The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 7, 1926, Page 1

See The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. Ill. No. 226. Subscription Rates: a | DAILY Wo Samer Sen By T. J, O*FLAHERTY ‘© hate to mention it but business is business and our business is to tell as much of what happens as is conducive to the welfare of the labor movement, therefore when we learn that there is a deficit of $305,000,000 in British revenue collections as com- \pared with $160,000,000 last year, the thorrible fa¢t must be chronicled. Any reader who ever experienced the pangs of financial stringency will real- lize what this means, and it is only a question of time when the New Zea- jlander on London Bridge may be asked to drop a penny into King George's hat or in the feodora of the Prince of Wales. +e ee LL Pilsudski’s horses and all his men could not make the Polish parliament vote for him. So it didn’t, with the result that chaos is now king and Pilsudski’s army is all dressed up with no place in particular to go tho the marshal is talking of marching on Lithuania, evidently thinking it safer to attack a little potato republic than the Soviet Union. But the marshal _will find Vilna a hard pill to swallow ENY BAIL INDIANA G. 0. P. A CREATURE OF KLAN IS CHARGE Kluxer’s Head ‘Made Senate Choice {Special to The Daily Worker) MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Oct. 5.—The hood and robe of the ku klux klan was figuratively nailed to the very door of Indiana’s state capitol today. Thru Court Asher, “dear pal and partner” of D. C. Stephenson, who, before his imprisonment here for the. death of Madge Oberholtzer, spoke the law of the invisible empire in In- diana, the accusing shroud was given the breath of life and made to tell its story of the alleged manipulations which It directed in Hoosier politics. A senatorial appointment juggled at the instance of the klan, or rather of Stephenson, with a promise of im- munity for him in the Oberholtzer tho he got it into his mouth a eed ome was the charge to which years and the league of nations gave him a sip of water to dissolve it. es 8 ILSUDSKI’S diet voted against lim, the eount being 260 against and 92 for. That’s not 80, good con- sidering the report that the marshal is a genius and can solve every prob- lem by waving his shining sword. Things must be pretty bad when 60 many deputies failed to be influenced 4 by 2 battalion of armed men. Polliti- cians are ustally susceptible to out- side influence. Hither the prick of a sword or the clink of the coin. se # 8 OUTH AFRICA is holding a referen- dum on a suitable flag for the dominion. General Smute, the old _ ¢braitor who participated tn the sale of tthe two republics to the empire, wants ithe Uttion Jack ineluded in the color scheme. But General Hertzog who -represents the nationalist Boer ele- ménts does not particularly care about tthe emblem of British imperialism. In ‘all probability a compromise will be reached, aid the crown will find its way into the bunting. a ee RITISH propaganda agencies in Lithuania are trying to develop sentiment against the recently signed viet-Lithuanian treaty. The British propagandists wish to make it appear that the pact is directed against Eng- Jand. Whether it is or not is up to England. The Soviet Union does not want war and Lithuania has more to gain from an accord with Russia than thru hostility. England is gradually being isolated on the continent. Even the little Baltte republics are learning to their cost that they will be better off by declining to any longer aot as buffer states between England and Soviet Russia. ba! S.AB i's . HU-CHAO-HSIN, head of the Chi- “nese mission to Italy and head of the Chinese delegation to the league of nations, continues to hurl broadsides at British imperialism from his point of vantage at Geneva. The British don’t know what to do about it, tho Chu in the fullness of his heart sug- gests that they stop bombarding Chi- nese towns and pull out their armed forces. In which event says Chu, the Chinese might be inelined to resume treaty relations with them: The Brit- ish are now asking: “What's the ter with Chu?” And without waiti for an answer they assert that he is either a tool of the Koumintang or | else he is playing politics, And what &: +4: about it? ‘i ‘hoe AY. McPHERSON has a rival in a Roumanian girl who claims to "he the recipient of sundry pin prick- ings from evil spirits: The evil spirit (Continued On page 2.) AF. OF L, HAS NOT YET SENT FUNDS FOR BRITISH STRIKE AID DETROIT, Mich. Ost, 5.