The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 3, 1925, Page 4

Page Four RIFFIANS PLAY PUSS IN CORNER WITH AVIATORS Teach Yankee Flyers How to Fight QUEZZON, French Morccco, Oct. 1. —The American mercenary aviators got a taste of Riffian war that was not all pleasant. They set out with a convoy to the relief of Louganous. All were mounted and thot they were on a lark, until Rifflan bullets shot thelr horses from under them. The American mercenaries, who have bragged so much of their bravery, charged the woods. When they got there no Rifflans could be found. The Riffians fired from an- other side, fhe Americans charged there. This game of the Riff_ans continued for over four hours, keeping the train and its American guardians out in the hot sun. Not a single tribesman gould be seen. The buljets kept the Americans aging and then after the Riffs had ured the supplies convoyed by "fhe Americans, they left the valley. Tanks came to the assistance of the Americans, but when they reached the tap of the hills, not a trace of of the @upplies nor the Riffians was to be found. eee Use Spanish Guns. TANGIERS, Spanish Morocco, Oct. D—tTetuan, the capital of Spanish Morocco, was heavily shelled by the ffian forces, using seventy-five mil- imeter guns captured from the Span- ‘ds. Heavy casualties were inflicted by 16 Riffans on those within the fort. Spanish convoy carrying provisions Malmussi from Morro Viejo, was ken by Riffian artillery. Heavy loss- were inflicted on the guards. This gives tie Riffs more munitions and other necessary articles. eee No Surrender! RIFF HEADQUARTERS, Targhzuit, Oct, 1—Sidi Mohammed, commander et Abd-el-Krim’s Riffian army intt- mates that if the war is not over by this winter, it will continue for an- other year. “To conquer us the French will have to invade our country and kill us to the last man. We will never submit to slavery,” declared the Riff. “We will fight if necessary until our nation is exterminated.” “No power since the world twar be- gan has ever been able to control the Riff and the people there remain sub- stantially as they were before the the Arab conquest 1,100 years aga. ‘We are a tenacious people and France cannot conquer us.” Marshal Lyautey, who has just been forced by the turns of events to re- sign, attempted to drown the Riffan movement of independence in blood. His attempts at taking away privi- Jeges long enjoyed by the Riffs, led mo the Riffian struggle for the inde ‘pendence of Morocco. WORKERS PARTY OPEN AIR MEETINGS HELD INN. Y, THIS WEEK NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—In New York Workers Party open air meet- ings are being held thruout the city every night during the wéek of Sept. 28 to Oct. 3 in the municipal mayoralty campaign now in pro- gress. SATURDAY, OCT, 3 7th St, and Ave, A—Pollack and Russian speakers. 8th Ave. and 38th St.—Clarence Miller and Greek Speakers, 149th St. and Srd Ave.; McDonald, Bentall, Powers. Grand and Roebling—Primoff, Ne- sin, Siskind, Hartman. Stone and Pitkin—Wolf, Lifshitz, Chernenco, Mitnik, Rubenstein, Baum, TWENTY MILLION TAX DODGERS IN UNITED STATES Treasury Department Is Stumped (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—The treas- ury is fretting about its inability to | collect income tax. Of the 116,000,000 people in the U. S. no more than | 7,000,000 make out income tax returns and only 4,500,000 make payments. | The treasury figures there are at least 20,000,000 tax dodgers. Deputy internal revenue collectors made 45,854 investigations that result- ed in making that many tax-payers come across with a little better than $4,000,000. At the same time the treas- ury was forced to refund over $11,000,- 000 to taxpayers because of illegal assessment. In order to make tax returns complete, it would seem that one half the population would have to be pressed into service as deputy col- lectors to make the other half fork over, “B. & O. Bill” Declares Recall Petition Illegal (Continued from page 1) members of the council early in the contest. J. F. Anderson, former vice-presi dent and recent presidential candi- date against Johnston, stated that the recall petition bore the endorsement of 152 lodges; the constitution re- quired 119 endorsements. He declined to discuss the next moves to be made by the opposition, but declared that recent proposals by the Johnston administration, that the election laws of the union be changed, included reforms ordered by. the Detroit convention a year ago and not carried out by Johnston be- fore the election of the new council. This, he maintained, was proof of his charge that the election of last May. was “crooked.” SOVIET RUSSIA SENDS PERSIA 100,000 POODS OF WHEAT; AIDS: TEHERAN’S WORKERS AND PEASANTS TEHERAN, Persia, Oct. 1—Soviet Russia has presented Teheran with 100,000 poods of wheat and offers to sell more to Persia at a reasonable rate. Teheran has been the scene of many bread riots the past few months. ‘Wheat and grains have been scarce and it was impossible for the peasants and workers to get bread except at prohibitive prices. Russian workers, see- ‘Ing the plight of their Teheran brothers. have sent them this aid. Months . sHIS 1s the list of it: Dollar J a special , offer to enlarge readers to the Workers Month- ly. Take advantage of for yourself—to ‘KELLOGG BLOWS extend your sub—or le to subscribe for an- | other worker. artists—and by outstanding lead- revo! ere—ts not only a pleasure, but @ real iad necessity for every |” worker, Washington Chicago, Il). CITY .... Hhacaerensoagmassanaasaronessnnananannennaneee THE DAILY WORKER EVEN OBREGON SPURNS STRUCK | FRISCO HOTELS Good Battle By TOM LEWIS. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1—Waiters on strike at the Palace and St. Fran- cis Hotels here wired to General Al- | varo Obregon, former president of Mexico, who was about to arrive, asking him not to stop at either scab hostelry. Obregon wired back that he wouldn't. Nevertheless the St. | Francis was decorated for the oc- casion. Mayor Rolf met the distinguished visitor with a cordon of Frisco’s fin- est and the parade started on the way to the St. Francis. A waiter showed Obregon’s telegram to the mayor and said he thot Obregon was j out In Its fight aga a‘union man. “So am I” said the mayor and the parade kept on its way. In the vicinity of the St, Fran- cis, however, some confusion devel- oped in the patry and the procession moved to the Bellevue, a union house Waiters Winning. The striking waiters are «conduct- jing a good battle against “the two biggest hotels in Frisco, so good, in fact that the industrial association has broadcast letters appealing to ; business men to help the scab houses jout. As for Obregon, he is being \feted by the husiness element of the |city and capturing the front page of the press which are featuring him as a leader of the Mexican masses— which of course, he is not. ees Frisco Attention! Every Sunday night at 225 Valencia St., San Francisco, there is a Com- |munist open forum with lectures on |the class struggle and every Satur- day night at the same place there is a rollicking dance. OFF HOT AIR AT CONGRESS MEET Parliamentarians of. the « Capitalists Gather WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1—The 23nd annual session of the interparlia- Mnentary union congress: has opened in -Washington at the hall of the house of representatives with dele- gates from all nations. Three hun- dred delegates have assembled. The meeting is mainly a fascist-tory con- ference. An address of welcome by Senator McKinley and Secretary of State Kel- logg occupied the greater portion of | the day. Every effort is being made to keep any tention of the exclusion of Shapurji Saklatvala, Communist mem- ber of the British house of commons, ‘from being raised on the floor of the congress by the tories. * The main points on the agenda for the congress which is to end on Oc- tober 7, is international peace, reduc- tion of armaments, codification of international laws, and the plight of minorities. The joke of the entire Proceeding is that many delegates who are present have so little in com- mon with the questions to be dis- cussed that it will amount to noth- ing more than a play on words. R. R. Pres. Complains. The president of the Chicago and Northwestern raflroad complains that auto bus traffic is eating into railroad revenue and must be stopped. Since 1916 the passenger business of his road has decreased 50 per cent while the bus businéss has jumped 165 per cent in the road’s territory. FULL INFORMATION | AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN WIN STRIKE) BUT BRITISH LINES STILL OUT SYDNEY, Austr been declared off, an as quickly as possible, i October 1.—(FP)—The Seamen’s Union has won P the shippng combine in Australia. The strike has ¢ vessels at the various ports are now being manned The shipowners agreed to endorse the rates of pay and working sf C] 8 conditions on the ship: articles, arrange fortnightly payment of wages, and allow time off every month for stop-work meeting. The men, on their part, have given way to the owners on several minor seamen, * * | points, but the result of the settlement is undoubtedly a big gain for the The DAILY WORKER points out that the victory of the Australian sea- men spoken of above, will tend to aid the “outlaw” strike of the British seamen, which is still-on and should still be supported, INTERPARLIAMENTA IN ATTEMPT TO RY UNION CHIEFS BAN SAKLATVALA CASE FROM CONGRESS DISCUSSIONS WASHINGTON,’ D. C., Oct, 1—All attempts to raise the issue of the exclusion of Shapurpi Saklatvala, Communist member of the British house of commons on the floor of the interparliamentary union congress in’ session in Washington, D, C,, will be resisted by the council in charge of the meeting. This action follawed the adoption of a resolution recognizing the right of the United States government to bar Saklatvala, at a meeting of the OPEN SHOP WARD COMPANY STARTS PRICE SLASHING Forces the | Small Shops Against Wall A price-slashing war has been start- ed in Chicago by the Ward Baking company of Chicago in an attempt to run the small union bakeshops out of business. An order came from the New York headquarters of the Ward Baking company authorizing a reduc- tion of about 20 per cent im the price of their bread, Large loaves that have sold for 15 cents each are now to be sold to the cystomer at 12% cents; Thé small 10 cent loaves are to sold at ‘8% cents. The wholesaler will