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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
Would Not Use Tractors.

Recent dispatches have revealed a
plot, rather stupidity managed, to use
the Mennonite peasants in the Soviet
Union as propaganda football, in
an effort to make the world believe
that the Soviet was "unbearably OPP
pressing" all peasants and these
Mennonites of German ancestors
were only fortunate in having a
chance to escape"
The fact of the matter is, that
their stupid religion forbids them
using automatic machinery, and
hence the Soviet program for me-
chanting agriculture with tractors
and combined harvesters, offended
their religious belief that such
things are "the work of the devil"
The Observation-Disclosures engin-
eering the plot from Germany, sent
them word that they would be well
coined with open arms in Canada,
and that Germany would help them
to get there. But Canada refused,
wh'o .ousands accumulated at
Moscow waiting help from Germany
TT never came. Finally Gerr' anv
was discredited so much that Hin
denburg had to give $4,000 (but
not his own moneyD for publicity
stories of coming to the rescue of
peasants mistreated by the Bolshe-
viks," and since something had to be
done, few were promised that, if
they couldn't go to Canada they
could go to Brazil and be as back
ward as they wished on the matter
of machinery.
But by that time large part of
the peasants had learned that they
were being used by plotters who had
no regard for their interests, and
asked to be returned to their homes;
the Soviet government restoring
them to their old lands and property,
and aiding them TO make up the time
lost in needing anti-Soviet plotters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02

Tut he tool issue with Secretary
Stimson, and exposed that gentle
mans lie that the U. S. marines are
kept in Nicaragua because the Nj
caraguan people want them there,
though Stimson is "eager to remove
them, etc.
The marines are the tools of
"those responsible" for American in
tervention, said, which is not
surprising statement, and indicates
little fatheadedness on De la Sell
vas part since he seems to ascribe
the marionette Moncada, and not on
the marionette Mancada, and not on
the Washington government, which
he seems to be trying to convince
T.. hard-boiled imperialist bunch)
that it "made mistake"
But other facts stated are enlight-
ening. De la Selva was jailed with
100 other Nicaraguans for opposi-
ton to the U. S. marines staying in
Nicaragua. No charges were placed
against him, but he and others were
simply run out of the country, final
ly being dumped in San Francisco,
where he had, moreover, hard time
to enter the country, and must leave
the country within six months.
The Nicaraguan people hate the
government, he said in effect. Ev;-
IDENTIFY, if the marines were gone it
would be overthrown. This is re-
vealed by the so-called lawlessness"
which De la Selva says prevails
despite the Marines" thought it is
clearly because of the marines.
Marines are forbidden to frater-
nize with the people, and a marine
officer who married a Nicaraguan
woman was punished by reduction
to the ranks. De la Selva tells also
on the grip being obtained by i'm
perialist business. W. B. Foshay
and Co., of Minneapolis Qet US see
if former Secretary of State Kei-
logg who comes from Minnesota had
something to do with thisD wanted
to acquire" the water works owned
by the municipality of Managua, the
capital. The city refused to sell, so
the marine-manufactured president
of Nicaragua had the city made into
"feudal district" under his own
control, and granted the concession
to the Yankee firm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
Izvestia Scores Marking Trick.

