The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 14, 1924, Page 5

TOA “ | | | jimene and a radical.” Thursday, February 14, 1924 THE DAILY WORKER CAPITAL RULES CHURCHES, SAYS BISHOP. BROWN Charged “with Heresy by Fellow Bishops GALLION, Ohio, Feb. 18.—"The world, including the churches, is really under control of big business and there is little that can be done to break” it. “This big business control results in a subsidized religion and one who attempts to preach a doctrine o posing it is classed as a bolshevik and radical.” Such were the statements today of the Rt, Rev, William Montgomery Brown, bishop in the Episcopal church, who is to stand trial before the house of bishops on charges of heresy. The bishgp admits that he is a i He ex- “Ipounded his doctrines in a book, “Communism. and Christianism,” and heresy charges followed, Had No Chance to Study. “When I was actively engaged in the ministry, I didn’t have much time to study anything only my pas- toral duties,” he said, “but after retiring I had opportunity to study every side of political and religious questions. It was then that I be- came converted to the cause of Com- munism and became a ‘radical’ in the church, “IT became disgusted with the part { took in the war and came to the conelusion that the gospel as I had been preaching it was wrong.” Away with the Gods! The statements from his book: “Banish the gods from the skies and capital from the earth,” was men- tioned specifically in the charges pre- sented by the house of bishops. Rev. Brown answered the presen- tation of charges with the request that owing to bad health, he would like the trial to be held at his home here. The answer was sent to Bishop Garrett of Dallas, Texas, The house of bishops has not yet acted upon his: request. Tut’s Tomb Opened, Then Closed as Ghouls Quarrel LUXOR, Egypt, Feb. 13.—Howard Carter, head of the expedition con- ducting explorations into the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, has closed the tomb and abandoned the work. Carter’s decision came after num- erous conflicts with the Egyptian au- thorities, but his announcement left “wrists, workers and others inter- ~ “sted in the expedition thunderstruck with amazement. ‘Owing. to the impossible. restric- fA ES PE ES ESTE SS (4 1\ x tioxs and discourtesies on the part of the Public Works Depertment,” Car- ter’s statement read, “all my collabo- rators have signed a protost and re- fuse “to ‘work any longer in the tomb.” The dispute with the government is understood to“be due to Carter's attempt to maintain his new copy- right agreement with the London Times, an agreement to which both the Egyptian press and the govern- ment strongly opjected, This morn- ing Carter took about 100 visitors into the tomb for a last look, includ- ing members of the press—-then closed the tomb. ‘Dotey’ Teacher Wants Berenberg Canned for Views NEW YORK, Feb, 18.—At a re- cent meeting of the Federation of Women’s Clubs here, Aaron I. Dotey, a New York high school teacher who Schipa Lacking in Sincerity with His Lights and Grease By. ALFRED V. FRANKENSTEIN Singers of two different. kinds filled the Auditorium theater last Sunday. In the afternoon Tito Schipa, popular Italian tenor of the Chicago opera, gave a recital. We heard him sing a number of songs in sentimental style. He made a manful attempt to sing English, and, failing entirely, devoted the rest of his program to foreign languages. Schipa possesses a perfect tone, prob- ably the most perfect tone of any tenor before the public today, and he handles his voice masterfully. But he lacks, as at least half of the “stars” of the Chicago Civic Opera lack, sincerity and depth of inter- pretation, One felt that he never could forget the footlights and the grease paint and mummery of opera. He never forgot his frock coat and solidified hair, never projected him- self into the spirit of what he was singing. Feodor Chaliapin sang in the evening. Chaliapin is more. than a great singer, he is a great actor. When he sings the “Song of the Boatman of the Volga” he is no longer a big singer on a concert plat- form, he is a laborer, pulling a tow- rope along the banks of the river. When he sings Rimsky-Korsakoff’s “Prophet” he is the inspired leader of a new and beautiful creed. Com- pared to Feodor Chaliapin all other musicians and sweet singers fade away, and the memory of the great Russian alone remains. s _* * * Emil. Telmanyi, a