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

\a Fain The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government ‘THE euvrery Sie nF © 80x I55 New Yorn By T. J, O)FLAHERTY Ba “a f Wane LLINOIS labor leaders, the bona so-called, desire to in the contest for fide variety remain neutral “United States senator between George KE, Brennan, democrat, and Frank L. Smith, republican. So far serious con- sideration has not been given in néws of the Streator convention, to ‘the candidacy of Parley Parker Christen- sen, who is running against both, but on no tangible platform except ® vague back-to-Jesus one. If Parley desires any friendly co-operation from the christian labor leaders who domi- nate the A. F. of L. around here he will have to orientate towards Samuel Ingull and keep away from Mount Calvary, see INCE Frank Farrington accepted the $26,000 yearly retainer from the Peabody Coal Company there is a saying around here that a politician whose, neck is not built ‘to wear an Insull or a Peabody collar has a-poor prop for his head. The political aspi- rant who claims to wear no man's collar nowadays does not even get credit for honesty from the voters. He is looked on either as a hypocrite who “got his” and is trying to cover up or as a simpleton who does not know enough to turn his umbrella upside down when the golden shower is falling. ve 8 UTSIDE of candidates who run on a working-class platform and on a working-class ticket, I never had the pleasure of meeting a capitalist aspi- rant for office who impressed me as being honest except one, and he was a native of South Boston, Mass. We will call him Mr, Bung. His opponent shall be known as Mr. Tung. Mr. Tung was a candidate to succeed him- self. Mr. Bung’s plea was that Mr. Tung was well fixed financially and had enough political honors for any one person. see R. BUNG was a poor man and and needed the money. Why not give a good boy who was brought up around Flood Square a chance? De- spite Tung’s loud howls at what he considered an attempt on Mr. Bung’s part to ae the streams of legisla- tive Pa ee went down to defeat undér an lanche of votes and Bung was elected. Such honesty is very rare indeed im capitalist “politics, see Ts Nizam of Hyderabad holds the world’s record for all time, almost, for being the possessor of the best stocked, harem in history. The ex- ception. was Solomon’s, and I am be- ginning to suspect that Solomon’s press agent overstepped the mark— even for a press agent. The most in- triguing story about Hyderabad is not the number or pulchritude of the ‘Nizam’s feminine furniture, but the fact that the British government takes eare of all his foreign relations, in return for which the Nizam under- takes to furnish certain troops for empire defense. Outside of that the Nizam is as free as—one of his concu- pines, ees © British, always willing to carry the dark man’s burden, thought the Nizam had his work cut out for him in looking after the interests of his lady friends, so the empire, thru the Indian office, added a number of officials to the Nizam’s staff and the latter hasn’t much to do besides amus- ing himself and acting as referee be- tween his warring wives. The funny part of it is, or should be, that Eng- Jand is quite a moral country and stands squarely on a monagamous platform, Why, even Queen Mary re- fused to recognize an American ac- tress at a Buckingham palace recep- tion because the stage star's garters Deeped out occasionally. But thé Nizam! Business is business, et Bad ad HIS discussion takes us from Hy- [| derahad to the episcopal church in the United States. Our spiritual herd. ers can never give themselves a rest from worrying about the precarious condition in which national virtue. is in at a particular moment. One of the reasons given for imposing the Vol- stead law on the nation was. the, ne- cessity for placing obstacles in the way of Old Nick, who was a cquple of laps ahead of Jehovah in the never- ending ( soul-grabbing contest. But what is the result of the work of the prohibition advocates, the bootleggers and the ku klux klan, HIS column is too considerate of the sensibilities of its readers to quote the exact words used by a writer (Continued on page 4) SLLINOIS MINERS! READ ABOUT FRANK FARRINGTON’S FISHWICK IN NEXT SATURDAY’S DAILY WORKER “The 0 record of Harry Fishwick, the candidate of John L. Lewis and the coal operators: for the presidency of the Iilino! idate of the Saturday's dees of The DAILY WORKER. Fishwiek’s relations with Tumulty, the progressive o 4 BOSS ATTACK West Virginia Is an Object L Lesson This is the first of one cles on the crisis of coal industry welt labor writers, eries of arti- lonism in the y prominent COLUMBUS, 0O., Sept Attacked | simultaneously on six!ffonts by the | coal operators, Olio’s;))40,000. union | coal miners are hotdenaype fort for | the United Mine W f America in.a crucial