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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
LIBERTY IN U. S.
DEAD, DECLARES
NOTED PAC|FIST
Nation in Dark Ages Of
Civil Freedom, Says
Roger Baldwin.

Painting dark picture as to the
outlook and future Of liberty in the
United States, Roger Baldwin, SEC
rotary of the American Civil Lib
critics Union and a noted pacif1st,
declared Friday night in a speech
at the Athanaeum that there never
has been a period in the history of
this country when freedom was at
a lower ebb than during this post
war era.
Baldwin took rap at Judge
Linn D. Hays injunction restrain
ing the miners in Bicknell from
holding meetings.
Liberty in the state Of Indiana
seems to be dead" said the speaker,
referring to the Injunction. "The
power of injunctions has done more
to gag labor than any other
weapon. The courts in the main
are subservient to the demands of
employers"
Pubic Doesn't care
'There is no economic, political,
racial or religious liberty in the
United States" he declared. "Since
the war this country has dropped a
tradition of 100 years, the tradition
that no one could be jailed for eX-
pressing an opinion. Now one can
De- Ja1lcd merely for being a member
of the Communist party.
Public opinion has changed also.
In pre-war days public opinion al
ways arose in protest when minor
tiles were ill-treated. Today the av-
erage American doesn't care the
rights of free speech have been
whitfield away because he himself
has nothing to say.
Just One Party
AT present there is unbridled
license for those making money for
the corporations, trusts and mon
opolies to go ahead and make it
in any way they wish, while the
producers right is denied.
"There is no political liberty and
there is no political opposition.
There is only one party and that
includes the Democrats. One half
the people don't vote because they
know it is no use. Politics and gov
eminent are controlled by those
who make campaign contributions.
During 1928 there were 548 perse-
cutions for free speech and more
than sixty meetings were broken up
because the workers party entered
the presidential campaign.
X. X. X. Spirit Rules
"There is no racial and religious
liberty, the Negroes and the Gath
olics can witness that"
Baldwin declared that the future
welfare of this country lies in the
union of workers and tenant farm
ers into labor party.
One of his purposes In coming
here was to form local branch Of
the Civil Liberties Union.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23

Report Oil Man to Head
Consolidation.

Ru United Press
NEW YORK, March 23.-Colonel
Robert w. Stewart, ousted chairman
of the Standard Oil Company of In
diana, was reported in Wall Street
today likely to head a new oil COM
pany now in process of formation
through a series of mergers.
The reports said he tentatively
has accepted leadership of the con-
Solidation.
The consolidation company, it is
understood, will operate partly i'll
the territory served by Standard of
Indiana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
DOG COLLAR IN FASHION

Used by Paris Women as Trimming
for Hats.
BIZ United Press
PARIS, March 2S-Dog collars
brilliantly studded with brass nails,
are no longer worn around a dogs
neck, but around its mistress hat.
French fashion dictators. always
on the lookout for something new,
have thought of the idea of wear
ing the collars as trimming around
the tight hats effected by women
these days.
Some even carry the freakish
fashion so far as to have a small
silver dog tag attached to the col
lar, bearing the engraved name and
address Of the lacy wearers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
Robin Plane Delivered

Curtiss Flying Service Of Indiana
indianapolis airport, Mars Hill, de-
livered new Curtiss Robin mon
oplane to the Marion Airport Cor
poration, Marion, Ind, today. This
is the third Robin delivered this
week by Curtiss, the other two
having been delivered to the TT
Wayne and South Bend dealers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
PRIZES IN MODEL HOME
CONTESTS TOTAL $3.50
Additional Sums Donated by Realty
Board.

