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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

portunist reactions, to the socialist
party. The fight against the trade
union bureaucracy, against the
American Federation of Labor, has
been sharpened considerably. The
errors in anti-imperialist work, in
Negro work, have also been correct
ed in large part.
The question of proletarianizatlon
of the Party's leadership and its
ranks, has been met with the most
welcome determination on the part
of the membership and Party leader
ship in a most serious effort to exc
cute the line of the Sixth World
Congress of the Comintern.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

new forces produced by the sharpen
ing class struggle, directed towards
strengthening the A. F. Of l.. as the
main center of resistance to the tide
of rehabilitation and the growth OF
new unions, that is, as the main
center of social-reformism. One OF
these forces is the new policy of the
Taylor Society deficiency engineers)
cxemplified in the presidential adj
dress of M. L. Cooke, on December
6, 1928, which declared:
"Some status for organized la
Dor must be afforded -.
"If we should come to look upon
some organization of the work
ers, such as labor unions, as
deep social need, might it not
develop that practices, however
otherwise enlightened that may be,
which withdraw any group OF en-
ployees from the support of such
organizations may become anti
social?"
The other new factor is the fina
capitalization Of the progressive
group of Music, the Labor Age,
Norman Thomas, etc. Both of these
new factors aim to strengthen thu
A. F. of L. as the center of socia
reformism, in order to check thu
rehabilitation process and tn
growth of the new unions. The cor
rect conclusion from this is, to con
centrate now more than ever upol
struggle against the A. F. of L
as the main obstacle in the path o
the American workers, directing GU
main fire to expose the cleft" re
formists.
Failure to Understand the Presen
Period and the Tasks That Flow
Therefrom.
The editorial reply of the Major
ity to Comrade Foster repeats an
rc-emphasizes the basic errors
, the foundation Of its Right oppol
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11
THE DECISION OF THE EIGHTH PLENUM AND THE
SUPPLEMENTARY DECISION.

in the past than the Foster group.
On the other hand, the Executive
is of the opinion that the Ruthen-
berg group had not understood
how to estimate sufficiently the
full significance of the trade union
forces in the Party and that Foster
at that time was more correct on
many trade union questions.
"The line of the Comintern has
been: On the whole for the politl-
cal support of the Ruthenbefg
group and for bringing Foster
nearer to the general political line
of the Ruthenberg group, at the
same time, however, following the
course towards the correction ii
the trade union tactic of the Putin
enberg group on the line of Fo5-
tex thru cooperation in the Party
leadership. Now the previous po-
l;t;cal and trade union differences
have almost disappeared. "he
Conintern condemns most cate
eorically every attempt towards
the sharpening of the situation
in the Party, especially in the
present objective situation as e&-
empiified by the formation of d
National Comlnittee of the Oppo-
sitlon Bloc. The Comintcrn con
s:Gtrs factionalism without rolltl-
/ eel differences as the worst 81
tense against the Party"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11
Oil BarOn's Civil War
Still in Doubt; Dead
Woman's Votes Divided

Col. Robert W. Stewart, fighting
to retain control of the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana, held a consul
tation today, presumably over the
fight, in the law offices of Kellogg
& Emory on lower Broadway.
A spokesman for Stewart, who
declined to permit use Of his name
pointed out that the proxy list was
meaningless" as everything is il
estate of flux" now.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

At the same time, the Organiza-
ton Department of the Executive
Committee of the Comintern estim-
ated the Party's reorganization as
follows:
"Thru the reorganization of the
Patty on the basis of factory and
street nuclei, the necessary organl-
rational promises for real Com
munist Party have been created
Despite the great difficulties
which were even greater in the
United States than in other coun-
tries. The reorganization has
been great achievement for the
Party:
The continuity of the Comintern's
line towards the American Party
and it's leadership, is Shown iii the
following decision arrived at by the
American Commission of the Eighth
PIenum, in its resolution adopted by
/ the Presidium:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

