The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 15, 1926, Page 3

AMBASSADOR T0 MEXICO PLOTTED MADERO'S DEATH Charge Made by Mexico Attorney-General (Special to The Dally Worker) MEXICO CITY, April 13.—The Mex- fean government has taken a lesson from the example of the Soviet Re- Public and presented as a counter claim against its imperialist enemies demands tor damages and injuries caused to its own nationals by such . forces, ; . Mexican officials will present before the general claims commission now in session at Washington, D. C., a claim for $10,000,000 to compensate for the damage done to Mexico by the inter- ference in its internal affairs of Henry Lane Wilson, United States ambassa- dor to that country in 1913. It was in that year that Francisco Madero was overthrown as president and killed ‘by the revoltuionists. The Mexican government has an @bundance of proof to show that Am- bassador Wilsow, who was an ap- pointee of ex-President Taft, had a Part in the events which led to Ma- dero’s deposition and subsequent death. According to this evidence a conference was held in the office of the American embassy here on Feb- ruary 17, 1913, at the suggestion of Ambassador Wilson. General Felix Diaz, the leader at that time of the revolutionary movément against Ma- dero, was present, as were General Mongradon and the Spanish and Aus- trian ministers, who seem to have been involved in the American plot. Mexican officials of that time, who have given their testimony to these facts and who were present at the con- ference, include Roque Estrada, then minister’of justice; Luis Manuel Ro- jas, president of the chamber of depu- ties; Juan Sanchez Ozcona, deputy, and owner of the daily newspaper, the New Era, and Alfredo Robles Domin- gues, governor of the federal district. Their testimony charges that Am- bassador Wilson told them President Taft had. given him full authority to act in the Mexican situation for the protection of American interests. He then proposed that those present should withdraw the support of the groups which they represented from the Madero administration. Domin- gues and Rojas state that when they pointed.out to Wilson that a new gov- ernment could not legally be estab- lished so long as Madero was alive, Wilson turned to them, a sneer upon his face, and exclaimed: “We are not here to give lessons in constitutional- ism.” He added, after he had scru- tinized the conferees: “There are, however, gentlemen present to take care of Madero, so far as he is con- cerned.” No American Reply. The publication in the local press of the news that Foreign Minister Saentz and Attorney General Romeo Ortega have secured depositions from these former leadgrs and authorities proving the American complicity in Madero’s death has caused a sensa- tion. The present American minister ‘nas issued no reply to the charges. CLOSE NEARLY HALF OF PRISONS IN ENGLAND SINCE WORLD WAR END (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, April 13 — In conse- quence of a decrease in the prison population, nearly half the prisons in Great Britain have been closed in the last 12 years. Since the war 25 jails have been converted to other purposes, The women’s wings of three of the remaining prisons have been closed. The prison commissioners are at a loss as to what profitable use the disused prisons can be put. They still have 21 on their-hands. Several - of the prisons, however, are being used as temporary dwellings for vic- tims of the housing shortage. KANSAS CITY CARPENTERS STRIKE MAY 1 3,000 Will Walk Out; Seek $1.25 an Hour (Special to The Daily Worker) KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 13—The four Carpenters’ Locals of greater Kan- sas City have decided to go out on strike May 1. The Carpenters will strike for an increase in pay to bring the city rate up to the standard of other large cities. They are receiving $1.12 and will strike for $1.25 and ‘ 4 $1.50. Local 61 and Local 268 are on the Missouri side, Local 238 is in Kansas City, Kansas, For a long time the locals have been outside the American Federation of Labor due to Building Trades disputes but at present they are affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. They are not members of the Building Trades Council nor affiliated with the Kansas City Central Body. It stated that some contractors have already signed the agreement for the increase and the felling of those who are leading the proposed strike is that the fight will be won in a very short time. The membership if the locals for Kansas City