MOSCOW, Dec. 1,-Accenting the
rejection of Markings demands"
by the Soviet Government, the "Iz-
vestia," government organ, remarks
editorially as follows:
"The fact that the Soviet Govern
ment received Markings note of
Nov. IA two weeks late, after it had
been published and commented on in
the European press, indicates that
we have not serious business pro-
posal but new and unfair maneu-
yer by the Marking diplomacy" it
says.
''In submitting its proposals Nam
king has not been guided by desire
for speedy settlement Of the conflict,
but has sought the means to protract
it, attempting at the same time to
evade its responsibility by hiding
behind the backs of its imperialist
patrons.
"These hypocritical propositions
are merely a supplementary appeal
to help bring about the interference
OF the signatories of the Kellogg
BRAND pact and the League of Ma
tions. The Soviet Government is
confronted by a complete plan for
sabotaging peaceful settlement of
the dispute, connected with prepara~
lions for intervention and the estab-
lishment of foreign control over the
Chinese Eastern.
Markings note to Moscow, its
appeal to the League and the KEEL
logg-Briand pact signatories, and
the general clamor abroad, are all
intended to prevent agreement be-
tween Moscow and Mukden.
"The peaceful proposal of Chang
Hsueh-liang tears the ground from
under the feet of Marking. The con-
trast between the cunning plans of
the Nationalist and the conciliatory
appeal of the Mukden Government is
an additional proof of Markings
provocative role in the Russo-Chi-
nese conflict.
"The line taken by Mukden offers
a prospect of speedy liquidation of
the conflict in the interests of both
countries. The question now is
whether Mukden will follow its
chosen line or be sidetracked by
Marking agents"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
Tells OF u. S. IMPERIALISM IN
NICARAGUA, REFUTING STIMS0N
DepOrted Labor Union Head, Misfit, Yet
Exposes lmperialst Looting

WASHINGTON, Dec. Rather
disturbing to the comfortable post
Thanksgiving dinner of the state de-
partment, though holding not the
slightest chance of effective remedy
were the complaints of Salamon de
la Selva, who is, or was, secretary
of the Nicaraguan Federation of
Labor, which complaints, because
the chief of the Latin-American af-
fairs section of the state depart
ment, Dana G. Monro, would not
see him, De la Selva told to the press
here.
De la Selva, although leader of
the Nicaraguan Federation of La
Dor, is an intellectual, formerly a
professor of languages in Williams
College in Massachusetts,. He is
supposedly a relative of the traitor
to his people, Juan B. Sacasa, who
opposed American Imperialism a lit
tie while and then accepted the post
as Nicaraguan minister to Washing
ton from the hands of Americas
puppet president, Moncada.
De la Selva's questionable boast
of having been friend of Sam Com
pers and being at present a friend
of Green, head of the A. F. of L.,
is enough to characterize him as
wholly out of place as leader of
a Latin-American labor union, which
it seems through the immatur-
ity of theological development of the
Nicaraguan labor movement, is a
place he attained.
Borah Passes the Buck.
But his complaints against the
crimes of American imperialism in
Nicaragua are real enough, for all
his bourgeois stupidity, shown by
his coming to Senator Borah, who
passed the buck to the state depart
ment. Borah, it must be remember
ed, first objected to the invasion of
Nicaragua, then afterward said, in
effect, "Well, since the marines are
now in, let them stay"
De la Selva it was who appealed
to the A. F. of L. to halt the in
vasion. But again on this point he
seems to have learned nothing of
the imperialist character of the A.
F. of L., since he appears somewhat
prou' of friendship with such i'm
perialist labor agents as Gompers
and Green.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
mennonite ROW
CAUSE; Church
BARS MACHINES
Soviet Tractors Hit
Cody BackWardness

WINNIPEG, Man, Canada, Dec
lit now appears that the counter
revolutionary plot to make anti
Soviet propaganda from the troubles
of some thousands of Mennonite
peasants of German blood in the
Soviet Union, broke down because
Canada, where the plotters in Ger
many told the supplemented peas
ants they would be sent, refused to
accept them,
There are already about 10000 of
the religious sect in Canada, living
in clannish isolation from other
farmers. When the German govern
ment, which was involved in the
plot "a socialist-fascist government
ready for any scheme promising an
attack on the Soviet Union), asked
the Canadian government to take
1000 families waiting at Moscow,
the Canadian government took up
the matter with the western grain
growing provinces, who gave as a
reply as decided "No!"
1t had to be added that the day of
free land and homestead opportuni-
ties in western Canada are gone
forever, that times are none too
good-in fact they are rotten, and
more Mennonite or other farmers
would only add to the difficulties.
Canadians also questioned why the
Mennonites wanted to leave the
Soviet Union, if they refused to obey
the Soviet laws, and would refuse to
do military service, Canada didn't
want them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
Celebrate Release of
GastOnia Strikers

