followers, the progressive masses.
But the progressive elements are
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STRIKING COAL MINERS ARE SCEPTTCAL
OF SENATE INQUIRY; WILL TELL MISERY

the mines on the terms of the coal
barons.
A committee of the Pennsylvania
Ohio Relief will get far more en-
thusiastic reception in any coal camp
in this section than the senate COM
rnittee any day in the week.
No Surrender.
Should the senate committee sug-
gest cessation of the struggle on
the part of the miners it will be met
by demonstrations of such size that it
will be able to take back to Washing
ton the conviction that ten and one
half months of hunger, cold and
persecution have served only to
heighten the fighting spirit here and
caused the miners to lump coal
barons and government together as
their enemies.
eff these senators want to know
what the coal and iron police did to
me I'll show them my scars. If they
want to know what I think about it
let them read "The Coal Digger"
said one of the most trusted local
leaders.
This about expresses the general
opinion.
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PUSH AIR LINES
TO S. AMERICA
TO AID WAEl ST,
MacCracken Fears Eur
opean Competition

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Empha-
sizing the fact that European ma
tions are actively engaged in estab-
fishing air transportation service in
South and Central America" William
P. MacCracken, Jr., asst. secretary of
commerce for aeronautics, issued pub
licity yesterday urging the immediate
extension of additional air lines to the
south in response to an appeal by
Lindbergh on the eve of his return
flight.
Past Year Busy.
Pointing out in his article that sew
eral new air lines were inaugurated
during the past year, and still others
are in various stages of development,
he stated that most of these lines had
been confined within single country
or between important cities of two
countries, such as the Key West-Ha-
vana line. This, MacCracken writes,
is not sufficient, since Transportation
is indispensable to commerce and in
dustry as they exist today" referring
to vast areas rich in natural resour-
ces awaiting further development" to
the South.
After stating that many of the rea-
sons for our temporary advantages
over Europe in Central and South
America were rapidly disappearing,
the asst. secretary of commerce stated
that the administration officials have
long recognized the truth of these
statements, and taken action prelim-
mary to the establishment of foreign
mail air lines. He called upon the
business men to avoid losing their
favorable advantages in the Western
Hemisphere by improving the Car
riage of mail, express and passengers
essentials of commerce"
Immediate action on legislation
pending in congress which would au-
thorize the postmaster general to con-
tract for foreign air mail service on
terms that should make it possible to
establish commercial air lines on the
order of those suggested by Mac
Cracker, is expected as a follow-up
on Lindbergh's flight.
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Minnesota Unions Lead Rising Sentiment Favorimg Labor Pa,
LABOR WILL FIGHT ANTT-STRIKE LAW;
OFFICIALS AND UNION BUSTERS FAVOR IT

