The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 12, 1924, Page 2

| Page Two THE DAILY WORKER JINOVIEVON 'Workers Cheer Communist Challenge to Capitalism POLICY OF THE UNITED FRONT Discusses ~ Appl ication of C. I. Tactics (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) MOSCOW, June 20 (By Mail.) —Continuing his speech to the delegates assembled at the Fifth World Congress of the Com- munist International, Gregory Zinoviev, chairman of the Inter- national, confined much of his time to a discussion and expla- nation of the United Front poli- cy. He said: F “Also, there were many mis- interpretations of ‘the workers’ and farmers’ government.’ The Russian revolution interprets this word as being only a pseu- donym for the dictatorship ofthe proletariat. ‘Proletarian dic- tatorship’ is a foreign phrase. The peasants understood more easily the phrase ‘Workers’ and Farmers’ Government.’ Some | parties have nevertheless given hit this opportunistic interpreta- , tion: that it refers to a coalition | government of various workers ! groups and several groups of peasants.” Discussion on Tactics. There was much discussion on the question of whether the United Front tactic should be applied from above or from below. The United Front tac- tic coming from below is always a necessity, an exception being made, perhaps, in the case of an immediate war with the bourgeoisie, altho the Bolsheviki have used it successfully with the soldiers. It happens that the policy of the United Front must be applied simul- taneously from above and from be- low, in countries in which we are in a minority, but certainly not as a per-| manent method—rather as a means of mobilization. imposed only from above should ne- ver be employed, altho it happens, un- fortunately, that this form of United ‘Front tactic has been tised oftener. ¢rred,..too, in formulating, that a —sinreaie ti for the Fourth Congress in which the coalition of various work- ers’ parties was mentioned. This phrase is in the main, not altogether inadmissable, but still, social-democ- racy is not a workers’ party, but rath- er a party of the bourgeoisie. I would not have imagined that a gos- pel of opportunism would be based on this move. Saxony is presenting a picture of opportunism at its highest point; a banal social-democratic ¢ome- dy. Democratic Heritage. In a situation so critical, we shall once again say, that the situation is one ripe for revolution. The chief causes of error are the remains of so- cial-democracy. After the Fourth Con- , gress the right wing took the offen- sive, as the Leipzig convention of the Communist Party of Germany and the Prague convention of the Communist | Party of Czecho-Slovakia show. The incorrect, opportunistic formu- la of Brandler were accepted by Sme- ral in a modified form, Radek excus- :es Brandler as a peasant, and as therefore, not a master of formulas, but Smeral is no peasant. In its criti- ‘ eism of these formulas, the German left wing is right. We do not want | any revision of the United Front poli- cy, but nevertheless, we oppose any ‘ opportunistic interpretation of this policy. “Workers’ and Farmers’ Gov- _ ernment” is a corregt phrase that grew out of the Russian revolution. But Radek distorts this phrase into opportunistic meanings. In spite of all errors, the United Front policy has resulted in a great deal of benefit. It is not the United Front policy, but rather the opportunistic interpre- tation of this policy that will be op- posed by the Comintern. The Dnglish Communists in their local organiza- tions, have won over a great many workingmen, by the use of the United Front policy, and have worked cor- United Front tactics | (Continued from ‘page 1) the socialist party and the so-called progressives, who have attached them- |selves to the political chariot of La- Follette, the reactionary representa- tive of small business, independent capitalists, little bankers and the mid- dle classes. “The Farmer-Labor Party, owing to the betrayal of the workers’ interests by the C. P. P. A., did not bring to- gether the great masses of workers | and exploited farmers, |the Workers Party decided to enter} the election campaign under its own | | standard and nominate as its standard bearers two comrades known to the workers of America as fighters on the industrial battlefield, two men who have stood in the front of the class and who bear the scars of the battle.” “What does, LaFollette propose to the people of this country?” asked Ruthenberg, after he briefly related the history of the attempts to organ- ize a class Farmer-Labor Party. He told of “July 3” and “June 17” and the various conferences in between. “La- Follette,” he continued, “proposes to go on another trust-busting rampage, to make another effort to destroy mo- nopolies; a vain effort, trying to turn back the hands of industrial evolution on the dial of time. He would destroy the big trusts instead of turning them over to the workers who now operate them but do not own them. He holds class he represents that they can se- cure relief from the grinding process to which they are now subjected, be- cause of their position