The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 14, 1926, Page 1

The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. Ill, No. 53. COM: Pad Py SON “Sos Entered as Second-class matter Septemver 21, 1943, “at eee ee Rae Rates: a apdiccaatld aa er year. 16.00 per year. Why Wall Street Objects to Law in “Mexico’s” Oil Industry A FEW FIGURES Total estimated investment in indus- SEY. iiss gic oe aR IOs LOO Oe of which U.S: investors own......57.46 Pet. British “* Beg es ae ORO. Dutch = eee Mexican “ RUire nay pee) |” ieee All other (principally Ger- man and French) inves- tors own o Lg? “To Hell with the Mexican Government!” says Wall Street. “We Want the Other 421% Pct.!” ee ay STATE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES SECRET DIPLOMACY IN MEXICt WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—Not only has the state department tailed to keep its promise to publish its secret correspondence with Mexico, which was exposed in the senate recently, but it is continuing along the path of secret diplomacy. Despite the fact that a new note was delivered to the Mexican government this week, Secretary Kellogg did not make its contents known. It is openly hinted here that the state department is adopting means to coerce Mexico that it does not wish to leak out to the American people. Despite the official reports that the government has been trying “to come to an understanding with Mexico,” it is understood that to be acceptable to Washington such an “understanding” must involve capitulation of the Mexican UNITED government to the American oil, of the controversy, mining and banking interests. Kellogg is still making the same demands upon Mexico as at the beginning STATES IS THE DECISIVE. . CENTER FOR EXPORTS OF CAPITAL, SAYS VARGA, IN WORLD ANALYSI (Rditor’s note—In the following article, tisticlan. and economist of the Communist International, trend of capitalist development in the sta outlines they the application of the international Eugene Varga, loan policies of the United States to Europe. Today, he states, America : instead of England is the center for exports of capital and points out the consequently rapid development of the imperialism of this country. Events in the last quarter of 1925 have brought into sharper outline the contradictions inherent in the capitalist system and have intensified the conflicts between the great national group interests.) By EUGENE VARGA, HE last quarter of 1925 was rich in events, Developments were per- haps even more contradictory than usual, For the United States a continued improvement of the economic situa- tion is to be recorded, est culmination hitherto attained in some branches of industry: iron and steel production, railway traffic, and building activity, Highly speculative elements participate: building land and buildings, with all shares at high rates. The subsequent crisis will be the acuter. The. re striction on loan capital which is» ex- pressed by the increased rates of in- terest of the federal banks is perhaps the first sign of the approaching end of the boom, In England there has been improved business in heavy industry, but this is partially due to the artificial stim- ulation of the coal subsidies, and. par- tially to the strike now lasting for six. the anthracite coal, months. among miners in the United States. .The cotton industry is again working short time, The number of registered un- employed is only a few tens of thou- sands fewer than last year at this time. The decrease is only apparent, the increased strictness and worsgn, ing of the conditions atttached to the doie reducing the number of regis, tered unemployed. The number of official paupers grows in proportion as the number of official unemployed sinks. reaching a} boom which has gone beyond the high- | speculation in \here amount of wheat exported all over the world), the prices have not fallen, but have considerably risen. The at- Secretary TALF OF LOD! WORKERS DOWN THEIR TOOLS 1,500 Join the Passaic Textile Strike (Special to The Daily Worker) PASSAIC, N. J., March 12—Nearly half the plant at Lodi walked out on the first day of their strike. This is the encouraging record of the great jconcerted attempt to pull ot the |workers of the; United Piece Dye works at Lodi after representative workers had come to the united front committee and asked to be led in a strike. After a day of demonstrations, a mass meeting for Lodi workers. and a@ meeting of regularly elected