The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 17, 1926, Page 1

Rasa The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. ol. Ul} No. 184. €e ty cat BB THOMAS J, Orn. ANBAR LINCOLN C, ANDREWS, assistant secretary of the treasury | in charge of prohibition may not re- sign his position after all. When he | offered his resignation originally, the general had promise of a remuner- ative position with an eastern corpo- tration. It has since been withdrawn. | Andrews did the same thing to “his | resignation. One of those anxious to take the general’s salary is Wayne B. Wheeler, head of the Anti-saloon ‘League. Wayne has as much chance of getting the job as Frankie Lake, the Chicago millionaire hootlegger, A few months, in Andrews’ job and ‘Wheeler could afford to go to Europe and drink himself to death, eas HH ~government is experimenting | with new and swift-acting poisons | on industrial alcohol in an effort to de- | nature it so that its consumption will punish the guilty offender against the Volstead law without putting the gov- | ermment to the trouble of taking legal action. We are of the opinion that Mexico should intervene and help the United States enforce its laws without having to resort to assassination. eee pst the sensibilities of President Dacuiie: might be affected by the presence of bootlegging in the vicinity of his summer residence 200 prohibi- tion sleuths were concentrated on the liquor canal at Malone, New York. Be- tore long the price of Scotch went up from $5 to $8 a quart and ale from 75 cents 2 quart to $1.25, At the same time Seoich that came via New Jersey was sold within whispering distance of the president for $5 a quart. The appropriation for the enforcement of ve prohibition law was one of the ms that was saved when Coolidge . to work with the axe on the 1927-1928 budget. This should help eep the Anti-saloon league safe for see ‘HERE are 1,000,000 lunatics in China according to an Associated, Press dispatch.. That is not such a ad showing for a country with the insmendous population of 400,000,000. The population of the United States is only 110,006,000, bui if one is to judge Sy the-vese cast for the democrat republican parties every four years, the number of mental defectives in the U. S. is twenty times the Chinese quote, eee P< crease cm COOLIDGE assured the general maneger of the Fed- crated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, that he favored more elastic credit for farmers in general. Perhaps you did not hear the story of the elastic check for over $89,000, that was issued to a rece track winner by the Illinois Jockey club. When the lucky winner trie? to turn the check into cash it rebounded so violently that it almost knocked his eyes out. It was elastic. So is the kind of relief Cal would give the farmers. «oe THE New York Times rebukes the + British miners for putting their own “leaders in a very awkward posi- tion.” The latest crime committed by the miners is their refusal to accept the settlement proposed by church lenders. This is where the miners were wise, Here is more proof that all wisdom is not lodged in the brains .of leaders. Perhaps it might be more correct to attribute. the wisdom ofthe miners to the fact that they are the, people who stend,to gain or lose by. any settlement that)is reached. * 4.8 HE mine leaders-made another mis- take when they agreed ‘ themselves to arbitration int ‘uture dis-.| putes. They deelaréd* they would’) \ §) agrea in advance to ‘abide’ by any award so’made, ‘This is Something that even the reactionary leaders of the United Mine Workers of America dared not openly accept, ‘tho they have slipped it over shrréptitiorsly in | from, , the last anthracite agreement. They leaders of the British. miners have |! fought well, despite: tremendous oppo} sition but it is consoling to, know that “Mthe first, sign, of, weakness, the rank and‘ file step in and strengthen. their backbone,” * ; ‘ a“ eee LOUD wail has gone up to heaven, or where heaven {ig supposed to be, from the headquarters of the Anti- Cigarette League, Sleuths of the league discovered no less than ten cig- aret butts on the bank of a stream near where Calvin Coolidge, president of the United States and contributing editor of the Ladies' Home Journal, angled for the finny tribe. Not only did the detectives produce the corpus delicti but witnesses are willing to testity that the chief executive was The next of+ ioe 4 abit an a sd se) i sean, ZRadig wy Saw ee ol Subscription Rates: comma fia forces this year int SEEKS T0 BLOCK UNION NIEETINGS Speakers “Arrested At Open-Air Meetings (Special to The Daily: Worker) DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 15.