The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 31, 1926, Page 3

ae) CANTON TROOPS CAPTURE YOCHOW IN DRIVE ON WU Feng Yu-bisieng ‘Allied with Kuomintang (Special to The Dally Worker) CANTON, Aug. 29. — The Kuomin- tang (National Peoples Party) army on the northern front is advancing steadily. The government announced today the capture of the city of Yo- chow, the last point of military impor- tance in the province of Hunan to be held By warlord Wu Pel-fu, the chief agent of British and American capital > In China, The immediate objective of the (3 southern army is Wuchang, the cen- ter of the iron and steel industry of China. Just across the river from Wu chang Nes Hankow, in Hupeh prov- ince, a great commercial and shipping city, for years the chief support of Marshal Wu and now his headquar- ters. . 1 Nationalist Groups Unite. SHANGHAI, Aug. 29. — The utmost concern prevails here among foreign business men at the news from Canton that the Kuomintang party and the | Kuominchun, the army of Feng Yu- hsiang, have reached a complete ac- cord, by which common military ac- tion against the generals supporting the foreign powers has been assured, and @ common political policy made certain by the admission of Feng to the Cantonese central executive com- mittee. These reports, if true, indicate that Marshall Feng has recognized the government at Canton as the constitu- tional power in China, and has put his splendidly trained troops at its dis- posal. The foreign consuls express great apprehension at the growing strength of the Kuomintang, particularly as the {i ‘treaty situation, already badly strain- ed, will become impossible if the Can- ton government prevails with its pol- fey of complete abrogation of all treaties granting extra- territorial rights. Foreign capital in Shanghai is under } two dangers at present. One is from ! the textile strike of ten thousand ‘ workers, which it is admitted by mill t owners is growing worse. Clashes be- tween pickets and strikebreakers yes- terday resulted in the death of three nonunionists. The other cause of anxiety is the uncertain attitude of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, military governor of five Provinces near the coast, and in con- -troLof the city of Shanghal Sun was supposed to be an ally of Wu Pei-fu, but his army is going over to the Can- tonese side and he himself refuses to take action at present to support Wu. eae On the first booklet on the subject: ORGANIZE THE UNORGANIZED By Wm. Z. Foster. A timely pamphlet of in- terest to every worker in | and out of the organized ~ labor movement. 10 CENTS. Next Saturday September 4th Nie ees Special Labor Day Rec Issue ‘With unusual features on the American jabor movement, ’ ARTICLES by ontstanding fig- ~\ares of American labor, ART ‘WORK by the leading art- iets, SPECIAL FEATURES no mem ber in or out of the organized eg aren can afford to m Bundle Rates 3Y4 Conts a Copy, SUBSCRIBE! GINSBERG’S Vegetarian Restaurant 2324-26 Brooklyn Avenue, _. KOS ANGELES, CAle ALL-UNION COMMUNIST PARTY CONFERENCE T0 CONVENE OCTOBER 15 MOSCOW, U. §, S. R., Aug. 29.— The next All-Union Conference of the Communist Party has been con-, vened for October 15. Upon the order of the day are the following: Bukharin’s report, questions of in- ternational politics; Rykov’s report, the economic situation; Tomsky’s report, the result of past work and Immediate problems of the labor untons, U.S. AVIATORS, WARSHIPS HELP CHAMORRO FIGHT Revolutionists Capture Nicaraguan City MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Aug. 29.— Revolutionists against the tyranny of Emiliano Chamorro, the friend of American banks, who really rule this country, overpowered the government garrison at Cosiguina, killed four of the enemy in the fight, and started a March towards the center of the country. The rebel army is reported to be small, but it has with it a quantity of arms and ammunition landed two days ago at Cosiguina, a Pacific seaport. The ship with the munitions made two attempts to land them, the first time at Corinto, out of. which it was driven by bombs dropped by Ameri- can aviators inthe pay of the dicta- tor, Chamorro, and the second and successful attempt a few hours later at the smaller town of Cosiguina. The American allies of Chamorro are Cap- tain J. C. Rutledge, formerly of the U. S. army, and L. J. Clay. Both are now majors in the Nicaraguan con- stabulary. . Other American army officers serv- ing the despots of Nicaragua are Major Calvin Brooks Carter, now a colonel in the Nicaraguan army, and three American assistants who have just been commissioned majors, eee Chamorro Tells His Boss, WASHINGTON,: D. C., Aug. 29.