The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 1, 1924, Page 1

————— Workers! Farmers! Demand: The Labor Party Amalgamation Organization of Unorganized The Land for the Users The Industries for the Worke: Protection of the Foreign-Born Recognition of Soviet Russia Price 3 Cents THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD \ FOR A WORKERS’ AND THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 1928, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SP 2 EARMERS’ GOVERNMENT VOL. I. No. 328. Subscription Rates: Outside Chicago, Te Chie ee ae an BBO. pee ae nl 86.00 ver yer PR ID AY, FEBRUARY 1, 1924 Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING ‘CO., 1640 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Mlinois. eR Ay COAL MINER : Senators Urge Impeac |" THTANe Loot BARED PERILS M. POINGARE Communists Expose Theft of 25,000,000,000 Francs (Special to The Daily Worker) ~ 5 3S S s 2) ~~ Secretary of Labor Finds the Delegates Know All About His Slave Program By JOHN FITZGERALD. (Stal Correspondent of The Daily Worker) | TOMLINSON HALL, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 31.— Booed and hissed by the delegates when he rose to address the United Mine Workers’ Convention here, James L. Davis, sec- |retary of labor, holding in his hand a copy of a circular expos- ing his anti-labor activities, distributed in the convention, made ‘SENATE FOR WIPING OUT OIL LEASES Consider Resignation of Secretary of Navy PARIS—Disclosures made in the Chamber of Deputies, yesterday, show that the Poincare administra- tion must now face well-substantiated charges of allowing and participating in graft arising out of the recon- , Btruction in the devastated regions variously estimated at from 18,000,- 000,000 to 25,000,000,000 francs. According to figures which the minister for the “liberated” regions admitted yesterday, was correct, this is the graft paid to firms and per- sons engaged in reconstruction work. The Communist deputies, supported in their contention by the socialists and some of the radicals, claim to be able to prove that President Poin- care is involved in the scandal per- sonally as well as by reason of his official responsibility. Expose Halts Tax Levy More significant than the enormous weler sie ues et disclqsures came. as @ result of the attempt by the Poin- eare government to levy additional taxation of 2 per.cent to cover the budget deficit. The documentary evidence brought in to uphold the charges of wide- read graft and curruption sustain the German contention that in or- der to bulwark its reparation claims the French government has been giv- ing away billions of francs to sup- porters of its policies. : Poincare In Desperate Pass It required all the parliamentary and oratorical skill of Premier Poin- cate to avert disaster for his govern- ment in the chamber yesterday, but he finally gained a breathing spell by promising that the government in- vestigate and revise all reconstruc- tion items in excess of 500,000,000 franes. Opposition leaders declared that this wotld be accepted only as a temporary measure as greater por- tion of the enormous graft total is found in 446 gargantuan claims, all over 1,000,000 francs apiece. Some idea of the gigantic frauds practised and condoned by the Poin- care government is gained when it is known that a total of 3,000,000,000 i The A. F. of L_—Sam Gompers—Soviet Russia. NEW YORK TO FILL MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MONDAY Lenin Memorial Will Be Giant Affair (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK.—A special sounding board has been installed in Madison Square Garden so that the vast au- dience that will fill the floor of the arena ‘and its lofty galleries will Students of Workers College Ban Deserts KATONAH, N. Y.—During a period of one month the com- munity at Brookwood Labor col- lege foreswore all desserts in order that it might send every penny saved in this war to the aid of hungry students in Germany. With the money thus garnered, Brook- wood sent 270 pounds of wheat flour, 110 pounds rice, 55 pounds macaroni, about 3 pounds each of cinnamon and pepper, 22 pounds farina, 22 pounds starch, 22 pounds Sweetened chocolate, 11 pounds cocoa, 11 pounds tea, 22 pounds coffee, and 110 pounds sugar, (Special te The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 31.