The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 9, 1926, Page 2

toh, Page Two | FOR THE UNITY OF THE CITY AND LAND rsndckeemnetnsienestalesavenscneciaillcishininasiastetnhentiatiimnene AMERICAN FARMERS RECEIVE THE DAILY WORKER no CO-OPERATOR SHOW UP FAKE FARMER PAPER County Agent and Farm Bureau Condemned By CARL HAESSLER. (Federated Press) Just as organized labor constantly has to unmask and combat fake labor papers, so the farmers ares finding it necessary to direct publicity against the publications that masquerade as farm spokesmen when they are in reality subsidized by the livestock dealers and others that bleed the farm- ers of his reward. Even President Coolidge’s big-business secretary of agriculture feels constrained to con- demn as “unobjectionable and unfair” the methods of one of the papers. Fake Farmer Paper In Chicago. In Chicago the National Live Stock Producers Assn. finds it imperative to show up an alleged farm paper that calls itself The County Agent and Farm Bureau. Tho neither the National Associa- tion of County (Farm) Agents nor the American Farm Bureau federation have anything but condemnation and repudiation for this sheet it brazenly goes on month by month to malign and abuse farm co-operation and to play the game of the intrenched non- co-operative livestock exchanges. Its December issue editorially says, “the politicians will have to find some other bunk outside of co-operative marketing to hand the farmers.” It is angry at the publicity given to the impoverished farmers and whines that corporations when they are hard up “cannot aflord to send out newspaper stories about their precarious condi- tion.” It recommends “good old hard work” as the true salvation of the is ailing him now. Supported by Profiteers. “Live stock exchanges at several terminal markets of the United States are supporting The County Agent and Farm Bureau,” asserts. It is published by the Lightner Pub- lishing Corp. at 2721 S. Michigan Ave. and while it sells for $1.50 a year it is actually mailed free year after year to many farm advisers, icers of live sceck shipping associations, officers of county bureaus and others that have not 2 ace the producer society Artificial Genitation of Animals. MOSCOW, (Tass) Feb, 7 — Soviet science is contributing much towards the artificial genitation of animals. Prof. Ivanov, the noted Russian biolo- gist, has carried out a series of experi- ments in the artificial genitation of dc mestic cattle, wild animals, pigs, rab- bits, ete. Successful experimen’ were made on foxes, which may prove to be of practical int t from the standpoint of festering the breeding of high-priced silver foxes and other rare fur-bearing animals. Ivanov has also carried out interesting experiments in the cross-breeding of different kinds of animals. This has been found pos- sible only among animals only in secondary features. It was impossible to obtain cross-breeds among animals of distinctive different kinds, such as rabbits and hares, or mice and rats, —~ differin Russian Wheat Rivals Canadian. MOSCOW, (Tass) Feb. 7—Analysis of the Soviet wheat.crop of 1925, made at the order of the people’s commis- sariat for foreign trade of the Union of Soviet Republics by the state experimental station of grain pro- ducts in Berlin, has shown quite satis- factory quality of grain. The ten sam- ples of winter wheat had on an aver- age 14.98 per cent protein, 37.69 per cent of dry gluten. The best sorts of Canadian wheat, establishing the prices of the world market, contain protein and gluten in similar quanti- tes. LABOR DEFENSE PLANS MANY ACTIVITIES FOR CHICAGO NEXT MONTH All International Labor Defense branches in Ch send their delega are also urged to attend t! ence to be held at 180 West Wash- ington street, February 10, 8 p. m. All sympathetic organizations and labor unions should send their delegates to this conference, «ne 0 are asked to and secretaries confer- drama has been arranged by the Chicago International Labor Defense local for March 19. Moving pictures of labor defense in.the United States and of the class war prisoners’ aid In Europe will be shown. Bishop William Montgomery Brown will be among the many speakers, os @ ee hO GREET TRUMBULL MARCH 5. _ Reserve March 5 to hear and wel- | Walter Trumbull, Inter. Labor Owtehed at sy farmer when, as it happens, too much work resulting in a surplus of product NEGATIVE REWARD FOR WORK; CONDITION BECOMES CHRONIC Sy LELAND OLDS, Federated Press. Farmers don’t get a reward