The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 5, 1928, Page 3

Te THE DAILY WORKE: R, NEW YORK, THURS Y, JANUARY 5, 1928 PPOINT RIGHT ING LEADER AS -“NVOY TO U.S, % Bey / Workers Arrested in| Canton ) i SHANGHAL, Jan. 4. — In an effort | win the support of the United | tes, the Nanking Government an- unced the appointment of C. C. Fu, former Minister of Foreign Af- rs, as a special envoy to Washing- | 2. The decision follows the declar- | n of the Nanking officials for | ‘diy alliances with Great Britain | ae United States and the Nan- | » Government’s break with the So- | \ Union. | ic. Wu belongs to the right wing | he Kuomintang. W. Seong, brother-in-law | i Kai-shek was appointed Min- | ¢ ] } Finance, to succeed Sun Fo. | 1 #i-chi, Vice Minister of Foreign | \ j 8, has been appointed Acting | ¥ ter of Foreign Affairs, | * * * | NTON, Jan. 4. — Fourteen work- | were artested here yesterday in al se to house search by the right | ng authorities. Eight hundred! | | (1) a Fascists Wane | 16 vays weak, has been virtually dis. | ed due to internal conflicts. | Three anking Reactionaries Make Bid for Support of American Imperialists Hungarian Fascist The nations of the Little Entente are protesting the smuggling arms from Fascist Italy into Fascist Hun- gary. The shipment of arms is be- lieved to have been agreed upon in a Bethlen (above) with Mussolini. Smuggling of Arms To Hungary Scored VIENNA, Jan, 4.—Considerable larm is expressed here as the result f the discovery that Italy is secretly hipping arms to Fascist Hungary. observers point to the recent visit of Count Bethlen, Prime Ministér of Yungary to Italy, where he negotiated \a secret treaty with Mussolini. The running of machine guns from italy to Hungary is a violation of the Treaty of Trianon ttan Masses Plan to War BRITISH ARREST | 20 INDIANS FOR HITTING TORIES |Armed Police Used to} Break Mill Strike | LONDON, Jan. 4.—Twenty Indians were arrested today in what police hallege is a plot against the British Goyernment in India, according to} reports received here. | Armed police are still on guard at) the textile mills in Bombay where | 13,000 workers walked out in a de-| | mand for an inecfease in wages. Large | mass meetitigs are being held by the| strikers to protest against working! conditions which strike leaders term} intolerable. | The movement against the British | \secret treaty negotiated by Count | India Statutory Commission is grow-/} ing rapidly. Following the call of the; \India Nationalist Congress for a one-| | day strike and a boycott of the com- | mission, numerous mass meetings | j have been held in cities thruout India| to protest against the commission. ‘Lindbergh Will Avoid _ | Scene of Mass Murder | Of Nicaragua Liberals TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Jan. 4.| —In flying for Managua, Charles Lindbergh will avoid the Ocotal dis- trict where American planes are at- tacking the poorly-armed troops of General Sandino, liberal leader. | Lindbergh was warned against fly- | ing near the Ocotal region, where his | plane may be the target for liberal | fire: ON WAY TO SHOOT NICARAGUAN LIBERALS The. American Empire is extending its war against the Nicaraguan liberals. marines boarding transports enroute to the Latin-Ameriean country. the American capitalists to maintain the totterin; FF,3 Picture shows U. S. Frantic efforts are being made by overnment of Diaz, their puppet. REPORT SINKING OF USSR VESSEL BERLIN, Jan. 4. — According to unconfirmed reports from Constanza received here the U. S. S. R. steamer Ogoza carrying 200 persons went down in the Black Sea. The steamer sprang a leak in a heavy storm off Novorosick and went down. Other vessels arrived only af- ter the disaster had taken place. A despatch to the Vossiche Zeitung * | |15 Latvia Communists | | |Arrested; Celebrated | JAPANESE TENANT RIGA, Lativia, Jan. 4.—Charged with holding a meeting to celebrate eaaiplca the ninth anniversary of the cap- ture of Riga by the Bolsheviks, fif- TOKIO, Jan. 4—Two thousand poor | tenant farmers after holding a dem- teen members of the Latvian Coiti- onstration to protest high rents, burn- munist Party were arrested today.| |¢d the houses of a number of land- Two employes of the Soviet| jlords at Gifu before being dispersed Trade Mission were among those | by the clubs of the police. arrested. | Police are alarmed at the rapid in- crease of tenant farmer unions which |now number more than four thousand. | There are at present at least 1,500,000 | tendnt farmer families in Japan which jean barely eke out an existence from ALARMS classifi are unable to [USSR Capture of tea) FARMERS PROTEST <=: STRIKE INCREASE BRITISH woiee SHANGH Walk-Outs (¢ Listed as Ci SHAN the police commi national Sett a report yester¢ “From th November lice records, intimidation, and armed k ed to an alarming d “If this state of to continu be create: ists in S) ang he is due te which is t tors and agitators who | outside the settlement.” Arrest Reactionaries In Mexico for Plot on Life of Gen. Obregon MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4.