The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 18, 1926, Page 2

Page Two re PAYMENTS. UNDER NEWTAX MEASURE OVER ESTIMATES U.S. Agents Will Inspect Bootleggers’ Income (Specialto The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, March 16 — Tele- graphic reports were expected at the treasury late today giving the first in- dication of the revenue producing ability of the revenue act of 1926. Except in cases’ where fiscal year re- turns are permitted, all federal tax returns were due in the hands of col- lectors of internal revenue by mid- night yesterday, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon estimated the March collection at from $375,000,000 to $425,000,000, a considerably greater sum than it was originally believed the new law would produce. Get After Bootleggers. The special intelligence unit of the bureau of internal revenue will with- in a week start an investigation of the incomes of hundreds of persons who failed to file returns. A number of big ‘bootleggers and liquor smugglers are in this list. The department of justice has turn- ed over to the bureau of internal rev- enue the names of many convicted in liquor actions, suspecting that they have filed no income tax returns, “The trade unions remain and will remain for a long time a preparatory school for the training of the prole- tariat.”—Lenin, CHICAGO WORKERS TO ENACT DRAMA i Shooting the Commanards in 1871 OF STIRRING PARIS COMMUNE DAYS AT BIG ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION A spectacular one-act drama, “The Last Day of the Commune,” trans- lated from the Russian, will be the most prominent number on the pro- gram for the commemoration of the fifty-fifth anniversary of the Paris Commune on March 19. The huge stage of the Ashland Blvd. auditorium will be transformed imto a barricaded Paris street of the days of 1871. A stirring scene from the life of the Paris communards will be enacted by a group of workers under the direc- tion of Ivan Sokoloff. As a contemporary instance of 10,000 Workers of New York City Will Come to Celebrate the 55th Anniversary of the PARIS COMMUNE arranged by the Workers (Communist) Party and Young Workers League of District 2 for FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 8 P.M, Central Opera House 67th St. and 3rd Ave. in spite of the fact that we have been unable to secure the New Madison Square Garden probably due to the pressure of the American Flag Association, the American Legion and similar organizations. SPEAKERS: M. J. OLGIN HARRY FOX, Y. W. L. WILLIAM W. WEINSTONE, Chairman. PROGRAM: A. JEGUTKIN, French Horn Soloist of N. Y. Symphony Orchestra ANNA ROYEK, Dramatic Soprano Children’s Symphony Orchestra of 60, Russian Folk Dances. Admission 50 Cents Tickets for sale at box office ONLY, BEN GITLOW JOSEPH ZACK Halls are being arranged to take care of overflow crowds. That’s An Idea! Get Your Tickets Now for THE DAILY WORKER LOS ANGELES COSTUME DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT, APRIL 3, 1926 at the CO-OPERATIVE CENTER, 2706 Brooklyn Avenue, Admission 50 Cents. A diamond ring to the lucky number, PRIZES FOR COSTUMES. Ba LLL LLL LLL LLL ji Ar Bishop wontcomery RALPH CHAPLIN ROBERT MINOR J. W. JOHNSTONE IDA ROTHSTEIN One Act Drama “THE LAST DAY OF THE COMMUNE! OF CLASS WAR PRISONERS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA Tickets 25 Cents (HULAvUcnvueaccenteznavcaenocesccanevacatnsuivcnccccnaaveunnegiuenaiti Brown MOTION PICTURES 55th Anniversary Demonstration THE PARIS COMMUNE LLL LOLA A ORT a RD ASHLAND AUDITORIUM LL TE FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1926 0 workers’ persecution at the hands of armed forces, Ida Rothstein of the International Ladies’ Garment Work- ers will speak on the Passaic strike situation, bringing to the audience the story of police attacks on the textile workers’ picket lines and of the workers’ resistance and continued militant solidarity, The message of the International Labor Defense will be delivered by Bishop William Montgomery Brown and by Ralph Chaplin, while Robert Minor and J. W. Johnstone will speay on the mistakes of the Paris Com- mune and how they have been over- come in later workers’ organizations and struggles. The problem of the Negro worker in meeting political persecution will be discussed by Corrine Robinson. Music is to be contributed by the Lettish orchestra and by a group of Russian singers, giving the “Volga Boat Song,” “Prisoners’ Song” and the “Revolutionary March.” In addition, there will be motion pictures of class war events in Europe and America that will capture the in- terest of every worker, (Continued from Page 1) As they arose with fascist badges pinned to their breasts, they gave the ist salute and let the judge know they were present. Every attempt is made in the courtroom to paint them ag the saviors of Italy. Hide Mussolini’s Guilt, When Dumini took