The release on bail of all seven
Gastonia defendants will be cele-
brated at big Gastonia and anti
terror banquet on Friday evening,
December 10, at 1880 at Stuyvesant
Casino, lao Second Ave. The BAN
quet is being arranged by the New
York District of the International
Labor Defence and other organiza-
tions.
e This banquet will be a real gala
affair. As it comes only two days
before the New York District Con-
ference of the ]. l.. d. opens on
Sunday, December 10, at 10 a. m.
in Irving Plaza, 18th st. and Irv-
ing Pl., many delegates are expect
cd to be present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
Social-Fascist Thomas
Approves HO0verWa age
Slashing Campaigns

Norman Thomas, in speech
Wednesday night at the opening SEES
sion of the convention Of the Jewish
Socialist" Federation at Irving
Plaza, praised Hoover's unemploy-
ment plan.
Hoovers wage cutting drive, which
is at the basis Of the imperialists'
so-called unemployment program, els
the road which the Socialists long
pointed out" said Thomas.
Support for Hoover's fascist drive
against the workers is now one Of
the main features of the social
fascist party which still goes under
the name of Socialist" Several
days ago, Clarence Senior, national
secretary of the socialist" party,
announced that the plan proposed by
the chief imperialist executive was
in reality the plan Of the social
fascists.
Norman Thomas prs ed Hoover's
calling of the chief capitalists in the
country, together with the labor
takers, into council for fascist
drive on the standard of living Of
the American workers.
at is now clear that unlike some
of his predecessors" said the sky
pilot Socialist" president Hoover
at least has policy for dealing with
business depression and unemploy-
ment."
Thomas failed to mention that
"Hoover's policy" which he sup
ports, is based on drastic wage cuts,
speed-up and mass unemployment
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
NEGRO T0ILERS
AID GRAHAM
Rally to Workers Fac
ing Prison
fContinuee from Page One)

(ContinueF from Page One)
with the above charge placed against
me.
after getting out on bail, | was
threatened with death by lynching,
The police brok einto my room, took
all my books and literature, and
even stole my watch and 81 in
change.
Detective Nowitzky told me if l
left town, I would not be mistreated
But if l stayed, / would get into hot
water. Of course, refused to leave
town.
"At my trial the prosecuting at
torney said it was a pleasure to
prosecute me, and he appealed to
the worst preiudices of the jury.
Il had twelve witnesses, seven
Negro and five white workers on
my beralf. One Negro woman worker
lost her job because she dared to
come and testify on my behalf.
''The prosecution attempted to
prove that ! told the workers to
shoot the police. Of course, that
was nonsense. | simply told the
workers that unless they organized
and used the only weapon the had,
tho strike, they could never get more
than the % to 27. cents they now
get. l told them that only under
leadership Of the truly militant I'M
ions, such as those in the Trade
Unity League, which declared for
full racial equality, could they gain
their demands"
Graham is out under $1,000 bail.
The International Labor Defense is
carrying on a campaign among
Negro and white workers to gain
his freedom.
How Negro workers are respond
ing to the efforts of Stephen Ora
ham, an organizer for the Trade
Union Unity League and the Inter-
national Labor Defense, is evidenced
in the following letter from Negro
worker of Norfolk, Va, who de-
clares: 81 have no trade but COM
mon laborer like Stephen Graham
arrested by the police for trying to
help my folks.
stephen Graham is trying to do
some good work fo the colored peo-
pie here. ! am a Negro with wife
and two children. I have no trade
but common labo-er like the man
arrested by the police for trying to
help my folks. want to join the
Trade Union Unity League. If you
will ~"nd me litera ture l will dis
tribute among Negro workers. Also
tell me how | can join the Trade
Ur'on Unity League"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
Would Jail Young Militant.