is 3,000. Moros and Filipino Constabulary Clash MANILA, April 18—Continuation of fighting between rebel Moros and Filipino constabularymen in a0 province was reported today. Gover- nor Orville Johnson of Lanao province was slightly wounded in a skirmish against the Moros. Ten Mogos were killed and ten constabularymen wounded when the constabulary cap- tured a moro fortress last week. 25 Seamen Die. PORT ARTHUR, Tex., April 13 — In a carefully arranged line under- neath the operating table in the Mary Gates hospital are eight shoes, three of them have mates, two are odds— all that remains of the attire of 25 workers who were burned to death in yesterday’s explosion aboard the tanker, Gulf of Venezuela. Just who wore the shoes will never be known. Circumnavigates World Alone after completing a 35,000 mile Skipper.” He Is a photograp! ircumnavigat! launched his yaw! without having any knowledge of navigation from practical experience. All he had was a vast amount of knowledge gained from reading books. He was known among sea-farers as the “Book Harry Pidgeon shown on board of his 36-foot yaw! won the “Blue Water Medal” of the Cruising Club of America for the most notable achievement in deep water navigation. Pidgeon is now In New York in of the globe He by trade, He is amusing himself in New York reading notices of his death In the metropolitan papers, 4 . THE DAILY WORKER SS ———————————ee = MORGAN LACKEY FIGHT AGAINST PENSION BILLS Cal Blocks Retirement at 62 Years of Age “Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 12.—Govern- ment clerks must not voluntarily re- tire until they are at least 70 years of age, if they are to partake of the pen- sions to which they have contributed one-half the cost, President Coolidge has insisted in interviews with lead- ers in congress. Standing squarely in the way_of progress toward enactment of the re- tirement bill favored by big majorities in the house and senate, the chief ex- ecutive offers unspoken threats of a veto for the bill and political punish- ment for republicans who may seek to pass it over his veto. Trading on the political timidity of legislators, the master of the federal patronage or- ganization serves notice that he will tolerate no sympathy with the pleas of hundreds of thousands of federal employes for a fair standard of old age pensions. Openly Fights Bill. Coolidge came into the open in his fight against the aged clerks and postal employes when he had carried indirect attacks as far as they would go. He first caused some of the con- gressmen to believe that he would ac- cept a bill which allowed the pension- ing of railway mail clerks at 62, and the general clerical force at 65 years. Now he has stated to Representative Lehlbach, author of the pending meas- ure, that he is opposed to any retire- ment for ordinary clerks under 70 years of age. And he is against the $,1200 maximum rate of pension. He thinks $1,000 maximum is enough. Un- der the present lew the maximum is $720 a year and the average pension actually paid is about $450. Under the $1,200 maximum the average pension would be near $700. Coolidge would cut this average. He declares that old people don’t need that much, ir the average case, and, anyhow, it is too great a burden on the people of}. property who pay taxes. In order to block action in the sen> ate and house Coolidge demanded of Representative Lehlbach and Senator Stanfield, who were preparing to ask the senate and house to vote on the bill before adjournment, that they first show him exactly how much their plan would cost the treasury next year. He has the backing of Director Lord ‘of the budget bureau, who asks for the cost sheets in order to have a basis for claiming that the cost is too high. Employes Angry. Federal employes, ordinarily docile when disappointed by the white house in their occasionak requests for better pay or improved conditions, are much excited and angry. They had been assured for a year past that congress would give them this adjustment of the pension system. Thousands of them have confidently looked forward to retirement, and thoustinds of oth- ers have anticipated promotions be- cause. of such retirement of their elders, Capitalist Press Plans North-South Union to Get and Transmit News (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 13 — Discus- sion of practical problems in the gath- ering and dissemination of the world’s news occupied the attention of the several hundred delegates to the Pan- American Congress of Journalists to- day. High, and in some cases