—For the Second time In two days, Frank Brun- ton, secretary of Local No. 127, and Art Rohan, general organizer of the United Auto Aircraft and Vehicle Workers’ Union, were arrested for Speaking at the Fisher plant 18, As soon as the meeting started a large crowd gathered to hear the re- sult of the arrests of the day before. |Rohan explained the amendment to the constitution of the United States which gives us the right to free speech and added that meetings would be held | regardless of the action of the police. Just as the subject of organization was taken up a police officer ordered the meeting to stop. This.was not done, 830 a march was made to th® police call box near by. While this was taking place Johnson, a member of Local No. 127 took the stand and held a larger crowd than the first speaker had. The two arrested men were taken to Scotten Ave station. After a hot dis- cussion it was decided by Lieut. Smith that a charge of interferring with traf- fic would be lodged against them. The officer in charge of the station said the men must be released as the arresting officer did not say traffic had been interferred with. The officer said his orders were to bring in anyone who held a meeting and would not stop when ordered to. do so. At the police station it was said complaints were received to the effect that traffie was interferred with. It is said the Fisher company made the complaint. Earlier in the day Mayor Smith as- sured a committee from the union that the meetings could be held, and that orders would be given to that effect. Plant 18 is the largest auto body building plant in the world and it was here that over a hundred molders who were unorganized but with the aid of the Auto Workers’ Union succeeded in Oreste one ewe ssneatein, Police cain ge i DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 13.—While speaking to a large crowd of auto workers at plant No. 18 of the Fisher Body Corp. Organizer Rohan was or- dered to stop by an officer who had evidently been sent to stop the meet- ing. Upon refusing to do so, the speaker was arrested, as was. Frank Brunton, secretary of Local 127 of the Auto Workers. Crowd Hoots Arrest. The crowd resented the action of the police officer and it looked for a (Continued on page 3) Ki New Jersey Busmen Strike PASSAIC, N. J.—(FP)—The 18 driv- ers of busses between Passaic, Pater- son and New York are striking against the order to clean their cars after their 12-hour work day. The men are not asking more pay or shorter hours. In Chicago, by mail, Outside Chicago, b; “0%, SHER BODY C0. (” Entered as Second-class matter September 21, 8.00 per year. mail, $6.00 per year, WAR VICTIMS class-war prisoners in Polish jails: “Bartel, Prime Minister, “Warsaw, Poland. “The Workers (Communist) Pa the subject nationalities. in support of the struggle for am Poland. “CE “c, for freedom of the political prisoners in Poland. these prisoners is that they fought for freedom of the workers Peasants from unbearable conditions and against the oppressions of 't will’ rally the Polish masses of America , 1928, at the Post Office at Chicago, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1926 ORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY DEMANDS AMNESTY FOR ALL CLASS IN POLISH PRISONS The Central Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party in the fol- lowing cablegram to Premier Bartel of Poland demands an amnesty for all rty of America supports the demand The only offense of and nesty for the political prisoners of NTRAL COMMITTEE, “WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY, E. Ruthenberg, General Secretary.” NO FUEL OIL SENT BRITAIN FROM U.S.5.R. Soviet Miners Nail Lie of German Press (Special to The Daily Worker) MOSCOW, U, S. 8, R., Aug. 15.— The central committee of the Miners’ Union of the Soviet Union has pub- lished a declaration concerning the supposed “information” sent out by the social-democratic newspaper “Echo” of Hamburg, alleging that the Soviet government has concluded agreements for a considerable supply of fuel oil to England, against which agreements A. J. Cook of the British miners was supposed to have unsuc- cessfully protested at the Anglo-Sov- jet Miners’ Conference at Berlin. Story False—No Soviet Fuel Oil Sent. The Soviet Miners’ declaration points out that the information of the German social-democratic paper is ab- solutely false, and gives the inform- ation that the sales of the oil syndi- cate of the Soviet Union to England shows that mazut oil was exported to England only the first quarter of the urrent calendar.year, whereas during thé wholé period of the British mine strike not one ton of mazut or oil has been exported to England. England