The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 7, 1924, Page 1

af THE DAILY WORKER RAISES THE STANDARD FOR A WORKERS AND FARMERS’ GOVERNMENT Vol. I. No. 170. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: THE DAILY WORKER. Entered as Seoond-<class matter September 81, 1928, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ilimois under the Act of March 3, 1879. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1924 Outside Chsago, by in Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. mail, $6.00 per year, Published Daily PUBLISHING CQO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd. Communist Candidates WILLIAM Z. FOSTER. For Vice-President: BENJAMIN GITLOW. oe S a THE T4Y WORKER . ept Sunday by THE DAI Guitees IL Price 3 Cents For President: - McDONALD RESIGNS WEDNESDAY Morgan Plans to Give France Two Billions AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O}FLAHERTY. HERE is a serious crop shortage in Germany. The capitalist press of the United States will not attribute this to “Communist mismanagement,” as they do droughts, tidal waves and other misfortunes that occasionally visit Russia. Germany is ruled by the capitalist class and until they were beaten by the capitalists of the Allied combination, were looked upon as ef- ficient managers. But it appears that they have lost their punch and all at- tempts to inject pep into them has failed. The best of efficiency experts can do nothing with a rotten system. ee 8 ® 'VEN the pacifists are getting tired protesting against the military programs of the American capitalist class. Oswald Garrison Villard, one of their outstanding leaders is busy trying to elect Robert Marion LaFol- lette president of the United States id manage his open shop mine in be- tween. Queer how open shoppers flock to “Fightin’ Bob.” There is Warren S. Stone and others who for- tunately for themselves have not had the spotlight of publicity thrown on their relations with their employes. eo * ‘HE National Guard Association is protesting against the elimination from war department figures of in- creased appropriations for ‘the Nation- {before the French accepted the + U.S. MONEY TO WIN FRENCH AID TO WALL STREET Line Up Paris Diplomat Against Soviet Russia By LAURENCE TODD (Federated Press Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.— Discovery that official spokes- men of the United States gov- ernment—which means _ the Coolidge administration—haye “unofficially” suggested to the French government that the American people will give the French $2,000,000,000 in inter- est charges on the war debts in the next ten years, if the French will agree to a refunding of that debt, has been confirmed here from absolutely authoritative sources, This secret deal was proposed Morgan-Dawes plan of collect- ing reparations from Germany. it may be taken as the price which Morgan & Co. decided their American subjects should al Guard. The world flight of the United States aviators was made the jumping-off ground for a big cam- paign for larger appropriations for a gigantic air navy. General Pershing, champion militarist of America is slated for the job of secretary of war. ‘The United States is getting its-spurs|¢vica, on condition SADA a moratorium on interest be given by for 25,000, Wiceledk devotees ,000 sharpened for the next blood bath. ‘The pacifists are helpless to stop it even if they would. The working class alone can put an end to war by wag- ing war to end war on the capitalist system. *_* © ‘HE German nationalists are about to be paid for allowing the Dawes’ plan to go over. The present German cabinet is slated to go and another one with a representation of three mon- archists on it will take its place. It is also rumored that President Ebert, Socialist, will resign and that Chan- cellor Marx, Catholic, will take his place. The monarchists want the chancellorship and no doubt will get it. “Democracy” has worked well in Germany! What have the workers left of the gains made in the revolu- (Contigued on page 6) Portuguese Counterfeit, Too. LISBON, Oct. 6.—A factory for turning out spurious currency in wholesale lots was raided by police}an exchanges, here. It Sure Is a Hot Place. ROME, Oct. 6.—A fire today on the Claim American top floor of the chamber of deputies was extinguished with small damage, It's your paper——Build on it! KLUX MAYOR BREAKS ‘ UP BLOOR MEETING AT GHRISTOPHER, ILL. (Special to The DAILY WORKER.) ‘CHRISTOPHER, IIl., Oct. 6.