The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 9, 1927, Page 2

‘age Two THE DAILY WORKER SMITH STEALS N.Y. LABOR’S STATE PROGRAM Appropriates Many Harmless Measures ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 7. —(FP)— Much of the legislative program laid out by the New York State Federation of Labor was embodied in the mes- * sage of Governor Alfred Smith to the incoming legislature. Outstanding in the re-elected governor’s address was | his emphasis on state development and control of water power, which is endorsed by organized labor. Smith proposes again the establ ment of a state 7 authority, simi lar to the Ne auth and power and nor stribution of from N’ @ La suggested th planning, and hydro-electric ene popula which trom r less dense and benefit th viding ma he St. Ovi t state ution of of the 8 to les pro- and populated communi t by irist by t hand making tran ation less expensive and hazardous. Lip Service to 48 Hours. Passage of the 48-hour law for wo- men workers is advocated by govern- r Smith once This demand of anionists and wo 's organizations the V nan’s Party) has y roved by both major islated old 54-ho: ifg. Este wage board to ards for women and ch another labor measure the governor. Other items of labor’s legislative program that Smith mentioned to the legislature were: a statute declaring with even issued in of the or public ubts of its con- stitutionality; more s for the state labor department to carry on more adequate compensation service. Smith renewed the recommendation ‘or amending the workmen’s caen- ~. vation law to prevent employers appealing to courts from awards and ‘hus jeopardizing the whole law as 1ow practiced. No White House Bid. No definite bid for presidential aomination is evident in Smith’s mes- sage, though New York democrats consider him the best bet for the ace, The only reference to matters seyond state control contained in his message. was in his suggestion that the legislature pass appropriate “res- ‘lutions conveying in a formal man- aer the result” of the state refer- sndum for modification of the federal prohibition act. These resolutions should go to congress with a memor- fal asking in behalf of the state that the federal body “enact at the earliest possible moment a sane, sensible, seasonable definition of what consti- mutes an intoxicant under the Eigh- weenth Amendement.” tabor not a commodity doth sides repr tempora labor disput orevailing-ra smployes to before Canton Government Says “Panic” Baseless (Continued from page 1) the American concession to take pro risions for three days and board a Sritish steamer waiting to take them m. No Cause for Alarm. Chen said there was no cause for he nervous tension displayed by the ¢housand foreign residents of the city wd inferred that it was artificially itimulated by the consuls themselves fle made known that the nationalist fovernment was in complete control of the situation and that the popu- face, infuriated by the shooting of Uhinese by British troops, had com- rete faith in the government. Began With Shooting. The panic of the foreign residents was begun by the killing and wound- mg of a number of Chinese by Brit- #h troops in the British concession which was followed by % mass dem- mstration of the populace against the Sritish outrage. The nationalist Troops were forced to occupy the Sritish concession and the occupa fon was not contested by the British, who were glad of the protection it forded. The anti-British sentiment is manning high, but the nationalist jovernment has the situation well in Jury in Leopold and Loeb Case Disagrees (Special to The Dally Worker) JOLINT, I.— After deliberating ‘ore than 23 hours, on evidence in he civil action thru which Cahrles eam, taxicab driver, sought to collect 100,000 apiece from Nathan Leopold r, and Richard Loeb, for alleged rutiintion, the jury was dismissed by Soult Judge Frank L. Hooper today or failure to reach a decision, but has not yet been | “| prince of Wales is getting abused for sponsored by | By T. J, O'FLAHERTY. WIARTIAL ARRAY IN CARIBBEAN IS FOR MEXICO Real Purpose of Navy Movements Disclosed (Continued from page 1) tonger get away with the bunk that she is “carrying the white man’s burden.” Better still, men of other colors are offering her a choice be- tween a graceful retreat or a flight with bayonets in close proximity to (Continued from page 1) the rear. tirely familiar and thru long practice ov 0 very efficient. Largest Naval Show, Yet for this Nicaraguan revolution, in which the combatants on both sides WO playboys sport themselves in e columns of the Hearst press Friday. One is Arthur Brisbane, to be the most highly paid rial hack in the world. The other s boss, William Randolph Hearst. er has been conducting a e for peace by forming a union the “Anglo-Saxon peoples.” Where? Evidently not in n America. In one of those spread- effusions for which he is famous, American government de in Nicaraguan waters, and ad- jacent to Mexico, a total of filiteen ‘st class fightinng ships and nearly 000 bluejackets and marines, all un- der contro] of an admiral who has been given cate blanche dn their dis- position. It