has been sold only ben- zine, kerosene and lubricating oils vhich cannot substitute for coal. No 1egotiations have been or are being conducted even for future sales to England of fuel oils. Naturally, the information concerning “Cook’s pro- test” is also false. Lie to Cover German Betrayal. This caluminous story is published by the German social-democratic press with the deliberate intention of find- ing some justification before the work- ing class of Germany for the treacher- ous conduct of the leaders of the Ger- man unions on the matter of relief to the striking British miners, particu- larly on the matter of export of coal from Germany to England, which has gone on with the full assistance of the leaders of the German labor un- ions. OKLAHOMA FARMER-LABOR PARTY PUTS FULL STATE TICKET IN THE FIELD; HAS PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM By STANLEY CLARK , OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 15: Since the disruption of the socialist Party in Oklahoma the tenant farmers and industrial workers have been floundering in the bittern ianding a large following. a Hessinary of the old school, and iu of betrayal and confusion. a\ \Farmer-Labor Party with every prospect of They have gathered {\Pachy ¢ of the dominant parties selected as their candidate for governor both candidates are_members of the ux klan. The radical vote of the state holds the balance of power, and the fight for this vote between the two¢-—————__________________. old, panties leads to no end of corrup- tion... The bulk of this vote comes he, west and south part of the ait and was originally’ drawn’ from mocrat party. If this vote swings republicans, the demoerats are area d; if they return to the,party mi Which they were drawn, the ‘democrats are the victors, »seoge Opposition Corruption, }d;With the former corrupt leadership of the radicals, centered around the Oklahoma Leader, it was a question of which of the dominant parties could command the most cash, Thru treachery to the working masses the Oklahoma Leader has lost much of Its former prestige, and its cash value as a political asset is far below par. The workers and farmers of the state are falling in line pam the following ticket; . Govrenor, John Franning of Hidlan: Lioutenans Governor, M, Shadid, Elk ‘tle; Saminlsstande of Chari and |Correotions, Lille Jackson, Oklahoma ; President of the “f Agri- A hoabbiraiideny bi Gor In the ‘state of kiho poration Commissioner, L, L. Libby, Seiling; United States Senator, J. Ed- win Surr, El Reno, F.-L. P. Plaform. Besides the above named candidates, congressmen have been nominated in sixth and eighth districts. Two state senators are in the running in the fourteenth and fifteenth districts, and ten nominations have been made for the legislature from various counties, The progressive measures advocated in their platform are: A state printing plant, removal of political digabilities of women from holding major offices in the state, free school text books up to the eighth grade, state owned cement plant, state utilization of all oil, gas, gypsum, lime and asphalt land, A vigorous fight is to be made for the entire ticket, and with the radicals in the state drifting to the farmer-la- bor party all indications point to a mass political movement of the farm- ors and industrial workers. Of one thing there can be no doubt—-a farm- er-labor party is an accomplished fact ma. JREAR ADMIRAL SPILLS BEANS IN DISCUSSION Big Powers Ai Arming For Next Showdown (Special to The Dally Worker) WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Aug. 15— Rear Admiral William L. Rodgers, re- tired, of the U.S. navy, threw a bomb-! shell into the Institute of Politics here last week when he charged that the Washington conference was inspired by England and that the pact re- sulting from it which gave England an advantage in the struggle for naval supremacy was welcome to the repute lican party for reasons of home poli- tics as the G. 0, P. desired to en- hance its prestige by showing an ac- complishment te set up against the failure of the democratic party to make the league of nations stand up in the United States. Getting Around The Treaty. Rodgers, a r@actionary booster for “the biggest navy in the world” de- clared that the treaty destroyed the threatened supfemacy of the. United States on the and left England ctouwre tion of leading -sea power in merchant and naval vessels. England is nowsdeveloping her cruiser class which was unlimited by the treaty in ships:mnder 10,000 tons. The powers are living up to the provisions of the treaty by<building vessels not over 9,999 tons ‘but not under. The admiral also charged that Brit- ish commerce was