The Daily Worker Newspaper, September 3, 1926, Page 3

- - ‘delegates sent by unions and workers’ "organization, which met at the Labor -* Temple August 17. -- untong and organize@tons sent dele- ‘Culture Club; Boot and Shoe Work- SS oo IJ, $, OFFICERS INCITE WAR IN PHILIPPINES Wecanarteds F ed and In- cited Moros (Special to The Dally Worker) MANILA, Sept. 1.—It develops that , there ts certain proof that the Amer feans, particularly the constabulary officers directly under the command of Governor General Wood, who had visited Zamboanga in Mindanao the day before had planned the demon- ‘ stration of Moros against independ- ence which nearly resulted in an ‘armed and bloody clash between the Moros and Filipinos, A Put-up Job, The Filipinos charge that the Amer fcan brought the Moros from sur rounding territory, transporting them into the city, housing and feeding them in the constabulary barracks and pre- paring their banners. Major Allen S. Fletcher, command- ing the constabulary, was hardly able to etop the Moros, excited and en- couraged in a warlike attitude by Fletcher and his men, from opening armed attack, and was forced to ask Colonel Carmi Thompson, Coolidge’s investigator, to remain on the ship until he could round up the warlike Moros in the barracks. Filipino Proves His Charge. When Thompson came ashore, Augustin Alvarez, a former governor of the province, in his speech wel- coming Thompson, pointed to the in- u m of Major Fletcher as an > mae of American fomentation of trouble. He said: “The only reason for the ill-feeling between the Americans and the Fili- pinos in Zamboanga is that the Amer- icans interfere in politics and try to | separate the Moros from the Filipinos. | Every time a party ike yours visits us they emphasize our differences. I ‘am sorry to say that the military bar- | Tacks, where the Moros are now gath- ‘ered, ara the headquarters ofthe im- perialism and jingpism in Zamboanga. “It ts the army officers who are most | interested in stirring up trouble be- _ tween the Moros and the Filipinos. | It was Major Fletcher who sent to the , hills and got the Datus and their fol- | lowers to come here to protest against Philippine independence and appeal |for the Bacon bill. Major Fletcher | Promised them everything up to | heaven. It is because Americans act ‘Hike this, in spite of many American | business men who make their homes here, that we oppose further Amert- ‘can capital.” While Alvarez was speaking, sur- ' pounded by several thousand Filipinos | and many Moros, also, who demanded complete Philippine independence, | savage yells came from the constabu- | lary barracks where Major Fletcher was supposedly trying to hold the Moros from an outbreak. Tries to Break Up Meeting. Shortly, Fletcher himself, accom- panied with other American officers, | Tushed thru the audience, warning Colonel Thompson that if the Filipino | meeting was not broken up in five | minutes the Moros might get out of jhand and begin a pitched battle. Thompson refused and at the end of ‘the meeting, wont to the barracks , where he addressed the Moros and asked them for “co-operation.” Passaic Relief Body Organized in Cincy by “Mother” Bloor (Special to The Dally Worker) CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 1—“Mother Bloor” came to Cincinnati bringing 'the message of the Passaic textile | strike. “Mother Bloor” made a com- plete tour of all the unions in the city | with the plea for immediate aid in the way of funds to be sent to the relief ‘committee for textile strikers at Pas- ‘saic, N. J. “Tess,” a girl striker from the Passaic strike scene, accompanied _ “Mother Bloor” on these lectures, giv- ‘ing an actual account of conditions ' which she had to contend with while ‘an employe of one of the mills. ‘Comrade Bloor arranged a relief committee conference composed of gates: Brass Workers’ Local No. 1002, Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, No. 595; Socialist Party, Covington, Ky.; Workers’ Party, Newport, Ky.; ‘Amal- gamated Clothing Workers’ Joint Board; International Workers’ Aid; I. W. B. W. A.; Plasterers’ Union No. Painters’ District Council No, 1 United Garment Workers of America, Local No. 99; International Labor De- fense; Young Workers’ League; Workers Party, Cincinnati; Jewish ers’ Union No, 210; American Civil Liberties Union. After “Mother Bloor” lectured, election of officers was had and an executive committee formed. The following were, elected officers: Chairman, Craft Duty, Plasterers: Union, Local No, 1; secretary, Mary D, Brite of the American Civil Liber- ties Union; treasurer, Frank Kappel, of the Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union, Send us the name and address of @ progressive worker to whom can send a sample copy of T) AILY WORKED. ‘ ! ar iutaeenctis: dese nahi THE DAILY WORKER OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY MEXICAN LABOR SUPPORTS CALLES’ POSITION That organized, labor in Mexico is with the Mexican govern- ment in its measures against the defiant organized Roman Catho- lic clergy has been apparent from the first day of the passive re- sistance by the church to law enforcement. The Federated Press has now received important statements issued by the Mexican Regional Confederation of Labor (CROM) and the central labor body of the CROM at Mexico City. Both statements appear in the official organ of the CROM. The statement by the Mexico City labor body contains deci- sions indorsed by the national executive of the CROM for trans- mission to all affilated central bodies. These decisions are in part PRS NE rita Oh A ee eA as follows: Organize Demonstration. “The Mexico City Federation of La- bor will organize a demonstration to support the government in which all members shall participate. “Similar demonstrations should be held wherever there are affiliated or- ganizations of the CROM. “To wire support to the president of the republic, “To ask the national executive of the CROM to cable the principal la- bor organizations of the world ex- plaining the origin and character of the religious conflict. (The action of the A. F. of L. was to proclaim neu- trality). Fight Boycott. “To counteract the economic boy- cott proclaimed by the league of re- ligious defense. “To ask the ‘president “of the re- Public to purge his administration of all members of the Knights of Colum- bus and other reactionary elements, “The Mexico City Federation of La- bor shall circularize all affiliated unions and give them precise instruc- tions on how to support the govern- ment, “To ask the national executive of the CROM to develop extensive writ- ten propaganda in all the military barracks, as was done during the de la Huerta affair. To ask authority for Presenting motion pictures in the bar- racks explaining to the soldiers the character of the situation. LEAGUE DON'T WANT U.S. IN WORLD COURT American Voters Turn It Down Cold GPNEVA, Switzerland, Sept, 1.—It is freely predicted by those who are on the “inside” that when the repre- sentatives of 34 nations of the league of nations gather Wednesday to vote on whether or not the United States shall be allowed to join the world court, the vote will be to reject the application of the Uy S. #. 5%! Oklahoma G. 0, P. Seconds. OKLAHOMA CITY,°Okla, Sept. 1. —The republican party's con- vention here has petitioned its repre- sentatives in the U. 8. senate, J. W. Hareld and W. B. Pine, to vote for withdrawal of the proposal that the United States Join, thei world court. Elections Test Court Issue. WASHINGTON, D. ©., Sept. 1. — California is voting today on candi- dates for the U. 8S. senate, which will reflect the voters’ sentiment for or against the world court, Senator Shortridge voted for the court, and his opponent, Jodge Robert M. Clarke, has campaigned against it, supported by the Hiram Johnson machine. In Wisconsin, which votes on Sept. 'T, Sénator Leriroot, who led the ad- ministration fight for the court, is op- posed by Governor J, J. Blaine, who is making opposition to the court one of the chiefissues, New Hampshire and bas also are soon to vote on thia @. . DURHAM, N, C.—(FP)—Rep. R, 0, tivercet of mais who led the un- successful fight in favor of the child labor constitutional amendments in batapy id h of the North Carolina lature, won out in the recent dem- ROT | federation statement concludes, “and ‘om = = ee | «@M. Former soldiers of Aguinaldo demonstrating for Philippine 5 | | NATION LICKED IN WAR LICKS VICTOR IN BIZ Germany 3rd, U. S. 2nd, France Eating Dust (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Sept. 1—Germany, altho defeated and almost bankrupt in the world war, today stands third among the leading nations of the world in foreign trade, according to the United States department of com- merce. “Extraordinary power is given the executive committee of the federation, including disciplinary measures for failure to carry out decisions. “All publication of religious matter in the press shall be suspended during the crisis, the Federation of Typo- graphical workers to be responsible for any infringment of this decision. “Open Rebellion.” “Foreign to any intention of raising fundamental questions of creed,” the Surpasses France, A comparative analysis of interna- tional trade statistics by the depart- ment shows that