The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 23, 1926, Page 2

Page Two’ 6 ROCK MINERS, ENTOMBED, HAVE BEEN LOCATED Can’t Tell Yet Whether Dead or Alive BUCKS RANCH, Plumas County, Cal., April 21—Rescuers reaching the spot where a cavein entombed six hard rock miners in the Grizzly Creek tunnel of the Feather River Power Company project here, sighted two bodies at 8:15 o’clock this morning. Whether the men were dead or un- conscious had not been determined. s Fear Grizzly Creek Entombed Rock Miners May Have Drowned QUINCY, Cal., April 21—Discourag- ing reports came to the mouth of the Grizzly Creek Tunnel of the Feather River Power company today from the sixty workers who are battling des- perately to reach six men entombed behind a 20-foot wall of rock sixty hours ago. Two new slides during the night im- eded progress of the rescue workers and a new cause for alarm was en- countered. Much and water was reach- ed during the night indicating that the face of the tunnel may be flooded. In this event it is feared that the six men may have met death by drowning. Select Jury to Try County Judge Charged . with Lying on Stand WOODSTOCK, Ill, April 21—A jury in the trial of county Judge C. P. Barnes, charged with conspiracy to suborn perjury in connection with the Roy Bank failure case, was completed just before the noon recess today. Judge Barnes, found guilty and fined, together with V. S. Lumley, former states attorney of McHenry county, is being retried by order of the Illinois supreme court. He is on trial by himself instead of jointly with Lumley. In asking for a separate trial for Barnes the state’s attorney de- elared his case would be stronger against the county judge if the latter were tried alone. Maintenance of Way. Forces to Be Increased on Northern Railroads MINNEAPOLIS, April 21. — Better employment in the northwest during the spring, summer and fall is prom- ised by the maintenance of way pro- grams of six railroads serving the region. These roads, which include the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, St. Paul, Omaha, Soo Line and Minne- apolis & St. Louis, announced that they will take on about 19,000 addi- tional men in this work bringing their maintenance of way forces to a total of 40,000 to 45,000, First Subs Received In the Third Annual National Builders Campaign Received on April 15 and 16, and Entitled to the Following Points: On to Moscow! NOTE: Twice a week—on Monday & and Thursday, this column 4 will appear listing points P, NOTE AGAIN On Wednesday —eve 7 week beginning next wee —the city and district quotas and percentage reached will be published. WATCH THESE DATES Get the Point! Show German Claims Measure Makes Cal’s Gang of Grafters Rich (Continued from Page 1) Charles M. Schwab, C. H. Remington and Elihu Root are other financiers or lackeys of that class who will re- ceive large sums if the bill passes, Mellon Lies Openly. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon’s defense of the measure is one of the most bold-faced defenses of such a steal ever witnessed in congress. He wrote in substance that he had not been aware that companies in which he was financially interested stood to gain from the bill. This is a le on the face of it, for Mellon is well-in- formed in all such cases. Then he declared that it didn’t make any dif- ference if he did benefit in this way. Robbing The Treasury. The crux of the matter is that the | administration knows that Germany will not be able to pay the awards of the Mixed Claims Commission for many years, if indeed at all. Mellon used this argument, declaring that un- der such circumstances the delay would amount to a virtual confisca- tion of the property rights embodied in such awards. Inasmuch, he con- tinued his argument, as the policy of confiscation of private property rights is abhorrent to the ideals of our peo- ple, these claims must be paid off quickly by some agency capable of raising the cash. A Slick Scheme. That agency, the secretary stated, was the public tearsury, Mellon’s scheme is to have the treasury pay off the claims in cash at once. The treasury would first get the money thru its flotation of a huge bond is- sue, to be secured by an apportion- ment of a similar amount-due the United States from Germany under the Dawes plan. A slick and clever plan, worthy of the mind of the third richest man in America, who manipulates the finances of this nation to benefit himself and his class, The only trouble is that he sprang it at a time unfortunate for his purposes. It might have gone thru with little op- position some months ago when the bi-partisan republican-democratic com- bination was in the finest working order, Too Much Stink. Already so much stench has come from the scandal that Representa- tive Mills has been obliged to an- nounce his withdrawal from the de- bate. Many republicans are urging the administration to let the bill die in committee. Coolidge and his gang, however, are still confident they ‘can jam the measure thru congress at this session. The house ways and means commit- tee, after a conference with Secretary of Treasury Mellon, today decided to invite the German-Americay Mixed Claims Commission to testify regard- ing awards in connection with the Mills bill for return of alien property seized during the war. Hosiery Workers Still Strike. READING, Pa.