— Dr. Salvador Castrilla, minister of Nicaragua, complains officially that Mexico is aiding in the munitioning of the revolutionists now fighting against President. Chamorro, He states that he has a cable from his government that on August 23 part of the crew of a Mexican steamer was captured at Corinto. It had disembarked several revolutionary officers and a thousand rifles with a few pieces of artillery. The ship was said to have sailed from the Mexican port of Salina Cruz with the good wishes of the local Mex- ican army officers. The dictatorship of Chamorro is not recognized by the Mexican government. i The United States navy department has ordered the gunboat Tulsa to steam to Corinto and the cruiser Gal- veston to proceed to Bluefields, on the. eastern coast of Nicaragua, “to protect American lives and property against the revolutionists.” Spain and France Now Quarrel Over Riffian Loot in Tangier Row PARIS, Aug. 29.—France is dis- turbed at the Spanish demand for Tangier, now officially before the pow- ers signatory to the pact of the Alge- ciras, by which Tangier was made an international zone, France received the note from Spain, it is said, several days after it was given to the United States and other powers, The French also want Tangier and do not want Spain to have it, Spain’s plea that Spanish control there is necessary to prevent contra- band trade in arms to the Riff, the war with which Spain claims was pro- longed by this smuggling, is coun- tered by France's assertion that this dificulty can be oyercome by giving Spain the job of police control of the International zone, Belgians now do the police work, France is jealous of any control over Morocco by the league of nations, and puts out the slogan, “Don't forget the sultan.” The so-called Sultan of Morocco has proven a tractable fig- urehead in France's imperialist grab in the Riff when the fight was with the Riflans, Now that the RiMfans haye been crushed, France intends to use the sultan as a stalking horse against her recent ally, Spain, and in- sists that only the miltan has the right to say how he wants “hig country” administered, Church of England Fears That Canada Will Quit TORONTO, Canada, Aug, 29,—The Right Rey, A, F, Winnington Ingram, bishop of London, the second highest ecclesiastic in the church of England, hurries about Canada trying to preserve it for King George, “Do not fet us hide our faces from the real danger,” he said to his audience here, “I know perfectly well that not all Canadians are as loyal to the British empire as those of Toronto and Ontario,” Tho bishop stated that he was afraid Canada would join the United, States if. so many “Galicians, Poles, and God knows who" continue to pop- 2 i a aa ~ THE DAILY WORKER Page Three Poland--The Land of Systematic White Terror 2. Supprestion of the National Minorities, HE national minorities in Poland, with the exception of their bour geoisie, are completely without any rights. This means that more than a third of the population of Poland is oppressed. Poland has 29,000,000 inhabitants, of which even according to the unre- liable statements of the government more than 11,000,000 are Ukrainians, White Russians, Jews, Germans and Lithuanians, More than half of the area of Paland is inhabited by a pop- ulation in which the Poles only con- stitute a minority. Despite this, how- ever, the nationalities of these dis- tricts are treated as minorities, This oppression is most strongly di- rected against the millions (five to six millions) of the Ukrainian and White Russian peasants in those districts which are militarily occupied by Po- land (the so-called Hastern frontier districts), Close Down Schools, OC piatd in the course of last year all Lithuanian schools and over 1,000 Ukrainian and White Russian schools were either closed or turned into Po- lish schools. By a brutal policy of colonization the Ukrainian and White Russian peasants are deprived of their land which is then given to Polish settlers,—not poor peasants, but form- The material gathered tn this series of elght artloles on the barbarous white terror In Poland la sent to The DAILY WORKER from a committee composed of workers’ organizations In that militaristlo and blood-stained land. The suppression of trade untlons, the shooting down of un- employed, the torture of Im- prisoned workers told In this