for their labor and a return on their capital commensurate with the wages and returns to capital and enterprise in industry, says the U, S. department of agriculture in a statement urging restrictions on the undue expansion of farm areas. It draws attention to the low incomes farmers are now setting as follows: “After paying interest, rent, taxes, nd money expenses, it is estimated the net cash income of american farmers for the crop year 1924-5 aver- aged only $510 plus an average con- sumption of food from the farm valued at $336. This return represented what farmer operators received in in- terest On an average investment of $5,043 and as wages for the labor of themselves and their families. An allowance for the labor of the farmer and his family at average wages of hired farm laborers besides what the farm supplies to, the family living would leave no interest return what- ver on the farm .operator’s capital. n fact the average farm family would 1ave lacked $184, of having anything o apply as interest on their capital nvestment. Calls Condition Chronic “These figures,” says the depart- ment, “are illustrative of a condition that is chronic in American agricul. ture.” It sets up the principle that in general new land should not be brought into use until it will earn a return for capital invested in improve- ments and for labor, equivalent to the returns to capital and labor in other branches of production. Farmers in the United States re- eived $708,000,000 less for their grain crops in 1925 than in 1924, the depart- ment of agriculture estimates on the basis of Dec. 1 prices. It places the sross value of grain crops for 1925 at 810,713,000 compared with $4,518, 16,000 in 1924, a reduction of more han 15%. Corn gave the farmers $314,238,000 less in 1925 than in 1924 and their wheat income was reduced by $172,723,000, Cotton producers with one of the 3 largest crops on record, exceeding 1924 by 2,000,000 bales, got $120,996,000 less than in 1924; Potatoes alone of ‘he major crops gavefarmers a larger neome im 1925,than in: 1924. With production 100,000,000. bushels short of the value of the crop was up ),280,000. Taking all crops,together farmers Lave $347,000,000 less to show for heir work in 1925, than in 1924, the iepartment estimates, But it thinks he shrinkage in crop values will probably be offset by higher livestock prices. ig Alien Registration and Deportation Bills Pending-in Congress The alien registration and deporta- tion bills pending in congress which are being opposed by a group of or- ganizations interested in immigrants are more far-reaching than was at first reported. All of the bills are administration measures backed by Secretary of La- bor Davis and by Congressman Albert Johnson, chairman of the house com- mittee on immigration. The alien re- gistration bill (H. R. 5583) provides for registration thru the post office of all aliens over 16 years of age, with an initial fee of $10 and a fee of $5 for all annual registration thereafter. Failure to register is made a crime and subjects the alien to deportation. The proposed deportation bill (H. R. 344) amends the act of 1917, by pro- viding for the immediate deportation of “every alien who upon arrival in the United States is not found entitled to enter” thereby placing the burden »f proof on the alien, . Another bill authorizes the deporta- tion of all aliens who have resided in the United States for 5 years and have not applied for. citizenship papers. U, S. marshals are required to make in annual registration of aliens of this class, Ford Planes Rule Air. DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 7—Keen in- terest was expressed in aviation cir- cles following the announcement that the Ford Motor company plans to in- augurate a passenger air service be- tween Detroit, New York, New Haven, Buffalo, Boston and other eastern points. Triple motored planes will be used in the service, because such machines can face any weather with impunity, and in case of motor failure in one or two of the power units, the remaining motor can make a safe landing, Ella Reeve Bloor to Address Warren, O., LL.D. Meeting Feb. 14 WARREN, O., Feb, 7 — Ella Reeve Bloor will speak in Warren, Ohio, on Sunday, Feb, 14th, at 2 p. m, ou In- ternational Labor Defense. The meet- ing is being held under the auspices of the I, L. D. BROOKSTON FARMERS CONDEMN = FASCIST ATTACKS ON CO-OPS BROOKSTON, Minn., Feb. 7—The Farmers Co-Op..Trading company here passed a resolution at its an- nual