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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-12

Washington, d. c., I. l.. n. ST.
While sporadic strike reports came
today from half dozen North and
South Carolina textile mill towns,
astounding above everything was the
news that Edward F. McGrady, legis-
lative agent of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, had been seized by a
mob in Elizabethton, Tenn, driven
from the city and ordered never to
return, on penalty of death. A mob
likewise drove Alferd Hoffman, rep
resentative of the United Textile
Workers, over the state line and failed
to visit similar treatment upon j. B.
Pinex, local A. F. of l.. organizer,
only because his sister met the mob
with a rife.
Immediately President William
Green issued a statement covering
the entire situation, declaring he
would send Mr.. McGrady back to
Elizabethton and that he would go
there himself as a challenge, if nee
cessary. President Green wired Gov.
Horton, demanding protection for la
bor's representatives and swift pun
ishment for the Criminals" who per-
potrated the worst outrage in recent
labor history He asked also for a
reply from the governor which would
inform the American people as to the
purpose of the Tennessee executive.
Scene of Recent Strike
Elzabethton was the scene of a
strike of more than 5000 rayon work
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-12
RADIO BROADCASTS ON
CHILD WELFARE LAW

Florida parents are to learn over
the radio about the laws by which
that state protects her children. The
University of Florida at Gainesville,
has announced series of broadcasts
on the laws governing juvenile courts,
child labor and compulsory school
attendance, mothers pensions. State
care of dependent and delinquent
children and similar subjects. One
broadcast is to be devoted TO changes
which have been suggested to inn
prove the present laws.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-12

New York City, (I. L. N. S).-The
liberals are "all wet" in their attacks
on the National City Bank for it's
action in going to the rescue of Wall
Street and the issue is one Of vast
concern to wage earners all over the
land. Not only that, but in the back
ground is one Of the most gigantic
financial deals ever put over.
Thus runs the opinion of one of the
shrewdest authorities on Wall Street,
who says further that the Federal Re-
serve Boards action thus far has
served only to clean out thousands of
small holders of stock, in which num-
Der there are many wage earners,
leaving the really big ones with added
profit and nothing to cry over.
Big newspaper financial pages are
not printing the background or the
real meaning of what has been going
on, in the opinion Of this authority
who is not connected with any Wall
Stree house or bank.
"What Carter Glass, in his criticism
Of Mitchell Of the National City Bank
doesn't get-and l assume he is not
playing politics-is that Mitchell did
not move to give the Street money to
play with, but did make it clear that
there was not going to be money
panic" said this authority. ut is not
conceivable that there could be 2
Wall Street panic without hitting
business, industry and employment.
The mere fact that money could be
had on an ascending scale prevented
it going higher and made panic i'm
possible. Once the money was in
nobody wanted it. That is the way
it usually happens.
Furthermore, | am one of those
who wonder if the Federal Reserve
Board is charged with the duty of
looking out for American interests or
if it is the financial god-mother of
Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia
For nearly two years, when there was
no excuse for it nationally, money was
made artifcially cheap by it in order
to assist the flow of gold to Europe
and help out the finances of European
countries.
"Now it is concerned with (a) pro-
tecting Europe's gold and (b) paving
the way for this country to absorb a
huge volume of German bonds that
will issue following the settlement of
the reparations question. This settle
ment was agreed upon before Young
and Morgan went to Europe, leaving
it for the parties in interest to claw
the air and go through the motions of
fighting the thing through.
"When it is all over with, i.e., the
clawins of the air, etc., it will be
found that we are to provide large
part of the money. The first install
ment will be, according to present
plans, $l50,000,O00.
"Now bonds cannot be sold on a
high money market. Therefore a
gentlemens agreement exists, under
the terms Of which large amounts of
gold have been ear marked for this
account and the plan is to force
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-12
RAYON STRIKE is
ENDED

Cleveland -Four hundred employees
Of the Industrial Rayon Corporation,
who have been on strike for the last
week, have returned to work. Settle
ment of the strike was effected today
following a conference between Off
cials of the firm and a committee of
the strikers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-12
Inside Light on Finance!
What Was Back of Reserve BoardNationa City Clash
and the Big Wall Street Slump and Revival?-
For Reparations Made Before Morgan Sailed.

prices to level that will make 7 per
cent bonds sold at 95 or thereabouts
attractive.
''No one in the market except the
little fellows and the inexperienced
traders have been hurt very much.
The big fellows have the stuff that
was thrown over last week at bargain
prices"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-12
OLD AGE PENSION GAINS

Springfield, Ill.-The house of rep
resentatives passed the Soderstrom
old-age pension bill, which is urged
by organized labor. Senate friends
Of the bill will urge an early vote.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-12

Information on the union BARRIERS
campaign for sanitation was recently
broadcast over radio station WHEC.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-04-12

