The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 10, 1924, Page 3

Tuesday, June 10, 1924 DAUGHERTY. EXPOSED AS BLACKMAILER Senators Flay Corrupt G. 0. P. Advisor By LAURENCE TODD Federated Press Staff Correspondent. M WASHINOTON, D. C., June 9. —Harry M. Daugherty, dictator of the Harding administration and until recently the trusted adviser of Coolidge, was flayed as a betrayer of public trust, a cowardly conspirator and the dominant personality in a group of notorious and despicable characters, in the informal re- ort of Senator Brookhart and nator Ashurst of the commit- tee investigating corruption in the department of justice. Their discussion was based upon the decision of Judge Cochran of Cincinnati that their committee had no power to in- vestigate the acts of Daugherty, but it covered the sordid story of his misuse of his office, and of the corruption that flourished all around him to the enrich- ment of his friends. Brookhart, chairman of the commit- tee, read Daugherty’s letters declaring his desire to have “falsehood exposed and truth established,” and his im- plied promise to take the witness chair and explain his official acts with reference to all the charges brot against him by the senators. Then he showed how Daugherty had attempted, trom the start, to fight the commit- tee by compromising in any possible way the character of its members. Government By Blackmail. “This is the brave Daugherty, the fighting Daugherty we hear about!” exclaimed the Iowa senator, in scorn. “He fights in the dark and stabs you in the back! He dare not face the facts in public. His whole idea is to ‘get something on’ the senate commit- tee, to stop our work. His idea of government is rule by criminal black- mail. He framed up the case for in- dictment of Senator Wheeler in Mon- tana, after consulting with Burns. He had detectives in my state. He had the desks of senators broken open, their offices rifled, and he had his spies trailing us everywhere. Yet when we summon him to give testi- mony, and when we trace his bank deposits, he runs to cover behind a judge, and says we have no right to learn how he got this money and what was his connection with Jess Smith, who took over $500,000—according to the testimony—from the big bootleg- gers.” Cleaning Up with Jess Smith. Enlarging upon this theme with fre- quent readings from the evidence, Brookhart showed that Harry Daugh- erty was spending, with Jess Smith, $10,000 a year for rent and about $50,- 000 a year for all living costs, and was rapidly getting rich, altho his entire wealth, as declared in his tax return, was in 1920 only $8,030 subject to tax. Jess Smith was worth $134,000 when he came to Washington as Daugher- ty’s chief lieutenant, and altho he did not earn a penny of salary or fees in the ensuing two years, he left $214,000 that has been located. “The reason Daugherty would not permit us to examine his bank ac- count,” said Brookhart, “was that he was in the same position as Albert Fall. He had funds in his hands that he could not account for.” Government Doomed. if this decision (Judge Cochran's tecting Daugherty) means that © ess, in either branch, has not e power to look into the official con- duet of the executive departments for which it appropriates four billion dol- lars a year, then this present form of government is doomed,” ‘said Sena- tor Norris. “If it is going to ‘be judicially de- termined that the legislative branch cannot inquire into the fidelity of the executive branch, the end of our gov- ernment is near at hand. ingre: should abolish itself and leave the executive to establish a monarchy. If the head of the department of justice is to defy congress, and employ an army of spies and detectives to ob- struct and trail us, to prevent the e: forcement of law, then we have no representative government left.” Unofficial Count _ Shows James Lynch May Head Typos INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 9,—The canvassing board of the International ‘Typographical Union convened here j _# at noon today to tabulate results of ; | the election of international officers. ‘ ‘The election was one of the closest in the history of the organization. Approximately 51,000 ‘out of 65,000 in | ‘unofficial tabulations give James M. Lynch, administration candidate, a ‘ead of 3,000 votes over Charles | A Tt en st ba soup tb tae =_ , 4 Communists Wage Big Fight MINNESOTA’S RALLY TO BENTALL SCARES THE STEEL TRUST MAGNATES (Continued from page 1.) gress” clubs are springing up all over this district. The poor farmers and workers realize that the capitalists have succeeded in pretty nearly ruining the north- western party of the country and their malicious attacks on the Communists therefore lose their punch. An editorial in the Hibbing Daily News indicates the importance at- tached to Bentall’s fight and the re- gard in which he ‘is held by the peo- ple of that district. The paper says: “The Hibbing