The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 15, 1924, Page 1

i. VOL. II. No. 25. ‘question will be fought to the United THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS’ AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT GRAND JURY ENTERS: THE OIL DRAMA Sinclair Indictment for Contempt Coming Up (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 14.— The grand jury here Wednesday will consider criminal. cases against principals in the oil scandal; the contempt indict- ment against Harry F. Sinclair will come up during the week for dispositioon by the court on a demurrer and the senate com- mittee will continue tomorrow on the trail of testimony con- cerning the republican national convention “‘oil deal” story. This was the program of sen- ate and legal investigators out- lined today for the week. ' Grand Jury at Work. The Grand Jury was summoned to hear the evidence which prosecutors Pomerene and Roberts have drawn up against at least five men prominent in the investigation. Indicements for conspiracy to defraud the govern- ment will be sought. The government will file an answer to the demurrer of Harry F. Sinclair, who was indicted for contempt when he refused to answer questions of the investigating committee and then at- tacked the cohstitutionality of the powers of all congressional investigat- ing committees. A day for argument of the legal points involved will be set as soon as possible. Hither way? States Supreme Court. Proctor Backed Wood. William Cooper Procter, Cincinnati soap manufacturer, and friend of Gen. Leonard Wood, has been subpoenaed as the first witness bezore the investi- gating committee tomorrow. He furnished money for the Wood presidential campaign in 1920 and is supposed to have some information regarding the reported efforts of the late Jake Hamon to swing an oil re- serve deal at the convention. eee (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, April 14— James Bloan, for 16 years detailed by the secret service to guard the president, told the senate public lands commit- tee that when he became the mana- eer of the Washington branch 6f the brokerage house of Ungeleider & Co., of Cleveland, O., in October, 1921, his salary was set at $1000 a month. He had been drawing $9 a day, with $4 maintenance allowance, when hé pro- tected Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson. Ungeleider was a friend of the Daugherty crowd in Ohio politics. In picking a manager for his Washing- tom branch he did not get a trained stockbroker or investment expert. He got a man who knew everyone who went to the white house. Sloan had to be given several weeks’ training at Cleveland and New York, in order that he might know how to sell stocks. But Ungeleider had met him with Harding, and knew that “Jimmy” had been employed from the morning after the nomination of Harding, to guard the candidate during the 1920 campaign and to be at his service and at the service of the Republican National committee until June 15, 1921. In other words, Sloan knew everybody who associated with Hard- ing during the entire campaign and for several months after his inaugura- tion. ° Sloan testified that no public off- cial dealt in stocks thru his office “ex- cept as your experts’ examination of our books disclosed,” and that no offi- cial traded thru his firm under any other name than the client’s own. After President Harding’s death, SUPSCRIPTION RATE: In Chicago, by mail, 8.00 per year. Outside Chicago, by mail, $6.00 per year. PINCHOT BOWS BEFORE COOLIDGE; INSURGENT DAYS ARE NOW OVER (Special to The Daily Worker) HARRISBURG, Pa. April 14.— Governor Gifford Pinchot, leading exponent of prohibition enforcement and long considered an insurgent in the ranks of rock-ribbed repub- licans in Pennsylvania, has made his peace with the organization. By conceding the Republican nomination to President Calvin Coolide and relinquishing what- ever thoughts of it he may have had for himself, Governor Pinchot has served to solidify the Repub- lican Party—on dry enforcement. Recognition that Mr. Coolidge would be the Republican choice at Cleveland in June came in an adroit- ly worded paragraph of a state- ment by the governor last night in which he acknowledged he was at the bottom of Francis J. Heney’s retention by Senator Couzens as counsel to aid the senate committee investigating prohibition enforce- ment. DAWES ROBBER PLAN ASSAILED INLABOR CIRCLES Amalgamated Secretary Joins Attack (By The Federated Press) NEW YORK, April 14—While Wall Street and the capitalist press are praising the report on German rep arations by Banker Hell-an’-Maria Dawes, opinion in labor: and liberal circles in New York is hostile to the report as a capitalist plan for the working class.. Tho many sentatives of unions and labor banks here withhold comment until the lengthy document can be studied more fully, The