The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 19, 1926, Page 1

ve ——. The DAILY WORKER Raises the Standard for a Workers’ and Farmers’ Government Vol. Ill. No. — Subscription Rates: BE og "4 155%, CANTON :. 0525 OF SHANGHAI Sun’s Army ny Collapsed; His Capital Taken SHANGHAI, Oct. 17—This city, the “Paris of the Orient,” may soon be- come the prize of the Cantonese arm- les, if developments of yesterday are any measure of what is to come. The forces of General Sun Chuan-fang, in Kiangsi province have béen beaten and routed, Nanking, Mis capital, is reported taken, and, In addition, the governor of Chekiang province has gone over to the Cantonese and is thought to be preparing to attack Shanghai from the south. Had to Run for His Life. So complete was the debacle in Kiangsi, that General’ Sun was com- pelled with his staff to make a per-| sonal flight, hiding himself on a for- elgn gunboat at Kiukiang, as his de- sorting troops turned the city over to the Cantonese. It is believed they are fleeing to Nanking, above Shang- hai about 150 miles in Kiangsu prov- ince. General Uprising Against Him. _ Two of Sup's strongest supporters went over to the Canton armies and the reactionary general, who is one of the organizers, along with British imperialist agents, of the “Constitu- tional Defense League,” financed by the British, had to flee from his own | troops and civilians who had been angered by continuous looting and | murdering of his command. Cantonese troops are in full pos-|c: session of Kinagsi provinee and their commander, General Chang -Kai-shih, has already started to reorganize the leaderless soldiers who are joining ihe Canton forces en masse. Nanking, Sun’s Capital, Taken. Sun's flight to Nanking, his capital in Kiangsu province, is Hable only to result in his capture there, as it is reported that Cantonese detachments, disguised as civilians — but __pearthy: rms, have entered + aid of sympathetic Chekiang x. ae cjal troops. As Sun’s flight took place, about 1,200 of his troops who had not gone over to the Cantonese were killed when @he Kuang Yuang, a British ship of the China Merchant. Naviga- tion company and loaded with arms, took fire in Kiukiang harbor. The: munitions exploded, discharging shells’ over the city and killing most of the 1,500 soldiers aboard before burning own to the water. Loses Chekiang Province. Governor Hsia Chao of the province of Chekiang, the rich province lying south of Shanghai, yesterday declared his province in@ependent of Sun Chaun-fang’s rule and is repofted to be ready to aid the Cantonese march on Shanghai. In Shanghai the foreign police re- serves have been called out to guard the foreign concessions, while tep iiles south of Shanghai "the troops of Sun have torn up the railway and are placing artillery hoping to block the expected .attack from Chekian prov- , the capital of which, Hangchow, is only 157 miles south. Little Hope for Reaction. The only hope of stopping the ad- vancing Canton armies from capture of Shanghai, is the forlorn one that Chang Tso-lin, Manchurian reaction- ary, may send some reinforcements ‘outh. But as Sun never helped | Chang when asked, it is not expected | that Chang will worry much about getting help to Sun. et Of course, there is the other hope of foreign intervention on a large seale, a movement that is being or- ganized by the British. Polish Bandit Slain, WARSAW, Oct. 17.-Zeilinsky, notorious Polish bandit, was slain by police here in a raid on a “bandit party” staged by the robber. In the jast few months, Zeilinsky is said to have committed numerous murders, thefts, and burglaries in and near Warsaw. His romantic inclinations caused him to give a ball, and the place was discovered by the police. Several of his guests were also seri- ously wounded, Austrian Cabinet Resigns, VIENNA, Oct. 17.