—Why the American Federation of Labor has not yet sent the money, small In amount tho It may be, collected for the retlet of the British miners, |s puzzling to the Detroit workers ‘observing the A. F. of L. convention. Daniel J, Tobin, tremsurer of the A. F. of Ly it is revealed, has made Seunelt eae at about 800,000 f 1 ing ¢ paar Siva wether sent In the near 214 West Kinzie street. ress since Oct, 2, {s growing strong: er every day, Twenty-five more wom- en workers joined the ranks of the strikers Tuesday morning, swelling the total to more than 125, e wrath-like emblem of “hidden power” gave voice thru Asher. And ag a result, the probe. which is threat- ening to rock the very foundations of Indiana politics today threatened to reach a federal investigating commit- tee, Stephenson himself is still incom- municado in the state penitentiary here, Warden Walter L, Daly having flatly refused all requests to interview him. However, thru the grapevine route to Asher came portions of his story and from Asher, the alleged facts were made public. Ralston’s Death, His revelations today dealt princi- pally with the appointment of Arthur R. Robinson to fill the place made roan last year by the deatn of Sen-| According to Asher’s statement, Gov. Ed Jackson decided to appoint himself to the vacancy and had» gone 30 far as to communicate with Lieut. Gov. Van Orman, advising him to make preparations to move to In- dianapolis to take Jackson's place. At this stage, according to -Asher, and before public announcement of the plans had been made, /Senator James E. Watson communicated with Jackson and other republican leaders in Indiana and demanded that Frank Ball, a millionaire “republican, of Muncie, Ind., be naméd to Ralston’s place. tephenson’s Man. Senator’ Watson’s - selection, said, received the support of the ma- jority of the leading party members and it was virtually agreed that Ball should be given the place when Stephenson, then being held here without bail pending trial on the Oberholtzer case, sent word to the (Continued on page 2.) TWO MORE WOMEN JAILED BY COPS IN DATE STRIKE 25 Other ‘Workers Join the Ranks Two more women were arrested by police here Tuesday morning in an ef- Asher fort to break the strike of the Negro women, employed as date stuffers at the Maras & company date factory, Tuesday's arrests were made with- out the ightest provocation on the part of the workers, who were peace- br pei naa ae the factory premises, women, Mrs. Robert Jones, 509 East Thirty-fifth street, {nd Mrs, Ella Smith, 17 S, State street, were taken to the Chicago avenue police station, and held there charged with disorder- ly conduct until intervention was made by the International Labor De- fense, They were handled roughly by the officers, and it is possible that rape will be filed against the po- ice, Strike ‘The strike, which hi ts 5 inyprog- The strike was called when the Maras company posted a notice of a reduction, d Dally except Sunday by THE 1113 W Entered at Second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ilinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Busi” ca mall $00 per year, | - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1926 <BR PULTTS a" Washington Blvd, A. F. OF L. VOTES FULL SUPPORT TO STRIRING NEW YORK CLOAK MAKERS By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL (Special to The Daily Worker) CONVENTION HALL, DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 5.—-Unanimous support of the 14 weeks strike of 40,000 members of the Interna- tional Ladies’ Garment ‘Workers’ Union in New York City was voted here usiastically by the delegates to the American Fed- eration of r convention. It was promised by President Wil- liafa Green” that the executive council would immediately send out an appeal to all affiliated organizations urging quick finan- cial aid. 13 The resolution endorsing the strike was brought in as a special order by Secretary Matthew Woll of the resolutions com- INDEPERDENT ENTERS ILLINOIS CONTEST FOR SENATE SEAT at 31.