The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 9, 1928, Page 2

-it came out as the word Vage ‘Two Senate Committee Fears to Really Search Out Hearst’s Mexico Letter Forger \ INVESTIGATION FALTERS WHEN LEADS TO LANE Smirch on US S. Embassy Hastily Glossed Over WASHINGTON, fan 8,.—Who was the man who framed the Hearst forg- eries that sought to break off Amer. ican relations with Mexico, to embroil the United States in a quarrel with Japan, that charged senators and edi- tors in this country with receiving huge sums as corrupt retainers from President Calles, and that represent- ed Calles as backing a worldwide red plot with the Mexican treasury? That question remained unanswer- ed when the senate inve ating com- mittee recessed on Jan. ter hear- img testimony from various experts that all the documents were clumsy forgeries, that no Mexican funds were sent to the United States as claimed by Hearst, and that Consul General Elias in New York never deposited any sich sums. Sheffield Contradictory. With obvious gentleness the com- mittee had eased former Ambassador Sheffield and former First Secretary Lane of the American embassy at Mexico City out of the field of in- quiry. Both officials had admitted meeting Biguel Avila, who sold the Papers to Hearst. Sheffield’s own testimony had contradicted himself. He had first professed that he had not seen the documents in Mexico, and then that he had seen some of them and pronounced them to appear genuine although he doubted the statements they made. Lane, testifying that John Page, | Hearst agent, came frequently to the embassy with purported secret docu- ments, denied having permitted Avila to get documents for the embassy when Avila offered to get them for @ price. Lane denied ever having heard of the Pedro Gonzales whom Avila named to the committee as the * source of his documents “stolen from government files.” And Lane denied that he had agreed with Avila to market an outline of a report on Mex- feo that Sheffield was tc make to} Secretary Kellogg. No Money Sent. J. F. Bresnahan, from the auditor’s office of the Western Union Tele- graph Company, testified that search of files of all messages from Mexieo # in the period covered by the dates of the alleged messages and transfers | . 0f money published by Hearst showed that no such messages were sent and mo such sums, or amounts that would include them, were transmitted. Chairman Reed announced that the banks reported that no such sums ‘were deposited to Consul General Elias’ account. This testimony swept away Hearst’s latest claim—that even if his documents were forgeries, still the Mexican activities described in them were actual occurrences—in- trigues against the United States. Ignorant Typist. Avila, in a test letter written in Chairman Reed’s office, used a comma instead of a period after an abbre- viated word, in the same way that this mistake appeared frequently in many of the papers. Commander Cusacks, naval intelligence officer re- tired, a Spanish language expert, tes- tified that the forgeries seemed to have been dictated to an ignorant per- son who typed them in strangely il-1 literate fashion. Thus the wor “closed” applied to the closing of church doors and closing of banks, in| the documents, was so misspelled that meaning “sawed.” Even the name of Ambas- sador Telléz at W ington was grossly misspelled in a purported let- ter from President Calles to his broth- er-in-law, Consul General E] F. i, Bosses Won’t DP esanits, 1: Is Charga Page One) (Continued Pea ‘om > does not mean placing a Labor Barty ticket in the field but bargain- dng with capitalist politicians for per- ‘onal favors and paying for those favors with the votes of gullible min- ers. . Leave Letter-Heads. The representatives of the inter- mational unions that attended the conference have left Pittsburgh “to return to their posts” as the confer- ence leader so flamboyantly put it, leaving a headquarters,’a secretary and a quantity of letterheads to carry onthe work of organizing the industries of the state and helping the starving miners. In the meantime the Vesta Coal Company, a subsidiary of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, was kind enough to grant a_ three-day postponement of the evictions of 32) and families at California, Denbc Vestaburg. There are still 500 families facing §. Fisher and Congressman Henry W. Temple, asking them to intercede to} stop the evictions, brought replies from the latter three they would do anything possible. Which means