ao- count Is enough to rouse the In- dignation of even those unsym- pathetlp to the workers’ cause, ee | er officers, sergeants and gendarmes, The White Russian and Ukrainian peasants, who protest against these measures, are kept down by means of | military punishment expeditions, Every year these districts are at- tacked by horrible waves of terror with mass executions and mass ar-| The soldiers murder and burn | rests, down the villages, Alone in the course of May, 1925 in very few dis-/| tricts of White Russia by the activity of one single agent provocateur 3,000 Peasants were arrested, the majority of whom is still in the prosions of Novogradek, Vilna, etc., altho the per- son really responsible—the agent pro- vocateur Jancevitch—has in the mean- time made a full confession on his shameful activity. MEXICAN CLERGY SUPPORT CAPITAL, SAYS UNION HEAD Issues Statement of Facts to Labor Ricardo Trevino, secretary of “CROM,” the Mexican Regional Con- federation of Labor, sent a message on the religious struggle to all working class channels of publicity thruout the world, which reads in part as follows: “The Mexican National Trade Union center is supporting the government because it is a question of carrying out constitutional law, Must Register. “The catholic priesthood left the churches as a protest against these laws, which compels them to register with the local authorities who are re- sponsible for the maintenance of the churches as national property. “These same laws forbid the priests to meddle in politics. The priests thereupon joined hands with interna- tional capital in order to secure the repeal of Articles 27, 123 and 130 of the constitution, Try to Cripple Trade. “With the same object in view the priests are also endeavoring to cripple business life. “The Trade Union National Center opposes these maneuvers and is us- ing its efforts to frustrate the attempt against the business life of the nation. “We are able to assure you that the government and the trade unions fully respect religious liberty.” ee Sheffield Will Return, WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 29.— Ambassador Sheffield will return to his post in Mexico, Secretary of State Kellogg announced in a formal state- ment after he had a conference with the ambassador on the situation in Mexico. Sheffield Felt Piqued. Rumors of differences of opinion between Sheffield and the president were attributed to pique because of Coolidge’s action in consulting Charles B, Warren of Detroit, Sheffield’s pre- decessor and the man who, with John Barton Payne, brought about the agreement with Obregon that resulted In recognition, on Mexican problems. His Anger Cooled. Sheffeld felt humiliated because of what he fancied a slight, but since his return his ire has been soothed, Skeptical: newspaper men regard this unofficial explanation as a cloak to cover up serious disagreements over Mexican policy. Not Many Workers Try to Enter United States NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—The Nation- al Industrial Conference Board makes public statistics on immigration which show that during the last fiscal year, 1925-6, only about 10,000 more com- mon laborers entered the country than left it. The fatlure of workers to rush into America was not at all due to the immigration law, as very few of the countries actually filled their quota. {t 1s, however, possible that the gen- eral immigration has been restricted by the law; the board gives figures as follows: Immigration of aliens during the fiscal year ended June 30, was 304,488, 4s compared with the 294,314 the prev- lous year. Only 76,992 aliens, or 17 per cent it than in 1924-25, left the United States, leaving a net gain in popula- tlon of 227,496. This is 64 per cent less than the net immigration during the fiscal year 1923-24, the last before the new restrictive law became op- erative, That worker next door to you vty not have anything to do to ‘ight. Hand him this copy of the FAIRBANKS IN FAVOR OF STATE-OWNED FILMS SINCE TRIP TO RUSSIA NEW YORK, Aug. 29.