With the donation by Indianapolis
Real Estate Board members Of $S5
for additional prizes in the boards
miniature model house contest, total
prizes for the competition amount to
$3.50, Robert Allison, chairman, an
nounced today.
Seven members of the board each
have given IS. They are Joseph j.
Schmid, Joseph j. Argus, T. E.
Grinslade, Tom L. Dillon, Abe Gel
man, William L. Elder and Forrest
M. Knight.
Members of the committee will
meet Monday at the board office to
decide how the additional prize
money shall be distributed.
Approximately $50 pupils entered
the contest this week, bringing the
total number of entries to more than
700. All models must be turned in
at the Manufacturers building at
the state Playground March 81, Ali
son said. They will be displayed at
the realtors home show April
4 to Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
Women Will Be Taught
Safe D71ving of Autos

conduct an efficiency school" ex-
clusively for women automobile
drivers.
Although the course is absolutely
free, you must have ticket. You
can get them at The Times, Hoos-
Ter Athletic Club or the Hoosier
Motor Club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
GIANT MURDER PLOT
CHARGED IN IRELAND

Cosgrove Gives Reason for Recent
Arrest of 100 Youths.
BIZ United Press
DUBLIN, March 23.-As a sequel
to recent arrests of more than 100
Dublin youths, President William T.
Cosgrave announced in the dali Fri
day night that the government had
learned Of the existence of a muir
der conspiracy involving many
persons.
The government made wholesals
roundups attempting to curb the
''gunman menace" No other rea-
son was given for the arrests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
BOYS PREP CHANGES
NAME TO PARK SCHOOL
House Warming Held Friday in Re-
built Gymnasium.

Changing the name of the Boys
Preparatory school to the Park
school was announced today by
Nicholas H. Moves, chairman OF
trustees.
The school is on former estate OF
Carl Fisher, West Riverside drive,
in vicinity of Thomas Taggart park.
The school held housewarming
Friday night following completion
of the reconstruction of the gym
nasium. 1t partly was destroyed by
fire last Semptember. G. M. Will
Hams, Marmon Motor Car Company
president, made a substantial gift
to the project. A new f1o =. showers,
lockers, have been added.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
EVOLVE NEW BREED OF
COYOTE HUNTING DOGS
Animals Used to Protect Sheep in
Montana.

BA United Press
LIVINGSTON, Mont, March 90
Experiments in breeding that are
hoped to result in a line of dogs
that will be most efficient coyote
hunters are being conducted by
ranchers in this vicinity. Irish and
Russian wolf hounds, greyhounds
crossbred staghounds and grey
hounds have been showing the most
ability in protection of sheep.
Five dogs on the A. G. Depuy
ranch, seven miles up the Yellow
stone river from here, have
brought in the scalps" of seventeen
coyotes and two bobcats this winter.
One of the dogs came from the
Amos Close pack of Lander, Wyo.,
and is reputed to have participated
in 300 kills" before being brought
to the Deputy ranch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
DOWNFALL OF G. 0. P.
PREDICTED BY LAWYER
Myers Forecasts End of Party at
Democrat Meeting.


Democrat Meeting.
Disintegration of the Republican
party because of groups and fac
lions which have fastened them
selves to it for political expediency,
was predicted by Walter Myers, In
dianapolis attorney, addressing the
Indiana Democratic Club Friday.
Group government operates to
the detriment of the minority party,
bu eventually works damage to the
majority" Myers said. 1.-THE khan
and Anti-Saloon League furnished
examples of groups which took re-
cruits from the minority party and
threw their weight to the majority.
Group government further is dam
aging in that it eliminates party
responsibility.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
SEIZE STILL AND BOOZE
Negro Arrested in Raid; One Makes
Escape.

A small whisky still, quantity OF
liquor and mash, and one Negro
were seized by police who raided
house at 1927 McCord street FRIDAY
night. The Negro under arrest is
Claude Smith, 80. Another escaped
by dashing from the back door as
the raiders entered the house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
ELECTRIC MEN MEET
Sixty Contractors Hear Talk on
Correct Lighting.