membership meeting protest- ing against the fascist attacks on the co-operative societies in Italy and endorsing the proposals of the Red International of Labor Unions to call a conference of the Red International Labor Unions, the Am- sterdam International of Trade Unions and the International Co-op- erative Alliance to devise ways and THREE NORE ARTICLES. ON WORLD COURT Ammunition for Com- ing Campaign Three more articles on the world court by H. M. Wicks, appearing Tues- day, Wednesday and Thursday wiil omplete the series now being run. They will deal with the beginning of the fight in the republican party, the senate debates and the means Com- munists must use to ¢oMmbat this im- perialist venture, Each article is sepa it deals completely wi of the world court. It is important that every active wofker familfarize with these articles because te in itself, as ‘a given phase means of resisting fascist attacks. WEISSMAN SHIGE CO. BRAGS UNION BEFORE JUDGE Charge Violation of Strong’s Injunction By J. 0. BENTALL. (Special to The Datly Worker) BROOKLYN, N. Y., Feb. 7. The Weissman Shoe company that shout- ed there was no stréke in its shop at 91 Orange street again entered the courts bringing Pascal P, Cosgrove, organizer of the Shoe Workers’ -Pro- tective Union, before Judge Haggarty charged with the violation of the in- unction issued by Selah B, Strong wo weeks ago. Weissman's atiorney tried to show that Cosgrove as leader and organ- guilty of having disobeyed nection which had forbade the use of the word “strike” or the state- ment that there was a strike in the Weissman shop. It was hard for the workers to un- derstand how this charge could be made in view of the fact that the pickets have carried signs reading: “Members of Shoeworkers' Protective Union on Picket Line.” The banner used no word prohibited by the in- junction. Joseph Brodsky, attorney for Cos- srove and the Frotective, argued that ao injunction had been violated, and that the banner as carried was legal and conservative, especially since there is no strike in the shop in front of which it is carried according to both Weissman and Judge Strong. He also brot out the rotten conditions in the shop, which Judge Strong would not let him do, and let Judge Hag- gerty know that the shop was one of the dirtiest and most unsanitary in the industry, as well as badly ven- tilated and so short of chairs that many of the workers have to sit on old boxes. Weissman squealed like a stuck pig and whined that his business is inter- ferred with and that he cannot get enuf scabs to take the jobs of the union men who went on strike, and the scabs he has spoil his goods and turn out but few. The strike is in a very healthy condition and the Weissman shop is in a very sick condition. The strik- ers have made up their minds that they will see the shop unionized be- fore they go back, Judge Hagegarty has taken the mat- ter under advisement while the pick- ets carry the banner cheerfully in front of the shop where the owner says there is no strike. he question of Amefitan adherence 0 the world court will be the major ssne of the coming congressional campaigns and it is necessary to be ble to expose alike the Morgan sen- ators as well as the futile opposition of the Borah group, — Senator Urges That Coolidge Send Army Against Coal Strikers (Continued from page 1) not interested in intervening in the coal miners’ strike ag things are alright for the operators as yet. While the miners worked, the operators stored up large quantities of coal near the mines. Much of this coal is of a | Door grade. Now that the strike is jon, the operators are selling this low- grade coal at fancy prices, As soon as these reserves are depleted and the operators are up against the wall, then will Coolidge and the administra- tion-backers in the senate consider the intervention of the Unitéd States gov- ernment in the coal strike on behalf of the operators to force the miners back to work. Numerous telegrams have been re- ceived by Coolidge and ithe other cab- inet officiols to have the president in- tervene to settle the pogl strike. Coo- lidge declared that he had not changed his attitude and that he had no power to act in the coal strike as congress had failed to give serious considera- tion to legislation which he had twice presented congress asking for the power of a czar in a’ ‘ing or termin- ting strikes in ahy of the basic int dustries, 3 Whitney Case to Come Before Supreme Court Mar. 15, I. L. D, Reports Charlotte