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sstockholders of the Chesapeake Page Two SMALL HOLDER ATTACKS NICKEL PLATE MERGER “Rawest Proposition” Ever Brought Up WASHINGTON, Dec, 30.—Denuncia- tions of the proposed merger of the Chesapeake and Ohio, Hocking Valley, Erie, Pere Marquette and Nickel Plate railroads into one system flew thick and fast at the hearing before the in- terstate commerce commission where the plea by the Van Sweringen broth- ers was made for the approval of the Nickel Plate merger. W. H. Anderson, one of the minority and Ohio railroad, called it “the rawest proposition as to railroads I have ever seen put up.” “Behind railroad managements, be- yond your regulation here of rail- roads, there is growing ever a sinister and unreachable power, the power of the promoter and the banker and the financier. This plan presents every economic evil existing in the railroad situation today. “This. plan violates the general con- golidation program before the inter- state commerce commission—and it violates every sound rule of group- ing rairoads for the country. There is no natural relation between these five railroads,” fumed Anderson, START NEW YEAR RIGHT AT 1. LD. DANCE IN BOSTON FRIDAY NIGHT BOSTON, Dec. 30—Begin the New Year right by attending the New Year’s dance arranged by Interna- tional Labor Defense Friday, Jan. 1, 1926 at Convention Hall, Boston, St. Botolph and Garrison streets. Lee Reisman’s orchestra means the very best to a Bostonian and it is this orchestra that has been en- gaged for this dance. Nothing more need be said to assure those who will come of a good time and when at the same time the proceeds of this dance go to aid of political prisoners and their dependents, no one should be urged to come. So remember the place and date. Bring your friends and enjoy your- selves. a 7 Another New Pamphlet LENIN “ABOUT | CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES” Only a limited number of this little pamphlet issued by the exhibition commit- tee of the Russian Co- operative Societies have been received. Orders sub- ject only to stock on hand. i Each 5 Cents. DAILY WORKER PUB, CO. 1113 W, Washington Blvd., Chicago, Il. To those who work hard for thelr money, | will save 50 per cent on all their dental work, DR. RASNICK DENTIST 645 Smithfield Street, PITTSBURGH, PA. ICK AND DEATH BENEFIT} SOCIETIES Frauen-Kranken-Unterstuetzungs Verein Fortrehritt Meets every 4 8rd ‘Thursday, Wicker Pack Hall, 2040 W. North Avenue. Secretary. COME! DEBAT the victory of Everybody Welcome, | jt edly at Freie Gemeinde Hall, Cor. 8th and Walnut Streets. SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 1926, AT 2:30 P. M. SUBJECT: “Resolved that the principles and tactics of the Workers (Communist) fore the working class.” POSITIVE: Wm, F. Dunne, for the Workers (Communist) Party NEGATIVE: R. Koeppel, for the Socialist Labor Party Auspices, Joint Committee. REPORT TURKEY MAKES, READY FOR WAR UPON, BRITAIN OVER MOSUL LONDON, Dec. 30.—A Constantine ople dispatch reports that the Turk- © ish war council is meeting secretly at Angora, indicating that actual war is a possibility over the ques- tion of Mosul, while a telegram from Bagdad says that heavy troop move- ments by the Turks toward the Mosul frontier are taking place ac- cording to reports in Bagdad and an additional Turkish division is said to have arrived at Kiarkekir, Hand Out Small Fines and Jail Sentences to “Dry” Law Violators INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 30.~-Arnold J. Hellmich, former internal revenue collector at St. Louis for the eastern district of Missouri, was sentenced to two years at Leavenworth and fined $5,000 in federal court here following his conviction with 21 others here re cently on charges of conspiring to violate the national prohibition law as & result of the theft of 30,000 gallons of liquor from the Jack Daniel distil- lery- at St. Louis in the summer of 1923, : The others received sentence of less severiety. Judge Baltzell sustained a |AMERICAN PARTY }not a sectarian exhibition! motion for a new trial for Michael Kinney a Missouri state senator hold- ing that he was convicted on “insut- ficient evidence.” Gold Rush Starts for Mexico as Rich Vein Is Uncovered MEXICO CITY, Dec, 30.