The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 25, 1928, Page 3

THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRU4RY 25, 1928 Page Thres FOREIGN NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL FROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS EXPEL RENEGADE! Battle Cruisers \ Warm Up for the Coming Imperialist War in the » Pacific REPORT SHIPMENT LEADERS OF WEST UKRAINIAN PARTY Comintern Executive Scores Vissilkiv (Special Cable To DAILY WORKER.) MOSCOW, Feb. 24.—The plenary session of the Executive Committee of the Communist International hav- ing heard the report regarding the split in the Communist Party of West Ukraine voted to expel’ Vissil- kiv and, Turiansky from the Commu- nist International. The Executive Committee decided that Vissilkiv and Turiansky ex- pressed the tendencies of the petty bourgeoisie, the boss peasantry and the nationalist bourgeoisie. The Exec- utive Committee appealed to the workers and peasants of Poland to resolutely resist Pilsudski’s flunkeys in the cause of the world proletarian revolution. See The report presented to the Exec- utive Committee of the Communist International charged Vissilkiv and Turiansky with fighting against the Executive Committee of the Polish Communist Party and with attempi- ing to create a new party. During the elections to the Sejm, Vissilkiv and Turiansky, former leaders of the West Ukrainain Party, put forward a separate ticket’ and carried on a campaign against the Party. MAXIM GORKY [IS HONORED BY USSR MOSCOW, Feb. 24.—A new issue of postage stamps will bear the por- trait of Maxim Gorky, it was an- nounced yesterday Gorky will be the first author to ‘be honored in such a manner by the Soviet Union. An honorary de- gree will also be conferred on Gor- ky, it was learned. Gorky announced a short while ago Maxin’-6 that he would : fo span write a book deal- ing with the achievements of the Soviet Union. A Gorky celebration was held in Leningrad and Moscow recently. SHOE FIRM SEEKS TO ENJOIN UNICN BOSTON, Feb. 24. — The Waban Shoe Company, with a factory in the Roxbury district, has made an appli- cation for an injunc.ion against the Shoe Workers Protective Union, their officials and members, to prevent them from continuing the strike in progress against the firm. The Su- perior Court here is expected to ren- der a decision in the near future. The employers who have up till the present operated a union shop, have refused to renew the agreement with some of the highly skilled craftsmen in the factory. The union chen called them out on February 15 an 17. The writ seeks to enjoin picketing and the strike as a whole. HINKLER FORCED DOWN. LONDON, Feb. 24.—Bert Hinkler, Australian aviator, flying from Port Darwin to Concurry, was forced down | today near his destination, according to an Exchange Telegraph Dispatch from Melbourne, Australia. Hinkler, who flew from England to Australia in the record time of six- feen days, was making a two-day filght to Bundaberg from Port Dar- win, FOR YOUR HEALTH Strictly Pure FLORIDA HONEY Guaranteed by the BEE-FARMER. Special Prices During Run of This “Ad” 5 Lbs. $1.25 6 Lbs. $1.40 10% Goes to “Daily Worker” ORDER BY MAIL, JACK FEURER "656 Park Ave., Bronx New York City. Photo on left shows two cruisers of the United States Pacific fleet in target practice off Los Ang eles. alist war in the Pacific. in the company of imperialist warships of the Ame rican, British, and French navies. They are limbering up for the coming imperi- Photo on right shows the Spanish light cruiser Blaz de Lazo, which has put in at Manila, after patro! ling the Shanghai waterfront SWEDISH PAPER LOCK-OUT GROWS. | Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, will be STOCKHOLM, Feb. 24. than’ 133,900 workers will be effected | by the lock-out in the pulp industry, | it was learned yesterday when the Swedish Employers’ Association an- nounced that it would extend the lock- out to the paper mills. More than 57,000 workers have already been locked-out. The employers’ association is de- termined to lower wages and increase hours in the industry, while the work- ers are equally determined to resist the wage cut and any lengthening of | hours. Italy Uses Birth Rate As Excuse for Boosting Its Imperialistic Aims ROME, Feb. 24.