contingent of the Farmer-Labor party is not to stand as a solid voting unit for Kleffman for congress, notwithstanding the rather extravagant claims made by the boosters of the Chisholm candi- date. “Out of the local party there has been organized a ‘Bentall for Con- gress’ club and it is already func- tioning in 4 way that looks danger- ous to the hope of the candidate from our little neighbor to the north. Just what prompted the lo cal opposition we are not prepared to say, but it is there and those who have membership in the Bentall club are exerting themselves to their utmost to turn the farmer-la- bor vote in his direction. “Bentall is a force that must be reckoned with in the Farmer-Labor party thruout this district. First of all, he is an able exponent of the things the party stands for, and he is a fluent and convincing speaker with a degree of personal magnet- ism that is compelling—and he is a martyr of the cause as well, having served a prison term for his views on the freedom of speech, views that were in sore discord with those of the Minnesota public safety com- mission.” Minnéapolis Approves. “J. O. Bentall,” says the Minneapolis Labor Review, “is honored, respected and admired by the workers as per- haps no other man in the state.” The campaign committee of the Workers party in selecting Bentall as a candi- date to present to the voters in the primary elections on the Farmer-La- bor party ticket, picked one who has made good among the farmers and industrial workers in the state and stands high in the estimation of pro- gressive workers thruout the nation. Bentall was born in Sweden, and at an early age came with his parents to Minnesota. He was educated in Carle- ton college and Chicago University. He was an editor on the Chicago Daily. Socialist and later of Truth, published in Duluth, Minn, Opposed Capitalist War. Before the war in 1914 he worked on the farm, but during that period of hysteria he was arrested, tried and sentenced to a period of imprisonment in Leavenworth for his stand against the capitalist war. On his release he was welcomed by the city council of Minneapolis, by the Trades and Labor Assembly, the World War Veterans and hosts of workers and farmers. While running in the primaries on the Farmer-Labor ticket as a Com- munist, Comrade Bentall is careful to point out that the platform of the Farmer-Labor Federation offers no permanent solution for the problems confronting the working class. The Workers party is for the Farmer-La- bor Federation because it gathers the masses together for the struggle against the capitalists and the Com- munists will support every measure that promises even temporary relief for the workers while urging the overthrow of capitalism and the es- THE DAILY WORKER MINNESOTA! VOTE FOR THESE MEN JUNE 16! FORGET OLD PARTIES! MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 9.— sHere are the men the Workers Party members of District nine are urged to support in the primary elections, June 16, in accordance with the instructions of the accom. panying proclamation: For U. S. Senator—Hjalmar Dan- tos, Orr. For Lieutenant Governor—Emil E. Holmes, Hopkins. For Secretary of State—Susie W. Stageberg, Red Wing. For State Treasurer—Carl Berg, Erskine. For Attorney General—Thos. V. “Sullivan, St. Paul. For Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner—A. E. Smith, St. Paul. Representatives for Congress. 1st District—Otto Baudler. 2nd District—O. F. Swanjord. 8rd District—J. B. Lokkesmos. 4th District—J. F. Emme, St. Paul. 5th District—J. 0. Johnson, Min- neapolis. 6th District—Halver S, Halverson. 7th District—O. J. Kvale. 8th District—J. O. Bentall, Duluth. 9th District—Knute Wefatd. 10th District—Irving G. Scott. Representatives in State Legisla- ture. 29th District—Oscar Coover. 35th District—Emil S. Youngdahl. tablishment of the worker’s rule thru the dictatorship of the proletariat as the necessary step in the process of reconstructing society on a Commu- nist basis. $ Comrade Bentall issued the follow- ing statement for circulation among the workers and farmers in his dis- trict: “WHY | FILED FOR CONGRESS.” 1, Because the progressive farmers and workers in the Eighth congres- sional district have asked me to do so. 2. Because I am a worker and a farmer who understands the condi- tions of both those who toil in the cities and those who suffer on the farms. 3. Because I want to help get rid of the wrongs that oppress us and bring relief to the people. “ 4. Because I have had experience in public life and can present the problems of the workers in a definite and effective manner to, congress if given the opportunity. Next Congress Will Be Important. There is no doubt but that the next congress will be the most important in the hitsory of this country. It must deal with the biggest questions in our national life. 1. It must settle our foreign rela- tions. I have studied and understand what can and should be done and will fight for the right solution of the problem. 