STAUNTON, Ill.,, Dec. !. - A
mass meeting here of many miners,
under the auspices of the Staunton
local of the N.M.U. was addressed
by Bill Gebert and Ben Gray, a
young miner. George Kidd, of Liv-
ingston, acted as chairman. Kidd
comes up for trial December 3,
charged by the officials of the UNI.
WA. with stealing the charter of
a local. The miners took down the
charter and Joined the National
Miners Union, and this charge is
the retaliation Of the company
union. y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02

As far as I am concerned, I can't
claim Ia have discovered the ex-
iStrnce of classes in modern society
or their strife against one another.
Hlidhie-ciaSs historians long ago
described the evolution of the class
struggles, and political economists
showed the economic physiology of
the classes. have added as n new
contribution the following PROPOSE
lions; - thar the existence of
classes is bound up with certain
phases nj material production; -
that the class struggle leads neCeS-
sariiS to the dictatorship of the
crnletariIt! ~ that this dictatorship
In hut the transition 80 the abOli-
tinD of all classes and To the Cr2-
ation ~ u society of free and equal.
Marx.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
LECTURE ON WORKERS ART
SUNDAY

Art in the Soviet Union, art in
Capitalist World, are some aspects
of the lecture cart and the Prole-
tariat" to be given this Sunday at 8
p. M. at the Workers School, &c I'm
ion Square, by Louis Lozowick, ia
nous revolutionary artist and art
9ritic. Admission is rs cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
HOOver-StimsOn Plan
War on Soviet Russia

Continued from Page One)
withdraw or-in 'effect-Nanking
would summon armed intervention by
The imperialist powers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
Another Shop Closes;
JObless Army Growing

NORTH SMITHFIELD, R. l., Nov.
29.-Following the long list of plant
in all industries, the
Saranac mill of the American Wool
en- Co. threw $50 workers into the
ranks of the unemployed, when its
plant was indefinitely closed.
Most of the workers live in North
Woonsocket and Black
stone, Mass. Over-production was
the reason given for the shutdown.
Build Up the United Front of
the Working Class From the Bot
tom Up-at the Enterprises!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-02
Greet the Workers of The Sopiet Union!

special printing in the Russian language of the Sixth Ami
ersay Edition of the Daily Worker will sent to the Soviet
Union for distribution in the shops and factories.
Strengthen the bond of solidarity with workers of the Soviet
mon by sending them message which reads 1--WE shall hep
defend me Soviet Union against the attack the mperass
We congratulate you the wonderful success of YOUR Five
ear Pan We shall enter the mines mills and factories in the
ned States participate give leadership to the workers
Struggles recruit the Party build the Daily Worker so that
ever larger of workers may be mobized to fight the
war danger, decentralization social reformism'
The Washington times., 1929-08-05
Typhoid Probe Still
Under Way in Arlington

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Aug. 5.--Dr., p. M. Chi.
chester, county health officer. an.
nounced today that the Investiga-
tion into the recent outbreak Of
typhoid fever, following a luncheon
given by the W0man,s Christian
Temperance Union, from which one
death has resulted. Is still going on
and he Is not vet prepared to make
public his findings.
DR.. Chichester declared that no
danger can result from people at
tending large gatherings. THE dan.
ger is only in what one eats and
drinks" he said.
The Washington times., 1929-08-05
AIR FARLEY DUE
HERE OCT. "a

city officials throughout the
country are preparing to lay their
airport problems before 4 confer.
ence 10 be held here October n and
Is by the city officials division 81
ths American Road Builders Asso.
citation.
Many of the country's cutstand.
Ing airport engineers and builders
win meet with the civic representa-.
tives to develop specific knowledge
Of the present practices and future
requirements Of airport construction.
Leaders are being chosen for the
discussion Of factors to be con.
sidered in the selection Of airport
sites, transportation and traffic
regulations adjacent to airEorts, air.
port management, housing and
building control, European prac.
tIces. design OF runways, landing
areas and field surfacing, airport
drainage, relation or airports to
public parks, public attendance and
airport finance.
Capt. III. q. Whitehurat, District
co-0rdinat0r, has appointed Major,
Donald Al. Dawson, assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner, to head the mit.
nicipaI airport COMMITTEES. He Is ar.
ranging and win be chairman OF the
conference. He has been in charge
Of ali the preliminary surveys and
studies for the proposed Washington
airport.
The Washington times., 1929-08-05
MANI 50, SNNS
TO SAFETY