—Douglas Fairbanks, who has Just returned from a tour of Europe, told inter- viewers that he was in favor of gov- ernment ownership of moving pic- ture film production and distribution since his trip to Russia, during which he was impressed with the mannermin which the film Industry was conducted there. “I! must admit,” said Fairbanks, “that | was just a little scared in Russia. ; They were kind to the last word, 1 got an idea from some looks thi jome of the people put me In the capitalist class, and Rus- no place to be in if you are in the capitalist class,” ‘SALAD KING’ OF SEVENTY IS GAY LOTHARIO ‘Hot Dog’ Would be Bet- ter Sobriquet for John MEXICO CITY, Aug. 29, — John Franklin «Howard, seventy-two-year old “salad king” of Haverhill, Mass., has disappeared again. The “salad king,” who disappeared after the:death of his second wife, Mrs. Eleanor Baumbach Phillip How- ard, whom his sons charge he mar- ried bigamously, showed up yester- day in Puebla, but has again dropped out of sight. Sons Not Involved. Howard’s two sons, John and Al- bert, were arrested when their father disappeared have been released on the intervention of the American em- bassy, which declared that there was po evidence of their being connected with the fadeout of their father. Nova Scotia Miners Put Their Small Wages Into Passaic Children’s Fund PASSAIC, N. J., Aug. 29.—As an example of the way in which the rank and file of the labor movement come with all they can spare from their meager wages to the support of the striking textile workers, the relief committee publishes the following let- ter and list. The letter is from the collector, and the contributors were workers in two collieries, No, 2 and No, 4, of the Caledonian Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, It is as follows: “Dear Brothers and Comrades: I, Comrade George Troicuk, did the best I could and collected some money for the poor textile strikers’ childrem” The contributors were: George Troicuk, $4; John Kazmir, $1; Sebas- tine Charvinik, $1; Fred Kicurciak, $1; Albert Sabesberger, 25c; Joe My- lecko, $1; Frank Kuta, 25c; John Ya- kuboski, 50c; Mike Serameta, 60c; Joe Nalepka, 50c; Joe Dobranski, 500; Frank Kovalski, 25¢; Edward Koval- ski, 50c; William Turner, 25c; An- thony Makahone, 25c; Dave Borshu- lak, $1; Mike Curtis, 26c; Anthony Kubik, $1; Sam Kavlok, $1; George Havyluk, $1; John Irasu, $1; Mikifer Kolomijec, $1; Felip Koval, $1; Miki- fer Kurmincuk, 60c; Ivan Lenioy, $1; Jakim Kantyment, $1; George Marko, 50c; Andrew York, $1; Jim Lipin, 50c; Peter Kolcon, 26c; Helen Hublik, 25c; Peter McCurly, 25c. ——. Nicaragua Makes Protest, GENEVA, Aug. 29. — The league of nations secretariat today received a protest from Nicaragua, declaring its territory; had b violated by a Mexican warship, aiding Nigaraguan revolutionigts, The league secretariat has cabled. Mexico for an explana: We will give here some illustra- tions on how the Ukrainian peasants are taken to prison: In Wolyniax the political police re- cently organized an organization of terror and espionage under the name of “Unkoto”"—Ukrainian Nationalist Cossacks’ Union.” By spies, members of this organization, secret military gorups were formed for which native peasants were mobilized who were af- terwards arrested for “forming secret organizations” and “Communist activ- ity.” In March of this year such ar- rests took place all over Wolynia, Other spies, mostly former military persons of the Petlura army (Ukrain- jan White Guards) try to induce the | Population to immigrate to Russia and {ask them to sign thelr names into |lists. The peasants have also to pay money to these spies, who later on give the lists to the police, Then the peasants are arested as “dangerous revolutionaries.” A number of spies occupied themselves with so-called {1- legal smuggling, of peasants to the So- viet Union, having their victims ar- rested at the frontier by the Polish police, The administration authorities in Lutzk and the authorities of justice are well informed about these provo- catlve measures of the police, but have not the least intention of under- taking anything against them, (Continued Tomorrow) GENERAL WOOD INCITES MORO DEMONSTRATION Bloody Clash Narrowly Averted by Troops MANILA, Aug. 27.—The unexpected trip of Governor General Wood, who is traveling in advance of Colonel Thompson, Coolidge's personal inves- tigator, keeping a day or two ahead of the investigator, is exciting some astonishment and indignation, Wood Incites Moro War. Filipinos tell newspaper men accom- panying Colonel Thompson at Zam- boanga, where there was nearly a bat- tle between 1,800 Mohammedan Moros and the christian Filipinos when the Thompson reception was staged, that General Wood had been there the day before and purposely arranged with the Moros to cause the clash, in order to make a demonstration against Phil- ippine independence. It is asserted that General Wood called a meeting of 300 Moros and got them to turn out in an