new Hungarian violinist, played at the Blackstone theater on the same day. We heard him play the . Mendelssohn concerto, and one encore. He is a splendid performer, with more fire and vigor than many another popular violin- ist. Perhaps he is too inclined to technical brilliance, forgetting the more quiet and lyric side of his art, but, with the prope press-agenting he will take his place as one of the big talents of the time. IRISH MARTYR'S WIDOW SEEKS WORKERS: AID Irish Communists Aid Republicans “If the Irish Labor Party and the labor movement of Ireland would line up with the Republicans it would be the greatest thing that has happened for the Republican cause in recent ears,” said Mrs. ‘Tom Clarke, Irish epublican and:widow of one of the signers of tho Irish Declaration of Independence, who is in this country trying to get the aid of Irish-Ameri- cans for the Republic of Ireland. “James Connolly worked for. a re- public with the republicans. He thought that the greatest thing that could happen would be to free Ireland from England.” Irish Labor False to Ideals. “Since Connolly was killed the leaders of the Irish labor movement who came into power urging a fol- lowing of the policy of Connolly have ‘belied their. words by their acts, They have taken their places in the irish Free State government and they will have nothing to do with the re- publicans. The Communists while maintaining their organization have worked with the republicans. “If the Labor Party would line up with the republicans they could seriously hamper the Free State gov- ernment. The rank and file of the trade unionists. are behind the repub- licans in sentiment but are helplessly tied up by the officials of the Labor is making a strong bid for notoriety, | party, engineered a motion from the floor that the state superintendent of edu- cation revoke the license possessed by David P. Berenberg, a Socialist school teacher. The basis of this at- tack on Berenberg was simply his association with the labor movement. The Women’s Clubs’ delegates passed the anti-Socialist resolution unani- mously, Dotey’s campaign against Berenberg is regarded as a wholly itical issue and is being fought s.such by the Socialist party. Recognition of Honduras Head WASHINGTON, Feb. 13,—The American government has withdrawn reco Honduras, it was learned state derartment, - Seereta: sent a dispatch to the American min- ister in Honduras statin, forth he is to deal iy informally with the present Hondaras govern- ment and this iment no longer recognizes it Gutierrez. Jap Government Protests. Bill at the of State MH Sinadeshtartys hoe ‘chairman ot the House Immigrant cent protest by the Japanese govern- ment. Withdrawn by U.S. ition of President Gutierrez of ry of State Hughes has|he that hence- Before U.S. Congress WASHINGTON, Feb. 13,—Secre- tal ughes today wrote ommittee, re- gardii ovisions in the Imm tion ‘ill p nding in C ich would prohibit Japanese immigration to this country. Hughes letter was based on the re- Mrs, Clarke sia pst the Republi- cans expect nothing the present ees ye Cnieags = cause old power by grace of Liberal tolerance. “The British La- bor Party if it grants anything to the republicans of Ireland will merely be carrying out the wishes of the Liberals who have taken a ‘hard boil- ed’ attitude and don’t want to back down now.” Larkin Disappointment. “Jim Larkin was a very real dis- appointment to_the republicans. We were waiting anxiously for his re- turn, One of the first things he did did was ‘to call on the Irish republi- cans to give up their arms. By that hand to #o he has lost his leadership. “The for policy of the Republic of Ireland will always be to line up with the enemies of England.” Catholic Church Menace. “The Catholic church in Ireland is pro-Free State, It controls the entire educational system of Ireland and ‘has always lined up with the rulers of Ireland whether they. were Free Staters or English. The control of serrate the ag a Peper on people, ey have a ferric’ machine and they will try to crush aoe person who stands out for a test menace to Republi- can is the Catholic c h and their, Tontrol of education.” Mrs, Clarke will speak at a big mass m of Irish ns at Turner Hall, 820 N. Clark St.,. to- night at 8:00 o'clock. This will be Mrs. Clarke's last speech (Ss Senin Panaderia de tea Sac Se Ee a atanise aad re he Ca oer awe = WHITEWASHER I$ PROMOTED BY SCHOOL BOARD While Kids Risk Lives In