—Reports that the biggest gold vein ever dis- covered has been found in a remote part of the state of Oaxaca in Mexico were receivel here. The new vein that was located in Idaho fades into insignificance when compared with that in Oaxaca, if was asserted. The discovery has caused a general_rush toward the small community. The early arrival of scientists employed by some of the big mining com- panies is expected to determine the extent and value of the vein. Five Mail Clerks Brave Fire to Rescue Letters Five mail clerks, undaunted by dense smoke, today plunged’ repeat into the burning ° Edgéwater branch poste‘iice here and carried to safety thousands of letters-and par- cels, including some registered. mail. Postal officials expressed the. fear, however, that some mail, had been destroyed. The entire interior of the building was gutted by the flames. ||Save Goldfish But Forget Unemployed Workers Who Freeze NEWARK, N. J., Dec. 80—Twenty- || five goldfish marooned on a bar of a padlocked saloon were saved from freezing by a special order issued on appeal of the Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals. Wife’s Diary Is Clue in Nusbaum Murder The diary of middle-aged Eliza Nus- baum, containing a story of years of quarreling with a husband who was well-to-do but stingy, of fears she hel¢ that he would carry out a promise to kill her, and of a “billy” bot for self- protection, holds, according to the po- lice, the clue to the brutal and com: plex slaying early yesterday of Alfred Nusbaum, 65 year old carpenter-con- tractor. Use for Xmas Trees. MONTGOMERY, Minn., Dec. 30~ An answer has ben found to the ques- tion of what to do with discarded Christmas trees. County authorities are gathering them to be used as snow fences, for which they are very efficient. YOUNG WORKERS’ CONFERENCE SENDS ~ PLAYS PART IN MOSCOW EXHIBIT Show Literature in Many Languages NEW YORK, Dec 80.—A noteworthy feature of the celebration of the twen- tieth anniversary of the 1905 Russian Revolution, which is now taking place in Moscow, is the exhibition of the re- volutionary literature of the © world. Every section of the Communist In- ternational was invited to forward ‘to the All-Russian Committee, thru the Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga (the party book store) in Moscow a complete dis- play of every book, pamphlet and pa- per published. Proletarian Literature Exhibited. As massive and interesting as the showing of Communist literature and periodicals will be, the exhibition is not restricted to this alone. This is And so there is being included the literature of the nationalist and revolutionary labor movements; posters and other publicity of organizations sympathetic |to our movement; cartoons by artists who have gained a more than nation- al reputation for their commendable picturization of the proletarian strug gle. America Well Represented. The Workers (Communist) Party, thru its New York book shop, began forwarding about two months ago the literature of the American section of the Communist International, (inter- esting in itself in that it is printed in eighteen languages) as well as the daily, weekly and monthly periodi- cals of our party. Cartoons by Ellis, Gellert, Gropper will take part in the exhibition, The Negro labor move- ment publications, books upon the la- bor and nationalist movements in the Phillipines, Japan, India, China and other Far East countries, shipped by the Jimmie Higgins Book Shop to Moscow, will find prominent place in the display. There has just come to hand a let- ter from Moscow praising the party’s New York book shop for the dispatch and understanding with which the as- sembling of this exhibition of litera- ture was carried out. It will be noted in this letter that plans for a perman- ent exhibition of the world’s Commu- nist literature are being laid, and sec- tions of the American party that have new pamphlets or books in process of publication, or comrades who have been written to for contributions and yave not responded, should forward _xhibition material to the Jimmie Hig- gins Book Shop, 127 University Place, New York City, from where it will be dispatched to the Moscow committee. The letter follows: Material Received. Comrades: We are beginning to receive the material for the exhibition to be held in Moscow in connection with the an- niversary of the revolution of 