—(FP)—In spite of a few strikebreaking knitters from Reading, the full-fashioned hosiery workers striking at Chapmann mill, Quakertown, continue their fight for Mike Krickstein, Providence, R. George P. Poropof, Union City, N. aged Chioti, New York Cit: . M. Niskanen, New York City. ined in the campaign, Associated Silk Workers, Paterson, ‘ Ne J Individual totals will not be wo ‘sizer feading, printed until later. N. Lifschutz, Rutherford, Wm. Pribyl,’ Baltimore, Midla Aimola, Philadel H. Ki George M Peter Pichler, Goodman ‘Block, Cincinnati, Ohio. |. Amter, d, Oh Wm. G. k George A, M. John H. R, Clausen, Tonenemy, Sam Hammersmark, Chic John Heindrickson, Chic Sam Miron, Chic pide el, Fred Shunaman, collective bargaining. z = = = = 5 Abraham, New York City. B. Cowd jew York Cit: y! New York City. Lind, New York City... Malarik, New York City. Musil, New York Cit: ‘opovicl rt, Muskegon, Mich Filippini, Chicago, voila, Iron River, W rd, Garnet, Mon inders, ttl Brand ico. AM » C MUSSOLINI A WILD BEAST, ASSERTS REED Denounces Italian Debt Settlement BULLETIN WASHINGTON, April 21—The senate this afternoon refused to re- commit the Italian debt settlement to the senate finance committee for further investigation of Italy’s abil- ity to pay, which foreshadows en- dorsement of the disgraceful debt cancellation that relieves the bloody tyranny of Mussolini of more than two billion dollars and places the burden upon the shoulders of the American tax payers, in spite of the fact that it has been proved to be one of the most monstrous pieces of scoundelism in history. *e 8 (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 21 — Ai ing Mussolini as “a wild beast” and Italy’s entrance into the world court as a “cold blooded bargain for terri- tory,” Senator James Reed, democrat, of Missouri, this afternoon led the final democratic fight to recommit the $2,042,000,000 Italian debt settlement plan to the senate finance committee. The vote is to be taken at 4 o’clock. Reed urged that “Faith be kept with the American taxpayers who bought war bonds,” by forcing Italy to meet her full debt obligations and pay five per cent interest. Italy Gained Thru War. “Italy entered the war in a cold blooded bargain with France, knowing she would gain more than by keeping her alliance with Austria,” Sen. Reed charged. “Great Britain, France and Italy all gained territory from the war of greater value than their total war debts,” he declared. A Wild Beast. He attacked Mussolini's “militaristic dreams.” “His statements sound more like the roar of a wild beast than the voice of a man,” re declared. “He has stricken down Italy’s liberties and destroyed the last vestiges of free government.” “This proposal would give $2,042,- 000,000 as a military contribution to the most dangerous man living,” Reed declared. “When you vote on this question, remember Illinois. Remem- ber the American people think more of our owh country than they do of this Italfan. dictator.” The formal motion to recommit the settlement “for further investigation” was made by Sen. William.E. Borah, republican, of Idaho, chairman of ‘he senate foreign relations commitdee. The resolution would instruct the com- mittee to summon the New York bank- ers who loaned Italy $100,000,000 sev- eral months ago to tell what they know about Italy’s ability to pay. Ben Gold Explains Proposed Agreement to the Fur Strikers (Continued from Page 1) representatives of the fur manufac- turers for the purpose of presenting the demands of the striking fur work- ers, and for the purpose of negotiating an agreement, Referendum Vote. SECOND:—It is further agreed that any terms of settlement which may be considered acceptable to the con- ference committee shall be immediate- ly submitted to a referendum vote of the membership of locals 1, 5, 10 and 15 of the fur workers on strike in (New York City, for their acceptance or rejection, in accordance with the constitution of the International Fur Workers’ Union. Mass Meeting. THIRD:—For the purpose of pro- moting the economic and social in- terests of the fur workers, and for the further purpose of creating solidarity and understanding, a mass meeting shall be held on Wednesday, April 21, which will be addressed by the presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor, who will set forth the position of that body in connection with the present strike of Locals 1, 5, 10 and 15 of the fur workers in New York City. ; Frayne to Preside. By unanimous consent it was agreed that General Organizer Frayne would preside at the mass meeting; would arrange with the fur manufacturers for a time and place of conference; and also to arrange for counting the ballots cast in the referendum vote, when taken, in connection with the strike, This agreement and under- standing was unanimously agreed to and accepted by all those participating in the conference. Chaplin to Speak at I. L. D. Social The North Side Branch of Interna- tional Labor Defense will hear Ralph Chaplin, author of “Bars and Sha- dows” at its social and dance at Bel- den Hall, 2365 Lincoln Ave, next Saturday at 8 p.m, Chaplin will give « short talk on labor defense during the lunch period. The Finnish