--The Ramek ministry has resigned, it is an- nounced, Presidént Haenisch ra vepted the resignation, but requested that the members of the ministry maintain their posts until a new cabi- net could be formed, | “Hands off China!” | Special “Hands off China” edition next Saturday. Pictures of and articles by noted Chinese & NEAR pAPTIn. % re ibe able to break the strike before it Outside Chicago, ' KELLOGG DOESN'T LIKE “YERCISING OF POWER "CHINESE RADICALS sNGTON, Oct. 17. — (FP) ry Kellogg has instructed the Am, .can consul in Canton to pro- test the laying of an additional tax on imports and exports—above the customs rates permitted by the foreign powers—in those parts of China controlied by the Canton national government. Other powers have made similar protest, but the new taxes are be- ing collected by the radical govern- ment in its ports. Canton takes the position that It is a sovereign Chi- nese government with which the powers will have to negéMate. ~ SOFT COAL STRIKE WILL BE CERTAIN So Says Editor of Gas Makers’ Journal (Special to Tne Daily Worker) ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 17—“It can be said with reasonable certainty that a soft coal strike will take place next spring,” was the assertion of Floyd W. Parsons, of New York, editorial director of the Gas Age Record, to the American Gas Association con- vention. He continued: A “The operators insist that they will 5 auses any considerable inconveni- ence to the consuming public. How- ever itis never safe.to predict whet may happen in a labor controversy of this mature. Several times when the miners’ union appeared to be on its last legs’ diligent efforts of the la- bor leaders succeeded so well in con- solidating their forces that the un- jon came back stronger than ever.” ® LABOR BANKAN PITTSBURGH 1S SWINDLE VICTIM PITTSBURGH, Oct.» 17.—Informa- tion charging conspiracy were filed here today: against three officials of the Brotherhood Savings and Trust company, @ labor bank, and two oth- ers before Alderman A. M. Maloney in connection with the disappearance of between, $320,000 and $425,000, part of which belonged to the bank. R. A. McCrady, president of the bank, Charles E. Knapp, a bond sales- man, accused by McCrady of disap- pearing with the money; William Kel- ly, vice-president; J. L. Nelson, Treas- urer, and Frank Redman, who intro- duced McCrady to Knapp, were nam- ed in the information. Bankers Grillea. Meanwhile, the men named, with the exception of Knapp, for whom a nationwide search has been launched, were subjected to a grilling by rep- resentatives of the state banking de- partment and city detectives who sought to learn more about the trans- action thra whicl® the men under ar- rest said they were to receive $800,000 worth of bonds for $425,000. The bank’s doors are closed. SECRECY SURROUNDING “QUEEN'S ITINERARY IS CONNECTED WITH LOANS (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Oct. 17—A great deal of secrecy surrounds the arrange- ment of plans for Queen Marie's visit In the United States. There appears to be much confusion caus- ed by reason of the fact that itine- rarles are being made up for the royal party by several different agencies. But since it Is quite definitely known that the Queen Is coming to the United States large- ly to effect an arrangement for the floatation of large loans for Rouma- nia, it is likely that much of her time will be spent in the East, chiefly in New York. The United States Lines is already preparing to embark the queen on the Levia- than for the return trip, which, it is announced, will not ooour until Christmas, giving the royal oon- sort three months time in which *to transact her businese. Banker Sentenced, MEMPHIS, Tenn,, Oct. 17.—Ramsey Bavichamp who embezzled and mis- applied two -milifon dollars from the Union and. Planter's bank, was sen tenced to ‘fivé’ years in Atlanta prison and fined/.$140,000, Bauchamp was ice-presidentvot the bank, In Chicago, by mall, $8.00 per year, by mail, $6.00 per year, Guthrie Is Named House of Commons The opposition party in the Can- A letter of Pe: adian house of commons will be led |partment of tice agent, by Hugh Guthrie next year. He was TUESDAY, Gi Post Office pote fe Canada REVEALS PLOT Globe Did ish Letter Daily Worker) » Oct. 17 (FP)— ing of Sacco and lon for a new trial and Judge Web- pposedly considering r to giving his de- inst the two Itallan affidavit bearing on ion filed by defense » G. Thompson. Felixus Weiss, de- to the lich that paper did (Bpectal to * DEDHAM,. Ma Although’ the Vanzetti’s last | has already pas ster Thayer Is the evidence cision for or agi workers, anoth: the motion has” attorney Willian Boston Glo! elected temporary house leader at | Ot print—is iPboratea into Thomp a caucus of the elected conservative members of parliament. SCHOOL CHILDREN FORCED TO BOW TO QUEEN MARIE LL DB. to Protest Show of Royalism NEW YORK, Oct, 17.