— The senate this afternoon adopted the Walsh resolution directing Pres- ident Coolidge to. begin court action thru special counsel to cancel the leases of naval oi] reserves and to prosecute such other action, civil or criminal, as may be warranted. The senate defeated the Howell amendment without a record vote. Howell was the only member that voted for it. Take Up Denby Resignation. After disposing of the Walsh res- olution calling for the resignation of | ceeded to consider the Robinson res- olotion calling for the resignation of Secretary of the Navy Denby. These are the oil leases granted to Harry ¥. Sinclair and E, L. Do- heny thru former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall, and es mere, “execu- un Reet indicating fraud and corruption.” Sinclair, Doheny Hit. Action on the resolution followed two days of heated debate during which Democratic senators centered ; their fire on Secretary of the Navy {| Denby, seeking adoption of a reso- lution calling for his resignation. ! The vote’ was reached today only after great pressure had been brought to bear to get the Democrats to delay their demand for a vote on Denby until the Walsh resolution could be put thru. Senators Robinson and Trammell served notice that they would return to their fight on Denby immediately | after the vote on Walsh’s resolution | was disposed of. The Walsh reso- lution now goes to the house. } See Fraud Indication. | Under its terms the president is instructed to select counsel for pros- ecution of litigation ror recovery of the leases which former Secretary of Interior Fall is charged with having corruptly and fraudulently given to the Sinclair and Doheny oil leases. It provides that the presidential nominations for counsel be confirmed by the senate before the litigation MIKADO'S TROOPS PATROL TOKYO AS DIET DISSOLVES Fall of Kiyoura Cabinet Is Expected (Special to The Daily Worker) TOKYO. — Thousands of the Mi- kados soldiers are patrolling: Tokyo as the ruling class fears ‘revolt. Parliamentary government has been brought to a standstill by the dis- a speech characterized by hokum and bad grammar. It was also notable for the viciousness of its attack on the foreign-born workers in the organized labor movement. President Lewis, in introducing Davis, had asked “for a re- spectful hearing for a member of the President's cabinet.” The effect of the speech of the steel trust secretary of labor was considerably dulled by the fact that hundreds of his audience had already perused the leaflet which he accused the Progressive Miners, Com- mittee of circulating. It- contained a concise ac- count of his efforts to secure the adoption of laws providing for the finger-printing and po- lice registration of foreign-born workers and quoted from the pro- canine of the P ind convention of © American ‘Federation of La- bor in which these proposals were denounced ss a menace to organized labor and the A. F. of L, executive council instructed to do all in its power to frustrate the Davis scheme. In addition to the leaflet men- tioned, hundreds of copies of The DAILY WORKER carrying an ex- posure of his campaign for the vi- cious Sterling bill and other meas- ures providing for a super-blacklist of foreign-born workers under gov- ernment supervision, were said to convention delegates and spectators. Audience Had His Number. It is doubtful if Secretary of Labor Davis ever faced an audience that had more accurate information concerning .his loyalty to and activi- PRGA oUt WEE CMe LEROY BOs Ba 2 ties on behalf of employing corpora- tions. He did not mention the Tea- pot Dome scandal which is rocking the Coolidge -administration; he did not give ‘his views-on 100 per cent Americanism, the imported Welsh and Ku Klux variety and attempted to pour oil, perhaps from the Tea- pot, upon the troubled seas in which the Lewis dictatorship finds itself. Fails to Reply. He promised to. reply to the charges in’ the. leaflet. accusing him of being an enemy of organized la- bor, but: hig, onlyse————— ae ther denunciation of the foreign-born workers; -he also spoke With pride of his birthplace on a Welsh hillside, his early poverty and his rise to fame and fortune via the dollar-per- member route. in the Moose lodge. For an hour and a half he