pothing. THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, if. \ ae Sent to N caraga a to He Kill Liberals Harold Leavy, Brooklyn n.ilkm an, denounced the U. S. war depart- ment for sending his son, a marine, to join in the mass slaughter of caraguan liberals. Picture above (left to right), Margaret, the mother; Harry, the father, and Florence, sister. Leavy has been invited to attend the Lenin Memorial Meeting to be held at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 21 as a means of making more effective his protest against Amer- ican imperialism. Lenin’s Determination Was Always Stt mulus to Others - The revolutionary determination of Lenin in Cracow during the years from 1912 to 1914 are told by Z. Lilina in “Lenin-as a Man.” The anniversary ef the death. of Lenin will be com- memorated in New York City at. Madi- son Garden Jan. 21 and in all other centers at meetings now being ar- ranged. Lilina writes as follows: “It was easy and pleasant to work {with Vladimir Ilyitch. In Cracow, during the years 1912-14, I was charg-’ ed with the transportation of illegal literature to Russia. In such work there are often failures and ommis- sions. After every such failure I would be very downcast and dejected. “Well, why are you again dis- contented with all neighbors?’ Lenin would ask. (This was a favorite say- ing of Lenin’s.) Wiese are bad.* oe failure. .I do not know what to do. “‘Well, start all over again,’ Lenin would answer encouragingly. ‘This time everything is sure to be all right.’ “So we started work all over again. “We were often without money in Cracow. Lenin would come in and see that I was worried. “What is the matter?’ “Well, Vladimir Ilyitch, we have no money, nothing to work with.’ “‘But why be dejected?’ he would answer. ‘Don’t you know you are always without money before you have it? We will get some money sooner or later.’ “‘Where from?’ : “What does it matter? you go on working.’ 4 Meanwhile, ling. Tlyitch’ s optimism had given us (new pte | “So meanwhile we went on peas MARINE’S FATHER TELLS OF DECEIT OF WAR MONGERS Son Sent to Nicaragua To Kill Liberals Harold: Leavey, father of one of the marines who has been dispatched to Niearagua for service against thc patriot Sandino and his revolutionary army, yesterday revealed the chican- ery, fraud and deception used by the recruiting department of the marines to induce workers to enlist in that branch of the service. “Plain Murder.” At his home, 158 Avenue O, Brook- lyn, Mr. Leavey, who is a milkman, told reporters that his son Harold was approached by a recruiting sergeant of the maring and told that if he joined up, he would be attached to the aeronautical department. Young Leavey is described by those who know him as a mechanical genius. be- ing without means to carry on his experimental work, the recruiting sergeant’s glib talk about limitless opportunities in the army sounded tempting. He was told that under no circumstances would he be sent on war duty. “Why should our boys be sent down to that little country which is fight- ing for its freedom,” Leavey enquirea of the reporters. “We have nothing to gain by having our boys killed. It |is plain murder. I suppose the Wal! | Street bankers want it, though,” he added. To Attend Meeting. Yesterday Mr. Leavey received an invitation from William W. Weii stone, secretary of District No. | Workers’ (Communist) Party | America, to attend #he Fourth Lenin | Memorial meeting“at Madison Square |Garden, Saturdgy, January 21. It is understo Mr. Legvey will at- |tend the ing. | ‘Weinstone announced yesterda; |that this meeting, in view of the gro ling war danger in Latin Amer }would be a’ mass protest meeting against the imperialist war bein, waged against the little Centra | American coun: NotaMan -NotaDollar for U. S. War onNicaragua (Continued from Page One) "there can be no Pan-American confer-' ence which the United States govern- ment does not dominate and use to ‘further its imperialistic plans. American imperialism is today everywhere on the offensive. The rape of Nicaragua, a new drive against Mexico, intensified measures for exploitation of Haiti and Santo Domingo, sugar trust support of the Machado dictatorship in Cuba, these and similar acts adequately character- ize the relationship which the United States government desires to estab- lish with the peoples of Latin-Amer- ica. The Pan-American question is no longer a debate. It is a war. Latin-Americans may follow with | interest everything that takes place --and that