The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 23, 1924, Page 3

January Zo, 1944 THE DAILY WORKER buge auwrce “ALIBI ARCHIE” QUITS His PALS IN BIG OIL STEA All Crooks But . He, COAL MINERS! Convention Thru Daily Worker Coal Miners! Your convention is on at Indianapolis, Ind. It will be responsive to your needs if you will taik to it, talk to it in loud and emphatic tones. You can do this thru your paper, THE DAILY WORKER. You can do it every day. You can make yourself heard. Every day THE DAILY WORKER goes to the convention Says Roosevelt Scion |at Tomlinson Hall, at Indianapolis. The miners’ delegates are (Continued from page 1) pot Dome scandal but the appearance of Archie Roosevelt gave the capital one of its biggest surprises and his testimony, with speculation as to the probable effect on the Coolidge ad- ministration is the sole topic of dis- cussion. reading it, from first page, first column, to last page, last column, If you will write to THE DAILY WORKER, telling your needs, the delegates will read your letter. One of the big things you are interested in is unemploy- ment. If you don’t work there is no pay envelope. If you don’t work, there is nothing with which to pay the landlord, the Th it, istant Sec-| Poser, with which to buy the things your family needs. How har, se ee : % Fig stand| do you get along? How do you make both ends meet? What for a few minutes before his brother and told of how Archie had consulted with him last Saturday to the advis- bectd of appearing before the com-; Archie Roosevelt stated in answer to a question that as a responsible officer of a Sinelair corporation and as one in close touch with the foreign affairs of the Sinclair concerns, he knew of no business that would re- quire F, Sinclair's presence abroad at time. His suspicions had been aroused, he said, both by recent revelations made by Senator Walsh, following his interview with Edward McLean, publisher of the Washington Post and close friend of the late President Harding, who is now in Florida. He told of asking Wahlberg if he thought Sinclair had bribed Fall and Wahlberg replying that he thought “somebody might have left Mr. Fall money.” Archie continued: “Then I asked him why he thought Mr. Sinclair was leaving the country. He shook his head, and he said, ‘Well’—and he said that ‘it must be, of course, on account of the finding of Senator Walsh’s trip down at! Palm Beach.’ He then said to me that he was extremely worried—that leav- ing him over here all alone, with Mr. Sinclair’ away, he was afraid that he would be forced to explain certain things; that ‘he would undoubtedly be expected to lie about certain things; that one of the things that he was worried about was a payment which Was made to a foreman of Mr. Fall’s.: That that payment was $68,000. And that he had cancelled the check, Now, this was the main reason,” This statement of Wahlberg’s, said Archie left him breathless and he get in touch with. his brother who immediately asked per- mission of the committee for Archie to appear ‘before it. Will Try to Get Truth All the legal Powers of the goy- emmment will be called on if neces- bg to get the truth about the Tea- wre Tnere newat ann Awetw svmeny senators on the an- estigating committee declared today -n the light of the sensational disclos- ures that have begun to come to life. More subpoenaes will be issued immediately. s@ may include a perem: summons to Albert B. Fall, feat secretary of the Interior, to come to hington from New Orleans, to submit ta examination by the com. ng ae search was begun today for Harry Sinclair’s books. f Sinclair may be brought back from Europe, where he went last week, to disclose certain information to the committee, The assistance of department of justice agents, United States mar- shals and the Federal courts will be invoked if necessary, senators said, to force the truth from reluctant ng“ eres iggest Matter Before Congress The Teapot Dome scandal has be- come the biggest matter before con- gress and in political circles here has dwarfed the issue of tax reductions for the time being. There is a general belief here that the whole truth is coming out a that all naval oil reserve leases be summarily cancelled by congress as a result. Developments came rapidly after the sensational story of Archie Roos- evelt, who told the committee late y that he resigned from the ir corporation because of sus- pPicion of “scandal” in connection with Sinclair's lease of Teapot Dome from former Secretary of the In- Teachers Plan Tour NEW YORK—The Teachers’ Union of New York is arranging a tour of England and France for a small’ group of teachers wishing to study experimental educational institutions under competent guidance. It is ‘oposed the shall h Bngland about say ke em Miners’ Unions! of the Daily Worker