The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 31, 1927, Page 3

REACTIONARIES AT-NANKING ON VERGE OF SPLIT 2, Members 0 of Cabinet Resign; Govt. Weakens | SHANGHAI, Dec. 30.—The inabil- | ity of the Nanking Government to} “enforce its authority” and the shat-| tered state of its finances, was the | reason given by C. C. Wu, for his} resignation from his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nanking | Government. The resignation of Wu | and Sun Fo, Minister of Finance, which widens the. split among various Nanking factions, is believed to have been forced by General Feng Yu-hsiang. The differences in the Nanking jgvyernment, which were evident at he meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang sev- eral weeks ago will, it is believed, probably result in a complete break at the fourth plenary session of the Kuomintang, which is scheduled for early in January. Becawse of the serious state of the finance ‘of the Nanking Govern- ment, General Chiang Ksi-shek has applied to Shanghai bankers for a loan of $15,000,000 (Mexican). The bank- ers are reluctant to grant the loan. Mid Europe Ready To Revolt: Jaszi WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—De- claring that there is “stifling at- mosphere of potential civil. war in Central Europe,” Oscar Jaszi, former x for minorities under che yi socialist regime in Hungary, paid unintentional tribute to the work- ers and peasants who are chafing under the social democratic and fas- cist tyrranies in Hungarye and Aus- tria, in a speech before the American Political Science Association here. Jaszi asser.ed that the proletarian masses in Cenral Europe are in- tensely claSs-conscious and have an implicit faith in Communism. “This atmosphere makes the situation very critical,” the social-democrat lamen- ged: é Jaszi_ fled when the Communists eae Bela Kun seized the power in Hungary in March, 1919. 5-Planes for Abyssinia PARIS, Dee. 30.—Five American- ‘wilt. airplanes will arrive here in a few days*for reshipment to Abyssinia where --an~-airport is being’ con- strutted." the | International Passenger Air Service its wings. Chirstening of the flagship of the air line between Miami and Cuba will be held today. Photo shows the E, G. Sewell, flagship of the First to Cuba, with several autos under The giant planes in the service can easily be converted into bombers when the United States engages in the next imperialist war. LAUD USSR STAND | WASHINGTON, (FP) Dec. 30— |From Geneva has come to Washing- ton a copy of the letter of endorse- ment of the Soviet Union’s proposal |of immediate universal disarmament, | which the Women’s International |League for Peace and Freedom has | sent to the League of Nations. It was jaddressed to Jonkheer J. Loudon, |chairman of the preparatory commis- | sion for the Disarmament Conference. | “The W. L. W.,” it ‘said, “which by resolution passed at its interna- tional congresses stands pledged to work for universal total disarmament by international agreement, wishes to express to you its welcome of the proposal: of the U. S. S. R. delegation | that an immediate beginning be made with the process of total disarma- ment, to be carried out, if necessary, by stages and to be completed in four years. “We believe that the sincere and general adoption of the Russian pro- posal would free the world from its present state of fear of insecurity and also from the crushing burden of taxation. A sincere effort to carry out the Russian proposal would inspire renewed confidence in the League of Nations and add to its prestige. - If on the other hand the League of Na- tions should reject the proposal and if the delay in the adoption of prac- tical steps toward disarmament} should be still further prolonged, it is to be feared that the confidence of the peoples of the world in the League will be severely shaken.” Work Daily for the Daily Worker! Czars of Spain, LISGON. (By Mail).—In Vortugal the Fascists are in control today. ‘The present. government is supported by the worst reactionary groups in the.