—In the mad frenzy to do homage to royalty, even the children of America are being forced to play a part. In New York City, five thousand youngsters are to be taken from School on the morning of October 23 and made to do honor to Princess leana who is being given a recep- tion at the Capitol Theater by a wom- en’s civic committee, headed by the society matron, Mrs. Ira Nelson Mor- ris, If the visits of “European royalty continue as frequently as they have ee} during, the. pagt the Bb i of our pros cratic country will be well instructed in the proper way to treat a mon- arch. 1. L. D, Will Protest, It is to protest against ‘this sort of welcome to the representatives of Roumania’s fascist government that the New York section of the Interna- tional Labor Defense has arranged a demonstration in Union Square on Monday the 18,-at 5:30. There will be a number of promin- ent speakers including Elizabeth Gur- ley Flynn, Bishop Paul Jones, Robert W. Dunn, Forrest Bailey, McAllister Coleman, Paxten, Hibben, Ben Gitlow, and Carlo Tresca. Tell of Persecution. They will tell the stories that never reach the ears of our American peo- ple about the horrible persecution of workers and peasants in Roumania who dare to speak against the rule of oppression there, and who try to organize for better conditions in fac- tories and on the farms. Thousands of New York workers will join in this expression of golidar- ity with their Roumanian fellow-work- ers, and in a mighty protest against Roumania’s government and its queen. No Scopes Decision. son’s affidavit.”Weiss was named in other affidavits supporting the new trial motion as one of the men considered in ¢@mnection fwith the frame-up of Saceo and Vanzetti on the payroll robbery and murder charge. * Reveals Plot Against Law. Weiss confirms the affidavit of John Ruzzamenti (se¢ured by defense at- torney Fred Moore four years ago but not used umtil Thompson entered it in support of the Tast motion.) Ruz- wamenti was @m under-cover man whom Weiss proposed to the then distriet attorney Frederick G. Katz- mann, as could be put in a cell next to to get evidence. Weiss in his unpublished letter to the be that he explained to Katzmann * anarchists do not commit crimes for money, but for a principle, and that banditry was not in their code, Weiss fu claims that he had intended to put a spy next to Sacco as much to him of the murder charge as to ict him, although it _the recent hearing inzetti were framed rge in order to dis- port them as radicals. A. D. of J. Man Now. Weiss was not in the federal ser- vice at the time of the Sacco Vanzet- ti arrest and trial but had been pre- viously and is now again, though ste- tioned in the west. 3 He writes to the Globe that he told Katamann he knew Sacco was an an- archist. Weiss concludes his letter with charges that»Katzmann is trying to clear himself of the “Ruzzamenti fiasco” and that Ruzzamenti “deliver- ed my life into the hands of the in- ternational reds the world over by jhis \treachery” in giving the defense an affidavit. Three Killed in Fight in Monterey Legislature MONTERDY, Mex., Oct. 17.—Three persons were killed and several per- sons were injured in a revolver bat- tle between opposing factions in the state legislature here. The, battle occurred outside of the legislative palace and followed a heated debate during which charges were made that the agents of Gov- ernor Siller had made attempts to as sassinate two deputies. Oscar Spulveda, chief clerk of the KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 17.