struggle) which may de- | termine the fate ofthe national or- gettization. Besieged from one to three years by unemployment, result- ing: from the country-wide: effort to ruin the union, Ohio has become the critical point in the battle to save the soft coal industry for unionism. Largely successful in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania in wresting control from the: union, the operators, backed by Wall Street financial inter- ests, mean to force the breaking. of the national Jacksonville agreement— and the union—in the heart of the central competitive field. Born in Union. Ohio would have capitulated long ago if her coal diggers had not been born and reared in the union. Both the American Federation of Labor and the United Mine Workers were founded in Columbus and District ¢ dates from April 15, 1890. Conse- quently unionism has become a tradi- tion, a way of life for the men and women in the Ohio and Hocking val- leys, the main mining districts, A swing around the coal fields fails to reveal the slightest weakening on the part of the. workers altho the op- | erators, both individually and thru the | newly-organized Ohio Coal Operators’ | Association, are constantly attempting non-union operation. So'far they have pnacnes in’ opening not more than Pom ay Bend, and do not employ more than 2,000 miners. In the past month six of the bigger companies have made (Continued on page 4) Save the Mine Workers’ Union! The crisis for unionism in. the coal fields is becoming acute. Be- ginning today, The DAILY WORK- ER will publish a series of stories released by the Federated Press describing the condition of union- ism in the more important coal fields of the country. Today's ar- ticle is by Harvey O’Connor on the Ohio district. Following this will be articles by Art Shields on Penn- sylvania and West Virginia, Ernest Chamberlain on the southern fields, Frieda Reicher on the Rocky Mountain district and others to be announced tater. These articles will be of special interest to mem- bers of the United Mine Mine Workers’ Union. Ask Senate Committee to Oust Coolidge’s Alaskan Appointees WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—(FP),— Appeal has been made bythe Peo- ples Legislative Service in a public letter to Senators Borah, Morris and Overman of the senate judiciary com- mittee to help force President Coo- jlidge to remove Federal Judge Ritche and Reed and Dist. Atty; Shoup in Alaska. The committee unanimously refused last spring to approve reap- ointment of the three officials when tele official records were exposed. Christensen Hits Fake “Interview” | in Chicago Kept. Press By Federated Press. | Branding as false the capitalist in- terview which quoted him as saying that he is not a radical, Parley Parker Christensen opened his campaign as United States senator from Illinois. Christensen is a candidate on the pro- ty tick Miners’ Union against Joseph | diggers, will be told in part of the Peabody Coal company will make interesting reading for mem- bere of the Mlinois Miners’ Union. Miners should order bundies of next Satur- cus Ina for distribution among the morbors: of District 12. ay I LIBERALS WIN. ELECTION IN CANADA OVER TARIFF ISSUE ON U. S.-PRODUCTS WAL. MACKENZIE KING Above is Arthur ‘Meighen; premier} of the conservative government of Canada, who went to the people for a protective tariff to Canadian industry, what there is left to it was defeated in his own constituency, while Mac- kenzie King, leader of the liberal par- ty, was re-elected on a low tariff plat- form and will assume the premier- ship at the next session of the domin- ion parliament. Three labor mem- bers of parliament were re-elected. ELECTION IN CANADA GOES TO LIBERALS TORONTO, Ont., Sept. 15.—The re- turns from the Canadian elections, tho incomplete, indicate a victory for the liberal party over the present con- servative government, headed by Pre- mier Arthur Meighen, The new government will be led. by the liberal Mackenzie King, and will consist of liberals, progressives, labor- ites and independents. Premier, and Five Ministers Beaten. Premier Meighen and five of his cabinet were defeated at the polls. The liberals so far are conceded 112 seats, the conservatives 87, progres- sives. and liberal progressives 18, United Farmers’ Alliance, a progres- sive element, 10, Labor 3, and: inde- pendents 2. Two ‘political issues overshadowed miner matters in the elections. These were the tariff and dominion rights within the kingdom, The conserva- tives. were: for a high protective tariff as against the United States, the liber- als for.a policy of low tariff in trade with the United States. Tariff With U. S. An Issue. The, budget of the King government, which held power up to a short time before the election, provided for a 15 Per cent reduction on American auto- mobiles and reduced income and gen- eral taxation, The conservatives urged