The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 19, 1927, Page 3

_ Party until the post-war split, _ workers’ struggle, POWERS FIGHT FOR POSITION IN FAR EAST Britain Is Hard Hit as Japan Plays Rough (Special to The Dally Worker) SHANGHAI, Jan. 17.—The foreign imperialists are playing warlly for | position In the new mosaic created by | the growth of the Chinese nationalist movement that now is preparing to | add Shanghai, China’s to its other acquisitions. The British policy has not yet been | definitely announced. Altho there is an indication that Bri will continue to jockey its position by relying upon the northern militarists to stem the Kuomintang tide, the fact still remains that more warships | regularly dispatched that power. Keen Rivalry. are to Chinese being waters by The situation here is considerably | complicated by the conflicting inter- ests of Great Britain and Japan, with the United States also playing an important, and so far, independent role. There is only one point upon which the powers seem to agree, That is the retention of the concessions in the treaty ports that the nationalist movement has declared must be re- turned to China. It is in preparation for the occu- pation of Shanghai, by the nationalist army, that British, American and French warships are gathering here to support the armed foreign residents of the concession. Japan’s Game. Japan is playing a game calculated to win over for itself many of the} rich plums slipping out of British hands. The Chinese situation repre- sents a real crisis for Great Britain since her trade with this country, es- pecially in cotton cloth and machin- ery, has suffered greatly because of the growth of the anti-imperialist movement. The boycott of Hongkong by Canton still continues and the loss of the Hankow possession represents a bad blow for Britain. ae * House Hearing on China. WASHINGTON, Jan, 17—The house foreign affairs committee prepared for exhaustive hearings upon proposals that the United States withdraw from the concert of powers which domi- nates foreign relations with the far eastern republic. Rep. Porter (R) of Pennsylvania, chairman and author of the resolution to be considered, announced that the country’s leading students of Chinese affairs would be summoned before the committee next week. e Against Alliance. A continuance of the alliance with Buropean nations threatens to serious- | ly embarrass the United States and to postpone justice for China, Porter as- serted. The resolution requests President Coolidge to negotiate treaties directfy with the republic of China, “Equal Basis.” ‘The treaties would be designed, the resolution says, “To the en that henceforth the treaty relations be- tween the two countries shall be up- on a wholly equal and reciprocal bas- is and will be such as will in no way offend the sovereign dignity of either of the parties.” ‘Taking direct issue with the report made by Silas H. Strawn, American representative upon the international Commission sent to China to devise means of carrying out declarations of the Washington arms conference, Por- ter asserted that the present civil war in China is ro excuse for delay. Two great complaints of the Chi- Rese people, he pointed out, were that foreign governments dominate Chi- nese tariff policies and exercise con- trol over native citizens and proper- ty thru foreign courts. richest port, | | Anti-Evolution Bill bi angry in Okla.; Bar All ll Except mee OKLAHOMA crry, Okla., Jan, 17.— }Oklahoma is soon to join the states barring teaching of the biologic origin | of man in public schools, it is pre- dicted, as 13 members of the state jlegislature have introduced an anti- evolution bill. The bill forbids the teaching of any theories of evolution in any school in |the state supported by public funds, {Only the biblical story of the genesis of man can be taught. A fine from | $100 to $500 is provided for each violation. | | | BEGIN FIGHT ON SMITH AS SOON ; ASHE APPEARS Slush Fund § Senator In | Washington Wednesday WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—The fight prevent Senator-elect Frank L. Smith (R) of Illinois, from ever tak- ing his oath of office in the senate will be opened as soon as he presents his credentials, it was announced by Sena- tor Robinson of Arkansas, democratic floor leader. This was Robinson’s reply to Smith’s announcement from Chicago that he would leave this week to fight for his seat in the senate, To Refer Credenti “When his credentials are present- ed, a motion will be made to refer the same to the committee on privi- leges and elections,” said Robinson. \“If a substitute motion is offered to permit Smith to take the oath and then investigate, there will