between two powerful classes, big capital and the proletariat. “LaFolletteism, the hope that some- thing can be accomplished by a re- form of the system, has affected large masses of workers and even sections of the Farmer-Labor Party, but against LaFolletteism and reformistic illusions the Workers Party of Ameri- ca raises the banner of Communism, |of the dictatorship of the proletariat, the capture of power from the capi- talists and the establishment of the |Soviet Republic. And those whom |the Communists will ask you and the | masses to support in the coming elec- jtion struggle are William Z. Foster for president and Benjamin Gitlow for vice president.” Therefore, | struggle in America for many years} out the illusion to the dying middle} Big Demonstration. A great ~ demonstration” followed Comrade Ruthenberg’s speech, the au- dience rising to its feet and cheering for their candidates, Communism, the Communist International and the Workers Party. “We are only a small party,” de- clared Comrade John J. Ballam, dis- trict organizer of the Boston district, “only 25,000, but we are a disciplined army. Since 1919 Communism has disturbed the peace of mind of the | American capitalists and of their lieu- tenants, the labor fakers in the trade unions, together with all those who |oppose the emancipation of the work- ers from capitalism, The Workers |Party has carried on many campaigns |and won many victories in itd fights for the amalgamation of thé craft unions into industrial unions, for labor party and other big issues, but now for the first time it comes forth under its own name and without any dis- guise, challenging the capitalist class jon the political field in a struggle that can only end in one way—the final vic- tory for the workers, led by their most militant vanguard, the Communist Party.” Manley Speaks. The next speaker to come to the front was Joseph Manley, member of the National Executive Committee of the Farmer-Labor Party, which was organized at St. Paul on June 17. Comrade Manley began by reading a statement, published in yesterday’s is- sue of the DAILY WORKER, issued by the Farmer-Labor Party, announc- ing the withdrawal of its candidates, Duncan McDonald and William Bouck, owing to the treachery of the Confer- ence for Progressive Political Action, and pledging its hearty support to the Workers Party and its candidates in the coming campaign. “LaFollette opposed the war,” be- gan Manley, after announcing the stand of the Farmer-Labor Party. “That cannot be denied. But he op- posed it for reasons quite different to those that sent thousands of real rad- icals to prison. LaFollette did not go to prison. After making his protest in congress, he shut up like a clam, while the government was filling the jails with war objectors and militant rebels, LaFollette opposed the war because it was a Wall Street show, and his class, the middle class could not see where they could get in on the gravy. The fact that he has in his state a big German voting popula- tion influenced his position. He never POINCARE DEPUTY ATTACKS ANDRE MARTY'iN CHAMBER; UPROAR FOLLOWS PARIS, July 11.—The house of deputies was thrown into an uproar this afternoon when a deputy of the right side accused Deputy Marty, the Com- munist leader, Communists charged to the right their colleagues of the right. rectly in spite of the mistakes of the leaders. Opportunistic Deviations. For us “workers and farmers’ gov- ernment” is a way of expressing “dic- tatorship of the proletariat” in the manner in which it will be most easily grasped and understood by the mass- es. Above all, a workers’ and farm- ers’ government is an actuality, where, the possibility of fighting strength is in the foreground. Speaking in a Len- inistic spirit, this policy is the prob- lem of the supremacy of the prole- tariat. Nevertheless, an attempt was made, to dry up this living fountain of Leninism by opportunism. How To Apply It. If certain comrades, disgusted by opportunistic interpretations, feel an aversion to the United Front policy as a whole, we answer: Win over the majority of the various groups of the proletariat, and you will then be set free by the use of the United Front policy. Until that time we must take its application into our own hands—only in this way can we fight right wing groups. The chief point at issue is how the parties apply this policy concretely to their particular countries. Reviewing the situation in the dif- ferent countries, Zinoviev goes on: From the political side, it is neither the French nor the German parties, but rather the English party, that is the most important section of the Comintern. This party is small, it FOSTER-RUTHENBERG MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS William Z. Foster and C, E, Ruthenberg will address the member- ship of the Party on the immediate task of the Party in the following ol DETROIT—Thursday, July 17, Ave., at 8 p.m. House of the Ma » 2101 Gratiot BUFFALO—Friday, July 18, Engineers Hall, 36 W. Huron St., at 8 p.m. BOSTON—Saturday, July 19, Dudley St. Opera House, 113 Dudley St., Roxbury, at 7:30 