Now and Get Daily News of Convention ‘The miners’ convention is now on! is ending the big news over the wire to the DAILY WORKER, Order your bundles of Daily to the Business Street, Chicago, danger which they seem to think threat do you demand? Tell it to the delegates at Indianapolis. Tell it to your parcial paid officials, whose salaries go on the whole year aroun: Write about all the other great prbolemé confronting the coal miners of this country. Your letters will be published in THE DAILY WORKER and read by the delegates at your cons vention at Indianapolis. Write to the Editor, The Daily Worker, 1640 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Ill. Daily Worker Will Show What Congress Wants to doin War Upon the Nation’s Foreign-Born (NITE—This is the first of a series of articles which the DAIL” WORKER will publish on the laws which are now pending before Congress, directed against foreign-born work- ers who wish to come to this gountry and those in this country.) By C. E. RUTHENBERG A veritable avalanche of bills directed against foreign-born workers who wish to come to this country and those who are in this country have been introduced in Congress. Not less than twenty-five such measures are now pending before Congress, having been referred to the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization for consideration. These laws all seek to make it more difficult for foreign-born workers to come to the United States, particularly those of radical tendencies or with a leaning toward Trade Unionism, and endeavor to make it difficult for the foreign-born workers in this country to organize in unions for the fight for better wages and working conditions, For many years the great employers of this country seemed only too anxious to have as many foreign-born workers come here as they could induce to emigrate to the United ——————————— In fact, many great indus- trial organizations maintained agents in Europe who advertised far and wide‘ for workers willing to come to who are favorable to organized labor, or those who have political views antagonistic to the interests of the employers. . The law further provides that each immigrant must furnish two photo- graphs of himself with the applica- tion for entry into the United States, one of which will be placed on file in Washington after he reaches this country so that the Government will have a registration of all such for- eign-born workers together with their ss and can keep close tab on em. Now all this has been changed. The foreign-born workers who was urged to come here previously seems no longer to be welcome. Those foreign-born workers who are in the United States are to have all kinds of restrictions placed upon them to safeguard the employers against a} tens them from these foreign- born workers, The reason for this change of heart is unquestionably to be found in the genera] radicalization of the| provisions, which of course means workers in E The triumph of |that the employers can bring in the workers and peasants of Russia’ skilled workers in case of strike in has left its impress on the workers |the industries of this country. of every other Buropean country. | pars Immigrants from Unrecognized The American employers fear the ‘Countehis foreign-born workers because they J The bill carefully prescribes that skilled labor needed in this country is exempted from the percentage ‘| Indianapolis fear that the same influence has af- fected them and that these workers will join in the struggle against the industrial system thru ‘ich they make their profits, They cannot get along without at least some labor from Europe. To cut off the supply of labor entirely would reduce the labor available for further develop- ment of American industry which: has for over half a century depended | upon the foreign-born workers for | the increase in its productive power. | The employers therefore are between | the evil and the deep blue sea 80 | far as this problem is concerned. | They must have foreign-born work- ers, but they are afraid of the for- eign-born workers. Hence they are! casting about for all sorts of re-! strictive legislation thru which they | ean make these foreign-born work: | A new provision which has not previously appeared in immigration laws is included in the Raker bill, which declares that “No eg Por shall be admitted to the States so long as the government or foreign state of which he is a citizen is not recognized by the United States government.” That of course means that no immigrant from Soviet Russia can enter the United States and if other unrecognized Soviet governments were set up, the same prohibition would apply. ne of the curious provisions of the Raker bill is that it permits stu- dents to come to this country to en- ter the schools, but should such