° A certain set of republican poll- ticians in Illinois, sensing that the slush fund graft exposures of the primaries are too obvious for even the most disinterested voter, have split the party and entered an in- dependent candidate to run against Frank L. Smith, the traction mag- nates’ choice. Hugh Magill is the independent republican candidate. One of his chief: backers is Julius Rosenwald, Chicago millionaire. ANOTHER BLAST IS FEARED IN MINE TRAGEDY’ ae adi Thirty-One Men are Re- ported Trapped (Special to The Daily Worker) ROCKWOOD, Tenn., Oct. 5. — The danger of another gas explosion loom- ed today as rescue workers slowly penetaated their way into the work- ings of the Roane Iron company’s mine here, seeking to recover the bodies of 23 miners. All hope for recovery alive of the men, trapped by a gas explosion yes- terday has been abandoned. The gas fumes issued forth in great waves and leaders of rescue operations ex- pressed fear that the coal has caught fire and that there was a ‘possibility of another explosion at any moment. Recovered Bodies. Four bodies have been recovered, while the body of another miner was located, but could not be brought to the surface because of the deadly filmes. The bodies recovered are Harry Lingo, head blown off; George Riddle, Hector Smith and Will Elliott, Jr, the body of the fifth, miner was believed to be B. C, Stevens. The number of men trapped by the blast has been definitely established Four Rescued. Four were rescued last night, nd tour bodies were recovered, leaving a total of 23 still in the mine, all of whom are believed dead. All operations in the mine have been abandoned owing to the danger of another explosion. The mine it- self is a small one, and its output is used exclusively in the smelting of iron by the Roane Iron company. Battery of Ovens, Near the mouth of the mine stands a battery of coke ovens, which belch forth smoke and, cause a heavy pall to settle over this town of 5,000 which for the second-time in less than two years hag been, visited by a mine dis- aster. st year ten men were killed in the gas explosion. Tilbury Dockers Return. LONDON, Oct. 5.—- The Tilbury dock strike which began unexpected- ly yesterday was called off today, the Dockworkers’ Union ordering the men back to wor! WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6th } : at 8 P, M. ELECTION mittee.. It Was signed by the I. ceived the @1 ANOTHER LINK MERGER FORGED Billion Dollar Merger . Moves Forward cepacia + ‘The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. — Another 2 Van Sweringen billion lollar railroad merger was made to- day when the Ohesapeake and Hock- ing road, a Péeently incorporated sub- sidiary of the Chesapeake and Ohio, applied to tiie interstate commerce commission for authority to construct 63 miles’ of mew road between Gregg and Valley ‘ The Chi 24, 1926, an ‘authorized capital of $70,000, of which will be ac- quired by | Chesapeake and Ohio, furnish the money tthe new road. The road is designed to be a connect- ing link between the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Hocking Valley, and will constitute approximately 85 per cent of the total tonnage.” WORKERS PARTY CANDIDATE ONLY, FOR THE MASSES Smith Got Much And Brennan Got Less The three humble servants of IIli-} nois capitalism, and any other capi- talism for that matter, to wit: Mess- ers Smith, Brennan and Magill, candi- dates for the United States senate, are quite sure that their respective candidates will be smiled upon by the voters when the ballots are cast next November. Angling For Vote. Needless to:say those three gentle- men are angling for the ular vote so that they shall~be able to serve the fellows who live on the populace. Magill is the candidate of the pure and holy republicans who are some- what disgusted with the way brother Frank L, Smith has conducted him- self. Frank took Insull’s money in such a way that most people heard about it. Magill is taking Rosen- wald’s money without giving any re- ceipts, George Brennan may be defeated on the ground ithat he is a piker, His share of the Insull coin was a paltry $15,000. George Is neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring, What could a live wire do with only $15,0007 Parley Parker Christenson has not been heard of @ince he appeared at the Streator convention of the Illi- nois Federation of Labor wearing plus fours, or in other words, knick- ers. What could a man in knickers do for the American farmer? It is to laugh. But a discordant note is sounded (Continued on page 2.) “The ig . nad Elections” BENJAMIN “ GITLOW MATHILDA KALOUSEK Chairman: Arne Swabeck L. G. W. U. delegation and re- idorsement of the committee. “+ A Strike Against Lower Standards. The resolution. points out that the New York strike is being waged to prevent a lowering of the standards of life and work “secured thru many years of organized effort and sacri- fice and to save the industry itself from becoming demoralized and lead- ing the workers back to sweatshop conditions such as existed before the firm. establishment of the Cloak- makers’ Union.” The employers are denounced as “resorting to every available and con- ceivable method of warfare including the injunction process in their attempt to resist the rightful and justified de- mands of the organized