The February issue of THE Com
,unist" carries an article by Com
ade Foster entitled "The Decline OF
re American Federation of Labor"
! also carries an editorial state
tent, which must be understood as
xpressing the position of the Ma
ority Of the C. E. c. This editorial
axes issue with Comrade Foster
and his associates in the Party"
n several points in the article.
In view of the basic importance
{ the questions dealt with in this
,olemic, the undersigned wish to
lake the following statement:
1. We disagree fundamentally
18th the analysis and point of view
expressed by Comrade Foster in the
.rticle, which sharply departs from
he lire developed by the Minority
2. The editorial statement OF the
daiority suffers from the same
,asic defects as its general line, be-
ause (a) it fails to put the main
,mphasis on the favorable condl-
ions for the growth of revolution
,ry unions and does not place as
he basis of our strategy the devel-
,nn,ent of a revolutionary trade
,nion center; and (b) it completely
,enies the decisive role of the Com
,,unist Party and the Left wing for
he successful utilization of these IA
vorable conditions. The second error
i common to both the article and
he editorial reply, although arising
from different sources in the two
cases:
Failure to Understand the Role and
Basis of Social Reformism.
In discussing the possibilities Of
growth or decline of the A. F. OF L
Comrado Foster says;
This question Of the perspec-
five Of the a. F. of L. becomes
very important, because in it is
involved the question of whether
or not there is a real basis for the
development of the new industrial
union movement
Tho implications of this state
ment are: (a) that the growth o
decline Of the A. F. of L. is decisiv
for answering the question as t
whether or not the revolutionar,
unions have a real basis for devel
opment; (b) that the A. F. OF l..
rot the backbone Of social reform
ism and does not have its main bas
in the corrupt aristocracy of labor
(c) that the base for the develop
,nent of the revolutionary unions
not given by the growing READINGS
for struggle and organization OF tn
unorganized, urskilled and semi
skilled masses and the Transferring
titn CT the A. r. of L. into an ope
organ Of social-imperialism and a
auxiliary Of the capitalist war ms
chine; and (d) that the base fc
growth Of the new unions is ider
tical with that Of the A. F. Of
ITSELF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

eve have several hundred proxies
from holders who originally voted
for u.s." this spokesman said.
Sentiment has not yet crystal
lized in favor of one side or an
other, but we feel we have the
larger number of proxies"
Grab Dead Woman's Vote.
The fight for proxies has no re-
spect for dead or living. An at
tempt to secure voting power led to
sharp conflict over the will of the
late Mrs. M. H. S. Mccarthy, who
died leaving 100000 worth OF
Standard of Indiana to her young
husband, DIR. J. S. Mccarthy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

tunist line. 1t says:
"On the basis of its world hege-
mony American capitalism may be
in a position to bride large Sec
tions of the working class and
crystallize a broad stratum of the
labor aristocracy" (our emphasis).
This is, once more, the "GoldeI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11
Central Committee Will Answer Opposition;
Fosters Reply to Bittelman Tomorrow

Tomorrow, on this page, will be published state
ment by Comrade Foster in answer to the statement oil
Comrades Bittelman Aronberg, Browder Wagenknecht,
Costrel, Grecht and Gomez.
statement of the Central Executive committee
on the two above statements will be published within
a day or two-probably Wednesday.-Editor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

The same holds true in lesser
measure for the Party's campaign
against the imperialist war danger.
Here there is very much more to be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11
Page Three
CONVENTION DISCUSSION SECTION

done in order to come up to the
mark set for US by the criticism and
evaluation by the Sixth World Con-
gress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

the editorial reply of the Majority
makes the basic error of leaving the
Communist Party and the Left wing
completely out of account in con-
sidering the perspectives of growth
or decline of the A. F. of l.. This
is a fatal error. This eliminates
precisely that factor which, in the
given circumstances, is decisive.
In the case of the Majority this
error flows from being hypnotized
by it's vision of the power and
strength of American imperialism,
with the result that it accepts fail
ure as being foreordained. In the
case of Comrade Foster it flows
from his wrong analysis of the role
and basis of social reformism.
Tt is necessary that our Party
shall reject both of these wrong
lines, which affect not only ou1
trade union work, but also every
phase of Party activity.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

FROM THE NINTH PLENUM TO THE SIXTH CONGKEoo.
Ninth to American Party
p,snn ta Political Secar declared in part
the Communist international, in follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

The editorial reply of the Major
ity to Comrade Foster repeats and
rc-emphasizes the basic errors at
the foundation Of its Right oppor-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

(Signed): A. Bittelman
E. Browder,
P. Aronberg
c. Hathaway
A. Wagenknecht
HI. Costrell
NJ. Gomez
r. Grecht.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-11

GAINST THE "DECLINING ROLE OF SOCIAL REL
THEORY OF COMRADE FOSTER
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
Grain Problem
Faces Initial
Farm Body Meet