T. P. Brown, Cleveland. Edison
Lamp Works incorporated, discussed
correct illumination Friday night at
a conference sponsored by the Elec-
trio League of Indianapolis. Sixty
contractors, architects, home build
ers and dealers attended. Indian
apolis Power and Light Company
sales room was inspected.
A. B. James, Chicago, Edison
lighting engineer, will speak on
Commercial and Industrial Light
ing" Thursday and Friday evenings,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
The City
in Brief

County commit 10 n rs have
awarded the Hayes Construction
Company the contract to pave Han
nah avenue with asphalt for one
mile on the eastern end. The COM
pany bid $500.
LincolnJ. Boden has filed suit
in superior court, one for $4,000
damages against the Del-Mar Gar
age, Inc, Delaware and Market
streets, for personal injuries alleged
TO have been received Jan. q. Ac-
cording to the complaint an auto
was driven down runway. striking
him as he boarded his car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
Drowned Boys Body Found

BIZ plmes SBeciai
MARION, In1., March 23.-The
body of Bailey Officer. one Of three
boys drowned Jan. 20 while boat
riding on the Mississinewa river,
was recovered today at a point
where Boost creek empties into the
river. Bodies Of the other two have
already been found.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
Community Fund Raised

bK fal6s Sp6ctds
MARION, Ind, March 3d.
Marion's community fund stands
over subscribed today BY q $l,l52.
The goal was $45,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-23
NEW Gas is INVENTED
Non-Asphyxiating and Can Be
Used in Cooking.

LONDON, March 23.-Scientists
are turning domestic. The newest
works of their minds are the in-
vention of a non-asphyxsating gas
to replace that now used for cook
ing and heating and refrigerator-
stove, which heats a house in the
winter and cools it in the summer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-03
BalbO Is Welcomed BY Fellow
Murderers

IA A supernatural comes to New York.
Italo Balbo, representative of organized
murder, spokesman for Fascismo; Italo Balbo,
once pauper, now millionaire through the
lucrative profession of numbering thousands
of Italian workers for the benefit of Italian
and international bankers and trust mag
mates; Italo Balbo, his hands dripping with
the blood of Della Maggiora, Gastone Sozz
Matteoti, Zamboni and Minzoni-comes to
town today.
This man whose only distinction is that
of super-assassin legalized by counter-revo-
luton, will be welcomed to the City of New
York He will be welcomed by Mayor Walker,
by Police Commissioner Whalen, and by the
liberal" socialist-republican Fiorello La
Guardia.
There are many foolish persons who will
be surprised that a super murderer is well
coined by the popular" mayor, the glad
hand" police commissioner and the liberal
congressman.
No need to be surprised.
Balbo will be welcomed by his own kind
What is the difference between the CAPT
talist democracy" represented by Walker
Whalen and La Guardia, and the fascist die
tatorship represented by Balbo?
1t is only the difference of a mask.
Behind the mask Mayor Walker. Police
Commissioner Whalen and Congressman La
Guardia represent the same bloody system of
exploitation, violence and murder that Mr.
Balbo, the fascist murderer represents.
That is why they welcome Balbo.
Is American capitalism so pure" as to
turn up its nose at Mussolini's crimes? No.
American capitalism has committed Just as
many (and moreD and as bloody crimes and
acts of violence as fascism ever committed in
the same time
The difference is in circumstances. Ameri-
can capitalism murders Saccos and Vanzettis
under cover of lies and courtroom cere-
onies instead of with the bloody dagger in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-03

the back in the dead of night. But this is
only because American capitalism is so sit
uated that it can still afford, for the time
being, to go through these hypocritical form
ulas to befuddle the brains of backward work
ers, while fascismo-for Italian capitalism
is so situated that it has to discard the mask.
American capitalism is today committing
all of the crimes that can be laid to fascsm
Today in Nicaragua American imperialist
agents are numbering Nicaraguan workers
and peasants with all of the cruelty and pur-
pose that are found in the crimes of Mussolini
and of Balbo. If the blood of Della Maggiora.
Gastone Sozzi, and Matteoti, among thou
sands of others, drip from the hands of
Mussolinis men, the blood of tens of thou
sands of Chinese workers and peasants flows
from the hands of the representatives of
American capitalism which welcome them
The blood of Sacco and Vanzetti will meet
and mingle with the blood of thousands of
Italian workers. when Walker shakes hands
with Balbo.
American capitalism welcomes Italian
fascism because both are organized crime
one with the mask, the other without.
But the American working class does not
welcome Italo Balbo, Mussolini's bloody
butcher The workers in this country,
ltaian-born and native, workers of what
ever origin-to the extent that they have
even the slightest love of their own class and
understanding of its great revolutionary
mlssion-know that only with the overthrow
OF all that is represented by Balbo and
Walker, Whalen and La Guardia, can the
world be freed for the working class.
In welcoming Balbo, the murderer, Ameri-
can capitalism welcomes its own kind.
But in the name of the working class of
this country, and of Italy, as we'll as of all
countries, we say Down with Balbo! Down
with the foul representatives of the worst
capitalist tyranny on earth, American i'm
perialism, who welcome the murderer because
they recognize in him their brother-by the
sign of the stiletto dripping with the blood
of workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-03

