The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 29, 1924, Page 3

Saturday, March 29, 1924 OIL SCANDAL HAS MEXICO ON ITS EAR Dil Men Tried to Split Southern Republi hes Cgtianctns ot tes Fees ovens MEXICO CITY, March 28.— Teapot Dome is gushing into Mexico as the mania for de- siphering code telegrams spreads across the border. Sensational Exposures, The result is a series ‘of ex- posures no less sensational than those in Washington and involving prominent Mexicans and in part the same figures that have been oil-soaked in the U. S. A. - The newspaper Universal Grafico is running a series of telegrams and letters between Albert B. Fall and his, representatives on tne American side of the line ahd Marxian generals here. The facts, tho long suspected, have all Mexico by the ears, for they involve a new partition of Mex- \co with five northern states and the entire oil fields involved. A seces- sion fomented and financed by Amer- ican oil arid mining interests, with immediate recognition of the seces- sionists virtually assured by men tlose to Harding, such as Daugherty and Fall (and even the name of Hughes figuring). Why were these professional fili- busters so anxious to annex the Mexican oil and mine regions, if they were able to use (as they have) the state department of. the United States to exact concessions and nullify article 27 of the Mexi- can constitution? The answer is found in Teapot Dome. They knew it would be eas- ler to get concessions for a song from men like Fall if the region be- came American territory than to bully it out of refractory officials, The exposures show that the alleged bandit Villa shot the first briber that was sent to him, and that the second, when he heard of the fate of his predecessor, sold the letter he bore to President Carranza. Saw Much of Secretary Hughes, They show further that Fall and his gang financed a revolution by General Cantu in Lower California, but that it fell thru. The disrepu- table General Gonzales, member of Carranza’s cabinet; General Pelaez, one of the leaders of the recent re- bvellion, and General Guellar, were all todls. A certain “Caso” whose real name has not yet been decoded, “has of late (to quote one of the tele- grams) seen a good deal of Hays (Charles, Evans Hughes) and report. ed made good impression.” “He (Caso) and Garza (General Cuellar) ‘have also seen Thomas (Fall, then secretary of the inter- for). Latter apparently well im- pressed with Garza.” All these and reas more things the telegrams and letters reveal. Continuing the same telegram which was sent by W, F. Buckley, who signed himself Hh iciy Geran to J. H. Sears in the Hotel Ambassador, Los Angeles, and decoding it as far as possible we find: “General Cuellar has mapereaty made deal with California Company (Doheny ). Mona (General Gon- zales) is working and is looked on favorably by Dover (Daugherty) and other friends of Haynes( Presi- dent Harding).” ot by U. S. Promised. Another telegram from Buckley to Sears reads in part: “I have been advised definitely that Company (the government of the United States) immediately ‘give appraisal (recognition) to jompson (Palaesz) if he will take land’ I have so advised him. I also think company would give a praisal to ANY ONE WHO M. Ss A CREDITABLE SHOWING .. . and that we can immediately there- after secure from the company’ all manner of facilities at boundary and soon thereafter secure appraisal.” The letter from one of 's henchmen to Villa reads in part as follows: I “If you will meet me at a designated by you on the border Promise to bring to our conference one of the most eminent statesmen in the United States with erful influence with BOTH 01 NA- IOR AL, | SOUUGAE a hy relative ions_pertaini Mexico. I refer to U. 8S. Sehr Abert B, Fall ... no living Ameri- can knows the conditi m and the rave of tly gaver Teapecilig I si NorTH MEXICO ++» I grimly believe that he (Fail) and some of his friends (and you) can organize there being one condition that they will ire is, merican lives that protect A AND PROPERTY. . . bination like this to assist will soon have larae revenues mines of Chihuahua and frora many | | Trachtenberg Tour | Seturday, March 29, Binghamton, N. Y., at 7:80 p. m, Lithuanian Hall, 271 Clinton St, Sanday, March 30, at 3 p. m., Utica, N. Yo Labor Temple, 714 Charlotte St. Menday, March 31, Rochester, N. ¥., Hall to be announced later. Tusaday, April 1, at 8 p. m., Buffalo, N. Y., Labor Lycoum, 374 William St. We 7, April 2, Jamestown, N. Yj Hall to be announced tater. Thureday, April 3, Erie, Penna., Hall to be inced later. . Pittsburg, Penn., Hall ay, April 5 and 6, Pitts: burg, Penn., Hall to be announced later. Trachtenberg Ends Successful Tour In Nutmeg State Alexander Trachtenberg has just ended his tour of Connecticut, speak- ing to large meetings at Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. i In Waterbury, the “brass town”, uniformed police and police not in uniform attended the meeting in con- siderable numbers. The mayor of Waterbury is a very cautious man and believes in preparation. A little per- sonal conversation with the police however, brought out the welcome information that they were glad to be detailed to hear a lecture on Soviet Russia rather than walk the streets in the bitter cold weather, And after the meeting they all voted the speech | acceptable and interesting. The meeting in New Haven was at- tended by a goodly sprinkling of Rus- sian anarchists and Social Revolution- aries. As happened once before, they attempted to monopolize the end of the meeting by asking all the ques- tions and doing all of the discussing. But as before, they did not get away with it. When Trachtenberg pointed out (these counter-revolutionists were much concerned about freedom in Russia) that Soviet Russia did not intend to permit that kind of freedom which had as its aim the assasination of the Soviet leaders and the reinsti- tution of the reactionaries, the audi- ence approved with loud applause, Scott Nearing Bursts Free Speech Fetters On Stamford, Conn. The Scott Nearing meeting at Stamford, Conn., ended the reign of suppression in this city and it is now to be hoped that free speech and assemblage will suffer no fur- ther assaults here. This was the first open meeting the Workers Party has held in this city. The audience was large and “select” for federal ‘agents, the wife of the judge and some of the high school faculty were present- The many workers who attended, however, ap- preciated the lecture, “Oil “and the of War,” most, Many ques- tions were asked after the lecture. In Hartford the Joker meeting in! the history of, the party was held. Seven Raise people filled the Grand theater and a collection of $125 was taken, Two hundred copies of The DAILY WORKER and much other literature was sold. The audience signified its willingness to attend future Workers Party meet~ ings by giving names and addresses so that notification can be sent them. The Bridgeport Nearing meeting was held in Metal Trades Hall. Every seat was filled. Here Near- ing spoke on the Teapot Dome scandal, He stressed the import- ance of the June 17 convention and the organization of a class farmer- labor party as the beginning of the end of bribery, corruption and ex- ploitation of the workers and farm- ers. Soviet Recognition Necessary to Relief Of U. S. Farmers (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, March 28.—De- bate on the McNary-Haugen export marketing bill in the senate is ex- to renew discussion of the do- nothing foreign policy of Secretary Hughes, which was last taken up ae Senator Borah’s resolution calling for recognition of Russia was before the upper house. It has been Borah’s contention, and the belief of most of the pro gressives on both sides of the aisle, that the American farmer cannot get higher prices for his products until the people of Europe are en- abled to buy more. This means re- constructon of Europe, relations with Russia, evacuation of the Ruhr by the French, and credits to Russia and Germany. Senators Shipstead and Magnus Johnson have insisted that the farm- Siena cee sa" ey canno’ a price Yor their crops equal to S cost of production. They indorse the demand that the state depart- ment seek instead of further trouble in Europe, California Supreme Court Rebukes Judge For Prejudiced Trial ; ‘The Federated Press) SACRAMENTO, Calif, March 28. The California supreme court has re- fusod to review the Flanagan and Stangeland criminal “syndicalisin cases, in the a) late court Jud reversed the dscns Mpeg these two men. The appellate had also reprimanded Judge C, 0, Busick for his prejudice in dealing with this and other cr-minal syndi- other sources... .” calism trials. The defense will now This letter is | by Chas, F. | move ly a Hunt and dated Paso, Jan. 17, Flanagan from San Quentin and 1917, just before the outbreak of the from Aan to the Sac- and under Woodrow ‘Wilson's | ramento cow it is expected adsshetrasten, The telegrams are | however that cases will be dis- pO erage coat tc egad| sia trial date is FARMER-L ABOR UNITY HOLDS IN MINNESOTA Non-Partisan League Will Co-operate (Special to The Daily Worker) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 28, —Contrary to statements circulated in the hostile press, the Non-partisan league of Minnesota has not broken with the Farmer-Labor Federation headed by William Mahoney of St. Paul. At its recent convention the league voted to affiliate with the fed- eration. The league will retain its identity according to the terms of the arrangement worked out with the larger body. Plan of Action. The Non-partisan league will hold on to its paper, the Minnesota Lead- er. The plan under which the league will work with the federation is briefly as follows: 1,—The federation will concen- trate in cities and towns and unor- ganized territory. 