—-A band of reactionaries have | arrested ir Guadalajara on the c' of plotting an attempt on the life of Gen Obregon, according to’ reports re lobye Norway, (by Maiti) —- ‘rwegian ‘Fascist Party, which j a f ; | from Bucharest also reported that the ree 0 tf IC ims vw on New British Commission. MacDonald Guarded | Ogoza had fountlered, aall landholdings on which | ceived here. The attempt was to have been LONDON, Jan. 4. — The Italian 1 By G. K. LUHANI. OMBAY, (By Mail).—The British ernment has appointed a commis- 1 “to ihquire into the working of Indian Constitution.” The com- sion has been charged eventually put before the “Imperial Parlia- nt” tentative proposals of legisla- 1 “establishing, extending, modify- or restricting the degree of re- ‘nsible government (in existence in ia now).” | lian Constitution” in ques- Jitself introduced by the gov- .Mof India Act of 1919. The provided for a definite time ‘ithin which the constitution pe revised by some such com- as has been set up now. The “tment of the present commis- ‘is thus an integral part of a poliey. uu jthe precise moment chosen to the commission into life is significant. Eye on Election. | he British government was under ‘Constitutional” obligation to give! ct in 1927 to that part of the gov- nent of India Act of 1919 which vides for the setting up of the laratus of revision. Under the ins of the act, it could hav: post- ed the appointment of the com- | sion for another 2 years, that is. | the end of 1929. As a matter of the repeated demand of the right of the Indian nationalists for) appointment of the commission | ier than the date fixed in the Act) had tp till now met with a fies prriving at this decision, the ish government was certainly in- need by “various reasons” aris- out of inter-party polities in Eng- 1 »s well as the internal situa- of India. It must have been anx- j to forestall the possible verdict heapproaching general election ‘ch may take place within the next “ears, oust the conservative party in office and thus throw the bur- | of “deciding the whole future of i . the convenience of the. impertause FLOM Hungry Miners =x: Clituano is reported to have government. It is opposed to the idea of a British commission on constitu- tional reform for India. But the rev- olutionary implications of such a po- sition have not up tillnow been em- bodied in a programme of action. Right Wing Position. The right wing of the nationalist movement is willing to “cooperate” with the impérialist authorities in framing the constitution of India. It is, however, opposed to a constitution which may be concocted py the im- perialist authorities without the re- sponsible participation of right wing leaders, The actual commission consists only of members of British parliament chosen from the conservative, liberal and labor parties. Thete are no In- dians on the commission, and none of the nationalist parties in India are in any way represented in it. Anticipat- ing the opposition of the whole na- tionalist movement to such a commis- sion, the Viceroy of India has pro- posed a cumbrous scheme to asso- ciate in @ subordinate capacity dele- gations of India legislative bodies with the labor of the commission. It is, however, a testimony to the real crisis through which British imperial- ism in India is passing that the Vi- ceroy has supplémented his declara- tion of policy with an appeal to the Indian bourgeoisie for cooperation in the name of “the rich prize of achieve- ment of the common purpose which we may assuredly win together, but can hardly win in separation.” All the parties comprising the na- tionalist movement have reacted to the appointment of the commission with a practically unanimous opposi- tion. The Bengal section of the Swa- raj Party has proclaimed in its mani- festo that “it is for the people of India to frame India’s Constitution,” The Bombay Chronicle, organ of the National Cofgress characterizes the commission as “a machiavellian de- vice of atrogant imperialists who are determined to exploit the divisions of “PORTH, Rhondda, (By Mail). —} Two hundred police were drafted into Porth Saturday to protect Ramsay MacDonald from a hostile demonstra- tion of unemployed workers. Unemployed miners and other workers paraded thru the streets of Porth all afternoon carrying banners | with inscriptions like, “Sacco and Vanzetti die for workers, MacDonald dines with executioners,” “MaeDon- ald’s policy is the same policy that starves the children in the miners’ lockout.” Persons were carefully scrutinized at the MacDonald meeting and those persons who were known to be active in the labor movement were barred from the hall. A demonstration of unemployed workers was stopped in front of the hall. Dutch Fearing Revolt In East Indies, Hand Out Sap to Natives AMSTERDAM, (By Mail).