the witness stand he declared that he alone was responsible for the murder and that none of the other defendants were with him at the time and that they should be set free as they had no hand in the murder. He shouted dramatic- ally to the court that when Matteotti died none of the other defendants were with him and that he himself had engineered and planned the kid-|- napping and murder on his own ini- tiative. This is taken as action on his part to cover up the guilt of Mus- solini. As the judge had declared that Russian and Siberian | Prison Songs. MUSICAL PROGRAM Murderers of Matteotti on Trial THE DAILY WORKER Russian Co-op Head Exposes International Labor Office Lies (Continued from page 1) position in inflhence, power, and the extent of its operations, The evidence we saw convinces us that a complete internal transformation of the move- ment is being accomplished in the direction of uniformity in principle with the movements of other coun- tries... There is the greatest neces- city for co-operation everywhere to support Russian’ co-operation, in order that it may be able to fulfill its great role in the universal movement and accentuate and continue its evolu- tion.” Recommend Brookhart Be Ousted from Senate (Continued from page 1). senate sub-committee’s report recom- mending the unseating of Senator Smith W. Brookhart is upheld. Brookhart has made known to friends here that he will enter the re- publican primary race agninst the veteran Senator A, B. Cummins if deposed, with Howard J. Clark, Des- Moines attorney, already angling for farmers’ vote and a disturbed political atmosphere created thru agitation for corn growers relief, There is also a possibility of the entrance in the race of Congressman L. J. Dickinson, author of the Dickinson Bill. Steck Versus Brodkhart Again, Daniel F, Steck will probably enter the democratic primary to carry the party’s banner against Brookhart again in the fall, should the latter win n the primary. Disagreement Reported, Altho announcement was made that the report was adopted unanimously, Senator George, democrat of Georgia, dissented from a number of conclu- sions, including a decision affecting 1,844 votes cast for Brookhart. The full committee must decide a claim by Brookhart that the recount in 67 pre- cints should be disallowed because the votes were delivered in ‘“unsealed packages.” If the committee should approve Brookhart’s ‘contention, the senator would gain 590 votes. those on trial wefe charged with ‘murder under aggravating circum- stances,” indicating *that he would consider all of the* political aggrava- tions which may have caused the mur- der in judging the guilt of the mur- 4 derers, Dumini begets to weave,a yarn about a trip that made to Paris in 1924 to investigate the anti-fascist and socialist plots against the Italian fascist government and that his in- vestigations there had led him to the conclusion that Matteotti has inspired the murder of thé fascist secretary, Bonservizi, in Paris in 1924 and that upon his return to italy he had de- termined to avenge the death of the fascist secretary. Dumini told the court that he did not know how Matteotti died. “Tt was all over in a few minutes,” said Dumini, after telling. of kidnap- ping Matteotti and forcing him into an automobile. “How did Matteotti die, if death was not intended?” inquired the judge. “I don't know how he died,” replied Dumini. “He died while I was at the wheel of the automobile. Some one inside warned me that Matteotti was not well. I tried to help him but with- in five minutes Matteotti was dead from blood choking his throat. His death was unintended and it was a great blow to me, i “If Matteotti had lived he would have been in my place, charged with the socialist leaders with the murder of Bonservizi, “After I discovered the death of Matteotti I proceeded several miles with the corpse and then hid the body in the bushes, twenty miles from Rome. His body was torn to avoid | recognition, His garments were partly destroyed and scattered along the road,” Dumini insisted that his evidence today was exactly the same as the confession which hé made in October. The judge ordered the reading of the confession, as the deliberate false-| hoods of Dumini were so open that! several times the judge was forced to characterize Dumini’s story as .‘in- 50 Cents at the Door >s— {cable 26.19. Shanghal, tael, no quote, complete and unbelievable.” @ ae No Birth Record Found, ST. LOUIS, Mo,, March 16.