excessive, monopolistic cable rates constitute the most formidable barrier to a fuller exchange of news between the conti- nents, the delegates were told by heads of the American news services, Ultimately, however, the radio and the automatic typewriter will solve a num- ber of these problems, and bring North and South America close to- gether as Washington and Chicago are today, it was declared by M. Koen- igsberg, president of the International New Service, one of the speakers. Visions Gigantic Capitalist Union, “In witleless lies the future com- munication of newspapers and press association,” said Mr. Koenigsberg. “In wireless Hes all our hope for that great forward step—a press associa- tion or two or three press associations combining the peoples of the great re- publics of North and South America into one great union of knowledge.” Addresses also were delieved by Frank B, Noyes, president of the As- sociated Press, J. H. Furay, vice- president of the United Press and Dr. Ernesto Montenegro, of El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile, * / South Shore Electric Crash Kills Passenger GARY, Ind., April 13—An unidenti- fied man was killed and six persons were injured, some of them seriously when two cars on the South Shore "| Electric line collided just west of here shortly afternoon. One of ‘the cars buret into flames immediately after the crash and pre- vented rescue work. The body of the dead man was found burned to a crisp. One of the six injured may die. nih wi ‘i ny AD The heavy dotted line shows the proposed course of Roald Amund- sen’s dirigible “Norge” across Soviet Russia to the north pole. sen’s dirigible will leave Gatchina, not far from Leningrad, and will fly Nérwegian members’ of the are shown in the large photo. J Inset are the Italian members. Left to right: Frederick Ramm, Oslo correspondent of the flight; Hjalmar Buser- Larsen, second in chief of the expedition; O. Omdal, motorman; Capt. Wishing; Commander Nobile; Gustav Amundsen, Amundsen’s nephew; iA Amund- crew of the Amundsen polar airship reserve rigger. ti, motorman. ROBBER'S LOAN TO-PERU BEING FLOATED INN. Y, Will Aid Peru Peonage System (Special ‘to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, April 13.—Wall Street is about to, announce the mucH-dis- cussed loan| to the government of Peru. The first issue of the loan, which has been under negotiation with President Leguia’s representatives for several weeks, will amount to $14,- 250,000. The total loan authorization by the Peruvian government is $30,- 000,000. Our Friend, the Foundation Co. Several million dollars of the loan will be used for “general construc- tion” purposes. Most of the work done will be in charge of the Founda- tion company, whose contracts with President Leguia’s government, the present bond issue will help to finance. Heavy Earnings. The loan will probably bear an of- ficial interest rate of 7% per cent. However, as the loan is to be issued at around 93, the actual interest pay- ments will be at a much higher rate. The Peruvian government will receive $13,252,500 from the bankers and will pay interest at 7% per cent on the sum of $14,260,000, which in the end will have to be paid over to the bank- ers in full. Japanese: Bet on Both Wu Pei Fu and Chang (Special to The Daily Worker) HANKOW (By Mail).— Agents of Japanese financial and government in- terests in Hankow have been getting in close touch with responsible offi- clals of Marshall Wu Pei-fu. It is al- leged that their object in securing the friendship of the Wu Pei-fu party is to have various concessions and spe- cial interests they are holding firmly consolidated when Wu reaches Peking, The Japanese are confident of the suc- cess of Marshal Wu, especially in view of hig recent alliance with Chang Tso-lin. Among the various Japanese inter- ests now seeking connection with Wu Pei-fu are the Bast Africa Develop- ment company and the Oriental Indus- trial and Development corporation, both of which are unofficial agents of the Japanese government and have ex- tensive investments in the interior of China, ‘ Open your eyes! Look around! There are the stories of the workers’ struggles around you begging to be written up, Dd it! Send it in! Write as you fight!’ Y. Hover and reserve motorman Hansen. 2—Natale Cecioni, chief motorman of the dirigible, Sergt. Maj. Giacomo Maraglio, reserve motorman. 