The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 28, 1926, Page 3

DICTATORSHIP IS PROBABILITY FOR CHAOTIC POLAND Government Makes First Step (Special to The Daily Worker) WARSAW, May 26.—‘The Polish People are so thoroughly disgusted with the failure of Poland’s fourteen Political parties to set up a stable government and so driven to despera- tion hy the economic chaos in the land that they are clamoring for a dic- tatorship. They arne’t particular who the dictator is. He can be a black one, or pink.” Such was the comment of a political observer in Warsaw regard- ing the possibility of a dictatorship for Poland. Dictatorship Move. The ‘Pilsudski government seems to be aware of this. The government is- sted a statement today which is con- strued as meaning the first step to- wards dictatorship. “Public opinion urgently demands dissolution of parliament,” says the declaration. “Changes in the consti- tution are necessary, especially on lines empowering the president to dis- solve the parliament.” Big Executive Power. A definite gesture towards invegting the new president, when he is elected by the national assembly meeting on May 31, with the powers of a dictator is the following from the government statement: “It is indispensible to in- vest the president in the interim be- tween the two parliaments with spe- cial powers to clean up the adminis- trative apparatus, promulgate a new electoral law and reorganize civil and military bodies.” Electro-Technicians Needed for Moscow Electrical Factory NEW YORK, May 26..—Recently the Russian government issued a charter to a group of American mechanics to open up a co-operative shop in Mos- cow to manufacture electric motors and parts for tractors and automo- biles. The name of the co-operative is IN-CO. A building is already being fixed up for this co-operative at 43 Nizni Maslovka, Moscow, and a repre- sentative of the IN-CO has already arrived in New York to buy equip ment and material. A number of electro-technicians, mechanics, machinists and toolmakers are needed. For any further information kindly apply to M. Semoff, care Central Bu- reau, 799 Broadway, room 402, New York City. : Plan to Establish Juvenile Protection Committees in Russia MOSCOW, U.S. S. R. (Tass), May 26.—The Council of People’s Commis- saries has under consideration a pro- posal to establish juvenile protection committees for the purpose of pro- técting the interests of children up to the age of 16 and to combat juvenile crime by medico-pedagogical methods. According to the proposal, the com- mittees are to be set up locally under the supervision of the local depart- ments of education and will consist of three members—an educationalist, a magistrate and a doctor. Members of the Young Communist League and of the Women’s Department may co- operate, but without the right to vote. The committees will have staffs of child welfare inspectors and experts. The committees will have the power to investigate crimes committed against juveniles by adults and to take proceedings against the latter, Teachers’ Union Raps Veto of Ricca Bill NEW YORK, May 26.—Al Smith's act in vetoing the Ricca bill raising the pay of teachers of New York was denounced vigorously in the New York Central Trades Council meet- ing by members of the Teachers’ Un- fon of New York. The trades council came out in fa- vor of unionizing the hotels of New York now on an open shap basis and promised to aid the affected trades. TO MARK OBSCURE WHERE BILLY THE KID RESTS “Billy the Kid,” famous Southwest frontier bandit, ts still revered in New Mexico and Arizona where, with his lightning trigger-finger, he operated during the seventies. He was lured to by Sheriff Pat Garrett who wears the derby above, twenty-one years old when he died and had twenty-one notches in his gun- handle, The top picture shows his grave. The New Mexico historical society The other picture is of the boy outlaw who His death marked the passing of the old frontier. will mark it with a headstone, died in 1881. THE DAILY WORKER GRAVE his death thru a love affair and killed “The Kid” was only ENGLISH, WELSH, SCOTCH, IRISH WORKERS UNITE Four Races Combine in N. Y. League The