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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-20
By ROSA LUXEMBOURG

WHEN May Day demonstrations
p" were held for the first time, the
vanguard of the International, the
German working class, was just at
the point of breaking the chains Of
a diSgraceful Exception Law and of
entering upon the path of free,
legal development. The period of
prolonged depression in the world
market, since the crash of the sew
entities, had been overcome and cap
italist economy had entered directly
upon an era of resplendcnt develop
ment that was to last almost a
decade.
Likewise the world had recovered,
after twenty years of uninterrupted
peace, from recollections of that war
period in which the modern Euro
pean state system had received its
bloody christening. The path ap-
peared free for quiet cultural de-
velopment. Illusions. hopes for a
peaceful settlement between capital
and labor sprouted forth luxuriantly
among the ranks of the socialists.
Proposals to hold out "the open hand
to good will" marked the beginning
of the nineties; promises of an i'm
perceptible, gradual evolution" into
socialism marked their end. Crises,
wars, and revolutions were consid-
cred outworn theories, mere swad-
dling clothes of modern society; par
liamentarism and trade unionism,
democracy in the state and democ-
racy in the industry were to open
the gates to a new and better or
der.
The actual course of events
played frightful havoc with all these
Illusions. In place of the promised
mild social-reformist development of
culture there has set in since the
end of the nineties a period of the
most violent, extreme sharpening of
capitalist conflicts, period of storm
and stress, of crashes and turmoil,
Of lettering and trembling in the
very foundations Of society. The
ten-year period of the economic up
ward curve of development was
compensated for in the following
decade by two world-convulsing
crises. After two decades of world
peace there followed in the last
decade of last century six bloody
wars and in the first decade of the
new century four bloody revolutions.
Instead of social demonstration
bills, Imprisonment bills and jail
ings; instead Of industrial democ-
racy-the powerful concentration of
capital in cartels and employers as
sociations and the international
practice of giant lockouts. And in
stead of the new upward develop
ment of democracy in the state
miserable collapse of the last rem
nants of bourgeois liberalism and
bourgeois democracy.
In Germany alone the destinies of
the bourgeois parties since the nine
ties have brought: the rise and i'm
hopeless dissolution of the
National Social Party, the breakup
of the liberal opposition and the re-
uniting of its fragments in the
morass of reaction, and finally the
transformation Of the Center from
a radical peoples party to a con-
servative government party. And
the shifting in party development |
in other capitalist countries has
been similar. Everywhere the revolu-
tionary working class today sees it.
self alone confronted by the COM
pact, hostile reaction of the ruling
classes and by their energetic at
tacks, which are aimed at them
alone.
The "sign" under which this whole
development on the economic and |
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-20

flicts and colonial policies have ac-
companied the history of capital
from its cradle. 1t is the extreme
augmentation of these elements,
the concentration and gigantic out
bursts of these conflicts, which
have resulted in new epoch in the
development of present-day society.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-20

political field has been carried out,
the formula according to which its
results may be traced back is: I'M
PERIALISM. This is not new
element, not an unexpected veering
in the general historical course of
capitalist society. Military prepara-
tons and wars, international con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-20
By Fred Ellis