practically a tariff. war with the United States. In the’ matter of dominion rights, the liberals raised the issue of con- stitutional rights because Baron Byng, governor‘general, appointed by. the British king, refused to dissolve -par- lament at the time King was premie failed to, be sustained by a vote of par- lament. British King’s Agent Played Tricks. This forced King to resign,. When Meighen succeeded him, Meighen, too, wea defeated in parliament. This trick by the agent of the British crown left the control of the election machinery in the. hands” ‘of the, Meighen con- servatives, and the diberals attacked it as an. infringemeut'xof the dominion rights by the British crown. The, counter¢harge, of the conserva- t theattberals: sought to ALLY Entered at Second-class matter September 21, Vol. Ill. No. 209. io Rates: busts crxikd AI boy eevee —~ AR 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1926 BRITISH KILL 0,000 CHINESE AND-BURN CITY Fire and “Slaughter Is Used on Civilians (Special FAR The Daily Worker) SHANGHAI, Sept. 15. — More de- jand Chinese junder his subdrdinate, General Yang- jsen, say that at least 5,000 Chinese | were killed by the British at Wan- |hsien, 1,200 miles up the Yangtze lriver, when the British tried to re- |cover by force the British ships seiz- | ed by Yang-sen who was angered by the British delivering arms by mis- take to the antonese that were meant for Yang’s use against the Can- tonese. a Caméiifiage Attack. The British da merchant ship, the Wiawo, aS Camouflage, arming it and loading it With marines. The boat was, run alongside the British ship Wanhsein, held by Yang-sen’s sol- diers, who shot ¢own a boarding party of British marines attempting to re- capture the ship. Fire City of 150,000 The British gunboats then opened fire not only om the Chinese aboard the Wenbuisie But upon the city of Wanhsien, whicl/ has a population of about 150,000, setting it afire, prac- tically destroying the city and killing 5,000 people, besides the 300 Chinese soldiers on the boats and lining the shore, The American Counsel General at Hankow, Frank P. Lockhart, has cabled Washington that General Tang, commander of tte Cantonese now in control of Hankeéw, has issued an or- der forbidding the firing on foreign vessels in his jurisdiction. Americana Eafe at Hankow. A wireless from Admiral C. 8. Will- jams, commandeér‘of the U. 8, Asiatic fleas Pa Ree tne seashiD, Huron, that all. been ee ikaw ave" religed from the ok Ss. Avectiont Mon- ocacy, at Chunking, a Chinese city on the Yangtze 1,500: miles in the inter- iéf, Still farther imland than the scene of the clash between the British and. Chinese at Wanhgien, The United ‘States has five gun- boats, two destroyers and two mine sweepers in the’ Yangtze river. os British Send Another Cruiser. LONDON, Sept. 15. — The British cruiser Carysfort has been ordered to leave for China. 4 ** * tails of the es between the British Conflict at Canton Eased. HONGKONG, ‘Sept. 15.—It is report- ed that the Canton government has undertaken to protect at British wharves at Canton, where the anti- British strike boycott has been go- ing on for many months, The British take for granted this means a prohibition of strike pickets, and have acceded to the demand of the Canton government that British gunboats be withdrawn from the river where Canton has jurisdiction, but claimed the right to send them back if picketing is continued. We Need The Daily By MAX BEDACHT HE most important weapon in the hands of the capitalist class is the capitalist press. This press is manu- facturing and falsifying public opin- ion, It is this'“public opinion” upon which’ the powers of the state base their interference against the workers in all of their struggles. To be sure these powers would move anyway in the defense of the bosses’ interests. But they would have to move with greater difficulties if they did not have “public opinion” | on their side, or, at least, neutral. They would have to move in the face | of mass resistance. As it is they move against detached battalions of workers who happen to be engaged in battle against their bosses. And the rest, the masses, stand idly by. HIS is the fruit of the poison of the capitalist press. The weak- ness of our press is a constant dan- ger to its existence. It is our fore- most duty to remedy this weakness. Weak tho our press may be, but It is a weapon in our hands. Better than throw away a weak weapon is to sharpen and to strengthen it. We need our press—there can be no ques- tion about that. UT because of its weakness our press needs us, Our “DAILY WORKER" is now nearly three years old. It is a vig- orous youngster. It is a formidable fighter. Butilit still needs our close attention and support. Without that it cannot grow/up and grow stronger. “THE DAILY WORKER” IS OUR to the United States, | MOUTHPIEGH, Without it our purty artisans of We Pei-fu| Ulinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Ps aa PUBLI August Gordon Seeks Support in Fighting Farrington Machine BELLEVILLE, Ill., September 15.