The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 17, 1926, Page 6

Page Six | THE DAILY WORKER THE DAILY WORKER FIVE MINERS DIE Published by the DAILY WORKER PUBLISHING CO. 1113 Wi, Washington Bivd., Chicago, Il. Phone Monroe 4711 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By malt (In Chicago only): $3.00 per year $4.50 six months $2.50 three months By mali (outside ef Chioago): $6.00 per year $3.50 six months $2.00 three months | | Address all mail and make out checks to | THE DAILY WORKER, 1113 Ww. Washington Bivd, Chioage, Mt, J, LOUIS ENGDAHL WILLIAM F. DUNNE MORITZ J. LOEB. t Editors Business Manager Pea SSE eta e ve AAS a ached SEDO) Enterod as second-class mai] September 21, 1923, at the post-office at Chi cago, Ill., under the <i 290 Brewing a New War | | | Glendale Gas Coal company at Glen- lialy, France, Turkey and Ju to dispatehes. Relations Mussolini’s plot to er between ganizing so-called uprisings in’ ¢ vhrn the medium of fascist secret withdrawing its tentative agreem date to Italy. Unable to display the promi Italian people as an against Turk once more. Jugo-Slavia, alarmed at the Francé and Italy are extremely‘ strained. | ate friction between France and Spain by or- Jatalonia and then exposing them achievement Mussolini act of March 3, 1879. | Advertising rates’on application, | go-Slavia are mobilizing, according | three men were recovered. | service men has resulted in France ent to surrender the Syrian man- sed colonial concession before the} takes up thé - sword war-like siete Cate in neighbor- ing countries, and having an ax of her own to grind in the shape of a desire for unrestricted outlet to the sea, puts her war machinery into motion and Greece also will hostile demonstrations. The Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean, area are boiling | officials stating that the mine had been not remain inactive in the face of again with fascist Italy as the center of the disturbance. Eyen the capitalist press is speculating now on. how long the) jicaster, John Steele, Mussolini regime can last. Tribune from Rome, says: After Benito Mussolini, what? writing for the Chicago This is the question all Italy and most of the rest of the world is asking more persistently since the last attempt on the duce’s life:.. Premier Mussolini’s death is an ev visaged as possible any moment... . that there is no other form of the fascist regime... . ent that must be en- It must be remembered protest possible in Italy against since the establishment of fascism thou- sands of socialists, liberals and other dissidents have lost. their lives, property and health at t THERE ARE HUNDREDS, YOUNG MEN WHO WOULD 1CT OF FILIAL PIETY, T) shows t Italy is a Mount Aetna likely to vical of the expressions in The history of dictators of the Mussolini type afflicted with a) Napoleon and Ceasar complexes, shows that} they have always resorted to attempts at foreign conqnest as their combination of the waned in order to make t pride of the country. * power tionali Mussolini will be no exception. His death or dethronement will be sudden. or else the fascist organization will provoke a war which will be .quite in line with| Ryan declared that “if Dr. Letko- iis imperialist policy. It is quite likely that war would’ have broken out before this| st it were not for the fact that the impoyerighed. European nations liave not the financial strength to wage a major struggle without he hands of~fascist mobs. .... PERHAPS THOUSANDS, OF | CONSIDER IT NOT ONLY AN | BUT A PATRIOTIC DUTY TO KILL PREMIER MUSSOLINI. (Emphasis ours.) other capitalist organs, the above) at it is no longer possible to conceal the fact that al] of} | was vigorously attacked by Joseph P. burst forth at any moment. themselves symbolical of the na-, putting themselves more completely at- the mercy..of American im- perialism, But even with this. negative factor given its full im-| portance no one reading the news from Europe can avoid the con- clusions that war is nearer than a armistice. ud And an armistice it was—a until new forces could be rallied But in the welter of darkness easterr Europe there is at least one ray of light. t any time since the signing of the, temporary. ‘cessation of hostilities. and new alignments made, ‘which envelops western and south-| It is the league of peoples which seems to be making substantial progress under the leadership of the Soviet Union and which at least tentatively | includes Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan and the new and powerful | China which is rising steadily on imperialist oppression. the ruins of feudal reaction and The spokesmen of capitalism would have us believe that the ques gle of the working class and the colonial peoples against world im- perialism