success of the James Connolly Memorial meeting at Bryant Hall, and the solidarity of English, Welsh, Scotch and Irish workers during the general strike, is responsible for the workers of these races in New York organizing a society to be known as “Four Races Educational League.” It will be launched ‘at a mass meet- ing, Friday, May 28, 8 p. m., at Laurel Garden Hall, 79 East 116. The fol- lowing program will be submitted to the meeting as the object of the new/ organization: | The Program. ij (1) To foster a spirit of brother- | hood and class solidarity between workers of Irish, English, Scotch and | Welsh birth or descent. (2) To aid a United Labor Front Movement for the formation of an American Labor Party. (3) To establish and maintain close relations with workers’ organizations | aiming at the establishment of a workers’ government. (4) To support the demand for the recognition by the United States of the Republic of Soviet Russia. (5) To combat the existence of race and religious differences between workers of Irish, English, Welsh and Scotch birth or descent. (6) To establish classes for the study of working class economics and publish literature for distribution among both organized and unorgan- ized workers of the four races in fac- ON TO MOSCOW! Subs Received in the Third National Daily Worker Builders’ Campaign SUBS OF MAY 20 AND 21 Points Total BOSTON, MASS.— Joseph A. Berm 30 30 J. Krantz 45 45 Bertha J. Leib 100 100 John Orth 90 90 Elsie Pulter 65 1,500 J. Sanerib 45 45 R. Shohan 40 470 1. Bloom, Springfield, Mas: 175 455 NEW _ YORK CITY— B. Dallard 130 130 L. E. t 20 100 Lena K 10 10 Leo Kling 200 1,525 S. Liebowitz 210 710 20 20 75 120 40 40 100 100 M. Schneider .. 90 135 PHILADELPHIA, Isador Lazarovity 45 45 F. Finkelstein 20 20 Fred Rosenberg .. 45 85 RICHMOND, VA. R, J. Beggs wsavee 10 10 Wm. Lezner » 30 30 H. J. Powell .. 10 10 Emil Honegger, Roche: N. Y. 100 310 L. Howat, * 4 4 PITTSBURGH, PA, A. Hamburger 30 30 Geo. Papcun 175 285 W. H. Scarville 320 (3,115 Wm. Schmidt . 100 295 Joe Amprimo, Warre 20 20 Nate Lockshin, Youngstown, Ohio 85 170 Wm. Loni me 20 20 DETROIT, MI August Leppal: 45 45 Frank N. Owen 20 20 Henry Raika: 20 20 Cc. $. Chang, Fordson, Mic! 20 20 CHICAGO, ILL.— John Heinrichson vse 20 2,055 Cc. H. Jones 20 20 Edward C. Wentworth 30 30 M. Miesevich, Gary, Ind. 100 100 0. R. Zimmerman, Milwau- ki Ww 10 20 100 100 145 145 20 26: 345 345 30 30 20 20 30 30 &.c. , 30 30 W.H Phoenix, Ari; & 5 A. Breckenridge, ‘ex. 100 100 R. E. Page, Cunningham, Tex. 45 45 Salvador C. Ribeiro, Mexico M 10 10 30 w» Orkhon River Expedition. MOSCOW, U. 8. S, R. (Tass), May 26.—It is reported from Urga that the celebrated explorer, Kozlov, is on an expedition.to the upper reaches of the River Orkhon. News has now been received that he has discovered a num- ber of ancient tombs with ornamented monuments, HELP TO DISTRIBUTE ONE MILLION LEAFLETS ON THE CASH OF Sacco-Vanzetti $1.25 A THOUSAND 10,000 FOR $10 Send Your Order - rag INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE 23 S. Lincoln Street, Chicago, Ill. GIRL LEADER ON TOUR IN AID OF MILL STRIKERS Nancy Sandowski to Speak in Eastern Cities Nancy Sandowski, girl leader of the Passaic textile strikers; F. G. Bieden- kapp, national secretary of the I. W. A., and Dora Lohse, well-know social worker are on tour for the benefit of the Passaic strikers, The men and women of the textile mills went out on strike without any organization or money. They have been out 18 weeks and their ranks are still unbroken. They are determined to win and they will win. They will never go back to work under the eon- ditions that they worked before the strike, where the whole family was forced into the mills in order to keep bread on the table. They are fight- ing for a decent wage so that they can supply their children with a little milk occasionally and buy them clothes so that they can attend public school, Below are listed the dates and cities the above speakers will address. All workers are asked to attend the meet- ing held in their city, and help make it a success, Speaking Dates. Canton, Ohio, May 27, Thursday, Canton Music Hall, 810 Tusc street; Youngstown, O., May 28, Friday, Hun- garian Hall, 338% Federal street.; Rochester, N. Y., May 29, Saturday, Labor Temple, 580 St. Paul street; Utica, N. Y, June 1, Tuesday, Labor Lyceum, 131 Washington street; Schenectady, N. Y., June 2, Wednes- S| day, Cresent Park, To Begin Construction of the Volga-Don Canal MOSCOW, U. S. S. R. (Tass), May 26.