—In an effort to curb the growing unrest of | workers and peasants in the Dutch East Indies, which resulted in an arm- ed revolt last year, the Volksraad of the islands has passed a bill for its own reorganization providing for slight inerease in. native representa- tion. Representatives of oil, banking and shipping interests in the Volksraad fought the bill which is generally regarded as a sop to the ndtives. The! bill has to be ratified by the Dutch parliament. Russian White Guards For Grain Conspiracy | MOSCOW, Jan. 4.—Found guilty of having joined a counter-revolution- ary conspiracy to break the govern- ment’s grain monopoly, five employed a” entirely on the less worthy | India to huntiliate and dragoon her lders of the Labor Party or a into accepting a dictated and fraudu- bral-Labor Coalition. It also must/lent constitution.” The right wing neti in mind the steady revolu- | leeders who have been waiting in’ ar ization of the masses in India and | expectant mood have now been dis- importance of the present phase iMusionéd and have come forward with he evolution of the political rela-| Proclamations to the rank and file is between the Indian bourgeoisie | “not to cooperate with the commis- in the State Bank were sentenced to execution by the supreme court. Three of them were members of White Rus- sian families. u The court recommended that thé Central Executive Committee com- mute three of the death sentences to ten years’ in prison. Two of the counteér-revolutionaries will be shot. British imperialism. lut there is still another considera- which must have weighed more any other. It is the necessity ecuring the flank in India in the | ing wae against the USSR with hie preparation of which the} vernment of England prac- ly ¢onfounds its “raison d'etre.” “of aecount of the necessities of | sy of aggression against the | shat the conservative cabinet sen the present moment to before the eyes of the Indiap oisie the promise of politica’ _ysions in the snape of “this most | tant. commission.” iT t Ww of the nationalis‘ Thdia has heen as a ter of principle denying the com+ nee of the “Imperialist Paris- t” in England to determine the titution of India, It has been as- ing “the inherent and ineffaceable ts” of Indian people to determine ant ahd tempo of their po- 1 hd-anea without reference to sion.” Plan Boycott. Finally, at_a conference of all the Nationalist Parties, the policy of boycott has been adopted as a reply to the “insolent challenge” of British imperiplism. It however, remains for the Indian National Congress which is meeting in its annwal session in December to give a more official cheracter to the campaign of boycott and realize it organizationally. The situation created in India now is ecrtainly rich with revolutionary nossibilities. The only safeguard reainst their degeneration into re- formist compromise is an energetic and concerted action by the National- ist left wing and the Workers’ and Peasants’ Party to orientate the whole anti-imperialist movement towards the vast exploited masses and find ir their revolutionary organization the sure “sanction” for coercing British imperialism into submission to the fundamental demands of the Nation- al revolutionary movement. RIVERHEAD, L. I, Jan. 4.—vhe new Suffolk County Board of Super- visors is composed of five democrats and five republicans. Charles H gone down in the Black Sea when it struck a reef near Constanza. Population of USSR Shows Big Increase MOSCOW (By Mail).