The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 13, 1924, Page 1

THE DAILY WORKER _ RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT THE DAIL WORKER. Entered as Second-clast matter September 21, 1923, a stOffice at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 8, 1879, WEDNESD. "EBRUARY 13, 1924 <qgp Subscription Rates: Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year In Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. St. Louis Battle Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY VOL. I. No. 338. «zed on F.-L.P. | PUBLISHING CO., 1640 N. Halsted St., Chicago, Ilinois. Workers! Farmers! Demand: The Labor Party Amalgamation Organization of Unorganized The Land for the Users The Industries for the Workers Protection of the Foreign-Born Recognition of Soviet Russia Price 3 Cents WORKER ssue; Klan Chief Too Crooked As U. S. Dry Sleuth STRAWN, COOLIDGE’S “SPECIAL COUNSEL” IS ROCKEFELLER BANK HEAD WASHINGTON, Feb, 12.—The Senate Teapot Dome committee today got evidence connecting Silas H. Strawn, Chicago, one of President Coolidge’s “special counsel,” to prosecute the oil leas- ing cases with a Standard Oil bank. Edward E. Brown, vice-president of the bank, today told the com- mittee his bank handled finances of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana and was in fact known as “The Standard Oil Bank.” Brown's testimony came while the committee was trying to es- tablish some connection between Albert B. Fall, the Standard Oi! rod the sale in May, 1922, of the Albuquerque, N. M., deaj avolving $200,- 000, was financed thru the Chicago bank, | CPP A HANGS | ___A BROTHER IN DISTRESS ON TAILS OF BOSS PARTIES Hold Gleveland Meet After Dems, and 6. 0. P. (Special to The Daily Worker) ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12.—A con- wention of political parties and the railway unions will be held in Cleveland on July 4, “‘to dis- cuss the merits of the presi- dential nominees” as a result of the decision of the Conference for Progressive Political Action here today. The call is to in- clude farmer-labor, socialist and affiliated parties. The motion to adopt the reso- lution providing for the con- ference after the democratic and republican conventions was seconded by Morris Hillquit. At- CREEL ADMITS APPROACHING ‘THE EXPERTS’ Admits He Helped Put Over Blackmail Plot (Special to The Daily Worker) ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.— George Creel, head of the gov- ernment publicity during the war, told the committee at the afternoon session that he ap- proached naval experts to in- duce them to advocate leasing of the oil reserves. Creel said he was employed by J. Leo Stack, of Denver, who was associated with F. G. Bonfils of the Denver Post in dealings with Harry Sinclair regarding Teapot Dome. The Virtuous Creel. WORLD MEET TO BE CALLED BY ‘GRAND JURY FOR YOUNG’ MINERS’ CRY Coal Diggers incensed By Lawless Raids (Special te The Daily Worker) HERRIN, Ill, Feb. 12—“A grand jury investigation of S. Glenn Young and the Ku Klux Klan” is the demand of the Miners here since Young has been deposed and some sem- blance of civil liberty restored with the reinstatement of Chief of Police Ford known to be friendly to labor. A grand jury may be convened. The Klan booze raids under the leadership of Young who ad- mits receiving $5000 from the Klan have been a thinly camou- flaged attack on the foreign- Creel said he did not know Doheny was behind the effort to have the reserve lease. He said he met Doheny one day in a Washington hotel, “When he told me I was working ras kins I immediately resigned,” said reel. tempts to nats the call Sap? ut the urpose of roposed conference wis to “select z candidate” failet after a bitter fight. The real’ fight of the conference came this morning when the organ- ization committee brought in its re- fort providing for a convention on ‘uly fourth in Cleveland “to take ac- tion of nominating candidates for president and vice president and such other questions as may come before the convention.” BRITISH REGIME Want Parley on World Reconstruction (Special to The Daily Worker) _ Creel told the committee his tes- LONDON, Feb. 12—Premier Ram- timony was in reply to the statement |say MacDonald announced in the that he had hired Creel because of |House of Commons today that one the latter’s influence with the Secre- | of the first international proposals tary of the Navy Daniels. of the new labor government will be born miners of this vicinity. The dethronement of Young and his Klansmen is the direct result of the miners’ threat to strike if the terrorism of the klan was not stopped