WASHINGTON, July 15.-(P)-
Facing a serious wheat marketing
situation as the first test of their
ability, members Of the new Federal
Farm Board assembled here today
to begin the task of solving the
American agricultural problem.
Created by law which embodied
the views of President Hoover, and
appointed by the chief executive af-
ter an exhaustive study Of available
agriculturists, the board was called
to hear a short address by Mr..
Hoover summing up the accom-
plishments he expects of it. and to
begin it's collective thinking"
through an initial interchange of
views.
The members were also given
their first opportunity to become
personally acquainted, many of
them never having met before. Pro-
baby the most generally known
within the group was Alexander H.
Legge, who resigned his position as
president of the International Har-
vester company to become chair
man Of the board and give it the
counsel Of his experience in busi-
ness and finance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
NEGRO EXODUS
CAUSES RIFT
Officials Differ AS to Re-
turn of 200 Blacks, Driven
From Town by Mob

NORTH PLATTE, Neb., July IS
-(P)-City and county officials
were at odds today over the poSSi-
BILE return of North Plates negro
population of 200, driven from the
city Saturday by a mob of 500 fol-
lowing the Staying of a veteran po-
lice officer by negro he sought
to arrest.
Chief of Police James Dorian said
the negroes would be protected
when they came back to their
homes.
1--WE will do our best to prevent
violence" he said, "but it may not
be possible"
County authorities looked on the
situation in a different light. Sher-
iff A. j. Salisbury was quoted as
saying "it was the understanding
when they left that they were to
stay away. The idea is to keep
them out" he said. One negro in
Jail for a minor offense was released
by the sheriff's office and ordered
to leave town.
Threatened with death by lynch
ing, the negroes made haSty eX-
oduS, with or without belongings. Z
The mob formed soon after See
man, negro police character, had
shot and killed Ed Green, veteran
patrolman and former acting chief
of police Trapped in the base
ment of his chicken hut, which was
drenched with gasoline and ther
set on fire, Seeman committed sui
eide.
Seeman had been ordered to leave
town, but returned Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
Problems of Tariff
Bill Get Attention
From Finance Group

WASHINGTON, July r15.-P)-
The senate finance committee turn
ed its attention to the highly con-
troversial administrative provisions
OF the house tariff bill today while
the controversy between republicans
and democrats over various aspects
Of the measure gained momentum
in other quarters.
The administrative provisions en-
body the changes from the present
law voted by the house to facilitate
and expand presidential authority
to alter rates under the flexible
tariff clause. They are regarded as
comparable to the sugar schedule as
a potential source of prolonged con-
troversy after the measure reaches
the senate.
Two subjects which have aroused
widespread discuSsion-the foreign
protests against various rate in
creases and the proposed 20 per cent
duty on boots and shoes-figured In
today'S addition to the republican
democratic tariff controversy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
70 REGISTER
AT CONVENTION
Rotarians of 47th District
Gathering For Two-Day
Session Here

Approximately 70 presidents and
secretaries of Rotary clubs, in the
47th district had registered mere
early Monday morning for their an
nual two-day convention and the
visitors continued to stream into
the city by automobile and rail. The
attendance is being somewhat ham
pered by rains which have delayed
Rotarians making the trip in cars.
r. L. Bobbitt of Laredo, district
governor, headed a group arriving
Sunday.
The RotarianS and their families
gathered in the Ell Jardin hotel
early Monday morning, renewing
old acquaintances and forming new
ones. M. l.. Love had charge of
the registrations. The days pro-
gram did not get off on schedule
due to late arrivals. 1t is indicated
that approximately IS or 90 Rota-
rians will be in attendance.
Boy Scouts were acting as guides
and giving information to the Wis
itorS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
First Mass Since
Reopening Set For
Matamoros Tuesday

Father Antonio Garcia ' Garcia
TOOK over the MatamoroS parish
Monday at IL a. m, following set
tlement Of the Mexican church
question in recent conferences be-
tween Catholic officials and Presi-
dent Emilio Portes Gil. The first
mass viii probably be said Tuesday
Since the split between the church
and state, Father Garcia Garcia.
formerly in charge of the Matamo-
roS parish, has been connected with
the church of Our Lady Of Guada-
lupe in Victoria Heights, Browns
vile.
Bishop Amora of the Diocese Of
TamaulipaS is expected in Mata-
moros in the next few days. and
old members Of the parish plan a
public reception in his honor
Father Montoya, also formerly of
the Matamoros parish, who has
been with the Brownsville Catholic
system, has been ass, ned to a par
ish in southern Tamaulipas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
SEVEN DROWNED
INCLOUDBURST
Wall of Water Sweeps Fam
lily to Death I'm Mis- h,
souri, Flood

