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New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
Labor Federation Head Opposes Recognition of Soviet by LISA.
 Because of Propaganda Dangers

cy of persecution, the men and women of labor are convinced that the Soviet government is responsible for the attacks upon religion, reli- gious institutions, rabbis, priests and preachers,
 strengthened in its purpose and de- termination to oppose communism wherever it may show itself in America, and to continue our oppo- sition to the recognition of the So- viet by the United States.
 We have always held that th: Russian people possessed the right to establish such form of govern ment as they wished. to adopt and follow such economic and social philosophy as they might see 'it. We readily concede to the Russian people the right to self-determin- ation. self government, and national control.
 But we are convinced that the dictatorship which prevails in Rus sia represents the very opposite Of the American conception of demo- cratic government, free press, free assembly and the exercise of indi- vidual and personal liberty.
 We are convinced it would be un- wise for America to enlarge the op- portunity for the spread Of com munist propaganda in our country through the establishment of an embassy, consular offices, and the reciprocal relationship with Russia.
 The experience of other countries where recognition has been extend- ed shows that the communist party, which after all is the Russian gov ernment, has used the opportunity 10 carry on its communistic propa- ganda.
 We should avoid the unpleasant experiences of other nations.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
BY A FELLOW PRISONER

As prisoner. Harry r. Sinclair was an amiable and generous char acter, with an evident desire to help his less fortunate fellow mortals.
 Henry Mason Day. after he was admitted to jail, was of course the oil mans real confidant and almost constant associate.
 But before that, Sinclair's efforts to appear a regular fellow" in the eyes of the other prisoners, and to find a few friends among jail at- tendants, were sincere.
 He soon got to have particular favorites among the prisoners who attended him, and whom. of course, he knew best.
 A broad smile was his customary response to an innocently facetious remark about his incarceration, and, in time, he got to telling stories on himself with evident relish.
 
 l remember one time an office man asked another prisoner how long he was in for, and the man replied Thirty days"
 "Oh. that isn't very long," said the questioner. Sinclair spoke up:
 "The hell it isn't! The only time 30 days doesn't seem long is when it's on a note"
 Sinclair enjoyed kidding the guards. They had military com. plex,- so to speak, and he made the most of it. He would proceed through the rotunda, walking with his slight limp, his figure erect and his head held high. His greeting to friends and acquaint. ances was a broad sweep of the arm much in the manner that a movie hero or a political candidate responds to the cheers of admirers But to these military-inclined guards Sinclair always gave a very snappy military salute.
 The fact that they never realized he was kidding them. and alway, took it seriously, gave him lots ol amusement.
 The prisoners, in turn, were amused at his hearty greetings and would salute him back in mock seriousness, saying to one another under their breath. Here comes the Great Presence" That was the nick name the jail hung on him. When he first came in Sinclair was suspicious Of prisoners who ap- preached him, thinking that they
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
WHEl cHllpREI FRET
It isn't right for the little tots to fret ana
 they wouldn't if they felt right. Con-

,hey felt nxht. Con- stipation, headacha, worms feverishnesS, bad breath; any o< thesewilI make | child fret. They need tbs pleasant remedy = nOTILR 0AYS SWuf PoWDRx They reeu- late the bowela break up colds relieve ts~ erishDeost testhing dis orders and stomaa trrnhlA
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04

quainted he was pretty generally liked-and not because of his free handed way of passing out five dollars bills. either. There was con- siderable resentment against him in the remote cell blocks, but not so much on his own account as be- cause of the special privileges that he got.
 The jail. you see. was perfectly aware that fifty million dollars was being given very considerate treat ment, and it resented it. Had not the jail been SO well disciplined, and the opportunities so few, this resent ment might have found expression in a serious way.
 So there's my story of Harry Sin clair in jail. Let me repeat once more: l have no aX to grind, and I'm not trying to "expose" anything I'm telling what I knew about it and leaving it to you to form any conclusions you please about it.
 Probably. for it's effect on the public at large, it was a good thing that Harry Sinclair got sent to jail. At least it proved that fifty million dollars could be sent to jail.
 But, as I have pointed out, Sin clair never really was in jail at all, in the sense that the ordinary pri- soncr understands the term.
 (THE END.)
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New Britain herald., 1930-03-04