which is led now by the workers’. and peasants’ govern- ment ‘ if the Soviet Union. FEAMAN MATIONALISTS INLIGNANT AS EMBASSY GELEBRATES ARMISTICE BERLIN, Nov. 15. wers aroused today over the fact that the rman embassy in Washington displayed German flags on Armistice Day, and the local Anzeiger is, bitterly attac the government and Ambas- sador von Maltzan “If it is true, it is a most. ignom- jnoug, se f-humilfation,” declared. the Loca} Anzeiger, “Our former enemies were com»emorating Armistice Day not only bevause it marked-the end of the war, but equally because it meant the defeat of the reich, uncondl- tlonal surrender t6 arrogant victors and humiliation by the most spiteful and criminal peace ‘treaty in the world’s history. The outrage of Nov, 11 is burning the hearts of Germans today as it did elght ygars ago. The Local Anzeiger has urged the foreign office to take action against the embassy in Washington but it is understood that the foreign offige sup- ports the embassy, taking the attitude that the display of the German flags wascmerely an Upeade eee ee Sa irl” at the pro tion must be put as Asia versus Europe and in the event of an important offensive started by Mussolini or some other representa- tive of reaction will try to raise the bugaboo of Asiatic domination. | But class conscious workers know and the rest of the working class will learn that the question mast be put in the form of a strug- Filipino Legislature | Fights Dictatorship: | Established by Wood | MANILA, Nov. 15,—Altho ‘the legis- Mature is officially adjourned, all the Nationalists | members were still in’ Manila today! }and were casting about for a method | of checkmating Governor General Wood's move of abolishing the board | of control, Representative Isaac’ Lacson pro- posed that the legislature refuse a meet in the future, Wood indicated there rou be no, radical changes at the present time in | }ddministering to’ the government- owned properties, Before the board of control was abolished Wood and Quezon had al- ready decided to dispose’ of the gov- ernment-owned cement plant and had agreed not to sink additional money |in the government coal mines, which have already lost more than $3,000,000. It was disclosed. that Wood cannot | dispose of the government raliroad or close the national bank without the | consent of the legislature. | Expect Demonstrations MADRID, Nov. 15. —- Republican | demonstrations were xe! here to- day at the fineral’ of lackens, 84 year old journalis' publican \ loader who. died ‘Thureday. liowing & short illness, * ad i ‘Ten Escape as Others RYAN ATTACKS | when the school board denied promo- | teacher he is capable of being a first | assistant. | with the United States.” | cent rubber reprisals, IN GAS BLAST IN W. VIRGINIA . Are Injured (Special to The Dally Worker) MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va., Nov. 15— | Five miners were killed, and two others seriously Injured invan explo- sion of gas at the Mound shaft of the dale, near here today. The bodies of Two Rushed to. Hospitals. Seventeen men were,in the mine at the time of the explosion.-Ten escaped whene the blast shook the shaft, and two others were found, badly injured, by the first rescue crew. They were rushed to a Moundsville hospital. The dead: Walter Fogle;. Rueben Kirkhart; Mike Kovack; Thomas Ro- gerson and J, E. Stefel. The bodies of Rogerson and Stefel have not been re- covered. James Lemasters and H. M, Cumber- idge were seriously injured. Claim “Ignorance of Cause.” Preliminary investigation failed to determine the cause of the explosion, “rock dusted” to prevent explosions of coal dust, shortly before the REPORT OF N. Y, SCHOOL BOARD | thai ‘Promictign of Radical Teacher (Special to The Daily Worker) NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—The report of the board of superintendents to the board of education, which attempted | to explain why Dr. Abraham Lefko- witz, high school teacher accused of being’ a radical, was not promoted, Ryan, president of the Central Trades and Labor Council, Ryan is a member of the Committee of One Hundred on Intellectual Free- dom for Teachers, which was formed |‘tion to three teachers, including Dr. | Lefkowitz, because of their “radical ideas.” witz is capable of holding a position in the public school system as a “Associate Superintendent Mandel in his report charged Dr. Lefkowitz with certain acts of radicalism back in 1919. Why should he be denied promotion now because of things that happened seven years ago?” Ryan asked. The committee of one hundred, which includes other labor officials besides Ryan, intends to carry on the fight against the board’s ruling. Says Peace Depends Upon Amity Between Britain and America (Special to The Daily Worker) LONDON, Nov. 15.