The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 3, 1926, Page 2

EEN YAIR sinecinecnes- eaten es THE DAILY WORKER HAITIAN IMPERIAL The shameless and open sup by United States marines in the i whose other more peaceful man aries to support foreign domination and exploitation, has too long been ignored by American labor. The DAILY WORKER has received a letter from the editor of “Le Nouvelliste, the largest | daily paper in Haiti, founded in the oldest daily in the republic. This letter encloses the art “Le Nouvelliste” as indictment not only of Yankee imperialism, ociated Press as an agent of imperialism, and asks but of the that a campaign be begun in th dependence and rights of the Haitian people as an autonomous government. It adds: “It will also be found that the group of American civilians in Haiti back- ing up the present state of affairs, is | directly or indirec! interested in “Gonave Island Concession,” the “Arti: | bonite Valley Concessi and other { big schemes for getting Haitian land.” | The article from Le Nouvelliste is | as follows News Not Cabled to U. S. The representative of the Associ- ated Press of the United States in Haiti, the day after the presidential elections, cabled an interview with Mr. Borno in which he declared to the Americans, in order that there should be no dowbt about it, that his four new years will be four new years of intimate co-operation between the Haitian government and the American government. The representative of the Associated Press has his reasons for cabling such an interview. How- ever why he not cable to the As- sociated Press of the United States that the councillors of state who elected Mr. Borno were all of them mamed by Mr. Borno for this purpose and that we live in a republic? Seize Election by Force. Why did he not cable to the Associ- ated Press of the United States that a few hours before the presidential election the president of the national assembly, without right, without rea- son, was surreptitiously replaced be- cause he intended to direct the as- sembly impartially? Why did he not cable to the Associ- ated Press of the United State that a councillor of state, Mr. Duval, was denied floor in spite of his reiter- ated appeals? Why did he not cable to the Assoc- jated Press of the United States that a councillor of state, Mr, Placid David, was revoked three days before the opening of the assembly because he wrote, it was said to Mr. Borno, that other candidates for the presidency counted upon him? U, S. Officials Jail Haitians. Why did he not cable to the Associ- ated Press of the United States that the police directed by the American officers, forcibly stopped all the pacific manifestations against the reelection of Mr. Borno, locking up numerous citizens whose names have ben pub- lished, because they protested against the re-election of Mr. Borno? Why did he not cable to the Associ- ated Press of the United States that in spite of the official reports claim- ‘ing that Mr. Borno is popular, cor- dons of gendarmes had to close to the DAILY PAPER ACCUSES ASSOCIATED PRESS OF HELPING ISM RAVAGE REPUBLIC pression of the Republic of Haiti nterest of American imperialists, euver of bribing native mercen- 1896, at Port-au-Prince, being) icle given below, as printed by e United States to ensure in- streets in the quarter of the council chamber? Why did he not cable that the crowd, in spite of this pressure vocif- erated its protestations against the re- election and not being able to contain its indigpation, commenced a cannon- ade of rocks which drew the fire of the gendarmes? Why did he not cable to the Assoc- cited Press of the United States what the high commissioner and Judge Strong heard on their exit after the vote of the 19 functionaries of Mr. Borno? Why did he not cable to the Associ- ated Press of the United States that the merchants, bankers and industrial- ists closed their doors after the re- election and thé city was for the en- tire day, plunged in an overwhelming | that is creeping up on him, Vanzetti is sadness? Guard Traitors From People. Why did he not cable to the Assoc- iated Press that after the re-election not a single “Hurrah” was heard in the streets? Why, in short, does he not cable to the Associated Press that until today, the 19th of April, that is to say eight days after the election the council- lors of state who voted for Mr. Borno have their dwellings militarily guard- ed by the gendarmes in order to pro- tect them against the nation whose representatives they are said to be, while two councillors of state who did not vote for Mr. Borno, are free and tranquil in their homes and have no gendarmes to protect them. The representative of the Associat- ed Press will not cable these impor- tant