—-The |chamber of deputies, a policeman supreme court hag adjourned until and a bootblack were killed. A news- November 20 without indicating what | paper reporter. *who hurried out: to decision is to be made in the appeal | cover of the JohngT. Scopes evolution case. the wounded. story was seriously at Chicago, Mlinots, OBER 19, 1926 under the Act of March 8, 1879. Bis, 290 Editor of B. of L. E. Journal Assailed by Pres. John L. Lewis PUBLI Albert F. Coyle, editor of the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Engineers’ Jour | nal, who was made the target of an acrimonious speech by John L. Lewis at the Detroit convention of the A. F. of L. in connection with the elections now going on in the United Mine Workers’ Union, NEGRO STRIKE I$ FEDERATION MAIN BUSINESS Conditions are Menace, says Fitzpatrick Discussion of the strike of the Ne- gro women date stuffers here was the main topic at the meeting of the Chi- cago Federation of Labor Sunday af- ternoon. The federation pledged its support to the Negro women and voted unani- mously to give them credentials to solicit strike funds from all labor or- ganizations affiliated. (President Fitzpatrick introduced the discussion declaring that the strike has a great significance to the entire jabor movement. It exposes the exploitation of the Negro workers, he said, which is a menace to all work- ers, as the bosses use their power over unorganized Negroes to decrease all wages. Horrible Conditions, “This strike opens a little corner of the terrible conditions under which Negroes. must work,” he said. “These fe kee ~ hae a reservoir of cheap labor, ing up fresh from the south, and exploited in such a manner.” Conditions under which they work are horrible, 4t was related, and such that the stuffed dates produced there are unfit for human consumption. Fitzpatrick declared that he had ap-| pealed to the U. S. department of la- bor to investigate, and that the Ma- Tas company, where the women were employed, refused to remedy condi- tions, Whiteman Speaks. “We've got to fight to go forward,” said Fitzpatrick in closing. Lovett Fort-Whiteman of the Amer- ican Negro congress, and Mrs, Fannie Warnettas, president of the union, ad- dressed the meeting by invitation. A. F. of L. Report Weak. A written report on the A. F. of L, convention was read at the meeting. It contained very little of importance. and emphasized mainly the question of whether open sloppers of Detroit were more loyal during the world war than unionists. The questions of Passaic aid, organization of auto workers, and the speeches on Russia were omitted. ~ Forge Ahead to Keep The Daily Worker! Philadelphia Sets the Pace By JAY iLovEsTON €. Ww are moving ahead to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER. We may hoped to be, But we aré@ getting there. certainly not a sleepy city, Every district of the Workers (Communist) Party has been assigned a certain quota which Jt must attain Jn order enable The DAILY WORKER to continue, In this contest, to date, some of the districts are doing well. Others better wake up and wake up quickly, Unless they get on the job very soon, they will wake up to find that there ts no DAILY WORK- ER to KEEP. herewith publish the achieve- ments of the different districts of the Workers (Communist), Party thru October, 14th, Examine this table earefully and see whether you have done your uty or failed to respond to the urgent call to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER, 4 be a little more slow than we pave |6. p Philadelphia is setting the pace. In H #0 far as The DAILY WORKER cam- paign is concerned, Philadelphia is i Solna be ricultural Amount Quota Collected percens 8 id thru O 4 Coll 3. Phiatdelphia " 4. Buffalo itteb 1,000 Al {". to “October T5ih, ‘eb “nave col- lected $6,778.12, | The Philadelphia district leads in the proportion of its quota it has col- lected to date. The Chicago district has to date raised the largest sum, ‘The Detroit, Kansas Oity and Agri- cultural districts are making a good showing, Districts, far stronger or- ganizationally, are trailing those sec? tions of our party. We hope that this will serve to arouse some of the big- ger but slower @stricts to speed up. Of course, in many districts the machinery tor the KEEP THE DAILY WORKER camptign has not gotten into full swing qt, Mass meetings, dances, balls, baxaars, banquets, res cue parties, and entertainments have been arranged. All of these will surely bring the necessary relief, UT we must hurry up. WE MUST GET SOME BIG CONTRIBU- TIONS AT ONCE. The next few weeks are Our most critical and try- ing times. There certainly must be thousands of workers—triends and sympathizers —in every section of the party who have not yet been approached for a direct immediate contribution to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER, if your district has made a poor showing to date, there is only