p. m. NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Tuesday, July 22. NEW YORK CITY—Wednesday, July 23, Stuyvesant Casino, 142 Second Ave., at 8 p. m. PHILADELPHIA—Thursday, July 24, St. at 8 p. m. PITTSBURG—Friday, July 25. h Sholom Hall, 608 Pine CLEVELAND—Saturday, July 26. of “betraying France for money.” side of the chamber and scuffled with The turmoil was not ended until the chamber was adjourned and the deputies ordered out. includes only 3000 members, but its influence is much greater. In Eng- land, the tradition of a party of the masses is lacking. Our task is, of course, not an easy one. The work- men still follow MacDonald devouted- ly, just as, during the early days, our workmen followed Kerensky. For this reason, our comrades are afraid to criticize him harshly. Nevertheless, it is the task of the Communist Party of England to swim against the cur- rent and to fight MacDonald in spite of his passing popularity. Socialist Mischief Makers. The French Party must at the pres- ent time, apply the policy of thd Unit ed Front judiciously, even tho the French Socialists are busying them- selves with the mischief-makers of the bourgeoisie. The task of the Communist Party is this: to bring upper strata of the Communists into alliance with the lower strata of the masses. The general policy of the German Communist Party, on the whole, agrees at the present time with, the general policy of the Comintern. Comrades who do not approve the hurried deposition of the old central committee, are wrong. The situation was extremely critical, and we were facing a rupture. The Executive Com- mittee was fighting an ultra-radical wing of the German Central commit- tee. At present, there is no longer a German problem in the Comintern, for the mass-parties are standing sol- idly behind the Central Committee, in the most important matters of the policy, Polish Note Criticised. + The Communist Party of Czécho- Slovakia must abolish its tendencies to revise, must fall into a quicker tem- po, must bring about a greater alive- ness within its own ranks, must bring to bear more activity and less Social- democracy. The leaders of the Polish party of- fer much food for comment. Where was the party during the Krakow up- rising? The Polish party used inad- missable tactics in the German and Russian party questions. The Polish party was formerly valued as one of the best Marxist and Bolshevist par- ties. This proves, what it is that con- cerns the m But the masses are better than their leaders. The old decision of the socialist party of Italy, to leave the door open, must be con- firmed, Sharp protest must be raiséd dna called on the masses to put up a real struggle against the war. He never told the workers, what he must know in his heart, that capitalism itself was responsible for the war and that only thru the abolition of capitalism can the terror of war be eliminated.” The Young Workers. Comrade Max Salzman, speaking in behalf of the Young Workers League, pointed to the significance of two old men, Samuel Gompers and Senator LaFollette, posing as leaders of the American masses. “But it is fitting,” he concluded, “that two old men should represent a dying social order,” The speakers were brief and to the point. There was no repetition. The audience had a feeling of security and felt quite at ease. The fortitude of a martyr was not required to sit thru the meeting, as sometimes hap- pens when the tongues of speakers are fettered and they have nothing to say, but insit on saying it. Only Workers Lose. “All the betrayers of labor will gain by the treachery of the Conference for Progressive Political Action,” declared Alexander Bittelman; “the only losers will be the working class. We may be only a small party, but we are loyal to the working class.” Edgar Owens of Detroit, Workers Party organizer in that district, old warrior in the class struggle in Ameri- ca, frequent visitor to the bar (the bar of justice) and always on the wrong side of the bar, thru his atrocities in the revolutionary movement, was the next speaker. Comrade Owens served for some time as district organizer in Chicago, and he was given a rousing welcome. He was short and sweet in his speech, and then Comrade Krum- bein, the host of the, meeting, ay pealed for the collection. It is not out of place here to state the writer’s conviction that Comrade Krumbein, deserves honorable men- tion for his conduct in the chair. He did just what the audience expected of him and the only fly in the oint- ment of his contentment ‘was the fre- quent and unheralded appearance of Al Schaap, on the platform thru a side door, to call for three rousing cheers for the candidates. Al, how- ever, kept his distance while the col- lection was being taken up and Charlie had the audience eating out of his hand so to speak. Bills Began to Fly. Ten dollar bills, twenty dollar bills, began to make their appearance. Then the Jugo Slav federation came across Bordigas. The speaker mentions the tremen- duows: following “Bf ‘the Youth ‘Inter- national, the deeds of the German Communist Youth in the Ruhr dis- trict. The chief tasks of the Fifth Congress consist of Wiping out right- wing