The union label is a two-edged
sword-it cuts the business of the
unfair employer and increases the
strength of his competitor, the fair
EMPLOYER
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
STATE STUDIES
CROSSINGS

KENsINGToN, Nd, April 19.-
Chairman @. Clinton Uhl and How.
ard Bruce, of the Maryland State
roads commission, accompanied by
Chief Engineer Harry g. Miller and
Bridge Engineer Hopkins, visited the
location of the proposed KensinSton
grade crossing project yesterday art
ernoon.
with representatives Of the town
and county they inspected the route
of the proposed overhead bridge and
made a detailed study Of the plan
TO construct a vehicular and pedes.
trian subway south Of the present
crossing. Drawings have been pre-
pared by the Baltimore and ONO
railroad.
The state officials expressed them
selves as satisfied With q 40-foot
right of way should the overhead
route be built and appeared to agree
with the contention of Kensington
officials that the approaches should
be built and maintained as State
highways.
They expressed preference for
locating the pedestrian underpass
should the vehicular bridge be built
north Of Connecticut Avenue, under
the present .rade crossing. This
roadway will be closed when the
grade crossing Ia eliminated.
After inspecting the Kensington
project they went to Gaithersburg,
It is understood that the Gathers
burg grade crossing stands second
on the list of Montgomery county
projects.
ST.. of the Rockville project was
also inspected, but no comment was
forthcoming.
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
4 AS.
DRANACLUB


BALLsToN, Va, April l9.-An
alumni dramatic club, composed Of
graduates OF the Washing Lee
High School has been organised. 1t
was announced To-Day by James
Scott, with the election of Weldon
Thompson and A. caffee as d.
rectors. Other officers will be
chosen within tho next few days.
The charter members are Helen
Linsey, Elizabeth Brewer, Elizabeth
Kingsolver, Ethei Donaldson. Jose.
phine Stealing, Helen Saum. Ruth
German, Nelson Walton. Chester
Bouton, John Bell, John Spence,
Bruce Hise, Walter Carlisle, Taylor
Jenkins, Harold Walker and James
Scott.
The club is arranging for q play
entitled, "The Silent shape"
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
Mayor Of Illinois Town
Cuts Own Salary
By $500

WEST FRANKFORT, IN, April
10 Q.N.S).-Mayor Noah Hen son
believes that he az mayor and the
city commissioners draw too much
salary. He has submitted an or.
dinance cutting his own pay from
$1,000 to $1,000 a year and the
commissioner salaries from S1,700
to 5000 annually. The city dads
sidetracked the proposal.
Henson has announced that he
viii introduce the bill again and
again until It is finally adopted.
His action is prompted by q de-
sire to white down the city's
Indebtedness.
The Washington times., 1929-04-19
NEEDS
DISCUSSED.

"some of the Social Needs for the
Colored People of the District" was
the subject of an informal address
by Elwood Street, director Of the
Community Chest, before group Of
cclored social workers at the Phyllis
Wheatley z. w. c. A.
Mr.. Street said he was not ac-
quainted with the city enough to
present. in his own way, the social
needs Of the colored people. He
therefore read several suggestions
offered by prominent white social
workers and religious leaders. Out,
standing among the suggestions
were: the need Of day nursery;
orphanage, home for the blind; pre-
natal and child welfare clinic; clinic
for physicians and nurses; play.
ground and recreational centers and
The Washington times., 1929-04-19

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The Washington times., 1929-04-19

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The Washington times., 1929-04-19

a settlement or neighborhood house.
Following Mr.. Streets address
there was a general discussion upon
the subject. Campbell G. Johnson,
executive secretary Of the Twelfth
Street Branch of the Y. NJ. G, A.
presided.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09
The A. F. of L. and the Negro.

The International Labor News Service is a propaganda
medium of the American Federation of Labor Joseph A.
Wise member of the Typographical Union No 16 of Chicago
is of its most active correspondents specializing in NAL
cous anti Communist ISLANDERS.
This much needs to be understood in order properly
rate the vicious attack nterraca dance given by
the Young Workers Communs League in Chicago written
by Wise and sent out by the L. n S.. in which it is
declared that
''The part the largely Negroes,
with sprnkng of Whites Chinese Filpnos Mexican Indians
and mCngrels'
The A. F. of L. propaganda that ISLANDERS the unity of
the five clearly explains the obstacle that the Green
Vol regime today in the effort to build the solidarity of
the American working class that is constituted of all these
The clipping that to the Daily Worker taken
from the Colorado Labor Advocate the official organ of the
Colorado State Federation of Labor also of the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly 1t doubt appeared in many other
A. F. of L. organs Two other interesting paragraphs
follows:
bearing the following slogans conspcu-
ousy adorned the walls Full social equality for Negroes and
Fight against prejudice.
epitomize the held
the coored to join the Communist Party"
Since the A. of L. thus reveals itself being opposed
the fight against prejudice it must be favor of
race prejudice with its Jim Grow laws the segregation of
Negroes and really revealing the why the A. F of L.
takes steps to organize Negro workers. in fact dcrim
mates against them every hand 1t takes its stand with
the ynchers who hang and burn in the of social in
equality for the preservation of socaed white supremacy
The A. F. of L. service indicates that it feels
political and economic equality sufficient But these
the masks under which the A. F. of L. completely bray
the Negro working class In this article the A F. of L. has
the Negro concerned Here enough to blast every hypo
critical utterance the Negro question that may
from the lips of President William Green Vice President
Matthew Woll
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09
Santeri NuOrteva Is Dead.