-country. Last year the military clique overthrew the democratic Re- public and crushed the resistance of the=werking class. Iu. the.labor “movement "nd that time, which was led by the Anarcho- Setidlists . phece was, unfortunately, a wearer: Tut qiass skould wentain neutral to the impend- ang coup d’etat. The RK, herents told the workers that if the reactionary military party won it would only worsen the position of the working class. The workers were urged to struggle agamst the plans of the reactionaries. Today the working. class stands convinced of} the truth of this position. One of the immediate factors lead- ing up to the coup d’etat last year as the question of the tobacco mo- opoly which was then terminating. the large capitalist tobacco company hich was seeking necessary “elbow gom” for its industry initiated this tate Revolution. ‘ascist party was largely due to the Worniug fact that the Labor Movement was! divided and unable to resist the Fas-! gists unitedly. 4 “Unemployment Widespread. - The economic position of the coun- fey today is extremely bad. Unem- Ployment is widespread. The gov- ernment,is endeavoring to get a fgr- éign loan, but the leaders of the old Constitutional Parties who were ex- fled, whose most. prominent repre- gentative, Alphonso Costa, is freely | admitted’ in” the League of Nations, | are doing their best to prevent such | loan beiti# granted. The Portu-} se and the Spanish governments Gave sified ati agreement to strug- gle jointly against: the revolutionary against the Communist snternationai. and_ ‘jonal-of -Lobov Unions, The famous League to’ struggle ‘against the Third International is ‘much supported by the, Portugese. autnorities, while the Special police it-has-ereated to fight against Bolshevism received unlimit- ed powers to-arrest and deport all “suspected” elements. The working class took an active part in the revolution that broke out in February last to overthrow the i, iL. U. ad-} The victory of the | the Red Interna. | Portugal in Pact to Crush Militant Labor | Fascist Government of General Car- jpn and to set up a Deme: public. However, this ri sternly repressed; the ¢ carried out widespread p of the workers. “ snfederation of Labor was disbanded because it partici- | pated. in the rebellion, whi | talya. organ, was likewise closed jdown Many trade unions, as, for} | example, the Water Transport Work- ‘ers’ Union, were dispersed, and ac-| tive trade union militants were ar-} rested. ‘A Ba- Militants Repressed. In order to get over the prejudices | which the Portugese werkers have} imbibed long years of Ana ySyN- dicalist propaganda, the. adherents of the RILU have‘ to carry on much | stubborn work. It must be said that the absence of Marxist literature in the Portugese language. seriously handicaps these activities. “A Inter- nationale,” the organ of the Execu+ ititve Committee ef the RILU adher- | ents’ movement, was closed down by) ens ON DISARMAMENT To Propagate Lenin Works (Special to The, Daily Worker.) MOSCOW, Dec. 30. — The Commu- nist International will celebrate Lenin Day by increased propaganda of Len- in’s teachings and by a popularization of the decisions of the Fifteenth Con- gress of the All Union Communist Party. The danger of a new imperialist war, the question of Socialist con- struction, the struggle against Trot- taken up. All of the Communist Par- ties are preparing for a widespread campaign. Ferdinand Bumped Off, Doctor Says BERLIN, Dec. 30.—Possibility of an official inquiry into the death of the late King Ferdinand, of Rou- mania, exists today at Bucharest as the result of accusations made by Dr. Jonescu, a noted physician, accord- ing to reports from the Roumanian capital. Writing in the Bucharest news- paper “Indreptarca,” Dr. Jonescu al- skyism will be among the problems" HINDU-MOSLEM ACCORD URGED IN NEW APPEAL Head of Indian Faith Asks Political Unity BOMBAY, Dec._30.—An appeal to all Indian Moslems suggesting that Mohammedans “now sitting in the various legislatures constitute a per- manent Moslem governing body em- powered to enter into binding agree- ments with their Hindu countrymen, has been issued by the Aga Khan, the highest Moslem official in India. The Aga Khan plans to have the projected body direct the political ac- tivities of all Moslems in the penin- sula. In this way it is hoped to fur- ther remove the differences which in the past have frequently split the Hindus and Mohammedans and have prevented their presenting an united front to the British. The Aga Khan’s appeal follows a series of resolutions passed by the All-India Nationalist Congress in ses- sion at Madras, calling for joint Moslem and Hindu political electo- rates with special safeguards for minority representation. EQUADOR DESERTS HAVANACONGRESS GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Dec. 30.