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~ DAUGHERTY IS NOW ON Final Preparations of Attack Were Made in Secret (Continued from page 1.) star witness, expressed fear of her life. After some preliminary question- ing by Wheeler in Columbus, Mrs. Stinson is understood to have “told the whole story,” a complete case for the committee. The period to be described by the witness was understood to cover the time from the election of the tare President Harding in November, 1920 to May, 1923, when Smith died by his own hand. Smith, according to witness’s story as it was to be told: was constantly receiving considerable sums for fa- vors he was able to do wealthy men during that period. The witness was kept guarded in Wheeler’s inner thruout the day, Examine White House Doorkeeper. Prior to examining McLean, the committee put P. E. McKenna, door- keeper at the White House executive offices; E. W. Starling, White House secret service man, and E. W. Smith- ers, White House telegrapher, on the stand to explain telegrams they sent to McLean at Palm Beach. McKenna told the committee that he had wired McLean that C. Bas- com Slemp, the president’s secretary, was leaving for Florida because Mc- Lean had asked him to and Slemp had given his consent. Starling explained that messages between himself and McLean con- cerned employment of a man named “Wilkins” as guard for McLean’s young son. Smithers, who operated McLean’s private wire between Washington and Palm Beach, told the committee he had asked for the position to earn some extra money and that his du- ties were exclusively confined to transmitting the messages and news digests that were sent over the pri- vate wire. closely office ° ° . The fight to oust Attorney General Daugherty was carried into the open here today. The investigating committee mask- ed its preparations in secrecy. Senator Burton K. Wheeler, democrat, of Montana, who will “~assumeé “charge of the open hearing at ‘which Daugherty’s management of his depart- ment’s affairs will be attacked, disappeared for 24 hours. Wheeler was not at his office Tues- day, nor at his home during the night, lending an air of mystery to the final preparations. One report was that the Montana Senator was delving personally into the files of the Department of Justice, seeking certain records in connection with the revolt of Estaban Cantu in Lower California in 1921. This is the subject on which the committee’s attention first will be focussed, the idea being to show that Daugherty ordered his agents to cease interfer- ence with gun running and illegal re- eruiting that Cantu might win and American oil interests benefit there- by. Seek “Jesse Smith” Wires. The Daugherty investigating com- mittee today ordered telegraph com- panies to produce all telegrams re- ceived and sent by Jesse Smith, friend of the attorney general, who conmmitted suicide in Daugherty’s apartment. Messages passing be- tween November 4, 1920, and the time of Smith’s death were asked for. In making this announcement Sen- ator Burton K. Wheeler, democrat, Montana, who has charge of the in- vestigation, said that the committee had taken up a new line and indicated that the relations of Daugherty and Smith might prove the initial point of attack instead of the Cantu revolu- tion. Probe Bootlegging, Too. Investigation of bootlegging ac- tivities in the capital and elsewhere, efforts to secure pardons and paroles for bootleggers and the doling out of Federal patronage, will be gone into first by the committee, Wheeler in- dicated. He refused to go into any detail regarding his purpose in call- ing for the Smith telegrams. Showing up at his office after a mysterious 24 hour absence, Wheeler today was accompanied by three per- sons identified to inquirers simply as Mr. Fink, Mr. Sterner and Mr. Stin- po They went into his office with im. THE DAILY WORK (Special to The ST. PAUL, Minn., March among these are “the right to happiness.” |country. thru interlocking directorates, tions of Wall Street concen- trated the control of the eco- nomic life of the country in the hands of a financial oligarchy with its headquarters in Wall Street. It uses its power to amass great wealth for itself at the expense of the happiness and well-being of the farmers and industrial workers who are the producers of the wealth of this country. and to aid in its exploitation of the farmers and industrial workers this privileged class has fastened its grip upon the government, It uses the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the government alike as instruments in its service to secure greater and greater profits and to amass greater and greater wealth. The recent exposures of corruption in connection with the Teapot Dome oil scandal is but one outstanding in- cident showing how the government power is used to loot the natural re- sources of the nation. During the past few years millions