aided at the ex- pense of American business by “ma- nipulated” messages. Mrs. Laura Puf- fer Morgen, associate secretary of the National Council for the Prevention ot War, indignantly challenged the sug. gestion that British sympathies moti- vated those who-favored a reduction in armaments. ‘Colonial Conference. During the discussion it was de- veloped that the conference of colon- fal premiers held at London in 1921 discussed the question of the continu- ance of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. Lloyd George together with the Aus- tralian and New Zealand premiers favored its renewal but the Canadian and South African premiers held that Anglo-American friendship was of more value to the empire than the alliance. The latter position carried and when England offered the United States the abrogation of the Japanese- British pact, it was already decidea that its renewal was not in the im- perial interest. Ambitious Naval Program. Admiral Rodgers revealed that in 1921 the United States had embarked on an ambitious naval building pro- gram while England could not afford to do much building and most of Japan's program was on paper. The Hughes agreement to scrap a num- ber of ships enabled England to re tain the one-power policy, which means that British naval.strength must be more than equal to the combined na- val strength that could possibly be mobilized ‘against the imperial fleets in time of war, by any combination of powers. Challenge to Britain. The British favored the limitation of submarine building on humanitar- jan grounds, declared the admiral bur the main reason for this position was the challenge to British naval secur- ity contained in the ambitious sun- narine program of the French were unwilling to give up submarines because they intended by that means (Continued on page 2) Klan Goes to Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug, 15.— The Ku Klux Klan plans to hold its Uird biennial klanvocation here Sept. 13, 14 and 15, Attempts to hold the national klan meeting in Philadelphia, the scene of the sesquicentennial cele- bration were fruftless. The last klan- yocation was heldiin 1924 in Kansas City, = Illinois, under the Agt of March 3, 1879. PUBLIS SE” BOTH SIDES IN MEXICY DIG IN FOR LONG FIGHT Government I Holds The Upper Hand (Special to The Daily Worker) MEXICO CITY, August 15.— There are no new developments in the strug- gle between the Catholic church and the government. Both camps seem to be digging in for a long struggle. In Mexico the government holds the ban) hand and is not in the slightest ldegree worried over the situation. In fact it is so sure Of itself that it per- mits infractions of the law which Ce mn ee Puplished Daily except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. ——————— might not have gone unpunished were the government at all jumpy. U. S. Press Helps Church Church propaganda in Mexico is chiefly confined to the distribution of ‘poking. The press of the United States, however more than makes up for the scarcity of catholic propagan- da carried in the Mexican newspapers. That the government has no inten- tion of backing down in the drive to tame the hierarchy is shown by an or- der issued by the attorney general call- ing for the collective resignation of department of justice officials thruout the country. Those who have not shown commendable energy in enfore- ing the government decrees will be given an opportunity to get out be- fore they are kicked out. Two society girls have been arrest- ed in Puebla charged with the dis- tribution of incendiary matter, pub- lished by the National League of Re- ligious Defense. Diaz is the Big Cheese. The government has décided not to prosecute Archbishop Mora Y. Del Rio, head of the Mexican hierarchy for statements made thru an American newspaper. The main reason perhaps for this action is due to the fact that the leadership of the religious strug- gle is assumed by Bishop Pascual Diaz of Tabasco, This is the gentleman the government is keeping its eye on. The familiar propaganda of the oil and mining interests against the Mex- ican government js not affecting the government's determination to enforc its décrees. Correspondents of capitay ist papers, with an editorial policy fa- voring non-intervention are pushing out the most obvious falsehoods about the alleged failure of the Mexican goy- ernment to live up to the conditions of the Warren-Payne-Obregon under- standing concerning American mining and oil rights. Ambassador Leaves. Ambassador Sheffield has left for the United States. The embassy states that he is scheduled to return around November. In all probability he has | seen Mexico for the last time in an official