dele- |gates from Lodi with the united-front, the strikers from. the dye” works gathered sufficient Strength to picket | their own mill with a line’ 500 strong, and every shift of workers brot addi- tions to their ranks. Already the examining, finishing, drying, shipping, and gray rooms, and the dye house of Mill A, involving 1,500 workers are out and the other unit of the Lodi mill, Mill B, has be- gun to come out with the finishing toom. The workers are clamoring that their 7,000 fellow workers at the United Piece Dye works of Paterson Silk Workers of that city have been with the united front committee to organize them in a strike. These momentous events, presaging the deepening and widening of the strike, will mean the extension -of,re- lief work within a few weeks, Plans for a Passaic bazaar on March 19 to 21, a mess masting in Madison Souare | Gardenus, New York tag days begin- March 124.apd. banciit }ances in theaters wilt help’ to raise }money for the immense drain of re- y lief, work that has already begun. Ar- {ticles for the bazaar are the next |Pressing need of the relief plans, and ‘Should be sent to 743 Main avenue, Passaic. : Threats against the life of Organ- iizer Weisbord were made by the ku jklux klan. The following letter typed in red letters on plain bond paper was received by Weisbord. “Bergan and Passaic County Head- quarters K. K. K. “Mr. Albert Weisbord: “Resolved at our last meeting that you leave this city atsonce or drastic ‘action will take place at once. “This is your first and last warn- ing so take heed. “Your presence in this state is a tempts at forming international coal |™enace to mankind and we will not and iron cartels have not yet led to |*0lerate Communism. any result. Unemployment on Increase. NEMPLOYMENT has _ increased. in almost every country of Eu- rope, in accordance with the general economic conditions and with the sea- son. England forms an exception; he number of registered unem- (Continued on page 4) U.S. BANKERS JAIL WORKERS IN COLOMBIA Imperialists — Terrorize Union Organizers WASHINGTON, March 12.—Condi- tions of terrorization of organized la- bor in Colombia are .reported to the Pan-American Federation of Labor in Washington by the Central National Labor Confederation of Colombia, in . memorial sent from the capital, Bo- gota. Labor leaders are declared to have been imprisoned without cause, ‘ollowing the recent street railway strike» and their houses searched, Poe in the United States and | while all constitutional’ Buarantees of in some districts overseas, the last |individual rights have been ignored. quarter has brought no advance in the |The Pan-American stabilization of capitalism. labor body is asked to make public the news of this From the viewpoint of economic | ill-treatment, which is accompanied mos the most important event has | by official attempts to break up the |Chairman of the Swedish Labor De- con the consolidation of the Italian | unions and break strikes, war debt to the United States. \The United States have accorded ex- iremely favorable terms to Italy; as soon a® the agréement was concluded luvze quantities of American capital streamed into Italy. A point of par- ticular interest is the unexpected de- velopinent of the grain prices, ,Altho the world’s wheat harvest, aceotding ,'o the official returns, was,seven mil- Von tons greater than last year (in samega “You are constantly watched to- gether with the rest of your associ- ates. “Ledve your hands off other peo- ple’s liberties. “Bear in mind that our methods are relentless for we always succeed in our ventures, “Your days are numbergd so take care and heed this warning. “Avenging Committee K. K. K.” From Sweden FRITJOF EHMAN legation to Soviet Russia, MORE MINERS OUT OF WORK AS ANOTHER ILLINOIS MINE CLOSES WEST FRANKFURT, il, Maroh 12—Mining operations in southern Iinois are gradually being curtailed, ‘oday, affecting mine number r 20 of the This mine will shut down tomorrow, leaving only two of the old Ben's round figures one quarter of the;whole | 12 mines in Franklin and Willian the latest closing order, made known old Ben corporation at Valier, counties operating. be led in a strike, and the Associated | invited by Albert Weisbord to join sates Post Office at Chicago, poe ~ SUNDAY, "MARCH 14, 1926 Ulineia, under the Act of March 3, 187% <=” RER, Published Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO,, 1113 This Issue Consists of Two Sections. SECTION ONE. Price 3 Cents