Germany, since the war, rapidly has been regaining her former sition in the commercial world. She already has surpassed France and now stands next to the United States in foreign trade. The United Kingdom leads. From 1924 to 1925 Germany's for- eign trade increased 35.5 per cent, while France's trade decreased 1.4 per cent. At the same time the foreign trade of the United States increased only 11.4 per cent and that of the Kingdom 10.9 per cent. s Pre-War Record, the value of Germany's for- eign trade was $4,970,000,000, and in 1925 it reached $5,052,000,000. Due to the deer d value of the dollar, how- ever, the! 1925 figures do not actually show an.increase over the total in 1913. France's foreign trade in 1925 was valued at $4,262,000,000 and in 1913 at $3,053,000,000. ¥ Meanwhile, the United States, with a foreign trade valued at $9,136,000,- 000 in 1925, is pressing the United Kingdom, which in 1925 had a total trade valued at $10,867,000,000. desiring more than ever to respect the religious beliefs of its members, the federation cannot, however, remain indifferent in the face of the criminal activities which the reaction is carry- ing out, in open rebellion against the laws Of the nation, going so far as to attempt to paralyze completely the life of the republic by provoking an economic crisis, so sharp as to throw the country into a state of anarchy. “Tf what we have already seen is not sufficient, it is enough to cast an eye over Mexican history to convince us that the“intervention of the church in administrative matters has been disastrous for the people. In Present epoch of social evolution it would render futile the sacrifices of those who have gone before. The sol- diers of the revolution did not die so that the people might fall again into the clutches of the fanaticism which capitalism and the clergy have ably exploited during so many centuries,” The size of The DAILY WORKER depends on you, Send a sub, Would Give Indicted Florida Banker Life of Ease in Hospital ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 1. — W. D. Manley, president of the Bankers Trust Co. of this city, wrecking of which brought ruin to 110,000 deposi- tors in 83 banks forced to close, has been declared sane by the special com- mission in the Fulton Court of Ordi- nary. Manley's wife sought guardianship over him thru the court, in order, C. N. Davie of the state banking depart- ment says, that she might place him in Philippine House Votes to Take Plebiscite (Special to The Daily Worker) MANILA, P. |, Sept. 1. — The Philippine house of representatives yesterday followed the senate in adopting over the veto of Governor General Leonard Wood a bill for a plebiscite on independence fromthe United States. The bill now goes to President Coolidge. Wood, Coo- lidge’s appointee, has been bitterly fighting the independence move- CANTON ARMIES TAKE BIG CITY IN MID-CHINA Imperialists Send W ar Vessels in Vain (Special to The Daily Worker) SHANGHAI, Sept. 1. — The swift victory of the Cantonese armies against Wu Pei-fu has reached to the occupation of Hankow, after capture of Wuchang, on the south bank of the Yangtze, Hankow on the north bank of the river being occupied the same day. Alarms imperialists. This is alarming the imperialists, and Japan, one of those most deeply interest, is rushing destroyers and gunboats up the river from Shanghai to “protect Japanese interests.” Al- ready ten gunboats of Japan are in the Hankow region. Three divisions of troops of Wu Pei-fu evacuated Hankow, known as one of the most important cities of central China, before the Cantonese troops could cross the river. The Cantonese were aided by workers and peasants behind the lines of Wu's troops, who cut the railway lines and made Wu's continued resistance un- tenable. Make Wu Unpopular, When Wu's troops left they looted the Chinese city (there is a foreign settlement and considerable industry) and robbed and raped in the custom- ary white guard fashion. The Chi- nese population looks upon the Can- tonese as the liberators from oppres- sion. The Cantonese army, often called a “red army” on account of its program of the liberation of China from impe- rialism, is in full control in the proy- ince of Hunan and have mined the Yangtze between Hankow and Chang- sha, to prevent the foreign imperial. ists from aiding the reactionary troops of Wu Pei-fu. British and Japanese gunboats which have tried to aid Wu have been fired upon. Smoot’s Son Visiting Soviet Union; Reports Show Steady Progress MOSCOW, Sept. 1. — Ernest W. Smoot, son of the senator, is taking away favorable impressions of Rus- sia, where he has visited Moscow and