comprises tthe largest between t st congratulates Coolidge on his |aval show the American government id.” We want peace, of|as ever staged in Caribbean waters. i t we are not to proud to That a very serious situation may , and such nauseating hokum. result is universally recognized in Washington. The American state department put Diaz in the presidential palace and plans to keep him there, The state de- partment has accorded him official recognition, and the American navy has bottled up the Sacasa revolution- ists who were fast gaining the upper hand over him. Mexico Recognizes Sacasa. The Mexican government considers se N the same page Brisbane holds forth on the Nicaraguan question. Brisbane tries to Prove that the rea- son for the unpopularity of the United tates is this country’s incurable de- sire to shower favors on other peo- ples. Did not we go three thousand es across the ocean to help Surope? asks “Mushbrain.” And what did we get out of it? Nothing but abuse. That a reading public is in such a low stage of mental develop- ment as to believe this twaddle proves what a comparatively easy matter it is for the ruling class to inoculate jthem with the germ of war madness whenever occasion calls for such medicine. se ® |QIOMETIMES it is not so pleasant to | be rich amd of high station. The vention being held at Los Angeles, | going on a public spree in London jand acting as a bartender, The main jobjection from the aggrieved ones; was that Eddie’s debauch impaired |monarchial prestige. The prince prob- ably feels that he has only ome ‘iife to} give and is willing to give that as/| quickly as he can for the empire. Here in America a scion of a packing- house family got generous in a senti- mental way while under the influence of champagne. But he was not able to} get to the altar, because his mother had him arrested and bailed out al-| The message follows: Support. in China by the United States, mintang. most immediately. was worth a few thousand dollars to preserve the with half a dozen beautiful actresses without the slightest inconvenience! 8 A haps of you who are inclined to be impressed by appearances may be interested im the case of the Com- monwealth Reserve Fund of Chicago, a million dollar corporation that was caught with a bank balance of only $100. The officials of this organiza- tion sold bonds and lived happily on large salaries until something slipped and the law stepped in. Getting rich quick is quite a gambling proposition unless you are in on the ground floor. TALY and France have buried the hatchet, according to the British ambassador at Paris. Germany and France have also composed the trifling differences over the sentence imposed on a few Germans by a French mili- tary court fer daring to get into a scrap with a member of the French army of occupation. England .is in- terested in maintaining peace in Europe because she has her hands full in China and is by no means in- sensible to ‘the troubles of the United States in Nicaragua. When those brigands get to composing their differ- ence honest peoples should take down their trusty rifles. No Communist Home Can Be Without Red Calendar A beautiful and character- istic portrait of Lenin, mounted on a handsome red cardboard, with a list of the most important rev- olutionary dates, | Indis- pensable for your home or your headquarters, A lim- ited supply on hand, Order now before the supply is exhausted. Price 25 cents each. 16 cents each in lots of 10 or more. Daily Worker Publishing Company 1118 W. Washington Bivd. Chicago, Il, \president of Nicaragua. It accorded |Sacaga official recognition, and con- yeniently has looked the other way while his forces obtained arms and ammunition from Mexican sources. If Mexico now chooses to stand stiffly on her prerogatives as a sovereign nation and chooses to sup- ply arms to this Sacasa government which she officially recognizes, an open clash with the United States may be one of the first results, for Admiral Latimer has instructions to stop Mexican gun running. Mexico Legally Right, Most international authorities here concede that in such a situation, Mexico would have international law dlearly on her side. They say Mexico is as much a sovereign power as is the United States, and as such is en- titled to sell and deliver arms to whomsoever she pleases. The state department, however, takes the position that in this instance American rights to the projected Nicaraguan canal andthe naval base concession at Fonseca Bay are of more importance than technicalities over international law. Hence the fif- teen warships and the 5,000 men to put a stop to the revolution and the gun-running. Only a Spark Needed. Thus the situation stood today, with only a spark perhaps needed to cause a general conflagration in the Caribbean. Meanwhile the senate revolt against the administration’s policy gathered force, but marked time, pending the appearance of Secretary of State Kel- logg before the foreign relations com- mittee to “explain” his Nicaraguan and Mexican pelicies, Bully Democrats. Unable to gain the support of Sen- ator Borah, chairman of the commit- \tee, President Coolidge temporarily |checkmated democratic criticism of the administration policy by summon- ing Senators Robinson of Arkansas and Swanson of Virginia, the demo- cratic leaders, to the White House jand after acquainting them with the situation pledged them to secrecy, Secretary Kellogg ig exhibiting no {desire to hurry his appearance before |the cothmittee. Invited to appear last | Wednesday, Kellogg pleaded prior en- jgagements which would delay his ap- pearance until next Wednesday—a fact which caused considerable muttering today among the opponents of the administration’s policy. eed Gets Sarcastic, “Mr Kellogg must have some very important engagements,” said Senator Reed, democrat of Missouri, sarcastic ally. “In the meantime, the compplica- tions may grow and the situation down theré become really serious, It is truly remarkable that he can’t find time to come up here and talk about this situation.” Othre senators were even more out- |spoken. 4) » “The American government,” eaid)range. PITTSBURGH STEEL LAYS. OFF 300 WORKERS; SAY OVERSTOGKING I$ REASON By a Worker Correspondent. MONESSEN, Pa., Jan. 7.—More than 300 workers of the Pittsburgh Stéel Co, plant here were notified that they will have a happy New Year by being laid off work until! further notice. Other departments are working two and three days a week. Over- stock is given as the cause of the layoff. number scarcely more than 5,000, the | Senator MeKelar,»democrat of Ten- has concen- | nesses, “ts big enough ‘to apply the ‘golden rule in its relations with other governments, and tt should apply it more particularly i 3 mations south of us than anywhi \, Cabinet Meets Again. “I am absol ‘pposed to the United States ing in the in- ternal affairs of any friendly country. If it is true that this government is selling arms to Oe faction in Nica- ragua and at the same time using its warships to prevent the other faction’s getting them, it is lan indefensible policy, I am absolutely opposed to making war on ahy defenseless peo- ple.” The cabinet met this morning to further discuss the delicate situation. Fy ¥ Europe Has Wary Eye, LONDON, Jan.,7—The American policy in Nicaragua arouses distrust that Juan Sacasa is the constitutionallin Europe, if one may judge from WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY GREETS KUOMINTANG CONVENTION; PLEDGES SUPPORT IN FIGHT FOR LIBERATION A telegraph message of greetings from the central committee of the Workers (Communist) Party of America was sent to the Kuomintang con- California, The Kuomintang is the people’s party of national liberation in China, “Central Committee Workers (Communist) Party extends its greet- ings and best wishes for success of your work. The struggle which the Kuomintang Is carrying on against the imperialist exploitation of China by the capitalist nations is an inspiration to the workers of these im- perialist capitalist countries who are fighting for their emancipation from the exploitation of these capitalists at home and has their loyal “We pledge our support in the fight against imperialist intervention “Hail to the people’s national revolution in China led by the Kuo- “C. E. RUTHENBERG, General Secretary.” family dignity. A worker could elope | newspaper C0! c The Times déglares that “There need lo tonger be any concealment of the fect that the ‘United States has forcibly intervened in Nicaragua in order to maintain its chosen man in power.” This newspaper predicts that the results wil be general distrust of the United States in South America and Central America and predicts that chances of the United States settling the Tacna-Arica dispute are now dubious. Germany Cynical. Berlin dispatches indicate that Ger- man newspapers are extremely critical of the American policy. Herr Stresemann’s Taegliche Rund- Schau says that the phrase “America for the Americans”. must now be revised to “America for the North Americans.” The newspaper Vorwaerts says that “The United States is employing coercion more openly than ever) against Jatin America and has been educed to the lamest excuses for its HEN the war drums begin to beat the Hearst press is always up in the lead with its energetic flag-waving. Hearst is now getting busy as the obedient drumboy of Wall Street imperialism. It has been so since Hearstism in American journalism and Wall Street imperialism first shook hands as blood brothers with the break- ing of the Spanish-American war at the close of the last century, All during the world war the Hearst press, no matter in what city it appeared, occupied a con- siderable portion of its first pages with long processions of the “stars and stripes.” The march is on again, By actual count, 126 U. 8, flags constitute the hysteric jingo border ornamenting William Randolph Hearst’s statement of editorial pol- icy on the Nicaraguan situation, that appears on page one today of the Chicago Herald-Examiner and is no doubt duplicated in every Hearst paper thruout the land, Hearst ex- claims, “At Last a Real American Policy at Washington!” see The Hearst statement is merely typical of the rapid change that is | now taking place thruout the columns of the whole capitalist press, no doubt