errors, correcting or fighting the ultra-radicals, and creating of a uni- filed Communist party. In the name of the Communist Party of Russia, the speaker can state that the Com- munist Party of Russia is standing be- hind the Executive Committee as a unified and harmonious whole. The congress must speak the last word in the discussion of the Communist Par- ty of Russia and show the opposition that further disruptionist tactics are inadmissable. (Great applause). Discipline and Unity. Lenin no longer lives, anf for this reason international discipline is a thousand times more necessary than it was before. The executive commit- tee will apply international discipline in an even more energetic manner, and severely punish breaches of disci- pline on the part of the left and the right wing. The Comintern needs united leadership. The Communist Party of Russia gives its greatest strength to the Comintern, in order that there may be built a unified world Communist Party which will Yead the proletariat into battle. There is stormy applause and cheering, last- ing for many minutes. The delegates, rising, sing the International. Yakutsk Boosts Education. CHITA, July 11.—The Yakutsk (Eastern Siberia) Soviet is doing hard work at fighting illiteracy in the Yakutsk Republic and generally rais- ing a cultural level of the population. A special Council for Yakutsk Educa- tion has been recently established at Yakutsk, the capital of this Republic, one of whose tasks is to develop the publication of literature in the Yak- utsk language. Youth Hung for Dog Fight, VALLEY FIELD, QUE., July 11.— An Americar youth who shot a French Canadian in a tavern brawl over the merits of a hound dog, was hanged here today, despite efforts of his friends, attorneys and government to save his life, EADERS of the t the DAILY WORK- ER have given a hearty response to the part of every issue of the paper is made up of news which has been sent in-by workers from all parts of the country. To extend this real working class news agency and help build a better working class paper the DAILY WORKER today begins the publica: tion of a series of articles by Kari Reeve to run.in the Saturday mage } with fifty dollars. “Business on a cash basis” is their motto and Krum- bein used the fifty as an incentive and a challenge. Pledges. Pledges. How they did come. The Northwest English Branch went up until it reached $75.00, Then Northside Hng- lish Branch got as far as$100.00. Bob Minor made a good run, but he was left behind early in the race. Bob pledged the Southside Branch for $20.00, but when other branch repre- sentatives began calling out in the vicinity of $100, Bob withdrew from the race after going up to thirty, but continued to give his hearty support to the collection, Hven the taking up of the colection, usually a painfyl op- eration, was a joyous incident. Comrade Benjamin Gitlow, of New York, and graduate of Sing Sing, Dan- nemora and Auburn penitentiaries, delivered a powerful and eloquent speech. Comrade Gitlow has a splen- did fighting record in the American revolutionary movement and saw the inside of prisons for his activities. He tore the veil of democratic hypoc- risy off the face of capitalist govern- ment and pictured the two dominant capitalist parties as two strike break- ing agencies, with LaFollette the fake progressive now competing for the red baiting title lost by default when Mitchell Palmer and Harry Daugherty threw in the sponge and admitted their failure to put the Communist movement of the United States out of business. LaFollette Red Baiter. “What failed Palmer and Daugh- erty, Archibald Stevenson and Sena- tor Lusk of the notorious Lusk Com- mittee, to accomplish will not be ac- complished by senator LaFollette,” declared Gitlow. “Those red baiters are now lying on the dung heap of political history. The only party in the United States that challenges capitalism is the Workers Party of the United States. Even Hughes has failed to mention the ‘red menace’ once in the past two months. It re- mains for LaFollette to take on him- self the duties once borne by the Daugherties and Palmers, the Lusks and*the Stevensons. “In every country in the world forces are in motion that will bring about the downfall of capitalism and wherever the gage of battle is thrown down to the robber capitalist class, there, in the front leading the fight will be found the Communists in- spired by the Communist Internation- al and pledged to organize a Work- “FARM BLOC'S” CONGRESS FIGHT BEING PLANNED Farmer Politicians Meet in St. Paul Now (Special to the Daily Worker.) ST. PAUL, July 11—What the next farm bloc in congress will fight for will be largely decided here today. A national conference of farm or- ganizations met here this morning to start a campaign for agricultural leg- islation such as was embodied in the McNary-Haugen measure, defeated by the last congress. The two-day conference hopes to evolve: 1, A nation-wide agricultural or- ganization. 2. A program of legislation. 