of farmers have been driven from the farms because unable to secure even the means for a livelihood thru their labor as a result of the exploitation by the privileged class. The Esch- Cummins law passed in the interest of the railroad owners has been one factor in producing this situation. The industrial workers, struggling to maintain their organizations and a decent standard of living, have found that this privileged class has at its command the powers of the govern- ment whenever the struggle over the right to organize, wages and work- ing conditions have resulted in a strike. The use of injunctions against the workers on strike is an every- day occurrence. The infamous Daugherty injunction against the railroad shopmen still stands—an in- junction which at one stroke robbed the workers of every right supposed- ly guaranteed by the constitution. The Republican and Democratic party have proven themselves equally the instruments of the privileged class in using the governmental power against the farmers and indus- trial workers. These conditions have developed a widespread movement by the farmers and industrial workers to organize a political party which will fight their battles and challenge the continued rule of thg privileged class in this country. The political organizations of farm- ers and industrial workers, scattered over the country, must be united for the 1924 presidential campaign, so that they may present a united front against the parties of the privileged class and join in a common struggle against that class, To achieve this end this call for a National Convention in the Twin Cities, June 17th, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for president and vice president and adopting a na- tional platform is issued. We extend an invitation to send delegates to this convention to all farmer organizations, local trade unions, central labor bodies, state federation of labor, international unions, co-operative organizations, labor fraternal organizations and_all farmer and labor political organiza- tions, the Non-partisan League and the Committee of 48, provided that they endorse the following tentative program: A—Public ownership. B—Governmental Banking. C—Publice control of all natural resources. D—Restoration of civil liberties guaranteed by the constitution. E—The abolition of the use of the injunction in labor disputes. The basis of representation in the convention shall be as follows: 1. Each state shall be allowed votes equal to its electoral vote, plus one vote for each five thousand votes or major fraction thereof, cast for the progressive candidate receiv- ing the highest number of votes in the 1922 general election. Any state delegation failing to agree the total vote of such state shall be apportion- ed equally among the delegates from that state. 2. Each national political organ- ization shall be entitled to five votes; Detroit Sub-Getters for Daily Worker Celebrate with Banquet (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich., March 12.—The many active friends of the DAILY WORKER whose efforts have made gather in the House of the Masses, crown their labors with a sumptuous the subscription drive a success, will borage March 15th, at 8 p. m. to ‘east. That the occasion may be cheerful and spirited even without the aid of Canadian “imports”, Comrade “Bill” Dunne has been secured to enliven the proceedings with some “selected” stories, and to enlighten the local comrades on some shady chapters in Comrade District Organizer Edgar Owen's ast, Dunne assures us that all the gentle pirates are not in Coolidge’s cabinet, and he promises many revelations concerning many other Detroiters with revolutionary pretensions. The committee in charge wishes to assure al) attending that a real meal be served, and with “Bill” DAILY WORKER place—House will All toastmaster, nothing more need be said. readers are invited. . pn) of the Masses, Gratiot at St. Aubin Aves. p.m, Price—$1.00 per cover. ) } ? 4 J ne I 99 2 the June 17th National Convention of all Farmer-Labor forces in the United States is in full as follows. HE Declaration of Independence, a document underlying the institutions of this country, states that every human being is endowed with certain inalienable rights and that These rights are today denied the great mass of people of this country by a privileged class which thru its economical and political power dominates the life of this The privileged class has, thru the organization of “trusts,” In order to maintain its privileges | Here’s Call for the National Farmer-Labor Convention to Be Held in St. Paul, Minn., June 17 Daily Worker) 12.—The Call issued here for * * life, liberty and the pursuit of thru the great banking institu- each national economic organization shall be entitled to five votes, provid- ed such organization shall have sub- scribed to the fundamental principles upon which the call for the conven- tion is based. Apportionment of Delegates. 