—No rec ord of the birth of Amerigo Dumini, on trial in Italy for the murder of Deputy Matteotti could be found here today. Dumini’s father, it was learned, was @ portrait painter who lived in St. Louis in the 90's. The whereabouts of the family could not be traced from the time they left St. Louis. The son at that time would have been an in- fant as his age now is given at about thirty, Foreign Exchange. NEW YORK, March 16 — Great Britain, pound rling, demand 4.85- $2. France, trance demand 3.60; cable 3.60%. Belgium, franc, demand 4.16%; cable 4.17. Italy, lira demand 4.00%; cable 4.00%. ‘clared in his opening statement at Rockefeller Turns Back on Begging Leaders of Railroad Brotherhoods By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. Css collabarston has its ups and downs, Everything looks rosy when the employers are happily winning con- cessions from the workers. There is deepest gloom when labor tries to get something out of the capitalists. Just now class-collaboration is on the skids in the strike of the locomotive engineers and firemen on the Western Maryland Railroad. It doesn’t work any more than an en- gine boiler that hasn't a fire roaring thru it. It is dead. * * * * W. A. Paddock, assistant grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, insists that he had worked up “the perfect case of class collaboration.” In his own words: “The organized churches of the community, chambers of commerce, all sorts of business groups and the local press support the cause of the strikers.’ Paddock insists that the strikers have back of them “a thoroly aroused and united public opinion,” and he claims that one of the big stockholders in this railroad, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the heir apparent of the richest family in the world, “believes in the force of public opinion in the set- tlement of industrial disputes.” Paddock innocently states that Rockefeller, Jr., has made this statement in public speeches. He also insists that Rockefeller, Jr., in the midst of his bible class at one of New York's exclusive Fifth Avenue Churches, devoutly proclaims that he is “his brother’s keeper.” a * * ° Paddock must be ignorant indeed if he has not yet learned that speeches are made for public consumption, to be commented on favorably by the hypocritical ‘editorial writers of the boss-owned press; all food for a gullible pub- lic. What is said by a sanctimonious, labor-crushing capi- talist within the confines of a church on Sunday isn’t sup- posed to hold good for the other six days of the week. They don’t even hold good for Sunday. Rockefeller, Jr., preaches “Remember the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy,” and then keeps his slaves in the oil fields toiling seven days in the week. Thru its clever press agents, among the most conspicu- ous of whom has been “‘Lie-vy” Lee, the House of Rocke- feller has been “sold” to the American public as a god-fear- ing institution, that spends millions on foreign missions to spread christianity among the heathens, to invent cures for the hook worm, to provide subsidies for servile colleges and churches, scattering funds every way imaginable, except thru the one way of raising the wages of the hundreds of thousands of serfs in bondage to Rockefeller gold. The Rockefeller family has always had a consistent anti- labor policy. It has been the policy of the worst possible treatment of its many victims. The Ludlow massacre of men, women and children, during one of the numerous strikes against the Rockefeller Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. is an example of the reign of terror invoked whenever timid discontent flames into open protest. Paddock knows all this history of the labor movement. If not, he ae acquainted with it or get out of his job. His is a criminal leadership that expects Rockefeller, the chambers of commerce, the churches and the kept press to plant voluntarily the standards of victory on labor's side of the class struggle. Rockefeller tells him bluntly that he will not “interfere” on the Western Maryland. The engineers and firemen went out on strike on the Maryland Railroad on October 15th last. They have been out five months. The DAILY WORKER has repeatedly re- corded the developments of their struggle. They should be given every assistance in the battle. But they must learn to fight as workers, with the class spirit of labor, not like beggars seeking crumbs from the overflowing treasure chests of the Rockefellers. The Rockefeller family would have its slaves follow the example of Lazarus, the cringing alms seeker. But labor, if it needs a biblical example, might find encouragement from the husky David who planted a sizable rock squarely between the eyes of the giant Goliath, speeding his departure to another world, if such there be. Even the members of the railroad brotherhoods must learn to get officials who will lead to fight and not to be “Schiscropenia” Is Defense of Omaha Murderer at Trial (Special to The Daily Worker) OMAHA, Nebr., March 16.