2. It must deal with the natural re- sources of our country. I shall fight for a) public ownership of the coal mines so we may get coal at cost; b) public ownership of all the oil lands so we may have oil at cost; c) public ownership of the water power sites, so we may have electricity at cost; d) public ownership of the iron ore STRIKE LOOMS OVER G. 0. P. CIRCUS (Continued from page 1.) Faulkner is working tooth and nail to influence the union officials. Yellow Press Busy. Thru the newspapers daily warn- ings are issued to the men that they must not dare to take advantage of the big boom in business incident to the convention to press their de- mands. The ‘tapitalist press claims jthat Max 8. Hayes and other members of the arbitration board are pleading with the men not to strike while the Republican convention is in session. City Manager Hopkins says it “would be a public disgrace and calamity.” But, at the present writing the strike is scheduled to take place Wednesday in spite of everything. William Polk, speaking for the local union of which he is president, has issued instructions that: “Until Tuesday, midnight, we obey all orders, When that time comes all cars out on runs will be taken care fully back to the barns, Then work will cease till we get our increase in ” wage! & Meanwhile, scabs are being trained by the company, while the Red Top and Yellow cab companies are making arrangements to bring 600 taxicabs trom other cities, 500 of which are come from Chicago, for with the street company in fighting the men. Some vehicles recently used in a The Republican conventicn may yet be exciting. Great Guns Get Into Action. Yesterday and today the great guns of Republicanism came to town by the score. Famous visitors are here— Nicholas Murray Butler, of perpetual political ambition; John D. Spreckels, the California millionaire of sugar descent, sporting a gaudy badge of yellow ribbon and gold bear—these are samples. Hardly a whisper of political rumor is heard. The only talk is of Coo- lidge’s dictatorship over everything and everybody, Coolidge is the only god of this cold-blooded convention— which is to say, it is a godless con- vention. Nobody else is counted— out loud. Nobody else’s picture is prominent, except the dead or the good-as-dead past presidents from Ohio —Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harrison, McKinley, Taft and Harding. All of them dead or—Taft. There is not a personality in sight, not an emotion stirring, unless thirst is an emotion. The booze is flowing —but. only very quietly. I haven't seen a drink yét. I have only seen those who had quietly found the pipe- line, A nice, smoothe convention jag is beginning for many, however. C. Bascomb Slemp is supposed to get in today. The convention opens tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock with Burton, Or, maybe ts hn te . its real opening will be Wednesday noon—it the street , ‘ mines, 50 we May get steel at cost; e) public ownership of Muscle Shoals, 80 we may have fertiliz- er at cost; f) Lakes to ocean deep waterway. 3. It must deal with the big indus- tries. I shall fight for a) public ownership of the railroads, so we may have transportation at cost; public ownership of the food in- dustry, 80 we may have food at cost; public ownership of machine factories, so we may have our farm implements at cost; public ownership of telegraph, telephone and wireless, so we may have communication at cost; 4. The next congress must deal with employment. I shall fight for a) legislation that provides a job for every worker at union wages and union hours and union work- ing conditions; legislation that will take labor disputes out of the hands of par- tisan injunction judges, giving the workers the full rights to strike to secure their reasonable rights. 5. The next congress must deal with the situation of the farmers. I shall fight for b c) da b a) a five year moratorium for all farmers in debt, exempting them for that period from paying taxes, interest or capital; a guarantee of an annual income to all working farmers equal to the amount found by the govern- ment commission necessary for a family to live on in reasonable comfort, this being about $2,100 per year; abolition ofthe unnecessary mid- diemen so the farmer can sell to the city workers direct, getting reasonable prices for his product and at the same time reduce the cost to the consumer. 6. The next congress must deal with the returned soldiers. The boys were called upon to serve the masters in war. They did what they thot to be their duty. They offered their all and suffered the tortures of the damned in the trenches of Europe. They must be given an equivalent to what the men who stayed at home got in the factories. This should be taken out of the profits made by the profiteers who have robbed both the boys and the country. 