The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 14, 1924, Page 4

Ne Page Four SOUTH AFRICA IS DANGEROUS ZONE FOR BRIT EMPIRE Labor-Nationalist Block For Republic (Special to The Dally Worker) LONDON, April. 13.— Next to the Rawes report the fal of the Smuts | cabinet is the topic of interested dis- | cussion here. It is recognized as not only of premief importance for the South African Dominion, but also for the British Empire. The movement against Smuts has | been gaining strength for sometime. The Labor forces have never forgiv- en his crushing of the Rand. strike with aeroplane bémbs and artillery and the nationalists are not satisfied | with his outright imperialist attitude. | {I |science and ‘public Bishop Brown To Trial Next Month--- Prepares Defense GALION, Ohio, April 13—Bishop William Montgomery Brown, who peas been summoned by the Presi- dent of the court of Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church as a heretic, ‘has issued a magazine which he is circulating in his defense, “Those who are against me have the power of tradition and church law behind them,” says Bishop Brown, author of “Communism and Christ- ianism.”- “But it is equally true that have behind me the power of opinion, which dominates all realms except the re- ligious, and is rivalling tradition and law even in it.” Bishop Brown will defend himself against the charges in Cleveland on May 27th. Bishop Brown does not |believe in a personal God and de- clares himself a Communist. They have now formed a united front | LY PLANNI 6 for the election campaign and have | good prospects of success. The for- | eign office officials and the London | press do not attempt to disguise the seriousness of the situation from the | empire standpoint. | Situation Prevailing. It is significant that the press here} refers to the Boer elements who sup- port Smuts as against Hertzog, the nationalist candidate, as the “pro-| gressive Dutch.” | The possibility of a triumph for Re- | publicanism is undoubtedly in the} minds of the people here. Sir Edgar Walton, High Commissioner for South Africa in London, questioned by the | Daily Express yesterday, said: “It is very possible that a Nation- | alist majority will be returned in the coming elections, and Nationalism in South Africa stands for Republican- ism, altho the Nationalists are not understood to be pressing their Re- publican views.” The London morning newspapers, commenting on Premier Smuts’s sur- prise. announcement of Parliament’s dissolution, dwell on the uncertainty of the outlook with evident uneasi- ness. The Times says General Smuts has a hard row to hoe, but that it is both difficult and futile to attempt to prophesy his political future at this stage. Attitude of Press. The Morning’Post says the compli- cations introduced into the situation by the Labor Party and certain Ger- man and other alien influences make the issue dark and doubtful. The Daily News says that if La- bor supports the Nationalists’ avowed object of establishing a republic, a constitutional crisis must follow which may put South Africa into a dangerous turmoil and have awkward reactions in England and distant parts of the empire. PRETORIA, Transvaal, April 13.— Tielman Boos, leader of the Trans- vaal Nationalists, commenting on the dissolution of Parliament, said he &in- cerely hoped the Laborites would en- ter a coalition Ministry if the Nation- alists were successful in the elections. The presence of Labor Ministers in such a government would satisfy the country that fascism was dead, he said. Lowell Workers Denounce Drive On Foreign-Born By WM. SIMONS LOWELL, Mass., April 13— At a mass meeting of several hundred Lowell workets held in Colonial Hall, Middle St., tuere was great indigna- tion against the plot in Congress to| oppress the Foreign Born Workers. The speakers were H. Sidney Bloom- field of Worcester in English, and M. Plepys of Boston in Lithuanian. The following resolution was passed: Resolution Passed. Whereas, the workers in the ba- sic industries where the chief Wealth of the country is produced are largely foreign born; and Whereas, these workers altho producing the products that make Possible the running of industry, and interchange of products, are subjected to the most miserable conditions and low wages; and Whereas, there are already in- troduced in Congress vicious laws intended to brand aliens as crim- inals, by