a {student marry while in the United States, he will be punished by im- ediate deportation. The Raker bill is one of the mild- .jest of the twenty-five laws pending be bold slaves of American in. Ib fore Congress The, provisions of Before Con; % other ls, botl imed aga’ {m- Sis Bin No. 5, ineretuted by| migrants and the foreign-born work- Representative Raker, of California, eed org will be analyzed in further is a good example of the legislation | articles. workers wo ‘rah ‘come’ the NEW YORK BOSSES ARE QUT TO GET SHIENTAS FOR TRIANGLE PROBE This law prescribes that only 2% of the number of foreign-born work- ers of each nationality in this coun- try in 1890 shall be admitted each year, with an additional 1% made up 1 f foreign-born workers aiendy. here and then goes on to| NEW YORK Why are the Ato: int wi jesires ay raat the United Gtates must nit] New York state department of la- 2? This question is likely to be answered soon when Governor Smith 3 vel rges pre- med, i, argc Seo le ent. industrial lication blank giving “such informa‘ 3 as the Secretary shall, regula’ on, prescribe. ve bill leaves the door wide open for an examination_of each immi- ¢ as to his political views and is views in*regard aie union ganization 2 mn to country, will > Be er eo ment ly out al eth oles of militant tendencies, those out an a the disapproval of the bosses when he led the investigation of working regs Pera ae hee recy nj ci which. 150 working girls lost their ives. Since then, Shientag has cham- pioned advanced labor legislation at Albany on every occasion, including ‘workingmen’s compensation, insur- Order Bundles Our Staff Correspondent Talk To Your | WAGE SCALE IS BIG PROBLEM OF COAL MINERS Meeting Gets Down to Work A (Continued from page 1.) tion, Thomas Myerscough, for parti- cular mention, “Red ideas,” large in the said Murray, “are at organization.” He de- Glared that behind the red ideas were men who “Would fiddle with the des- tinies of the American people while the lives of our people burnt out.” He slipped a new banana joke over on the convention when he said that “the workers were now standing on the banana-skin of fate but would have no bananas in the form of Rus- sian revolution.” William Green finished his report with an attack on those members of the organization who have social vision. He urged the delegates to follow the methods approved by the Present leadership. Half-Million Membership. His report showed at the end of 1923 the union had to its credit in banks of deposit the sums of $1,177,- 021.15. The membership on Jan. 3 was reported as 501,235. The welcome of the Indianapolis labor movement was extended to the convention by Otto Ray and James Smith of the Indianapolis Central Labor Union, Lewis for Long Contract. Lewis advocated in his report a mine wage contract covering a period of years instead of the usual one year contract as a certain means of stabilizing the coal industry. “Were such an agreement possible, it would demonstrate to the coal con- suming public that the industry itself was making a sincere attempt to place its house in order,” Lewis said. “Such a policy, if carried out, would eliminate the necessity for coal legislation by the Federal Con- gress or the various state legisla- tures.” Wa Question Paramount, The wage question stands out above all other business to be taken up by the convention. The Ohio delgates came instructed to stand for a 25 per cent wage increase. Some «ther delegations, by ve‘e of their men, have been directed to ask for increases of ten to fificen per, cent. ‘Ine wage negotiatious, it is be- lieved, will center around fight for a longer term contraci, probebiy for two years, wita a continuation of the present wage scale. A long term con- tract in the opinion of miners’ o%- cials, would help stabilize the ccal on eat all te +h te rare. ali ip prevent vaamitneiny codensinnitave ployment situation and | fvither over-eapansion in the 1n¢us- ty. Banks Close As Coolidge Cashiers Meet in’ Chicago (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C.—The_ re- newed and continuing crash of banks in agricultural] sections and the frantic S, O. S. from panic-stricken administration supporters in all these districts ass the White House extremely worried, Free, ices Falls, S. D., comes the news of the failure of the Inter- national State Bank, following the closing of a dozen banks in that state since January 1. “This is no time for dilly. lying around Chicago” say representatives of the Boosters Association of Sioux Falls, referring to the eleventh hour attempts at re- lief a conference of bankers and a istration officials sponsored by Coolidge. Two Montana banks, one in Havre Seder dered dade Sede Madea bs bebe sade beta ta ade LLL Voice of British Workers! The British workingclass was heard in