—The preliminary survey of the Saranta Karanch line will be com- pleted shortly and work commenced on the cutting of the Volga-Don canal, At the same time dredging work will be commenced at the mouth of the Don for the purpose of constructing a deep water canal and the recon- struction of the Port of Rostov. The canal linking the Volga and the Don will be one hundred kilometers long. Lenin in his time called the proposed canal “the principal trans- port lever which will revoltuionize the whole economy of one of the most backward parts of the republic.” The State Planning Commission has recog- nized the work as urgent and has made the necessary advances, Japanese Timber Firm Seeks Soviet Concession MOSCOW, U, 8. S. R. (Tass), May 26.—Representatives of a Japanese timber syndicate seek timber conces- sions in the Maritime District. The head of the syndicate stated that the syndicate was ready to take a conces- sion in the Tartar Bay and invest 20,000,000 yen, The total area of forests in the Maritime District is 28,000,000 hee- tares and an output of 700,000,000 cubic feet of timber a year can be obtained without diminishing the basic resources of the forests. About 10,000,000 hectares are be- ing exploited, and the rest is still open for development. YOU FIGHT, tories, shops, mines and on farms. All Workers, Former members of the Irish Trans- port and General Workers’ Union, Irish American Labor League and Connolly Club, are actively connect- ed with the new movement—All Eng- lish, Welsh and Scotch workers in New York are asked to join with their Irish comrades yin this anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist,’ Education League. Admission will be free. Prominent Trish, English: Scotch and Welsh speakers will address the meeting. British Consul Finds Way to'the Hospital in a Chinese Strike PEKING, May 26.—The British con- sul at Swatow, ‘while removing Com- munist posters: from the walls of the consulate, so he‘reports to the British minister hére,“Was attacked by strike pickets and ‘badly beaten. British warships landed marines and apology and punishment is demanded. The Shansi ps west of Peking and the Manchurian and Shantung troops at Nankow pass have launched an attack agdfmst the Kuominchun army to stop its drive into Shansi province, af Will Complete the Volkoy Electrical Station in August MOSCOW, U.S. S. R. (Tass), May 26.—It will be possible to supply elec- tric current from the first two genera- tors of the huge Volkhov Hydro-Elec- trical Power Station now under con- struction on the Volkhoy near Lenin- grad not later than August this year, according to Prof. Grafito, the en- sineer in charge of the work of con- struction. The station, when com- pleted, will be one of the largest in Europe, Annual Elections to Rural and Urban Soviets MOSCOW, U.'S. S. R. (Tass), May 26.—The annual election of the urban and rural Soviets in the Russian So- cialist Federation of Soviet Republics are now completed. The results show that in the rural’ Soviets 90.2 per cent of the members elected were non- party as compared with 91.5 per cent last year, while in the urban Soviets 43.4 per cent of the members elected were non-party a8 compared with 34.2 per cent Jast year. The elections this year were marked by exceptional liveliness and interest, particularly on the part of the peas- ants in the rural districts, Another marked feature is the large number of non-party local intelligentsia, teach- ers, doctors, agronomists, etc., elected to the Soviets. _ Commenting on-this, “Pravda” says: “This is a favorable symptom and it should be welcomed as evidence of the great change that has taken place in the attitude of the intelligentsia to- wards the Soviet government.” International Picnic By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press. Profits of more than $100,000,000 copped in 1925 