capacity unless his policy of “firmness” is adopted by the govern- ment. This means that the mail-fist policy as against the more insidious diplomacy of Coolidge. Revolt Out of Question. So long as the embargo against arms from the United States remains in force a serious revolt is out of the question. And there is no immediate probability that the embargo will be lifted. The latest note from Washington regarding the petroleum and land laws is said to make a bulky document of some 6,000 words. It will not be pub- lished until the Mexican reply is ready. Before Sheffield left for the United States ‘he played a game of golf with General Amaro, Mexican secretary of war, e;,0\¢ The Consul Replies. NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—Replying to a statement of the Mexican bishops that the church has never provoked a single Mexican revolution, Arturo M. Elias, consul general of Mexico in New York City, cited an instance of the Emperor Maximilan, History on the Stand. “A prince of the house of Hapsburs, who was placed on the throne of Mex- ico by the hierarchy of the church in (Continued on page 2.) New York I. W. A. Will Hold Street Meetings (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—The Interna- tional Workers’ Aid will hold the fol- lowing open air meetings the coming week: Tuesday, Auguct 17, corner of 7th St, and Ave, A. Wednesday, August 18, corner of 116th St. and Lenox Ave. Thursday, August 19, corner of Southern Boulevard and Aldus St, Friday, August 20, corner of 10th St. and Second Ave. Saturday, Aug 1 corner of Col umbus Circle and 69tn St, Saturday's meetings at 7 p,m. Al’ others 8:30 p, m. ‘ SEND IN YOUR,$UB TO THE DAILY WORKER! SHUN’ CO,, 1118°W. STEEL TRUST FIRES ACTIVE WORKERS AT ITS MILLS IN GARY (Special to The Daily Worker) GARY, Ind., Aug. 15.—Aroused by the growing giscontent among its employes, the United States Steel corporation is resorting to repres- sive measures to resist its workers. This was shown in the discharge. ot two- workers active in organization work among the mill slaves. Mallen Malesevich, arrested when he was distributing handbills ad* vertising a protest meeting, follow- ing the recent disaster in the by- products plant here that claiméd 14 lives, was not bothered until fast Saturday. Then he was told that he was fired. Jim Koliada, who was arrested last week for distributing handbilis advertising the Sacco-Vanzetti Pro- test Meeting, Saturday night, of the Gary branch of the International Labor Defense, also lost his job. This persecution was reported’ at the |. L. D. meeting, at Spanish Hall, where a Spanish branch was organized after addresses by J. Louis Engdahl, editor of The DAILY WORKER; Manuel Gomez, secre- tary of the All-America Anti-impe- rialist League; B. Borisoff and others. MILLSTEIN GANG SHOVES BOSSES’ TERMS ON UNION Gains Made in Settled Shops Are Lost The Millstein machine in Local 45 thru their steam-roller tactics succeed- ed in jamming thru a motion at a spe- cial mass meeting of Local 45, Chica- go, Fur Workers’ Union to accept the terms offered by the Chicago Fur Manufacturers’ Association. The terms are such that all gains made by the union in the shops that split. with the manufacturers’ association and were independent of the association are lost. a Lose Gains Made. In these shops that had settled with the“union the workers had gained the 40-hour week and a 10 -per cent in-} crease, The agreement with these shops declared that whatever condi- tions were decided. on betwen the un- | ion and the Fur Manufacturers’ As- sociation would apply to the shops that had signed the union agreemen' The contract offered by the bosses’ association, which was steam-rollered | thru the meeting against the wishes of those present, provides for a $5 wage increase for second class (Continued on page 2) 4 Workers Killed, 10 Injured in Explosion GREENWOOD, S. C., Aug. 15. — Four men were killed and 10 others injured in a boiler explosion today at the plant of the Self Lumber Co. located nine miles from this city. The dead are Ernest Jarrett, white, a machinist, workmen, Eight of the injured men are Negroes, ail of whom were brot to a local hospital. The cause of’ the explosion has not been determined. Two huge boilers | were wrecked by the blast. Those killed were working in the engine room,‘only a few feet from the boilers when. the blast occurred. workers | 20, | and three Negro) NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents STOP COAL TO BRITAIN REAL MINERS’ AID American Coal Breaks British Mine Strike Editor's Note—The author of this article, a’ trained investiga- tor, has spent several] weeks mak- ing-a special study of the export of coal from the United States to break the British miners’ strike, ARTICLE I, By GORDON CASCADEN, (Special to The Daily Worker) NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 15.