the House of Commons yesterday but it was not Ramsay MacDonald who delivered the mes- sage. It wag Buchanan, a Clyde worker from Glasgow, who sent shivers down the spines of labor parliamentarians, liberals and tories. “If the government does not deal with unemployment it will have to face a threat of force,” said Buchanan. “There is no virtue in going to a labor exchange, signing a book and making no noise about starvation. If the class to which the other side belongs suf- fered similarly, they would play helt over it,” Deadly silence except for the speaker's voice allowed every word of the Scotch workers’ challenge to be heard distinctly by house and gallery, British Labor Party Takes Office; 4 (Bpecial te The Daily Worker) LONDON.—Great Britain, greatest of the few remaining monarchies today had its affairs of state afd industry transferred to the Labor Party ministry, under the premiership of J. Ramsay MacDonald, who succeeded Stanley Baldwin, leader of the Conservative Party. MacDonald was called in to form a cabinet after the Parliament had voted by a majority of 72 votes in favor of the Labor Party motion for a vote of lack of ¢onfidence in the Baldwin ministry, making the first parlia- mentary labor government England has yet had. This morning the formalities that accompany a change of government in Great Britain were gone thru. Baldwin and his cabinet consulted briefly at number 10, Downing Street, after which the premier drove ‘to the pal- ace and placed his resignation in the hands of King George. A short time after, Ramsay Mac- Donald, accompanied by J. H. Thomas and J. R. Clynes, two of his immediate colleagues, drove to Buck- ingham palace. Baldwin Humorous Premier Baldwin, in his speech against the motion of no confidence showed himself the typical represen- tative of British industry that he is, He was even humorous at times as when he said the !ibor party was put in power by the votes of a pro- gressive party, This elicited cheers from the liberals but he turned the tables by saying, “Yes, but progress is not necessarily forward” and then quoted figures to show the constantly lessening liberal representation since 1906. “You only got bigger num- bers in the last election by appeal- ing to the voters to keep the social- ists out,” he said to the liberals. Ramsay MacDonald’s speech was interpreted by the press generally as very concialatory and a direct bid for middle-class support. He prom- ised to use many of the reforms pro- posed by the tories and said their failure wag due largely to their vac- illating policy on the German rep- arations. The vote on the labor party amend- ment showed that the campaign to line up the liberals behind the Bald- win government had been a com- No important liberal member voted against the amend- ment, MacDonald Kisses King’s Hand Following the adjournment of the house cantif Feb. 12, the labor party premier _ returned to Buckingham palace, kissed the hand of the king and submitted a list of the choices for cabinet positions. The Labor Party cabinet was offi- cially announced this evening, the Bae: Offices being filled as fol- lows: the Treasury and Foreign Secretary. J, R, Clynes, Lord Privy Seal and Deputy Leader of the Commons, Lord Parmoor, Lord President of the Council. | Viscount Haldane, Lord Chancellor. | Phillip Snowden, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Asthur Henderson, tary. J. H. Thomas, Colonial Secretary. Stephen Walsh, War. Sir Sidney Oliveier, India. Brigadier General Thompson, Air. Viscount Chelmsford, First Lord of the Admiralty, Captain Sydney Webb, President of the Board of Trade. | John Wheatley, Health. Noel Buxton, Agriculture. Charles Trevelyan, Education. Thomas Shaw, Labor. Vernon Hartshorn, Postmaster Gen- eral. Colonel Wedgwood, Chancelor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Delegates Are on the Job for Big Coal Miners’ Convention Home Secre- plete failure, (By Our Staff Correspondent) ? Y INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—‘Hello, Buddy!” “How’s work in your Dis- trict?” “Will we reinstate Howat this time?” and many other cross-ques- tions were the order of the day here with the opening of the Miners Convention. It was the talk among delegates from all sections of the United States and Canada. There is a big-difference in the facial expressions that: are being worn by the delegates to this convention, and despite the adverse conditions that prevails back home, the boys who have taken part in the previous con- vention fights-are expressing themselves as being hopeful of the outeome of the clash with the administration | ————————-_-__________ forces this time. When noe ~ tage of po apparent jo: outlook, y giee- fully answer that “we too” have a machine this time, and while it is not as well “oiled” perhaps, as