Fire Traps orn Re Brae Mild whitewashed e firetrap publig schools which the DAILY Wo KER exposed, is re-~ warded for his deft use of the white- wash brtsh by appointment to the post of permanent business manager of the board of education. Until now he has been merely acting busi- nes manager. i Byrnes engineered the sham inves- tigation of fire hazards in the schools and the investigating committee’s re- port shows absolute unfitness for public office of everyone connected with it. The investigators looked at 80 schools tho there are admittedly 50 firetraps, according to the fire- department, and they found that there was “no. cause for alarm.” Kids Still Face Death. Meanwhile children continue to run the risk of perishing. in these firetraps with their wooden fire es- capes and antiquated wooden stair- ways, and the school board does worse than nothing, It not only re- fuses to build new, fireproof schools, but it puts John H. Byrnes into a post where he can continue to im- peril their lives. The board also decided to recon- sider the appointment of Edgar A, Martin as supervising architect of the board. At the last meeting of the board Martin was appointed to the position which was then created at a salary of $10,000 a year. Sup- porters of Martin said that they ex- pected to save several millions a year by having the engineers’ office and the bureau of repairs and the archi- tects’ office under the direction of one head. Tribune Did It. It is generally understood that the motion to reconsider the appoint- ment of Martin was instigated by people on the board friendly to the Chicago Tribune which has been against him because he served as state architect under Governor Small. The matter of Martin’s appoint- ment was referred to the building and grounds committee with instruc- tions to investigate his record. The committee will report its findings to the next meeting of the board of edu- cation. SEPARATISTS ARE LYNCHED BY FURIOUS MOBS City Hall Becomes a Funeral Pyre BERLIN, Feb. 13.—Bloody fighting has broken out between separatists and Germans loyal to the Reich in Pirmasens, Bavarian Palatinate, ac- cording to dispatches here today. Herr Schwab, Separatist leader, was lynched by a mob of infuriated Germans, Twenty of Schwab’s followers were burned to death in the city hall. Dispatches received here up to noon said a total of 49 were known to be dead at that hour. The Sepa- tatists had lost 28 killed and the citi- zens 21, Separatists Open Fire, Maddened mobs of infuriated citi- zens continued to hunt down Sepa- ratists thruout Pirmasens today. Trouble began late yesterday when citizens of Pirmasens, reinforced by the fire department, started a con- certed attack upon the Separatists, Provided with plentiful supplies of ammunition, the Separatists rallied and fired heavy volleys, wounding many of the attaclfrs, who were armed with rifles, picks, shovels and axes. Firemen flung ladders against the city hall and climbed up in the face of the Separatist fire, fighting as they mounted. The attackers could make litle progress against the al- {most impregnable position, There- fore they vet fire to the entire build- ing. As the dense smoke clouds set- tled smotheringly thru the building, many of the Senaratigts fled from the death trap but twenty, remain- ing inside, were burned to death. Leader Dies in Flames, While tke Separatist funera)] pyre that had been a city hall was still flaming the mob, now lost to blood- Inst, launched a city-wide hunt for Separatists—rooting them out of beds and houses to meet sharp punish- ment or death wherever found. Later reports from Pirmasens said Schwab, after being beaten almost to death by the mob “died in the mes.’ Evidently the government commis- sar, who fell into the hands of the mob during the murderous orey, was man-handled fearfully a then driven back into the furnace-like city hall, where his comrades had taken refuge and were roasting, there to die himself, Pass Buck to Stupidity, ‘ It was stupidity and not discourtes; that caused ambassador Otto W! feldt, German ambassador in Wash- ington to refuse to half-mast the embassy flag in honor of Woodrow Wilson, Frau Adele Schrieber, mem- ber of the Reichstag declared today. Frau Schrieber is here for a lecture. “No words of Ai I can write can Sis the iration I feel for eee ‘YY WORKER.”