by state authority. Most of the min- ers are hostile to the klan. The militiamen from Carbondale and the surrounding territory were friendly to the klan and tolerated its dictatorship. Before the ‘arrival of General Foreman from Chicago the national guardsmen, were intol- erably insolent to the miner: ‘or two hours the advocates of the iY: convention and Farmer- Seria: to aaene the rt to put conference on-Trec~ ord for independent political action “There was never any question of |@ world conference on reconstruction. Glenn Young, Klan. 8. mse to a questia the pre- 4 t “Blood ‘I don't believe I itd nate Chat ea ‘of, a memorial, bs from the pa opibitien enforce- ppealing for such a conference, were is, mn ice in December, 1920, for mat any. . Call Conference on Nuts and Bolts “I knew then“that I had just as much a chance to change Daniels as a Missouri mule. I thought my friendship for Secretary Daniels would be a hindrance rather than a help.” and an earlier convention. The report was so drawn as to leave open the question whether the Cleveland convention would nomi-j} nate its own presidential ticket or endorse one of the old party tickets. When the question was raised as to which it meant, Chairman Johnston ruled: “It is broad enough for us to either endorse or to nominate.” Morris Hillquit followed with a speech in which he said: “This call does not commit us to any course of action. You may.say at Clevelanc we will not have anything to do witl the old party candidates, or you ma say endorse the candidates of one o~ the old parties.” These statements showing that the conference was to once more straddle the big question which has aroused the workers and farmers of this country stirred the fighting spirit of the delegates who want a Farmer- Labor Party. Delegate Sullivan was on the floor with the following resolution putting! jp, the conference on record for the the May thirtieth convention: Whereas, all the actions of the government during recent years have shown that under the Republi- can and Democratic administra- tion alike the existing government is the agency of Wail Street and the specially privileged class, us- ing its power to aid in the exploita- tion of the farmers and industrial / workers by his privileged class, and, Whereas, the exposures in con- nection with the Teapot Dome naval reserve oil leases have again proven that both the Republican poet ar oe as parties are but tools of the vileged interests for the looting of the nation, and these exposures have involved men of both parties ae me 3 ‘good men” an men,” thus | gates to any national convention that proving the utter hopelessness of |may be held for the formation of the workers and farmers achieving ‘armer-Labor party. anything for themselves by voting | Refusal of the Peasacrsite and Re- for candidates on the old party [publican parties to enforce the 14th tickets, and and 15th amendments and protect Whereas, the only means thru |the Negro in the rights guaranteed which the exploited farmers and |to him after the Civil War, call for industrial workers can secure re- |the formation of a Third Party of lief from the evil conditions which | Labor, that will enforce these pro- and “I am glad ‘to report that the prospects are bright.” Replying to another question, Mac- Donald expressed hope that the Anglo-French negotations in regard to the separatist movement in Ger- many would soon be satisfactorily concluded. House Crowded The House of Commons was crowd- ed when the labor ministers began handling routine questions fired from the floor. Among other interesting disclosures made by MacDonald was that the government would save the salary of 5,000 pounds sterling paid to the foreign secretary so long as he combined this portfolio with his premiership as now. Parliament reassembled today after the change of ministry a minister Ramsay MacDonald and his followers took over the “government side” of the House for the first time in British labor’s history. The lib- erals took seats in a lower row, on the government side. ‘The Common Eaeny of the Negro and White Workers is Capitali JOHN L.JLEWIS: SPEECH jPLEASES MINE -QWNERS Big Operabrs Said to * Favor Levis’ Plan , Fla., Feb, 12.