—Considerable sig- nificance was attached by the Italian press today to the news that Italy’s population had increased 853,000 in the last two years. It «was pointed out that such a huge®increase required a suitable “outlet” for economic and other rea- sons. According to the bulletin issued by the Central Statistical Institute, the population rose 440,000 in 1927 and 409,000 in 1926. While the number of births decreased last year, the death rate also decreased which re- sulted in the net gain. White Russian Spouse of Victoria Arrested For Beating Up Page BERLIN, Feb. 24. — Alexander Zoubkoff, White Russian husband of Victoria, the former German kaiser’s sister, added assault and subsequent arrest to his list of notorieties today. Aceording to the police, Zoubkoff was arrested for beating up a page at Berlin’s elite dance hall, the “Cas- anova,” and insulting the guests. Af- ter several hours’ detention he was released and allowed to return home to the Hotel Hercules house where his sixty-three year old bride awaited him. WRANGEL AGAIN. BRUSSELS, Feb. 24.—Baron Wrangel, who commanded one of the “white” armies which. subsidized by the powers tried to overthrow the Soviet Government, said today that he is only awaiting “another opp-6- tunity to return to Russia at the head of an army to fight the Reds.” — More! Amanullah to this country, it was Germany to Extend Air Line to Afghanistan BERLIN, Feb. 24.—Extension of Germany’s commercial air system to one of the results of the visit of King stated this afternoon. The Afghan king already has been informed of Germany’s intensions and expressed his satisfaction. HUNGARY HOLDS FASCISTI ARMS GENEVA, Feb. eb. 24. —Hungary has refused to comply with the request of | the League of Nations council that | the machine guns shipped into that | country from Italy be held as “evi- dence” for the league investigation next month, it was learned this after- noon. It is not certain whether the Hungarians have sold the machine guns or ordered them destroyed. There were between 500 and 600 cases ‘in the shipment. The incident has caused a great deal of criticism. It is felt in league circles that Hungary’s action will force the league as a whole to act. Unless a satisfactory explanation is given by Hungary to the league council and the Budapest government apologizes it is unlikely that Hun- gary will be invited to join the new middle European entente proposed by Dr. Benes, president of the security |beaee tena Lisbon Cop Killed in Effort to Break Meet LISBON, Feb. 24.—One policeman was killed and another was seriously wounded when fired upon by assail- ants today while breaking up an anti- government meeting. GET ONE NOW 14-Karat Gold Emblem (Actual Size and Design) SCREW-CAP TYPB $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 Pestage. DANCING EXHIBITIONS Wednesday Thursday Friday of the einem, THE GREATEST EVENT Annual Bazaar To Aid Political Prisoners Five Big Days RESTAURANT ‘MUSIC CONCERTS Saturday and YEAR Sunday Affair of the 50,000 STAR CASINO 107th Street and Park Avenue. TICKETS ON SALE AT: I. L. D. Office, 799 Broadway, Room 422; Jimmie Higgins Book Shop, 106 University Pl.; Prolet- cos Cafeteria, 30 Union Square; Daily Worker, 33 E. 1st St., New York. Join and Support the International Labor Defense. | SERFS FOR FORD RUBBER HOLDING Reach Brazil; to Start | Work Soon BELEM, Brazil, Feb. 24.—Several hundred workers to be employed on s Ford’s huge rubber plantation here are expected ‘to arrive today on board the steamship Pancras. Work on the planta- tion is expected to start immediately. Another army of workers is expected to arrive March Huts for thousands of workers will be Henry Ford, imperialist erected in the swampy territory here. es f «© With Ford making an attempt to grow rubber on a vast scale in Bra- zil, Harvey Firestone is renewing his efforts to secure large rubber land holdings in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. Powerful influences are working for the alteration of the pres- ent land laws, which limit the size of land holdings. CHICAGO WOMEN’S CLUB. CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—The recently formed American Progressive Wo- men’s Club meets once a month at 3841 Archer St. 43,000 Moscow Workers |Will Go to Rest Homes MOSCOW, (By _ Mail).