1. Each state federation, central body, and local organization of labor, farmers, business or professional men shall be entitled to one delegate. Also any group of twenty-five or more (Continued from Page 1) Cramer, editor of the Minneapolis Labor Review, and a member of the Minnesota delegation. ‘4 Cramer delivered a brilliant speech. Point by point he took up the objec- tions, insinuations and lies of the ob- structionists, and mercilessly tore them to shreds. “You people”, said Cramer, “hold up Minnesota as the model you wish to be guided by, yet you ask and in- sist that this conference do the thing Minnesota has refused to do, namely, exclude any group of workers that will go along with the program. This all-inclusive policy is responsible for our success in Minnesota”. Communists Are Dynamic Force. Cramer went on to shell the argu- ments of the obstructionists with deadly effect and said: “You want to exclude the elements that are the dynamos of the movement, and with- out which no movement can live and be successful. We have to choose be- tween being successful and being re- spectable, and you want us to choose respectability. These arguments of yours are the arguments used by Daugherty, Denby and the rest of the hundred percenters, before they weve using all their time to wipe off the stain of oil and dodge the peniten- tiary. These arguments of yours would be allright in a convention of republicans or democrats, but they are out of place in a gathering of farmers and workers who are here to build a defense against a common enemy. Let’s start to build and quit acting like small editions of Elbert H. Gary.” Tremendous applause followed Cramer’s speech, and the previous question on the..convention call was carried. Teigen’s Last Effort. The question was reopened, how- ever, in order to permit Teigen to stage the last effort of the obstruc- tionists by introducing an amend- ment to eliminate all national par- ties from the call. This amendment was defeated. A committee on arrangements was then elected and the conference adjourned. Negligible Opposition Discredited, The [linois malcontents have been thoroly trounced and discounted at this conference. They have declared that they will not attend the June 17th convention. The numerical strength of this group is negligible. It was obvious to everybody at the outset of the conference that their sole object in coming was to make war on the Workers Party. The delegates are convinced that the only purpose of these obstruction- ists was not constructive, and was directed at breaking up the confer- ence thru an attack on the Commun ists. Expect Monster Convention. The Minnesota Farmer-Labor Fed- eration will open its sessions today. There is very little doubt as to its action on the call. The call and the basis of representation will be adopt- ed by the Federation, and it will join immediately in calling the June 17th convention, It is estimated that 5,000 delegates will be present at the June conven- tion. The basis of representation de- cided upon calls for one delegate for each vote which a state has in the electora} college and one vote for each 5,000 votes cast in any state in the election 1922 for a “progres- sive candida‘ Five votes are allowed for each national political orgepization which subscribes to the platform. One delegate is to be allowed for each national economic organization. One delegate is provided for each local farmer organization, labor union, and co-operative, or units of the Nonpar- tisan League, or working people’s Nonpartisan pone leagues, ‘ive delegates will be seated from each state progressive political party legally recognized. One delegate from any state political party not legally recognized and one delegate bearing credentials from any grou! of twenty-five or more farmers will be permitted. LaFollette’s Manager Speaks, Before the conference adjourned John F. Sinclair, a northwestern bankrupt banker, who recently ré- turned from Burope after making an investigation of the economic and po- litical conditions in various conti- nental countries, was address the di tes, is recognized to ee Agree On June 17th Call ER farmers, not representative thru another organization from the same territory, affixing their signatures and addresses to a credential indicat- ing their agreement with the political demands enumerated in the conven: tion call, shall be entitled to one del- egate. 2. Each state political organiza- tion having legal standing, shall be entitled ‘to five delegates; where nd legal standing exists a state political organization shall have but one dele- gate. This CALL for a CONVENTION is.issued by the Committee of Ar- rangements in the name of the fol- lowing organizations: Signed: TOM AYRES, ALICE LORRAINE DALY, South Dakota F,-L. Party. R.-D. CRAMER, WILLIAM MAHONEY, Minnesota’ F.