3. Means of supporting candidates for congressional posts who are fa- vorable to the program, and defeat- ing those unfavorable. George C. Jewett, former general manager of the American Wheat Growers’ association, is chairman of the conference. The temporary or- ganization committees will submit re- ports to the general conference prob- ably tomorrow, and it will then be de- cided whether to go ahead with the program or meet again later on. Sam Improving at Coney Island. NEW YORK, July 11.—Samuel Gom- pers, antique president of the A. F. of L. “is considerably improved,” it was said at the Coney Island hotel, where he is recuperating today. The labor leader is attended by a physician and a nurse constantly. U. S. Flyers Reach Europe Today. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 11.—The United States airmen arrived here from Aleppo yesterday after a nine- hour flight. They are resting at the American embassy and tomorrow will hop over to the Balkans, making a landing at Bucharest. Send in that Subscription Today. zine section on how to get and write news for the DAILY WORKER. In order to promote interest in this series of articles and the gath- ering of news for the DAILY WORK- ER we will give a prize each week for the best news story sent in by a@ volunteer reporter which is printed In the DAILY WORKER, The prize each week will be a book. There are no limits or restric: tlons on this contest. You write | your story and send it in and if it ers Soviet Republic.” William Z. Foster was the last speaker on the program, But if last not the least welcome or interesting. Foster has “a way with him.” His introduction was the signal for the biggest demonstration of the evening. It was spontaneous and the speaker had to raise his hand in admonition in order to stop the applause. “This is one of the most important campaign in the history of the Amer- ican republic” said Foster, after stat- ing that he appreciated the honor conferred on him by the party in making him its candidate for presi- dent. In the LaFollette movement, he con- tinued, “we see for the first time mil- lions of workers breaking away from their political moorings. They are yet following false leaders, who will not lead them to victory but to further betrayals. But the campaign in- augurated tonight by the ‘orkers Party, the launching of the first na- tional election campaign, on a straight Communist program, on a Communist ticket, wil stand out as a landmark in American history. “The; manoeuver carried on by. the Workers Party in launching this cam- paign, after strenuous efforts to or- ganize a mass class farmer-labor party was as difficult and delicate a move as could be conceived of. But the spontaneous enthusiasm of the members of the party here tonight, and the splendid reception given to the new policy is an assurance that it will rally every member of the party enthusiastically behind that policy.” Comrade Foster said that the minds of the workers were open during elec- tion time, that it was much easier to get their attention than at other times. The campaign would serve the purpose of bringing the Commun- ist message to great masses of work- ers thruout the nation and also serve as a means of strengthening the party organizationally. He pleaded for a great effort to increase the party membership, as it is of greater im- portance to increase our membership. than roll up a large number of votes. “The only way for the workers out of their slavery,” said Foster in conclusion,” is the establishment of Soviet Republics, not alone in Ger- many, France, England and other European countries, but here in the United States.” The meeting ended with the sing- ing of the “International.” . Prison Goods Lose A Their Happy Home igi A In Cincinnati Store (Special to the Daily Worker.) CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 11—Kate Richards O'Hare dropped into Cincin- nati yesterday and started something in regard to the sale of prison-made goods. A hurried survey of the stores showed the shelves to be jammed with convict-made goods—shirts, brooms, house dresses, apron, hosiery, under- wear, etc. One large department store had advertised a sale of 20,000 “Happy Home” dresses. Mrs. O'Hare pointed out to the management the folly of flooding Cincinnati with the product of the Iowa reformatory while Cincinnati garment workers were idle. The management shipped the stuff back to the Chicago concern which markets the product. Mary D. Brite of this city believes that a strong local group will soon be organized to educate Cincinnati in re- gard to prison goods. Various organ- izations have asked Mrs. O’Hare to make an extended drive to rid Cincin- nati of prison-made goods. It is ex- pected that she will do this shortly. Two Die from One Hanging. MONTREAL, Quebec, July 11.