—Forty- hree thousand of Moscow manual and office workers will go next sum- mer through the rest homes of the Moscow gubernia alone. A hundred thousand roubles will be assigned for the mechanization of kitchens in six rest homes (in two of them they have already been mechanized). MINORITY HOLDS POWER IN JAPAN TOKIO, Feb. 24.—Returns from Japan’s general election made it cer- tain this evening that neither the government party (Seiyukai) nor the opposition party (Minseito) would have a working majority in the new Diet, and that the balance of power would be held by minority parties. Complete, but unofficial, newspaper tabulation gave the following results: Minseito, 218; Seiyukai, 217; Ka- kushinto, 4; Jitsugyo Doshikai (busi- ness men’s party), 4; Proletarians, 8; Independents, 15. SIGNS APPROPRIATION BILL. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—Presi-| dent Coolidge today signed the new $100,000,000 public buildings appro- pration bill. ARREST SAMOANS «= FOR BOYCOTTING | WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. 24.—Naval parties from the cruisers Dunedin and Diomede have arrested 150 native members of “the Mau” or League of Samoans, who have been goods, according to despatches from Apia, Samoa. The cruisers were despatched to Samoa as the result of the recent de- monstration against the governor and the growth of the anti-British boycott. Members of “the Mau” enforced the boycott by marching in front of Brit- ish stores. The editors of a newspaper which protested against the administration have already been deported from the islands. Trade Union Protests BERLIN, Feb. 24.—Official protest was made today by the female postal employees’ trade union against the decree by Reich Postmaster Schaetz- el that all women employees must wear dresses not shorter than eight inches below the knee. BANDITS GET $15,600. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 24.— Brandishing sawed-off shot guns and revolvers six bandits held up the City Bank here today. Loot was $15,000. enforcing the boycott against British | ATTACK FASCIST German Skirt Decree | OF USSR BULLION r UNRESTRICTED To Pay for Purchases of Goods Here eb. 24.—There n placed upon the 0,000 in Soviet gold bul- received by the Chase and the Equitable , of New York, it was an- WASHINGTO in the vaults of the a ig been deposited the usual stop at the y office because of garding its admissa- is of dit. lar shipment in 1921 was not admitted to the assay office because i 0 Oe T bilit | of a question of ownership. No ques- tion of title has arisen, however, in connection with the present shipment. The gold is understood to have been sent here to pay for goods purchased by the Soviet government. TERROR IN TYROL LONDON, Feb. 24.—A unanimous | protest against the treatment of in- |habitants of the former German- Austrian parl ent, a Daily Mail dispatch from Vienna said. Italian authorities now have juris- | diction in the Tyrol section. During |the heated discussion in the Austrian parliament, deputies charged that |“law-abiding citizens in large num- |bers had been beaten into uncon- sciousness, women outraged, freedom of speech and of the press abolished, and the sanctity of the home abused.” CAMDEN, N. J., Feb. 24.—James Kaiser, 45, a garage worker of this city, died yesterday as a result of injuries he received in an explosion at the garage in which he worked in Magnolia on Tuesday. The worker was thrown thru the window by the explosion. | tee a Labor Will Welcome New Cooperatives Sunday, Feb. 262 v.m. Central Opera House Tickets 50c. COOPERATIVE CELEBRATION of the Completion of the Second Block Houses of the Machine Dance Mass Declamations United Workers Cooperative Association Spectacular Strike Scene Mass Demonstration Masa Singing COOP. SECTION OF THE FREIHEIT DRAMATIC STUDIO COOP. SECTION OF THE FREIHEIT SINGING SOCIETY under the direction of JACOB SCHAEFER and JACOB MESTEL