— August Gordon, member of Local No, , 4650 of the United Mine Workers of, America, announces his candidacy for thegscale committee in the Ninth Scale District of District 12. In the follow- ing. appeal. he calls on the. various locals to nominate him and to support him in his. fight: | “Belleville, Ill, Sept..1, 1926. “To the Officers and Members of Local Unions in the Ninth Scale District , of District 12, United Mine Workers,! of America, | “Greeting: “This is to announce that I am-a {candidate for the office of scale com- |mittee at the coming election to be held on the 14th of December, 1926, |and the nomination and. support of ; | your local will be appreciated by me., “Yours truly, “AUGUST GORDON, “Member of L, “Belleville, Illinois.” LABOR PARTY URGED AT MEET | BY OVERGAARD Left Wing Leader Flays Walker’s | Report STREATOR, 'li.,, Sept. 15.— The slumbering pyrotechnics broke forth today at the sessions of the forty- fourth annual convention of the Iili- nois Federation of Labor, in session here. Cc. B. Cline, of the Auto and Air. craft Machinists’ Union, Chicago, | broke fhe ice with an open charge that Communists operating in this country had driven 100,000 machin- j iste out of the union. And Andrew Overgaard, also of the Machinists’ Union, Chicago, followed la up with a bitter attack on Presi- tent. John, | report on candt- dates’ for state resentative, state senator and congressman. Overgaard urged the federation to put a farmer-labor ticket in the field, and to oppose the old party candi- dates, Cline, leaping to his feet, continued his attack by denouncing Overgard as -“an obstructionist,” a trouble- maker and a Communist worker. When the smoke had cleared away, President _ Walker’s report was adopted with a slight dissenting vote. MARINE ENGINEERS DEMAND PAY RAISES OF STEAMSHIP LINES NEW YORK, Sept. 15, —(FP)— Twenty big steamship lines have been served with a written demand by the Ocean Association of Marine Engineers for wage raises bringing U. No, 4650, engineers’ pay to shipping board standards. This would mean in- creases of $10 to $25 a month. Wages have stood still since the cuts that followed the lost strike of 1921, Worker; It Needs Us and our movement would have little voice in the public. We must pre- serve and strengthen this voice at all cost. “THE DAILY WORKER” IS OUR ORGANIZER. Without it our -party and our movement would be deprived of an effective propagandist. We must preserve and strengthen this propagandist at all cost. “THE DAILY WORKER” IS OUR TEACHER. Without it too many of us would be delivered over helplessly to the poisonous vapors of the capi- talist press, “The DAILY WORKER” tells us the truth. It teaches us to understand our problems and our | fights. Me must preserve ° and: strengthen this teacher at all cost. Without “The DAILY WORKER” our party and our movement would be crippled to near helplessness. We need “The DAILY WORKER.” But at this moment “The DAILY WORKER" needs us. It is in immedi- ate danger, We must meet its difficul- ties and must secure its existence. Comrades! Let us all pull together. The task is to put over our campaign for “The DAILY WORKER” one hun- dred per cent, GIVE MORE THAN YOU CAN! GET DONATIONS FOR “THE DAILY WORKER” FROM YOUR AND ITS FRIENDS! GET SUBSCRIBERS WHERE YOU CANNOT GET A DONATION! Help ua to keep “The WORKER.” “THE ‘DAILY WORKER" needs us. Rut more than ever do we need he DAILY WORKER,” wf add uty DAILY Published Dat ISHING CO., CHARLES EVANS HUGHES IS REGEIVED BY HEADS OF EUROPEAN STATES | | se ama CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. ; America’s most famous corporation lawyer and former secretary of state is shown here on the steps of the miniatry suiiging “it Paria? after “ae audi¢nce with Foreign Minister Aris- tide Briand. These quiet trips of American ex-statesmen abroad are often reminiscent of similar journeys that Col. House used to make in the old days. In any case it is hard to believe that whiskered Charlie is merely having an outing abroad. ASK N.Y. LABOR TO JOIN FIGHT ON INIUNCTION 420 Garment Pickets Jailed in One Day (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 15.