Orchestra will supply the dance music, there will be games and good things to eat. Admission is 500, All workers are invited, THE DAILY WORKE R New South Wales Labor Council Seeks to Send Delegation to Russia SYDNEY—(FP)— The Labor Coun, cil of New South Wales is waging a campaign against the wholesale immi- gration of British unemployed into Australia, The council has no oppo- sition to workers from Britain coming to Australia if there is work. The Council is also leading a move- ment to send a delegation of 12 trade unionists to Russia, No Communists will be sent. Wealthy Women Condemn Pension. NEW ORLEANS — (FP) — Club women in New Orleans and through- out Louisiana generally condemn the proposed mothers’ pension bill. They are women with wealthy husbands maintaining sumptuous shomes on the gold coasts in Louisiana. FASCISTS WHIP UP IMPERIALIST FRENZY IN ROME Mussolini Apes Ancient Caesars ROME, April 21.—Premier Mus- soling today inaugdrsted his long- heralded program for the restoration of the eternal city to the “grandeur of the golden days of Augustus,” “golden” so far as the ruling class of that day was concerned. While the movement for a new and greater Rome was in progress in the eternal city, ali Italy was also celebrat- ing colonial day. Mussolini delivered an address on the necessity for col- onial expansion for Italy. Later he was greeted by fanatic fascists, thou- sands of whom marched in military formations thru the streets. . A Historic Day, April 21 has been agcepted as the traditional birthday @f (Rome and thus today was chosen for the formal beginning of a twentih century renaissance. While the @uce' himself is to supervise the work gbeing under- taken, its direct accomp}ishment has ‘been commissioned to new gov- ernor of Rome, Senator Filippo Cremonesi, 3] Cremonesi has been giyen the mod- ern imperial mandate ‘liberate the masterful temples of christian Rome from the profane parasftical construc- tions which now clitig:. to them,” thus making the capital tity once more “appegn as a maryel to,“l the peoples of the world—vast, and pow- erful, at it was, in the; time of the first empire of Augustus.” Mussolini thus apes in his decreesthe very lan- guage of the Caesars, { The theater of Marceline, one of the monuments especially amentioned in Mussolini’s decree, willbe the center of the work of restoratign. The build- ing still attests the egrity of the old Roman builders, in design, material and workmanship, but it has fallen upon especially,evil days in modern times. It is neifher more nor less than a slum dwelling, Fascist Union Congress. The fascist trade umion congress, under the leadership of®dmondo Ros- soni, syndicalist chief who became a fascist when the tide turned in that direction, will meet today and renew its pledge of allegiance to the move- ment whcih destroyed the bonafide la- ‘bor organizations, burning down their headquarters and murdering their most militant workers. Rossoni is trying to deliver the workers of Italy bound hand and foot to Mussolini’s dictatorship. To Review Children. ; In the afternoon the little children of fascist parents will be reviewed by the butcher who will tell them the “glories” of his reignj: conveniently neglecting to mention ‘the scores of political murders in which he has been involved and the’wholesale ter- ror he has inaugurated thruout the country. Fascism, like Roman cath- olicism, believes that “if it can get the children under it# control, they are sure to become its ardent sup- porters as they grow §P. Capitalist Amba: Attend, The American ambassador and those from other nations, excluding the Soviet Union, wilji witness these affairs and assure the, despot that ‘their respective natiogs wish him a long life and prosperous rule. To cap- italism Mussolini represents the reign of the “strong man, capable of quell- ing the mob,” as the mich everywhere contemptously term" the working class, j Huge Demonstration of Passaic Mill Strikers The Dead in Belgrade, The Living in Chicago Reveal World Change By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. I to each other. Rome, and keeps a ceaseless neighbors, Greece. Austria, Hungary, That is a formidable ring of prospective enemies. NCIDENTS transpiring in Belgrade, Jugo-Slavia, and Chi- cago, Illinois, U. S, A., may be said to bear little relation Belgrade eyes the doings of Mussolini at watch upon the affairs of her Roumania, Bulgaria and Chicago, asleep and awake, is concerned with the civil wars among her myriad bootleggers, always dreams about the Lakes-to-the-Gulf waterway that will give an outlet to the ocean, and thru her stockyards subsidized civic opera, de- partment store financed art institutes and similar enterprises, ambitiously strives for intellectual ascendancy, not only over the people who live within the imperial dominions surround- ing the great lakes, but over the nation as a whole, which in- cludes a world outlook. But the ‘news of the day ties up even Belgrade with Chicago. In the Jugo-Slavian metropolis, Russian counter revolutionaries are “celebrating” the 50th anniversary of the Novoe Vremya, (New Time) once the recognized mouth- piece of the imperial Russia of the gone czarism. Instead of the erstwhile proud “St. Petersburg” daily organ of “the