Leningrad, talked to a number of im- portant officials and saw factories and other state administrations. Free to Investigate. He said that he found conditions here much better than he expected and was surprised at the frankness of the officials and business executives, etc., and the complete freedom given to visitors to conduct independent in- quiries. He was fortunate in having the com- pany of Louis Wulfsohn, who is here on business and who speaks Russian fluently, Making Steady Progress. Mr, Smoot said that Russians read- ily admitted the weakness of their sys- tem and methods, but, considering the difficulties they are facing and their lack of experienced personnel they seemed to be doing well and to be making steady progress, The people appeared to be cheerful and happy, he said, and the authori- ties generally trying to improve con- ditions in general. Garment Workers Aid British Mine Strike FOREST PARK, Pa., Sept. 1. Unity House guests contributed $392.75 to the striking British miners’ relief over one week end. The house is maintained by the International La- dies’ Garment Workers’ Union for its members to enjoy a rest and vacation. Fannie Cohn, union educational di- ment, but the legislature, elected by the islanders, is overwhelmingly in favor of it. a sanitarium where he would be se- cure from prosecution for misusing the trust ¢ompany funds, and where he would enjoy every luxury and com- fort, while poor people whose life sav- ings have been swept away by his ac- tions would not have even the necessi- ties of life. 6,000 Workers Jailed By Pilsudski Regime Conference Protests NEW YORK, Sept. 1.—Abolition of the reign of white terror and general amnesty for the 6,000 political prison- ers in Poland is demanded in a reso- lution forwarded to Prime Minister Bartell of Poland and to the Polish consul general by a conference of In- ternational Labor Defense delegates ot New York, The meeting represented about 50,000 workers, It is part of a na- tional campaign by the International Labor Defense in answer to a desper ate appeal from the workers and peas. ants of Poland who are being sub Jected to savage tortures and herded into filthy dungeons for participation in strikes and other working-class ac- tivities, Pilsudski is reported to have “booea all fascists, but no reyolution- sts, Proposals of the Thugutt Committee. Thus despite all its endeavors the committee did not succeed in hiding the horrible facts. It found ftself compelled to make a number of propo- sals the adoption of which through the parliament would give the ap- pearance as if one endeavored to abol- ish the bad conditions. The commis- sion demanded: 1, Provision of greater financial means to the prisons for their {m- provement, sufficient provision with heating material, repairing of the heatings, establishment of prison hospitals, provision of the most im- portant equipment (plank- beds, straw sacks, blankets, etc.) 2. Immediate Mquidation of the Holy Cross Prison because it is not fit as a prison for reasons of health. 3. With regard to the overcrowd- ing of the ‘prisoners the prosecutors shouid be advised to use imprison- ment on \feward more rarely, In- troduction’ of probation. Deduction prisonment on reward tONCe, wee vee TF NEW ORLEANS—(FP)—Warring- ton House, for years the home for the down-and-outs, where a bite to lace to sleep and a few nickels for a shave and haircut were available, has been closed for Jack of funds from the community chest. J. W. War- rington atpnt. his fortune for his fel- low man,but made the mistake of re ‘to“let his beneficiaries break rector, read message from Ellen Wil- kinson, M, P., and Ben Tillett of the British delegation in America and told of conditions in the British mine fields, Get a copy of the American Worker! shifts to even better accomplish this Correspondent, It's only 5 cents, Poland--The Land of Systematic White Terror * The material gathered In this series of eight articles on the barbarous white terror in Poland is sent to The DAILY WORKER from a committee composed of workers’ organizations In that militaristic and blood-stained The suppression of trade land, unions, the shooting down of un- employed, the torture of im- Prisoned workers told In this ac- count is enough to rouse the In- dignation of even those unsym- pathetic to the workers’ cause, 6, The Ministry of Justice is ask- ed not to prevent the free citizens from forming organizations for pris- oners’ welfare. (This means that up to the present no help for prisoners was permitted!) Parliament requests the Minister of the Interior to see to it that the prisoners in the police prisons are not