Federated Press has secured the following statements: Schlossberg Hits Dawes. Joseph Schlossberg, secretary Amal- gamated Clothing Workers of Amer- ica—From: labor's point of view the whole idea of indemnity, whether called reparations or some other name is wrong and does not make for a European settlement. War was car- ried on by all, and an attempt such as the Dawes report to force indemnities on the loser, which 1s not able to pay, does not help toward a solution of the problem.” ef Stuart Chase, economist, Labor Bu- reau—“Dawes’ report does not take into consideration the economic reali- ties of the situation. It does not put SHARP NOTE IS SENT TO MACDONALD New Troubles for the English Money Power (Special to The ‘Daily Worker) LONDON, April 14.—Just prior to the start of the conferences between the MacDonald government and the representatives of the Soviet govern- ment several of the leading bankers here have sent a joint note to the government setting forth terms they wish the government to have incor- porated in the memorandum of agree- ment that is to be the basis of the Anglo-Russian treaty. The Russian delegation has already prepared a counterclaim for damag- es from invasion and counter-revolu- tion financed by previous British gov- ernments, which exceeds by several hundred million dollars the total amount of British claims. The conference which begins today is expected to last well into July and if the opposition indicated by the joint note of the financiers continues it may last much longer as the Rus- sian delegation says it is justified by conditions in Russia in refusing to make any further vital concessions to British capital. The British shareholders in Russian industries are estimated at. about 25,- 000. More than 12,000 of the stock- holders have interests in six indus- trial companies, amalgamated under Leslie Urquhart’s presidency. In ad- dition to such mining and industrial properties a large section of the Brit- sian onal debt, which the soviets still show no intention of acknowledg- ing. On these main questions, as well as the details of the regulation of commercial and industrial activities and trade in the two countries, the conflict is expected to be sharp and prolonged. Bankers Signing Note. The memorandum, which is signed, among others, by Sir Charles S. Ad- dis, director of the Bank of England; Frederick C. Goonenough, chairman of Barclays bank; Edward C. Gren- fell, member of the firm of Morgan, Grenfell & Co.; Sir Eric Hambro, di- rector of the Royal Exchange Assur- ance company; Walter Leaf, director of the Westminister bank; Reginald McKenna, former chancellor of the exchequer, and Lord Swaythling, head of the banking firm of Samuel Mon- sufficient pressure on France to re-|tague & Co. apparently was designed tract her’ autocratic position and as- sist in the stabilization of Europe.” “Capitalist Plan,” Says Lore Ludwig Lore, editor ‘Volkszeitung (Workers party)—“Thi¢ is simply a capitalist plan to put the whole war burden on the German proletariat. It sets no limit to the amount Germany must pay. It is as impossible of ful- fillment as the Versailles treaty.” James P. Warbasse, president, Co- operative League of america— “This seems to be less coercive in its de- mands upon Germany than former plans. But dt is based on a false assumption, that the Germans are alone to blame for the war. No one to influence the labor government against too many concessions to the soviet government. ef 8 MOSCOW, Russia, April 14.—Speak- ing at a conference in Tiflis prior to his return to Moscow, Leon Trotzky, minister of war, said Soviet Russia at present was stronger than ever. With regard to the Roumanian question, Trotzky declared Russia would maintain a policy of waiting. The door for an amicable settlement of the situation was still partly open. He would not say, however, that there never would be war. France, said Trotzky, was playing government, much less any one peo-|a foul game in supporting Roumania ple is wholly responsible. It would |and Poland against Russia, and in at- be better for all the countries if in-|tempting to cause a bre; demnities ‘were discarded as a mea-|Russia and. Turkey. between But, he added, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1924 -RUSS-ANGLO PARLEY: sure of international expediency, The|Raymond Poincare, the French pre- way to peace and stabilization is rec-|mier, would find that he had miscal- ognition of joint responsibility for the | culated. war.” A Sick Senator. Full Recognition. The British prime minister ex- plained at the beginning of the con- WASHINGTON, April 14.—Senator | ference that the meeting was an out- James Couzens has been removed to| come of the note sent to Foreign Min- John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, | ister Tchitcherin granting Soviet Rus- “for further observation,” his pbysi-|sia recognition de jure. The confer- cians announced today. ence, he said, was a complement of that act and in no wise altered the LENINGRAD, April 14.