W. Wasnington Bivd., Chicago, ll. MISTS EXPOSE GERMAN FASCIST PLOT © ELEVEN THOUSAND STRONG! ‘ ‘DOWN REPUBLIC ‘TO RE-ESTABLISH MONARCHY, PLAN | Story Is Told in Report to Reichstag (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, March 12—The assassina- tion of the president of Germany, the chancellor, members of the cabinet and a number of party and working class union leaders was to be a part of the monarchist plot to overthrow the republic and re-establish the mon- prchy on Sept. 29, 1923, pointed out Communist members of the reichstag in their rep6rts to the reichstag and Prussian diet committees that are now investigating the Feme murders and the connection of the Feme or- ganization with the illegal fascist military organization known as the ‘Black Reichswehr. Defends Black Reichswehr. Dr. Gessler, minister of defense, in his statement attempting to defend the existence. of the Black Reichs- wehr declared that the Black Reichs- wehr organization was the result of “critical times.” Gessler tries to hide the fact that the Black Reichswehr maintained connections with the regu- lar army which had General Von Seeckt as it commander. | Every attempt was made by the |reactionaries to hide their connec- tions iwth the Black Reichswehr. The ;Communists in reporting on the con- nections of the Black Reichswehr with jthe Reichswehr point out that Schulz, By William Gropper. The New York Striking Furriers Cannot Lose! NTLLYNCH BILL NOT ESSENTIAL . SAYS COCLIDGE Dyer and McKinley Use Measure to Grab Votes (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12 — The Dyer-McKinley bill that has been introduced in the senate is not on the list of “essential legislation” that Coolidge wants acted upon at this session of congress, Indications are at the capitol that no attempts will be made to push the bill. Senator William B. McKinley of Illinois introduced the measure with no other intention than to capture the Negro vote in Illinois. His in- dorsement of the Morgan policy of the world court has/raised such a resent- ment against {him that he is now vosing as a friend of the Negro in a desperate attempt to be re-elected so that he may aidthe Coolidge adminis- tration in passimg repressive measures against workers; When a vote occurred on the Dyer anti-lynch billvin one of the previous sessions of congress McKinley was “sick” on that day and was not pres- ent to cast hisevote, When it came near to electiom time he igtroduced the Dyer bill all over again? Congressman Dyer is expected to get a severe jolt in the coming elec- tions as a Negro candidate is run- ning against him. Dyer was elected to Congress by, the Negro yote but because of his vacillating policy to- wards measures that would protect the Negro from lynching mobs, Negro voters are planning to desert him. President Coolidge is doing all that he can to have congress adjourn in May, a long period before the election so that the administration can repair some broken-down fences and put over some of their henchmen, Coo- Mdge declared the anti-lynch bill was too severe because it provided that three constitute a mob and that the county or city in which a lynching occurs shall be fined $10,000. Insurance Company Broke. SPRINGFIELD, TL, March 12, ~ Archie L, n, of Spri eld, today was appolnicd itemporary receiver of the Illinois Bankers’ Insurance \oma by Judge Louls Fitzhenry in fed- eral court here. Hotel and Restaurant Workers Start Drive to Unionize Indusiry NEW YORK, March 12.=-The Hotel and Restaurant Workers’ Branch of the Amalgamated Food Workers. is carrying on an organization campaign at present and has issued circulars calling on the chefs de parties, com- mis, blue jackets, captains, waiters, busboys, and all other workers jn hotels and restaurants to join the union and fight for better conditions. Those desiring to join should imme- diately go to 133 West 51st street, the union headquarters. U.N. 1. A. MEETS IN DETROIT ON SUNDAY MORNING Rank ‘sud File Watches | Convention Closely DETROIT, Mich., March 12 -- An extraordinary ‘convention of the Uni- versal Negro Improvement Associa- tion is called to meet here from March 14 to 31, This convention is being called for the purpose of elect- ing an assistant president genetal, secretary general and chancellor. These officers are accused of having tried to “Americanize” the Universal Negro Improvement Association and also of not making any attempt to get Marcus Garvey out of prison. In conjunction with the African section of the Universal Negro Improvement Association the presidents of the Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Detroit divisions are calling this convention, The convention sessions will be from 9 in the morning until 1 and from 2 p. m. until five. At these (Continued on page 2) — US. PREPARES TO INTEREVNE WITH WARSHIPS Long Arm of Morgan Is Back of Move (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGGTON, March 12.