Santer Nuorteva who unstintngly of his strength
to the revolutionary movement in three counres-the United
States Finland and Russias dead in Leningrad He
cmbed to the disease of the heart brought by
work that has found many victims among leaders of the
Boshevik revolution
Nuoreva will be long remembered in the United States
Here he not only labored the Finnish workers.
writer speaker and organizer but he did much to bring them
closer to the American workers. He himself active in
the Englishspeakng in the Fnnsh-speakng movement
After the victory of the Bohevk revolution he abored with
Ludwig c. K Martens Soviet Trade Representative in this
country to establish relations between the Workers
Republic the fruit of the conquest of by the proetaran
dictatorship Russia and the United States the of the
capitalist strength transferred from Europe
Deported with Martens to the Soviet Union he gave of
his ability organizer in the period of reconstruction
that followed the defeat of the civil and in
terventons
His final years, however, nextrcaby bound up with
the miraculous growth of the Karean Soviet Republic the
Soviet outpost the borders of white Finland Karea
known for its forests rivers and lakes Out of these has
developing water power being used to the
wheels of paper mills that will in time make it unnecessary
for the Soviet Union to purchase paper stocks abroad Thus
Soviet Karea is helping in the building of socialist
During this period Nuorteva has been its president
Norteva did his best to fight off the fatal illness that
claiming his life He stood among the throngs in the
Red Square in Moscow witnessing the Red Armys ceeba
ton of it's Tenth Anniversary in the bitter cold of midan
much against his doctors orders Thus he always
fused to spare himself Nuorteva is dead He helped adj
the revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09
Santo Domingo Grows Suspicious.

General Charles G. Hell and Maria Dawes who loaded
the sOcaed Dawes plan the backs of the German work
is having difficult time persuadng the people of Santo
Domingo TO take him seriously.
The Dominican press openly states its welfounded fear
that the American budget experts brought to the island by
the former vice president who is himself big Chicago
banker with shady past especially in the Lormer scandal
simply be conducting to determine what further
could protab be taken under American control security
for another Oan
The collection of Dominican customs has al
ready been under the control of the United States
for the past rs years. to provide interest for the repayment
of rolled loans already extended to govern
mens most of which have been set up by the Wall Street
Washington regime as its pet puppets.
After Lindbergh and Hoover Dawes to the West
Indies and Latin America cash the good w tours
of avators and presidents The chains of great finance
properly adjusted according to the Dawes method
pected to make the American semicoonas easier victims
of the Yankee mperias pickpockets But there many
Indications in Santo Domingo at the present tme also
Nicaragua that the workers and peasants of Latin America
intend having something to about this ensang program
of the dollar financial experts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09
Open Dictatorship of Bosses to Bring
Fascist Methods

clearly indicates the measures de-
manded by the government against
the foreign-born, some of which
have already become law, the "Hon-
orable" Robe Carl White, assistant
secretary of labor, is more frank in
divulging the purposes of these laws.
This honorable gentleman declares
that the registration of the foreign
born would enable our government
to locate and deport the undesirable
aliens-the anarchist, the red, the
criminal, and immoral. Among
these there are thousands who must
be regarded as moral lepers, for
they have come here for evil pur-
poses. They are destructionists, and
thousands of them are playing their
nefarious game within our gates,
planning and laboring for the de-
struction of other governments, and
hoping ultimately to destroy this
great republic of ours. The need for
an enrolment law is immediate"
AS a further reason for registra-
ton and restriction of immigration,
the honorable gentleman asks tine
oratorical question, "Do you know
that we have in this country an or
ganization calling itself the Amer
lean Young Workers Communist
League, and that it is teaching small
children disregard and hatred for
our form of government ?"
Against Radical Workers.
These statements were made in
speech delivered but a few weeks
ago in Yale University, and the as
sistant secretary of labor goes into
great detail to show that the native
born white American is of a higher
standard and 1--WE must be cautious
as to the quality and quantity OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09

