The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 23, 1928, Page 3

* Mi | FOREIGN NEWS. AND. FEAT URES - BRITISH WORLD WAR MATERIALS COMBINE GROWS | Melchett Nickel Merger Is Latest Move TORONTO, Oct. 22. — That the} British scheme for a world-wide con- | trol of chemical and mineral materi- als and communications, from the/ point of view of preparation for eventual war, is actually going into effect was revealed by the Mail and Empire here today. The newspaper states that after] manipulations in world markets by which the Mond (Lord Melchett) in- terests gained control of Interna-) tional Nickel, a merger was finally completed between International | Nickel and the Mond Nickel Com- pany. The merger is judged ‘to be of tremendous importance since nickel is a essential war implement. | Future War Needs. The newspaper states “that during the great war Canadian nickel went to the United States and, prior to} the advent of the states into the war! it may have gone to Germany. Charges were frequently made at that time that it did reach enemy territory. The second discovery was | that in the event of future wars the| British empire would be in a bad | way so far as copper was concerned.” At a report made by Sir Alfred Mond (new Lord Melchett) as head of the British Chemical Commission to the British government two years ago it was pointed out that control | of these materials must be gained | by Britain. The newspaper con- tinues: Wheels Turn, | “So the wheels began to turn. British interests found a source of copper in the form of a contract with | Morando. Then Canadian interests | gained control of International Nickel, wresting it from the States thru market plays. | These are the | two big moves which have followed | the finding of the British Chemical | Commission.” The paper states that Guneetene| developments in control of copper} are expected to follow shortly. It is recalled that before Lord| Melchett left England for manipula- tions in New York and in Canada, In Photo at left, Sir Esme is shown on arrival in U. S. nese capitalists. he “submitted a plan to leading in- dustrialists for the world control of the chemical, oil and mineral-sources. In the same scheme he urged that? the British empire industries and communications be combined into a | huge trust. As a part and parcel of | this scheme, there is the Mond plan| |for “peace” in industry, which would| tionary movement which have complete class collaboration for the purpose of “safeguarding” British industry and the British em-| pire. | World Merger. The nickel merger is the third pub- | lic indication that the merger scheme | is actually being put into effect.| The first is the consolidation of the! British empire’s communications, in- cluding cable, wireless and radio, which has already resulted in com- | petition with American interests in| South America to the loss of the British in Brazil. The second is the| announcement of the chief British | oil concerns, headed by Sir Henri| Deterding, pronounced enemy of the| Soviet Union, which has already re- | sulted in the formation of a counter- | |combine by American interests. The | third merger, reported now, has not! yet brought American counter-| moves, biit it is expected that Amer- ican interests will not give up the} fight easily on the copper and nickel | markets. STOOL PIGEON MURDERED. ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 22 (UP)— |J. H. Smith, a detective, was ar- rested here today and held for Indi- ena authorities in connection with the murder of Mrs. Genevieve Sulis. Mrs. Sults bedy was found buried in a lime pit near Eljhart, Ind. a few days ago. | friended the militant young worker. “\left the S, P. and later joined the Howard, ambassador of Britis imperialism to the United States, At right is Katsuji Debuchi, who has come here as ambassador of Japa. Knew Marx—Still Fights for Workers Continued from Page One trade of watchmaking and when he was 16 joined the French revolu- was af-| filiated to the First International. Several years later Housser met |Marx personally and the founder of scientific socialism at -once~ be- Guard Votes Continued ae Page One In 1880 Housser came to the| Committee will as United States and at once joined the to wire to the Knights of Labor. After the 1917 |St. Louis convention of the socialist | party, when the open split occurred between the right and left wings, he| for president and vice-president will be counted first and they should be reported to the headquarters. imme- diately and not wait until the votes {of all local candidates have heen Negro Champion. | counted. Housser, who has lived in the} “In case you are not able to ob- south thruout the time he has been| tain the total vote cast in your city in this country, has been an ardent |during the evening of the election champion of racial equality for the|when the vote has been counted, ob- |Negroes. This, together with his! tain the first editions of the mor- |known revolutionary _ tendencies, ning papers and wire to us the vote jonce nearly cost him his life when|;eported for our party as it appears | he had