— Protesting against the ratification of | the Salomon-Loano treaty fixing the undary between Peru and Colombia | by the Peruvian Senate, the Ecua- | dorean Government has decided not |to participate in the Pan-American} Conference at Havana January 16th. A despatch from Quito states that} the government has ordered Chan-| |cellor Viteri Lafronte to cancel his| trip to Havana, where he was to have headed the Ecuadorean delegation. The move is interpreted as the cate- gorical refusal of Ecuador to par- ticipate in the Havana Congress. 20,000 Paper Workers May Strike in Sweden | Switzerland, 140; Portugal, 120; Hol- | leged that Ferdinard’s life was short- ened by either “careless or ignorant treatment” by Dr. Juvara, the royal physician. Dr. Jonescu’s allegations are supported by four other doctors. WASHINGTO}, Dec. 30 (FP).—A Commerce Department cable from Stockholm says that unless the wage dispute in the Swedish pulp and pa- per industry is setted by Jan. 1, the} mills will probably be closed down on that date. A government mediator has been trying to bring the union and the employers to a peaceful compromise. Twenty thousand men are involved. Federal Reserve Bank Admits Textile Trades Unemployment Increase CHICAGO, Dec. 30. — On January | 1 the report of the Federal Reserve | Bank of Chicago will contain a state- ment, that empleyment in textile and textile products factories of the Sev- | }enth Federal Reserve District, has de- jclined from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15 and} |that earnings showed a decline of 8 per cent. Leningrad TeachersWin Big Increase in Wages} MOSCOW, (By mail). — Leningrad teachers have won wage increases ranging from nine per cent to thirty- nine per cent. All teachers are entitled to a two months vacations. The salaries of professors in Leningrad universities have been raised forty per cent. FRENCH TARIFF RATES CHANGED. PA mmercial com- aR are petit, y is reported to \ ha ved the t resentatives | German-Japanese of Belgiura and rland to seek} Tr F | social treaty r . Little} eaty | has been accomplished by the Bel-| TOKYO, Dee. 30. — Exchange of ratifications on a Germap-Japanese commerce and navigation treaty is ex- pected next month, it was announced. The Japanese privy council is at present examining the treaty in de- tail. gians, but the Frerch government} has already agreed to lower duties on chemidals, electrical equipment! and certain other goods exported from Switzer COED GRIPS LONDON, Dec. 30.—Thousands of | workers are suifering in the new cold | wave that has swept over England. | Air service has been cancelled, the Renew Channel Service LONDON, Dec. 80,—Normal cross- railroads held up and trans-Channel | channel shipping and air service was sailings abandoned. |expected to be resumed today, as the ks i of ‘7-day gale that has whipped the Paris, Dec. 30.—Train, telegraph coasts of England and France showed and .eiephone services are reported to ! si i be interrupted by the new cold spell which has gripped all France. sedi. lie e Japanese Ship Aground | BOOST THE DAILY WORKER! TOYKO, Dec. 30.—Altho the ma-| jth. O The Water Transport Workers’ | | Federation which previously upheld | the pesition of the RILU, has now) withdrawn its support. This was due! {to tae .aet that many of the fore-| |most tradp union militants were! | forced to leave the Federation, ow- | jing to repression, while the leader- | }ship has been taken over by Jose Al- meida, an inveterate opportunist and | supporter of the Amsterdam Inter-! ‘national, who even attended the In-} | ternational Labor Conference in Ge- {neva as a “Delegate frem the Portu-| | gese workérs”. The RILU adherents, | however, hope to increase the activi-| ties of the revolutionary Spposition | jinside the Water Transport Workers’ | | Federation. A Congress of all the Lisbo trade | | Unions was held in 1926. The revo- | lutionniy Independent Trade Unions! ‘also attended, Although the RILU| Adnevenis were deprived of a deci- sive voice at this Congress, their point of view on the necessity of trade union unity gained the support of the majority and a T. U. Unity Committee was duly organized by the independent Unions. All the trade unions supporting the Red Interna- tional of Labor Unions have joined the committee. FOE, EE ES Sa | jority of the crew aboard the steamer | | Toyomaru, which went ashore yester- | |day off Korea, were taken safely For the Empire \Horrified at Finding | Hundred