The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 11, 1929, Page 2

Page Two XQ DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1929 Against the Navy Bi ) r 1 prolet world imperiali and war are today RE) RESIST THE WAR PREPARATIONS OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM. | provides carrier, @ in prey jor points ur All tk Y Amer imperial tery of its c ent, Bri | to make more secure its own domination t the ethos At th he Ame government are preparing he imperi. the Soviet’ Union. The recently } f the German minister | war disclose th s for war dgainst volt in Afghanis lism shows the effort of the impe center on the southern bord rican imperialism ineere@ to er of the S strongh n powe the United cone ting uest and subjugation of Latin America. | erica was for the pur- of pose of prep: tacks upon the national indepen ‘ f the workers and peasant ica, as is see 2 present re- newed war the threat nd Ameri | marines and v and the gen intensification of war pre ict between Bolivia and Paraguay has thrown a gi ight on the struggle for domination of Latin America by the. U. nd British imperialists. | In o to mask the ntions of American imp: lism to further pi onquer and suppress the peoples of Latin Amer- ot the United States has staged the hypocritical spectacle of t so-called Pan-American Conference on Arbitration and Conciliation recently held in Washington. To conceal from the workers and pes ts of Latin A a the real intentions of Wall Street and the ciliation were the Latin-Ame Street and _ its time an effo pokesman Hoover, treati mulated at t an peoples military pov of arbitration and con- conference, which aim at p! still further under the heel of s. These treaties are the same e engthen lf in Latin Ame t f opponent, British imperialism. These so-called arbitration and conciliation treaties, the same as the Kellogg Pact, are only covering up the new attacks of American imperiali: upon the peoples of Latin ican imperialism for war Ca the American government to si ch k ica my America and the preparations of Amer- gdinst British imperialism. in «the ‘United States is proceeding apace. vhich for the workers means wage-cuts, speed-up, further growth of unemployment and a general increase of exploitation, is another ‘means’ whefeby’ the ruling c’ attempts to solve the sharpening contradictions. of capitalism-and to prepare for the next war. The burden of speed-up and wage-cuts and the sufferings of unemployment ‘are’ becoming. unbearable. The resent- ment of the masses is growing -and:so is their readiness to resist and | struggle against the imperialist and rationalization drives of the-- | capitalists. RS, The workers must unite their ranks for -this’. struggle. imperative need of the hour is a united front of the w against the united front of the capitalists, the government and thei social-reformist agents. The workers must resist the tactics of the reactionary bureaucracy and the employers to split the-ranks of the workers by concentrating more than ever upon the building of a solid, militant working class united front. COMBAT A. F, OF L. SPLITTERS—BULWARK OF IMPERIALISM AND RATIONALIZATION. The S ir The bureaucracy of the American Federation of Lalor, the Greens, Wolls. and Lewises, and the~ trade -union machinery ~con= trolled by them, has become a stronghold of imperialism and capi- talist rationalization. The same as the social reformists throught the world, only more brazenly and openly, the social reformists of the American’ Federation of Labor have become part and parcel of the war machine of American imperialism. At the last convention of the American; Federation of: Laborin New Orleans, all the war and rationalization: measures -of «American nist Party of America. To combat this Leftward drift of ses, to retard their radicalization, to prevent these masses following the leadership of the Left wing and Communist Fa 3 Hillquit, Muste, etc., are now girding their loins for ainst the Communists and the Left wing, resorting mm effect is to strengthen Woll and the American Federation of Labor and to retard the growing movement of resistance and struggle rticularly exemplified in the crystallization of the new le and needle trades) and the develop- -AMERICAN MASSES ARE MOBILIZING FOR STRUGGLE. aS: atin America are becoming ever more restive pressure of foreign imperia.. m, the imperialist puppet nts and the native agents of foreign imperialism. > toiling masses of the United States must follow with the tention the developments in the Latin-American countries is there that American imperialism today is concentrating ‘or conquest. It is there that the imperialist rivalries hich is growing out of them between the imperialists a and Great Britain is now taking the sharpest turn. The nflict between Bolivia and Paraguay, which has not been t all but is only pending