7. The next congress must deal with taxation. In the last analysis all taxes must come out of the toil of the |masses. As 88 per cent of all taxes are spent on past, present and future wars, I would work for an interna- tional conference for complete dis- armament by all nations, thus reliev- |ing the people of this ghastly burden upon their lives. “Good Men” No Cure. The above is not proposed as a rem- edy for all our national ills. The ills of the present system of society can- not be remedied as such. The work- ers and farmers have for a long time believed in the possibility of doctoring the ills. felt by them. Time after time they have elected “good men” in the government. The recent scandals, Teopot Dome, Veteran Bureau, etc., shows the results of this policy. The corruptive situation is not the result of few “bad men.” They only repre- sent their class, the capitalist class. The workers and farmers reap cor- ruptness, injunctions against La- bor, armed force by the master class against strikers, the open shop move- ment to destroy the unions. The work- ers and farmers are oppressed in many ways. Your own life story is an example, The Communists have told these facts time after time. They have ex- posed the whole ruling class. The Daughertys and Burns were after the Communists, because they exposed this. The press was against the Com- munists, because the press is the mouthpiece of the system. Every worker and farmer who has followed the recent developments now in the capital, knows that the Communists were fight. The investigation in the senate proves it. And the Commu- nists are again right when they claim, that only thru the workers and farm- ers’ government, the workers and farmers are able to make life such that it is fit to live. Only tlru the complete abolition of the capitalist system can all the ills of the present day be cured. When you vote for me, you register your vote against the present oppres- sion of the master class, and for your own rule. b ¢ CLEVELAND, O., June 9.—Senator Richard P. Ernst, of Kentucky, today was designated as chairman of the rules committee by the Republican national committee, PANTS MAKERS MEET TONIGHT TO ELECT ST. PAUL DELEGATE A special meeting of Local 144, Amalgamated Workers of America, will be held tonight at 7:80 p. m. at the northwest side headquarters, 1564 N. Robey street. “The special order of business will be the election of # delegate to the Farmer-Labor convention Which will be held in St. Paul, June 17, The Executive Board of Local 144, the pants makers’ local, has sent out he call tor- tole apabiing in the Minnesota Primaries | Page Three WORKERS OF NEW (Special to the nists and his vitrolic attack on th New York City have decided to be tion with definite instructions for t! with the representatives of the wor! formation of a class party and not officialdom of the unions are comii of the old oll-smeared parties. Speakers representing the Fed them elect delegates to St. Paul. T' national convention on June 17, (Continued from page 1.) these two proposals we hereby with- draw our endorsement of your candi- dacy for governor, and recommend the voters of Minnesota to vote for the candidate who in their estimation will support the St. Paul convention and the immediate formation of an independent political organization of farmers and workers on a class basis.” The letter follows in full: OPEN LETTER TO SCHAPER. According to press dispatches dated June 3, 1924, you have resigned from the arrangements committee for the National Farmer-Labor Progressive convention to be held in St. Paul on June 17 with the statement that, “Thére is no need for the St. Paul convention now. Its purpose was to insure a third party ticket in the field; the convention has forced La- bor to get behind LaFollette and that was the primary intention.” You further state that “The meeting has cdused workers to desert McAdoo, and go’ over to the side of the Wisconsin senator. The backers of the convention have accomplished substantially what they set out to do, I feel that my work insofar as the convention is concerned, is completed. LaFollette will be the third party standard bearer.” Your analysis of the aims and pur- poses of the June 17 convention are erroneous, principally for the follow- ing reasons: More Important Than Ever. First—The reasons for the calling of the June 17 convention far from be- ing removed at this time are more pregnant and pressing than ever, Those reasons were not as you have stated, merely for the purpose of nom- inating a third party ticket, or to swing labor behind LaFollette, but to help relieve the millions of bankrupt farmers and oppressed industrial workers, by the formation of a na- tional Farmer-Labor party rooted in the economic needs of the producing classes, to lay the basis for a powerful political instrument for the safe- guarding of the interests of farmers and workers, and to effectively divorce them from their