1905. We note with great satisfaction the exceedingly varied and interesting character of the material so far re- ceived. In the name of the all-Russian committee in charge of the celebra tion and our own firm we wish to express our deep appreciation of the promptness, carefulness’ and know- ledge with which you have taken up our request for material. We do not doubt that the American section will. take a prominent place at the exhibi- tion. We may add that the exhibition will ake place also at the time when the ourteenth convention of the Commun- st Party will be held in Moscow, and will be, therefore, attended by dele- gates from all parts of the union. ‘We hope we shall still receive from you material on the Negro labor move- ment and on the nationalist and labor movements in China, India, Japan, Egypt and other Eastern countries published in English or their respect- If possible, please include in your ive native languages. next shipment material of the Com- munist movement in Spanish Amer- ica, We think it will still reach us in}, time for the exhibition, which will be continued until the end of January. PAPCUN ON TOUR THRU EASTERN OHIO CLEVELAND, Dec. 30.—The arrangements committee of the Young Workers’ conference to be held the latter part of February in Bellaire, Ohio, of representatives of all young workers in this district is routing George Papcun, its provisional secretary, thru ee rTM ULLLLALLL LALLA LLL LALA IN MILWAUKEE! HEAR! Between Workers (Communist) Party and Socialist Labor Party offer the correct solution for ADMISSION 15 CENTS. the district on a two weeks tour cov- ering some of the important towns. These are as follows: Bellaire, Jan. 3, at 3 p. m.; Neffs, Jan. 4, at 7 p. m.; Fairpoint, Jan, 5, at 7 p. m.; Powhattan Pt., Jan. 7, at 7 p. m.; Glencoe, Jan. 8, at 7 p. m.; Yorkville, Jan. 9, at 7 p. m.; Glen Run, Jan, 11, at 7 p. m.; Dillonvale, Jan. 12, at 7 p, m.; Bradley, Jan, 13, at 7 p. m.; Martin’s Ferry, Jan. 14, at 7 p. m. All militant young miners and steel workers as well as all others inter- ested should attend these meetings in large numbers. Papeun is a well- known young steel worker of the Ohio and Pittsburgh district and is the first speaker to popularize the Young Workers’ conference, which will take up the immediate condi- d ‘/tions of the young workers, THE DA WORKERS PARTY AND SOCIALIST'LABOR PARTY DEBATE IN: MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE, Dec, 30—Milwau- kee workers will be able to hear an excellent debate between the repre- sentative of the Workers (Commun- ist) Party, William F. Dunne, and of the soclalist-labor party, R. Koep- pel at the Freie Gemeinde Hall, cor- ner of Elght and Walnut Sts., Sun- day afternoon, Jan. 3, at 2:20 o’ clock. The subject for the debate will be: - “Resolved that the prin- ciples and tactics of the Workers (Communist) Party offer the.cor- rect solution for the victory of the working class.’” All workers are!invited to attend this instructive debate. A small ad- mission of 15 cents will be charged. The debate has beén arranged under the joint auspices of the Workers (Communist) Party and the social- ist-labor party. Agricultural Credit Companies to Finance Grain-Holding Farmers DES MOINES, Ia4 Dec, 30—The Des Moines and Fort Dodge Agricultural Credit corporations ,will devote all of heir loaning capacity of $5,000,000 to he financing of grain holding farmers cather than extend activities into the live stock field, This was decided at a meeting of the board of directors of the two cor- porations. Case Against Wheeler Expected to Be Dropt WASHINGTON, Dec. 30—Depart- ment of justice officials today were studying the case of Senator Burton K. Wheeler, (D), of Montana, to de- termine whether they would appeal action of the District of Columbia su- preme court in sustaining the demur- rer to the senator’s indictment on charges of conspiraey to defraud the government in obtaining oil and gas land permits. ’ In circles close to the department, it was indicated .teday that the Wheeler Dendesetiog would be dropped. tre — Seek Extension of Illinois Power Lines SPRINGFIELD,'@., Dec. 30.—The Illinois Northern*Ufility company of Dixon, I'nois, filéd application with the Illinois co: committee for a certificate of ‘ity and conven- ience to construgt and operate < power line. from Dixon to Belvidere. ei 0.50 asta Ex-Shah of Persia f Commits Suicide PRAUGUE, Deo;'30.