—A clarion call to union labor affiliated with the American Federation of La- bor to fight injunction of peaceful picketing was the reply’ last night by leaders of the general strike commit- tee of the 40,000 cloakmakers to the temporary injunction obtained by the Industrial Council of cloak manufac- turers from Supreme Court Justice Charles L, Guy, returnable Wednesday morning. While the union will maké ‘strenu- ous.,efforts in court to have the in- junction vacated, a series of’ gigautic mass, meetings thruout theeity ure being rapidly arranged, in which every A. F, of L. organization in the city is »xpected to participate. Already Louis Hyman, chairman of the cloakmakers’ general strike commictee, has recoived vigorols assurance. of support ‘from other unions which look upon injune- tionsésuch as issued in thé pleventh weak, of the present strike as a men- sce fo union efforts to improve Mad ers" ponditions, Defies Injunction Action. Folipwing a meeting of the sttike advisory committee, Mr. Hyman issued the following statement: “The strike will not be broken by any injunction, We are of the opin- jon that the taking out of this Injune- (Continued on page 2) iv exeept, Sunday by. THE Tf AILY WORKER ,: T13” W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents DEFENSE TAKES OFFENSIVE IN - SACCO HEARING Madeiros Confession Is Effective BULLETIN. DEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 15—Reach- ing back into the ambitions of four years ago, William G. Thompson in, his plea before Judge Webster | Thayer today for a new trial for | Nicola» and Bartolomeo Vanzetti charged that they had been “rail roaded” to conviction because of their activities and to satisfy the presidential aspirations and person- al avarice of “a then high official.” “Who is the worst murderer,” he cried, referring to Celestino Ma deiros, who confessed the killing, “the man who-slays and takes the consequences, braves the reprisal, or the man who for $8 a day and who wants to satisfy a chief whe wanted to become president of the United States and make money ‘on the side, would send innocent men to death. One is safe. The other ie dangerous.” Thompeon said that he referred to the federal operatives then working on the case and the then Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer who jater became a pre-convention can- didate for president. ee 4 By S. D. LEVINE (Special to The Daily Worker) DEDHAM, Mass., Sept. 15.—Pity for Sacco’s wife and children moved Madeiroe to give his confession was brought out today at the hearing for a-new triatfor Sacto and Vanzetti at Dedham, Mass. In a deposition a hun- dred and forty-th-ce pagés long Celes- ting, Madeiros, condemned murderer of a Wrentham bank ca’ gave the whole history of his ‘life and all de- tails of the South Braintree murder, in which he participated, thus exon- €rating Sacco and Vanzetti crime. This deposition was taken last Jun 28 by Lawyer Fictat fi and Dubie ~ of this Attorney Ranny when it was thought that -Madeiros would be sentenced be- fore the hearing. Madeiros Unshaken. Both lawyers, the defense and prose- cution, had cross-examined him. His confession has not been shaken. He refused to give the names of the Braintree murderers but insisted that Sacco and Vanzetti were not the men. District Attorney Ranny read the cross-examination of Madeiros, but it did not change the situation. Admit D. of J..Role. In the afternoon session District At- torney Ranny infroduced twenty-one affidavits against the affidavits brought by Lawyer Thompson. The part of the department of Justice in the case was jadmitted today when Prosecuting At- torney Ranny read an affidavit by former District Attorney Katzman who while denying using a spy, admits, that U. S. Agent Weis did speak to him about placing a spy in the cell next to Sacco and that-he did not ap- prove of it. Arguments Continue. Later a man came to see him who said he was sent by Weis, but Katz man in his affidavit says he did not suggest any plans to him. Ranny alsa brought an affidavit from Madeiros’ sister, saying that Madeiros did not live in Providence at the time of the holdup. The case will continue tomorrow, It is expected that the arguments far the case on the merits of the affidavits will begin tomorrow afternoon, Disease and Hunger in Kansas Flood District (Special to The Daily Worker) KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 15,- Pestilence and hunger threatened the Kansas flood district today and in Bur- ington where most of the flood dam- age occurred a second heavy rain was falling. Small cyclones visited Hutchinson and vicinity lastnight causing thousands of dollars’ damage. Waters had receded in most of the 100-mile long flood area. Two Burlington railroad trains were marooned in Northwest Missouri this morning and heavy washouts had occurred near St. Joseph, Mo, NICARAGUAN LABOR FORCES WINNING WAR ON WALL ST. TOOL CHAMORRO WASHINGTON, Sept, 15.—-State di is with the liberal and labor forces now réstore the constitutional regime he ov jepartment information from Nicaragua that the reactionary military dictator, Chamorro, is ready to compromise waging successful war against him to erthrew by a coup last year, 7 “fe the Mberal and labor forces are successful they will place Vice-Prest- dent’ Sachsa at the head of the government. powerful aid to the rebels against Chamorro. The Nicaraguan labor untons y hitlinted with the Pan-American Federatton of Lene, 4 “e Mexican labor has been giving iediaen