registering, fingerprinting and photographing them, thus bringing to these shores the detest- able, autocratic methods in use in Kaiseristic Germany and Czaristic Russia, and Whereas, the Government offi- clals have openly and brazenly en- dorsed such measures, which aim to punish any attempt of the suf- fering foreign born to engage in strikes or other working class ac- tivity; therefore, be it Protest Vigorously. , Resolved: That we, the workers of Lowell, in mass meeting as- sembled in Colonial Hall, Middle St., March 30th, 1924, protest vig- orously against the proposed laws aimed at foreign born, and be it further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Mayor of Boston, to the State Governor of Massachusetts, the Congressman for Lowell, the State Senators in to the DAILY WORKER. 4 _ BIG GRAIN TRADE WITH RUSSIANS | Huge Millings Concerns After Volga Wheat (Special to the Daily Worker.) MOSCOW, April 13.—Italy is quick- ly following her recognition «f Soviet Russia with the launching of a new syndicate of milling, banking and ship- | ping interests to mill and market Rus- |sian grain. The preliminary organ- |ization was made last week in Venic: and has sent its represntatives to |Moscow to, complete arrangements |with Leonid Krassin of the Russian government. The Italian syndicate will have to be merged into a Russo-Italian syndi- jcate in which each country holds half |the stock. The Italians contribute the |cash and equipment and the Russians |give the concessions. 50,000,000. Lire Back Scheme. them the Upper Italian Milling Com- pany; a group of Venetian mill inter- ests, Stucky most important; Banker Levi's Milan group, and the Trieste shipping interests, Lloyd-Triestino, are the Italians who have formed the big new combination to deal with Rus- sia. Their capital is 50,000,000 lire, or approximately $2,250,000. The concern expects to trade along the Don and the Volga rivers, import- ing the Russian grain, milling and dis- |tributing it from the Italian centers. |The backers hope to find rich pick- ings, since they are the first large or- ganization to attempt business seri- ously with the Soviet government un- der full diplomatic relations. English concerns that have preceded the Italian company in dealing with Rus- sia have not had the hoped for suc- cess because they did not work under full diplomatic recognition. © Work For Italian Ships. Italian ships that have been clut- tering up the Mediterranean and Black seas. for lack of employment will begin to move soon, according to the Italian reports. Those that aren’t busy bringing grain down the Volga will be taking the flour to other ports. Russia meanwhile will see to it that she isn’t losing anything by dealing with the Italians. Her share of the profits will be turned into equipment which will soon enable her to carry on her own industrial enterprises without the outside concession system. W. Va. Comrades Set Example With F.-L. Donations To the DAILY WORKER: We, the sympathizers and friends of the working class, are proud to show that we believe in the Farmer- Labor Party. Therefore we wish to submit that we were glad to buy the stamps for the campaign fund of the Federated Farmer-Labor Party, so that we may be able to have a work- ers' government in the near future. Therefore we sign our names be- low, so that all the readers and sym- pathizers may see that the masses are getting awake. Each of the following contributed a dollar to the Federated Farmer-La- bor Party Fund: Matt Murkovich, Lyubomir Petro- vich, Charles Keefel, John Hodak, John Brozmich, Martin Derk, Charles Hofman, Joe Lucas, Charles Sage, Steve D. Derk, Joe Turken, Jo¢ Honce, George Jelenich, Miller Brach, Paul Spelich, Pete Zorich, Mike Le- sar, Mike Polinsek, Joe Penco, Vilent Novak, Paul Szlony, William Boh- nick, John Ausets, Tom Fellows, Wil- liam Ausets, Mike Burnik, Frank /Vodnjol, Joe P. Rupartich, Steve Zo- rich, Rugotti Brothers, Janko Turk.— Galloway, West Va. Plan Second McCrary Trial. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 13.