In dialectic reciprocal action-at
the same time result and cause of
the powerful accumulation of cap
ital and of the consequent sharpen
ing and intensifying of the contra
diction between capital and labor
within and between the capitalist
states Without S imperialism
entered upon its final phase, the vio-
lent division of the world by the as
sault of capital.
A chain of continual, unprecedent-
ed competitive military preparations
on land and sea in all capitalist
countries, chain of bloody wars,
which have spread from Africa to
Europe and which any moment may
fan the glowing sparks to a world
conflagration; in addition, for years
the phantom of the high cost of
living, of mass hunger throughout
the whole capitalist world, which
can no longer be anished-these
are the "signs" under which labor's
world holiday will soon celebrate the
twenty-fifth anniversary of its ex-
istence. And each of these "signs"
is flaming testimonial to the liv-
ing truth and power of the ideas of
the May Day celebration.
The brilliant main idea of the May
Day celebration is the independent
action of the proletarian masses,
is the political mass action of the
millions of workers, who otherwise
can give expression to their own
will only through petty parliament
airy action, separated by State bound
aries and consisting for the most
part only in voting for represent
atives. The excellent proposal of
the Frenchman Lavigne at the in
ternational congress in Paris COM
bined this indirect parliamentary
manifestation of the will of the pro-
letariat with a direct international
mass manifestation, the laying down
OF tools as a demonstration and
fighting tactic for the eight-hour
day, world peace, and Socialism.
No wonder the whole development,
the aggregate tendency of imperial
ism in the last decade has been to
bring ever palmer and more tangi-
bly, before the eyes of the interna-
tional working class that only the
independent action of the broadcast
masses, their own political action,
mass demonstrations, mass strikes
which must sooner or later break
forth into a period of revolutionary
struggles for state power, can give
the correct answer of the proletariat
to the unprecedented pressure of i'm
perialist politics.
At this moment of frenzied mill
tary preparations and of war orgies
it is only the resolute fighting stand
of the working masses, their ability
and readiness for powerful mass ac-
ton, which still maintains world
peace, which can still postpone the
threatening world conflagration.
And the more the May Day idea,
the idea of resolute mass action as
demonstrations of international soli-
darity and as a fighting tactic for
peace and for Socialism even in the
strongest section of the Interna-
tional, the German working class,
strikes root, the greater guaranty
we shall have that from the world
war, which will inevitably take place
sooner or later, there will result an
ultimately victorious settlement be-
tween the world of labor and that of |
capital.
Leipzig, April 80, 1913.
Bring the Workers or Your Shop to
the Coliseum May First.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-20
By WILLIAM ID HAYWOOD.
PART 81.

Wenstocks other questions
n regarding teachings of the LWW he submitted the last:
W Strikers dsobey and treat with contempt all judicial
injunction"
answered. paseed up with nunctions until did
have treated them with contempt
Weinstock If in and take
your property you would be robbng you?
mistaken idea that property is hold
that does belong youat what capitalist
piled unpaid labor surplus value You
have vested right in that property.
Commissioner Weinstoc You believe the adoption of the meth
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-20
Haywood Tells Commission He Always Violates
Injunctions; the Industrial State; Women,
Negroes and Foreign Born to Vote

Haywood has told his leading strikes for the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners organizing the IWW being thrn out of the
socialist party for advocating direct action touring Europe and
America speak for organization and defense of Oorks framed
p By employers has told of the trial.
inside the WFM and of the Patterson
pageant the leader of the LWW, he tefyng
Relations being
By Wenock. Read has below
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-20

Answer: Can you conceive of anything that
workers cannot do if they organized in big
union? If labor organized and self-discplined
it could stop every wheel in the United States to-
nght-every one-and sweep off your capitalists and
state legislatures and politicians into the sea. Labor
is what runs this country, and if the workers
organized, scientifically organzed-if they were
interest every workers interest, there is moth
ing they could not do.
Commissioner Weinstock: | have been asked to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-20

IN preparation for the impria war which may
IN the Pacific the Wall Street is undertaking aerial
of the islands of Ki Barao Chchago off Alaska
and part of the Alaskan mainland At right
Rqdfod and left Lieut. Brk vho will conduct the surrey.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-04-20

Celebrate the International Work.
ers May Day mt the Coliseum.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
TOWNLEY DREAMS ANOTHER