the Lewis machine, it is going to func- tion in the interests of the folks back home, and that should be sufficient to command a push from every hon- est delegate to substitute for the lack of “oil.” The convention committees were on the job early last week, and it is said that the “Red” elements were things that will be considered, in- cluding the “Progressive Commit- tee, open their eyes and mouths in amazement, and declare that from all indications, it is the best thing that has crept over the hotizon in mary years, BIG GARMENT PLANT SHOWS IT GAN MAKE New Premier Kisses King’s Hand Ramsay MacDonald, First Lord of | \the law was suspended. and one in Fort Benton failed yester- day; Little Rock, Arkansas, reports the failure of the Hazen, Prairie county, bank; the Merchants bank of Hastings, Minnesota, closed its shortly after the principal bank in G Island, Rateasen, went in- solvent. bank failures of the week total $5, Chicago conference of middle bankers, heads of the federal reserve board and the war finance co! ition has so far resulted in nothing. boosters had let it be known “something like $30,000,- 000 would be available for the emer- gency. The belief is expressed here by ka mage and senators familiar with the agricultural situation that the renewal of bank failures in the farm regions when many observers thought the end of the liquidation period had been reached pre: a wave of insolvency that will ve few banks standing in the middle west, west and south west, Syndicalist Law Hit SACRAMENTO, Cal.—A body blow has been dealt to the criminal syndi- e law and the Busick anti-I, W. W. injunction by the decision of the ae 3 site nag a of pa re on case m nagan an rt Stangeland. This decision states that ean be convicted of crim- syndicalism unless it can be when he joined the I. was aware that the organi- no When Governor Smith inquires was an unlawful one. Mani- fe it is impossible to prove knowl- Every miners’ local in the United States should keep in touch $| into, the accusations made by the| ty oe tet existing only, inthe with developments at this convention. The capitalist press will investigate reasons why that|m™ind of the defendant himself. not give the facts. It never does, The DAILY WORKER will. bed em| Weta Ta co ac rt Workers today. Write or wire $|in enactment and administration, |oviev letter that was published in full Manager, The DAILY WORKER, 1640 N. Halsted , a de een thy ea STOERER ep; Mitnols, that 5,106 German commit- authentic news about ted during the ‘war, It is estimated that the] j, also represented by an advance guard. Who knows but that they were finding a shop or some suitable place to their “machine” in good working order? Sunday saw the arrival of quite a num! miners, and Monday the average cit- zen could tell that the city was to be the scene of a big convention, for on every train from every di tion they came, As they ae on the street one can hear, ere’re you from, Buddy? (Let's see, didn’t I meet you at last convention?” It is interesting to hear the ex- change of greetings, also the expres- sions of hope for the outcome of the convention. Nearly all have a pitiable tale of woe, apropos the conditions that exist in the many mining camps whence they came. Ellis Searles, the chief dummy thru whom the ventriloquists of the Min- ers’ union speak, is quoted in the local press as saying, “that the cuts of 20 per cent for the non-union miners would have no effect on the organized miners;” but a statement like that from him is only in keeping with his determination to prove to the world that he knows nothing about mining conditions, but that at the same time that he is a world- beater at keeping his name before the news-consuming public, The delegates are a very inter-| has bee: esting Yot, for in addition to the things back home, they talk about the things that are of interest to the organization, and it is with a oon of ‘peer that aera should spend some time, so as ‘a- mailiarize himself with the conditions that confront the miners of the American continent. As they flit about looking for a ‘| place to call home for the duration of the convention, are the things that will likely come MONEY THO UNIONIZED Industrial peace has been very pro- fitable to Alfred Decker & Cohn, third largest clothing manufacturers in the Chicago district, who have had an agreement with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America since they were beaten into line in the 1919 strike. Financial reports for the year ending Oct. 31, 1923, show net profits of $837,899, three times as large as any previous year. No concern in Chicago fought labor more hoaeot 4 than this concern till it was compelled to sign its first agreement early in May, 1919,:«t the conclusion of the strike, It took a leading place in the war front of the combined employers in both the three months’ 1915 strike and the hard and last contest in 1919. The earlier strike was lost but the firm was compelled to yield not only the 44-hour week but the closed shop and union recognition, Three hundred pickets were ar- rested during the strike but the united front of workingclass organi- zations proved irresistible. Two Years’ Wait at Best. ALBANY, N. Y.