The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 5, 1928, Page 2

. Heflin (D.) of Alabama. oi .gevyernment resulting from the ex- " marines on Sapotilla Ridge. i THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, J ARY 5, 1928 } ‘) } é 4 Coolidge Acts to Prevent General Probe of Navy Department Over “S-47" bo, SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE 10 GET “EXPERT” PROBE Presidential Commis- sion May Be Named WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. dent Coolidge sent a special m to congress today proposing that a presidential commission of fi perts be appointed to investiy sinking of the submarine S-< tragic loss of life. The president was moved to act,. it is understood, by the desire to avert a general investigation into the v admimstration of the navy retary Wilbur, such as s bers of congress have been ag The president proposed that th vestigating commission be compose: ef five—three civilians and two r officers—all experts on.submarine Within a few minutes ofter the spe- | cial message reached the capitol, 1* was embodied in twin resoluticns in- troduced in the senate and house CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, | Beston, Jan. 4. — “Is this going to be | merely a whitewash,” Commande Leslie E. Bratton, Judge Advocate of | the naval court of inquiry investigat- | ing the 8-4 disaster was asked this afternoon: Brattan insisted it would be a real investigation but. was hazy about details. U, S.-Nicaraguan Conflict Is Bloody (Continued from Page One) A, second resolution was’ sponsored by Senator Nye (R.) of North Dakota, who in spite of twenty years evidence to the contrary, declared the American government “not to use} the army, navy or marine corps to| defend American investments in for- eign lands. The senate avoided immediate ac- | x tion on the resolutions under the rules. | Heflin’s resolution charged that it was “wrong, inexcusable and indefen- | 4 sible” to send “armed forces of the} United States into a neighboring re- public for the purpose of overthrowing pressed will of the people.” . Heflin maintained that. the use of American marines in Nicaragua was tantamount to a declaration of war and that President Coolidge had vio- | lated the constitution in sending them , there “in the absence of a declaration of war by congress.” He called the Nicaraguan president Diaz an “im- postor and usurper.” The Nye resolution declared that the policy of using troops to protect investments at the cost of American ‘lives was “undemocratic.” His reso- * Yation would force.all Americans, who inyest their money abroad to accept the same treatment accorded their in- vestments as given to-citizens of the foreign countries. He would allow “diplomatic assist- ance” to be given such investors but would prohibit use of armed forces. * * * Marine Planes Bomb Towns | MANAGUA, Nicaragua.—The at- tack on the Nicaraguan army of in- dependence includes devastation of the nearby countryside. Airplanes accompanying the coil- wn being rushed to the relief of the marines who have been cut off by Liberal troops on Sabotilla Ridge have been bombing villa plan tions, roads and jungles in their hun for Liberal outposts. The number of The detachment of marines surrounded by the t General Sandino Ridge has sent no ‘tic radio for re-enforce day. Reports frow that the Liberal f younding the marine: supply had run low y who are expected to ¢' While reenforcements rushed to the support of marines and the main ¢ in Quilali, heavy rains have swollen the rivers and made the jungle almost impassable and it is openly questioned whether the relief can ar- rive before the capitulation cf the All marine. detachments from the south being brought up are under ‘the protection of marine airplanes which have showered the Liberals with machine-gun bullets wherever they could find them. The main marine force is now at Quilali, while the Liberal army is at El Chipote and only outlying patrols ‘are in contact. The resumption of the matine attack awaits the arrival of reinforcements and aerial prepara- tions for an attack, ‘Observers here are inclined to doubt whether General Sandino wil! elect to give battle at Fl Chipote, " gince he had previously sworn to hold - Quilali, but retreated once the attack ‘was opened. El Chipote is a fortified mountain and Sandino’s present posi- tion is strong, but it is believed by many that he will prefer guerilla 3 warfare to a stand against superior it the policy of| 5 trails | © HOMELESS WORKERS PRE It was in such a scene as this: that two longshormeen were blown into the i icy waters at the Erie Basin waterfront by a sudden gust of gale that swept the city during the cold wave which is causing great suf- fering among the workers and homeless unemployed. The free lodging houses are crowded with jobless workers. Picture shows the ice-covered posts at the Battery, New York.’ Fake Admitted Own Experts on Documents (Continued from Page One) written by the same typewriter oper- ator. “There are changes in the type- writer ribbon writing the document on the same machine not consistent with the preparation of letters in the reg- ilar course of business. There are jocuments on which two typewriters were used in preparing them, which Jikewise is inconsistent with the or- dinary preparation of documents.” * * * WASHIN The artis plant of Hearst’s New York American will committee in xican forge Efforts w: mittee to t changes were made in succes- issue of Monday , involving the altera- tigating es. be made by the com- the anti- ©} day, Nov. soon be called by the senate | scertain just how it was] by Hearst’s tion of dates on the Mexican “docu- ments.” It is also likely that Hearst himself will be recalled and requested to tell the circumstances surrounding these textual changes. Virtual admission that the Avila productions are forgeries is implied in a statement published in the Hearst chain of newspapers. The question of the truth or falsity of the docu- ments is incidental, the publisher now declares. Nevertheless, he says, the “facts about Mexico are important.” ’ $ * The DAILY WORKER on Satur- 19, exposed the fraudulent acter of the so-called Mexican documents published by the Hearst newspapers Nov. 12 and for several | days follow At that time The |DAILY WORKER reproduced photo- graphically the successive editions of | The New York American for Nov. 12th in which the changes were re- vealed. Speed-up Production Hailed by Coolidge WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4,.— Pres. Coolidge sees “high prospects” for prosperity in 1928. Visitors to the White House. during the holiday sea- son have been told that “fast produc- tion and more efficient business meth- ods” would make possible larger pro- duction, wider distribution and de- creased cost to the consumer. Coolidge said nothing of the grow- ing unemployment thruout the whole country, the struggle of 150,000 min- ers and the general industrial depres- sion which is forecast by economi students. Unionist Boasts of Class Collaboration DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 4.—Boasting that it is the richest local labor union in the world, Bricklayers Union No. 2, of this city reveals through it president Robert George Ewald, that much of its wealth has been secured hrough reat estate operations and security investments. The effect of this policy is indicated in the further boast that “Detroit rickla s have been noted for their k of They are a conserva- ‘@ lot of men, ” Ewald reports. He to point cut what the actual $8 are. War Plaies Shipped Pa order for 130 Cor- e bee uae progearn The “se ill ‘be used as the “eyes” of ips. They possess great load- and are used as bor ainder of the contr 2 ed in Long Island City ny the Chance Vought Corporation. Old Age Bill Drawn ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 4—An old age pension bill will be introduced in he legislature early next week by assemblyman Frank Millen, of New York, The measure ‘will provide that a monthly pension of $50 be paid in- digent persons over 70 years of age who have been citizens of the state for 50 years. Not a Union ! Man Samuel Weinberg, 1006 Freeman Street, the Bronx, who is dead of bullet wounds suffered in a recent mysterious assault and who has been identified in the capitalist press as a delegate of the Window Cleaners’ Pro- tective Union, is not affiliated with that union, according to a statement by the union yesterday. He was shot by unidentified assailants in the Bronx last Thursday. capaci ¢Strikers ir Will Attend; Theater Ball “Flaming” M Sablich, Colorado strike leader, and iting miners from the Pennsyivania strike area will lead the grand march at the Workers’ Theatre costume ball at Stuyvesant Casino, 9th St. and 2nd Ave., Friday evening. The miners will wear working clothes and lit lamps in their caps They will be followed by a group of girls wearing costumes designed by Lydia Gibsen, New