events which have come out of the re-election of Mr. Borno. He has probably his reasons for that. REVIVE MEDIEVAL WHIPPING-POST LAW IN STATE OF DELAWARE WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 1. —John F, Fee and Thomas Kelley, both of Philadelphia, Pa., were sen- tenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and the maximum penalty of 40 lashes for highway robbery. The Delaware medieval whipping post law is considered one of the most drastic in the nation. Bury “Largest Man.” PEORIA, Ill., June 1—Twelve pall- bearers carried the steel-reinforced casket in the funeral here today of atl Vogele, of Morton, Ill., believed to have been the largest man in the state. Vogele was 6 feet four inches tall, and weighed 505 pounds. The casket is three feet wide and seven feet long. VANZETT! SHOWS GREAT INTEREST IN LABOR CAUSE Wants All Workers to Know Frame-up Facts BOSTON, June 1, — (FP) — For all the walls of Charlestown prison, Bartolomeo Vanzetti— mentally —is very much outside, however, much his body is held. Even with the sinister shadow of Massachusetts punishment brightly, eagerly interested in the out- side world, especially the world of labor, In a semi-circle facing a large table at which a guard keeps track of time and movements, prisoners and their visitors sit. The jangle of keys and of doors opening and closing noisily intrudes on the earnest murmur of those from the outside with those from the inside. Vanzetti Studies. Vanzetti smiles and gives a hearty handshake. He tells how he studies two nights a week: Algebra now, and he likes it! For two years it was English. He is glad to hear what workers are doing everywhere. He wants the world to. know the facts of the frame up of himself and Nicola Sacco because of their interest in labor's cause. Hostile editorials in the Boston Transcript, Herald, Traveler, New York Sun and, other capitalist papers Butjafter the state supreme court refusal the department awaits to be informed; y of a new trial fire him with a desire it will be. “Things That Never Happen.” We should like to see one thing: the Associated Press with information of these details, inquire of its repre- sentative in Haiti, if yes or no, they have existed. It would be curious to see the reply. Nevertheless the Associated Press knows a sufficient number of neutral people in Haiti to report to it the impartial truth. VIGILANTES SET public all tho streets in the neighbor- hood of the place? U. S. General Silent. Why did he not cable to the Associ- ‘ated Press of the United States that General Russell, who before the presi- dential elections of 1922, had convoked the newspaper men in order to de- clare to them the neutrality of the ‘American government and its officials in the presidential elections, and that this year General Russell maintained @ profound silence and did not make this declaration of neutrality? ‘Why did he not cable to the Associ- ated Press of the United States that in spite of the regulations which de- clare that the sessions of the council of state are open to the public, the department of the interior issued ad- mission cards to individuals whom the palace especially wished to see pres- ent at the session for the election and that even persons furnished with ad- mission tickets or press tickets, found themselves refused admission and their tickets torn up? Some Democracy. Why did he not cable to the Asso- clated Press that the chamber of the council of state before, during and after the presidential session was mil- itary guarded by the gendarmes and the American officers, and that the morning of the elections no one was allowed to station himself in certain THE DAILY WORKER. Published b: the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Il. (Phone: Monroe 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail: Por year on.u$6.00 6 months % mgnths......82.00 By Mail (in Chicago only): Per year 8.00 6 the. 3 months. Kadress all mail and make cks to THE DAILY WORKER 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, I. Entered as second class mal Sept. at the Post-Office at Chicago, IL, ‘ the act of March 3, 1879, FIRE TO CAPONE’S BIG BOOZE JOINT The “Stockade,” one of the booze and vice joints that flourish in Cook county, was destroyed by three auto- mobile loads of torch-bearing vigil- antes. This vice resort was run by “Scarface All” Capone and his pal John Torrio. Three auto loads of Chicago and Forest View residents surrounded the hall, seized the lone watchman and set fire to the building. Farmers’ Co-operative in Zim, Minn., Urges War on Fascist Menace ZIM, Minnesota, June 1—The Zim Farmers’ Mercantile* Association at its annual membership meeting, adopted a resolution condemning the attacks of the Italian fascisti on the workers’ and farmers’ co-operatives in Italy. They also joined in the cali for an international conference at which del- egates from the Red International of Labor Unions, the Amsterdam Inter- national Federation of Trade Unions and the International Co-Ooperative Alliance will lay plans to combat fas- cism., Goldstrom Leaves Moscow for China MOSCOW, U. 8. 