4—Sergt, Maj. A. Carat- Provisions are being made by the Soviet government to aid these aviators in every conceivable way to explore the Polar regions. to Spitzbergen, then to the polar reglons thru unexplored territory, then to Ft. Barrow and later Nome, Alaska. Amundsen declares he is confident that he will reach his destination and bring back important discoveries, 1—Second Lieut, Dante Lippi, — The Amundsen Dirigible “Norge” This photo shows Roald Amundsen’s dirigible, the “Norge” which is to make a flight from Gatchina across Soviet Russia to the polar regions to explore hitherto unexplored territory. This is the first time a dirigible has flown on a polar expedition across Soviet Russia. The Soviet gov- ernment Is co-operating in every possible manner to make the exploration trip a suqcess, BACKS AMUNDSEN on Boston Unions to Celebrate May Day BOSTON, April 13— Upholsterers’ Union Local No, 37 sent out a call to various labor organizations calling on them to join the upholsterers in cele- brating May Day and to send dele- gates to a conference of labor organ- izations. | Upholsterers’ Call Germany Runs Ahead in Gas Engineering Don B. Cloud, engineer for the Kelth Dunham company of Chicago, reports after a survey conducted in Germany that that country is running far ahead of the world in application of war-time knowledge of gases to industry. He warns American gas engineers; “We must display more energy if we are not to be left far Lincoln Ellsworth, American mem-|henind in this branch of industry, as ber of Roald Amundsen’s party that| was our analyne dye industry before will attempt to explore the hitherto |ing war.” unexplored Polar regions, is Amund-| Germany is advancing rapidly in ‘S financial backer, The Soviet !gas engineering methods in their ap- Government has given the Amundsen | pjication to the textile, welding, re- party all the co-operation needed to |frigerating, steel and other industries, make the trip a success, Soviet hang: | Goud said. were made ready and observation ations are being established by the Soviets to help the dirigible on its Journey across the unexplored ter- Hurricane In R MOSCOW, April 13-—News of a hur- ritory. ricane that swept Baku on April 9, has just reached here, Twenty are dead and many are injured. Great Your neighbor will appreciate damage has been done in the oil the favor-«give him this copy of the DAILY’ WORKER. fields. Nearly three feet of enow a companiced the hurricane. PHONE TRUST PAYS WORKERS $19.02 A WEEK Bell System Opposes Union Organization (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 13 — Weekly wages of the 110,000 employes of the , telephone trust in the United States averaged $19.02 in 1924, while the undivided profits and reserves of the combine reached $998,667,034. These statistics include the Ameri- can Telephone and Telegraph Co., the parent corporation, and 25 Bell tele- phone systems thruout the country in the operating field. Nothing of the business of the manufacturing com- panies, such as the Western Blectric, is included. Total investment and assets for the combine are reported at $2,938,000,000, In 1924 the net income of the Amert- can Telephone and Telegraph Co. was $107,405,046 and for the Bill systems it was $136,5 1—a total net in- come of $343,907,977. The American Telephone and Telegraph charges the Bell companies 4%% of their gross income for the use of its patents. It also permits the Western Blectric to charge these companies high fees for minor services, In spite of the rapid piling up ef dividends and reserves, the trust i¢ seeking rate increases in many cities, In Seattle the city has started proce dure to seize the poles and conduits, while the company is operating with- out a franchise. In Boston, another legal battle is being fought. report shows that rates have gone up 33% in the past ten years, Silly to Stop O’Neill’s Play, Says Los Angeles Witness for Prosecution LOS ANGELES, April 13 — Prose eution of the actors and management of “Desire Under the Elms,” Bugene O'Neill’s play, on charges that the play is “lewd, obscene, and detriment al to the public morals,” is @ gross strategical and tactical mistake, City Mother Aletha Gilbert declared today. Her testimony for the prosecution was a feature of the session in Municipal Judge Frederickson’s court, “We are providing the which produces the play with an ex- cellent opportunity of making martyrs of themselves,” Mother Gilbert de- clared, after leaving the stand. “They should have simply been warned and As it was, they modified objectionable portions of the dialogue after the first wi . There is no sense in wasting time and money [in court trials of this sort. 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