— brain,” technically known as cropenia,” is the mental disease which caused Frank Carter, the shadow sniper of Omaha, to kill and terrorize, John Baldwin, public defender, de- Carter’s trial today. Carter is ac- eused of the murder of Dr, Austen Searles, aged Omaha physician, “Carter has an inferiority complex. He thinks murder is justifiable as it is his only means of self-preserva- tion,” Baldwin was saying when the sniper leaped up: “I’m. not ‘nuts’,” he shouted, “and you can’t say that. If I had known you were going to try and make people believe I'm insane I would not have told you anything.” Refuse Guilty Pleas, The sniper was quieted and lis- tened as Carter insisted he had the brain of a five-year-old child. Judge Goss refused tosaccept two pleas of guilty to second degree mur- der, under which it would have been possible to sentence Carter to two terms of life imprisonment. is alone a very good reason to Pubrocecte/ a : RATES: GIVE A COPY Sweden, krone, 26.76; cable 26,79. Norway, krone, demand 21,63; cable 21.65. Denmark, krone demand 26,17 ’ bgt of Ghisage TO YOUR SHOPMATE! fie nomen 50 Young and Adult Workers Are Invited to the LECTURE BY WALTER TRUMBULL “What Militarism Means to Young Workers” at the Labor Lyceum, 35 Miller Street, Pittsburgh, Pa. on FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1926, 8 P. M. MARTIN ABERN, Member of Central Executive Committee Workers (Communist) Party Will Address the Meeting. ADMISSION 25 CENTS, Auspices, Young Workers (Communist) League of America, Dist. No. 6 United States Helps Wreck the League of Nations’ Conference (Continued from Page 1) Germany’s admission was the only matter properly before the assembly and demanding that it be acted upon at once, Brazil is the only country in South America which is not Span- ish-speaking, Most of the other na- tions of that continent look upon the Argentine republic as their logical re- presentative, tho Argentina has been out of the body since 1920 when her demand for Germany’s immediate en- trance was vetoed, Chamberlain “In Dutoh.” That the failure of the conference to reach a decision will have import- ant repercussions on the whole pol- itical structure of Europe is unques- tioned, Austen Chamberlain, British minister of foreign affairs, is certain to lose his job, He has been bitterly criticised not only by the labor and liberal opposition but by a majority of the influential conservatives for his stand with the French in the demand for Poland’s admission. The conserv- atives face @ split in his dismissal, however, Briand’s Position Shakier, Aristide Briand, co-author with Chamberlain of the Locarno pacts, which now become of no effect as Germany’s entry into the league was a condition to their coming into force, can hardly maintain his extremely precarious position in France, While his opposition to the German claims may gain him some nationalist sup- port the general feeling of the Poin- care group is too bitter against him for his past tactics to enable him to rely on such aid. The already tangled condition of French financial condi- tions is sure to be made a thousand times worse by Briand’s failure at Geneva, Stresemann and Luther. Nor do Stresemann and Luther face a happier reception when they get to Berlin. Their negative results in keeping Poland off the council will hardly enlist the support of the ex- treme German nationalists who are opposed to the Locarno agreements, anyway. They have nothing in the way of positive results, on the other hand, to retain their present strength, Skryznski Faces Ousting. Skryznski, the Polish foreign min- ister, goes back empty-handed. The French prestige in Poland is sure to be Dedly shattered by the happenings at Geneva, With the economic crisis gripping the country, he, too, faces an almost certain ousting. Social-Democrats Exposed, In all the countries concerned, the social-democratie supporters of the league, and their reformist labor party allies in England, have been exposed by the collapse of the conference as either the easy dupes of capitalist im- perialism or the altogether-willing tools of rank reaction. In either case’ their prestige and influence over the working masses has been badly shaken by the revelations of their subserviency to the great capitalist groups. Communists On The Job. All, and vastly more, which the Communists pointed out in regard to the true character of the league of nations as the black international of world imperialism has been sustained. Riffians Attack Spanish, MELILLA, Morocco, March 16—A clash between a Spanish reconnoiter- ing party and a Riffian detachment occurred here between Afersit and Midar Today. on The Damned Agitator and other stories A splendid booklet of stories that every worker will enjoy —and exactly the kind to give to your shopmate, By Michael Gold Ten Cents THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 'W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, tl. ENclosed Gress OP ssersesemne MONtHS sub to the Daily Worker, Name sion, stensevnanensenenenesborreveenneenssnsnnnnsenses sonseennussnneusensennvessnnveessestnerssnssen sssnessnnnssaneneenesnneenne yenstnenessensgents ranecnerennonsenseesees toe