partly as a result of President Coolidge’s lecture to newspaper correspondents in Wash- ington, demanding that their reports reffect the “fact” (which is a lie, of course) that the country is united in support of the government's im- perialist policies, When the slaught- er heralding tom toms begin their monotonous beat, beat, then the subsidized press lines up and adds its pay-triotic note to the murder symphony, It fs no different now. Arthur Brisbane, the Hearst edi- tor, has been poking fun at the Coolidge-Kellogg-Mellon diplomacy in Central America. But that is the function of an editorial buffoon. Even today he plays this tune: Hearst Is Getting Busy As Obedient Drumboy of Wall Street Imperialism By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL. son rather than the inspiring poli- cies of Cleveland and Roosevelt, “This country desires to maintain peace, but it also desires to main- tain the dignity and prestige of the nation and the rights and the in- terests of its people, It is too big @ country to play the bully, but it is also too big to play the coward. “A firm American policy will re- ceive the support of all the virile Americans in the republic, and the spotlight statesmen who raise their voices against it will soon find that they are out of touch with the senti- ment and the spirit of the American people.” eee No more repulsive mob appeal has ever been put into fewer words. Hearst was not satisfied that Wilson only sent “Black Jack” Pershing and his intervention army into Mex- ico to protect Hearst’s million acre estate. Hearst likes Cleveland, the democrat, whose administration an- nexed the Hawaiian Islands, or Roosevelt, who partially slaked his thirst for blood by helping to bring Cuba and Porto Rico under the sway of the Wail Street empire, The “dignity and prestige” of dollar di- Plomacy, the oppressor of the peoples of Latin-America must be maintained, says the chameleon Hearst, who has a different color for every section of the country when it comes to local conditions, but nationally and internationally is an inveterate jingo, snarling like a rabies infected mongrel at what he calls “spotlight statesmen,” those members of congress who’ are still talking against “the war.” It will be remembered that Abraham Lin- coln opposed the Mexican war waged in his day and his memory in history has not suffered as a result. Hearst, as well as the Coolidge- Kellogg-Mellon administration in Washington, will learn that it will not be so easy to lure the Ameri- can nation into war against Nicara- gua, Mexico and China, as it was to The Life and Work of Lenin By E. Yaroslavsky A new authoritative work on our great leader. 25 cents + o> . A Red Calendar with a striking picture of Lenin and important revolutionary dates in his- tory. 25 cents 16 cents in lots of 10 or more, Lenin on Organization The most important publication for workers issued in many years, Writings and speeches of a great leader on the fundamental question of organization. No worker's lib- rary can be complete without this invaluable work, Cloth, $1.50 Other Books by Lenin State and Revolution A most important contribution to “Uncle Sam is enjoying busy, al- most warlike days. By special re- quest his soldiers in Nicaragua are protecting citizens of other nations presumably in danger. 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Attter quoting British reports of the incident, its Washington bureau said: “British marines, who held off a coolie invasion Monday without blood. shed, were withdrawn from the British colony yesterday, leaving the conces- sion in charge of Oamtonese troops, but official dispatches indicate the angry natives are owt of control.” Slur Chinese, Casual readers would assume that official dispatches to the state depant- ment were referred to in that sen- tence. The “natives” touch also gives the impression to the average reader ‘that the Chinese are a low type of savage, to be quelled by any civilized gunboat that may be within * “In China the thing is more | serious, The natives hate strangers as cats hate dogs, They are tired of watching foreigners spend money, having courts and territory of their own and are glad when the time comes to murder a few. The murd- ering seems to be close at hand. “Uncle Sam has some of his ships there and unpleasant news may be expected.” Thus Brisbane prepares the mil- lions who read his column daily for the active launching of the new war that threatens, The “Hate the Hunt” of 1917 gives way to “Hate the Nicaraguan!” or “Hate the Mex- ican!” or “Hate the Chinese!” At the same time the American in- vader is dolled out in a cloak of pristine purity, o es The Hearst statement, that puts an “O, K.” on Wall Street’s ambi- tions in any part of the world, is therefore so interesting that it is reproduced in full as follows: “President Coolidge has deter- mined to maintain a firm American policy in regard to Nicaragua, He is to be congratulated, and the people of the United States are also to be congratulated. “We have been weak and yacillat- ing too long in the foreign policy of our government. 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