SWIMMING fully clothed, George
woomuff. so. 1000 block Jefferson
St n W. q so.ysarold painter.
oattisd BIS way 10 shore after fall
ing into the Potomac River Just
before dawn today while fishing
srom the rocks at the foot Of G
st. N. wv.
Resident OF the ileighb0rhOod
heard 4 loud splash followed BY the
mans screams. They summoned
police OF the Third precinct.
obviously exhausted. the nearly
drowned man was lying on the
hanks shivering when policemen
reached the scene. Paying little at
tention to his wet clothes. woodruff
The Washington times., 1929-08-05
1873 YEARBOOK
Shows PEAK

During iSss American business
reached gths highest level ever at
tained." the Department Of Com.
msrca announced today in its
annual yearbook.
THE prosperity characteristic of
every year since 1921" continued
through last year, the yearbook De-
cIared, marking the steadily N.
creasing efficiency Of both industry
and trade"
The only showdown since 1921
came toward the end Of 1927, but
business promptly went back 70 q
normal basis and remained thar
way throughout 1928.
Touch Four Phases
-Four phases Of Americas In
dustrlai life. touched upon In the
yearbook and their performances
during the Uear just ended, were;
Manufacturing output, the most
comprehensive measure Of economic
activity, was 3 per cent above the
peak oe 1926.
mineral output, chiefly because
of smaller coal production, was
slightly less than in 1926 or 1927
Tonnage Greater
..Tonnage OF railway traffic In.
creased slightly and on account OF
reduced operating expenses the net
operating incoming OF the railways
was 10 per cent greater than In
1927.
export trade increased 5h per
cent in value, and in quantitative
terms was greater than even during
the abnormal war years.
The Washington times., 1929-08-05
MUSEUM GETS SUM

HAGERSTOWN. Nd, Aug. 5--The
Hagerstown county council, by
unanimous vote, agreed to an annual
appropriation by the city Of $1,000
for the maintenance Of the Hagers-
town Museum OF Fine Arts. the gift
of Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Singer,
OF Norway. formerly Of Pittsburgh
The sum matches that given by
the board OF county commissioners
for the maintenance Of the museum,
making total Of $4,000 annually.
The Washington times., 1929-08-05

was worried over the loss Of
shoe.
The man was removed to Enaerg
encv Hospital In q patrol wagon.
He was treated by DR.. ]. p Nc.
Lain. Physicians later announced
he would be able to return home in
& few hours.
Police were undecided whether to
credit his story that he was fishing
as no fishing paraphernaiia could
be found.
The Washington times., 1929-08-05
Rooster Pecl1s Out Eye
of Kansas City Baby

KANSAS CITY, Kan. Aug. 5
q.N.sA.-A small boy here may
lose the sight, or his left eye IS
the result Of an attack on him by
large rooster In the yard Of his
home here recently.
Felix Albertson. jr.. 2 years old.
was saved from further Injuries
when his. mother. hearing his
screams. rushed out and drove the
rooster away,
The rooster was killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-08
An Elective Commission

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~asia tssss aty aAst BALLET FFerssel hy the Texas
~sF se~mAsstea slsstlse. ssa rasssety adding two Ct
As~s etAse semmissteAsEs ts tAe elective LEE, appears
e. - rre~iss a. Agsssn.
opeeesnis sf me Flan srt "a sfal .sfFaiHlnx frcm
sikfsisR 70 ssntlrssaa Thsy nsfety ate that to add
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- o. ~rsitiss.- hes these ssisss ~As are needing
tAe es@snda 81 sAelt Seastltass,s se res rertarhsd
sAssa zee pslatsai phases .aselysa.
wAila tAs prsssns AtgA~ay commission has received
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