MOSELLE, Mo, July 15.-(P)-
Mrs. Marie Beckman, %, her four
children, ages 10 months to four
years, her mother and her brother
were drowned in Pinoak creek,
southwest of here yesterday when
five-foot wall of water from a
cloudburst overturned an automo-
bile and swept them to their deaths.
An eighth person was a victim of
the storm at Desoto, Mo-, 20 miles
from here, when he was struck by
lightning while playing ball.
The dead:
MRS. MARIE BECKMAN, %, of
Walnut Park, ST. Louis county.
MRS. MARY TIGGES, 81, moth
of Mrs. Beckman.
LAWRENCE TIGGEs, Is, broth
er Of Mrs. Beckman.
VIRGIL BECKMAN, z.
MARIE BECKMAN, 5.
IRENE BECKMAN, 9.
BERNICE BECKMAN, Is months.
CLARENCE STAHL, Is, of De-
soto.
William F. Beckman, husband
and father, was the only survivor
Of the family outing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
LIQUOR FOUND
UNDER HOODO
LARGE COACH
Home Brew Raid AT
Victoria Heig hts
Also Nets Customs
Rum Seizure

Making a wild dash on foot when
customs officers at the international
bridge started searching his car
Sunday, local service car driver
was still at liberty Monday.
When officers raised the hood Of
the automobile, where a supply OF
liquor was later found, the man sud-
denly left the car, and ran toward
Brownsville.
They took II quarts of tequila,
three quarts of Canadian whiskey
one quart Of cognac and four small
bottles from his car. The auto
mobile was seized and taken to the
customs pound. 1t is large coach.
The offender is well known to Of
ficerS, as he has operated service
car here for some time.
Saturday evening mounted Gus
toms inspectors seized so bottles Of
home brew, u pints Of mescal, four
bottles Of habanerO and two of te-
quila in a raid on a Fourteenth
street house. One man was arrest
ed. He was expected to be hailed
before u. s. Commissioner X. &.
Goodrich Monday.
Inspectors participating in the
rail we're Ed. McNabb, "A. "A. Cham :
pion, James Collins and r. H..
Campbell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
BROWNSVILLE
Man INJURED
IN CAR UPSET
George Champion May
Have Ribs Broken;
San Antonio Man Is
In Hospital Here

One man was in Mercy hospital
Monday morning with severe scalp
wounds and a possible skull frac-
ture, one more was slightly injured,
and another was in the county jail
charged with reckless driving as the
result Of two crashes on the high
way between Brownsville and San
Benito Sunday.
Traffic Officer z. E, Sadler, who
arrested Geo. E. Aschbacker, 43, Of
Harlingen shortly after a collision
on the highway about mile out
from Weller's filling station, could
not be reached for de%ailS of the
crash Monday morning, but it was
said that a light sedan driven by
ASchbacker crashed into the rear of
truck in which four men were
riding toward San Benito. Their
names could not be learned.
Eugene Aschbacker, brother of
the man arrested and only other
occupant of the car, was rushed to
Mercy hospital where several stitch
eS were taken in a wound on the
forehead. Eugene Aschbacker gave
his address as San Antonio.
The sedan was practically demol-
ished in the crash, which occurred
about $3.50 p. m.
In another accident near Barre
da at about $50 p. m, George
Champion, about Is, suffered one
or more broken ribs, and x-ray pic
lures were being taken to deter
mine If there are internal injuries.
There were three other persons with
him, but their names were not
learned. His car left the pavement
and landed in the ditch, bottom side
up. He was taken to his home.
The road was slippery, following
rain Sunday afternoon. Cham
pion was on his way to San Benito.
the car skidded off the pavement
and he was thrown into the ditch.
Another man with him was also
injured.
Two men were injured near Val
Verde Sunday when their car
SWerved into a ditch.
Neamon TibbettS and w. E. Cliff.
said to be from Port Arthur and
Oklahoma City, respectively, are in
the McAllen hospital suffering with
cuts and bruises.
Ihe two men, in a roadster. at
tempted to pass another car when
tne wreck occurred, it was said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
Leaking Oil Line
Forces Abandonment
OF Transit. S. Hop