wanted money. But he was gener- ous, when his sympathies were touched-which was often. Many prisoner was released with a few dollars in his pocket, thanks to Sin clair. In other instances he wen: even farther to aid those he deem ed worthy; sometimes he obtained lawyers for men who were awaiting trial and couldn't afford to hire counsel. He was especially interested in cripples, and part of his daily jail mail was from a coIhmittee he had appointed to look into the merit of cases called to his attention for financial assistance.
 Sinclair dressed fastidiously while in Jail. His clothes were of distinguished and unusual patterns, tailored to perfection, and his dress ing gowns and pajamas were of silk, beautiful in color and design He had several books in his room, reading them at odd hours. They III. cluded Eddie Guests poems and novels by Albert Payson Terhune. Harold Bell Wright and others.
 Sinclair always insisted that he was the victim of injustice. Once the Department of Justice issued d statement. turning thumbs down on a parole he had aplied for. Sinclair countered with a formal statement which he broadcast to the papers. That night when he got the evening papers he found that the editors had cut his statement leaving out parts that they had not considered essen- tial. He was furious, and fumed bitterly against this additional in- justice.
 When the three Washington newspaper reporters who were sent to jail for contempt of court, when they refused to testify concerning a liquor expose their paper had made, came into the jail, Sinclair grinned at them.
 Well. you fellows have put lot of men in jail-how do YOU like it?" he asked them.
 All in all, Sinclair made good" with the prisoners, personally. Wherever he was personally &C.,
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
PRESIDENTS WORK
 AFFECTS EVERYONE
Hoover Completes First Year as
 Chief Executive

Washington, Mar. 1. Pt-Patte"Hs 0: broad scale changes in the fan- ric of the nations life are glimpsed as Herbert Clark Hoover ends his first year as President. C
 The average mans pocketbook, his bread and butter, the health of his children and even his thoughts on idealism are all affected by forces the thirty first president has set in motion.
 Of primary interest was the de- velopment of a comprehensive eXtra-constitutional aspect of gov ernment the fact finding commits sion upon which the President placed greater reliance than any of his predecessors.
 Fifteen such bodies now exist.
 Attracting most attention was the commission to study law enforce ment, designed to defer, at least temporarily, political discussion of prohibition.
 Instead the subject reached greater prominence than at any time in the decade of dryness.
 His administration saw a farm relief bill enacted, colossal expe.i- ment without precedent. Its even- tual destiny will affect the family budget by working changes in m1r- keting what the country eats, and, naturally, it's price.
 Another move affecting financial well-being was the Presidents ac- ton before the stock market col lapse, when he marshalled Ameri- can industry to carry on immense new programs.
 The Hoover child welfare confer
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04

bill to appropriate $4,250.000 to fight the Mediterranean fruit fly names new board to survey possibility of a Nicaraguan canal appoints child welfare confer ence. orders work stopped on three cruisers asks army staff to investigate possibility of cut in military expenditures urges immunity for food ships in time of war calls conference to fore stall business depression.
 A busy man, this first year, President Hoover is expected to con- tinue at the same industrious pace for the developments of 1s2s- SC mostly were preliminary moves that will assure cumulative activity.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
By WILLIAM GREEN, President, American Federation of
 

Atlanta, Ga. March 4 (UP)-The American Federation of Labor is deeply concerned over reports re- gardins religious persecution in Russia This is quite natural and logical, because the A. F. of L. is committed to the principle of reit- sious tolerance and freedom Of Wor- ship.
 We hold that the right of every person to worship in accordance with the dictates of conscience is fundamental.
 But the opposition of the A, !T, of L. to communism and to the recognition Of the Soviet government by the United States antedates these recent developments. We are Of the opinion that the position ot labor has been vindicated by these most recent occurrences.
 Sees Inter- Relationship
 Every student of the Soviet form of government knows that there is a direct and interlocking relation slip GAlSllllS ptlh cell lIlS (OillilI ulll Nt party. the red internationale' and the Soviet government.
 Under the influence of the com munist party. anti-religious organ- iZations have developed and grown in Soviet Russia, and as a result they have become all integral part oi the Soviet government.
 The attacks upon religion and religious institutions being conduct ed by organized groups in Russia represent the method of the Soviet government of accomplishing is purposes without being directly con rected with it.
 Here we see a government-and atheism-joinad in an attack upon religion. This is a diametrical con- trast with the struggle of the people to bring about the separation oi the church and the state.
 Guilty Of Persecution
 Out of the conflicting information, which reached us regarding the poll
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
SNOW COSTS LITTLE