—The mayor of this city, a well known Ku Kluxer, staged a grand attack on the Communi it a meeting of the Workers Party on Sunday at Trustees Miners’ Hall. Mother Bloor wai eduled to speak...When she arrived she encountered a_ large crowd in the street with the mayor frantically shouting at the comrades that they cannot hold any meeting in Christopher. The mayor had en- tered the hall, Mother Bloor was told by the comrai and had chas- ed every one out into the street, Mother Bloor addressed herself to the crowd in the street. She asked all those who wanted to attend the meeting to follow her to the city limits. Everyone in the crowd wet along and a splendid Commun- ist meeting was held out In a coun- try road lit up by one solitary flash- light. The whole audience sat down un- ter a big tree and the meeting pro- ceeded until the very end without any further interfereno The comrades are delighted with the way Mother Bloor put it over on the Ku Klux mayor Christo- pay for the acceptance by France of a Morganization of Germany. Will Accept Default. In detail it is a proposal that France refund her $4,000,000,000 debt to Am- America. Ten years’ interest at five per cent on $4,000,000,000 is $2,000,- 000,000. > This is the first installment of the European default on the war loans that the United States is to acknowl- edge; others, more serious by far, will follow if Europe does not find some magical means of paying. This offer of two billion dollars to France, coming just at the time when Mr. Hughes is most anxious to pre- vent France from recognizing Russia, might be construed as having an anti- Russian significance. However, its chief purpose is re- ported to have been the bringing of the French politicians into line for the Morgan-Dawes’ scheme, like the secret clauses underlying most of the Eu- ropean treaties. | Try to Strengthen France. Its effect, if accepted by the French | government, would presumably be to strengthen the franc on the Europe- and to impress the smaller states of Europe with the val- ue of French alliances. ‘ ° ° : Killed in Mexican ° * Re Oil Strike District (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., October 6.— United States Consul James B. Stew- art, at Tampico, has notified the state department that Mr. William B. Massey, the terminal superintendent of the Metropolitan Oil Company, has met death at Tomo, a small town in the oil area. The Mexican charged with the killing is Jaquin Saenz. For some time there has been a strike of the oil workers in this dis- trict. The private corporations, prin- cipally Americans, have been resist- ing the application of the Mexican la- bor laws. »« Worry About the Dirigible. WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—It is pos- sible that the dirigible ZR-3 may start its fight from Germany to the United States on next” Thursday, but Satur- day, Oct. 11, is the most probable date, said a dispatch to the navy de- partment from Captain George W. Steele, senior American observer at THIS IS WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST’S DREAM OF IDEAL CITY Two men were slain here today, one by police when he was mistak- en for a bandit and the other, pre- sumably a “gang” victim. R. Manthey, chief engineer of the Certified tce Cream company was shot dead by policemen who came on him and two other men in an al- ley beside the company’s plant. Police said they thought the men were bandits and that they opened fire when the men failed to heed their command to halt. E. J. Corrigan was thrown from a speeding automobile and died with- out regaining consciousness. He is believed to have been a victim either of beer runners or of Chica- go’s latest taxi war. 25,000,000 T0 FOLLOW RADIO DURING WINTER Expect Half of U. S. to Become Fans Soon (Special to The Daity Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 6,— American radio leaders gather- ed here today to perfect volun- tar Ey seetttiabed that are neces- 'y~ to\-assure “entertainme! |has also been in maintaining Ht |resale prices.” “trom “several this winter. Newspaper men, representa- tives of the big broadcasting stations, scientists, government experts and manufacturers of radio equipment were included in the delegations. "Spend $400,000,000. Authorities estimated that nearly | $400,000,000 has been expended in the last year for radio equipment and that within five years half of the people of the United States will be among the nightly “listeners in” to the various broadcasting services. Secretary of Commerce Hoover, who opened the*convention formally to- night, said today that the program calls for allocation of wave lengths, studies of interference problems and a campaign to obtain from congress adequate regulatory legislation. “Not only are there questions of or- derly conduct between the multitude of radio activities in which more authority must be! exerted in the in- terest of every user whether sender or receiver, but the question of