—World peace can only result from close friendship between Great Britain and the United States, declared Premier Bruce of Aus- tralia at the imperial conference here. He said he meant by Great Britain, not just England, but all of the dominions. “With that mutuat understanding and respect which I am convinced can be brought about between the peoples of the great American nation and tne British empire the world’s peace can be assured in the future and the way paved for progressive alleviation of the hideous burden of armaments which today is pressing so heavily on all nations,” he said, Bruce’s comments were received rather coldly by the press, The Morn- ing Post remarked that “nothing seemed to result from co-operation It.cited the United States’ gain in,trade.in China at the expense of Britain, and the re- ‘Reveals That Court of Arbitration. Robs Workers of Huge Sums MELBOURNE, Australia, ‘Nov, 15. ~(FP)--A sensational announcement was made in the federal arbitrauon court at Melbourne by Deputy-Presi- | dent Judge Webb. He said the formula on which the court based the basic \rying the fascist legion or standards | jcable to foreigners as well as natives. | riodical, | dence. Everyone Must Bow | REACTIONARIES to Fascist Emblems | Is Latest: Decree | pillar 7 | ROME, Noy. 15.—An order making it compulsory to lift the hat as a token of respect when processions car- of fascist organizations pass thru the streets has been issued by Secretary Gencral Turati, THe order is appli- Ignorance of the law will not serve as an excyse from punishment, it was declared, 110 Years Old, Still Serving. KREMENCHUG, Ukraine, Nov. 15.— One hundred and ten years old, and having served under five czars, Ivan Shtcherbin is now appointed chairman of the permanent congress of building workers. He has been on the job for the past 97 years, and, it is declared, never missed a day, Schtcherbin has been married four times and has -26 living children, SHAW ‘SUCCUMBS’ TO OFFERS FOR MOVIE RIGHTS Changes th Mind on Commercialism LONDON, Noy. 16-—The American films have finally captured George Bernard Shaw. For a fee of $100,000 the veteran writer is about to sign 4 contract for the filming of “Cashel Byron’s Professor,” a novel of Prize- fighting written more than 40 years ago. Shaw says he never thinks of the book “witohut a shudder at the narrowness of*my escape from be- coming a successful novelist at the age of 26.” Tunney to Star. Gene Tunney, world’s heavyweight champion, may be the hero, with Jack Dempsey, the man he detlroned, as the villain. “Cashel Byron’s Pro- fessor” was Shaw’s fourth novel. It was written in 1882 but, was not pub- lished for six years, because no pub- lisher would accept it. Razzes World. The story first saw the light of day in the now defunct socialist weekly, “Oday,” running serially, because Shaw, being connected, with the pe- furnished the.copy free. of | charge. It has since been published in book form, but without profit to Shaw un- til the present opportunity arose to sell it for use in the movies. In the preface to a recent edition, Shaw wrote: “Blame me not if these “exercises of a raw apprentice break loose again and insist jon their right to live. The world never did know chalk from cheese in matters of art, and never | will, since it is only the. young and | the old who have time to read, the} rest being too busy living. My ex- ercises may be more fit for the mar- ket than my masterpieces.” Introduce Diary and Love Letters in Case of Hall-Mills Murder COURT HOUSE, Sommerville, N. J., Nov, 15—The Rev. Bdward Wheeler Hall’s diary and several love letters in which he told of his great love for Mrs. Eleanor Mills,, his choir singer, were admitted as evidence in the Hall- Mills murder trial today over vigor- ous objections by the defense counsel. Mrs. Mills’ scarf was also entered as evidense, the scarf, the diary and the letters were found, in the Mills’ house several weeks after Rev. Hall and Mrs. Mills were shot to death in Derummey’s lane four years ago. The defense objected to their in- troduction on the ground that they were not found at thy scene of the crinre. The dairy is a Little ‘brown note book. The letters were scrawled on many loose pages, all of which were entered as evidence. | Judge Charles W. Pafker ruled that the jury should be ‘en an oppor: tunity to see the leftergiand the diary. He thought it was “ petent” evi- The letters showed “motive” and were competent on that point, he ruled. Community Chests to Raise $57,000,000 in 1926 for Charity Work NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—The Amert- can Association for community or- ganization today announced that final reports from 29 cities participating in the community chest campaign, indl- cated