Cases of Rum) in the presidential palace at Cuba w Left to right, Secretary of State President Gerardo Machado and Vice Noel Brandon Judah, new American ambassador to Cuba, is shown ment, maintained by the United States. the American delegates to the Havana Congress whose policy, a Wash- ington despatch to the New York American admits, is “divide and rule.” ith members of the Cuban govern- Judah is clearing the way for Martinez Ortiz, Ambassador Judah, President de la Rosa. Impenialistic Race for Arms BERLIN, Dec. 30. — According C3) statistics of German aviation author- | ities, the New Year will open with about 10,800 military airplanes in the world. This is nearly three times the force of four years ago. Two-thirds of the military aircraft of the world are in Europe. France | has a lead of nearly 1,000 over its next competitor, the United States. In air power the nations of the world range as follows: France, 2,560; United States, 1,640; | England, 1,540; Italy, 1,000; Soviet Union, 700; Spain, 600; Japan 600; | Poland, 500; Czechoslovakia, 450. Even the lesser powers show con- siderable air strength, as the follow- ing table shows: Belgium, 230; Brazil, 230; Roumania, 180; Turkey, 150; | land, 120; Sweden, 100; China, 100. Afghanistan, Albania, Bolivia and | | Persia boast about 10 planes each. Wall St. to Fete Brazil Delegates . The Bankers’ Club, 120 Broadway, will entertain the Brazilian delega- tion to the Havana Conference, on Jan. 6th, it was learned yesterday. The Brazilian delegation will ar- rive in New York City aboard the steamer, Western World, on Jan. 3d, and will remain in New York until Jan. 7th, when it will sail for Ha- vana. The Brazilian delegation will be headed by Dr. Raul Fernandes, | who represents Brazil at the League | of Nations. | 11 Die in Japan Storm. TOKIO, Dec. 30.—Eleven persons | were known dead, more than 50 were missing, and 50 ships were either | aground or missing as the result of | gales that have swept the Japanese | coast during the past 48 hours. The disabled ships were mostly fishing boats or coastal steamers. | EAST HAMPTON, L. L, Dec. 30.— When Casper C. Rowe, local druggist | and churchman, found 100 cases of rum in his garage yesterday morn- ing, he telephoned the office of the district attorney in dismay, and asked what to do with the stuff. “Keep it, you boob! What are you asking me for? You ought to know what to do with it!” said an uniden- ling American | previously provided.” | tified voice on the other end of the} line. But when he notified prohibi-| tion agents, the liquor was imme- | diately carr carried off. CALLES READY TO RATIFY OIL BILL MEXICO CITY, Dec. 30.—The ratification by President Calles of the amendments to the oil laws favor- petroleum interests, was expected today, after the senate has approved of the measures. The bill was introduced by President Calles himself, and was slightly amended by the Chamber of Depu- ties. The new oil land laws will vir- tually permit American oil producers permanent possession of petroleum lands. Explaining the nature of the amendments, Diaz Lombardo, presi- dent of the Mexican Supreme Court, in a statement issued yesterday, de- clared: “The present measure provides for the confirmation of the rights of surface owners for an indefinite time, since the laws that prevailed prior to 1917 gave them ownership of the subsoil. With respect to rights ac- quired from surface owners, the measure recognizes those rights for the period set forth in the contracts and not for fifty years, as the law WOLVES DEVOUR PEASANTS. WARSAW, Dec. 30.—A number of peasants in Eastern Poland have been devoured by: hunger-mad wolves, unable to find food because of the cold. Troops are being organ- ized to hunt them. Health Simplified No cult, no school, the good from all schools. ~ Exposing healing quackery wherever found. Edited by a practicing physician experi- enced in health education. Rational Living, Box 2, Sta. M, New York. B. Liber, M. D., Dr. P. H., Bale, 6 months’ trial subscriptio ple copy free. With year famous book “As a Doctor free, if requested. A MAGA AND ‘A BOOK FOR WORKERS. GET ONE NOW 14-Karat Gold Emblem (Actual Size and Design) SCREW-CAP TYPE $1.25 Sent by Insured Mail for $1.50 On Receipt of Money by Jimmie Higgins Book Shop 106 University Place New York City In Lots of 5 or more $1.25 each. No Charge for Postage. ashore today, it was feared the i heavy seas would completely wreck , the vessel. | PANAMA CITY, Dec. | United States army airplanes left for | ;San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, | “—“" \with a cargo of seventy pounds of |mail. The pretext given is that the Cost Rican railroad is tied up by landslides. 