—Population of the Soviet Union as of January 1, 1928 is estimated at 149,600,000, a gain for the year 1927 of 2.2 per cent. According to the last census, the Sov- iet Union population on December 17, 1926 was 146,400,000. It is character- istic of the industrialization which is going on in the U. S. S. R. that the estimated increase of the urban pop- ulation on the basis of complete data for the first six months is 4 per cent, while the expected gain for rural pop- ulation is only 1.8 per cent. It is shown in the 1926 census that the number of persons gainfully en- gaged was 73,836,000. This figure was expected to increase 2.1 per cent and to reach 75,394,000 by January 1, 1928. According to classes of occupations, the yearly largest gains are expected for the number of persons engaged in construction (9.8 per cent), trade (4.3 per cent) and small-scale indus- tries (4.0 per cent). Peonage for Jobiléis Workers Part of De Rivera’s New Scheme The latest scheme of the de Rivera government for reclaiming Spain’s waste lands and at the same time iso- lating the jobless workers who are causing unrest in the larger cities, is to colonize them in the arid tracts, despatches from Madrid state. Under the terms of the govern- ment’s plan, the de Rivera regime would keep absolute control over the colonists by a system of strict gov- ernment loans reducing to virtual peonage the slightest slackening agri- cultural on the part of the colonists would mean the transfer of the.lands to more productive hands. De Rivera is reported to have said that this will make “for greater national stability.” Berlin-N. Y. Phone BERLIN, Jan. 4.-Negotiations are under way for trans-Atlantic tele- phonic communicgtions between Ber- lin and New York, it was annowne today. Comniunications will cross Smith, democrat, is chairman. For the January 13th Mee! 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Greeks Recall Minister To Turkish Government PARIS, Jan, 4.—The Greek govern- ment has recalled its minister at An- |The Greeks are dissatisfied with the Turkish interpretation of certain clauses annexed to the Treaty of Lau- sanne it is reported. The Athens gov- ernment has announced its intention of filing its grievances with the League of Nations of the Hague Tribunal and has notified the Turk- ish minister at Athens of its Greek intentions. Spain’s Fascists Plot MADRID, Jan. 4.—The work of giv- jing Spain an officially fascist govern- ment is being carried forward by Primo de Rivera, assisted by a com- mittee composed of six Conservative ex-ministers. De Rivera’s plans calls for a monarchy tho the actual work of government is to be carried out by |a governor, council of nobles selected | by the crown and a council of the gov- ernor’s personal appointees. It is understood that the proposed governor is to be Primo de Rivera. Defeat | { } { gora, despatches from Athens report. | the Imperialist War | Against Nicaragua LENINISM TEACHES US: -"The vietory of the working class in the advanced Yountties and the Freed in Exchange sic icine Most of the rentals are still based | }on war-time land valuations and have |not been reduced in spite of the lower | |prices which the tenant farmer gets | |for his produce. ! Otto Schmidt to Be S | MOSCOW, U. S. S. R., Jan. 4— The Soviet government is reported to ‘be considering the selection of Otto | | Schmidt, the celebrated mathemati- \eian, to fill the post formerly held by | Leonid Kamenev as ambassador to! Italy. { Otto Schmidt is distinguished as a | |leader in the cultural life of the Sov-| jiet Republic, having been managing | director of the Gosizdat, the State | Book Publishing Trust, which yearly | publishes a tremendous output of lit- | erature. | Schmidt is also the editor of the | Soviet Union Encyclopedia, which is | the standard authority on all points | {of information connected with the | Soviet Union. Six volumes of the gi- | |gantic work have already aj red. | | The appointment is considered a} |particularly appropriate one as Otto | Schmidt will bring a widely cultured | |and trained mind to the labors of his | difficult post. | EXTERMINATE ARAB TRIBE. BAGDAD, Jan. 4.—Stories from in- land state that in a recent raid, Sheik | Feisal Ed Dowish killed every male member of an opposing tribe, includ- |ing even the male babies. Thousands | of camels and horses are reported to |have been driven off by the raiders and a sad remnant of the women was left to starve in the desert. \ USSR Italian Envoy ‘liberation of the peoples oppressed by Imperialism are impossible without the formation and consolidation of a common revolutionary front. | “Fhe formation of a common revolutionary front is possible only if the | proletatiat of the oppressing countries supports directly and resolutely the ‘movement for national independence of the oppressed peoples against the ‘imperialism of the mother country for a people which oppresses others can | never be free.” The Workers (Communist) Party asks you to join and help in the fight for: The Defeat of Imperialist Wars. Smashing Government by Injunction. Organization of the Unorganized. A Labor Party. The Defense of the Soviet Union and Against Capitalist Wars. 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