New York will witness one of the
most interesting sessions in its his
tory if present indications are borne
out in the case of the anti-strike law
hearing which will begin under the
auspices of the American Bar Asso-
citation on Thursday.
Information that numbers of labor
leaders and rank file unionists will
appear to protest against the pro-
posal at the Headquarters of the Bar
Association, ~ West 44th St, where
the hearing will take place, has been
received throughout the past week.
Join With Labor's Enemies.
VIM. Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, who has
been widely quoted as a supporter
Of the proposed move regarded as a
blow against labor, is scheduled to
be the first speaker at the hearing.
Matthew Vol, vice president of the
A. F. of L., and acting president of
the open shop National Civic FEEDER
ation; is also scheduled to appear.
In support of the measure and work
ing together with the labor officials
in seeking to put it over, will be the
representatives of the anti-union Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
the uHion busting United Typothetae,
the open shop organization of the
employing printers, the National In
dustrial Conference Board and other
such organizations.
Vicious Propaganda.
Propaganda by the committee OF
the Bar Association sponsoring the
hill which has been thick and fast
during the last year is now being
speeded up even more intensely. An
nouncement was made yesterday by
julius Henry Cohen, chairman of the
committee that an attempt will be
made to secure such prominent in
dividuals as Jet Lauck, labor econ
Ionist, to appear.
r Thus far no rank and file labor
leader, Immediately responsible to his
membership has dared to come out in
support of the BILL In spite of all
the propaganda issued by the Bar
Association Committee no denial of
this fact has been made although
Mr.. Cohen has many times sought to
give the impression of labor support.
A huge mass meeting is being called
by the Trade Union Educational
League for Wednesday night at 8
D. m. at the Manhattan Lyceum, "A
East 4th St. to protest against the
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OF vital Importance to US in the devel-
opment of the left wing thru serving
as one of the important factors for
the development Of the left wing.
"Our Party must base its policies
on the masses and the objective con-
ditions. The smashing of the unions,
the smashing Of the workers stand
ards of living, the increasing speed
up and wage-cuts, the heightened
hours, give our Party an opportunity
to engage actively and in leading
capacity in the mass struggles. The
more the bureaucracy gees to the
right; the more the strusvies of the
working class are for the very basic,
fundamental rights; the more the
masses will be thrown into struggles;
the greater the masses participating
in such battles; the greater the oppor.
tunities for our Party to lead in these
struggles.
Imperialism and the American
Working Class
avn " WchI w ~ AkAOO tAlC uct0AIn
involving the basic effects OF Amer
lean imperialism on the working class
Suffice it to say that the capitalist
propaganda that the American work
ing class as class is bourgeoisified
materially, doesn't stand up as much
as many of us might suspect on the
basis of insufficient evidence. The
fact of the matter is that there are
no more than about 21a million stock
holders. The bourgeoisie have told us
there are fifteen million stockholders
in this country. SO per cent Of the
stock dividends go to those stockhold-
ers who are not members of the work
ing class.
Insofar as wages are concerned,
the myth of high wages has recently
been exploded by the department Of
labor findings sind the findings of
other experts indicating that at least
sixteen million workers in this coun-
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Ito Be Continued)
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there are tremendous forces making
for the material bourgeoisification of
large sections of the working class we
must also view the counter-tendency
forces making for the proletarianiza-
ton of increasing sections of the
working class, the continued expro-
priation of the great mass of the
population of the country. The ex-
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DEEPER into OIL
DEBAUCH OF 1920
Senate Committee Puts
Fingers in Ears
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these bonds over to T. Coleman du
Pont, republican senator from Della
ware and head of the Empire Trust
Company, to pay the balance on a
campaign debt of $1,S00,000. Since
Senator du Pont is barricaded in his
home supposedly recovering from a
throat operation which his doctors
say, picturesquely, has resulted in the
floss of his voice." the hesitation in
calling Hays is considered especially
significant.
Involves Coolidge.
Since Hays testified in March 1924
before the senate committee inves-
tigating the Teapot Dome lease, that
he had received $4,000 from Sinclair
which he believed" had been used to
pay off the notes covering part of
the 1920 campaign debt, and held by
the Empire Trust Co., the questioning
of either Hays or du Point would I'M
doubtedly openly involve Coolidge and
the entire. Party administration. This
is even more greatly feared since one
of the notes for 100000 paid off with
Sinclair's money is dated just three
weeks after the lease of Teapot Dome
to Sinclair in 1922, thus proving that
Coolidge and all the others involved
in the 1920 campaign were just as
much part of the Teapot Dome steal
as Albert B. Fall on whom the scandal
was unloaded.
Hays Oil Man.
Will H Hays, who after directing
the Harding Coolidge campaign in
1920, was postmaster general in the
Harding cabinet, and is now czar of
the movies, before becoming an of
ficial part of the government con-
Quoted a law firm of Hays & Hays in
Indiana. This firm, to which he re-
turned after leaving Harding's cab
met, has acted as Indiana attorneys
for Sinclair for years, according to
Hays admission when testifying in
1924.
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preparation Of the farmers, the draw
ing of women and youth into industry,
the proletarianization of the Negroes,
the appropriation of the petty bour-
geoisie-these are among the forces
markedly counteracting the trend to-
wards the bourgeoisification of the
American working class"
Ito Be Continued).
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bill. VIM. 2. Foster, national Sec
rotary of the League and leader of
the 1919 steel strike will be the chief
speaker; Ben Gitlow, member of the
Central Executive Committee of the
Workers (Communist) Party, will
also speak. John J. BALKAN, local Sec
rotary of the League, will preside.
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Cleveland Youth Dance

CLEVELAND, Feb. 13.-The West
Side Branch of the Young Workers
(Communist) League is arranging a
spring dance for Sunday, March 4,
at the Finnish Association Hall, 1900
West 25th St.
Watch for further announcements!
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HARRY SLUSS.