nobility, the wealthy, the influential, read by thousands of officials and widely quoted all over the world,” as the New York Times points out, it is now an inconspicuous little emigre sheet issued along the shores of the Mediter- ranean and “perused by noble exiles as they dream of the fall of Bolshevism.” In Chicago there is also a celebration on The First Chi- cago District Conference of the Worker Correspondents. of The DAILY WORKER. Belgrade beholds upon the face of the Novoe Vremya the smile that is supposed to visage the dead; Chicago sees in the beaming countenance of the Ame- rican Worker Correspondent the joy of a new birth. Without the Bolshevik revolution, that deposed the czar- ism of the Novoe Vremya and sent its adherents scurring to make room for Workers’ Rule, there could be no Ameri- can Communist DAILY WORKER, with its growing numbers of proletarian writers who meet in conference to mobilize labor for the press of the working class. Without the emigre death chant of the czarist press at Belgrade there could be no burst of correspondents. revolutionary song among Chicago’s worker Alexis C. Souvorin, editor of the Novoe Vremya, wrote on the 25th anniversary of this publication in 1901, that: “New times approach; one feels their advent in the fact that the government is completely demoralized and knows not which way to turn. But will this confusion last long? Shall | die with the conviction that ‘the despotic regime is being gnawed away from beneath and only needs a squall to overturn it? Even an ordinary wind would throw it down.” That was on the eve of the Russo-Japanese war that brought in its wake the 1905 revolution, the rehearsal of the Bolshevik triumph of 1917. The hurricane of proletarian wrath exterminated Souvorin’s ezarism and with its goin; the Leningrad Pravda, the spokesman of the workers, too Hail Albert Weisbord (Continued from BO ica Union No, 777, $100; "Women’s Con- sumers Educational League of Los Angeles, $75; Vincent V. Vasys (Lith- uanian workers of Chicago) $45; Inde- pendent Workmen's Circle of America, Boston, $340; United Mine Workers of Bicknell, Ind., $250; Carpent a4 and Joiners, Local 504, Chigago, $100; Jos- eph Pilskudsky Society, $100; New Bedford Wea’ ctive Associa- tion, $26; Ri Is) Committ $139; Workers of Lewis and Ro Shop Millinery Workers Union, $130 the place of the imperial Novoe Vremya of the bankers, the landlords and the industrial task masters. Thus Communist journalism became dominant in the Union of Soviet Republics. The press of the Russian work- ers and peasants has become an inspiration and guide to the revolutionary press in all countries« _ : The czarists and their counter-revolutionary sheets dis- appear in the shadows of Belgrade, Jugo-Slavia, and other centers of reaction in western urope. Revolutionary work- ers everywhere, as in Chicago, Saturday, May 1, meet as Worker Correspondents’ Groups to discuss the building of their press that will help achieve in all the world what the workers and peasants have already won the Soviet Union. Oppose Proposal for Federal Commission on Motion Pictures (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, Apr. 21—Witnesses before the house committee on educa- tion, which is considering the bills in- troduced by Representatives Upshaw, (D) of Georgia, and Swoope, (R) of Pennsylvania, providing for’ a federal motion picture commission, attacked the proposals as destructive of the constitutional rights of freedom of ex- pression. Among those appearing to denounce the measures were Charles A, Mc- Mahon, of the National Catholic Wel- tare Conference; C. C, Pettyjohn, gen- eral counsel for the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of Amer- fea; and Edward F. McGrady, legis- lative agent of the American Federa- tion of Labor. “Regulation means censorship,” Me- Grady said, “and both mean muzzling, Freedom in the motion-picture industry is as essential as free speech and a free press. Legislation is needless as the organized bodies in the industry are constantly improving the stand- ards, Where are you going to end your regulation? There is a great di- versity of opinion as to what is im- mowl or wrong.” “We'll Go It Alone,” U. S. Shippers Tell World Conference (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, April 22—The American delegates to the International Ship- ping Conference which is holding its third annual convention here are op- posed to the creation by the league of nations of a maritime committee “to co-ordinate the public policy of the nations with regard to maritime com- merce,” according to the address of Ira Campbell, counsel of the American Steamship Owners’ Association, Camp- bell stated there were already too receipts thru Uj Elore, $86; Chicago | many international organizations try- joint board, 1, L. G, W. Us $100, tamale | Sng to tan the shipping. tmsipene, Choosing Jury Proves Very Slow Process in Detroit Sweet Trial (Continued from page 1). diced, a juryman declared that he would not like to have a Negro move into the neighborhood where he re- sided. Chief Assistant Prosecutor Lester Moll attempted to object to the discharging of this juror on the basis of the possibility that the depreciating of property value influenced this atti- tude. After