2,—The league will continue its organization work in its present territory. 3-—The league will continue its paper, the Minnesota Leader. 4.—The league will pay dues to the federation on the same basis as labor unions, that is, 2 cents per month per capita as provided in its constitution. hy The central committee of the Farmer-Labor Federation met last Saturday and appointed the follow- ing, executive committee to act be- tween the meetings of the central committee: Walter J. Kennedy of Simpson; Fred_E. Osborne of South St. Paul and neapolis. William Mahoney of St. Paul, chairman of the central com- mittee, and Ralph Harmon of South St. Paul, secretary, also will be ex- officio members of the executive com- mittee. Mr, Mahoney will. be the chairman of both committees, “Farmer-Labor Advocate” Organ. It also was decided to make the Farmer-Labor Advocate of St. Paul, started about a year ago, the official organ of the federation. The central committee members who attended the meeting in St. Paul Saturday follow: First district—Wal- ter J. Kennedy, Simpson, Non-parti- san league; J. P. Placek, Austin. Second—John F. Johnson, Hanska; W. C, Sprague, Madelia, Non-parti- san league. Third—Fred E. Os- borne, South St. Paul, Non-partisan league; A. C. Welch, Glencoe, Non- partisan league. Fourth—Frank Fisher, St. Paul; Frank Starkey, St. Paul. Fifth—R. D. Cramer, Minne- apolis; J. O. Johnson, Minneapolis. Sixth—A. H. Hendrickson, Sauk Cen- ter,.Non-partisan league; E, W. An- derson, Becker, Non-partisan league. Seventh—Judge Harold Baker, Ren- ville, Non-partisan league; Heming Nelson, Atwater, sonees league. Eighth—George E. ebster, union man, Hibbing; H. W. Dart, railroad brotherhood, Proctor. Ninth—J. C, Pratt, Crookston; Louis Engstrom, Roseau, Non-partisan league. Tenth —C. R. Hedlund, Minneapolis; G. H. Lunberg, Montrose, Non-partisan league. Cop Transgresses Etiqueite. SAN FRANCISCO, March 28,— When a poor working man is beaten up for resisting an officer that ends it. But when nine business and professional men were arrested in a drinking row at a fashionable res- taurant, one newspaper was too delicate even to mention their names, while the pueden who handled the men a bit rough and the sergeant who didn’t stop him have both been suspended from the force, IMPEACH COOLIDGE! MULLER’S RESTAURANT A good place to eat. 1010 RUSH STREET Tel. Superior 7079 Downstairs of National Office. COZY LUNCH George E. Pashas We Bake Our Own Pies . 2426 Lincoln Avenue One-half block from Imperial Hall CHICAGO Dress Up-to-Date KAPLAN MADE-TO-ORDER SUIT OR OVERCOAT $40.00 and Up an ag ' J. KAPLAN ’ and Gents’ R. D. Cramer of Min-} GHE DAILY WORKES Ohio Non-Union Mine Conditions Related By Correspondent A letter describing the bitter non- union conditions in the mines near New Port, Ohio, has come to the DAILY WORKER from John J. Mo- ravesky, a union miner there. The Walford Coal Co., and other com- panies there have been operating United States non-union for three years. Miners, who are working only on a art time basis are getting $4.00, #50 to $5.00 for outside work and JOB SHORTAGE GROWING, SAYS LELAND OLDS Seeks World Control At another successful monthly 5.00 to $6.00 for inside day men, meeting of the T. U. E. L. at North- with tonnage rates for loaders only | West Hall,, Leland Olds of the Fed- 60 cents. The union scale price i8}erated Press sketched in figures and $6,88 for outside work and $7.50 for | statistics the growing power of Amer- inside work, with loaders paid 78.8 cents per ton, besides pay for dead work, For men with families rang- ing up to seven children the non- union wages, at irregular employ- ment, represent the-direst poverty. The non-union coal mines there are surrounded by union mines, but there is danger the non-union area will be extended. Our correspondent tells of a United Mine Workers’ organizer being stoned away from the premises of the company. The bosses forbade him admission and’ some of the stones were flung by “100 Per Cent Ameri- can” scabs. Nine men who listened to the or- ganizer were discharged and ordered to move from their company houses. The bosses say they can’t pay the union scale and sell coal for $1.80 a ton but they do not say that M. 8, Wolford and Edgar Wolford, his son, control the majority of the company stock and that these two are buying coal from the Wolford Coal Co., and retailing it for $7.50 a ton at their coal yard under the name “Fountain Coal Co.,” Akron, Ohio, Workers in Akron, Ohio, and else- | where, should buy only union coal jand help the miners to win, the min- er urges rightly. Oranges Rotting In Florida Orchards Thru Dealers’ Greed (Special to The Daily Worker) DADE CITY, March 28.