—I. J. Tracy, THE THEATRE By D'FERRIER mini 1G Judged strictly as an entertain- ment, “Topsy and Eva”, the Duncan Sisters’ musical version of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, must be ranked higher than any other attraction now play- ing in a Chicago theatre. The story of the play, which of course is given minor consideration, is a simple little tale of the love of the angelic Eva St, Clare for the impish little colored girl, Topsy; and the fight of George Shelby to win back his mother’s plantation, along with the three love plo, is the background, until inalé. The author knew everyone would anticipate seeing Simon Leg- ree, so he was put in the first act and then eliminated for the rest of the evening. There are no blood- hounds and Eliza does not cross any ice, the unpleasant portions of the old play being absent to make room for’ new incidents of more humorous intent. Rosetta Duncan, as Topsy, proves to be an inexhaustible source of humor in both action and talk, and her sister, Vivian, as Eva St. Clare, is beautiful both to look at and to hear. She is an excellent foil for the deviltries of her playmate, When these two are on the stage, they set a pace hard for the others to follow and it is to the credit of the, other members of the cast that there few let-downs in the performance. But when “the Duncs”. sing! Songs as trivial as “Do-Re-Mi”, or as meri- torious as. ‘“Remembrin’”—it makes no difference. They are superb doing either. Few, if any, other toilers in musical shows have as vivid and charming personalities and as delight- ful accomplishments as the sisters from San. Francisco, Be and Eva” has the best look- ing chorus seen in these parts in many months, and in Harriet Hoctor, has a danseuse premiere as graceful as the bird she imitates in one of her dances. Nana Bryant, playing the jolly Northern girl who “gets” her Southern man, George Shelby, has that rare combination: good looks and a most pleasing voice. The whole cast, for that matter, is unique in its members having better-than-average voices. The show, which is presented at the Selwyn theatre, had a run on the coast longer than many musical at- tractions, achieve in the more popul- ous district of Manhattan, and is playing Chicago previous to its in- vasion of the east, where, in com- ff jon to most eastern shows of its ind, it is good enough to last for- ever. Huerta Tool of Exploiters. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.—The San Francisco Waiters’ union has re- ceived a wire from Fresident Obre- gon of Mexco in answer to its tele- gram of sympathy and support -in the de la Huerta counter-revolution. Obregon's message reads: “I am happy that the workers of San Fran- cised thoroly understand that Adolfo de la Huerta, betraying the confi- dence placed in him by the Mexican people, has become the tool of their age-old exploiters.” OBREGON CHASES REMNANTS OF THE COUNTER-REBELS Spanish Fascist Writer May Lose Head El Paso, Tex., Feb, 13.—The Mexi- can federals under the direction of General Obregon are scattering the demoralized forces of the counter- revolutionists by strong, swift strokes. Yaqui Indians under the command of Col. Anselmo Armon have captur- ed one of the strgngholds of Hipo- lito Villa, a hacienda, the home of a Spaniard, which was well fortified and surrounded by natural The bandit forces of De La Huerta’ are in full retreat. The Obregon forces have captured Manuel Aznar, one of the best known writers in Spain. He is secretary to | De La Huerta. The ‘Spanish embassy in Mexico has received instructions from Madrid to keep a close watch on Aznar’s case, as it is feared the Mexican government may execute him. The Spanish government under the dictatorship of Rivera is suppos- ed to have been in sympathy with the counter-revolutionists and this fact may not add to the logevity of the captured fictionist. De Huerta fled and is still go- ing so far as Mexico City is aware of. The farther he keeps away from the industrial centers the better for him. Obregon has immensely atyvengthened his position with the workers and sgrarians since the at- tempt on the part of the reaction- aries to overthrow the republic, Move to Uncover Treasury Grafters Made in Congress ‘Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, | Feb, gressional investigation of the alleg- ed duplication of government bonds in Lies Reyer! hecde the oh oe ju _ engraving ai inting was demand- ed in a se aied introduced in the house today by Representative King of Illinois. ' lution is aimed to probe Charles - B. | . King’s reso! ‘| the Changes made Brewer, department of justice inves- ten , that he has uncovered over $1,000,000 worth of duplicated Lib- the| lefefises.