cloakmakers. It is pointed out that the cloakmakers are conducting their struggle courage- ously in the face of great suffering and privation. Extends Full Support, The resolution then declares that: “The American Federation of Labor lextends its fulk support to the strik- ling cloakmakers of New York City, authorizes the executive council of the American Federation of Labor to call immediately on all affiliated unions for financial assistance urging them to respond speedily and gener- ously so as ‘to assure complete vic- tory to the striking cloakmakers and their present struggle and contest.” > Delegate. Isidore. Nagler_of: the L_L. G. W. U. spoke on the resolution re- viewing the former intolerable con- ditions prevailing under sweatshop rile in the industry. Secretary Woll for the committee declared that labor was confronted with a serious situa- tion in this, strike. President Green also spoke, nar- rating the courageous activity of the strikers on the picket lines, pointing out the brutal treatment they were receiving at the hands of the police and declaring they were “suffering and sacrificing for the cause.” The resolution were then adopted un- animously. The fraternal delegation of the In- ternational Metal Trades Federation to the A. F. of L. metal trades depart- ment was presented to the convention ‘by President James O'Connell. J. T. Brownlie of the British Machinists addressed the’ convention on behalf of the delegation pleading for the in- ternational solidarity of the world’s workers. “Our delegation came to the United States to visit and confer with the Metal Trades Workers affiliated with the A. F. of L. with a distinct purpose in mind,” said Brownlie. “That pur- pose was to get those organizations to join with us to make common cause with the workers of the world.” Brownlie declared the Metal Trades International to be the oldest trade union international in the world and said that “all British metal workers are affiliated with it.” “Capitalism is organized on a world- wide basis, he said. “It knows no frontiers. Labor must be similarly or- ganized,” A Poor Example. Instead of searching for some working class example for American labor to follow, however, Brownlie dragged in the memory of President Woodrow Wilson claiming it was Wil- son who had come to Europe to help settle the war breaking away from American parochial traditions, “I want you to come in the same way” said Brownlie to the delegates. “Break away from your traditions of isolation.” There was a ripple of applause among the delegates at the mention of the name of hibit Wilson. NoteLike Last Year. In reply President Green merely declared: “We are glad to have Mr. (Continued on page 2) ° EMMETT MEMORIAL HALL, 2179 S. - Ogden Avenue rf Ogden and Taylor) CALLES’ RELATIVE NAMED MEXICO’S FINANGE MINISTER “ia, i> iif & Fernando Torreblanca. Alberto Pani, recently resigned as minister of finance In Calles’ cabinet, was the last tool of foreign interests, particularly U. S., to hold an Important government post in Mexico, He has been succeeded by a more reliable minister who is Calles’ son-in-law, Fernando Torre- blanca. ENGLAND AND ITALY PLAN WAR ON CHINA Peking Envoy Speaks; ~* San Demoralized ROME, Oct. 5.—It is learned that Italy is considering joining with Great Britain In military intervention in China to crush the national liberation movement.. While officials are reti- cent and will neither affirm or deny the report, it is looked upon as a re- sult of the conversation recently held between Mussolini and Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign minister. Other Nations Concerned. The new alliance between Britain and Italy has alarmed other nations who have declined to aid Great Brit- ain in China, having rival interests of their own and are in no hurry to burn heir fingers to protect British in- terests. France also is threatened by the alliance in European and African affairs. Plans for intervention by Italy and England jointly have gone so far that foreign diplomats in Rome have re- ported the matter to their govern- ments, ee Chinese Envoy Gives Hot Reply. LONDON, Oct. 5.—Concerning the recent speech of Chao Hsin-chu, rep- resentative of the Peking govern- ment to the league of nations, attack- ing the British at the Geneva assem- bly of the league, the Daily Mail asked Chao how he presumed to speak for China as a whole when the Peking government which sent him to the league controlled only a small part of China. Chao has replied with a scorching letter, practically stating that when he speaks of Chimese desire to oust foreign domination of China’s af- fairs, he speaks for all China. While China has { mal political differ- ences, he saidy all Chinese are united in demanding an end of foreign dom- ination. el e.0 Dead and Demoralized. SHANGHAI, Oct. 5.