—The sensations attending the case of Wal- ter Muir, hanged today for the murder of Henry LaViollette, was responsible for the death of 17-year-old Bertha Rose Lacroix, niece of LaViollette. |The hangman was drunk and bungled his job so that the New York boy was not cut down for 15 minutes. Bertha Rose died of a sudden heart attack while members of her family were reading a newspaper containing an account of the hanging. Negro Lecturer in Erie. ERIB, Pa., July 11—Dean William Pickens of New York city will deliver an address at the Erie county court- house, Brie, Pa. Thursday. evening, July 17, at 8:15 o'clock, under the auspices of Erie branch of the Na- tional Association for the Advance- ment of Colored People. The general Public is cordially invited to come out and hear this speaker expound on the dificulties of the American Negro. | JOIN THE DAILY WORKER STAFF (Is the best of the week you will get the book. The first book offered will be “First Time in History” by Anna Louise Strong. _ There will be two standards used in judging the stories: first, news Interest—which means the impor tance and general Interest of the story—and second, the way the story Is written. » Read the articles which begin In this week's magazine section on how to get and write news and then be. gin sending in your Saturday, July 12, 1924 STOCK MARKET GILT-EDGES AS DAVIS IS NAMED Morgan Man’s Victory Gives Confidence (Special to the Daily Worker.) NEW YORK, July 11.—Nomi- nation of John W. Davis is hav- ing a_ gilt-edged effect on securities in the stock market, The general advance begun two days ago continued yester- day until some new high levels for the year were made in the late trading. The naming of a consulting financial expert on the democratic ticket adds to the confidence which came when Coolidge was renominated on the re- publican ticket. Rall Equipment Stocks Rise. Railroad equipment stocks took the lead in the late morning. Baldwin Locomotive sold up to 116. 14 fora gain of two points. Political changes Rave a decided bearing on such secur- ities and the Street believes that either Davis or Coolidge will continue the present tolerant policy towards the farming out of railroad repair work to these equipment companies— a practise concerning which the shop- men’s unions have complained bitterly to the Railroad Labor Board. Interest Rates Fall. A significant feature of the market was the falling of interest rates. The fall is in line with the action of the U. S. treasury department yesterday in issuing 2% per cent securities and stopping sales of 4% per cent treasury certificates. Money can now be ob- tained at a lower figure. With the easing of demand for capital for in- dustrial enterprises money has to ac- cept lower interest rates to find a mar- ket. This fall in demand for finance capital is due to the slump in the in- dustries which have been absorbing money. The nomination of Davis and Coolidge, while they have a favorable effect on certain industrial securities, have little effect as yet on the eco- nomic facts which change interest rates. Sinclair Oil is Secretary Hughes - (Continued from page 1.) Phillips sharply denied that American consent had ever been given to the Djambi monopoly concession, and showed ,that in September, 1920, act- ing under Secretary Colby, Phillips had denounced the concession as an infringement of “the principle of equal opportunity which it is hoped may be a solution of the future oil problem thruout the world.” Demands Help for Sinclair. One week later Phillips wrote: “It may not be out of place to bring to your attention the fact that on Sept. 8, 1920, the Sinclair Consolidated Oil corporation of New York, one.of the largest American oil companies, made formal application to the minister of the colonies for participation in the development of the so-called Djambi fields and received a reply in the nega- tive; and that, on Sept. 15, I called at the foreign office and expressed very strongly the disappointment that would arise in America when it was learned that American capital was to be excluded. “T have just received a telegram in- dicating that the above mentioned oil company is still interested in the sub- ject, and that its representative is now en route to The Hague to resume negotiations, Unless you see any ob- jections, I shall advise the representa- tive to communicate with the minis- ter of the colonies as soon as he reaches The Hague.” While Harry Was Bribing Fall. At that time Harry Sinclair was get- ting ready to grab Teapot Dome, and Fall and the other conspirators were busy with the transfer of the naval oil lands from the navy to the interior department in preparation for the cleanup. ‘ On May 80, 1921, Phillips sent to the Dutch foreign minister a long protest from ep ya Hughes at the “ex- clusion” of American capital from the Djambi oil concession, The Dutch stood their ground, danying that they had given American capital any less advantages than the United States had given the Dutch companies oper ating in American oil fields, Dutch Protested, ‘Two years later, in May, 1923, the Dutch minister in Washington pro- tested to Hughes against a statement made in a report on the world’s ofl production by the federal trade com- mission, that “American petroleum interests have been practically ed” from the Dutch Bast Indies, federal trade commission corrected its statement afterward. ¥ Miners Won't Thank Him, CHICAGO, July. 11.—President R. Aishton of the American Railway sociation saved the railroads of country 600,000 tons of coal last ‘Today he has his reward—a 0 lump of coal, sot in.