Comrades:
In the story published in the Daily
Worker, azure Cities" you ask for
criticism or reaction to these
stories. | want to say, in the first
place, | not only have criticism
against the stories, but against the
writer, Alexey Tolstoy, just as much
as l would have against any bour-
gels intellectual writer. There are
many kinds of these mental opium
peddlers of different varieties. If
| remember rightly, and | think |
do, Alexey Tolstoy is one of the
many bourgeois white guard emil
gres who went abroad after the
proletarian revolution. There he,
like many of his kind, lied, vilified
and slandered the workers govern
ment of the Soviet Union.
But when the imperialists with
their lackeys, including these intel
lectuals, failed to crush the Soviet
Union, then of course there was no
more of the hundreds of millions in
money for military and lying propa-
ganda purposes and the so-called
intellectuals began to feel the pinch
of hunger. Lucky for these people
that the workers government in
vited some of them back to Russia,
provided they would behave them
selves in good manner. Well
Alexey Tolstoy is one of these peo-
pie. He is back writing stories as
good as he can.
Your question is: Is Buzheninov
a typical citizen of the Soviet
Union? My answer is no, many
times no. Buzheninov is not only
not typical citizen of Soviet Rus
STA, but he is not proletarian cit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09

He advocates, "a 100 per cent
selective policy, subjected to the in
spection system abroad, so that in
all respects, immigration to the
United States would be of the high
est type available" He demands
that discretionary powers should be
given to the administrative officer"
he recommends, what has now be-
come a law, that "a penalty should
be attached in addition to deporta-
ton" for those entering the United
States illegally.
He calls for the further restric-
ton of immigrants from Mexico and
Canada and for a revision of the
deportation laws "to make them
more adequately meet the needs of
the government" He declares, "the
practice of the service is to take
into custody for deportation all
aliens of the criminal, immoral and
anarchistic classes whose illegal
presence is indicated" He calls upon
all employers to demand an immi-
grafton certificate from foreign
born workers. He declares that some
large employers of labor already de-
mand such certificates, and con-
cludes, "the extension of this help
full practice is being urged by the
department in the hope that en-
ployers of foreign-born labor gener-
ally will assist the government in
the enforcement of the immigration
law, through refusal to give en-
ployment to persons who have en-
tered illegally" and he says his plan
involves the enrolment of aliens
under the direction of naturaliza-
ton officers"
Purposes of New Measures.
While Secretary of Labor Davis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09
Worker Scores 1olstoy,
Author OF azure Cities

izen of any other part of the world.
He is a typical citizen, of course,
in the minds of nebulous bourgeois
intellectual writers.
The workers of my class don't
act that way, far from it. 1t is the
imaginary acts of bourgeois writer's
who act and dream that way. 1t is
not the proletarian.
Now comrades, | am sorry / had
to write such a long letter in order
to say what | wanted to say. Kind
ly publish this in the Daily Worker,
as it would give me encouragement
to write some more at other times.
am a worker as you can see
by my writing.
ERNEST BERSIN.
(While agreeing with much of
Comrade Bersin's letter, it must not
be forgotten that Alexey Tolstoy,
whatever his sins in the past, is now
functiOning as citizen of the
Soviet Union and writing sympathet-
ically of the life there. He is one
of the most popular writer's in the
U. S. S. R., and his works have been
issued by Gosisdat, the state pub
fishing house. 1t must also be re-
membered that very few of the new
Soviet writer's are actual Commun-
lists. Most of them are writer's of
transition period, who have grown
out of the pre-revolutionary bour-
geois world and still retain many
elements of bourgeois theology.
The Daily Worker would like to
hear the opinions of other workers
concerning azure Cities" or any
other of the stories by Soviet writer's
we are publishing.-Editor.) .SYa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09
Outwitting the Police to Make a Speech:
A Judge Gets Excited; Socialists Pass
A Criminal Syndicalist Law

IN nstalentS already published Haywood tells
child Of aoorng at trades the Rocky region
the great strikes he oent thru Jail raeup
organization He tells Of helping form the l. strug-
ge of has delegation Europe and of meeting Lenn
last issue he tells of campaigning for funds
placed trial after the aiming of the strike No,O
read
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09


towns surrounding the Hub. l was to be one of the
speakers at this meeting but indictment had been
issued for me at Lawrence and warrant was out
for my arrest. 1t almost certain that if went
to Boston by train would be arrested at the sta
ton and prevented from speaking at the meeting. So
some of the Fellow Workers for me in an auto
mobile. We drove to Boston from Providence and
when we got there went direct to the State House,
which stands above the Common and drove into the
arch of the building where we waited until my time
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-09
By WILLIAM D HAYWOOD.
PART 81.

ANOTHER enthusiastic meeting held Carnegie Hall where
- much interest aroused and large the
defense fund After the meeting among was Jack
London went restaurant spent evening with
the famous author.
The second strike at Lawrence about place. meet
ing arranged the Boston Common Special had been