a general increase in commun- ity giving over last year. The 29 ities this year raised $11,468,000 against $10,481,000 in 1925. bs Thirty other cities which have com- pleted their campaigng but have not wage from. time to time was wrong and that as a result’ the workérs | were being penalized. It was almost | impossible to estimate the sum lost to the workers in wages, but it: was stupendous. The announcement has cansed a pro- test from industrial leaders, who bit- terly complain that |about $2,700,000. November commun- @iows that for | year's total for 310 ie to yet reported are expected to add ity chests, beginning this week, will aim at a total of $25,000,000, bringing \the autumn campaign total for 15¢ jeities to about $40,000,000, Spring campaigns will be held in about 160 other cities to raise an additional $17,000,000, which Would bring the $57,000.- years past the have been | 000. systematically robbed the juggling of the f living figures prepared ied best way by the gov ent statistician, Ly faa OF IL. 6. WIN NEW DISRUPTION Ex-Officials in Chicago Union Try Splitting (Continued from page 1.) no large importance to the union and its program. The majority of the joint board is in favor of the abolition on the ground of economy. It ig a book-keepers’ job and the joint board feels that a book-kééper’'can do it much better than a ¢lak-hiaker. False Issue, But because a right‘wing member happens to hold the position, this false issue is made into 4 major one and an occasion for the calling of an: unau- thorized “mass meeting.” The call for the meeting was signed by five right- wing members of the joint bohrd and made to appear asif it were an offi- cial circular issued by the joint board, Long before the last:election, when the right-wing leadership was swept from office by an overwhelming vote of the membership, ‘the left-wingers, at that time not represented on the joint board, advocated the abolition of the office of secretary-treasurer on the same ground of economy that they make now. Referendum. But feeling that the membership might misunderstand its intentions, the joint board decided to submit the matter to a referendum vote of the members of the union. This vote will be taken on Tuesday. But”in spite of the fact that this referendum vote is to be launched, the right wing ex- officials call a meeting in the nature of a protest against the “high-handed” manner in which they claim the joint board is acting in the matter. It is quite plain that these discredited of- ficials have the sole object in mind of regaining the posts that they mis- managed and were ousted from by a big membership vote. Issue Ciroular, In ordér that a misunderstanding may not arise in the minds of the membership concerning the question now before the union, the joint board has issued thé following circular to the members of the union in Chicago which follows in part and which signi- ficantly opens with an appeal for unity against the bosses, a thing which, quite characteristically, the vight-wing overlooks: “Your joint boards calls upon you to unite against your common enemy, the bosses, “For the first time in the history of our union a matter of this sort is being pregented to the membership for a referendum vote. This is in line with the general policies of the present administration and in contrast to the former administration who had imposed upon the membership its will by way of force. Decision Final. “Your decision will be carried out to the last letter whether it is for our proposal or against it. We are mak- ing this proposal because we believe it is for the best interest of our union and membership, Attack Administration. “Yet some of our members, mostly composed of former officials of the union, who by overwhelmjng majority of the membership have been voted out of leadership, find it necessary to launch an attack against the present administration, “And the Jewish Daily Forward has issued the slogan of “Save the Union.” The very same people who carried thru the expulsion policy, they who spent hundreds and thousands of dol- lars without the consent of the mem- bership, dare to raise the issue of “capturing the treasury. Joint Board United, “Tho they try their utmost to create the impression that there is friction in the joint board, nevertheless it 1s a fact that the joint board is united in all the major problems confronting it and doing all in its power‘o better the conditions of the membership. Those who sign the leaflet. have always handicapped the activities of the un- on in every way possible, and their present call is issued against the joint board and conpequentiy: against the union.” The circular was ‘signed for the joint board by E. Nadie; peer and B. Soll, Chairman, aiace ‘ Kansas City Bank Closes Its. Doors, Head d Blames Run KANSAS core, ak ‘Nov! 16.