sibility of disarmament and abolish
ing war without overthrowing i'm
perialism. Among the social demo
Gratis there are two tendencies on
the question of disarmament, both
of which however, are tendencies of
bourgeois pacifism.
Kautsky on Abolition" of War.
One of these tendencies, the
herald of which Kautsky became al
ready in 1911, discovers" non
existent objective forces of capital
ism, which are alleged to be operat-
ing in the direction of disarmament
and the abolition of war. This ten
dency represents the policy of CO.
operating with the LEFT" bour-
geoisie for the purpose of limiting
ornaments, concluding information
al agreements between the imper-
lallsts for preventing, or altogether
"outlawing," war, etc.
Already in 1916 Lenin described
this tendency as absolutely bour-
geois pacifism." In 1914-1918 these
views comprised the theology of the
Centre; but when the world war
came to an end and the imperialist
governments began to resort to paci-
fist maneuvers it became the policy
OF the leaders of the End Interna-
tlonal. This policy is supported by
the right wing as we'll as by the
majority of the Left" social demo-
Gratis. 1t is presented as the policy
OF realistic" pacifism, but it in no
way differs from the policy of the
imperialist bourgeoisie.
Civilized" Capitalism.
With this policy is associated the
organized capitalism" theory, ac-
cording to which, capitalism, in the
present imperialist stage, itself de-
velops the objective factors for
abollshing war from the realm of
the civilized world" etc. It is also
associated with the theory of "ultra-
imperialism" of imperialist "alli-
ances," "pacts," and international
cartels as means for removing i'm
perialist antagonisms.
AS a matter of fact, imperialism
reveals no tendency whatever to-
wards the abolition of war. On the
contrary, all the facts which the
realistic" pacifists enumerate for
the purpose of lulling the masses,
are symptoms of the preparations
Of imperialist war on the largest
possible scale, of wars in which, not
individual states, but whole groups
Of allied states, will be involved
against each other.
A United States of Europe or a
United States of the World is a uto
'ian dream under the capitalist sys-
EN-. But even if such could be es-
ablished, they would inevitably be
'eactionary, because they would rep
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-03

After the Soviet proposals for
complete disarmament were rejected
the Soviet Delegation, in March,
1928, submitted a second scheme,
which provided for partial disarma-
ment and for gradual reduction of
land and naval forces. This was
not a concession to pacifism. On
the contrary, it served to expose
more completely the attitude of the
Great Powers towards the small and
oppressed nations. The Soviet Gov
ernment's position on the question
of disarmament is continuation of
Lenin's policy, and consistent ap-
plication of his precepts.
c. The Proletariat's Fight Against
Pacifism.
So. The workers in the Soviet
Union, having defeated the bour-
geoisie in civil war and having es-
tablished the dictatorship of the
proletariat in their country, may
adopt a new method in their fight
against pacifism-that venomous
tool Of imperialism-namely to pro-
pose general disarmament to the i'm
perialists. But the proletariat which
is still fighting for power in CAPT
talist states, cannot employ such a
method.
1t would not be revolutionary
act for the proletariat in these coun-
tries to propose to, or demand, dis
armament from their bourgeoisie
and their flunkeys; it would merely
mean the substitution of the slogan
of arm the proletariat by the slo-
gan Of disarm the proletariat; it
would mean the rejection of civil
war and of socialism.
Hence, Communists must strenu-
ously combat the wrong conclusions
drawn from the Soviet Governments
disarmament proposals-conclusion
which contradict the revolutionary
sense Of this program-and must
ruthlessly condemn such a deviation
i ntheir own ranks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-03
Agitate With USSR Proposals.