one thing for you to do, Hurry up, Brace up. Do better. You can do it. You must try harder and the resuite will | be there for The DAILY WORKER. _ If your district has made a good record to date, it shaws that you are on the right road, It shows that you can get results, Very likely you can do much better even than you have done so far, There is every repson for believing that you can d even more telling support to KEEP THE DAILY WORKER. LET US ALL FORGE AHKAD TO KBP THE DAILY“ WORKER! Publiabed Dally except Sunday by THE DAILY WORKER NEW YORK | EDITION Price 3 Cents SHING CO., 1113 W. Washington Bivd., Chicago, Il. FAVORABLE REPORT ON MEXICAN UNIONS HIDDEN BY THE A. F. OF L. WON'T GO TO LABOR CONFERENCE By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL 4 (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich., October 17. — It developed today that re- ports by William D. Mahon, fraternal delegate to the Mexican Federation of Labor convention at Mexico City, in March, and | of James B. Conners, delegate to the Canadian Trades and La~ |bor Congress at Montreal in September, were slipped into the | last day's proceedings. They were not read to the convention. Mahon’s report was pretty well loaded with dynamite. Mahon declared that, ‘‘The first action of the convention was to send a telegram to Plutarco Elias Calles, president of Mexico pledging the undivided support of the ‘C. R. O. M.’ (the Confederacion his attitude towards the church and endorsing his conduct of administrating the government | of the Republic of Mexico.” Mahon reported in detail the vari- ous activities of the Mexican labor |movement, its war against fascism, establishing a college to train labor officials, the founding of an institute of social science, developing the co- operative societies, these matters coming before the gathering in 400 different resolutions. Only 88 reso- lutions came before the A. F. of L. geben here, it Was “Some Sight.” ate reported there were 1,525 delegates at the Mexican congress, compared to the less than 500 here. Mahon told of President Calles com- ing before the gathering, asking for the floor, not as president of the re- public, but as “a comrade and fellow worker.” Mahon reported, “To me this was some sight.” Mahon reported that seven years ago the Mexican Federation of Labor had only 7,000 members, whereas it now has 1,500,000, not much more than a million less than there are in the A. F, of L. Mahon declared: What Catholics Don’t Like. “The cheering that followed the close of President Callies’ address was the most wonderful that I have”ever experienced in my 40 years of work, which has Brought me in touch with many conventions and mass meetings of workers.” This is what Delegate James W. Fitzpatrick in his attack on the Mex- ican labor movement referred to as “the foul alliance between Calles and the C. R, 0. M.” 3 Trevino Conceals Truth. Ricardo Trevino, secretary-general of the Mexican Federation of Labor, who was fraternal delegate to the A. F. of L, convention, declared that he ‘was satisfied with the action of the jconvention in its closing session on |the Mexican church war. He declared that Delegate Fitzpatrick was merely stating his own personal opinion. Of course, this is not true, since Fitz- patrick was speaking for a strong part of the catholic bloc in the con- vention. There was nothing unusual in Con- nors’ report. He declared that Fred- erick G, Roberts, fraternal delegate of the British® Trades Upion Congress at Montreal, in his speech, “appeared to be strong for the Labor Party of Great Britain.” Dodge Internationa! Conference. No delegation of the American Fed- Fi national labor conference to be held at Mexico City, Oct. 21-26, at which it is expected that most of the coun- tries affiliated with the International Federation of Trade Unions (Amster- dam) will have representatives. Ricardo Trevino, secretary-general of the Mexican Federation of Labor, waited in vain for a favorable an- swer here in the lobby of the Tuller Hotel while the executive council dis- cussed the matter in secret session, The attitude of the A, F. of L, exe- ecutive council] on this subject was characteristics of many of its actions. A Left-Handed Siam. Tt did not turn down the invitation extended to it by the Mexican Fed- eration