does not take place—at | Havana, but their hearts wil be with | General Augustino Sandino, fighting with his back to the wall in a little | cornor of Nicaragua against the big- gest imperialist power of the world, the imperialist enemy of all Latin- ; America. Wall Street’s Pan-Americanism—A Menace! The Pan-American path of Wall Street and Washington is no less a menace to the working class of the United States. It is part of the world policy of imperialist aggression which s with it the certainty of bitter international conflict and world war. The workers of this country have no interest in the Wall Street program of world domination. Their interests are with the workers and the oppres- sed of all lands, against Wall Street, sgainst imperialism. Workingmen and workingwomen! Our Tacaragean brothers are now be- Editor, Daily Worker: Today here in New Kensington, the weather is bad. It has rained the whole day. But in spite of this fact, our headquarters of the Pennsylvania-Ohio Miners’ Re- lief was swamped by a continuous flow of striking miners, despite the fact that a large sign is prominently displayed, stating that relief will be distributed Saturday only. But Mrs. Poppick, whose husband has worked all his life in the mines, cannot wait till Saturday, and “please, mister,” she pleads, “we have nothing to eat for supper. Please give me some- don’t give me something I caa’t send them to school tomorrow.” This is not an exceptional case, but is an expression of the general conditions here in the heart of the | strike area. assist 16 locals with a total member- ship of about 6,000. Many miners came today, disheartened. They stat- thing. I have 7 children and jf you} eviction in that section. Appeals sent | to President Coolidge, Secretary of | Labor James J. Davis, Governor John | Our headquarters must | ing murdered Hig iuieie the same capitalists that ate starving thousands of locked- out miners in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The marines murdering liberty- loving | workers and farmers in the mountains of Nicaragua are serving the same class which is murdering defenseless, | striking coal-diggers in the hills of Colorado. The imperialist clique which has mobilized gunmen, troops and in- junction judges against our brothers at home, is now rushing warships and marines to mow down, to kill in cold| blood, oun esthetics in Nica- | ragua. ‘ « Workers! The Nicaraguan working- men and farmers are fighting our fight. They are waging one of the most inspiring battles in history. We |must do our bit. We must help them pein! sae Messrs. Green and Woll and their |fake Pan-American Federation of La- | bor are criminally lined up on the |side of the imperialist butchers of |Nicaragua. Green and Woll are high- priced, bought-and-; -pajf- -for agents of Wall Street. \ No Scabbing on, he Nicaraguan Workers! \The workers must take matters into their own hands. The American work- ers must act and act decisively and speedily. Some of the American ma- rines have already set a noble ex- ample for all of us. Two American marines have thr away the ban- ners of Wall Stre: anny and have gone over to t of the Nica- raguans, led by § -to the side of liberty. This act of the tw @ vines is one of t deeds in all American history. Every Amer- ican worker should applaud it hear- av should draw Rimteketc ds and cour- no: ed that their relief was cut by their locals this week and nearly 50 per cent did not get relief at all. Miners with 5 or more children are given from $2.50 to $5.50 per week. Single men are not considered at all. The miners are unmovatle. Some have worked in the mines before they were organized. They state they would rather starve then scab. Or- ganize, collect, send in today. We need it. ALFONSO LATANZIE, Sec’y. » Allegheny Valley Local. Pennsyl- | vania-Ohio Miners’ Relief Comm. « * | Editor, DAILY WORKER: The miners are still striking, and . lity by sending all they can to the Miners’ Relief Committee, care of ‘Slovak Workers’ Home, 121 North y they and their famiies need blankets | and clothing. The readers of this pa- per are asked to show their solidar-_ age from it, and should pitch in te support the struggle agginst imperi- alist aggression. The workers at the port of Corintc jare striking. The Nicaraguan work- ers are refusing to carry ammunitior to the American military forces sen to. kill their brothers. The Corint workers are refusing to be strike breakers. They are refusing to scal against the courageous enemies o. ; Américan