gave an exhibition of a not too brainy politician in dire distress and as the delegates were on their feet ready to leave the hall a motion was made to give him a rising vote of thanks. When today’s session opened at 9 a! m., shouts’ of “Give us a roll- call” came from all over the hall. President Lewis did not dare to call for the report of the constitution committee which had been halted following the vote juggling of the previous session. He stalled until Secretary of Labor Davis ‘arrived. HE appeal of Thomas Myers- cough against his expulsion by the executive board of District No. 5 and its’ confirmation by the inter- national executive board of the Unit- ed Mine Workers is expected to come before the convention of that or- ganization today. The Myerscough Case tion between the hardships of the coal diggers and the policies of re- actionary labor politicians, The Myerscough and Howat cases are almost identical. Both have been expelled because they placed the interest of the membership above that of the potitical fortunes i : , ne. can be begun, Former Attorney Gen-| Myerscongh was expelled solely| of international officals. Both have claims have been granted 100,000,- hogd vit 8 ont ger eck pirgee Solution of the Imperial diet in a} era) Gregory and Silas H. Strawn| because of his affiliation with the| fought the coal operators to the 000,000 francs in damages. lite Kies panes oot Nicclai Totti ahi Wenaeks: Stee stormy session, where stathsmen| ite been named by the president as/ Progressive Miners International best of their ability and both may » The most savage attacks against Monday evening. 4 shop, “121 University ‘pens Date Smathe ite te ee Co nag toggle Rehr Mire reste Be Me Poineare since he broached the policy of It will be an occasion unique in No. 2 office, 208 E. 12th street; Har- themselves hoarse. The resolution states that the which the left wing in the United no one has yet accused them of 4 Fall of the Kiyoura cabinet i i Mine Workers carries on its educa-| making mistakes of the heart, If feniked coy wore | New York life. The death of no lem Section Workers Party, 143 E, uieian. The Ravepra governthenk Penge oe es the tional campaign. men with long records of loyalty The recent fall of the franc in ad~| native of Manhattan Island has ever) 108d street. The Bronx: 1847 Bos- is bitterly hated for the shooting] government of the "United States} The charges against him do not|to the United Mine Workers are to dition ‘to the attempt Sertision: tate | called ead Phyo i Ni jones na oe ae Wadoer rae an Ten! o¢ hundreds of labor ‘unionists and thru Albert B. Fall, secretary of in-| Question his integrity as a union bs expelled, either for mistakes or ria Boiss Gat eons poet ahr “who lved and died thou-| Brownsville: 1844 Pitkin avenue, |TaZicals in the days that: followed| terior, and Edwin ‘Denby, secretary|™man but are based entirely on po-|for politieal beliefs, then John L. ni kK sare government. ' sands of miles away, but who was ever present in the hearts of his Borough Park, 746 40th street. All party headquarters will sell the earthquake disaster, and for of the navy, as leasors, were “exe- ruthless measures it has. been using] cuted under circumstances indicating litical and economic beliefs held by im. Lewis merits expulsion for his pub- licity efforts in behalf of James J. 4 i: ii ie fon.” It was not until Thomas Myers-| Davis, avowed enemy of the foreign- Angry deputies sated er ae comrades in the world revolution,| tickets, Prices, 25 and 50 cents. bg tne, pastime. oom Bares ra bes peice that Fall and|COUgh became well-known ae a|born union miners, enemies of or- Rae sor on ue y view si my, tanttan: Where :tey were, ieee An attempt to wreck a train car- atte tad he aethoeeey to saa ‘the leader of . the Brogressive Tlners genited cree ne the henchmen. ot wort 7 and 8 cents, while today it if. Pg Ae Ba soceg dh lek con Read Lists of Meetings. rying members’ of the parliamentary] leases and that the contracts were| (Ting the 1921 strike, thru his ac-|the oil patriots in the White House, hover} around 4% cents. An Oil King’s Sideline York radical demonstration has seen in a long time, William Z. Foster, NOTE.