Anita Whitney’s appeal to the supreme court will be given a hearing before that body on March 15th next. In a letter to the I. L, D. comrade Whitney says: “lam glad to have .my case listed among the I. L, D. cases and to be identified in that way with the splend- id fight that our many comrades are putting up, and I shall be glad to call upon you should occasion arise, but I sincerely hope that it will not have to be for funds for I think you are carrying a tremendous load as it is and I hope in the near future to be able to assist the fund more largely than I have been in the past.” The Scripps papers of California are carrying a story of Anita Whitney's life and John Francis Neylah, a pro- minent lawyer and newspaper man has given the case very valuable sup- port. ——. A sub a day will:help to drive capital away, ITo Stand By the Miners ha AUSSCLINT IN Is to Wage the Fight of| WILD TIRADE the Whole Working Class THREATENS WAR By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. ODAY, the 158,000 strikers of the Pennsylvania anthracite coal fields start the second week of the sixth month of their struggle. The end of the strike is not in sight. That the mine barons are satisfied with the trend of developments is shown by the fact that Coolidge refuses to interfere and the United States senate balks at taking any action. That the strikers are not content with results so far secured becomes apparent with new demands they are serv- ing upon President John L. Lewis thru their grievance com- mittee in the strike field. It is also revealed in their rapid drift toward overwhelming support of the militant demands of the progressives. * * ° * New York congressmen profess to be very angry be- cause President Coolidge refused to listen to the story of the hardships of the freezing anthracite consumers in..the metropolitan district. Coolidge didn’t have time to receive a delegation’ headed by Congressman Somers, a democrat, who claims he wishes to join with the republicans in a “non- partisan conference.” They must keep up the camouflage of claiming to protect their constituencies. Just to relieve himself of his disappointment at not being able to see’Coo- . lidge, Somers declared: “The president has had many unimportant conferences recently. Yet he did not have time to see a group of the people’s representatives on the coal problem. Considerable time, for example, was spent by him IN POSING FOR A PICTURE IN A RIDICULOUS PIECE OF HABER- DASHERY WILLED TO HIM BY THE LATE FRANK MUNSEY.” * * * * Congressman Somers doesn’t yet know why we have presidents of this capitalist republic. They are furnished to entertain and delude the multitudes. Somers either inno- cently or intentionally tries to convey the idea that if Coo- lidge would only give him an audience, that would help the coal strike situation. It would do nothing of the kind. If the spirit of protest would develop to great and bitter proportions in New York, the New England states and other anthracite consuming districts, then Coolidge would prob- ably receive a congressional delegation. But not for the pur- pose of relieving the situation. Instead it would merely con- stitute an attempt to calm the discontented into the belief that the White House was attending to their woes. At the same time, however, the White House would be the scene of visits from the mine barons, probably headed by their die-hard, John Hays Hammond, demanding that ex- treme governmental measures be taken to bring the miners to their knees. Somers has already urged that troops be sent into the coal fields, with the evident hope that they can force the strikers back to work. * * * ° The government at Washington is not kept going for the purpose of relieving the sufferings of the masses, either of the battling strikers or the helpless coal consumers.’ It is the government of the mine owhers.’ It will only be used in an effort to drive the strikers back to their jobs and to protect the mine barons in their property rights in charging the consumers pretty much what they please. The strikers instinctively realize their position by inten- sifying their demands, especially the demand that the strike be made more effective thru the calling out of the mainten- ance men. Their militant spirit is attested by their refusal to acquiesce ih the maneuvers of President Lewis for a sur- render. The strikers want no compromise written in terms of defeat. No coal is being mined and they are determined that none shall be mined until they triumph. * * * * This is the situation at the beginning of 1926. The great capitalists have been warned to prepare for an industrial de- pression toward the end of the year. The war on the an- thracite miners is only part of the wage cutting campaign of the mine owners, that is being pushed thruout the whole industry. The coal profiteers are not waiting for an indus- trial crisis, with its growing army of unemployed, to aid them in their attacks on the mine workers’ demands. They started the war a year in advance. * * * * Thus the victory of the anthracite miners, recording an achievement in a great basic industry, will again become the victory of the whole working class in the present crisis, since the defeat of the wage cutting drive of the mine owners will be a blow to similar attempts of the capitalists in all other industries. TO STAND BY THE ANTHRACITE STRIKERS NOW, BS Ag THE FIGHT OF THE WHOLE: WORKING Fascist Dregs Stage Gaudy Show (Special to The Daily Worker) ROME, Italy, Feb, 7—Desperate in the face of growing hatred against his regime in Italy, Mussolini is trying to crush the opposition by shaking his fist at Germany. The pretext for the latest outburst of the fascist maniac is the deep resentment felt by the in- habitants of German Tyrol at the des- potic acts of the government, In one of his customary bombastic speaches, reeking with threats and maledictions, the fascist murderer worked himself into a frenzy and the galleries crowded with hooligan fas- cists cheered his vapid utterances to the echo. Opposition elements were prevented ‘rom entering because the scene was carefully prepared and the very scum of Italy assembled long before the hour for the speech in order to crowd the chamber and prevent others from entering. Rome always knows when the braggart is to address the cham- ber by the motley erew of the lowest criminals that swarm the place. With the stage thus set the foreign news- paper correspondents are invited and the illusion of a strong, new-born Ita- ly, conscious of its power is created. This, however, is mere dumb show and noise. Behind this scene lurks the threat of revolution, which is silenced in the chamber but very audible in the factories, mills and in all the indust- rial centers of the nation. In Terms of Eternity. With his customary ranting Musso- lini declared that the boundary under discussion was created by the hand of god, and speaking in terms of eter- nity, he shrieked that “Italy will never change its policy in the Tyrol.” The excuse for this latest outburst was a headline in a fascist paper stating that “Italy will never lower the flag on Brenner.” Taking this headline as his text, the fascist despot said, “Ita- ly can, if necessary, carry the tri-co- lor beyond the frontier, but will never lower it.” He talked about the Germans in- dulging in senseless, laughable anti- italian propaganda and asserted that nothing would make an impression on “young, proud fascist Italy.” Afraid of Opposition, The internal situation in Italy is such that ‘the most fantastic efforts are necessary in order fo keep up the morale of even the fascists them- selves as everywhere there is evi- dence of widespread hatred of Musso- lini, Farinacci and the other fascist chiefs, who by their insane policy have alienated most of the elements formerly supporting them. The mad- ness of the fascist, desperate to hold power, may even lead him to a war, which will be the signal for the Italian masses with arms in their hands to drown in blood the monstrous fascist regime and proclaim the proletarian revolution in Italy. New York Labor Defense Bazaar to Open on Wednesday NEW YORK, Feb. 7—The Annual International Labor Defense Bazaar to be held at Central Opera House, 67th street and Third avenue, Feb. 10-13 in- clusive, for defense and relief of class war prisoners and their families, prom- isps to exceed all expectations for at- tendance, variety of interests, and colorful features. Prosecution of Zeigler Miners Is War on Militants (Continued from page 1) danger point of Europe,” Keynes, con- prosecution attorneys to guide them in answering. Out to “Get” Leaders, It is apparent that Henry Corbish- ly, Steve Meanovich, Stanley Paurez and Ignatz Simich are the ones that the prosecution wants to “get.” Every witness mentions them specifically, and they are pointed out with great care to the jury. Witnesses who are deaf, dumb and blind to all other things remember vividly seeing or hearing them do something that links them up