— With one long struggle for the free- dom of Governor Warren T. Me- Cray at an end, his attorneys today were building up defense lines for the trial in federal court on an in- dictment charging the governor with sandusent use of the mails. How many of your shop-mates read them to subscribe today, A Genoese group of millers, chief of | AUTO WORKERS TO FARE WORSE THAN LAST YEAR Employment Falling Off In Detroit Shops By LELAND OLDS. (Federated Press Industrial Editor) Employment in Detroit has passed the peak and is on the down grade, according to reports from members of the Detroit Employers’ association which bear out The Federated Press prediction last month that the boom was due for a slump. Between March | 15 and March 29 the number of work- ers‘ employed by the 79 concerns in the association dropped from 241,263 to 238,268, a decrease of 3000. These concerns employ approximately two- thirds of the total number of indus- trial workers in Detroit so that the total number laid off during the fort- night must have been about 4500. Auto Industry Slowing Up. This reflects a slow curtailment of operations in the automobile indus- try. The industry is rapidly approach- ing the time when its serious overex- pansion will glut the market and in- troduce seasonal operation similar to that in the bituminous coal mines. Bradstreet’s weekly review says: “Automobile interests have apparent- ly reached the peak of production and some of the largest makers are curtailing. Whether they will be able to dispose of cars now on hand as fast as expected is the problem.” Reports from motor accessory mak- ers indicate a perceptible falling off in orders from auto manufacturers during the last few weeks. Accord- ing to R. B. Prescott in a monthly analysis of the industry for the Wall | Street Journal: “The industry has been operating under forced draft for nearly two years and has enjoy- ed some of its future business in that people who have purchased low pric- ed new and used cars have mortgag- ed their future buying power, there- by eliminating themselves from the 1924 market.” Will Hit Steel Trade. Employment in| many industries ‘will soon feel the effect of any slump jin the manufacture of automobiles. |The recent heavy activity in the iron | jand steel industry was in part due to | ithe demand of auto makers for steel. |Last year they absorbed over one- |tenth of the country’s steel output. On the assumption that the demand for automobiles this year would show | \a great increase, business men count- jed on a resulting demand for 3,000,- 000 tons of iron and steel, 75,000,000 pounds of aluminum, 110,000,000 pounds of copper, 30,000,000 square feet of glass, 20,000 tons of lead; 9,- 000,000 pounds of nickel, 4,000,000,- 000 pounds of hair and padding, 500,- 000,000 board feet of kimber, 130,000,- 000 square feet of imitation leather, 15,000,000 yards of upholstery cloth, and 100,000,000 square feet of uphol- stery leather. Less Work All Around. It is doubted whether the country can absorb more new cars than in 1923, so much of this demand may not materialize. The result will be less employment in all these indus- tries following the present slow de- cline indicated by Detroit reports. All’ industry rests on an unstable foundation because its activity de- pends on constantly increasing the consumption of the people while the People’s purchasing power is actual- ly limited by low wages. Socialist Scab On Cutlery Workers In Utica Union Fight UTICA, New York, April 13—The \former Socialist candidate for mayor, M. Herman, now organizer of the So- some time on the strikers of the Utica Cutlery Company, who are wag- ing a bitter struggle to establish al union. The bosses, after the strike had been successfully waged two weeks, brought two scabs from Rome, New York. a Many of the scabs quit, however, because they were paid only 64 cents an hour and allowed to work only five hours a day. Even the foreman /Robots”. ~~ ‘s THE DAILY\WORKER Trades Assembly Votes Contempt For Scab Berry SCHENECTADY, New York,’ April 13— The Trades Assembly of the American Federation of Labor has declared its contempt for Mr. Berry, the strikebreaking head of the Press- men’s Union. Berry, claiming to have the indorsement of the entire labor movement, for his political as- pirations, wrote the Schenectady Trades Assembly asking for their support. Re Instead, a motion was passed by the Labor Central Body instructing the clerk to write Mr. Berry assur- ing him of their contempt. This the |clerk did, and his letter wag approv- ed at the next meeting of the As- sembly. GAPEK'S ROBOTS WILL PERFORM IN MILWAUKEE Defense Council Plans For Auditorium Negotiations have just been con- cluded with the Theatre Guild au- thorizing the Labor Defense