—Norfolk and Newport News, twin ports of Iampton Roads, and Portsmouth, vhich adjoins them, with a combined population of nearly 250,000, are ex- periencing the greatest boom in their history as a result of the shipment of American coal to break the British miners’ strike, Business interests of Baltimore, with four times the population of these three Hampton Roads cities, told me that Baltimore's waterfront is more active than ever before in its history. The British strike, investigation shows, is the cause. Four Hundred Ships Chartered, Nearly four hundred ships have al- ready been chartered to take coal from Baltimore and Hampton Roads to Europe and South America. At least 90 per cent of them sail for the Brit- ish Isles. Ships flying the flags of nearly all the maritime nations of Europe are in the list. I saw two Japanese steamers sail from Baltimore for England with coal in one afternoon. Ships in ballast are racing to Balti- more and Hampton Roads from ports in North and South America, Europe and South Africa. Several are also due from Australia. Overtax Shipping Officials. “A tremendous increase in the num- ber of ships leaving Baltimore and in exports of coal have been caused by the English coal strike, and the quar- antine station at Baltimore has been taxed to capacity by the rush of ships seeking examination and fumigation,” | Assistant “Surgeon General S. B. |Grubbs of the United States public | service told a Washington newspaper correspondent. “Zhis..newa,yitem jn.the Baltimore Sun is interesting: “Baltimore's entire port situa- tion has been stimulated by the abnormal coal movement. The terminal railroads, fuel-loading piers, towage, pilotage and bunker- | ing interests are working at high speed and securing their reflected benefits from the determination of the English miners to remain idle.” Hampton Roads is dotted with ships for every clime. It looks like a naval \Teview, Ships come and go, 155 ves- sels clearing from Norfolk for foreign destinations with coal cargoes in July, and 90 more from Newport News, a total of 245 vessels loaded with coal for foreign ports leaving Hamptom Roads last month. War Prosperity. This Hampton Roads community | seems to prosper most when Europe's | Deople suffer most. | The world war brought a boom. The navy repair yard, the naval training | station and the army, navy and avia- |tion bases hummed with activity. The finish of the world war found ( (Continued on page 2) RUSSIAN UNIONS CONTINUE HELP TO BRITISH MINERS; POINT OUT NEED OF CRITICIZING COUNCIL By JOHN PEPPER. (Special Cable to The Daily Worker.) MOsC OW, U. S. S. R., Aug, 15.—The plenum of the Central Council ot the Labor Unions of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics has un- animously adopted a resolution on the report of the Russian delegation to the conference of the Anglo-Russian Committee in Paris. The resolution points out that the refusal of the British delegation to discuss the question of assistance to the miners is incorrect both formally and in substance, be- cause the order of business proposed of one question: assistance ‘to’ the miners, General Council “Continues Sabotage. The general council of the Trade Union Congress of Great Britain had not protested against this order of business. The line of conduct of the British delegation is merely a con- tinuation of the Mne of capitulation and sabotage toward the struggle of the miners, The Plenum considers unjustified the demand of the English delegation that the central council of Labor Un- ions of the U.S. S. R, take back its correct estimation of the English events and its characterization of the vole of the British general council, fhe resolution points out the neces: ity of freedom of mutual criticism! ‘or the members of the Anglo-Rus- sian committee, by the Russian unions consisted only + Amsterdam Refuses Support. The central council of Labor Un- fons of the U. S, S. R. indignantly points tothe scabby attitude of Am- sterdam and of the leaders of the dit- ferent industrial internationals which refused to support the miners in or- der to gratify the bourgeoisie, It finds the continuance of energetic support of the miners as of impera- Lye necessity, Pledges More Aid to Strikers. The Plenum sends greetings to the striking miners in England empha- sizing particularly its satisfaction with the miners’ refusal to accept the Bi- shop's proposal and declares that the’ Jabor unions of the Soviet Union wi continue to give every possible: port to the struggling nie OO elle el a ee