—The ex-Shah Ahmed of Persia has committed sui- cide at Marionbad, according to a message picked up by the Czecho- Slovak radio, Killed by Horse. GLESBURG, Il, Dec. 30.—Barking of a faithful dog, which stood guard over its dead master for 24 hours, led to the discovery of the frozen body of Douglas Wasson, 73, farmer of Stronghurst, in the barn lot. A coron- er’s jury decided that Wasson was killed when kicked in the head by a horse. Award Gunnery Honors. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30—Gunnery honors in short range battle practice have been awarded to the U. S. S. West Virginia, Admiral Charles F. Hughes, commander of the U. 8. bat- tle fleet announced. Easier to Get Liquor Than Coffee. NEWARK, N. Ji, Dec. 30.—It is five times easier to get an offer of liquor than of coffee, according to “Happy” Butz, evangelist and pedestrian, who just returned from a hundred-mile walk in the metropolitan area of New York. a poeceee tS SEER You do the jéb twice as well— when you distribute a bundle of |The DAILY WORKER with your story in it, I ; WILL FORGE GONGRESS TO “INVESTIGATE” THE BELL TELEPHONE TUST WASHINGTON, Dec, 30.—An at- tempt will be made at the next ses- sion of congress to force an “in- vestigation” of the Bell telephone trust. Congress will be asked to “investigate” the charge that the mother company tal from the gre Operating revenues of its subsidiaries 412% as payment for certain “services.” The New York public service the fattest of all the Bell subsidiar- les, increases totalling $11,000,000 yearly in New York City alone on the plea that the money was to be used to increase wages. Wages remain much the same for the ma- jority of work<rs, tho the officials are getting higher The Bell trust received this company Y WORKER Money World Rejoices at New Year’s Over Great Prosperity It Is Enjoying By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. Bt Bhosaiathle the year 1925 draws to a close. The kept press overexerts itself to prove that the year has been prosper- ous; not for the workers, but for the bosses. Bankers are interviewed to tell of the rainbow future of the financial world. Railroad magnates, steel barons combined with in- dustrial overlords of every hue, tell of past and future “pros- perity.” Only the little patch on the map that covers the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania, where_the workers are on strike, looks gloomy to the profiteers. There labor is fighting to maintain its wages and working conditions, and that makes the coal barons feel blue, even during their hilar- ity on.New Year's Eve. ‘ * * s e Of course, just as soon as the workers get busy in other industries, the bosses will immediately plead poverty. The railroad owners have had their best year, but the workers have suffered, their unions broken and class-collaboration schemes foisted upon them. Great, profits in steel, oil, auto- mobiles, meat packing and elsewhere are accompanied with new threats of wage cuts to be forced upon unorganized, bit- terly exploited workers. The whole subsidized press will have plenty of arguments, in the New Year, to show that labor is getting plenty, that capital must have more. * . e e Figures already prepared tend to show that the coun- try’s favorable balance of trade for 1925 will reach $600,000,- 000. It may go to a billion dollars. American great busi- ness has sold that much more than it has bought during the past year. That is part of the rainbow. The capitalist eco- nomists carefully attempt to explain away the blue streak in it, however. They try to argue away that there is danger that the indebtedness of other nations to American imperial- ism is increased by that amount. It is pointed out, with great pride, that the nation’s business has sold $865,000,000 worth of goods to South and Central America in 1925. That is about $110,000,000 more than in 1924. Business claims to see no menace in the fact that European countries are looking with jealousy upon this market; that they will strug- le to win it. Business professes no fear that Wall Street's inancial domination over these same countries will develop future uprisings among these peoples against dollar degrada- tion. New Year's day is a time specially set apart to