of Labor, In fact, it was real- ly accepted, But it was decided that either President William Green, or some member or members of the executive council must go, if anybody went. President Green, however, in common with every member of the executive council found that they would be too busy to make the trip, that they had other more important engagements, from’ 18¢ countries will attend j gathering, including many of South American countries, with spokesmen present for Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, other European countries. It is ex- pected that Edo Fimmen, president of the International Federation of Trans- port Workers and former secretary of the International Federation of Trades Unions, will attend. Perhaps the A. F. of 1. counell took the action it did, feeling that it did not desire so quickly to develop this close con- (Continaed on page 3.) eration of Labor will attend the inter) Trevino announces that delegates | the | the | Spain and) Regional Obrera Mexicana, or Mexican Federation of Labor) in RCS PSR TI HRCI OPEN SHOPPERS PRAISE GREEN FOR REACTION Loud Attack on Soviet Workers’ Republic By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. (Special to The Daily Worker) DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 17.—Bitter hostility on the part of Detroit's open shoppers toward the American Feder ation of Labor changed to amiable ap | proval of many of the convention’s ac- | tions here before the hour of adjourn- ment arrived. This change of attitude was most clearly apparent in the local “Amert- can Plan” press, that spewed forth its poisonous “open shop” venom as greet- ing to the arriving delegates, but later learned how to take the A. F. of L. officials to its editorial bosom and coo soft acquiescence of the ad- ministration'’s, policies so overwhelm- ingly endorsed by the assembled dele- gates. - Open Shoppers Have Reason. This was especially true of ‘the De- troit Free Press. Its editorial greet- ing to the convention was a demand that no efforts be made to organize Cor locally, especially in the auto industry, charging that the workers ere better off under the local open shop regime. No denunciatory super- latives were too extreme to be hurled at the heads of the A. F. of L. But the action of the convention om |the questions of the Citizens’ Military | Training Camps, its opposition to the recognition of and the sending of a delegation to the Union of Soviet Re- publics changed all that. Thunderous jsalvos of editorial applause greeted the convention's approval of these |schools of militarism and of the im- berialist opposition to the workers’ and peasants’ government. Open Shop Finds an Affinity, Thus the Free Press entitles its leading editorial, “Two Bumps For Communism,” and hails, “the scorch- ing condemnation of Communism and all its works, particularly as they are represented by Soviet Russia, which the American Federation of Labor con- vention embodied in a unanimously adopted resolution.” The 100 per cent capitalist Free Press is happy to note that the A. F, of L, is “standing against radicalism, and particularly against radicalism of the Moscow brand,” which it claims is “a bad blow to the Soviet crowd, but (Continued on page f) French Cabinet Fears to Open Debt Question PARIS, Oct. 17-—The French govy- ernment will not ask for ratification of the British and American debt set- tlements before February, it was learned authoritatively today. The delay has been decided upon in the hopes .that the "November elections in the United States and the French senatorial elections in Janu- ary may change the situation. The government, # is learned, has made @ canvas of the situation and found that there is little chance of the present parliament ratifying the agreements, Mail Clerks Injured. DENNISON, Ohio, Oct. 17.—-Four mail clerks were injured here when the engine, mail car, club car, and |three sleepers on the Pennsylvania The clerks were it is believed, |road were derailed not maar -cebatie Youle Worker Kile QUINCY, Ill, Oct. Orville Laws, a young worker re the paper mill here, was scalded to death when an explosion occurred in la rotary cooker, Seweral other workers were seriously burned. No reason for the explosion is given, y + nee ne hnmenemceem ett OR Hs eRe aM ER eS