allegiance to the po- litical organizations of their enemies, the capitalist class—the Republican and Democratic parties. Workers Forced to Unite. The bankruptcy of millions of farm- ers and the onslaught on the organiza- tions of the industrial workers in the “open shop” drive during the last three years,.compel these groups to organize on the political field for their own defense and protection, and de- mand the formation of a class party than cannot be wrecked or blocked by any individual of the LaFollette type. Second,—You affirm in your gtate- ment, that as a result of the work al- ready done in connection with the convention, that masses of workers have withdrawn their support from McAdoo and have turned to LaFol- lette as their leader. We, the Work- ers Party of America, affirm that the mere switching of allegiance from one “leader” to another by the workers and farmers is no gain, so long as the new “leader” refused to align himself with the said farmers and workers as a class, and hesitates to participate in the formation of a class party to fight impartially all enemies of the working class. “Political Expediency.” In view of the foregoing we believe tion is made not so much because you believe that the need for the conven- tion has passed, but rather that po- litical ‘pediency has impelled you to make this statement in order to re- move the stigma of “Communist con- nections” from your campaign for governor. This view is further borne out by the fact that in your statement in respect to the convention you have gone out of you way to charge the Workers’ Party of America (the Com- munist party) with giving an “un- authorized” endorsement of your can- Had Accepted W. P. Support. This charge of yours comes as a surprise to us in view of the fact that were NEW YORK,.—In spite of the attack by LaFollette on the Commu- workers of New York City refuse to allow themselves to be intimidated by these empty threats and have decided that their place is at St. Paul York City and the United Farmer-Labor party of New York state are visiting local unions and fraternal organizations daily and are carrying the fight into the strongholds of the reactionary organizations to have York, and this city will most probably have about 25 delegates at the MINNESOTA QUITTER REPUTIATED that your repudiation of the conven-|“pork barrel” legislation. YORK ANSWER LA FOLLETTE BY NEW ACTIVITY By HARRY M. WINITSKY. DAILY WORKER) ¢ St. Paul convention the workers of represented at the St. Paul conven- he formation of a class party. The ‘kers who are truly interested in the at Cleveland, where the reactionary ng together to endorse a candidate lerated Farmer-Labor party of New he prospects are very bright in New executive committee of the Workers Party, and that before we took action in making endorsements, you had ex- pressed your willingness to accept our support, Why, Dr.’ Schaper, this sudden change, when our endorsement has been made publicly for over two weeks? Has your estimate of the elements who compose the Workers’ party un- dergone a change over-night, or were you insincere in the sentiments which you expressed to our representatives when they talked with you on this subject? Mass Interests Come First. In any event, your statement has demonstrated that your conception of the St. Paul convention was, that it was called for the purpose of promot- ing the political fortunes of an indi- vidual, rather than in the interests of the workers and farmers. You have also established by your bid for “re- spectability” not only that you are un- willing to serve the true interests of the producing classes, but you have also shown an utter lack of vision in promoting your own political fortunes, insofar as by repudiating the cohven- tion of the exploited masses, you have isolated yourself*from your staunchest political support, as June, the 16th, will prove. An Organization of Workers. How can you charge that the en- dorsement of the Workers party was sponsored by your political enemies, knowing as you do, that our organiza- tion is composed of workers who have given the greater part of their lives |to a study of social problems, and who |have consciously joined an organiza- tion which aims to bring into being a new society where all people will be compelled to perform some useful work, where social and economic evils will be unknown and a happy people inhabit not only these United States but the whole world, and that the Workers Party of America is not an |instrument devised to sponsor or dis- credit any individual political candi- date. W. P. Withdraws Endorsement. We categorically deny your spuri- ous charge of insincerity and affirm that our endorsement was given in good faith, believing as we then did, that you would continue your support? of the St. Paul convention and of a class organization of the workers. Insofar as you are now on record against these two proposals we here- by withdraw our endorsement of your candidacy for governor, and recom- mend the voters of Minnesota to vote for the candidate who in their estima- tion will support the St. Paul conven- tion and the immediate formation of an independent political organization of farmers and workers on a class basis. (Signed.) District Executive Committee, Work- ers’ Party of America. By Norman H. Tallentire, District Organizer. {Continued from page 1.) proposed by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, 4, The prohibition law should be> enforced because disregard of any law begets disrespect for all law. ditures and a firm stand against any 6. Support of the constitutional amendment to permit regulation of child labor. 