antt-independ- ence demonstration, The result was that the 1,800 Moros, armed with pis- tols, knives and daggers, were on a point of a bloody clash with the Fili- pinos, only being held back by the troops of the constabulary. Nobody Likes Bacon Bill, While the Mohammedan Moros de- sire United States rule in order to be guaranteed polygamy, aiid hate the Filipinos, who make them pay taxes, which is against their religion and economic interest, none want to have the Moro country separated from the other Philippine Islands as the Ba- con bill provides, bill, being so completely opposed, be modified so as to allow for complete American administration thru the governor-general in Manila, without dismembering the archipelago, The proposal is aimed at the same result as the Bacon bill, to avoid the restric- tions on land holdings made by the Filipino legislature, in order that the American rubber companies may ob- tain enormous rubber plantations. Fear Uprising. Some Americans in Mindanao and other parts, fear that an anti-impe- rialist uprising may occur if the pres- ent conflict is not quickly quieted, and urge that a congressional com- mission cover the same tour as Colonel Thompson is making and bring proposals to congress. Fascists Abolish All Municipal Elections to Stifle Opposition ROME, Aug. 29.—A council of min- isters of the fascist government to be held next Tuesday is said to be due to adopt a decree absolutely abolish- ing all municipal elections, Already a fascist decree earlier in the year abolished elections in villages of less than 5,000 population, of which there are 8,000, The central fascist government ap- pointed the rulers of these villages. Then {it extended the system of what is called the “podestas” or chief mag- istrates to include a great number of other places than villages. These magistrates have arbitrary power, Rome was placed under an appoint- ed governor; Naples under a commis- sioner, also appointed; and the same sort of treatment has been accorded to Milan recently, The coming decree abolishing mu- nicipal elections comes before the se- lected class of women, to which the last session of parliament granted the franchise, have a chance to vote. Un- der the grant only the “better cli women were allowed to vote. There was no general grant of suffrage. Now this is set aside and in addition no- body in Italy's towns and cities will tion and has advised ali of |have any yoice in istra- Preheat y < S jlion, oF aN » It is now proposed that the Bacon / BULGARIA REPLIES 10 JUGO-SLAV DEMAND FOR SUPPRESSION OF RAIDERS LONDON, Aug. 29.—Bulgaria has re- plied to the Jugo-Slavian note demand- | ing the suppression of the Bulgarian Comitadji, assuring Jugo-Slavia of her | desire for peaceful relations, but | avoiding any definite undertaking, ac- | cording to a Central News dispatch | from Belgrade. INDIAN MINERS MAY JOIN WITH BRITISH STRIKE Send Reliet. Out of Piti-| ful Wage LONDON, Aug. 29-—Bengal miners, | numbering 250,000, are organizing to strike in sympathy with the million British miners out, the London Daily Herald, labor's paper, announces from its special Indian correspondent. The leader of the Northwestern Railway strike of last year has been engaged from the Punjab to help the miners. The Indian workers have already given up each a day's wage to help the organization work, Women Slave Beside Men In Pits. Sixty thousand of the quarter of a million miners are women working underground in the pits, the Daily Herald writer asserts. The Washing- ton agreement Ifmits the time these women may work to 64 hours a week underground, but the mine owners often force them to work as many as 30 hours continuously, so that the om erators save the charges of frequent shifts going up and down the shaft. The workers make only a few cents a day, but they have contributed already 750 pounds ($3,750) to the British min- ers. Owners Want Same in England. The Sunday Worker, labor's Sunday paper, has an article by A. Panda, who claims that British mine owners want to force their workers down to the coolle level of Indian miners. The Indian miners have no trade union, he says, “I have seen men go down the pit at 6 p. m. and come up again at 6 a. m. Women and children, too, work these long hours, carrying heavy baskets of coal. “In 80 per cent of the mines the method of haulage is extremely prim- itive, and every ounce of coal is got out with the pick in a temperature often as high as 90 degrees. No at- empt is made to weigh the coal dug by each man. The number