another outbreak, is one of the s of the struggle between U. S. and British imperialism for tin America. rgeoisie and land-holding aristocracy of the Latin- is steadily receding before the drive of foreign m entering the orbit of either U. S. or British imperialism. y forces able and willing to resist imperialist aggression in i re the toiling masses, the workers and peasants of It is these two classes, led by the working class 1 the Communist Party, that can and will develop geles for the overthrow of foreign imperialism and »vernments, for the national liberation of their coun- the economic emancipation of the toiling masses from the n and native capitalist exploitation and for the estab- » rule of the workers and peasants. tion of a workers’ and peasants’ bloc in Mexico, which the Workers and Agrarian Toilers Conference held in 29, indicates that the workers and peasants the ng class, are coming to the forefront in nist American imperialism in Mexico. This is a ant development. It marks a serious blow at the native Mexican bourgeoisie, which has been selling Yankee imperialism. It marks a serious blow at the ists led by Morones and his social-reformist Confedera- tion of Labor. It marks a new epoch in the liberation struggles of the Me nm ma: It will have the profoundest effect upon the labor movement and the anti-imperialist movement of Latin America well as in the United States. The Latin-American labor movement is at last freeing itself from the shackles of the Pan-American Federation of Labor. On May 15, 19 there will take place in Montevideo a conference of the trade unions of Latin America which will place the Latin-Amer- ration on a firm foundation, mpe forces in Latin America, as well as through- 1, are mobilizing for fresh struggles against imperialism ry danger. The All-America Anti-Imperialist League, which entral Committee in Mexico City, has called a conference, sbean Anti-Imperialist Conference, to ke held in Mexico City i workers’ and farmers’ organizations in the U. S., »ponents of American imperialism and world imperialism, pate in the Caribbean conference to unify and intensify st American imperialism in Latin America. We § of the United States section of the All-America rialist League which has announced its preparations for the ¢ of delegations from the United States to the Caribbean Conference. The Léague Against Imperialism, with headquarters in Berlin, held its first’ World Congress in Brussels in the summer of ounced the calling of a second World Congress to be Paris in July, 1929. The All-American Anti-Imperialist League through its U. S, Section, is making preparations for the sending of delegates from the U.S. to the Second World Congress. The sharpening attacks of U. S. imperialism upon the peoples of Latin America, the growing acuteness of the war danger, makes ft imperative for the American masses, organized and unorganized, to mobilize their forces for struggle against American imperialism. The ruling class of the United States and its native agents in the Latin-American countries are doing all in their power to retard the progress of the anti-imperialist movement. They resort to the black- out th nd the Anti-Impe: held in ll and Kellogg Pact! SOCIALISTS USE “NUOVO MONDO” ~TOHIT STRIKE Seize Paper After the | Editors Take It (Continued from Page One) cialist,” ex-congressman in Italy and president of the corporation of | businessmen publishing the paper; |Zito, a “socialist”; John Sala, an | organizer for the Amalgamated, ‘and Belanca, also connected with lthe Amalgamated and the “social- jist” party, announced that they |would have to cease publication be- ‘cause of lack of funds, Workers \had ceased to support the paper be- cause the management refused ‘to \follow an anti-fascist policy and| {fought the left wing in the unions. | The workers in the editorial and ‘administrative offices, however, of- fered to take over the paper with ‘all of its debts on the condition that it be an anti-fascist newspaper. Va- ‘eirea declared that he would rather |kill the paper than give it into ‘the {hands of the workers and see it {turn into an anti-fascist paper. Workers Take Over Paper. On Jan. 21 the board decided to stop the daily and turn it into a isemi-weekly. But after a few days the board agreed to transfer the Nuovo Mundo to the workers, who | ‘took it over on these conditions: ‘That it be an anti-fascist paper, | ‘that its policy be that of the class j struggle on the side of the work-| ers; that it be not connected or- ganizationally with any political | party, and that it take over tite debts. These conditions were drawn up in a legal agreement, which was | witnessed by two lawyers, one from each side, Accordingly, on Jan. 27, the “Il 9" s “Slumm Prince Goe pe the minds of the The British bosses thought they could do, millions of starving, unemployed miners of England by having their parasite Prince of Wales vicit the mine regions, But resentment flared up higher among the militant miners that their misery, causea by the bosses, should be exploited by their oppresso BRITTEN WANTS DEPORT JAILED MORE AIRPLANES ALIEN WORKERS Illinois Plans to Oust. 1,000 SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 10.