York artist. The 1 will be decorated by Charles Francois. Workers’ Carol Mourns Death of Loie Fuller, Dancer “T am shocked and deeply sad- dened,” said ex-Prince Carol of Ru- nania, not co: mmenting on recent oogroms in Transylvania, but on the ath of Loie Fuller, the dancer. “This ess was a cruel ordeal to poor, Jear Loie,” Carol, who is now in Paris added, “My country’s debt to her will not be forgotten when the history of he new Rumaiia is written.” Carol had reference to kiss Fuller's propa- ganda work in Rumania during the war. Organize Labor Union RIVERSIDE, ¢ Jan. 4, — Local unions have united to form a Central Labor Council for the city and vicin- Hitherto no central labor union d and the formation of the new body is looked upon a step in the progress of the local labor movement. Trackwalker Killed ker for the New Railroad, whose legs were severed by a freight train, died orday in a hospital here, BILL WOULD CUT: BIG FIRMS’ TAXES WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4—A letter attacking the bill to cut corpo- ration taxes which is now being con-} sidered by the senate was sent by James A, Frear, representative from Wisconsin to the finance committee. | He censured the committee, stating the bill was virtually a “congressional gift of $160,000,000 to the corpora- tions.” Tf the bill goes through before March 15, corporations will be relieved of this amount on 1927 profits. Improved Industrial Methods in U.S. S. R. Are Being Installed Several million dollars will be spent during 1928 for installation of con- veyors and chutes in Russian fac- according to V. Shaskolsky, ief engineer of Soviet Factory Plan- aing Board, “Gipromez,” who recently arrived in this country to study equip-| ment for mechanical handling of ma- terials. “Great interest is evinced in Soviet! industrial circles in modern- methods of internal factory transportation,” Shaskolsky said yésterday in the of-| fice of the Amtorg Trading Corpora- on, the principal firm in Soyiet-' American trade. “Oonveyers, chutes, and similar improvements are being installed in every new flour mill, grain elevator, cement mill and ice plant. The so-called continuous sys- tem of production, which originated | in your country, is being introduced | in many factories. During 1928 about $8,000,000 will be spent for conveyor installations.” Built 90 Elevators. Shaskolsky also stated that during the past few years 90 large grain ele- vators equipped with modern convey- ing machinery have been built in the Soviet Union. An elevator with a capacity of 41,000 tons is being ‘built in Nikolasv (Ukraine). An order for automatic scales for this elevator has been placed in the United States. Shaskolsky will remain in the Uni-| ted States about two months and will | visit Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and | Canada. Imaginary Pay A schedule of wage increases for city employes of Yonkers, voted by the former board of estimate, was rescinded at the first meeting of the new board. Mayor Thomas F. Lar- kin, who heads the board, gave as his excuse the existence of “inconsis- tencies” in the scale, Publishers’ Merger The merging of six firms into a “arge publishing trust became effec- » Jan, doPeter tiv e the first of the year. Doubleday Doran and Company expect to’ print 16,000,000 volumes as well as eleven magazines, the largest undertaking of its kind in the English speaking world. Tarasova Brings Spirit of Russia to Audiences in U. S. Who is this little person, for all the world like a mischievous kitten, with the most alert grey-green eyes and tiny provocative features framed by a rebellious mass of copper hair? It is little Nina Tarasova who has come to America, bringing with her the spirit >f Russia, not only as a singer of the national folk song, but inadvertently in the expression of her own personality. She is one of the stars at the Fourth Anniversary DAILY WORKER Concert at Mecca Temple, Janjary 13th. Miss Tarasova took an instant liking to America itn Americans. Why? Because, as she expresses it, “You laugh! It is not so in Europe: I have lived in Germany and found. their Jokes heavy, in France it is the ‘dobue entendre,’ a play of words,” The little singer went on sadly that ‘here is no humor in her beloved Rus- sia; there joy is closely akin to tears. “Our moujiks weep when they are drunk,” she said, “they are néver noisy; our songs are sad even for the joyous occasion; a young boy will meet a village girl, they sing