Harry Sluss, of Cumberland, died
at the Allegany hospital there at 2:2O
o'clock Sunday morning. He was a
son of the late Charles and Elizabeth
Sluss, of Luke, and was born at
Bloomington, this county, on July %,
1874. His widow was formerly Miss
Margaret CAVITY, of Oakland.
He entered the service of the West
ern Maryland railway at the age of
nineteen years as brakeman, and
continued in the employ of that road
until the time of his death, for the
past twenty years in the capacity of
passenger conductor between Cumbar-
land and Elkins.
Surviving are his widow, two sons,
William and Harry G. Sluss, his moth
er, Mrs. Charles Sluss, one sister, Mrs.
H. S. Newton, and a brother, George
Sluss, of Cumberland. The deceased
was a member of Hiram Lodge, No.
lob, A., F. and A. Masons, Western
port; Salem R. A. NJ. Chapter, No. IS,
Cumberland, Pilgrim Commandry No.
p, Knights Templar, and Ali Chan
Temple of the Shrine, Cumberland
Funeral services were conducted on
Tuesday.
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MT. LAKE PARK.

DR.. and Mrs. T. D. Richards arrived
at the Park one day last week and are
occupying their summer home.
DR.. and Mrs. L. L. Carr came to the
Park just before the big snow storm
and intended going on to Fairmont
but were forced to remain here on &C
count of, the weather and the blocked
highways. ,They were accompanied
by Mrs. Larney Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Huntington are
here from Washington and as busy
as they can be directing the rehabili-
tation and cleaning up of the Noun
tain Lake Hotel for the reception of
the summer guests.
Last Sunday was the first time in
the history of the present winter sea-
son that services had to be abandoned
in the Methodist church here on &C
count of the weather at which time
two feet or more of snow covered the
ground, making it impossible for the
worshippers to reach the church. The
Little Youghiogheny was the highest
it has been during the past year, the
water covering almost the entire Park
front at the railway station.
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the Rodeheaver cemetery 1t Sand
Flat.
JESSE VIEWER.

Mr.. Jesse Weimer, aged 81 years,
8 months and 8 days, died April 26
He leaves to morn their loss, his
widow, three sons, and one daughter
twenty-one grandchildren, some great
grandchildren and a number of rela-
tives and friends.
He was born in Somerset county,
Pa, January Is, 1841, but moved to
Garrett county in boyhood, and with
the exception of few years spent in
the west and in the Union army, he
spent the balance of his life here, fol-
lowing the occupation of farmer.
In the year 1864 he enlisted in the
Union army and was assigned to the
17Sth regiment Ohio Volunteers, and
served his country through the last
year of the war.
He was twice married, his first wife
being Caroline Beakley, who died in
Ohio. To this union two children were
born, both of whom preceded him to
the grave. His second wife was Eliza
beth A. Friend, and to this union five
children were born, the first of which
died in infancy.
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Mr.. w. E. Spoerlein took a truck
load of produce to Morgantown on
Saturday, became stormbound there
on account of the deep snow and could
not return to his home until Sunday
evening.
Among those who took advantage
of the good boating afforded by the
high waters along Cherry Greek on
Monday were the Lichty family, Miss
Virginia Casteel and a number of her
pupils of the Swan Meadow school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Miller, of near
Grantsville, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. L. Swartzentruber on Tues
day.
Mr.. Noah Lichty is i'll at this time.
Mrs. Hattie Wamsley left here one
day last week for Morgantown, W.
Va. She contemplates trip to Wash
ington State in the near future where
she will spend some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Turney.
Mr.. Henry Hauser, who is employed
by Mr.. Hervey Roth, was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Ridder on Sun
day.
Rev. Fulk will conduct services in
the Gortner Union church on Wednes-
day evening, May 8.