—The Fed- eral Trust Compafiy’ ‘here, with de- posits of $2,000,000, has been closed by order of the board of governors. The bank is now in the hands of the state finance commissioners, President P, E, Laughlin blamed heavy runs of depositors during the past two weeks for the action, A gen- era; banking businéss was done by the company, Give Big Reward for Bank Bandits’ Capture LA PORTE, Ind., |. 14.— Heged on by rewards totall $8,500, police today were seckii 6 five men bandit gang wh fi and securities 40,000 in a . | sensational daylight robbery of the Yeople'y Trust and Sévings Bunk, — ‘CURRENT EVENTS| | By T. J. OF O'Flaherty. (Continued from page 1.) heard complimentary remarks ‘on her appearance from people who under- stand why she is here‘and why she is anywhere. Politicians—particularly aldermen—whg expect to get re-elect- ed are a bit nervous about appearing before Marie with teeth unstained by tobacco juice. It is sometimes more profitable for a politician—a capitalist politician—to be seen squirting a streak of Virginia mixture into the gutter than to be photographed en- dangering the usefulness of his sus- penders bowing to a queen. Capital- ist politicians are utilitarians, Ce ‘HY did Marie come to the United States? Some say to prepare the ground for a loan. I would not be surprised, Amd if that is®true, what American capitalist or capitalist group is or are Hable to benefit from the tour? And why is it that a country like the United States that led the world in conferring the order of the hob-nailed boot on monarchism, is to- day, the only: country in the world that receives a representative of mon- archism with as much enthusiasm as | it would receive a first class pugilist? | 2. @ | ae is a very interesting question. I think .questions are usually as conducive to achieving results as ex- Planations. In Berlin, a crowd notices | the limousine of the crown prince (he is that yet) in front of a department store. So they haul out the old rasp- berry and give it to the prince. Be- cause they have come to the conclu- sion that kings and princes are a lot vf bums and worse. Here in America it happens that most people either have some kind of a job or else live on somebody else who has. ees T is very hard to believe that the American: masses should be. indif- ferent to an incident,that brings out in bold relief the difference between | the way a royal parasite lives and the | standard of living of those who pro- duce tke worlds’ wealth. Yet; only Communists and their followers make any attempt to bring this lesson home. | to the masses. I believe that it has | already been amply proven that the American people are not sympathetic to Marie's visit, yet but for the pro- | tests of the Communists the American masses would not know that this | bawdy queen is partly responsible for | the misery of the Roumanian people. Use Bombing Plane | ' in Williamson Co. Gang Warfare Now HARRISBURG, Il, Nov, 15.—An in- novation in Williamson county’s gang warfare occurred when an airplane flew over Charley Birger’s roadhouse, situatéd ‘on the hard road between here and Marion, three bombs being | dropped. One of the bombs exploded. Birger's-‘men in the roadhouse rushed ont; ‘set up machine guns and began firing at the plane which was | flying low: The ‘plane rose quickly | and got out of-range. The exploded | bomb ‘fell about 100 feet from | house, After making one. circle “of the | building the:plane disappeared. The two unexploded bombs are being pre- | served by Birger’s men. Birger at bis home this afternoon showed con- | siderable excitement and uneasiness over this method of his enemies. Use Machine Guns to Guard Alleged Slayer of Mellett CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 15. — Two machine guns, manned by expert gun- ners, were guarding the entrances of the Stark County Workhouse today, following the receipt of a tip from an “official source” that a plot has been | hatched to “get” McDermott, dead or ~ alive, | The guards has been increased over | the institution, where McDermott, | alleged keyman in the Don R. Mellett | murder, is to go on trial here De- cember'6 on a charge of first degree murder, is locked up. SEND IN A SUB TODAY, The Story of a Great Struggle of American Labor— got B Aberlieshon Told by the Leader of the Strike. HE Passaic Strike is one of the great struggles of Amer- ican labor. Its history, its lessons make interest- ing reading to inspire every worker and point the road for future strug- gles. The leader of the strike, 'present at every. turn of this great demonstration of labor, tells the story in vivid and authoritative |fashion. 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