imperialis What poet thg’ American work ers do? We must follow the example of our | American brothers, those marines wh« refused to shoot down the fighters for liberty and whd dedicated their live to give battle to American imperial- ism. We must do what the Nicaraguan | workers did at Corinto. We must not | scab against our brothers. We Amie: ican workers cannot and will not bc strikebreakers. No worker should raise a finger tc make or move munitions for shootin: down the heroic Nicaraguans led by _Sandino. ; All support to General who is fighting our fight! Not a men, not a dollar for the im- perialist war on Nicaragua! All together for a powerful united front of the workers and farmers to | paralyze the strangling hand of the | American imperialist clique, the capi- talist rulers in Nicaragua, in Pennsy!- vania, in Ohio, in Colorado, in Cuba and wherever Wall Street tyranny |undermines the welfare of the work- jing masses, CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMIT- Sandino, TEE, WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY OF AMERICA, ‘HAVE NOTHING TO EAT FOR SUPPER’. Letter to Editor Tells of Pathetic Appeals for Miners’ Relig Third St., Allentown, Pa. By tele- phoning 26884, the manager will call for anything you can give us. nN Cold is a greater enemy than the bosses, and the strikers are deter- mined to win. We ask you to help us! A MINER. Allentown, Pa, Collects Fer The Daily. Editor, Daily Worker: With aid of a few sympathizers i collected som< clothes, which I sent to the miners oi copy I enclose herewith, and I wish you to publish it in the DAILY WORKER, I am the only member of the Com- munist Party here. I came here a month ago to work, and at the mean- Colorado, with a letter to which a} "Two Women Are Victims of Landlord’s Greed ‘Trapped on an upper floor of a fire-trap tenement house at 1623 Madison Ave., New York City, Mrs. Victoria Coreo and her aged mother, Mrs. Saturnina Martinez, were burned to death when tire gutted the building. from the burning structure. Photo shows their bodies being taken A 20-day-old baby, clasped in the arms of one of the women, was still alive, (Continuea from Page One) the strike breaking intimidation of miners by police, mine guards and militia. The governor begged for three days time to get some kind of mittee granted his request. Vote Continued Strike. Another automobile earavan was planned for yesterday, with all cars available making a tour of all mines | to show the strikers’ solidarity against ; attacks. ! On Friday 150 miners met at Louis- ville, in the northern field, and took! 1 vote on returning to work or stay- ng out. At the suggestion of a few niners, all known members of the I. Colorado Politicians Are to’ Blame for Strike Terrorism W. W. were excluded from the voting. It was at the call of the I. W. W. that the strike first started. Stool pigeons for the companies tried- energetically to stampede the a settlement, if possible, and the com-! men into voting a return to work, but with the strike leaders out and the stool-pigeons in the meeting, the men still voted practically unanimously for a continuation of the strike until won. At Erie a new form of intimidation !is being attempted. The militia force strikers to keep moving on the streets, Colonel Hart charging that the strikers are stealing lumps of coal from wagons. The strikers laugh at the new tactics. JEVINE SHOWING ESULTS ON TOUR, CHICAGO, IL, iL, Jah. 8.—Comrade *at Devine, national field organizer f the Workers (Communist) Party, ho has just spent six weeks in the trict of Philadelphia, covering the cipal cities in the district, is tour- 1g Baltimore, Reading and the lower nd upper anthracite, will spend a nonth or so visiting Party organiza- and speaking at workers’ meet- igs in the district of Chicago, cover- ng the states of Illinois, Indiana and he city of Milwaukee. Comrade Devine in his tour in Phila- | lelphia secured many members, or- sanized a number of new Party nuc- including a unit of over a dozen | nembers in Reading, Pa. Comrade Devine will urge the work- rs in the middle west to intensify heir actévities for a laber party or 1 united labor ticket in the 1928 elec- ions. io. invaders Fear Workers Will Join Sandino (Continued from Page One) ient Calles received the delegates to he Ha a conference | yesterday fternoon. Included among the members of the lelegation are Salvador Urbina, who ‘ted as President of the Supreme vourt when that body rendered its il decision favorable to United ‘tates