8, R., June 1—John Golstrom, who is attempting to make an all-around-the-world trip in less than 85 days, hag left Moscow for China by the Trans-Siberian railway, At the end of his train ride he ex- pects to take a Japanese plane and fly to Yokohama. Goldstrom's arrival in Moscow in less than eight days from New York, has broken all records, Goldstrom has ten days in which to cross Siberia and to answer with the truth. He knows, though, that it will be the labor pa- pers already defending him who will print his story and not the press which tells the man in the streetcar and the woman at home what its backers want it to, regardless of facts. Interest In Mill. Workers at Plymouth Cordage mill made $9 a week in 1915, Vanzetti tells. His friend Brini, who still works in the mill, says the average pay is $20 a week now. Although the 1915 strike in which Vamzetti was a leader, failed to bring the cordage workers a lasting organization, indirectly it did bring the 48-hour week and higher pay. Hundreds of strikers left Ply- mouth after the fight against the 54- hour week for $9 and the company, to attract new workers, had to raise wages little by little up to the modest $18 demanded by the strikers. Vanzetti was blacklisted — and watched—after the strike. He is sure that Plymouth Cordage Mill Manager Brown knows of Vanzetti’s innocence. But Vanzetti knows better than to expect the mill owner's agent to say anything to state authorities but “keep him,” when a leader of the cordage strike is caught. Mass. A Funny State, Massachusetts is a funny state, In the town that guards the Pilgrims’ rock, Vanzetti was railroaded to prie- on, Whatever freedom of opinion the Pilgrims came to Plymouth, Mass., to establish failed to last to Vanzetti’s day, if it ever was. Calvin Coolidge, by grace of Massachusetts and devi- ous political tricks, climbed to the presidency on the false reputation of quelling the Boston police strike. An- thony Bimba found blasphemy against god still possibly a crime and blas- phemy against the present govern- ment certainly was in Massachusetts shoe centers. And now three young Portuguese cotton mill workers are threatened with deportation because they dared tell some of the indecen- cles of past and present ruling powers, clerical and otherwise. Slovakian Fascisti Hold Their Congress PRAGUE, Czecho-Slovakia, June 1— Nine thousand Slovakian fascisti met at the Hrdonsky Svaty Benedict. ‘These fascisti came from Bratislava, Trenczin, Komern, St, Martin and other leading centers of Slovakia, At this convention the Slovakian fascist! declared their willingness to co-operate with the Czech fascisti if the latter refrain from engaging in ac- tivity in Slovakia, That worker next door to you may not have anything to do to miles, —_ 21,} reach Yokohoma—a distance of 6,000] night. Hand him this copy of the ORKER. DAILY Wi ‘ %) MASSES FIGHT IMPERIALISTS IN SHANGHAI Resist Attempt to Stop ° Demonstration (Special to The Dally Worker) SHANGHAI, China, June 1. — A tremendous mass demonstration, yesterday, in commemoration of the May 30 massacres of last year, when many Chinese students and workers were shot down in thestreets of this city by the uniformed agents of the great imperialist powers, culminated in severe clashes with the gunmen of imperialism who infest Shanghai. When the demonstration marched into Nanking road, in the heart of the sovalled international « settlement, some of the soldiery tried to stop them. Instead of obeying the com- mands of the invading, imperialist agents, the laborers and students picked-up stones and other missiles and hurled them at the’ foreign ex- ploiters who are here forthe purpose of helping their master class further enslave the Chinese masses. Communist Influence Felt. The growing Communist influence among the masses of Shanghai is causing grave apprehension in the ranks of the agents of the imperialist governments and the kept journalists who are paid to distort happenings in a manner beneficial to the invaders have sent out reports that it was Communist influence that stirred up the smouldering resentment against ‘the foreigners, In this city, pillaged by the international banditti, the Com- munists openly proclaim their determ- ination to utilize every method within their power to drive out of the city and country the hired assassins of the great powers. German Embassy Protests Dry Raid on Steamer Hamburg WASHINGTON, June 1—A strong protest against the action of federal prohibition authorities in boarding a German war vessel in Lés Angeles in search of illicit beer selling has been lodged atthe state department by the German embassy. ‘The federal agents claimed they dis- covered beer selling es sai the vessel, the Hamburg. ‘ Tow Liner to ty. NEW YORK, June 1.