—-The tim-|fact that the recogniton which had the Ungeleider firm sold out to a New York concern, and Sloan joined the unemployed. ¢ ber department of the Northwestern | been granted was unqualified. “Gostorg” (State Trade) has conclud- ed a considerable deal in wood mate- rials with Spain. 18 COMMUNIST REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED TO FINNISH PARLIAMENT STOCKHOLM, April 14.—Eigh Communist representatives were teen elected to the Finnish Parliament in the elections held on April 1 and 2. Considering that the Communists were not allowed to take part in the elections e: as local gro and that the Com: ea es peril lage aetig ot munist Party has been the the Social-Demoorat muniste have made a show by the bourgeolsie parties Seti eet hc cia ae “The liquidation of the past relation. ship of the two countries, the premier stated, had to be considered, as well na the peaceful relations of the fu- ure, M. Rakovsky, replying, laid stress upon the theme of the future peace of Europe and the necessity for disarm- ament, He assured the British that Russia desired close financial and Sp aia relations with this coun- } CONVENTION PECTS OOZING; HORSE BEST BET (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 14.—The basis fs being faid for a row at the Demoe fational convention next June out ef which may come the “break” that will decide the party nominee for the presidency. Plans are in preparation for con- testing some of the so-called Mc- Adoo and Underwood delegations and throwing them to eventual dark horses when the moment comes. It Is Rard to tell what candidate Is to be the beneficiary. In any event there are cleat indications that Mc- Adoo and Underwood both may find themselves minus certain state delegations they were counting on, if the plans of their opponents ma- teri: ors There ts already a dispute, for Instance, as to who controls the, lowa Democratic delegation. Botf McAdoo and Underwood claim a ma- jority. The longer the Democratic pre- convention campaign goes, the more apparent it becomes that no- body is going Into the convention with two thirds of the delegates, or anything like that, under his con- trol. . SING MERRY HELL IN DALLAS 40 Indictments Asked Prosecutor The Daily Worker) evangelistic morality of Texas may not have prevented some 40 students of Southern Methodist College from taking a whirl at women and wine. David Coffman, the United States District Attorney, has told a sad tale to the federal grand jury and asked for the indictment, under the prohi- tion law, of youths for “dining and ‘dancing with women of the street.” Quart Admission Fee. “Each guest was charged a quart of liquor as his fee of admission,” ex- claimed Coftman of a “wild party” at which the drinking and dancing was alleged to have been done. “Students and women became scan- dalously intoxicated,” continued the prosecutor, and innocent co-eds who attended scampered to their dorm- itories in fright and disgust.” Didn’t Mind Lynching. University authorities, who have po- litely restrained their emotions when the good people of Dallas and its vi- cinity lynched Negroes are whooping it up against the naughty students. They declare that the “wild party” was in celebration of “The Dinkey,” an outlawed fraternity magazine that they charge with too free a treatment of sex. - 1 Dr. Horace M. Whaling of the Ex- ecutive Committee of the faculty, an- nounced students who staged the par- ty and published “The Dinkey” would be expelled. Evidence which Coffman planned to place before the grand jury included charges that the student promoters of the party picked up auto loads of women from downtown rooming hous- es and hotels and brought them to the lake. Co-eds declared they were insulted by drunken students, beaten and forced to walk home unescorted. ‘Leaders in the party were said to be prominent athletes and fraternity men, Klan Killed Mayor Who Quit Konklave - Is Murder Theory ST. JOSEPH, Mo. April 14.—Ar- thur Sission, former Mayor of Mays- ville, Mo., died today from bullet wounds alleged to have been inflicted March 29, by Newman Estes, during an argument over an election cam- paign in which the Ku Klux Klan was the most prominent issue. Sis- sion was elected with the support of the Klan and was then accused of turning against the organization. Employer Sings His Song. ELBERFELD, Germany. — “The trade unions must be destroyed,” was the refrain reiterated again and again including the debt question, he safd,/in an address by Dr. Klentner, general must be settled and the old treaties|manager of the ‘revised, ‘ Federa- tion 1€—All the WORKER. he Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879. Workers! Farmers! Demand: The Labor Party Amalgamation Organization of