A. c. Townley paid Plentywood a visit during the past
week, delivering two lectures on the prohibition question at
the FarmerLabor Temple last Tuesday afternoon and ev-
ening.
Although his topic for discussion was quite far remote
from his Nonpartsan League views of a decade ago, his Wis
it, nevertheless, brought back memories of old times, tor he
left his audience considerably wrought up, but no more en-
Eghtened than they were before.
His argument favored a change in the Eighteenth Am
endment with a view Of making liquor SO cheap and so east
ly obtainable that it would cease to become a novelty or a
luxury and thus the booze evil would be abated and the
problem of the century solved.
1t has not been clearly defined under what auspices Mr..
Townley is making this tour. 1t is hardly likely that he
just happened along" and it is hardly likely that he has
entered this campaign merely for the sake of expressing
honest convictions. 1t may be taken for granted that Town
ley is exploiting a field where easy and copious quantities of
money abound. His record in the past has shown that he
for any scheme or enterprise he is promoting and it is a safe
bet that his visit here is going to cost the people of Sheridan
county a lot of jack.
1t is also a safe bet that this promotion will bring the
solution Of the booze evil no nearer than it is today. Those
who have invested in Townley ventures in the past have
not as yet received anything by way of returns unless they
choose to term their sad experiences and the thrill of playing
for high stakes and losing, a run for their money.
The booze problem, naturally, is a momentous one.
Any agitator, prompting any sort of a cracked-brain scheme
to modify the prohibition law is assured of a following with
ample financial backing-if he knows how to go after it.
And Townley sure knows how.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25

some needed increases but instead of restoring a balance, it
upset it still more by still further increasing the protection
given the manufacturers of the principle commodities the
farmer buys
There has been a growing protest against the tariff grab
that was forced thru the House. The protest is coming from
the Republicans of the interior states largely. The combina-
ton that has been forcing the writing of a %prohibitive indus
trial tariff measure is bipartisan. The Democrats from the
eastern states are as numerically greedy as the Republicans
of that same region for special privileges for their section.
They do not recognize the claim Of the agricultural section
for more equitable treatment. They will not agree to deal
out prosperity evenly.
The presidential program will need support and it must
come from the Republicans Of the central and western states.
The senate has shown some signs of being affected by the
outburs. of criticism of the House bill. If that citicism con-
tinues to find loud expression there may be some hope of
forcing a fairer measure thru the senate.
The believers in the protective tariff policy should be
the readiest to crticise d gross abuse of the policy. Their
opposition will be more impressive than the rather perfume
tory and partisan criticism that is being voiced by the Dem
|ocrat congressman, most of whom are dckering for some
tariff plum in their own districts.
We hope the President shows a disposition to make an
issue of the policy Of limited tariff revision. We believe that
he will have popular support in such a stand without much
regard to party lines. The west should stand by the Presi-
dent in his demand for a reasonable tariff policy-Chinook
Opinion.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
Work Progressing
On New Clentana
Catholic Church

Glentana,-Work on the new Cath
Ollie church at Glentana is well under
way. A large crew is tearing down
the old building and ex~cavating the
basement for the new structure. At
the rate the work has been progress
ing, they will be pouring cement
soon.
The work is being done by the
parishioners under the direction of a
head carpenter, Mr.. Lunstad. and un-
der the supervision of the pastor, the
Rev. Father Richard.
The basement will be used for the
church service until it is feasible to
build the church proper.
The new building will he a 40 by
so feet, Of brick and tile material
and costing approximately $4,000.
When completed, this enterprise will
be one in which the whole commun-
ity, as we'll as the parish, particip-
ated.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
Dakota Officials
Must Decide Office
By Lot, Rules Judge

Minot, N. D.-With two Divide
county election contest cases decided
in favor of the contestees and the
third ruled as being a tie, interest
now centers in when and how C. j.
Clark and c. F. Bissonnette are to
decide who is to serve as county
commissioner.
Under the law, when a tie vote re-
suits for an office, the candidates
must decide by lot who will occupy
the post, and this is usually done by
drawing cards, Tipping a coin or
pulling different length sticks or
straws.
1t will probably be a few days be-
fore Clark and Bissonnette flirt with
luck to see who will hold the office,
inasmuch as attorneys must first
draw findings of fact and orders for
judgment to be submitted to Judge
Thomas Pugh Of Dickinson, who de-
cided the cases.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
Williston To Vote
On Two Tickets At
The Recall Election

Williston, N. D.-Two complete
tickets have been placed in the field
for the recall election that will be
held Aug. 9. All present members of
the city commission are up for re-
election and five other candidates are
known to be in the field.
Candidates named by the so-called
citizens committee, which brought
about recall proceedings against
Commissioners Monroe, Hofengen
and Johnson because of their refusal
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
Oil Is Found In
Well AT Nesson, N. D.