to hold off a jingo mob with | in the press. a revolver which had come to lynch} him. Housser was enthusiastic after he| them an official report of the vote heard Foster present the Commu-|cast for our Party: and each candi- | nist program. “Even in its palmy | date’s vote separately, sending same | days,” he said, “the socialist party | information immediately by air mail never had such a militant program.” | special delivery to your district of- The old revolutionary fighter ex-| fice, and the National Office, In the Communist Party. | “Visit the city election board the pressed great confidence in thejcase of machine voting you should | spread .of Communist influence) send us results soon after 5 o'clock, among both black and white workers | |when the election booths close.” in the south. ici ieee eceraey e The Platform of the Workers (Com-| the enactment “of new laws against munist) Party of America is the plat-| foreign-born workers and to abolish | form of the class struggle. | all existing Jaws of discrimination. |mum | 1927, RED POLL GUARDS. |had been published. Watchers Needed to! following- morning and obtain from | FRANCO-BRITISH ANTI-USSR WAR PACT DISCLOSED Pact Means Anti- Militar y Bloe Coating: from Page One tonnage of classes three and four applicable to all power The French white paper consists of documents carrying the pro- gr of the naval accord from the first discussion at the third s of the preparatory disarmament conference in Geneva in March, , to the rejection of the accord by Italy and the United States in recent weeks, French Army Gain. Little that was new was disclosed, since much of the matter already The note, how- ever, shed much light on the Fran- ISSR sion co-British dispute over army re- serves, in which England received a set-back. The French summary revealed that Sir Austen Chamberlain, Bri- k all the districts | tish foreign minister, first broached National Office re-|the subject of army reserves on ports as they receive them. The votes | March 9, 1928, at Geneva. In a |conversation between Chamberlain and Aristide Briand, French foreign minister, the Quai D’Orsay sum- mary continued, Sir Austen said: “English public opinion by tradi- tion believes that voluntary armies have a defensive character, while conscript armies have the purpose of offensive war. We nevertheless understand that in the French mind, j obligatory service appears to guar- antee a policy of peace. “If France can make a naval con- |cession, we are ready to cede some points on the military aspect, but we cannot abandon the English erves unless we can justify that foncession by pointing to an anala- gous French concession in naval matters.” Concession Granted. Briand was unable to grant th British request regarding milit: reserves because the whole French | military system is based on a con- ak wdihnia tink sates to prevent | script army with long-term reserves, |He was able to advise Chamberlain that France abandoned her thesis in SD/ AY, wu sg 23, 1928 | position on the question of army re-! Page Three Socialists Permit Austrian Fascist March On Vi Photo shows lenna the Austrian fascist military organization, the Home Guard, camped in Vienna Neustadt, in their march on Vienna The fascists’ march was supported by the reactionary Seipel govern- . ment, while the socialists, despite much blustering, stood by while the fascists paraded. The only opposition to the fascists was offered by the Communists, hundreds of whom were jailed by the. government in its fear of the militant workers. favor of the limitation of total ton- nage, rather than by classes, in fav- or of the British th two new classes of warships in ad- dition to those covered by the Wash- ington agreement. On June 28, Briand was handed a note in which Britain acknowl- edged the French naval concessions and withdrew her objections to trained army reserves. Cushendun Lord at Washington, as follows: “The British government, not without hesitation, arrived at the conclusion that it is impossible to shake the French and the majority of other governments from the at- titude they have so constantly adopted on the question of military reserves. So for the present, under existing conditions, progress to- wards terrestrial disarmament is impossible as long as this barrier remains. Acceptance of France’s viewpoint on naval reserves should have an important effect in rally- ing France to the British and Amer- ican viewpoints on ‘naval limita- tions.” Forward to ers’ Governm: Workers’ and Farm- subsequently | cabled the British charge de’affaires | ELECTION FARCE IN NIGARACUA Protest Meet in New York Wednesday Continued from Page One president of the United States. No decision of the commission can be valid without approval of the presi- dent, thus placing absolute author in the hands of the American off cials. The commission has exclusive rights to examine votes, to determine disputes on legality or irzecularities. The president of the commis can at any time ask for militar) ion aid from the government of Nicaragua in order to insure “free and im- partial elections.” No citizen can vote, according