maltreated, (!) All propo: rejected by © parliament; a propo aad 8. of the committee were| ts political prisoners, f Page Thres A Matteotti M urder in Cuba (By a Cuban Trade Unionist) ARTICLE II Yesterday we told of the disappear- ance of Alfredo Lopez, secretary of the Havana Federation of Labor, and sketched some of the preliminaries leading up to his vanishing, without doubt by an assassination carried out by the murder bands of the fascist Machado government of Cuba, a crea- ture under the control of U. S. imper- jalism and directly under the orders of General Crowder, who is unofficially @ monarch over the Cuban people, The Present article continues with the story of Lopez’ arrest the day before he “disappeared.” Tracing Lopez’ Printing Shop, Next day, after Lopez’ arrest, the policemen and detectives searched Lo- pez’ printing shop to see if they could find the pamphiet’s original. Due to persecution, Lopez moved his shop every other month, or every time the policemen discovered it, so the police- men did not know where it was this time, But after a few hours’ investi- gation they found the place. Armed Policemen Rald Print Shop. Nine policemen with revolvers in their hands went into Lopez’ printing shop, and in presence of Lopez’ part- ner, because Lopez was not in there at that time, searched in every cor- ner, shelf and box that was in the shop. ‘ The police told Lopez’ partner that they had orders to kill the author of the pamphlet. A few minutes later, the policemen went into Lopez’ house, where they found Lopez and told him | again to quit his activities—otherwise | his head would “smell of powder.” Lo- Pez answered again that he had noth-| ing to do with the pamphlet. Then the police went away and left Lopez until the next night when his myster- ious disappearance took place. Some friends of Lopez told him to quit his position and hide himself in some place for a few days, but Lopez refused to do that, saying that if he left Havana to be hidden somewhere, he would thereby act guilty of what he was innocent. Therefore he re- fused to hide, and instead remained on his regular job. The Kidnapping of Lopez. Next day, the evening of July 20, at 8 o'clock, after his supper in company with his wife and children, Lopez left lished a stream of lies about Lopez’ home with the intention of going to Alfredo Lopez left his home, wife and kiddies at 8 o’clock on the 18th of July and never will return. ‘He never will see again his dear wife and his five loved children. The fascist gov- ernment got him, and although we do not know how they got him, we do know that they got him, The Life of the Press. The day after Lopez’ disappearance the prostitute capitalist press pub- disappearance. All the papers, (in- cluding the Sun (“El Sol”) which is a semi-official organ of the govern- ment) published short stories about Lopez’ case—such as that reporters had interviews with Lopez’ wife and that she blamed the kidnapping of Lopez on some workers who hated her husband, etc. But Lopez’ wife refuted all the Mes of the press the next day, stating that she never gave any interview to the press and there- fore that she could not have made such statements, Scene at Secretary of Interior’s Office, Two days after Lopez’ disappear- ance, Lopez’ wife went before the sec- retary of the interior, Zayas Barzan, with her five’ children, and asked Zayes Barzan what had become of her husband, or where he was. The sec- retary (fascist) answered on an angry manner, saying that he did not, know anything about Lopez and furthermore the secretary said: “What do you ask me for? Why do you come to me when I have nothing to do with the case? Do you think I have your husband hidden in here?” Mrs. Lopez answered Zayas Bar- zan in plain words—‘You people called him into this office—you told him to quit his activities, etc., so f come to you, for you people are the only ones who would a sinate him,” Lopez was the right hand of the Havana labor movement, so that the Havana workers must mourn his death, The difference between the kidnap- ping of Matteotti in Italy and the kid- napping of Lopez in Cuba is that the body of Matteotti was found after a week of searching, while the body of Lopez never could be traced. Now I have finished the description of the kidnapping of Lopez which was my main objective, but I cannot re- main silent without describing the re- action, repression and victims of the Cuban government. I will tell the the Labor Temple. But Lopez never got to the Labor Temple that night! | Publishers’ President Important Speaker at Pressmen’s Convention PRESSMEN’S HOME, Tenn., Sept 1.