mon- opoly in radio communication must be squarely met,” Hoover declared., Predicts Monopoly. “It is not conceivable that the Amer- ican people will allow this new-born system of communication to fall ex- clusively into the power of any in- dividual group or combination, “It cannot be thought that any single person or group shall ever have the right to determine what communi- cation may be made to the American people.” Will He Make Good? Hoover placed himself against cen- sorship of broadcast material either by individuals or the government. While favoring a free development of radio communication, Hoover em- phasized the necessity of further legis- lation. He said the problems involved in government regulation are “the most complex and technical that have yet confronted congre: Among the subjects for considera- tion will be division of wave lengths among the several classes of stations, possible revision of the zoning plan, power requirements and limitations, improvement of programs, revision of class requirements and the question Friedrichshafen, of licenses for operators. WORKERS GET BLAMED AGAIN FOR WRECK ON LONG ISLAND RAILROAD (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—Three employes of the Long Island railroad were held responsible by the interstate commerce commission today for a derailment of a passenger train at Long Island City on July 30, when one passenger was killed and fifty were injured. The derailed train collided with an electric locomotive. — | aot MELLON TRUST GRABS PROFITS | IN ALUMINUM Andy Has Several Ways to Control Market (By The Federated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—) Secretary Andy Mellon's alumi-| num trust comes in for rough! criticism at the hands of the| Federal Trade Commission, in| the report just made to the sen- ate onthe latter’s inquiry as to why house furnishings are so) costly. en | The third se¢tion of this re-| port, dealing with kitchen uten- sils, is now complete. Make Cooking Utensils.. “The Aluminum Goods Manufactur- ing Co.,” says the commission, “is the largest manufacturer of cooking uten- sils in the United States and is affill- ated with the Aluminum Co, of Amevi- ca. The competitive methods of this company include yYarious kinds of price discrimination between cus- tomers. “* “In some cases special discounts have been made in consideration of carrying a full line; in other instances discounts have been granted in consid- eration of the fayored organization handling the Goods ¢ompany’s prod- ucts exclusivel s Goods company sources show that the Goods company has received a special five per cent discount on purchases from the Alu- minum Co. of America.” Mellon’s squeezing of the house- holds of the nation 1s seen in the next sentences in the report: “The Aluminum Co. of America has a prac- tically complete monopoly of the pro- duction of aluminum in the United States, and is the only domestic) sources of supply for aluminum cook- ing utensil manufacturers. This fact combined with a high protective tariff | on aluminum, enables it to control the price of aluminum.” Has Subsidiaries, Too. | What aluminum ware Mellon does not manufacture directly, thru his Aluminum Goods concern and his ANTHRACITE MINERS FEEL LASH OF MINE OWNERS WHEN LOCAL GRIEVANCE STRIKES ARE BANNED By THOMAS M Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, Pennsylvania, thirty minutes apart on an electric road, are nymous names when used in the discussion of anth In these cities and the many dilapidated towns that surround ers with their families. casual passerby, these thousands of human beings are regarded them, live the thousands of mine as necessary evils or as objects of where the product of the miner*-———————___ {mine, here and the crew of workers engaged in the task of bolstering up sunk several feet, a result of a cave. “ Jin of old mine workings and the “too To the student of human nature and | numerous” things that daily come into the observer who stays in these parts | view. is sold at a high price, they are usually regarded as money hogs | and grafters because of that | fact | for a while, a much different picture is presented, for he faces daily the stern realities of life as they present themselves. He sees the wan and sallow faces of the men as they wearily walk homeward from the the coal they use. INDICTMENT OF COMMUNIST, RED TREATY, ISSUES Expect King to Oust the Parliament Thursday (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Oct. 6.