buy th® 15 cent loaf at 10 cents and the 10 cent loaf at 7 cents: The Ward Baking company, repres- enting a capitalization of $150,000,000, is known as an antiamion concern. Union men in thist=plant stand no chance of working there very long as the spies maintained ‘by the company ferret them out very quickly. This concern was a union concern five years.ago. At that time the com- pany attempted to force a’cut of 20 per cent in the wages, paid the work- ers. The workers refused to accept this reduction and wen! trike, Since then the compan: been operating on the open-shop anti-union basis. . rs Preparatory to the’ presént cut in the price of bread, a.cut im wages of all those employed in thé bakeshop was made. Pa Druggin-Labik Gold Makes Sheriff Worry and Thompson Happy The sheriff of Cook colfnty, Peter Hoffman, is likely to go #o jail be- cause he winked his eye’ at the be- havior of jail officials, also if hot water, who “shook down” Terry Druggan and Johnny Lake, million- aire beer-runners for something, like a grand total of thirty thousand in return for the extension of Waldorf council behind clbsed doors, Saklatvala Sends Letter Shapurji Saklatvala in a letter to the congress, handed the committee by Senator Borah of Idaho, denounces his exclusion from America for the speech made in the British parliament for Indian independence. The com- mittee refuses to make public the letter. Théy fear that if the contents of the letter were known it would give the imperialists of England and Amer- ica a black eye. Protest meetings are being held in the big industrial centers demanding the admittance of Shapurji Saklat- vala. eee New York Demonstration A united front demonstration of workers in New York City will take place against the exclusion of Sha- purji Saklatvala, the arrest of the 100 Communists in Budapest and the threatened executionof Mathias Ra- kosi at Union Squares, Monday, Oct. 6, at 6 p. m. The International Labor Defense Council is arranging the meet- ing. 61.08 Warren Workers Protest The workers of Warren, Ohio, will hold a demonstration in the Hippo- drome Hall (3rd floor), Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p. m. against the exclusion of Shapurji Saklatvala. This meeting is arranged by the Protest Committee in Behalf of Saklatvala. ae 8 Frisco Has Successful Meet SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1—A well attended protest meeting against the exclusion of Shapurji Saklatvala was held at 226 Valencia St., at which speakers in Hindu, Chinese and Eng- lish addressed the meeting in a pro- test against the exclusion of the Communist member of the British parljamenj for defending the inde- pendence of India. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 2.—Dance hall workers of Seattle are in the process of getting together to organ- ize a union. They intend to apply to the American Federation of Labor for @ charter. There are 64 licensed dance halls in Seattle. privileges to the two bootleggers who are boarding at the county jail. The sheriff, the warden and seven jail attendants are being tried before Federal Judge Wilkerson and things look bad for the lot, The county blow-up has caused the usual politic- al hurry-scurry and Chicagoans can be sure that much mud is being thrown in the waters of local politics that they don’t know about. A rumor has it that William Hale Thompson will take this oceasion’to boom him- self for mayor again, REGARDING MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS BEING HELD IN REORGANIZATION DRIVE Workers (Communist) Party membership meetings arfanged In the party’s reorganizatidn campaign with the following dates: BUFFALO, N. Y.—Sunday, Oct. 4, 2 p. m., at Finnish St. J. J. Ballam and R. T. Sullivan, the sppakers assignedto be held on Hall, 159 Grider on ' Rule In ian fascist delegates to the interparl- NEW YORK BOMB SQUAD GUARDS FASCISTI MEET Fear Repitition of Pier Greeting (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, October 1— With the assistance of acting Captain James J, Gegan and six members of the New York bomb squad, the Ital- jamentary unlon congress in Wash- ington, D. C., were able to cheer Mussolini at a luncheon and confer ence arranged by a New York fascist society in the’ Biltmore Hotel: Every precaution was taken by the bomb squad so that the precious hides of the oppressors of Italy's working class would not get a taste of the/hatred felt toward them by the Italian workers in America, As they landed in America, a dele- gation of Italjan workers greeted them at the pier with derisive shouts. The police did all they could to break up the demonstration to no avail. RARE OLD VINTAGES SURE FLOW IN FRENCH EMBASSY India” — Delivered in the House of Commons July 9, 1925 and quoted by Kellogg as the reason for barring him from the United States, AFTER DEBT CONFERENCE (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 1— After a successful agreement had been concluded by the French im- perialists and American bankers a booze banquet Was held at the French embassy. The French under — extra-terri- torial rights have the right to guz- zle all the liquor their heart de- sires without any interference by the United States prohibition de- partment, On the