look at the rosy side of the picture. The usual alibi provided by the kept economist is that American tourists in foreign lands will scatter enough gold to wipe out the trade balance, when it is added to other in- cidentals of Wall Street rule abroad. Thus George W. Hin- man, of the Hearst press asks: ; “What would be thought of a business man who feared to sell more than he bought, who feared to have a money balance in his favor at the end of the year for his profit and pleasure?” The spectacle of the profit parasites of this country try- ing to squander the billion dollar trade surplus in riotous liv- ing at foreign Monte Carlos should surely open the eyes of the workers. Labor might steal these words out of the mouths of ite class enemy and demand that the surplus be used to in- crease wages and the purchasing power of the workers at home. But that goes entirely contrary to the eager profit hunt of the capitalist system. . * . * « Neither does the trade surplus represent the entire flow of alien gold into this country. It does not take into ac- count the vast investments of American capital drawing dividends in foreign lands, of the mounting interest on in- creasing foreign loans and other huge sums accruing from Wall Street's financial conquest of the world. * * * a _The fact is that New Year's, 1926, proclaims America again the Midas of the world. Just as Midas could not live as everything he touched turned to gold, so American capi- talism, richest and most powerful on the face of the globe, will succumb to the contradictions within the capitalist sys- tem itself. The proud boasting of the American Soller world at this New Year's season should spur workers at home, in alliance with the oppressed peoples abroad, to prepare for greater struggles against it. CONNECTICUT BECOMES PART OF WORKERS PARTY, DISTRICT TWO; REORGANIZATION PLANS LAID NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The former Connecticut District No. 15 is now a part of District No. 2 and the district has become a sub-district, At a meeting of the sub-district committee plans for reorganization, preparation for the labor party activities and the Lenin memorial meetings and for trade union work were laid, Proceed With Reorganization. On the reorganization the situation Kellogg Denies Any was thoroly discussed and it was i “6 ” pointed out that at the present time Split Between Cal there were possibilities for organizing shop nuclei and _ international branches, and the committee in New Haven was authorized to proceed with establishing New Haven as a section. The situation in Waterbury, Stamford, Hartford, Bridgeport, Shelton and sur- rounding cities was discussed and plans laid for the work. The sub-district committee of New Haven ig trying to arrange a debate between O’Brien of the National Se- curity League and Ben Gitlow. This will be a big event in the life of the New Haven organization, On trade union work it was decided to move energetically for the organiza- tion of party fractions in the unions of New Haven and other cities, Lenin memorial meetings have been planned on the following schedule: New Haven—Friday, Jan, 22, Hartford—Saturday, Jan, 23, Waterbury—Sun, evening, Jan, 24. Bridgeport—Sun, afternoon, Jan, 24, Stamford—Sunday, Jan, 31. The Connecticut district affords a sreat possibility for work as it is an Industrial center with a great foreign sopulation, and on the basis of a re- organized party, with good workers’ ‘lubs, the Connecticut district can be and General Pershing Secretary of State Kellogg, passing thru: Chicago today, denied rumors of a break between President Coolidge and General Pershing over the Chile- Peru plebiscite, Mr, Kellogg, who is enroute to Washington trom Minneapolis, was dc- companied by Mrs. Kellogg. He is returning to the capital principally to confer with President Coolidge and congressional leaders on the proposed league of nations disarmament con- ference, The Daily Worker Anniversary Concert NEW YORK Sunday, January 10 Commencing 2 P, M. atthe YORKVILLE CASINO, 86th St. and Third Ave. Freiheit Singing Society Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, Ete, TICKETS at the door 50c, in advance TWO for 50c On Sale at Daily Worker N. Y. Agency, 108 East 14th Street, New York City. 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