Williston, N. D.-Discovery that a
quantity Of crude oil had gathered in
the Big Viking Oil Well at Nesson
has caused much interest and specula-
ton as to the source and probable
quantity.
The oil has risen to the top Of the
well between the IL an 10h-inch
castings and inasmuch as the 12-inch
casing is cemented in at a depth of
1875 feet, it is known that the oil
must come from a greater depth, as
nothing can seep in from the outside.
1t may come from the bottom Of the
10h Inch casing, which is set but
not cemented at a depth of 1900 feet,
or from the bottom of the we'll at
$500 feet.
Drilling ceased some time ago and
a campaign has been in progress for
funds with which to carry the well
to completion, promoters believing
that it is close to producing depth.
The inner casing is dry and the bot
tom indicates that it has either been
cemented or that the drill reached a
rock formation.
A chemical analysis of some Of the
oil shows it to be crude oil Of good
quality and there are indications of
great pressure forcing it to the top Of
the we'll. AS soon as tools can be
procured, arrangements will be made
to drill out the hard bottom or take
other steps to find the source of the
oil.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT

President Hoover declared at the beginning Of the spec
ial session that one of the purposes of the session was a linn
tied revision of the tariff for the purpose of bringing up the
protection awarded farm products to an equitable basis
with industrial products.
The Ways and Means committee of the House receiv-
ed that message in a very cynical spirit. They began the
old game of trading favors and opened the doors wide to a
very general revision of rates. Manufactured articles quite
generally were given additional protection or were taken
the time being, as the manufacturers lobbyists gathered at
Washington with hard luck stories Of poverty and distress.
The idea of a protective tariff was abandoned also and the
idea of a %prohibitive tariff was openly voiced by the repres-
entatives of the hungry industrialists
The result was a tariff bill that certainly did not meet
with the definition of the President. 1t gave agriculture
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
THERE ARE LAWS AGAINST DEVIL DRIVERS?-

Like the poor mentioned in the Scripture, reckless
drivers we have with us always. Though the mortality rate
among this class is great they are unusually prolific. There
should be some way Of abating the nuisance. Nine cases
out of every ten the parties responsible when some accident
occurs aren't even financially able to pay the garage ex-
penses incidental to the repairs on their own car not to
mention the garage and hospital bills of the party they have
imposed upon. There are plenty Of laws covering the sub
ject pertaining to drunken drivers, road hogs and people
who borrow other peoples cars without their consent. 1t
might help if these laws were put to use occasionally.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
WOLF CREEK

Wolf Creek-Alvin Marsh was In
Redstone Tuesday afternoon.
The hall is being painted by Mr..
Marsh and Alvin Marsh.
Mrs. Ulrich, Mrs. Bill Cromwell,
Mrs. Stubs, Lucille Metzler, Harriet
Cromwell and Helen Machines were
Redstone visitors Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Machines, Dan Camp
bell and Mr.. Halls were Scobey Wis
itors Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Callahan were
callers at the Machines home We'd
nesday evening.
DAN Campbell and D. M. Machines
were business callers at the county
seat Thursday evening.
Arthur Hagan, Dan Campbell, Bill
Cromwell, I. f. Metzler, Cy Ulrich
and Hugh French took in the farm
demonstration at Fairview Farm on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Burke took in
the demonstration at the Fairview
Farm Friday.
Mrs. Anna Stubs left for her
home in Helena Friday after spending
three weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Innes and family.
Mrs. Chas. Marsh and daughters,
Louise, Hazel and Mabel YER visit
ing at the Machines home Saturday
afternoon.
Nh. and Mrs. Vie Thibodeau and
children left Saturday afternoon for
their home in San Pedro, Calf, after
a three months visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Cowan.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
District Meeting
Of Women's Clubs
Is Being Planned