so. . .” she hummed a few haunting bars sot- to voce, ending with a long drawn tragic “Ah, and yet they are happy. We have no comedy in Russia. True in our literature there are ‘Griboje- doff’ and ‘Gogol’, but they stand by jare so natural. You are healthy. Why ‘do I say that? Because you always themselves; our nation loves the drama and all is tragedy.” LODGING HOUSES OVERCROWDED AS COLD CONTINUES Outdoor Workers Suf- fer; Buffalo in Gale Relief from the cold weather which throughout the nation has caused more than 50 deaths this week among unemployed or unprepared workers {and their families is promised for to- day by the federal weather bureau. The official forecast predicts fair weather with slowly rising tempera- ture for today. With hundreds of thousands of |workers unemployed in all sections of the United States and Canada ’and a far larger. number forced to sub- sist on a few dollars a week, further ‘intense suffering, however, is fore seen as winter sets in. 4 Many were turned away again last night from New York lodging houses where hundreds sought shelter. Simi lar conditions prevailed in Chicago Detroit, Philadelphia, Butte and othe Eined Reformist Philip Snowden, who was chancellor. of the exchequer under Ramsay Mac- Donald, recently resigned from the Independent Labor Party. - He consid- ered even.that tame organization too militant for him. cities, where temperatures in most instances were lower than those in New York, according to yesterday’s | dispatches. Need More Shelter. A group of professional humani- tarians and charity workers, headed by Edward Underwood, of the Salva- ‘tion Army, called on Bird S. Coler, |New York Commissioner of Public Welfare, yesterday, to appeal to him to double the capacity of the New York Munitipal Lodging House, 43. E. 26th Street. All available beds /were taken early last night at the Municipal Lodging House and more than 100 were ailowed to sleep in \chairs in the dining room. Facilities are likewise over-taxed at other pub- lie shelters here, where the number of applicants is reported growing nightly. | Buffalo Workers Hit. Though the present cold wave was expected to abate, dispatches showed that increased gales, snow and cold ‘had brought additional suffering to many cities. Five deaths as tar south as lado hi Ala., were cited in delayed reports. | Railroad, street railway and elec trical workers were especially ef- fected by a 42-mile gale with 13} inches of snow at Buffalo, yester | day’s dispatches mdicaved. LRaiiroaa and motor transportation was seri- ously hampered there. In New York and other cities taxi- cab, truck and delivery car .drivers and teamsters found their work made doubly difficult through insufficient protection from the cold. Investigation here yesterday indi- cated that Mrs. Josephine Burke, 30- year-old mother, who died in her apartment at 63 Kent St., Brooklyn, Tuesday, had been destitute since the death of her husband four months ago. Other tenants were attracted to her apartment by the crying of jher 4-year-old son beside her body. ‘She had died in the night. Death was | officially reported due to “heart | disease.” Cold Wave Sends 648 | In Capital for Charity | WASHINGTON, (FP) Jan. 4— |When the cold wave of New Year's Day swept across the Alleghawies to | the national capital, it sent 648 men and women to the doors of charity, |begging for shelter. This was the ‘day that President Coolidge and |Secretaries Mellon and Hoover, an- nounced to the world that the United States had had a remarkably prosper- ous year and was starting on another | which looked quite as good. \ min * Prosperity, as seen from the cozy shelter of the White House, is going | to fairly force wealth upon this! “chosen people” in 1923. But this was, | aftér all, unconvincing. In Washington | itself are between 8,000 and 10, 000 | mechanics without work. \ + «© * | S. Parker Gilbert, sgent-general | for reparations from Germany, went | to the White House reception, New Year's Day, with Secretary Mellon. Gilbert’ has been talking with Mellon, | Coolidge, Kellogg and the big bank- ers, warning them that the whole} reparations and war debt situation is running upon the rocks. They cannot | pay, and all we can do is to acquire steadily bigger investment interest ir urope, which means that: Americz nnot continue indefinitely to expott large quantities of manufacture goods to Europe. When exports fai off, as they must in the next 1. months unléss the war debts are