with the assault charged, But it is the prosecution that is on the defensive. They have. lots to hide. Using the courts to get rid of their opponents in the union, working with the ku klux klan to terrorize the mem- bership, the murder of Mike Sarovich, Cobb's use of a blackjack at the union meeting—all of these things they are attempting to hide by evasion and lying. Fox as a Witness, The first witness for the prosecution was Lon Fox, president of the sub- district. He sprawled in his chair like a mud turtle and gave everyone the impression that he had gone to tion thruout the whole trial. Carefully avoiding any mention of the fact that he had, lined up with the company in swindling the miners in the weighing of their coal, and that he had deposed the officers of Local 592 on the demand gf the company, ; issued in- structions to hold a special meeting vf the local to elect officers in place { those deposed. He struck the “for- ‘igner” note by stating that Stanley aurez had said something in a for- cign language at the close of the meeting “as we went toward the door” and this led to the striking of Cobb He “couldn't but he saw Henry Corbishly “with a chair in his He also heard Henry Corbishly say, “Kill the son of ” “ox stated that he had who fell on the floor. say who struck him,” hand partly folded.” a plied “ Cobb are usually all stomach, of their own officers. | He also saw Ignatz Simich kick Cobb while he was lying on the floor, ‘sked where the kick landed he re- n his abdomen,” This is not at all unlikely since union officials like Thus these union miners were brought a step nearer to the penitentiary by one Prosecution he was unable to say whtether he had ever seen Frank Corbishly before August 11 last year. The same applied to Martin Simich. He never talked with him, but had business with him before August 11. But could not “recall the nature of the business” which had led him to know Simich, To help Fox understand how it was able to identify these men whom he had no acqaintance with the defense asked him, “Have you been’ sitting with the prosecution attorneys during this trial?” He admitted he had for three days during which the defen- dants: had been named and made to stand up several times. (Apparently long enough for Fox to get to know them,) “I Don’t Know” Fox, Then followed a long period deal- ing with what happened at the union eeting On Aug. 11, during which ‘ox fell back on the old gag of “I don’t kno’ He did not even remem- ber what he had eaid in the note he sent calling the local meeting. He could not remember what’ the chair- man of the meeting had Fox Hires Prosecutors. To pour salt into the wounds ‘You have been taking an active ‘Did you retain Judge Neely, to Smith?” “Yes.” Uon of Fox as they showed by chuckles they indulged in, Prosecutor Leads Witn The other four witne: however, The procedure was to the witness to identify one of the cused and then put the question him: “What did you see So-and-So that night?” The reply was that and-So had been kicking Cobb, swinging {ul sub-district officials, was overruled by the judge, ‘ox the defense finished’ up with, terest in the prosecution?” “Yes,” in the prosecution?” “I made arrange- ments.” “Also with Attorney Robert The audience of miners in the court room appreciated the cross-examina- followed be general lines of testimony of Fox, Phe prosecution had. more trouble keeping them on the straight line, chair, or shouting bloody murder against the upright and peace- The objec tions of the defense to this procedure of in- aid the get ac. to do So- or local union when asked to “Name one man you saw in the hall who is not a witness or a defendant.” He replied, “Billy Hogan.” This Hogan is one of the appointees of Farrington who hangs around Zeigler to aid in the fight on the progressives! Another stickler of accuracy, Bur- rell, when asked where Henry Corb- ishly was standing when the commo- tion occurred said, “At the east end of the hall at the north-east corner of the table.” Geography lost a genius when he became a miner, ‘The taking of the testimony of these creatures who have sworn to tell “the whole truth and nothing but, ete.,” will be continued Mounday morning The attempt to send these miners to the pen will then be taken up again, Militant workers expect to be framed up by the bosses, but’ this odious busi- ness of a union officialdom utiliz! the courts to railroad courageous 3 and file defenders of the interests of the membership is unique and damn- able, 5