Glasgow-The joint committee OF
the Glasgow Woman's Club and the
Sun Flower Art Club to arrange for
entertainment of the district fedora
ton meeting at Glasgow next fall met
at the home Of the chairman, Mrs
T. w. Leedham.
Dates for the convention are Oct
II and IS. The state president, Mrs
Fred F. Bossuot of Favce, and 6
number of other state officers vii
attend.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
Eight Cars Of Wool
Marketed Through
Boston Exchange

Nashua-The National Wool ex-
change of Boston has had a repres-
entative here to purchase wool. Five
carloads have been consigned, l from
Nashua and Hinsdale and three from
Glasgow. In addition, three car
loads will be shipped from Richland
and Opheim within the next few days
County Agent, c. H. Wilson of Glas-
gov assisted in managing the ship.
ments.
The five carloads represent approx
imately 100000 pounds and were
purchased from 1875 farmers in the
county, some selling as little as 100
pounds of wool.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
Growers
Elect Officers

Glasgow-At the annual meeting
of the Northern Montana Alfalfa
Growers Association here, three dir
ectors were elected for the three
year term. Nels Briggs, and Sam
P~osphyhala of Valley County and
Sam Gill of Garfield County. At the
directors meeting Nels Briggs was
elected president, Sam Posphyhala
vice president. The election of sec
rotary was postponed until the next
meeting. The new warehouse which
the association is building will be
ready for this years crop.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
Poplar Indian Killed In
Fall From Window

Helena, July 11.-Jerome White
Eagle, an Indian from Poplar, fell
from a second story window to his
death on a sidewalk below a south
Main street resort here Thursday
morning.
David REM, Indian companion of
White Eagle, who was here with him
to testify before the United States
court, said he put him to bed because
of his intoxicated condition. He told
police that after he left the room he
heard a crash of broken glass nd
found White Eagle on the sidewalk
20 feet below.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25
Northeastern Montana

to permit a vote of the citizens on the
Montana-Dakota Power company's
proposal, are II. w. Chill, H. Borrud
and Louis Anderson. while the anti
franchise faction which retaliated
with recall proceedings against Pres
ident Skovholt and Commissioner
Shaw, has placed s. M. Hyde in
nomination for president of the COM
mission and AL Vohs for commits
sioner.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25

Dear Editor: When you use the title "realtoro," do you
mean realtor, or what?-New Highlander.
Usually what. A realtor is an established, dependable
real estate man. A realtoro is one who could get out an adj
vertising circular of hell which would make you want to
move there because of the climate.|Los Angeles Times.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25

The trouble with most cir friends is that if you don
show them how much you like them, they think you are
slow and if you do show them they Immediately lose interest
and begin hunting for another victim.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25

A farmer called this morning and said he had read our
supply and demand editorial in last week s paper and Mat
we had it wrong, SO far as farm products were concerned.
He said it was supply and bedamned Webster IS. d.
Journal.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25

A study in logic these hot days is to be found in the
stockingless fad combined with the fur neckpiece-Wichita
Eagle.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25

A lucky man is one who, when he has one foot on a
banana peel, has his other foot on a wad of gum.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25

Il expect to pass through this world but once.
Any good, therefore, that l can do, or any kind
ness that | can show to any fellow creature, let
me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it,
for | shall not pass this way again."
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25

Heredity is a great influence. The harder dads nose is
pressed on the grindstone, the more the kids noses turn up.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-07-25

One way to find out whether you are still young is to
attend a dance on one Of these hot summer nights and try
to keep going until one o clock.