of tubs is sounted and an average weight taken. The contractor reaps a fine harvest, of course. “The workers ‘economize’ by living cen and twelve in a room.” Mustapha Kemal Hangs 4 More Plotters LONDON, August 29. — Mustapha Kemal today rules unopposed in Tur- key. The four chief opponents of Mustpha Kemal have been sentencpd to death and their hanging took place just before dawn today, according to dispatches to the Daily News from Constantinople. The four were: David Bey, former finance minister; Hasim Bey, former minister of education; Helmi Bey, former deputy; Nail Bey, former sec- retary of the unionist party. Once these men were national he- roes in Turkey and Mustapha Kemal was their subordinate. They made their first mistake, however, when they led Turkey into the world war on the side of the central powers, and since that time their power has de- clined, and with their decline there has come the ascendancy of Mustapha Kemal. Plan to Restore King. LONDON, Aug. 29.—Colonel Plas- tiras is en route to Greece to nego- tiate for the restoration of ex-King George to the throne, according to a dispatch received here today from Bel- grade, It is reported that prepara- tions are being made in Jugo-Slavia for the entrance of the Greek royal family into Greece, Send The DAILY WORKER for one month to your shop-mate, dust Arrived! Attractively bound coples of the INPRECOR (International Press Correspondence) giving full proceedings of the Sixth Session of the Enlarged Executive Committee of the Communist In- ternational February-March 1926 Invaluable material for the revolutionary worker, student and especially For All Party Functionaries Only a limited number have been received and all purchases filled in order received, 60 Cents, Postpaid, EXILED GREEK _ WORKERS GIVE | 70 STRIKERS \Send Aid to British from Island Prison (Special to The Daily Worker) ATHENS, Greece, (By Mail) —How the appeal of the British miners im relief to carry on the fight against the combined assault on their wages an¢ hours by the mine ownerg and the government is reaching the hearts 0! the workers everywhere, the follow ing letter is shown as written to the British miners’ relief committee ir Athens, from 19 revelutionary work ers who, exiled by the Pangalos dic tatorship of Greege to the island o’ Amorgos, respond as follows te the {appeal te aid the British miners i ljorder that the mine, strike may be | wons Their Letter, Dear Comrades :—We, the 19 work ers exiled to Amorgos Island, hearé |that the English miners, comfttmetne for almost three months now theh struggle, are in need of the help of the workers of all the world, Being ourselves workers, and hayin many times found ourselves on the verge of starvation when fighting.em battles against the bosses, we under stand that ev#n here on this deserteé island where we find oursetves, we should not fafl to respond to the.ep peal of our English brothers. Go Hungry To Give, We have no money of our own We are compelled to stay without foot many days each week. And when w do eat, our meal consists of stale bread alone. From what the worker: send us, taking it from thefr owr mouths, we have decided to send 40 drachmas (about $6.00) to our Eng lish brothers. Our nucleus resotved t stay hungry two days for this. This sum {s small, we know, but we hope ft will arouse those, who betns the feaders of the General Confedere tion of Labor of Green, forget how sacred is the duty of solidarity to om striking English brothers, (Signed) The 19 exiles fm Amorgos Much Ado for Littte, CHICAGO, Ang. 29——Bour young bandits invaded the offices of the Harmony Company cafeteria durtns the height of the noon-day rush, hand cuffed three girl and three men em employes, beat up a@ payroll messen ger, ransacked a safe and obtained §3/ for their trouble. They escaped by the simple expedient of walking to ar elevator and stepping out into Van Buren street, where the noon-hou: crowds swallowed tiem “ap. ‘ON THE BRITISH GENERAL STRIKE The a Strike and the General Betrayal By John Pepper. A brilliant and most coms | plete book on the great” British strike, its backs ~ ground and history. An ins teresting and important publication. g 25 Cents The British Strike—It: Background, Its Lesson: By Wm. F. Dunne, A brief record of the strike and the events lead- ing to it—informative and simply but splendidly writ- ten. 10 Cents British Labor Bids fc Power By Scott Nearing. A record of the histo: Scarborough Conferer preceding the gene: strike, An excellent boo let. 10 Cer