Hartford, March - Winter snow removal operations to date have cost Hartford $31,500 which includes however, the cost of a new snow loader. The figure is almost the same as that of the last two years and much lower than previous nor nal costs. Hartford experimented this year with q chemical prepara- ton for the removal of snow and ice.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
Girl Dies From Injuries
 Received in Auto Wreck

Meriden, March = Lucy Mar kowicz, IS, who was injured in an automobile accident February fl, died in Middlctown hospital yester- day. She had been unconscious most Of the time since her admit tauce. Michael De Merlo, Middle town, with whom she was riding in the rumble seat of q roadster, was fatally injured.
 Francis Tine, IS. also of Middle town is being held under bond awaiting the outcome of a coroner's s inquest.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04

There are several weeks more of winter weather. Be prepared for them by visiting your Socony dealer and Service Station no,U. Have your old oil drained of your crsnkcase dushed-snd refill with the Socony lubricant which has the proper body to give you the best lubrication at varying temperatures. Then you may know that there is no needless wear-for Socony fabrication is Certified fabrication.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
Claims Red Embassies Are Used as Centers for Preaching of Commun- ism in Foreign Coun- tries.

EDITORS NOTE:-Reports of religious persecution in Russia have strengthened the determination of the American Federation of Labor to continue its opposition to com- munism Wherever it may show it. self in America William Green, president of the A. F. of L., declares in the following article.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
TRAIN VICTIM DIES

Hartford, March - Patrick J. Conway, 55, whose back was broken when he was struck by train Sun- day after he attempted to cross the tracks when the gates were lowered, died yesterday without regaining consciousness. The funeral will be held Thursday morning.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
DOG FOUND NEAR DEATH

Bridgeport, March 4 - Humane society officials here are investigat- ing an attempt to drown a valuable police dog by flashing him to a rock on Ash Creek at low tide Sunday. A Fairfield man discovered the animal and rescued it although it was near death from cold and exposure.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
SINCLAIR HELPED
 FELLOW PRISONERS
Generous, Often Gave Financial
 Aid, One of Them Says
FINAL ARTICLE

Today's article, telling how Sinclair conducted himself while in the District of Co., lumbia jail, concludes the series of six which a former prisoner in that institution has written regarding the oil mans confinement there.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
10000 new SUBS
BEFORE june 1ST
LIBERATOR aim
Plans to Reach Goal of
Drive by June |

In preparation for its national con-
vention to be held in st. Louis, June
C, 7 and 8, the American Negro La
Dor Congress announced that it has
launched a drive for 10000 new
subscribers to the Liberator. The
drive started April /, and workers
who participate are given until June
! to build up their subscription lists.
The winner of the contest will be
made an Honorary Delegate to the
st. Louis Convention with all ex-
penses paid. One hundred new sub
scribers is the minimum allotted to
any individual entered in the cam
paign.
This means that the Liberator
must appear every week. Have
you sent in your contribution to
the $1,000 Liberator sustaining
fund? If not do it today! Send
subscriptions and contributions to
the Liberator office, Room 33S
1893 Broadway.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
Red Prisoners Night
at Rockland p alace
Saturday, April 18th

If they are yet out of jail, and
we mean that they should be, the
delegation elected by 10000 people
gathered in Union Square, on March
6, International Unemployment Day
demonstration, will be among the
guests at the ball arranged by the
Communist Party of America, Dis
trict 2, being called Red Prisoners
Night at Rockland Palace, on Sat-
day evening, April IL.
All other militant labor organiza-
lions are calling Of any previously
arranged meetings in order to par
ticipate in this gala event. There
will be entertainment, dancing, re-
freshments and what you will to
make the evening really enjoyable.
The trial of the unemployment dele
cation begins on April II. The ball
is therefore arranged in timely fash
ion for the day after the trial opens.
Tickets are available at the Dis
trict Headquarters, second floor, 26
Union Square, New York City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
CONCE AIS WORKS
or SCIEN lists
Pope Refuses Requests
Of Soviet Astronomers