7. Support of a constitutional amendment, providing that the terms of the president and members of con- LA FOLLETTE HAS HOPES IN “PURGE” 5. Rigid economy in public expen-| gress begin in January following the election, instead of March. Easy on Corporations. 8. Conservative regulation of cor- porations, Pe 9. Extension of the merit system, FOOD WORKERS SEND DELEGATE TO SAINT PAUL Will Hold Mass Meeting’ Tomorrow Eve. The Chicago branch of the Amalga- mated Food Workers of America de- cided to send its secretary, Albert E. Stewart, as delegate to the great Farmer-Labor convention, which will be held in St. Paul on June 17th. In a statement to the DAILY WORKER, Stewart declared that his organization looks to the St. Paul convention to set a new landmark in the march of the American workers and exploited farmers toward the emancipation of labor from the slavery of capitalism. One of the issues that will be brought to the attention of the con- vention by the representative of the Amalgamated Food Workers is the in‘ junction which has been used here in Chicago against the workers with greater frequency than in any other city in the United States. The St. Paul convention will be asked to take a definite stand against the injunction and the best method, declared Com- rade Stewart, is to organize the work- ers politically into a class party and dump the capitalist judges who issue infjunctions, and the capitalist govern- ment that backs them with bayonets. The Amalgamated Food Workers is now carrying on a vigorous organiz- ing campaign. It is fighting the seven- day week and has for its goal organ- izing the food workers 100 per cent. A mass meeting will be held at union headquarters, 214 North State Street, next Wednesday evening, 8 p.m. Among the speakers will be Karl Reeve and T. J. O'Flaherty of the editorial staff of the DAILY WORKER. LABORERS FORCE BOSSES TO YIELD 87 CENT RATE But Caisson Strike Still Ties Up Construction The demand which organized build- ing laborers of Chicago, have been making for 87% cents an hour has been conceded by the contractors, it was announced at the offices of the Hodcarriers’ and Laborers’ district council yesterday. Construction work on $25,000,000 worth of building is still held up, how- ever, by the failure of the bosses to yield the $1.25 an hour demanded by the well diggers who prepare the foun- dations of huge structures. Workers Hold Whip Hand. The bosses are still refusing to pay more than $1.10 an hour for this dif- ficult and dangerous work. As matters stand, the well diggers hold the whip hand. Until they get their demands no further work can be done on such big jobs as the $14,000,- 000 new Palmer House, Balaban & Katz's theatr® and the caisson work in the Fair building. Iron Workers Talk Strike. At the same time 1,700 structural iron workers are discussing. a strike for $1.50 an hour. The rate is now $1.25 an hour, but when the Building Construction Employers’ Association raised the bricklayers to $1.50, iron workers saw the need of similar pay for themselves. A meeting late last night at 175 W. Washington street was called to plan action. Send in that Subscription Today, to decrease problems of patronage. 10. Extension of American loans for rehabilitation and development of Europe, once the foreign countries ac- cept the recommendations of the Dawes commission. 11, American participation in the international court of justice estab lished and now functioning at the Hague. 12, The calling of a conference for a further limitation of armaments, once the reparations question is det- initely settled. Flyers at Hongkong. HONGKONG, June 9.—The Ameri- can round-the-world flyers rested here today while repairs were made on the floats of Lieutenant “Lowell Smith’s plane. CLEVELAND STREET RAILWAY CO. EXPECTED TO BACK DOWN TODAY CLEVELAND, O., June 9.—International officers of the Street Car Men's union were to meet with John J. Stanley, president of the Cleveland company, today in an effort to avert the street car strike, scheduled to tomorrow at midnight. W. B. Fitsgerald and Edward McMorrow, several oc-| tional vice-presidents of the union, expect the company to make district-ex-/in the conferences which may last two days, Ratlway —