capitalist interests; Julio Gar- ia, chairman of the delegation, and M ican- American conference Coolidge Leaves Friday “volidge will leave Washington Fri- day for Havana where he will attend the Pan-American conference as an vnofficial member of the United States delegation. He will be accom- panied by Sceretery of State Kellogg and members of the delegation. Major General Lejeune, Command- int of the Marine Corps, will sail for Nicaragua tomorrow on board the cruiser Trenton. He will\ be accom- panied by Major General Logan Fe- land who commanded the marine at- tack on Nicaragua last year. Lejeune will go to Quilali where the marine forces are fighting the liberal Nicara- guon troops under General Sandino, it is helieved. MAY LOSE LICENSES ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 8.—Twenty theatre ticket speculators who were recently convicted in New York City he United States government. Presi- | ‘ernando Gonzales Roa, one of the! wo Mexican commissioners to the | in | WASHINGTON, Jan. 8,—President , time to do some party work, and] of falsifying income tax reports are study the conditions under which the|faced with loss of their licenses, the people live here.—P. Anthony, Cen-| Division of Licenses of the State De- terville,. Maryland. partment announced yesterday. | } 4 Meetings Arranged i in |Connecticut for Miners’ iRelief in _Strike Area BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Jan. 8.— “Flaming Milka” Sablich ard A. S. Embree, Colorado strike leaders, and Mother Bloor will be the principal speakers at four miners’ relief meet- ings to be held in this state. The first meeting will be held here tonight at Rakoczi Hall, Bostwick Ave, and Cherry St. Another meet- ing will be held in Waterbury Mon- day night at Garden Hall, i68 E. Main St. ~ SOUTHERN WAGE CUTS EXPOSED: BOSSES SILENT UTW Raises Bis Big Fund For Unionization By ESTHER LOWELL Southern textile mills actually are cutting wages despite statements’ in- dicating the contrary, asserts the New York Journal of Commerce. While various) New England mills have cut wages 10 per cent, arousing the United Textile Workers’ Union protest, Southern mills have been saying’ that they are “not consider- ing wage cuts.” The Journal of Com- merce exposes the facts in a sensa- tional editorial. From reliable sources information has come, the editorial states,, “that a number of Southern millb have al- ready quietly cut wages and said nothing about it. These mills, at any rate, may truthfully be said not to be ‘considering’ wage cuts at pres- ent.” A New Challenge To the United Textile Workers’ council in Rhode Island, which is rais- ing $50,000 “to fight wage cuts” in New England, the Southern mills’ action brings a new challenge. The U. T. W. has announced, through president John Barry of the New Hampshire federation of labor, its intention to organize the Amoskeag Mills at Manchester, N. H., where the union was crushed in the 1922 strike and a company union formed. Many northern mills own southern branches or are linked through job- bers with southern mills, as a study of the Boston Women’s Trade Union League shows. And now northern and southern yarn mills have joined in an agreement to stop production from Friday noon to Monday morn- ing each week, still further reducing workers’ earnings. Two northern jobbers are uniting 150 southern yarn mills in one consolidated company.’ Wages Are $10.33 With textile workers in South Caro- lina averaging only $10.33 a week and those in North Carolina getting only $18.68, wage cuts are serious to southern mill workers. Textile work- ers in Massachusetts earn 43 per cent more hourly and 38 per cent more weekly than those in North Carolina, the best of the southern states in that respect, says Paul Blanshard in his new study of Labor in Southern Cot- ton Mills (published) by the New Re-4\ public), quoting official figures. DAM PROJECT STARTED ALBANY, Jan. 8.—The Sacandaga Dam project, which would establish 2 lake 22 miles long in the Sacandaga Valley, in order to contro flood con- ditions of the Hudson River, was be- gun yesterday by the breaking of ground. y, Hail the Fourth the Daily GREETINGS Anniversary of Worker! TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE SPE- “CIAL JANUARY 18TH 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. FULL NAME GREETINGS—Accepted from workingclass organizations at $200 per full page (fractions of a page on this basis) and $1.50 per inch. 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