-L, Federation. J, L. BEEBE, W. H. GREEN, Nebraska F.-L. Party. WILLIAM . BOUCK, Western Progressive Farmers of Washington. J. CG. KENNEDY, F.-L. Party of Washington. H. R. MORTINSON, ° DAD WALKER, No. Dakota F.-L. Party. JOSEPH MANLEY, Federated F.-L. Party. JAMES CAMPBELL, Buffalo -F.-L, Party. ager in Minnesota, In his address to the delegates Mr. Sinclair praised the Soviet government and the Rus- sian Communist Party. He urged the Conference to include all working class groups. Important Motions on Questions of Policy And Organization (Special to The Daily Worker) ST. PAUL, Minn., March 12.— Among the historic declarations of the gathering of farmer-labor forces here were the following motions and resolutions on organization and policy, which were adopted unani- mously: Negotiations With C. P. P. A, “The Committee on Arrangements is authorized to carry on negotiations with the National Committee of the C. P. P. A, for co-operation between the two groups, but is not authorized to anyway alter or change the call for the Convention May 30th. It shall report the result of its negotia- tions to the Convention May 30th for approval by the Convention.” Instructions on Arrangements. “That the Committee on Arrange- ments is instructed to remain in St. Paul until after the action of the farmer-labor organization of Minne- sota and issue the call for the conven- tion immediate]y after such éndorse- ment is received.” Committee on Arrangements. That there be added to the present Committee of Arrangements consist- ing of Wm. Mahoney, C. A. Schap- per, Wm. Teigen, Robert Cramer and J. A. H. Hopkins four additional members, so as to broaden the basis of representation for the various state parties and national organiza- tions participating in the Conference. Walker of North Dakota, Green of Nebraska, Ayres of South Dakota, Manley of Federated Farmer-Labor party were added to the committee with J. F. Sinclair of Minneapolis at the request of Henry Teigen. Motion on Organization Work. That each group participating’ in the Conference is urged to carry on an active organization campaign to build local and state organizations in support of the May 30th and for the purpose ‘of carrying on the campaign after the convention. William Ma- honey expressed a desire to resign from the Arrangements Committee but after tributes to the value of his services given by Tom Ayres and Joseph Manley followed by a rising vote of confidence he consented to remain until the committee got its work underway. Just before adjournment pledges ffMance were made as follows: ‘ederated Farmer-Labor party $500; South Dakota F. L. P. $100; Montana and Nebraska $100 each; Farmer- Labor party of Washington and the Western Progressive Farmers $100 each. The conference adjourned with the slogan of “On to June 17.” Smouldering Fire Halts Removal of Bodies From Mine CASTLE GATE, Utah, March 12, in the lower workings of No. 2 mine of the Utah Fuel Company here, brought a halt to rescue work today. Fifteen bodies have been located in a portion of the mine that has be- come flooded. One hundred and twenty-seven bodies have been recovered, The little town is the scene of one of the greatest tragedies in the his- tory of mining in the United States, Hope has no to grief. Heartbroken widows sob their hearts out as body after body is Halls for- merly used for recreation purposes brought to the surface, are now filled with dead, Many of the victims were World They braved the dangers of the German shells for the American capitalists only to meet their doom in peace, toiling to pro- War veterans. duce profits for the same masters. New York Slops to Work. NEW YORK, York slopned to work thru L | Wanted: A United Front of All Labor Topsy an attempt will be made by the Commissioner of Public Welfare, Mary McDowell, to bring representa- tives of the clothing manufacturers and the striking dress- makers together for a conference. On the suggestion of , the DAILY WORKER an invitation was sent to the “Com- mittee of Fifteen,” appointed by ‘John Fitzpatrick, presi- dent of the Chicago Federation of Labor, to attend the conference. The DAILY WORKER deplores the fact that until now organized labor in Chicago has not thrown its weight effectively into this struggle on the side of the striking dressmakers. On March 2, a resolution was passed at the Chicago Federation of Labor pledging the support of that body of strikers. A “Committee of Fifteen” was appointed. But the Committee might as well be shut up in King Tut’s tomb for all the effect it has had on the strike as far as thaworkers can see. ’ . The DAILY WORKER repeats that the cause of the striking dressmakers is the cause of every worker in the city of Chicago, and outside as well. A defeat for them is a defeat for all of us. The workers look to the Chicago F ederation of Labor for leadership. The delegates gave its leaders the authority