Coun- cil to take its labor production of “R. U. R.” to Milwaukee immediate- ly after the Chicago performances. Plans are underway looking to- ward the presentation of Capek’s great Robot play in the huge Milwau- kee Auditorium, which seats some 4,- 000 people. If the plans carry, the entire production, cast, “props” and scenery, will be moved to Milwau- kee for one or more performances. Requests are already coming in to the Labor Defense Council office at 166 W. Washington St. for tickets for the Chicago performances of “R. U. R.”, which, according to announce- ment, will be given on Sunday after- noon, April 20, and Wednesday even- ing, April 23. “R. U. R.” is a thrilling melodrama, but is much more than that. It is a keen and powerful indictment of modern capitalistic society, and it carries with it the threat of revolu- |tion, paving the way for a new so- jeial order. © The Plot In Capek’s extraordinary play, “R: U. R.” stand for “Rossum’s Universal “Old Man Rossum” is a learned scientist who (about the year |1932) begins to improve ‘on God by manufacturing artificial workpeople, for sale to business men. These Ro- bots are able to produce more effi- ciently than humen beings, and what is even more important, are cheaper to maintain. Use of Robots brings the cost of production way down. Of course, by far, the greatest de- mand for Robots is for military pur- Poses—and it becomes necessary to| train them in the use of firearms. A time comes when the Robots realize that they are stronger than the people; that the people are un- necessary to them. The cry goes up of “Robots of the World Unite!” The mighty Robots overwhelm the people and take pos- session of the wealth of the world. Mexican Oil Flow Speeds With Defeat Of Huertista Army WASHINGTON, April 13.—Drilling of oil wells in Mexico is proceeding twice as rapidly as during the last three months of 1923, according to a report received here by Mexican gov- ernment representatives. The fascist revolt having been disposed of, oil production is again to be increased. The figures for the last five months \show that exports were reduced or clalist Party, has been scabbing ‘fdr“stoypéd at the various ports in pro- |Portion to the extent of rebel control of ofl territory. March production totalled 13,500,000 barrels. The nationality of the oil compa- nies operating in Mexico in the or- der of their holdings is: American, British, Dutch, French, Spanish, Ital- ian, Norwegian, Cuban, and Mexican. The total capital invested is esti- mated at $360,000,000 gold, of which 60 per cent is American and 30 per cent British. is helping the strikers, as the work- ing conditions are glaringly bad. Only the Socialist Herman, is unsympa- thetic to the workers. When twenty-four more scabs were brought from New York the foremen voted to go out with the strikers un- less the scabs were immediately dis- charged. teen Poet's Union In Mexico. MEXICO CITY, April 13.—A labor union of Mexico's leading dramatists, poets and novelists has applied for admission to the Mexican Federation of Labor and has been accepted. Julio Jiminez Rueda, aramatists, and Federico, novelist, head the charter members. Protest Deportations NEW YORK, April 13.—Men are not “undesirable citizens” because they opposed the war, says a pro- test against. the vat deperta- tion of 17 former political penis sent by the Protestant Social Service commission Many Attractions At United Front May Day Meeting DENVER, Colo. April 13— One copy of the special May Day Hdition of the DAILY WORKER will be given free, as a special feature, with each admission to the gala commemoration of May Day in Machinists’ Hall, Sun- day evening, April 27th. Readings, singing, classical danc- ing, music, refreshments and speech- es, all appropriate to the Workers’ holiday, will be included in the cele- bration. The Socialist Party of Den- ver, which has in the past co-operated in the Workers Party activities will also take a part in the coming at- fair. The tickets, Costing only twenty- five cents, may be obtained from Dietrich, 1407 Arapahoe Street, How many of your shop-mates read ington. 0 q Washington, to the local press and |THE DAILY WORKER. Get cme of | Secretary of Labor Davis in Wash- |THE DAILY WORKER. Get one of them to subscribe today. FASCISTI SEIZE SHIPS OWNED BY | ITALIAN SEAMEN Big “Garibaldi” Line Is Taken By Force (Special to The Dally“Worker) ROME, April 13.