wine card passed around along witiy a menu of rich viands we find it siart with aperitifs, Mar- tinls, ‘and Manhattan cocktails, sherry and port, then dry white Burgundy, afterward rich red Bor- deaux, and finally a rare old vin- tage of Champagne with cognac and chartreuse with the coffee (if any of the delegation wil! want it) and cigars. Néw York Attention. Buy your tickets at the Novy Mir, 30 Union Square, for the lecture to be held. by the Bolshevik poet, Valdimir Mayakovsky,, Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p. m. at, the Yorkville Casino, 210 E. 86th St. , Mayakovsky is returning to the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics soon, 80 if you want to hear of the new poetry and literature in Russia, attend this meeting. Asks $50,000 for Lynch Victims. PUEBLO, Col., Oct. 1—The Mexi- can government has filed a claim for $50,000 against the United States for the loss’ of two of her citizens, Jose Gonzales and Santoa Ortez, who were lynched by’a mob in Pueblo in 1919. 2K | “British McAndrew Dangles Lavender Coats to Win Teachérs’ Favor Superintendent William McAndrew in line! with his policy to break the teachers’ organization so as to bring the teachers completely within his control flares into view in the cap- italist press every few weeks with some new attention which he hopes will win them. In an editorial he wrote in the Educational Review, a New York magazine of which he is editor he recommends lavender coats “just like the artists wear” as an idea for teachers’ uniforms, Onfy a few weeks ago he advocated laven- der blackboards with pink chalk to make classrooms more cheerful, The teachers’ federation sees in his last proposal only another demonstra- tion of his plan to factory-ize the schools. Thaw Shuns Laséies and Gives Gold to Poor; So He Says NEW YORK, Oct.\1.—The first thing Harry K. Thaw did when he hit New York for a visit to Broadway, his hunting grounds before he was ‘con- fined in an insane asylum years ago, was to deny any intention of “picking up lassies on the highways or by-ways and giving them money.” Harry says he mother told him be- fore he left Pittsburgh where he and his mother control steel mills, coal mines and banks to the tune of sever- al millfons, “Now remember, Harry, that there are many pedple not as well off we are.” So Harry gives his money to charity—according to Harry. a ee NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 1—"Harry K, Thaw is still a dangerous lunatic,” according to Dr, Charles F. McDonald, who was an alfenist at the trial of Thaw for the murder of Stanford White. Italian Sub and 50 Hands Lost in Wreck ROME, Oct. 1.—Italy has discovered itself possessor of a submarine dis- aster that transends that of the S-51 off Long Island. The admiralty has just learned that the submersible Ve- niero which was lost in the recent naval manouvers off the coast of Sicily was sunk in a collision with a steamer, The under-sea boat was rammed by the S. S. Capena, now in London, whose captain failed to report ‘the in- cident. The Veniero sunk with all hands on board, fifty men. Mr. “A” Has Trouble with Kashmir Throne SIMLA, India, Oct, 1—Sir Hari- Singh, handsome prince of India who figured recently in a court scandal in London under the title Mr. “A,” has discovered competition, at the moment he was about to step itto the throne of Kashmir and Jammu. The right to the throne of this pet of British imperialism who has the backing of the British viceroy, hag been challenged by the adopted son of the late Maharajah of Kashmir, the Rajah of Peongh.. The. contested carries with it an ‘annuity of $5,000,- 000 and sway over 3,000,000 souls, Speech By Shapurji |; Saklatvala , se aes READ!—DISTRIBUTE Ul American Imperialism aids British Imperialism by keeping out the man You can bring into the hands of every worker this brilliant exposure of CHICAGO, ILL.—Wednesday, Oct, 7, at the Northwest) Hall, Ruthenberg and Martin Abern. | & iy NEW HAVEN, CONN.—Sunday, Oct. 11, 2. pm, Labor Lyceum, 38 Howe St. J. J. Ballam and William Simoni An organization tour of the western districts is being planned by the Central Executive Committee Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other party centers of the west will arrange mass member: ship meetings to be addressed by a representative of the Central Executive Committee. : WARREN, OHIO—Sunday, Oct, 4, at 6 p, m. at the Hippodrome Hall, rd floor. Israel Amter, the new district secretary, will speak on Bolsheviza- tlon and Reorganization of the Party, It is absolutely nec Bs that every party comrade in the city and vicinity attend this meeting, in order fully to understand the Immediate questions before the party, The meeting is called by the district executive committee, and each comrade must feel ob- ligated to attend. * YOUNGSTOWN, OH|O—Saturday, Oct. 3, at 7 p, m, at Athletic Hall, 338! East Federal St. Israe! Amter, the new district secretary, will speak cE, 1s Ww. who made this attack. . READY Speaker in action. Me : . 16 pages with cover PRICE—Single copies, 10c¢ each photograph of the ~ 26 copies, 8c each my Imperjalist oppression. yes NOW! 100 copies or more, 5c each DAILY WORKER ' PUBLISHING COMPANY - —— HINGTON BLVD. Chicago = ILL. ei: el dt