to act. It is time something is done. The striking. dressmakers are putting up a splendid fight against overwhelming odds, judges, state’s attorneys, the Chamber of Commerce, the mayor and his police, the detective agencies, the capitalist press. There is one organ- ization in Chicago that could outfight this combination if it chose, that is the organized labor movement represented by the Chicago Federation of Labor. . The “Committee of Fifteen” should get busy at once. Its. representatives at today’s conference should make it quite clear that it stands four square with the striking workers, in deeds as well as'in words, in action as well as in resolutions. The “Committee of Fifteen” can speak authoritatively in the name of hundreds of thousands of workers in this city. That voice will be listened to. It can speak so that the capitalist press, which is now closed to the strikers’ side of the case, will have to take heed. This on Pagel wg i erg re hours if only organized al in this city is given a lead its leaders, HAVE A UNITED FRONT! 4 seh cal ed When any section of labor is under fire from the enemy then is the time to lay aside differences of opinion as to the ultimate goal. The thing to do in such a situation is to stand together and beat the boss, the enemy of all workers. We are in the midst of such a situation now. i ng emg are py of labor’s army. It is on the ring line. at is the rest of the arm i i back of the lines! This anes ek be. Hasna touted The DAILY WORKER urges the workers of Chicago to get behind the’ garment strikers in real earnest. The bosses thought they had them beaten from the start, but they got the surprise of their lives. Practically unaided, the dressmakers are bringing them to their knees. With a united front of all workers the victory will be quick and complete, It is up to the “Committee of Fifteen” to give the lead. Let us have a real United. Front in this strike! Our Suggestion Is Accepted (Continued from page 1.) officials about the strike, “The spirit of the strikers is fine. We all know we will win,” he told a DAILY WORKER reporter. “I am here to tell the strikers that in their ficer, He was defenscys: scratched his face. hey “Maybe you Rickert. “Look at me face. In\Garment Strike They 3 They broke his arm. Something ought to be done.” think is funny. May- be you would like a," Grable res It's full completely given way March aed 8 covered streets today, buffeted kh Wi" plaslate! the ges’ o¢ ean od the neal iaimapsbe: . one em lette’s man- able storms of the season, strike they have the backing of the enire International organization.” Bosses’ Spokesmen Mum. Dudley Taylor and Leo LeBosky who represent two’ groups of the bosses, were both “‘too busy” to talk with a reporter yesterday. Neither of the groups which they represent have given any indication to the Commissioner of Public Wel- fare whether or not they intend to be present ‘at the meeting tomorrow. “Contented” Employes!! Arthur Weiss of Arthur Weiss & Co., and A. H. Mitchell of Mitchell Bros., two of the biggest. manufac- turers have told Mayor Dever, that there is nothing that they can dis- cuss with the union since their em- ployees are working under the open shop and are peaceful and contented. The falsity of this is proven by the facts brought out in the report of the residents of Hull House which was read to the Mayor, in which it is stated that Arthur Weiss is very ac- tive in giving the police orders tell- ing them what to do and what not to do in the hope of bringing employes’ back to the shop. Whether or not this will have any effect on the attitude of the other bosses toward the meeting to be held by the Commissioner of Public Wel- fare remains to be seen, Mass Trials Probable. When Joe Gilles and Abe Schrotte were arraigned before Judge Walk- er, in Branch 19 (jury branch) of the Municipal court yesterday, on charges of disorderly conduct, they asked for a continuance until March 27. request was granted, These were the first cases of strikers to be called in the jury court. Their action indi- cates that the lawyers for the union will ask that all the cases growing out of the strike be massed and tried at the same time. y When Rose Goldberg, Emma Gold- berg, Florence Corn, Jennie Lieber- man and Eva Birk were arraigned in 8. Clark Street police court yester- day morning on two charges of dis- orderly conduct and two c s of assault and battery, each preferred by Officer Grable of the State’s At- torney’s office, the judge had to smile. According to Grable the girls beat him and another man and broke his arm and scratched . T. Rickert, attorney for t , asked the judge to convict the girls at once and soothe the injured feelings of the outraged copper. “Poor, Defenseless Officer.” ‘Here are a bunch of girls who have assaulted this poor innocent of- 5 Their | both of iodine.” “That face of yours needs iodine,” said one of the