Unorganized The Land for the Users The Industries for the Workers Protection of the Foreign-Born Recognition of Soviet Russia ‘GBH 290 r MANY OFFERS OF AID GIVEN THE STRIKERS Big F und Is Provided by International Offers of help to the striking garment workers have come from many of the large unions in the city, including the elec- trical workers, some of the building trades unions, the Chi- cago Federation of Labor, and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, it became known at yesterday's strike meeting. The electrical workers have offered Meyer Perlstein, in charge of the strike, to tax eve- ry member one dollar apiece for the benefit of the garment strike fund. When Perlstein returned from New York he was given the promise by representatives of the Chicago Federation that a call would be sent to every union member connected with the Federation to help the strik- ers financially. Supported to Victory. “The Executive Board at its meet- ing in New York appropriated $150,- 000 and sends word that the strike will be backed by the International until it is victoriously. concluded,” Meyer Perlstein’ announced to the strikers. “So far, we have. not used one-third that amount during the six weeks of the strike and we now have enotgh money to last us thru the six weeks of slack season. decided that if more is needed, it will be given and that the International treasury will be at the disposal of the strikers when necessary. Besides that, many other unions have offered us financial aid.” “We feel sure that when the injunc- tion cases are taken vo a higher court | they will be reversed. Sullivan’s de- cisions are so clearly unfair, that we feel sure the higher courts will de- cide in our favor. We are going to take the cases to the supreme court of the United States if necessary, and hire the most able lawyers in the country.” Garment Bosses Hard Hit. “The garment bosses are losing more money than the union is. On account of the strike they have had a very bad season and are not in shape to fill the orders that will be coming in before the Keginning of the approaching season, The gar- ment trade in New York is one hun- dred per cent organized, and yet the strikes there have been won on or after the eighth week. We have only been striking six weeks, and as far as the union is concérned, the strike has just begun.” One of the strikers asked Perlstein why they had not heard about the parade of the strikers which the un- ion announced some time ago. Perl- stein declared that he had not yet heard from the Mayor with regards to a permit for the parade. (Continued on Page 2) But the Joint Board | PUBLISHING CO. REPUBLICAN SENATORS CAUCUS ABOUT JAPS, BONUS AND FINANCE | WASHINGTON, April 14.—A closed conference of senate repub- | licans was called today in an effort to find a way out of the legislative maze enveloping the upper house. Immigration, bonus and taxes are. the chief measures under consid- eration and the republican leaders want to decide: | 1. Whether -they should attempt | amendment in the pending immi- | | | | (Special to The Daily Worker) | | gration bill in open defiance of the of the suggestion of the state de- partment. 2. Whether the bonus bill should be given the right of way over | taxes in defiance of the suggestion of President Coolidge. 3. Whether compromise should | be sought on the tax bill in de- | fiance of Secretary of the Treas- ury Mellon’s repeated championing of the Mellon pian. The finance committee also met to decide whether to call up bonus or taxes first. This is the first “caucus” of re- publicans called since the opening of this session of congress. | TRADES COUNCIL OF MILES CITY Klan Candidates Have Tough Luck. (Special to the Daily Worker) MILES CITY, Mont., April 14— | At least two Miles City organizations will send dele; ing Jure™ the time limit expires. The local Machinists Union has made a donation to the cause. The jlatest organizations to affiliate. with farmer-labor party of Custer county and the railroad Blacksmiths Union. IS FOR JUNE 17 will probably elect delegates before | the Montana Farmer-Labor party are | the Trades: and Labor Council, the| Big Stocks Reach Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER .. 1118 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. Price 3 Cents GERMANY’S RULERS 0. K: DAWES PACT Total Sum (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, April 14.