by 20 producers of cop- per, lead and silver reflect the harsh exploitation of mine, mill and smelter workers for multimillionaires who live thousands of miles from the dreary mining towns in North and South America. These American corpora- tions almost without exception are making extraordinary returns on their common stock, The 1925 figure in one instance is 125%. Kennecott Copper. Kennecott Copper leads with a 1925 profit of $23,890,044. This is reckoned as $5.34 a share on the no-par common stock, But as the company’s books carry the stock at about $5.50 a share the actual return for the year is 97%. By grinding down labor Kennecott was able to produce copper (princi- Pally in Alaska) at an average cost of | 8.07¢ a pound. Labor received less than 5c a pound. The copper sold for an average of 14.29c a pound. After deducting inferest, depreciation and taxes the profit remaining was about 5.8c a pound or more than the share going to the actual producers, Anaconda Profits, | Anaconda Copper Mining Co. con- trolling mines all over the hemis- phere made a 1925 profit of $17,540,- 532, giving stockholders 11.6% on the par value of their securities. Profits of the other companies, together with the percentages earned on common stock, were: Metal Mine Profits. Metal Mine Profits, 1925 Amt. . Ahumada Lead Co. seiu$ 1,493,732 125.0 $100,000,000 IN PROFITS TO TWENTY COPPER, LEAD AND SILVER COMPANIES |the value of their investment. Page Three Am. Smelting & Refining 15,190,760 Butte & Sup. Mining ww... 4 Calumet & Ariz. Mining 1,0 Cerro De Pasco Copper... 6,016, Chile Copper Co. cusses 11,989 Consol, Mining & Smelt Federal Mining & Smelt. Inspiration Copper Intl. Silver Co. Miami Copper ational Lead Ni Consol Park-Utah Consol 2 Ray Consol. Copper Co, St. Joseph Lead Co. United_ Verde Utah Copper Co. ... Calumet and Arizona Co. The huge dividends paid by some of these companies over a period of years shows how miners and smelter work- ers are piling up fortunes for the own- ing class. Since 1912 the Calumet & { Arizona company has paid cash divi- dends totaling 640% on the par value of its stock, The owners have re- ceived in 14 years nearly 6% times Divi- dends of Nevada Consolidated Copper since 1910 have given the owners a return of 457%, dividends of Butte & Superior Mining Co. since 1916 have amounted to 435%2%, while those of Utah Copper since 1910 total 7971%4%, nearly 8 times the owners’ investment. 0. pper Illinois Starts Inspection of Ice Cream Factories) SPRINGFIELD, Il., May 26.—Forty state food inspectors received instruc- tions regarding sanitation in ice cream plants and will start a state-wide in- spection of these factories immedi- ately. NEW YORK SEEKS EXTRADITION OF ‘BEAVERBROOK’ Muchly-Married ‘Baron’ in Philadelphia Jail (Special to The Dally Worker) NEW YORK, May 26.—New York i9°3| authorities seek to extradite the al- leged “Baron Beaverbrook,” charged with swindling forty-nine wives of sums totaling $1,000,000, held without bail in Philadelphia, “The “baron” was quite a light in the night life of Broadway. He also was mentioned in police reports in Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, San Fran- cisco and London. The bogus baron is said to have as mal aliases as wives during his ca- reer, and twice as many disguises. “Beaverbrook” is held in Philadelphia on a $60,000 grand larceny charge. Cabaret Owners Plan Fight on Dry Raiders Cafe and cabaret owners are plan- ning a legal fight against temporary injunctions issued by Federal Judge Adam C, Cliffe against the Moulin Rouge Cafe, the Town Club and the Friars’ Inn, three noted loop cabarets. The injunctions were asked by fed- eral officers, it is said, on the grounds that the managers of the places hed permitted guests to bring in and drink from hip-pocket flasks. STRIKE IN THE DAILY WORKER JUNE i A NEW. NOVEL BY, UPTON SINCLAIR. Author of “The Jungle,” “100%,” “King Coal,” eto. HE one outstanding American novelist, whose many stories of the'lives of American workers have sold into millions of copies thruout the world—and is most popular in Russia—has written a new novel of American life. 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