—Whole- sale waste of fruit is going on in Florida orchards because the own- ers will not pay enough to make it worth while to gather it. Right near Dade City thousands of bushels of oranges are rotting on the ground in the groves, going to waste. The price is only 75 cents per gathering a crate, or a little over 1 1-2 bushels, Organizer F, E. Marshall, of the Farm-Labor Union of America, re- ports that there are now about 100 members in Pasco county in spite of the opposition of loca! dealers, California Cattle Kings Fattening Off * Hoof-Mouth Disease (By The Federated Press) SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 28. Quarantine headquarters for the foot and mouth pestilence which has been affecting California cattle has accused ‘several large cattle owners of the state of having deliberately allowing their herds to become in- fected so that they could be killed and the owners collect the indemnity paid by the state and federal gov- ernments for all cattle so slaugh- tered. The bureau in charge states that henceforth all such cases will be fully prosecuted and payment will be refused for animals infected with the disease on purpose to col- lect the indemnity. How many of your shop-ma’ THE DAILY WORKER. them to subscribe today. ad Get one of —I~—E—SSSSSSSSSS===E_—IS————————> why there is no Revolution in Germany why there is hunger and despair in Germany how Russia is ut To Be Mar. 31 JOHNSTON CITY, » 10 ? ae » 12 vee 32 So. Wabash Avenue ican imperialism and it’s effect on the increasing unemployment. “The conduct of the war, the peace treaty, today’s maneuvers of Morgan and our own Hell ’n Maria | Dawes, are all steps having in view |the placing of the economic control of the world in the hands of U. 8S. bankers,” said the speaker. “Since 1916” he continued, “the Navy League and the banking inter- \ests have been outspoken in their jplans that the American dollars re- place the pound sterling as the mone- | tary standard of.the world—and that jwe have a strong navy to back up the | American dollar.” Olds Gives Figures. In figures on our basic industries he pointed out the coming’ serious unemployment. “The attempt is al- ready being made,” he said, “to lengthen hours of work and decrease wages as part of the plan of the Amer- ican bankers to gain the position held by England for the past century, in whose grip rested the world’s econ- omic control.” Earl Browder, editor of the Labor Herald, whose summary of the most important developments in the world of labor are becoming an outstanding feature of these meetings spoke on “The Situation in the German Trade Unions.” He pictured briefly the disintegration of the German trade unions under the past reactionary leadership. “The situation has be- come so serious,” explained the speak- er, “that today they are forced to appeal to Sam Gompers for their wages. The press “he continued,” is ruined. Today the once mighty small weekly bulletin. And the speaker felt sure they owed the printer for this. Communists Only Hope. “The growing power of the Com- munists who are the only force hold- ing the unions together today in Ger- many is the only hope of the Ger- man workers,” the speaker explained. The reports of the delegates were featured by the summary presented by A. Overgaard of the machinists on ;the situation in Toledo, where T. U. E. L. members are being expelled from the union on charges of “over- throwing the government” and be- cause the accused members talked often “of Russia and China” and the officials “don’t like it.” Has Money for Slu 5 ST. LOUIS, March 28.—The Man- ganese Steel Co, refuses to grant the ‘new $7.50 a day scale of union mold- ers, an increase of 50 cents.. But at a hearing of an injunction suit brought by the company against the union it was disclosed that the firm has been paying $10 a day to depu- ties to “guard” the struck plant. The company wants the court to stop by an injunction the effective picketing which has been carried on by the un- ion since last October. The com- pany also insists on the right to fix the price of piece-work “without in- terference” from the union. Don’t be a “Yes, But,” supporter of The Daily Worker. Send in your sub- scription at once. slowly building herself up the contrast between the two most talked of Countries in Europe RUSSIA and:GERMANY ATALE UF TWO REPUBLICS EIGHT REELS OF MOVIES Shown HERRIN, ILL., Annex Theatre BENTON, ILL., Star Theatre, 2 P. M. ILL., Palace Theatre, 8 P. M. W. FRANKFORT, ILL., Majestic Theatre . 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OUT WITH GENERAL WOOD! SPEAKERS: Honorable Pedro Guevara, Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States, Manuel Roxas, Speaker of the Philippine Congress, Scott Nearing, Prominent Lecturer and Author. Jay Lovestone, Director, Research Department, Workers Party of America and member of the Editorial Staff “The Daily Worker”, Wednesday, April 2nd, at 8 P. M. WEBSTER HALL, 119 East 11th Street ae ADMISSION 25 Auspices: Local Greater New York, Workers Party of America.