—The Ger- man government today formal- ly accepted in principle the re- ports of the experts’ commis- sions on reparations. Announce- ment came after a meeting of the state premiers and the cab- inet. , The foreing office gave out a brief statement saying: “The German government ac- cepts the experts’ report in prin- ciple.” Premiers Go Into Session. Settlement of the tangled re- parations problem came a step nearer today as the German state premiers went into session here to discuss acceptance of the Dawes report. At the same time German and Allied industrialists were in ses- sion at Dusseldorf to discuss a trade agreement. It was assumed that the cabinet, after the premiers have formally con- firmed the decision to accept in prin- ciple the report of the experts, will |make known formally a similar de- cision, Germany, however, will insist. that her delegates at Paris make clea*ate—0e German desire for final fixation of a definite total amount which the Reich must pay, as well as the necessity for regulations of Franco-Belgian military occupation of the Ruhr, New Low Levels Atorney general’ Nankin, who was | In Uneasy Market in Miles City recently hob-nobbing | ‘ with members of the Ku Klux Klan, is} NEW YORK, April 14.—Profes- a candidate for United States senator |sional operators took every advan- on the Teapot ticket., His nominating |tage today of the discouragement to petition was tacked up in a local tire-| speculative sentiment resulting from shop known as a Ko Koo hangout but | further bad breaks in the stock prices only 12 signature were secured in four|at last week’s close. With outside days and all of them were klansmen. |participation thoroly intimidated by Candidates for municipal offices in |Saturday’s decline in the leading in- Roundup, running on # klan ticket |dustrials, the bear crowd went ahead were snowed under by the anti-klan | with their efforts to depress the gen- forces. Candidates endorsed by labor | eral list and succeeded in forcing new were elected with the exeption of one | lows for the year in Baldwin, Ameri- alderman. A majority of the new city can Can, Bethlehem and other specu- council are union men. The klan can-)Jative favorites. didate for mayor ran third. embeticindeetetall Capitalist Solon On Booze Graft Charge: Howls About Future WASHINGTON, April 14.—Trial of Representative Langley of Kentucky, Republican, indicted for conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws, today was set for April 28. Early hearing Nine Miners Injured Thru Negligence Of Illinois Mine Co. (Special to The Daily Worker) DOWELL, Ill, April 14—Nine men were injured at Kathleen mine when the brakes of a cage failed to work, All were taken to the hospital. Thirteen men were in the cage at the time of the accident. The DAILY WORKER correspond- ent’s investigation shows that the company had neglected to inspect and repair the defective brakes. BUFFALO LIBRARIANS UP IN THE of Langley's case was granted by the court on the plea of the congress- man’s attorney that his “political fu- ture, honor and liberty are at stake.” Langley will appear at Covington to- morrow to answer an indictment brought against him there. “Let the Graft Rest’ AIR ABOUT THE DAILY WORKER To the DAILY WORKER:—An interesting, tho very common comedy, is now being played at thi tion with the DAILY WORKER. Is New Slogan Of G. O. P. Statesmen WASHINGTON, April 14.—Senate Republicans today rallied to the sup- ¢ Buffalo public library in ¢onnec- As soon as the DAILY WORKER started to circulate the local Jewish branch of the Young Workers League subscribed to it as a present to the public library. As we knew beforehand that the paper would not be put up in the reading room, we décided to keep going to the newspaper room and demanding the paper. Within a reasonable time after the subscription was I went to the library and asked for the paper. It was not displayed in the reading room. The old lady in'charge said the DAILY WORKER could not be dis- played there because it was a labor paper. When our comrades ask for the paper it is denied to them by means of some lie or other. . The poor old lady in the newspaper room felt very awkward when she had to lie, but of course, it was not her fault, She had to carry out the Sus ace a order of Mr. Brown, the librarian, who in turn had to take care of his duty to the class which at present controls all the institutions. Whether or not we shall succeed, we shall keep up the fight to have the DAILY WORKER up in the newspa- per room. port of President Coolidge in his stand against alleged illegal investi- gating methods in the Senate. A new attack on the Democratic po- sition was opened by Senator Edge, New Jersey, who defended the Presi- dent’s message and denounced the Democratic “mania” for investiga- tions as an “indefensible” effort to break down the morale of government departments. CLARA ZETKIN FACES CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON IN GERMAN REICH (By The Federated Press.) BERLIN, Germany, A of Clara Zetkin, veteran ril 14—-A warrant has been issued for the arrest, mmunist leader, the minute she crosses the Ger- man border. She has been in Moscow for the past half year or more and the authorities seem to fear that she may return to take part in the election, dampaign. The charge against her is that of high treason, ee ‘