The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-06
CHANGE
THE
WORLD!
BY SENDER GARLIN :

II ROM Winslow, Arizona came the news short time
ago. of the arrest of Dlworth Sumpter, Socialist
didate for Congress in the last election Sumpter &C
eording to an Associated Press dispatch, was seized
"he attempting to rob the First National Bank during
the night"
The APP reported that "Sumpter equipped with
pick shovel drills explosives, and supply of water
he had hoped through the floor Of the bank be-
fore Monday morning The deIeateo Socldll Hoee N Ne
operations Saturday night
NOW when it comes to robbng banks capitalist is of course
IN very poor position moralze especially when you consider
now touchngy generous they are toward bankers IKE 4e
san and out the vaults without the aid OF picks ana
soves incident Arizona has some other interesting gn
lights which are worth recording Tor the 0en' Oh w u ~
t0ian
Dvorth smpter Socialist candidate whose program con
dned the organized working class in the struggle
against capitalism popular figure in Azonas politics. Ine
Socialist leaders in the East were proud the new LonV
Of the West bolzng as he did, the rugged pioneer sp Will
ultimately about the election Of scores OF Socialist lawyers
and thus by the means OF political IWght
Sleep in the Cooperative Commonwealth
The official Socialist were point with pride
DO their Arizona candidate that he World Tomorrow
the the Christian Socialists and FeoWspper IN It's issue OF
december d. wonderful gains made by the Arizona
socialists indicated by the unexpectedly large vote for spter
The Facts of The Case
NOTE the Labor Research Association
brought additional illuminating details which helps to round
pus the picture
"Dnworth spter recent candidate on the Socialist ticket for
Congressman vacancy Lewis Douglas who has be-
come Director is petty businessman living in
nsow operates electrical store From the beginning
spter support of number of prominent business men
the RADIO and made an
energetic campaign particularly County where his
the farmers the basis of cooperative
distribution agricultural according to Rochdale prn
up Sumpter considerable support conservative
elements objected the radcasm of Mrs Isabella Green
this Socialist with whom the writer
talked emphacay thai of the few office
that that stood square for the American Consu
the Declaration of Independence
supter pledged support long proceeded
program which will lead the cooperative
commonwealth, according to oft-repeated speeches.
THE Socialist Party prior the election october B. had only
and in Winow. The local in Yuma,
Informed very rarty
preferTing the CP literature and to the Socialist
that author of THE World Tomorrow
article which assuming he states that the
fsctional Republicans
G1eenwy family very closely with
Roosevelts inherited
Isabella Greenway Of the counys weathest individuals This
wealth gained from extensive mining activity Arizona
South American African mines. history
GTeenway fortune similar the Douglas fam
ncant that finds much these
labor. The conditions Africa peonage
Latin America profit
and the Creenways.
"The particular brand Of Socialism Smpter
closely akin Coin Haryeys theories
and the Rochdae Cooperative
son campaign he apparently well supplied with
Snper poled $3.50 the
se Of the last presidential election November
mist Pars candidates for the Supreme Court
Commissioner poed exceptionally
for Justice of the and
votes Frank Peterson popular Arizona
sh CP candidate Commissioner pod almost 1900
votes. (see Daily Worker about December l. 1892"