<hSitdtC w OooAk AOPoohhSs
g.. The difference between the
methods of combating pacifism en-
ployed by the proletariat in the
Soviet Union and those adopted by
the working class in capitalist coun-
tries does not mean that there is a
contradiction between the two; nor
does it follow that Communists in
capitalist countries must not make
use of the Soviet Governments dec
laration on disarmament in carry
ing on agitation among the masses.
On the contrary, the disarmament
policy of the Soviet Government
must be utilized for purpose of agi-
tation much more theoretically and
to a wider extent than has been
done hitherto. However, they must
not be utilized as a pretext for ad-
vancing similar demands in the CAPT.
talist countries, but as a means
l. for recruiting sympathizers for
the Soviet Union-the champion of
peace and socialism. 2. For utiliz-
ing the results of the Soviet dis
armament policy and its exposure of
the imperialists in the effort to
eradicate all pacifist illusions and
to carry on propaganda among the
masses in support of the only way
towards disarmament and abolition
of war, viz, arming of the prole-
tariat, overthrowing the bourgeoisie
and establishing the proletarian die
tatorship.
Ito be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-03
The Struggle Against Imperialist War
and the Tasks of the Communists

ship of the proletariat in the U. S
S. R.
B. The Soviet Disarmament Pro-
p0sals.
81. Already in the theses of the
VIII Plenum of the E. C. C. l. en-
phasis was laid on the point, that
the international proletariat must
take up an altogether different posi-
ton in principle towards the Soviet
Unions point of view on the ques-
ton of disarmament from the posi-
ton it must take up towards the
hypocritical proposals for disarma-
ment advanced by the capitalist
states. In view of the exceptional
Importance of this question in the
fight against pacifism, it must be
very clearly presented and explained
to the masses.
Different From Socialist Panaceas.
The proposals for general and
complete disarmament submitted by
the Soviet Government to the pre-
paratory commission on disarma-
ment called by the League of Ma
lions in November, 1927, differ ra-
Ideally in aim, sincerity and objec-
tive significance from the phrases
and schemes submitted by the i'm
perialists and their social democratic
flunkeys.
The aim of the Soviet proposals
is not to spread pacifist illusions,
but to destroy them; not to support
capitalism by ignoring or toning
down it's shady sides, but to propa-
gate the fundamental MARKHAM pos
tulate, that disarmament and the
abolition of war are possible only
with the fall of capitalism.
USSR Sincerely Disarming.
The Soviet Government called
upon the imperialists who talk cyni-
cally about disarming, actually to
disarm; it tore the pacifist masks
from their faces. 1t goes without
saying, that not single Commu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-03

mist thought for moment that the
imperialists would accept the Soviet
disarmament proposals.
Nevertheless, the Soviet Govern
ment's proposals were not hypocri-
teal, they were made in all sin
certify, because they in no way con-
tradict the domestic and foreign
policy of the workers government,
whereas, imperialist disarmament"
phrase-mongering contradicts the
policy of bourgeois states-the pol
icy Of plumber and oppression. The
Soviet Government represents the
dictatorship of the proletariat in the
interests of the majority of the
population, who had been exploited
for centuries. The Soviet Govern
ment does. not conduct policy of
plumber and oppression; it's policy is
peace policy, in the interests of
the international proletariat.
The Soviet Unions proposals diff
fer from the bourgeois and social
democratic proposals also in their
objective significance. They do not
serve as screen to conceal policy
OF aggression; they do not express
the desperation of the petty bour-
geoisie; they express one of the
aims Of socialism, which the revolu
tionary proletariat will achieve after
it has achieved victory all over the
world.
Socialists Use Trotskyism.
81. In their opposition to the
Soviet disarmament proposals, the
social democrats resorted to the
most venomous means and utilized
the slogans supplied to them by
Trotskyism. They tried to discredit
the disarmament proposals of the
Soviet Government in the eyes of
the masses by declaring them to be
a revision of Leninism,' transit
ton to "Thermidor," etc. Enough
has been stated above to prove that
this is despicable SANDER.