—A demand to amend the state constitution to ena- ble the state and municipalities to lend their credit for housing relief, m introduced in the senate and assembly, in compliance with Governor Smith’s recommendation, A period of at least two years must elapse before the amendment can become effective. Get unity thru the Labor Party! No Speculation, Gamble or C: Based on 98% demand. Nine made similar investments. Let us tell you how to make your money work for you. payments. Exempt from National, State or Local Taxation. Write to BOX A. A. THE DATLY WORKER. FIVE NATIONS IN Unity Blow to Aims of U. S. Imperialism By BERTRAM D. WOLFE (Staff Correspondent of the Federated Presa) | A union of the five Central-Ameri- can countries into a United States of Central America has been offi- cially proposed by Secretary of For- |eign Relations Roberto Lowenthal of | Guatamala. | _ As steps in that direction he in- jstances the new commercial treaty with E] Saivador for the abrogation of commerce barriers, the growing network of international roads be- |tween the five countries .and in- |creased cooperation along economic jlines. As principal obstacle he sees: | “The intervention direct or indi- | direct of one country in the internal politics of another or others (is he thinking of the ‘one country’—U, 8. |A.—that has the guns of its ba‘ {ships overlooking the principal port of Honduras just now?) has no doubt been the principal cause of the jantkgonisms which render diffleult | the fusion of the five central Ameri- jean republics.” Chile has just adopted an income |tax bearing’ most heavily on real | estate speculators and almost not at all on wage earners. Profits from real estate speculation are to pay | 9%; securities profits, 4%4%; profits jon industry and commerce, execey | mining enterprises (it is said the U. |S. state department had a finger in |this), 314%, and all salaries exceed- ing 2,400 pesos yearly, 2%. Latin-American papers want te | know why Lopez Gutherez has been | told under the guns of an Ameriean battleship that the U. S. state depart- |ment will not permit him to per- petuate himself in the presidency of Honduras because the United States |“views with concern, etc.” The | power of the same state department has been used ever since the fall of | Castro to keep in power the odious | tyrant of Venezuela, Juaun Vicente |Gomez, who no longer takes the ‘trouble to hold elections. They ask whether the oil concesions granted by Gomez to the Standard Oil Co, have anything to do with it. _* By the determined boycott of | American and British packers, the law for the fixing of the price of cattle on the hoof in Argentina has been suspended after a bitter strug- gle. When the depression in the price of beef has ruined so many American farmers was felt in Argen- tina, the cattle raising farmers be foreed thrn_9_mrice-fixing Inw 4M interested parties we.< W participate thru representatives in the price fix- ing commission. The American and British packers refused to take part in the conference, and then refused to make any purchases of cattle until In Novem- ber it was suspended for six months. It is doubtful whether it will again ‘be put into force. The packers have won, German Finance Minister Urging Big Wage Slash BERLIN.—Wage slashing of work- ers in private industries is threaten- ed in a letter from the minister of finance to the ministries of labor, economics and post and telegraphs. The finance minister charges that employes of private ¢6ncerns are ting twice the wages of those in government service in similar posi- tions. Hs urges government inter- vention, compelling a lowering of la- bor costs to a level approaching that of state employes. 2 The proposal was put out ag @ “feeler” it is believed. Big German industrialists are enthusiastic at the idea. The working population is re- sentful and.labor organizations say wage reductions will be resisted. Some erent SACRAMENTO, Cal.— tors of fake “medical mills” in Cali- fornia have accused another organi- zation besides the Pacific Medieal college, already under fire. This is the American university, the entire “campus” of which was a small room in a Los Angeles suburb, and its en- tire “staff” a “dean” who lived, ate and worked in this room. The Land for the U: GREETINGS to the } DAILY WORKER from Young Workers League of Easton, Penn, hance of Loss. Small monthly out of every ten bankers have