vir- tually cancelled, then America wil know what an unemployment crisis is. Hoover is expected to base his ap- peal for nomination and election tc the presidency very largely upon hic assumed knowledge of how to sel more goods to Europe while keeping Europe poor at the war debt game. * * ” There has been interesting news from North Dakota. county—Steele—where no bank had failed. Eight banks had stood firm through years of ruin around them Then, early in December, two of thew collapsed. A weck later two mori went, and just before Christmas tw more closed their doors. They had too much bad paper. There was oné || Maurer Resigns as Penn, Labor Head READING, Pa., Jan. 4. (FP).— James H. Maurer, for the past 15 years president of Pennsylvania state federation of labor, and recently elected councilman of his home city of Reading, has resigned the state la- bor presidency. At the request of the state executive board he will serve until the state convention in May elects a successor. Maurer was chairman of the first American labor mission to Soviet Rus- sia and signed its report, Russia Aft- er Ten Years, which has had a phe- nomenal sale in the industrial centers of America. He has been a member of the plumbers’ union since 1901 and way back in 1880 he joined the Knights of Labor. Since then he has | been continuously active in both eco- nomie and political fields of labor work. He is president of the Work- ers’ Education Bureau but under the | Pemerare er strongly advised by \the Los Angeles A. F. of L. conven- |tion the bureau would lose his serv- ices. HICKMAN TO PLEAD INSANE. LOS. ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 4. — William Edward Hickman, confessed slayer of Marion Parker, will plead that he was insane when he kidnapped the child’ and killed her. If he is saved from the gallows, on _ this ground, he will spend the rest of his life in an insane asylum, according to the opinion of local law authorities. A motion to allow 35 days continu- ance of the trial to allow time to prove the insanity plea was refused. The trial will open Jan. 25. AL SMITH HINTS TO LEGISLATURE PRESIDENCY PLAN Gesture Toward Farm- ers and Wet Forces ALBANY, Jan, 4.—Governor At Smith delivered his annual message jto the state legislature today. served notice in his opening remarks that it is the last one he will deliver. This‘is taken as an indication of his presidential aspirations. Of the 29 recommendations made by the governot only one was new. That asked the state crime commis- sion to make a study of the proposal to have a state board of criminal “experts,” instead of judges sentence those convicted in courts of New York state. Recommendations. Other recommendations in the mes- 1 sage include: A four year term for gbvernor with the provision that the election shall not be held in presidential years. Biennial sessions of the legislature, with assemblymen elected for two years, instead of one, and senators for four years instead of two. Creation of a staté power author- ity to develop the state’s vast hydro- electric power resources. To Develop Aviation. Creation of a commission to speed- up aviation development. Establishment of a minimum wage board, “liberalization” of the 48-hour working week for women, and in- creasing the maximum weekly com- pensation rate from $20 to $25. Repeal of the motion picture cen- sorship law. Registration of direct primaries for the nomination for state and ju- dicial officers. Abolition of the state census. Strengthening of the state’s agri- cultural policy. The governor made it plain that he has not changed his views on pro- hibition. He asserted that the legis- lature of 1919 made a grave mistake when it ratified the 18th amendment. A Coal Experiment A successful trip by the pulverized coal propelled freighter Mercer be- tween New York and Rotterdam will | probably result in the conversion of at least six more U. S. Shipping Board boats to the use of this fuel, Captain Gatewood, chief of the de- partment of maintenance and repair, said yesterday. Five thousand dol- lars was saved on the trip, compar- ing expenses with oil or ordinary coal burners, the board was told. Hail the Fourth the Daily ee Anniversary of Worker! GREE TINGS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE SPE- CIAL JANUARY 13TH EDITION SIGN—SEND YOUR GREETINGS Send not less than 50 cents with every name to The Daily Worker, 33 First St., New York, N. Y. 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