—Praising Major Berry, who broke the pressmen’s strike in New York, asking for greater production from the workers in print shops, opposing the shorter work day and bewailing the “great danger to the employer in that the control of union labor may fall into the hands of unwise leaders,” Fred A, Walker, chairman of the Pub- lishers’ Association of New York, was a main speaker here at the annual convention of the Pressmen’s Union. Smaller Crews. He cited the driven labor of the South as proof that five men are enough to put on the crew of an oc- tuple press, instead of the thirteen used in Boston. He wants the num- ber in the crew hereafter plainly stat- ed in contracts, and expects contracts in the future to say little about wages and much about production. He heartily approves of piece work, tho he admits it is difficult to apply its principles in the press room; he thinks some progress in that direction can be made. Let Men Be Dutiful. His opposition to the shorter work- day is because, on newspapers “the proprietor cannot control events nor assign the time for their happening. He must be ready when the news comes to pass it on expeditiously to the rest of the world, and must there- fore be.ready with his equipment and his fellow workmen expeditiously to Jo his duty.” Walker did not discuss the advisability of more and shorter ‘duty.” sal, however, was adopted to increase the salaries of the higher prison offi- cials and of the prison clergymen. Inhuman Tortures, The police prisons of Poland have the fame of torture chambers of the Middle ages. For weeks the prisoners are subjected there to all kinds of tor- tures till they make “satisfactory” statements. Many of them are tor tured to death. It would be in vain to try to give a detailed picture of the tortures which are applied: usual beating, beating of the foot soles, squeezing of the sexual organs, squeezing of the fingers between the door or by means of special instru- ments, tearing off the finger nails, using of electricity till muscle convul- sions take place, raping of women, torturing of children in the presenco of their parents, pumping of water and urine through the nose, etc., etc. One does not exaggerate if one says that there is no torture which the Polish police has not applied againet (Continued Tomorrow) ites of all theater orchestras. other demands were presented substitute once a week a day off, 4 Sern story of that tomorrow, (To Be Continued) Overbuilding in All Lines Except Workers’. Homes and Apartments (By LELAND OLDS, Federated Press) Indication that the postwar building boom with its full employment for building trades workers is nearing an end are found in the semi-annual sur- vey of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. Figures from 181 cities of the United States and Canada Point to a diminishing shortage of buildings with an increasing number of cities reporting over-building. Decline in real estate activity com- pared with 1925 is reported by 42% of the local boards. 28% reported the same as a year ago and 30% greater activity. The largest ciities report the heaviest falling off. Of cities with population over 500,000, 67% reported the market less active. 22% reported it unchanged while only 11% reported gains over last year. Worker Pays Same Rent The report says: “There is Mttle change in the reports regarding resi- dential rents. 11% of all the cities indicate that residential rents are fm creasing. 65% indicate stationary rents, and 24% report the tendeney down, The figures for June 1926 were 11% up, stationary 70%, down 19%. Over buflding has been obiefly characteristic of the northern and oen- tral states while in the south the de mand for homes has not been met, More than 60% of all reports coming from southeastern states and 50% of the reports from south central estates indicate a shortage of buildings, Two Dead as Maniac Fires Into Crowds at Illinois Central Depot Two men are dead, two dying and another seriously wounded today as 4 result of a maniac’s charge thru the Illinois Central Station here. Joe Mazza, a Sicilian, was the de- mented man who ran amuck. He was shot to death by Charles Danloff, a world war veteran, after he had killed Louis Kigazas, a waiter in a Park Row restaurant, and had wound- ed three men, two probably mortally. Musicians May Strike. SAN FRANCISCO—(FP)—A contro versy between the musicians’ union and the San Francisco theater man- agers may result in the withdrawing The di sion centers on whether music should work 6 or 7 days a houses that give 2 performances a dé The theater managers claim — union, including extra pay for work, involving a raise of 15 to This the union denies, sa — ee (