be a brief debate and a record vote taken. In my {opinion the motion to refer the cre- dentials, which would not permit the seating of Smith, will prevail.” | . | “Would be Discourteous”—Smith. | “It-would be a discourtesy to Gov. Smail, whose appointment I hold and unfair to the people of Illinois, who would be deprived of their proper con- stitutional representation if I am kept from the senate,” said Frank L. Smith herein announcing that he would leave Chicago Monday for Washing- ton to appear in the senate. Smith’s chief defense, it is announc- ed will be based on precedents and constitutional history. to | Ferocious Persecution of Workers in Poland WARSAIW, Poland, Jan. 17 The monster trial of 151 Ukrainian peas- ants, accused of having participated in an “insurrection” in 1924 which turned out during the trial to have been initiated by government agents, ended today with the conviction of 118 of them. Nine were sentenced to life imprisonment, the rest to terms of four to sixty years. This unheard-of brutality was felt necessary by the military despotism in order to cover up its frightful repressions of the la- bor movement, the peasants and the national minorities: At Lugk another trial of over a hun- dred will soon start. The victims are here accused of sympathizing with the Communists. That is enough to send workers to prison in Poland—perhaps to death. Want Democratic Convention, WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. — Eleven cities all over the country have been suggested as the meeting place for the next democratic national conven- tion, and at least three of them are preparing to extend an _ invitation, Clem Shaver, chairman of the com- mittee, announced today. The cities mentioned are Des Denver, Kansas City, St. Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Ne, Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Francisco. DORA LOHSE SERVED IN THE THICK OF WORKERS’ BATTLES FOR MANY YEARS NEW YORK—Dora Lohse, assist- a@nt general secretary of the Interna- tional Workers’ Aid and all her life active in the labor movement, died at the Bushwick Hospital, Brooklyn, on Thursday, January 13, She had been operated upon for a minor addominal trouble the week before and was on the point of recovery when complica- tions set in. She was only 33 years old but had been in the thick of the workers’ battles for better living con- ditions ever since she was fourteen. Com. Lohse wag born in Dresden, Germany, on April 23, 1893, and came to America as a young girl. Her first direct contact with the labor move- ment was as an employee of the New York Volkszeitung at the age of 14. Entirely self-educated, she came into gontact with the Socialist Labor Party st the time and participated in its work, Then she helped organize the Bocialist Party local in Queens County, New York, which was her home. She remained in the Socialist being among its most active campaigners especially in the hard war years. Comrade Lohse’s natural talent for sbeweniaetion, however, led her ever to the HOY trenches OP “the For a number ot years she was an organizer in the Amalgamated Metal Workers’ Union, an independent union composed chief- ly of German workers. Then she went into the field for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, for whom she led a dramatic and success- ful strike in Rochester some years ago. She was also among the leaders of an Amalgamated strike in Cincin- nati soon thereafter, Later Comrade Lohse threw herself into the work of the Friends of Soviet Russia, After the dissolution of that organization she gave her energies to the International Workers’ Aid, tour- ing the country and directing various drives for it. She had just returned from a trip to Berlin in connection with International Workers’ Aid acti- vitles, in the course of which she visited Moscow, The operation was a minor one which could have been postponed but she decided to go thru with it now in order to pur herself in ithe best possible physical , condition for the tasks which she had assumed in the I, W, A. Comrade Lohse was deeply loved by thousands.of comrades that knew her perso ally thruout the country and the™ “her sudden death will come to them as @ terrible shook, i\Jugoslavia Disturbed | Over Hungary’s Move for Italian Alliance BELGRADE, Jan. 17.—Jugoslavians are disturbed over reports that the Bethlen, has arranged a conference with Pre- mier Mussolini of Italy, with the view of forming an alliance unfavorable to Jugoslavia, it is declared. |Hungarian premier, Count Jugoslavia has been dealing with Hungary over the seaport question and is desirous of forcing Hungary to be “friendly” to herself. 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