WICHITA, Kas., July 15.-(Pl-
Forced down by leaking oil line
Lieut.. Herbert y. Fahy failed yes
terday in his attempt to break the
transcontinental round trip one
stop flight record.
Fahy, who left Los Angeles at
1:O6:52 a. m, yesterday. landed at
Kiowa, Kas., at 8:45 a. m. He flew
here after he had dumped, 200 gal
Ions of his 400-gallon load of gaSo-
line. He said he would return to
Los Angeles in short stages and
prepare for another attempt to set
a new mark.
The pilot said he was flying
ahead of schedule when the leak in
the oil line developed shortly before
he reached Kansas. He had flown
832 miles between Los Angeles and
Taos, N. NJ, in four hours, % min
utes, he said, for an average speed
of 173 miles an hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
State to Hold Election
On Amendments Tuesday
Youth And Girl
Beaten; Son Of
Millionaire Held

CHICAGO, July 15.-(P)-Charges
of assault to murder resulted today
in the Indictment Of three young
Chicagoans, one the son of a mil
lionaire. The alleged assault was
upon Kasper c. Schmidt, son Of the
city comptroller, George K
Schmidt, and himself vice president
of the Prudential State Savings
bank.
One Of those indicted was John
j. (Bud Corcoran, whose father
the late John ]. Corcoran, was the
millionaire head of the Washing
ton Construction company.
The trouble followed a collision
between cars in which Corcoran and
young Schmidt were riding
Schmidt'S story to the states at
torney was that he was beaten by
the Corcoran party and left in the
road for dead. A girl companion
he said, also was dragged from the
car and beaten.
Secret indictmnetS were returned
leading to the arrest Of Corcoran
Ray Stenberg and Jack Watson
automobile dealers.
Schmidt himself was sought to-
day on charges brought by Corco-
ran, who blamed him for the as
Sault.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15
San Benito Wreck
Victim Reported
Dying AT Hospital

SAN BENITO, July 15.-Jack
Jack White, %, who was severely
injured ore than a week ago, when
thrown to the pavement west of
here as his car swerved into the
ditch, is dying, according to a tele-
graphic message received Monday
morning by his uncle, Brown White,
local shipper.
White will probably 60 to San
Antonio Monday. The boys father,
Ben White, farmer near here, is
reported to be at the youths bed
side.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-15

Major Ludwik Idzkowski was
killed Saturday evening when he at
tempted to bring his plane, the
Marshal Pilsudski, to earth on a
rocky field at Graciosa Island, 35
miles northeast of here.
His navigator, Major Casimir Ku-
bala, was injured. The plane crash
ed and exploded. It was presumed
Kubala either fell or jumped from
the plane as it slid to earth, and es-
capped thus the disastrous blast
which took Idzikowski's life and
wrecked the plane.
The French plane, the Question
Mark, after battling headwinds for
hours and finding fuel going and
speed cut to third, turned back
at 6:18 p. m, Saturday Q:18 p. m.
E. S. I'd and at 9:27 a. m. yester-
day 1927 a. m. E. S. T.) landed
safely at Villacoublay, France, a
few miles south Of Versailles.
Don't cheer, boys, we just missed
out, that's ALL" its pilot, Captain
Dieudonne Coste, conqueror of the
South Atlantic, told the few who
met him there. But we will try
again, when the chances are more
in our favor"
AT Azores
Captain CoSte's landing came af-
ter 27 hours and SIS minutes Of fly
ing after the take-off at lie Bour-
get at daybreak Saturday when he
chivalrouSly allowed the slower
Polish plane a 45-minute handicap
IN the transoceanic race. At the
time OF turning back he had flown
TO locality northeast of The
Azores about as near the American
Atlantic seaboard as to Europe.
The winds that blow from west to
east in mid-Atlantic cut his speed
from 125 miles per hour to less
than so, and after trying vainly to
lily below them, he and his navi-
gator, Jacques Bellonte, turned
their plane around and headed back
home, depressed and disgusted.
ldzlkowski and Kubala struck the
same adverse hurricane which
Coste called a wall of wind" and
shortly afterward developed motor
trouble, which compelled them to
ask Tor information about a land
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