girls. “It looks too much like vinegar now.” “I wish you would tell your troubles to a jury, Officer Grable,” Judge Thursday, March 13, 1924 EVANSTON COPS LOSE FIGHT ON CHICAGO PICKETS Quit Deporting Workers Of Windy City Evanston’s effort to imitate the copper companies in Bisbee by de- porting strike pickets failed at last. -Aroused by the police chief's pol- iey of throwing Chicago visitors to the strike zone into automobiles and dumping them out of the city another force of workers from the metropolis went up there in the morning: Carrie Gallagher, Minnie Edelman, Martha Robitzka and May Oppenheim and David Feidelson. They were deported as usual, “Violating No Law.” Back in the afternoon came half a dozen more Chicago pickets and as- sembled at the Reback dressmaking plant on Benson street. Police moved down on them and profanely told them to get out quick. They refused and the police were about to place them under arrest when Sergeant McCall came on the scene and ex- plained to everyone that nothing could be done about it; that the pickets were violating no law— whether they were Chicagoans or not. It seems that a delegation of Polish clergymen were even then_in session with Chief of Police Liggett at headquarters, protesting against interference with pickets and. strik- ers generally, many of whom are Poles and members of their congre- gations. And anyhow it seemed use- less to try to drive the pickets away. Capitalist Moral Suasion. So Sergeant McCall came on the scene. He tried to use capitalist moral suasion on the pickets who wouldn’t yield. to force; told them that “the people” of Evanston didn’t like strikes and were “riding” the chief hard to take drastice. acfon. But the picketers had no tears for the mayor’s embarrassing situation. They thought of the sweated work- ers who were battling for union con. ditions and decided to keep up their work. Miss Lulu Montgomery, one of the picketers, is vice-president of the West Virginia Federation of Labor and a student in Chicago at the Women’s Trade Union Training School and Northwestern University. Among other pickets were Julia Broza, Mary Bellock, Celia Chamo- witz, Freda Reicher and Marie Shimsky. Pavlowa Invites Garment Strikers To Famous Ballet Several hundred striking garment workers saw Anna Pavlowa dance with all her beauty and grace at the Auditorium Theatre last night, and another group will see the famous ballet artist’s entertainment tonight. The tickets were furnished thru the generosity of Pavlowa and her manager, Sam Hurock, The great dancer is thoroly opposed to the sweatshop system against which the strikers are fighting. Steamer on the Rocks. NORFOLK, Va., March 12.—The French steamer Tours, which sailed from Norfolk February 25 for Wil- mington, N. C., with a general cargo, Trude said. “If the defendants don’t object, I will send thi the jury court.” pala There was no objection from the girls and so the cas lice cot ie Was sent to the The girls were arrested as a resi of a beating Grable and Mr. Denne sky, of Katz and Dolinsky, gave them at ie cotnes of Market and Jackson Sts., Tuesday ¢vening. Grable and othem officers “from Crowe's office were trying to give the girls copies of the injunctions. They refused to take them. Then Grable and the other officers threatened them. . The girls refused to be frightened and eet the coppers to chase themselves, @ coppers began to ¢: then walked off. a the pital Dolinsky, who was watching the per- formance, followed the officers and induced Grable to return. Grable took hold of one of the girls and struck her. Dolinsky threw his arm around another and tried to knock her down, Pushes Girls Into Wagon. The girls resisted and a scuffle fol- lowed. When more police came up the five girls, three of whom were only watching the others defend themselves, were arrested, At that time Grable was able to use hi rms in pushing the girls patrol wagon. When the girls were taken to S. Clark Street police station they were charged with assault and disorderly conduct, is on the rocks near Neuvitas, Cuba, today. Blow Up Coffee House. DETROIT, Mich., March 12.—A dynamite bomb which exploded at the entrance of a Greek coffee house here early today injured thirty per- sons and wrecked the building, as well as another coffee house, The Poor Fish says: press dispatches members of the Y. M. C. A. in Constantinople are feed- According to ing the ladies of the Caliph’s harem. I know this is charitable work’ but I hate like the deuce to beat a poor eunuch out of a job. It is not ex- actly American. (This is a clever crack for the Poor Fish.—Fish Edi- tor). dance will be given Russian Vecherinka in Soviet School THIS SATURDAY NIGHT A Russian Vecherinka: vaudeville, and March 15, by the Society for Technical Aid to Soviet Russia, at the Soviet School, 1902 West Division Street, at 8 P. M. sharp. - Admission, 35 cents. this Saturday night, eNO