— the joint wage s appointed today iners to consider a tentative offe: a one to three | year working ag@ment at the pres- ent scale for th@entral competitive field. The commitee #l consist of John Negroes at All-Race Congress Are Called to Join Foreign Born in Resisting Common Enemy, the Klan The great Negro All-Race Assembly, or Sanhedrin, meet- ing in the Wabash avenue Y. M. C. A., 38th street and Wabash avenue, faces its supreme test, tomorrow or Friday, by which it will be judged by the workingclass of the Negro and white races. The Sanhedrin’s test will come when the resolutions for aggressive action against lynching, disfranchisement, peonage, segregation and Jim Crowism|- come on the floor at the hall of| Farrell Raid on the labor representation at the} py, Pp, May Start congress, sh K. K. Common Enemy. Klan Bank Run The Negroes will be called upon 4 ringing resolutions proposed by Negro de.egates from the Work- ers Party to unite with foreign-born workers against their common ene- my, the Ku Klux Klan, which is ‘hunting, torturing and burning the workers in the industries in this country, whether they are Negroes or men born in other countries. Alliance with labor organizations regardlees of color is* pro} in the resolution against lynching. Local councils Nip Pte of repre- sentatives of union labor and mem- bers of the persecuted race would be formed for taking action to end the evil which is disgracing Ame: Consider Appointees. Creel testified he received $5,000 from Stack for his part in the matter. He said the reason he quit was not because he thought there was anything crooked about the deal but because he didn’t like Doheny. After a short hearing the commit- tee went into executive session on the nominations of Strawn and Atlee Pomerene, but recessed without mak- ing a decision, Maen connection with the Standard Oil bank in Chicago was discussed and some Democrati~ mene bers of the committee indicated they might oppose his confirmation on that ground, Strawn Under Fire. Silas Strawn is understood to have been summoned to appear before the committee again as a result of his Members began assembling early testimony given by Melvin Traylor, |to get good seats. Viscount Curzon (Continued on Page 3) wag the first seated. Ben Smith was second and Viscountess Astor thir | TWO-THIRDS SENATE at '9700°p. mn Loud cheers greeted his VOTE LACKING FOR DENBY IMPEACHMENT arrival. Ex-premier Baldwin and members WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—Im- peachment of Secretary of Navy of the late conservative cabinet cupied the opposition front benches. his Denby at this time is unlikely be- cause of inability to get a two- In making first formal speech es directing chief of parliament, the thirds vote of the Senate to oust him, premier made it clear that labor j would maintain its control until eject- This was the conclusion today of senators canvassing the situa- ed by positive and direct action of a majority in commons. e labor government,” he said, “will go out only when the respon- sible members of either party or any tion to see_whether impeachment would succeed in forcing Denby from the cabinet, r President Coolidge last night in defiance of a senate resolution calling for party move a direct vote of lack of {confidence and that vote carries this, Denby’s resignation said he would not ask Denby to quit. Final decision regarding im- peachment proceedings will not be made, however, until further con- ferences, wd JACKSONVIL! A subcommittee seale committee by operators and (Special to The Daily Worker) FARRELL, Pa., Feb. —Police ¢ here raided the ‘hall of the Workers | L. Lewis and Wiflam Green for the Party branch. and confiscated $176 | mine Phil H.@enna and Michael worth of literature, $1.50 in cash| Gallagher for tHe operators. and a box of cigars, Lewis stated fhat he would While the hall was vacant the |CoMpromise in lemand for a fc police invaded it and after reading ;¥e#™ agreement,| claiming that the a search warrant to unknown parties Prisca election a point in his Poqe tae ed the property in the name Mr. Lewis’ speagh on the opening of No one has been arrested as yet | the conference im presenting the min- but the local law and order league |¢"s’ te7ms to thej@prators was highly has called in department of justice barons, They said agent Lennon from Pittsburgh; he ece of nee claims to have the revolution well | ht oy d the most oe in hand and has promised to deport yrs Dei ore tl could 7 jut ; ica, the workers whose names were turned Rein chit ei pene a. rtd Ne; and Labor Party. over to him by the police. the bosses vid a conflict wii @rganized labor and the Negro race |__Local representatives of the Civil ‘Whether the nd file of th would further be united the | Liberties Union are on the job and iitlers’ Kiae a Ke ie a fight will be made for the return well is another of the confiscated property. uestion. The operators are aware This town is like all, other “steel | ‘Pat Lewis’ hold on the union is pre- towns in this section, It is klan- yiee and ped of his strongest argu- ridden