a controversy of several minutes, Darrow convinced Judge Frank Murphy that the juryman should be excused, , vi Deny Klan Membership. At various points of the questioning both Darrow and Chawke asked the jurors if they were members of the ku klux klan, to which a negative an- swer was in each instance given. Darrow, in answer to a statement by the prosecutor to the effect that the significance of race prejudice was be- ing exaggerated by the defense in se- lection of the jurymen, said that it was necessary to emphasize this par- ticular point because it was nothing more than a question of race preju- dice, without which there would have been no reason for the trial, Demonstrate at the Coliseum against wage cuts, and against the of- fensive of capital. Don't forget to wear the May Day badge at the Coliseum. SOVIET-GERMAN TREATY READY FOR SIGNATURE Industrial Needs Force New Alignment (Special to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, April 21 — The Soviet. German treaty is practically ready for signature, it was announced today by a government spokesm: “This new treaty not mean a challenge to the west,” sald the gov- ernment spokesman, “the treaty is not an alliance, but it alms to preclude the possibility of war with the East.” Officials declare the treaty is in ac- cordance with the Locarno pacts. The importance offthe treaty is very great, in the opinion of observers here, It marks the return of German state policy to an understanding with the Soviet Union and is a consequence of the failure of the league of nations to admit Germany to membership in the supreme council, Promise of Neutrality. Despite the official denials of the Luther cabinet that political commit- ments are inyolved it is known that these are part of the treaty, just as they were in the case of the Rapallo agreement. It is believed there are definite provisions for German neutral- ity in the event of a war involving the Soviets, These would be in conflict with the application of article XVI of the league of nations covenant if Ger- many should join the league next fall. That article obligates member states to co-operate in league measures, even to military action, against any coun- try which the league council has offi- cially declared is threatening world peace, The clause will be used against the Soviet Union at the first opportun- ity, is the view ‘of students of the league policies which are dictated by the Anglo-French combination. As the league regulations require the registration of all treaties, on be- coming a member Germany would, be obliged to register this Soviet agree- ment, The league council would then be in a position to “interpret” article XVI and its application to Germany's neutrality promise. It would be cer- tain, to declare the provision conflict- ing with Germany’s commitments to the league and demand that the sec- tion be repudiated. The German gov- ernment would then have to choose again its orientation, whether to the east with the Soviets or to the west with France and England. ‘ Soviet Understanding Necessary, Grave issues are involved in such a choice for Germany. The Soviet Union furnishes the most advantage- ous market for German products, It affords a base for raw materials for German industry. In the present critical condition of commerce and trade and production in general, to- gether with the unprecedented unem- ployment, the reactionary German gov- ernment must make every effort for the closest economic alliance with their neighbor to the east regardless of how much they hate and fear its communist example and influence, Franee and England—Rivals, It is contrariwise with the countries to the west. France and England are both the great commercial rivals of Germany, They can furnish a market only for certain German products, those which they themselves do not manufacture sufficiently for their own needs. The extent of these demands is comparatively small. The national Policy of these powers has been, and must continue to be, that not only of supplying in full the needs of their home market but in addition to ex clude from foreign markets the come petition of German traders and manu- facturers. Nor, outside of an under- standing with the French over the supply of iron ores from the former German territories, has either France or England raw materials to supply Germany. ‘ N. Y. Gangster Tried for Buffalo Murders (Special to The Dally Worker> BUFALO, N. Y., April 22—With a cordon of armed police thrown around the courthouse, Richard Reese Whitte- more, bandit leader of, Baltimore and New York City’s underworld, went on trial today in the supreme court charged with slaying two bank mes- sengers here during a daring daylight holdup of the Bank of Buffalo last October, If Whittemore escapes the electric | chair in this state he will face another murder trial in Baltimore for the kill- ing of a guard when he escaped from prison, A book of cartoons with every hundred points. Get the point! April 24—CIVILIZED PROPE, -— Qhestions and Discussion a The Next shane. bs Ht Course on Communism and Civilization will be given by LEON SAMSON at the LABOR TEMPLE,‘244 E. 14th St. (Corner 2nd Ave.) Saturday Evenings at 8:30 P. M. Y, the Economies of Slave Societies. each Lecture———Admlesion, 280. is