—Additional news and lists of Lenin Memorial meetings on page four and five. opposition is charged against’ the government by the opposition, The (Continued on page 3) tivity. in organizing strike relief and encouraging the miners in West- Whatever the result of the appeal of Thomas Myerscough to the econ- violent accusations of a murder plot Perens tities ern Pennsylvania to continue the| vention may be, it is the duty of C. E. Ruthenberg, Moissaye Olgin, La + " strike after they had been left out| the left wing group to see that his oiNEW, YORK. — Harry Sinclar, Busjunin GUlce aad’ Latoig dace Favors “The Dally” ee Se oe eee DAUGHERTY ROMPING IN of the Cleveland agreement, that| expulsion is not, ratified without me, 3 “of 5 4 om | pe: a dante Noe gpctrogpsh reat wil be Dh arm cari other prominent To the DAILY WORKER: En-|the diet to be dissolved. le incurred the enmity of the dis-| ‘fight in which the real issues—free- v race horess. He raced forty horses and won seventy-four races. Zev, mamed after Zevely, Sinclair's at- torney, won $272,000, which is a record for the American turf. Now This Is Over. BERLIN, Jan. 31,—Freed from the Mossbach jail, vfhere was serving sentence for the at- tempted kidnaping of Grover Cleve- land Bergdoll, Lieut. Corliss Hooven he|* Fitting the mood of the evening the Russian Symphony orchestra of 50 pieces, will play the airs of revo- lutionary brotherhood that have in- spired millions of workers in Russia and in all parts of the world. Latest moving pictures showing Lenin in action will be shown, Where Tickets Are Sold. Tickets can be purchased, before the seating capacity of the Garden is exhausted, at the following offices: closed is a money order for $5 for six months’ sub, for the DAILY WORKER. Sorry I can’t make ‘it larger, I am heartily in favor of a daily and glad you are putting one out. — Henry George Weiss, land, Calif. Bok Inquiry Loses Limelight. WASHINGTON.—The senate, in- quiry into the Bok peace plan award was postponed today because the in- FLORIDA FAR FROM TEAPOT DOME WORRY (Special to The Daily: Worker) MIAMI, Fila. — Attorney ‘General Daugherty was too busy enjoying himself to be bothered about ' de- gy in congress for his resigna- ion. Twenty-five of the opposition leaders were returning to . Tokyo from. a political meeting when the engineer noticed huge obstructions of timber and stones on the tracks. He barely, put on the brakes as the train crashed’ into the pile, derail- ing itself. Lives of the passengers were saved narrowly. Housing Articles Tomorrow. The series of articles to appear in trict and international officials. Even Phil Murray, Vice President of the United Mine Workers, did not disdain to accept Myerscough’s support earlier. in his career and Murray still has in his possession a letter given him by Myerscough showing that a supposed friend ot Murray’s was preparing to double- cross him in.an election, At this time Myerscough was per- sona grata with the administration dom of speech and belief in the American labor movement—are made clear to everyone of the 1,800 dele- gates. Myerscough will not be disgraced if he is denied reinstatement, but the progressive miners will be dis- graced: and the whole left wing movement as well if he? do not rally to Myerscough and force the machine in its effort to expel him to resort to the same tactics that : of the United Mine Workers; he was| have shown it rules by force and Griff_ls, of Ohio, has gone to Ham-| Manhattan: The Freiheit, 47 Chrys-|vestigators think they cannot hold|the DAILY WORKER. on housii “That business of the Teapot|then just a coal-digger who had trickery and not by consent of the burg, whence he planned to sail for) tie street; The Volkzeitung, 16|the limelight against the Fall scan-|conditions will start in tomo: Dome doesn't worry me wait the! not yet realized the close connec- membership, New York today. Spruce street; Elore, 33 . Ist} dal. issue. least,” said Daugherty. “I do not Work Daily for “The Daily!” street; Eteenpain Daily News, 502 E, 1th street; Russky Golos, 64 E. ‘Amalgamation means strength! WORKERS! A « care to make any statement. I am The Land for the Users! never on the defensive.” ee Additional News of Convention on Page Four. Our Greatest Lenin Memorial Meeting, Madison Square Garden New York City, Monday Night, Feb. 4. Speakers: Foster, Ruth- Rare rar END) ser c.f Gitlow and Others. Latest Lenin Pictures rae! BS r