and all officials were backed folie he rep ting his deal is that for election by the klan. hi agree to a settle- The burgess is alsothe town bank- | Ment that will enable him to go before er’ and a campaign is now starting the neo of the union and boast for the withdrawal gf workers’ fund: bl etd ea fey d bargain an they from his bank for deposit in banks Y th radical En, nme 1» The DAILY WORK-| Strike of 10,000 ly. “We are going to pursue a policy of confidence on the part of the whole nation,” MacDonald continued. The government’s aim, he said, in meeting the housing problem, is building houses costing 500 pounds sterling, with average rental of | niue shillings a week. Heretofore, he said there has been mere nibbling at the problem of unemployment. (Continued 2) (Continued on 2.) ‘ Anthr 0 Miners eee Relief a ei ey ae laa ; new “FOR Se ik lock of Is Set for Monday Chief of Police Gets Sick and Coca elté 0} ri 4 ‘ohn on’s hair is being sold in London for $900. The Daily Herald reminds its readers that Milton re- tbc! $45 for writing “Paradise 8 WILKESBARRE, Pa,, Feb, 12.—-An ’ Cola Queen Doesn’t Go to Court livered to officials barre Coal ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 12—Mrs. Asa G, Candler, pretty young wife of hey ad-| the 73 year old coca-cola king, went to police court today to defend her Mond: at 10000 mie | Batt ‘he ordeal ha sarin ed indefinitely when the city asked ay ni alot 1 min- was indefinitely w' the city as! a con- SPRINGFIELD, y ers at their colleries would ‘strike, | tinuance because of the Tinos of chief of police Beavers who in a “raid” Merk Big ipl crested eeatest The strike order was decided on lon an apartment in a fashionable residential section Saturday arrested ; at a meetin, & wih WwW. " q Bicth\of Abrahany Litonlits Histces sahurntitde haps at MeO, prsky abeipow oe 's bride and W. J. Stoddard and G, eeling, promi K”, The Fam WASHINGTON, Feb, 12—Relief for the farmer at last! While tors wrangle over farm panaceas, the Department of Com- merce has definite action, It has called a conference here on February 19 to discuss standardiza- tion of nuts and bolts used on farm implements and machinery. “To help the farmer,” it says. WATCH FOR IT! “A WEE now being considered by the cabinet ‘acts unbecoming an officer,” records at prohibition headquarters in Wash- ington disclosed today. Young was a prohibition agent from January to December, 1920. He was attached to the supervising prohibition agents office for the cen- tral department, including Wiscon- sin, Illinois and Indiana, Young, the records show, is a na- tive of North Carolina. Officials here would not reveal what acts caused Young’s dismissal from serv- ice. He never served in Washing- ton, but had headquarters in Chi- cago. see 6 This Mussolini Abdicates, (Bpecial to The Daily Worker) HERRIN, Ill, Feb. 12.—S. Glenn Young, abdicated from the dictator- ip of “Bloody Herrin” civil authorities are again in power. On Saturday, Young, gun-toting Klan employe, declared himself ruler of Herrin, taking the place of the chief of police. Major-General Foreman, in a pub- lie proclamation, announced the civil authorities of the county would be allowed to continue but that the troops would remain to assist them. Danger of further immediate out- breaks in the war between Ku Klux Klan forces and anti-Klansmen seemed averted. Young left his barricaded and for- tified headquarters in the city hall, where he has been chief of police, judge and jury, and returned to hig home in Marion, as General Fore- man today posted proclamation saying: “Hereafter, wearing or carrying of firearms~or other weapons by any but duly authorized officers of the law is prohibited, and troops are instructed to confiscate all firearms and weapons so carried and to hold the offenders for appropriate ac- tion.” Threat of a miners’ strike against the Klan dictatorship is believed re- sponsible for the speedy disarming of Young’s forces. Young Without Authority. Without mentioning Glenn Young, the order laid down the law against the man who became dictator by virtue of the backing of several hun- dred armed deputies, Klansmen, after arresting the sheriff, the mayor of Herrin, ind most of the sheriff's deputies: “Only such persons as are legally elected or appointed will be permit- ted to exercise the functions of dep- uty sheriff, police officer or other peace officer, and all appointments for special deputy sheriffs and spe- cial police officers heretofore made are hereby revoked and annulled.” Adjutant General Carlos Black told General Foreman he knew of (Continued on page 2.) is, New Russian Novel, Starts Saturday!