—The last strong- hoid of the Italian Co-operative Move- ment, the Shipping Co-operative So- ciety “Garibaldi”, owned by the Ital- ian Seamen's Federation, is held now by the Fascisti, who have seized it by order. and on behalf of the Italian ship-owners. Mussolini’s recent decree endow- ing the Prefects of the fifty-two Ital- ian provinces with arbitrary powers “to interfere with the private busi- ness examine the account books, seize the funds and premises of Trade-un- ions, Co-operative societies and other workers’ organizations of any kind and description” was specially schemed to give the Fascist Government the legal in- strument with which the “Garibaldi” Co-operative Society was to be snatched from the seamen’s owner- ship and placed under the manage- ment and control of a government commissioner. Ship-owners Feared Co-operation. The Shipping Co-operative Society “Garibaldi”, established in 1919, brought fear to the Italian ship-own- ers. during the past two years, by cause of its astonishingly rapid growth. Its financial solidity rested upon the enthusiasm of 64,000 stal- wart members who poured, every year, millions of Lire into its treas- ury, in affiliation fees and other con- tributions, this causing, in the term of four years, an increase of capital for 60,000,000 Lire. This capi- tal, was bound to increase into tre- mendous financial force in the hands of the Italian Seamen’s Federations. The Italian ship-owners’ attack failed. The Co-operative had never more than one of its five big cargo- ships standing idle in a port or dock —not even during the most acute per- iod of the shipping industry crisis— for, the crews being the owners of the ships, were always ready to put their energy and spirit of sacrifice into the fight against the millionaire ship-owners, The capitalists resorted to politi- cal intrigue, and managed to have the support of Parliament on their side and against the seamen. In the term of two years the “Garibaldi” was subjected to investigation by three parliamentary inquiry-commit- tees, but their findings proved to be against the ship owners and the ‘Garibaldi” had its ships restored and Teceived, in addition, reparations for financial damages. Fascism—Bosses’ Opportunity. The coming of the Fascisti into power overturned the whole situa- tion in favor of Labor's enemies. The Seamen's Federation and the Co- operative “Garibaldi” faced the di- lemma: either be affiliated to the Fascist Corporations or be: smashed. In order to evade this dilemma Cap- tain Giulietti, secretary of tae sea- men’s Federation and President of the Co-operative “Garibaldi” put him- self and his two organizations under the patronage of D’Annunzio. The ship-owner resolved to detach D’Annunzio from Giuletti, and, at the same time, bring pressure to bear upon Mussolini thru the “Banca Com- merciale” on account of the latter's controlling power over Italian Indus- try, Economy and Finance. Under this pressure Mussolini gave blanket power to the ship owners’ plan -to take by violence the Genoa headquarters of the Seamen’s Federa- ton and Co-operative “Garibaldi”. Gangsters Seize Union Office. On the 2nd of January last, some 500 hooligans hired and armed by the ship owners, took pos- session of the Seamen’s Federation headquarters at Genoa, and proclaim- ed themselves the owners of the Federation and Co-operative. Most fortunately, the funds of the Federa- tion amounting to 11,000,000 Lire, were not found by the assail- ants. D'Annunzio sent to Musso- lint a message of protest, but the day aftter he seemed to take a more tranquil attitude, and, after a week ers. But Giulietti would not give up the fight. Thinking that they could also bribe him, the ship owners of- fered him unofficially 4,000,000 lire, provided he accepted to withdraw. In response to this, Giu- liuetti published later a roll of 20,- 000 signatures from seamen and members of the “Garibaldi” who pledged themselves to back him in the fight against the ship owners. this plebiscite joined the crews of. the biggest Italian liners, from the under-deck hands to the captains. This attack against the Co-opera- tive “Garibaldi” was taken just when the government is about to auction the State-navigation subsidized lines, and when it was known that the “Garibaldi” was prepared to partici- pate in the auctions with an offer 10,000,000 lire below the prem- jum of subsidy offered in competition by the government.’ The Co-operative ‘Will |“Garibaldi” was therefore, consider- ed to be the only competitor threat- ening, thru its exceptionally advan- tageous offer, the big ship owners’ ring, and that is why the “Garibaldi” has been seized on the auction's eve. Pat McCarthy Could ‘ Not Kick Off With Cheap Detroit Gas By SHERMAN BOWMAN.* (Staff Correspondent of the Fed, Press) DETROIT, April 13.—While city and company experts were holding a haggling session over the price De- troit should pay if it purchase the De- troit City Gas Co. "plant, Pat Me- Carthy, a one-legged peddler living at 503 E. Columbia street here, made five bootless attempts at suicide that have a bearing on the purchase ques- tion and on the customary victimizing of the public by corporations. After his landlady discovered him unconscious in his room at 9:30 o'clock in the evening and had him taken to the receiving hospital it was discovered that he had turned on the gas in his room 14 hours before but had awakened five times in the 14 hours and added each time a para- graph to a farewell letter. On one occasion he left his room to buy whisky. After the 14th hour of inhaling De- troit gas he wrote: “It is now 8:30 o'clock. All the gas jets are turned on. If I wake up again I will tell you more. Goodby for this time. Please don’t blame anyone for this act. Yours very truly, Pat Me- Carthy.” This shows what a poor brand of gas the Detroit City Gas Co. is manu- facturing. $10,000,000 Loan To Mexico. MEXICO CITY, April 13.—Accord- ing to the ministry of finance, the loan to the Mexican government of $10,000,000 by American bankers was to be handed over April 1, but hasn’t put in appearance yet. Altho no con- firmation was obtained officially it is understood that the leaders are a banking institution of San Francisco, backed by New York financiers. How many of your shop-mates. read THE DAILY WORKER. Get one of them to subscribe today. COMMUNIST AND LW. W. DEBATE TOLARGE CROWD Turner Hall Packed For Cannon And Edwards (Continued from Page One) line of his pogition. 1. W. W. Must Join Communists. ‘When Cannon cried: “The I. W. W. are the natural Communists in Amer- ica and I for one will not stop until we've brought them into our move- ment!” the hall resounded with ap’ plause. Cannon explained that the Wobblies are strong in certain mi- gratory industries. and among the most oppressed of the workers. Their revolt against capitalism is only nat- ural, he said. Cannon quoted the I .W. W. pre- amble and papers to support his con- tentions. He argued that they were avowed revolutionists but that they »wed the pernicious poison of lib- eralism to influence their writings and activities, as shown by their de- fense pleas. Can’t Ignore State. Cannon pointed out that the I. W. W. cannot easily ignore the activities of the state, “the executive committee of the wuling class,” as Marx says, when the state interferes with their organization to the extent of throwing them into jail for their work. He argues that the capitalist class con- stantly injects its poison into the workers’ minds thru the press, the churches, the school system and even in labor organizations by agents and bourgeois-thinking members. Cannon demonstrated that to accomplish the revolution a crisis is necessary in which capitalism can no longer rule successfully, plus the’ will of class conscious workers, and that the only way this will can be effective, is un- der the leadership of a centralized, disciplined party. ‘Task of Revolutionary Party. “The task of a revolutionary party is to go into the unions and fight against all other ideas and parties,” Cannon maintained. “The workers have troubles in industry, but unfor- tunately they have “even. more troubles. The state, representing a small group of capitalists, rules by deception, trickery, and fraud, and force.” “What the hell are you going to court about!” challenged Cannon in “old-time Wobbly language.” He re- peatedly showed that the workers were involved in the state and there- fore must fight with political as well as industrial organization. - “Educate the workers in the class struggle and in the fundamentals of economics,” Cannon declared. “Or- ganize to fight against capitalist ideas in the working class. Class con- scious workers organized with a pro- gram and systematizing and co-ordi- nating their work will help to make the workers’ revolution not