to the regulations, if he has “committed a delinquent electoral act” and the president of the state commission (an American) decides when a citizen h been guilty of such a “delinquenc: of course, enables the American y from all , Director BY CABLE. AND. MAIL FROM SPECIAL “CORRES PONDENTS CALLS FOR U.S. MARINE GUARD IN ELECTIONS Porto Rican Puppet Wants Imperialist SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Oet. 22, The United States government is called upon send marines into Porto Ric “safeguard” the elec- mber 6 and place an rnor in the executive n statement issued here Besosa, republican na- man. , who seems to forget a is supposed to be an dent republic, appeals to nt Coolidge’s sense of “fair- nd demands that marines be immediately dispatched to assure an “honest” election and do away with ballot fraud and graft.* The state- ment is headed “The President’s Duty to Porte ’ and points out both Coolidge and Secretary of War Davis are in “full possession of the facts,” and asserts that. the present Gove Towner is unable to cope with a ency It is dge, situation of emerg- therefore the duty_of Com the Kellogg supporter says, to place an “impartial and healthy nerican, physically and mentally strong enough to handle the present situation” in the governorship. With the help of the American marines, Mr. Besota asserts, the coalition of the republicans and “labor” parties will break up the anti-American ma- chine of Senator Barcelo and Jose Tous Soto. > to take the right to vote workers who have taken part in the revolutionary movement against U. S. imperialism. Wes aS le authorit Protest Tomorrow. A mass protest meeting against the rule of American imperialism in Nicaragua and the election farce condneted rnder the rule of havanets will be held tomorrow at 8 p. m, at the Labor Temple, 14 Street ana Second Avenue. The speaker will be Roger Baldwin, member of the Na- tional Committee of the All-Ameri- ca Anti-Imperialist League and of the American Civil Liberties Union. The Communist Party Asks for $10,000 For the Communist Election Campaign --- Against the Capitalist Terror The Communist Party asks you to give immedi- ately $10,000°for our Communist Election-Drive, Anti-Terror Emergency Fund. We need the money at once to print two million leaflets. We.need the money at once to tour the many hundreds of Communist candidates throughout the country. We need the money at once to organize every- where Workers’ Self Defense Corps to protect the right to free speech and assembly for the working class, to protect working class meetings against the gangsterism of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Legion. We need the money at once to finish our fight to put and maintain our Party on the ballot. We need the money at once to continue our revolutionary invasion of the “solid south” of the capitalists and plantation-owners. We need the money at once to continue the dis- tribution of our anti-militarist, anti-war literature. Every Communist must help our Partynow! Members of the Workers (Communist) Party of America, we, the Central Executive Committee of our Party, conscious of our full responsibility, call upon you to do your duty and fulfill at once the — tasks: « Send immediately your contribution, of not less than one dollar, to the COMMUNIST ELEC- TION-DRIVE, ANTI-TERROR EMERGENCY FUND. 2. Collect as much money as possible in your shop, trade union and fraternal organizations. 3. Send the money without any delay direct to the National Election Campaign Committee, 43 E. 125th Street, New York City. Cut out the subscription list and contribution blank, if you have not already done it, from the Daily Worker of Friday, Oct. 19 or Saturday, Oct. 20. COMRADES, Enclesed herewith please find WORKERS (COMMUNIST) PARTY ELECTION DRIVE ANTI-TERROR EMERGENCY FUND $10,000 NEEDED AT ONCE Contribution Blank Anti-Terror Emergency Fund. Name .. TIME IS SHORT! ++++.Dollars as my contribution to the Election Drive- Fraternally yours, se eeeecens .Address ... 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ELECTION CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. — WORKERS [COMMUNIST] PARTY m8 ARAN ONS meniers It is the duty of every party unit to take up.a collection for the Emergency Fund at once and to send the money-to the National Election Campaign Committee. Every unit must assign comrades to do their duty in the trade unions, fraternal organizations, and factories. The Red Election Sundays and the house-to house canvassing should be utilized to establish Communist Election-Drive Anti-Terror Emergency Fund. DEFEAT THE CAPITALIST TERROR HELP GET A BIG COMMUNIST VOTE FINANCE TWO MILLION LEAFLETS SEND AND ADDRESS ALL FUNDS AS YOU SEE ON THIS SAMPLE ENVELOPE VOTE AGAINST NEGRO OPPRESSION AND LYNCHING Place 2 Cent Stamp Here Workers (Communist) .Party SPECIAL NOTE:—PUT YOUR RETURN ADDRESS ON THE ENVELOPE 43 East 125th Street New York, N. VOTE AGAINST IMPERIALIST WAR HELP BRING THE COMMUNIST PRESS TO A MILLION WORKERS BUILD A WORKERS SELF DEFENSE CORPS NATIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ¥. 36 , a al NEW YORK, N