VATICAN CITY, April 2.-RoileG
at the charges of scientific leaders
of the Soviet Union, the Vatican
newspaper, Oservatore Romano, to-
day contains an answer, with distor-
tious Of the facts, to a letter charg-
ing the popes have deliberately hid
den the works of Calico, Copernicus,
Kepler, Bruno and other scientists
whom the catholic church tortured
or executed.
Oservatore Romano is conspicu-
ously silent on the fate of Giordano
Bruno, who was burned at the stake
February II, 1000.
1t is silent about Calico, who in
his 10th year was threatened with
torture by the inqu;sition and I'M
prisoned, and thus forced to recant
his scientific teachings.
But the request of the scientists
in the Soviet Union, who in their
letter of March 26 demanded the
pope to give the works of these tor
tured and executed scientists to the
world, remains unanswered.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
Mass Peasant Revolts in China Spreads

Dispatches from Shanghai state
that revolutionary peasant uprisings
are raging throughout Kiangsi, and
serious battles are fought between
revolutionary peasants and govern
ment troops at important points in
Hupeh kiangsu, Chekiang, Kwang-
tung, and kueichow.
The very important strategetic city
of Kiuchiang, key position on the
Yangtze, is on the verge of falling
into the hands of the rising peas
ants with the help of the Red troops,
conservatively estimated at 5000
strong, under the command Of the
Communist General Chu Teh.
The peasants near the industrial
city of Soochow have already CAP.
tured the city of Quinsin, and ex-
propriated the landlords and capt.
talists in the city. Over 1000 peas
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
On Being Treated
Like A Dog

You may have heard the story
about the German who, philo
sOphically holding one-sided
conversation with his dog, re-
marked: You're a dog. Ven you
die, you're dead. But ven l die ]
gotta go to hell yet" Which re-
minds many millions of homeless
jobless workers that Coolidge has
just bought a $4,000 house that
the papers say Coolidge wanted so
his dogs would be more comfort
able" Dogs have all the best of
il. There's a Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, but
none for the prevention of cruelty
to workers, except the Workers
Defense Corps. 1t ought to be out
strong on May 1.
Mrs. Arthur Hyde is the frau
of the Secretary of Agriculture,
society pages tell as, which adds
that besides being Soothing
w1e"-lohateUer that is-She is
real "farmer," it being explained
that she "runs her four farms IN
Missouri by long distance tele-
phone' from Washington. More
oter, this phenomenal female "is'
an active aid in spreading actual
Information about most farm prob
lens among the families Of Capt.
tai Officials" If the farmers
lCont to know holU it happened
that they lost billion dollars IN
der Secretary Hyde's Farm Board
rule, they should call up the lady
and make date for one of those
lovely afternoon teas the papers
tell of.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
GastOnia Worker Held
Up by Cop in New York
After April ] Banquet

"Holdups are getting very popular
in New York at the present time,
said K. 0. Byers, member of Ma
tional Textile Workers Industrial
Union. Tuesday night I attended
the Gastonia Strike Anniversary
banquet at Manhattan Lyceun. I
went home with several comrades
who stopped at a cafeteria while l
went to the subway to wait for them.
One of Whalen's cops came UP and
punched me in the ribs and forced
my arms behind me-"
He said "Come on, Kid, let's take
a walk"
He took me away from the sub
way to a dark corner and told me
to "stick 'em up" He asked, What
have you got on you, Kid" and
searched me. Finding note book
he began to look through it and said:
"Have you ever been arrested?"
said, Eyes"
Then he asked, "Are you a Com
munist?"
eyes," l said again.
When he asked me if l had a
job l told him that l had one, or
ganizing the workers.
"Then suddenly the comrades came
and asked what was the matter. /
told them / supposed l was under
arrest. But the cop said, Alright
get on up the street."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
WORKERS DEFEND
TUUL ORGANIZER
Police Raid Meeting;
Fall River Strike