—The. Mac~ Donald Labor Cabinet has de- cided tentatively to resign. The Labor prime minister will pro- pose the resignation of his cabi- net at Wednesday’s session of YERSCOUGH the twin cities of northeastern site coal. To the lar curiosity, but in the a house that has Too many people consider the min- er in an APA OSAUIE tae Tsien parliament. they do not even stop to consider who This decision of ‘the Labor gets the enormous price they pay for cabinet is brot on by the motion They seem to take . 4 se gang! “lof the tories demanding a cen- (Continued on page 5.) (Special to The HAVANA, Oct. 6.—The military gu heavily reinforced today as a result of REPORT SEVEN KILLED, 57 WOUNDED IN AN ELECTION DAY CLASH IN CUBA in which seven men were killed and 57 wounded. Fifteen of the wounded men are in grave condition. sure ofall parties responsible for the quashing of the indict- ment of the editor ‘of the “Workers Weekly,” official or- gan of the Communist Party of Great Britain. May Dissolve House of Commons. The resignation of MacDonald's cab- inet means also that the dissolution of parliament will be sought. By Thursday it is expected that the king | will be asked for the formal decree Daily Worker) ard about the presidential palace was the fatal election battle at Camaguey, ‘The pitched’ battle in the streets of Camaguey between adherents of former president Mehocal + and police raged for two honrs. Build-| “issolving the House of Commons. COOLIDGE HEARS WAR VET PUT IN HIS COMPLAINT Army Head Is Heckled | at President’s Meeting (Special to The Daily Worker) ings along the streets were riddled} It is not yet certain what the atti- WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.—)/ nessed the heckling of Brig.| Gen. Frank T. Hines, director | of the United States veterans’ | bureau, while the latter was making a speech before the na- tional convention of the Amer- United States Aluminum Co., subsidi-| ary to the Aluminum Co. of America, he grudgingly permits other makers to turn out, if they can stand the long delays of delivery of sheet aluminum which he imposes. From 30 to 55 per cent of the orders are shipped in the month in which shipment is due. In some cases, he dumps big quantities of metal on a customer who cannot use it, or he fails to deliver at all The federal trade commission sug- gest that the aluminum combine seems to be violating the terms of the “con- sent decree” under which the depart: mane of justice dropped an anti-trust suit some time ago—tho that decree was totally inadequate to restore com- petitive conditions in the industry. 3 Controls the Industry. The same report shows that there is no real competition in the produc- tion of vacuum cleaners, washing ma chines, sewing machines and refriger- ators. The Singer sewing machine corporation controls 75 per cent of the business in that industry. Expect Action in Courts. Action in the United States courts under the Sherman anti-trust law against the Aluminum company of America, controlled by the family of secretary of the treasury Mellon, was forecast today as a result of the re- port of the federal trade commission charging the company with the main- tenance of a monopoly. The Aluminum company and its subsidiaries were declared fo be vio- lating the consent deeree entered against them in 1912 under the Sher- man Jaw, The report of the federal trade commission was submitted to the senate in response to a resolution aski.g for information on trade con- ditions of household furnishings, Hitch Italy and Belgium. ROMB,; Oct. 6.—Quirinal circles here assert that the engagement of Prince Piedmond and Princess Marie Jose of Belgium will be announced on the ican Red Cross on the efforts of the government to care for disabled veterans of the world war. The president was the first to address the convention, and at the close of his speech intro- duced General Hines, who spoke in laudatory terms on the work of the veterans’ bureau and outlined the extent of the service extented by the govern- ment in® rehabilitating world war veterans. He Doesn’t Get Enough. “I cannot picture,” Hines said, “any | American veteran who does not re-| ceive the care of medical treatment which he deserves because of his serv- ice.” “Here’s one,” shouted a man in the audience, struggling to his feet and shaking a finger at General Hines, “I only get $25 a month.” He continued mumbling words that}League upon the only basis which could not be heard distinctly, while a general murmur went up from the hall. Should Have Grabbed Coolidge. General Hines paused in his speech, and President Coolidge looked straight ahead, not moving a muscle of his face. Two husky detectives hustled the heckler outside.. The heckler was taken to a gov- ernment hospital for mental observa tion, He was Nikola Sesum, a Serb jan, 45 years old. Chekiang Line Holds. SHANGHAI, Oct. 6.