3 1U. S.-CANADA TUBE PLANNED. | WINDSOR, Ont., Dec. 80.—A _ 39- foot tube, to connect Canada and the United States, to be laid under the St. Clair River, will be erected at a probable cost of $25,000,000. Fred! W. Martin gave up his job as Salva- tion Army promoter to be president of the new corporation. WINDSOR, Ont., Dee. 30.—Twen- ty lashes and five years in prison was the sentence imposed upon John never be free.” The Workers (Communist) in the fight for: A Labor Party. Name Address enn ee Map shows how Charles Lindbergh | Turner, 18, who was convicted for is touring Latin America in the in-| stealing an automobile and holding terests gf United States imperialism.! up a druggist. Occupation The Defeat of Imperialist W Smashing Government by Injunction. Organization of the Unorganized. The Defense of the Soviet Union and Against Capitalist Wars. A Workers’ and Farmers’ Government. Application for Membership in Workers (Communist) Party (Fill out this blank and mail to Workers Party, 43 E. 125th St., N. Y. City) 4Enclosed find $1.00 for initiation fea and one month’s dues) ’ 3 Defeat the Imperialist War Against Nicaragua LENINISM TEACHES US: “The victory of the working class in the advanced countries and the liberation of the peoples oppressed by Imperialism are impossible without the formation and consolidation of a common revolutionary front. “The formation of a common revolutionary front is possible only if the a | proletariat of the oppressing countries supports directly and resolutely the ! WAR PLANES IN COSTA RICA. | movement for national independence of the oppressed peoples against the — Two} i Imperialism of the mother country for a people which oppresses others can Party asks you to join and help ars. MEXICO SENATE URGES UNITY OF LATIN AMERICA U.S. Puppet in Panama Attacks Proposal MEXICO CITY, Dec. 30.—New steps for Latin-American unity are being planned by the Mexican For- eign Office, following the adoption of the Senate resolution urging the establishment of a confederation of Latin-American states. The proposal for interchangeable citizenship among the Latin-Ameri- can countries has already been ap- proved by the Senate and is gener- ally regarded as the first step in the direction of a Latin-American confed- eration, The Senate proposal would make a citizen of any Latin-Ameri- can republic a citizen of every other republic. That the United States will op- pose any measure for Latin-Ameri- can unity is regarded as certain. The Panamian Government, which is un- der the complete domination of the United States, has already denounced the citizenship proposal in certain terms. Whether or not the United States delegation to the Pan-Ameri- can Conference will actually bring the question of interchangeable citi- zenship on the floor at the Havans conference, it will certainly exert every effort to fight the move fo Latin-American unity. Mexicans Hunt Outlaw MEXICO CITY, Dec. 80-—A bax. of reactionary outlaws has sacked the railroad station at Tonilito, near Co« lima, destroying the telegraph in- struments and wrecking the express and ticket offices. They are bein pursued by the government’s forces” BUILD THE DAILY WORKER! BOOST THE DAILY WORKER! January 21 Is Lenjn Memorial Day For this day, for individ- ual reading—for books to give to your shop- mates—for Communist Party units— For Lenin Memo- rial Meetings we present this special list of books and other items. Some of these are being offered at specia prices. ABOUT LENIN LENIN—His Life and osc J. Yaroslavsky. LENIN—The Great ictientn —A. Losovsky. — * Now Se LENIN AND THE TRAD UNIONS—A. Losovsky. 150 LENIN, LIEBKNECHT, LUX- EMBURG—Max Schachtman. — LENINISM VS. TROTSKYISM —Stal inane ee BY LENIN LENIN ON ‘COOFMRA TIVES { INFANTILB, SICKNESS —Or Leftism in Communism 188 STATE AND pecse: soaker IMPERIALISM — iy tye Stas of Capitalism, Paper IMPERIALISM — Final of Capitalism, Cloth LENIN ON ORO er h $1.50 MATERIALISM & prio, ITICISM Cloth $3.00 Buttons — Posteards _ Medallion-Photos of Lenin Postcards at One Cent Bach ..1 LENIN at the age of 16. le ..2 LENIN—The Man le ..8 LENIN—Memorial Card le BUTTON OF LENIN—One ine BRONZE MBED. LENIN—65 inches) LARGE PHOTO Black—16x22 ine’