* 13,—Con- FOR PARDON OF Brings Glad News to All-Race Assembly Hope for a pardon or commuta- tion of the sentences of the Negro military prisoners at Leavenworth penitentiary was expressed by Mr. James Weldon Johnson, secretary of the National Association For the Ad- vancement of Colored People, after the morning session of the Sanhed- rin yesterday. Mr. Johnson has just returned from Washington ‘where he headed a dele- gation of 20 prominent Negroes who presented a petition of 200,000 names to President Coolidge, asking him to pardon the prisoners against whom such discrimination had been shown. nite promise but said that he would free them if he could do so. Mr. Johnson is very hopeful of favorable action. More and more organized protests against the continued jailing of these unfortunate soldiers will come as the } Negro race organizes more and more ‘efficiently. Their court martial was conducted with ruthless disregard of the evidence in their favor. Nine- teen were summarily hanged and 54 given life sentences. The so-called Houston “riot” fol- lowed violence by Texas policemen two of them, when they remonstrat- ed at the maltreatment of a colored woman, Fascisti Start _ Hot Campaign; Use Firearms ROME, Feb. 13.—That the forth- coming election campaign will not lack color and thrills is indicated by the number of challenges to shoot it out that have already resulted tho the political fight is only in its infancy. Francesco Giunta, general secre- tary of the Fascist party, had a battle with a socialist editor whom he accused of writing “injurious phrases” about him, and the editor of the Roma Tribuna and a corporation head exchanged rapier thrusts with- out, however, suffering any injury except the loss of a little blood. Younger Generation Disgusted. BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 13.— “Think of the world we old fools created for our offspring, and you will realize that war, capitalism and strife are the predominating fea- tures. No wonder the younger gen- eration is disgusted with the disor- derly confusion in the world.” Thus spoke Dr. Henry R. Hatfield, profes- sor of accounting, University of Cal- ifornia, on his return from a stu- dents’ conference in Indianapolis. This decidedly un-goose-step-like statement has created something of a sensation in the university. Watch the “Daily Worker” for the first instalment of “A Week”, the great epic of the Russian revolution, by the brilliant young Russian writer, Tury Libedinsky. It will start soon. JOHNSON HOPES — TEXAS NEGROES President Coolidge made no defi- | Page Five NEW SCANDALS IN LAND GRANTS TO RAILROADS Three Million Acres of Land Stolen (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D, C., Feb. 13.— Congresssional investigation of forest land grants to the transcontinental railroads will be asked today in a joint letter from Secretary of Agri- culture Wallace and Secretary of In- terior Work. The two officials will inform Congress that one railroad company has obtained 3,000,000 acres of forest land more than it is entitled to and will ask that issuance of further patents to such lands cease pending the congressiona] inquiry. Join the “I want to make THE DAILY WORKER grow” club. | ) HIS LITTLE JOKE ABOUT ABSENGE OF WAR FRAUDS WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—No person involved in war frauds against the government has escap- ed criminal prosecution thru an agreement with the department of justice, Attorney General Daugh- erty asserted today in a reply to a Senate resolution demanding infor- mation on this point. On the contrary, Daugherty said, “in each instance in negotiations for settlement of civil liabilities, the defendants were warned that no settlement of any possible crim- inal liability was involved or con- templated by such civil settlement.” Find Human Skull. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb, 13—A human skull, encased in a decaying, half buried gunny sack, was discov- ered at Chula Vista, near here, today by Deputy Sheriff William Buck, in charge of the search for remains of George E. Schick, missing Bellaire, Ohio, capitalist. i ere E. W. RIECK LUNCH ROOMS now a worker who needs a working class education? 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