—Amer- ican warships have begun to concen- trate in North China waters to back up the powers’ demands upon the Chi- nese government for alleged safety measures for foreign residents in the fighting between rival Chinese fac- tions, ‘The Sacramento has left the head- quarters of the Asiatic squadron for Taku, and the Penguin has departed from South China to take up a posi- tion north of Tientsin, Other ¢ruisers of the Asiatic squadron are so sta- tioned as to give force to the demands of the powers, re Yn Fire On Forts. LONDON, March 12.—Dispatches from Tientsin state that three Japan- se destroyers engaged in an ex- change of shots with the Taku batter- ies, but state it is believed the firing on the Japanese was by mistake. = ee Present Ultimatum. PEKING, March 12.—An ultimatam by the foreign powers has been served on the Chinese government declaring that all necessary action will be taken to keep the avenues of transportation (Continued on page 2) T. U. E. L. Concert Tonight! See Ad At Bottom of Page 4 BOSTON COUNCIL FOR PROTECTION OF FOREIGN- BORN MEETS APRIL 4 BOSTON, Mass. March 12.—The the Foreign-born will hold a conference on Sunday afternoon, April 4, at) Boston Council for the Protection of 3 o'clock at the American House, to which unions are called upon to send delegates in a call that is sent to-all vicinity. labor organizations in Boston and its . The executive committee of the Council for the Protection of Foreign- born Workers is also sending out ‘Fesolutions and petition lists to various working class organizations who was the brains of the secret mil- itary térrorist group, had his offices jin the Berlin Reichswehr and that the reactionaries have not attempted to explain why Schulz had his office in the Berlin Reichswehr. ~The following extracts from the re- actionaries’ plot to overthrow the re- public ang re-establish a monarchy were read.to the committee: “At 2 in the morning, which is an jhour after the assembly of troops. jcommanders shall depart to carry out jtheir orders. Forthwith President Ebert, Chancellor Stressmann and Minister President Severing shall be |shot. All other ministers shall be ar- rested and if they show the slightest resistance be shot. Party leaders and leaders of labor unions shall be ar- rested and brot to trial before aspe- cial court to answer for their part in the revolution of November, 1918.” Tho these plans were nipped in the bud, it was shown that the Hitler putsch, known as the Munich beer hall revolution, was the aftermath of the eee re 9 PROGRESSIVE SHOE WORKERS FOR REAL UNION Demand Fight Against Wage Cuts (Special to The Daily Worker) LYNN, Mass., March 12 — The pro- gressive wing of the Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union in an appeal that is being circulated among the members of the union call on the membership to more actively participate in the af- fairs of the union and make it a real fighting force that can be used against the bosses that are continual- ly cutting the wages of the workers. The appeal points out that the state board of arbitration has slashed the wages of the shoe workers from 30% to 40%. The average wage made by the shoe workers is about §15 a week hruout the year. It points out that the cost of living in Lynn is not only as high as in other cities but that it }is higher than in cities where work- ers average much higher wages every | week. | In New York City the shc receive on an average of $50 to $60 a week, In New York the workers have the 44-hour week while in Lynn the 50-hour week prevails, The progressives point out that these conditions prevail because the shoe workers in New York are well organized and their leaders do not bow before arbitration boards and take whatever the lickspittles of the bosses feel like dishing out. The progressives call on the rank and file to attend the union meetings jand to demand rank and file control of the organization and to see to it that their officials insist on the 44- hour week and take a militant stand ainst wage cuts, workers