prevent it,” he concluded. . Several hundred dollars were taken in for the General Defense Committee and the National Defense Council—to fight for the freedom of the boys in San Quentin and Centralia and to smash the Michigan persecution and free Communists from eastern pris- ons. The exact amount will be an- nounced later, si ee ae monday, Apxil 14, 1924 ASK FEDERATION TO.ACT AGAINST PLATOON SYSTEM Strike-Breaker School Plans Assailed Chicago union teachers are wafting to see what action the Federation’s committee on schools will recommend against the menace of the platoon system of education. The Federation of Women High School Teachers made their report against the “goose- step” system to the Chicago Feder ation of Labor last Sunday and the report was then turned over ta the committee. Platoon Schools Make Scabs, “Strike-breakers are made in the schools,” said Miss Lillian Herstein to the Federation of Labor Sunday, re- porting for Local 3 of Women High School Teachers. “The platoon sys- tem, or Gary system, means standard- ization of education, which is utterly opposed to democracy.” Big business raises the cry for Americanization of the foreign work- ers, according to Miss Herstein, and yet when Miss Irace Abbott opened night classes thruout Illinois mine districts for the workers, the mine operators had the schools closed. The greedy operators refused to sup- port the very action they had called for. Makes Robots of Pupils. That the platoon system means the transformation of individuals - into numbers was clearly demonstrated by Miss Herstein. “Evérybody doing the same thing at the same moment and big business- blowing the whistle,” is the way the teacher described the working out of the proposed plan for mechanizing Chicago schools. , DR. ISRAEL FELDSHER Physician and Surgeon 3803 ROOSEVELT RD. Crawford 2655 Hours: Morning, until 10 a. m. Afternoons, 1 to 3 and 7 to 9 p. m. HOOVER ASSAILS OIL. MENACE TO CHICAGO DINERS Its The Death Of Sport He Tells Fishermen Herbert Hoover bewailed the ofl menace at a banquet in the Hotel Mor- rison Saturday night. “Oil” he declaimed, “is certainly the one menace that must be attacked at once.” Waiters who were passing in and out might have thot-he was worrying about the poison in the Teapot that has killed the political future of Denby, Daugherty and some others. But no! Perish the thot. Herb’s outcry was over something less ma- terial than the looting of the naval reserves. He was crying out against the oil that kills the sport of our fisherman,—the oil that is run into river and lake from factories and kills fish and oyster beds. Hoover was addressing the Izaak’ Walton league of America at its se- cond annual convention. The audience listened with profound attention. They felt sure they were listening to a genuine authority on oil. Trachtenberg Talks In Ohio Steel City; In Chicago, Friday CANTON, Ohio, April 13.—Alexan- der Trachtenberg lectured here on the subjects, “What I saw in Rus- |sia and Germany”. .The lecture was jlistened to very attentively and the quality and variety of the questions asked after the lecture, indicated a very earnest desire on the part of the workers to ascertain the truth rel- ative to Russia. The collection amounted to over $25 besides admission receipts. The literature sales brought in several dollars more. It was learned at the meeting that three comrades have been discharged from) the steel mills here for holding membership in the Workers Party. Several steel trust spies were ob- served in the audience. He lectures in Chicago next Friday evening at North Side Turner Hall, 820 N. Clark Street. 7-.* © Trachtenberg In St. Louls, April 25 Alexander Trachtenberg, just back from 14 months in Russia and Central Europe, as a delegate of the Workers Party, will lecture at the Labor Ly- ceum, 1243 North Garrison Ave., St. Louis, Mo., Friday, April 25, at 8 p. m. The admission will be 25 cents, Procter Called to Washington. WASHINGTON, April 13.—William Cooper Procter, soap manufacturer and financial backer of General Leon- ard Wood in the last presidential campaign, has been subpoenaed by the senate oil committee. The sub poena calls for Procter’s appearance on Monday. ‘ Procter is believed by investigators to have some information concerning the reported attempt of the late Jake Hamon to prepare for leasing the na- val oil reserves during the 1920 Re blican national convention.