—The coastal liner, Priscilla, which went aground near New London, Conn., in a fog early today, has been towed safely in- to New London and the passengers have departed by train for their destinations, according,,to the local offices of the Fall River line . The American Worker Correspond- ent Is out. Did you get your copy? Hurry up! Send In your sub! It’s only 60 cents. Masses Not Interested In Memorial Day As Holiday of Imperialism ||WORK AND MEADE By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. NOTHER Memorial Day has pushed its way into the past. But there are still others coming out of the future, Much comment is devoted to the changing character of this day that was originally set apart for the dec- oration of the graves of soldiers of “the North” who fell in the civil war, 1861-65, It is declared that the civil war dead are quickly being forgotten while the day is used to put halos on the more recent world war. Thus Cal Coolidge seized upon the occa- sion as an opportunity to deliver another Wall Street lecture to the capitalist countries of Hurope on the subject of disarmament. It is also pointed out that the day is beg used, more and more, as a time for recreation and outings, with considerable attention being given to professional sporting events. Thus the 500-mile auto- mobile race at Indjanapolis, Ind., held the center of national atten- tion, while the baseball games, morning and afternoon, were in the spotlight as always. The casualties among the riding population is given attention as usual. The Chicago results are tabulated as follows: “Autos Kill Four in Day, 78 in May, 316 in Five Months,” with similar reports for every other large city in the land. Other headlines, the morning after, that get prominent front page space, to mention a few, read like this: “Bride Batters Her Half of Fliv in Holidgy Spat.” “Jail Parade Flirt after* Woman Blacks His Bye,” “Ends His Life After Shooting Wo- man in Taxi,” and so on ad naus- eum, That’s Decoration Day news. **# 6 Thus Memorial Day takes on the face of Independence Day, July Fourth, as a national holiday. The same wails are heard regarding lack of interest in May 30th, this year, that was heard about July Fourth, last year, with an effort at explana- tion being made by pointing that both events at this time came on a Saturday-Sunday week-end. Not even the opening of the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia, Pa., the home city of the Liberty Bell, resulted in arous- ing any national fervor for the, Patriotic past. As near west as Chicago, this event was given merely third page space, se 8 If the present ruling class is un- able to cast the mantle of past vic- torious struggles over their present tyranny over the living, then it is a sign that the masses are giving closer attention to conditions today. It is not sufficient, it seems, to raise the cry of '76 and ’61 in order to thrill the many with enthusiasm for new slaughters.. They want to know why they should fight. While Memorial Day was set aside to commemorate the dead in the civil war, that freed the chattel slaves of the South, the habit has been growing to connect it wp with all past wars. Thus John T. Mc- Cutcheon, the aging cartoonist of the Chicago Tribune, presents a pic- ture under the title of “The Rain of the Roses,” that fully presents the imperialist interpretation of the day. A woman is shown scattering flowers, but not only over the graves in “The North” and “The South.” The flowers are supposed to fall also on the graves of the dead in Flanders and France, the victims of Morgan’s war; at Arch- ‘angel and Siberia, where American troops joined with those of other lands in an effort to overthrow the Russian Soviet Republic; at Peking, China, where American bayonets are turned against Chinese strikers; in the Philippines, Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, Cuba and Porto Rico, all slaves of U. S. imperialism, held under its heel, continually forced to look into the muzzles of threaten- ing guns, always being pointed at them menacingly; at Mexico, Nica- ragua, Panama, where U. S. soldiers always protect “American inter- ests,” while even Tripoli is not for- gotten, where American airmen murdered helpless men, women and children in aid of the French and Spanish conquest of the Riffians, Thus the imperialist picture is