— Dispatches from Hankow state that the northern troops of Wu Pei-fu isolated and be- seiged in the walled city of Wuchang by the Cantonese attempted a sortie to drive back the southerners, but the whole 500 who entered ont of the city gates were mown down by ma- chine guns. The troops within the city are de- moralized and when the 600 tried to return the gates were closed against them by their famine stricken fel- lows on the inside. There is no food for fuel left in the city, Further demoralization is noted in reports from Nanchang, where the troops of Sun Chaun-fang, supposed ruler of the five provinces on the lower Yangtze, ate in control, Sun's soldiery are murdering and looting and thousands of natives have been killed and wounded by Sun's mercen- arios. This is regarded as a sign of Sun's weakness and approaching de- feat by the Cantonese, DAILY WORKER Chicago, Ml. NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents PASSAIC {JUDGE HOLDING MILL STRIKERS FOR $350,000 Assign Case to Vicious Anti-Labor Judge (Special to The Datty Worker) PASSAIC, N. J., Oct. 5.—Supreme Court Justice Charles C. Black re- fused to lower the excessive amount of the $350,000 bail on which five men are held In the textile strike area. At the hearing held this morning in Paterson for argument on the writ of habeas corpus obtained by John Lar- kin Hughes, counsel for the strikers, Justice Black said that it was his ‘opinion and the opinion of Prosecutor J. Vincent Barnett, that the $350,000 bail as set by Judge John C. Barbour in Clifton police court was reasonable in view of the seriousness of the charges against the men. At the time the hearing in Paterson was going on, two charges againat Gustave Deak, president of Local No. 1623, United Textile Workers of America, were being dismissed in Passaic police court by Judge Wil- liam B, Davidson. Deak was arrested several months ago charged with as- saulting a foreman of the Botany mills and with having a gun in his possession, when arrested later at urflon headquarters. Think Indictments Made. The grand jury, according to state- ments made at the hearing in Pater- son before Justice Black, has indicted the strikers held in the Passaie county jail on counts numbering from four to ten. The charges ineinde using explosives with intent to kill, using explosives with intent to destroy pro- perty,-and being in possession of: ex- plosives. Antl-Labor Judge. After refusing Mr. Hughes’ motion to fix bail, Justice Black said he would refer the matter to Joseph A. Delaney, judge of the Passaic county court of common pleas. Judge Dela- ney, @ democrat, is the man who gave a six-months' sentence to Roger Baldwin, of the American Civil Liber- ties Union, when he was arrested in 1924 for making a speech on the steps of a government building after all the halls of Paterson had been closed to the strikers. Mormon Mine Operator, Democrat, to Get Utah Votes from Smoot, Rep. (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—Despite the long service of Reed Smoot to the financial department of the Mormon church, it ig likely that the church will keep its hands off his fight for re-election to the senate this year, ac- cording to bulletins to the ‘Capital from impartial sources, “Normally Utah goes republican by about 20,000 to 25,000. Four years ago a Mormon democrat, King, was elected senator over Bamberger, the non-Mormon republican candidate. A large part of the church machinery was thrown to King’s support. Smoot was alleged to have favored King's election. This'year the democrats have nomi- nated Ashby Snow, son of one of the church apostles, who was closest to Brigham Young, and brother-in-law of the first associate of Heber Grant, the. incumbent head of the church, Grant is a democrat. Ashby Snow is not only a very wealthy mining operator but he has been counsel for the church for many years, Between himself and Smooth the church influence is evenly balanced. Borah Says He Doesn’t- Want to Be President MINNPAPOLIS, Minn, Oct, 6.— Arriving in the Twin Cities today where he is to be the principal speak- er at a Lief Ericson day celebration, United States Senator William B. Borah, of Idaho, said that he did not care to be president of the United States; that he would prefer to con- tinue serving the public im his pres- ent capacity than to hold the highest office that the people could elect bt to, “Eighty percent of the American Deople are opposed to the world