—The Kiangsu offensive has concentrated in the vic- inity of Sungkiang, with only slight gains reported, the Chekiang lines holding on all sides. Desultory firing has been in progress at Huang Tu and Liuho. **¢ @ Chang in Big Advance. MUKDEN, Oct. 6.—Chang Tso Lin's Fengtien soldiery are continuing their rapid advance toward Jehol, reports President Coolidge today wit- |! with bullets and windows smashed. a of peg att cand ing Lees to a 5 | motion which e liberal party wi! Soldiers Patrotied: City. jmake demanding an inquiry into the Soldiers ere called from their bar-} dropping of the indictment against the racks and finally restored order. Feel-| communist leader. MacDonald has ing at Camaguey is running high. declared: At 2:35 o'clock this morning wire) ] wiil explain the quashing of the communication between Havana and | Communist indictment in the Com: Camaguey was interrupted. The last) mons. Then if the House votes cen- message sent before the wires were|sure of the government, the cabinet cut was that soldiers were patrolling | will accept the vote as meaning that the city and that order prevailed. |immediate resignation is in order. I The fighting followed an attack) have been carrying burdens perhaps upon Menocal’s special train near| too heavy for any man. If I am to be“ Camaguey. A number of shots were | relieved of the strain I shall rejoice fired at the train and two men were | for myself but not rejoice at the pros- wounded. {pect of confusion and frustrated achievement.” General Menocal, who is a candidate | Ranks of Tories Divided. for president, had accused president) ‘here is much division in the ranks Zayas and other members of the Cuban | of the lib s and tories as to what government of working for the elec-| course they will take on the Commu: tion of his opponent—General Macha-/ nist indictment and the Soviet Rus- do, a liberal. sian treaty. Many capitalists fear a According to adherents of Gen.)| general election now. Machado political followers of Men- They fear the depressing and dis- ocal started the trouble by attempting | turbing influence such a contest would mons issued a proclamation repudiat- oe epee ati WORKERS FACE | Judge Out of Town; The last meting of the City Central} TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 6.—Trial of {ert Rosenbluth of the murder of ma- Tried to Disarm Police. to disarm the Camaguey police. have on trade. The other day, thirty Siapiesmeesuncas a siamana liberal members of the House of Com- against the Russian treaty. NEW PROBLEMS | Trial of Bugler for | 5 Murder Is Held Up Committee of the Young Workers | Roland R. Pothier, former ‘sergeant- League marked. thé beginning of s j busier, jointly accused with Capt. Rob- new era for the League in this cit ‘. jor Alexander P. Cronkhite, will be At this meeting a plan of reorganiza-| resumed tomorrow in district judge tion on the basis of working area | maward E. Cushman’s court. No court branch was brought in, thoroly dis-| was held today, judge Cushman be- cussed and adopted as a first step} ing out of town. towards the organization of our League on shop nuclei basis. A time limit of one month was set to complete this tremendous step for- ward toward the founding of our Neck and Neck With Chicago. DENVER, Colo., Oct. 6.—The heavi- est week end automobile toll in the history of Colorado was recorded to- day with the death of eight persons and injury to 15 others thruout the state. will enable us to become a mass or- (Continued on Page 2.) ‘DAWES PLAN OVERESTIMATES THE ABILITY OF GERMAN NATION TO PAY ~ By JAY LOVESTONE (Fifth Article) “One the cardinal errors of the Dawes scheme is its gross over-estimate of the economic capacity of present-day Germany to pay reparations. This insistence on blinking the effects of the war and the subsequent financial collapse arises from the fact that the Bx perts’ Committee based its plan*——— i on the Versailles treaty for the | cultural part of Schlewig was given economic and political dismem-|'® Denmark. Thru @ fraudulent ple- berment of Carmnny, biscite a large proportion of the coal reserves was handed over to the Pol- Germany's Staggering War Losses. | ish capitalists by the Entente, We As a result of the imperialist war to save the world for dollar democra- cy, Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine con- taining huge iron ore and potash de. posits. Posen, West Prussia, and and foreign capital investment losses at this time, { Under the so-called peace arrange ments Ge:imany was deprived of ten prince’s return from South America, pili hive telling of the capture of several towns |im thetr path, Pomerania, rich in agricultural lands, were taken away. A valuable agri- per cent of its population, 12 per cent (Continued on page 6) are not speaking of the huge colonial —