com- plete, sf. @ The question grows! Why should American soldiers fight the Soviet Union? Why should they murder the workers and farmers of China? Why should they aid in oppressing the peoples of Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama? Why should they aid in maintaining a tyrannous rule over Cuba and Porto Rico? Why should they bomb the peoples of the Riff? Why should they join in the tratricidal wars of Europe's capital- ist nations? Two soldiers, Crouch and Trum- bull, found the answer to that ques- tion and wanted to teach it to the other soldiers of U. S. imperialism in Hawaii, where they were station- ed. They were sent to prison for their efforts. Crouch was still be- hind bars on this Memorial Day. e+ * But the idea grows—that the wars of American imperialism, are not the concern of the American masses. The time wanes when Memorial Day and Independence Day can be used for the exclusive purpose of whipping the masses into jingo frenzies. With the growth of American la- bor’s class consciousness these days will be used, more and more, to point the way toward the day when soldiers within this nation will no longer fight to bulwark the oppres- sive rule of American imperialism, but rather to end it and institute the rule of the toiling many. KU KLUX KLAN LEADER CONFESSES HE KILLED Victims of ku klux klan and scene ef explosion of bomb sent by con- fessed klan leader of Muskegon, Mich., Asa K. Bartlett, who admits after grilling that he malied the infernal machine to his political opponent in a@ recent election, “I just could not stand to see him rule the township,” says Bartlett, This murder by the klan leader took three lives and created excitement throughout the country. The victims shown are, from left to right, August Krubaech, Willlam Franke and Janet Krubaech, The latter two were soon to be married and chanced to be present when the girl’s father opened the package, releasing a trigger which set off the explosive. Below Is shown a Photo of the bar room In which the bomb explod . THREE PEOPLE BECAUSE HE LOST IN ELECTION FARMERS HANG EFFIGIES OF Ask Cal ‘Open Water Gates at Scott’s Bluff (Special to The Daily Worker) SCOTT’S BLUFF, Neb., June 1—Hu- bert Work, secretary of the interior In Coolidge’s cabinet, and Ellwood Meade, ‘director of the reclamation service, were hung In effigy by indig- nant farmers of the North Platte val- ley, following the refusal of the ad- ministration to supply the North Platte valley irrigated farms with the water needed to save their crops, On Verge of Bankruptcy. This action of the farmers is the expression of the indignation of these farmers against the Coolidge adminis- tration which demands that they mort- gage their farms as payment for the overdue water taxes and for the com- ing years’ water taxes. Many of the farmers in this reclamation project dre on the verge of bankruptcy, Effigies of these two notables, who denied the farmers the water needed for their crops, were hung before the Water Users’ Association offices. Refuse Payment, When the irrigation project was launched a number of yearg ago, the government ordered a construction charge to be paid over a number of years at varying costs in addition to & charge of so much an acre for sup- plying water. This charge was later boosted. Many of the farmers then refused to make payments, The government recently declared it would not furnish water to any delinquents until all past payments were made or until notes against the farms and this year's crop were given the government. The farmers refused to make the payments until the irri- gated lands were reclassified under the omnibus water bill, which has already been signed by Coolidge. Work Double-Crosses Farmers. The farmers declare that Work agreed to wait until after the re-class- ification and that after giving them this assurance he demanded immedi- ate payment, It is declared that if the department of the interior does not make some im- mediate arrangement to give the farm- ers the much needed water they will take the lateral flood gates and open them against the wishes of the gov. ernments’ armed guards and save the North Platte valley crops. Thirteen hundred farmers signed a protest which has been sent to Coo- Hdge demanding immediate ection. a Governor Protests to Cal. LINCOLN, Neb, June 1—Gov Mc- Mullen has sent a number of tele- grams to Secretary Work and Presi- dent Coolidge insisting that the Scott's Bluff irrigation issue be met immedi- ately. Frank Thomas, president of the Co- Operative Beet Growers’ Association, of Soott’s Bluffs, sent a telegram to the governor demanding immediate action. “The pen is mightler than the sword,” provided you know how to use it. 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