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April >.
Struggle is spreading throughout
the Massachusetts, textile region. In
East Taunton, a mill village run by
the Tabor and Butler mills, police
yesterday drove the workers from
the hall where they were meeting at
the call of the National Textile
Workers Union and the Trade Union
Unity League. The several hundred
workers gathered in and around the
hall refused to permit the arrest Of
Martin Russack and Fillmore, of the
N.TW.U. and T.U.U.L. Many new
members Joined both organizations.
The N.T.W. is making progress in
Taunton and Raynham, and the
T.U.U.L. is organizing farm work.
ers. The mass meetings will go on.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
Good Acting Helps Redeem
"The Infinite ShOebl0cR"

Sentimentalism and morbid feel
ings are blended in "The Infinite
Shoeblack" by Norman MacOwan.
a Scotsman, now at the Maxine e.
lott Theatre.
The play starts off with promise
in the first act but slumps.
What is lacking in sustained in
terest is more than made up by the
excellent acting. Leslie Banks who
plays Andrew Berwick, the SNUG
Scotch Presbyterian fanatic, is dy.
manic. Banks who is the co-star of
Helen Menken puts life and realism
into his part.
Andrew, fanatic churchman, is
astounded to discover that the build
ing in which he lives is bawdy
house.
A girl faints on the doorstep Of
the building and is carried inside by
Andrew. She tells him that she has
been the woman of many men.
A doctor, who is called in, says
that the girl is in a very nervous
condition and if she does not receive
rest at once, it will be fatal. Andrew,
with difficulty, raises money and
sends her to Spain for rest.
Later, Andrew is minus one arm
which he lost in the war. The girl
appears. Andrew proposes to her.
The final act is Edinburgh, four
years later. The wife is not happy.
The confined atmosphere has result
ed in a relapse and death.
To the rational worker the plot
will appear as so much tommy-rot,
which it actually is. The only re-
deeming feature being the superior
acting.
The settings and the lights are
effective.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
Will Dissolve Reichs-
tag If Vote of Conf
dence Is N 0 t Given

Dir. Heinrich Bruening, centrist
head Of the new cabinet, introduced
his program before the Reichstag
Tuesday afternoon with the threat
that unless the reforms demanded
by the bourgeoisie we're passed and
the new cabinet supported by vote
of confidence, parliament would be
dissolved and Article 4S of the
Constitution, legalizing dictator
ship, would be enforced.
"This will be the last attempt to
put these measures through this
Reichstag," Bruening warned.
The Communist Deputies in the
Reichstag introduced motion Of
NONCOMPLIANCE in the capitalist gov
eminent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
Today in History Of
the Workers

April 3, 1918-German troops
entered Finland to suppress Com
munist revolution. 1919-Soviet
established by workers of johann
nesburg, South africa, ignoring
city elections. 1919-Third All
Russian Congress for Workers
Physical Education. 1920--Street
car workers struck in Toledo, Ohio.
1927-LeonOra O'Reilly, first wo-
man member of Knights of La
Dor, and trade union organizer,
died in New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03
Workers School Opens
C0nfab With Banquet

The banquet which the Workers
School is holding at Manhattan Ly-
ceum Friday evening, April Is, will
be one of the outstanding events of
the year. The John Reed Club is
preparing the program.
The banquet will open the Con-
ference on Working Glass Educa-
ton to be held on Saturday, April
10, under the auspices of the T. U.
U. L. and the Workers School. 1t
will also report on the progress of
the $4,000 drive which the Work
ers School is making for funds.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-03

ants in Hupeh have also succeeded
in entering Tunchen in the Southern
part of the province and eXpropri-
ating the exploiters.
The despatch also reports that
American naval forces operating in
the Yangtze waters freely fire upon
the so-called bandit" troops on
shore.
The State Department at Wash
ington, in its recent statement on the
Chinese situation, used the word
Communist" in describing the revo-
lutionary troops but later said that
they used that term without poll
teal significance" By officially
treating the revolutionary forces as
bandits" the American imperialists
are preparing a legal justification
for helping Chang Kai-shek to sup
press the revolutionists in China.