—All for- eign-born prisoners and those in- carcerated in insane asylums will Army Plunges Into Big War Preparations WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Rep- resentative Fred Britten, chairman Nuova, Mundo” appeared under the! of the house naval ‘affairs commit- DAWES EXPERTS. MEET IN SECRET TO DIVIDE £001 Guzzle Rich Wines as They Gamble for Loot PARIS, Feb. 10. — The Dawes Plan committee of experts will begin official meetings, in secret, tomorrow. Plans for the first few meetings were made yesterd: at a meeting in the Banque de France, at which all the delegates were pledged to secrecy. It is understood that at this meeting, Owen D. Young, of the General Electric Co., agreed to act as chairman at the official meetings. The unofficial meeting was followed by a banquet with seven rare wines and some 1820 cognac. Morgan Watches There have been disputes over the procedure. It is considered that there will probably be two sub- committees, one to study the an nual payments of the German state under the Dawes plan so far, and recommend for the future, and the other the prospects of commercial- izing’ the German debt, by issuing bonds, mortgaged by German in- dustry and sold, most of them thru Morgan & Co. Morgan sits on the board of experts. French officials say the proceed- gs should be opened by the Ger- mans making proposals to form the basis of a scheme to replace the Dawes plan. Paris adds that its position is well known--that it wants war damages plus. what it must pay England and America; that the other Allies have made their claims clear and that it is up to Berlin to suggest how these shall be met. French Get Most. The French now receive 52 per cent of the reparations payments. They will not easily relinquish any of this. positions management of the Nuovo Mundo} | Workers Association and announced \the trarcfer and change in policy.} | At a mass meeting, held Sunday, Feb. 3 at the Rand School, the} workers were informed of this |change in policy. They promised to) \back and support the new manage-| ment on the condition that they \carry out the new policy as prom-) ised. At this meeting one of the’ lex-editors, Zito, in a series of charges and counter-charges, de- ‘nounced the other ex-editors and| members of the board of directors. | He charged that the corporation under which the old paper had been jran was a false corporation, and |that John Sala and Belanca of the | Amalgamated wanted to use it for their own purposes. be deported, says Rodney H. Bran-| British experts will certainly not don, director of public welfare, in @/ agree to any diminuation of German report on forthcoming plans. The| payments, unless there is an equal number thus exiled will be about @ jessening of the payments due U. thousand. S. from England—about which Mor- As a further attack on the help-| pan is not enthusiastic. less inmates of public institutions,|~ The situation looks bad for the Brandon intends to increase the| Germans, except for one thing. Ger- time of hard labor to eight hours a) man industry has crushed down. its day, exclusive of meals and march-| workers’ standards about as. far as | ing time, and to build more and big-' it dares and cannot pay the Dawes ger. prisons, ‘plan requirements. Just if, where Brandon’s scheme is carefully de-| and how the compromise will take signed not to save any of those! piace is a problem for speculation. framed-up under the corrupt Illinois | 135,000 tons of plane-carriers, and | 2 4 rs IL limit | Court system from serving their full Britten declared that the full limit)”. Noseliensionit he. Aepreal : ae = in| time. ag ens eles tagged alla Me ge | until his sentence is served. | a Brandon was appointed by Gover- More Planes. _. !nor Emerson only three weeks ago. The commercial air fleet, which | jo has Emerson’s approval and the tee, yesterday announced that he will insist on more plane-carriers | for the fleet. The airplane has proven itself one of the best means ri subjugating colonial peoples, | and does not come under any pro- yision of the Washington arms treaties, It will be possible to com- pete with England in -this branch of the service, simply by appropriat- | ing the money and building planes. The Washington treaties allow for or ADMITS MURDER | jwould be available for war.. use circa and Sala entered the offices |lated in growth, congressmen said, | of the Nuovo Mundo and declared|commenting on Britten’s announce- that the board of directors of the|ment. The aeronautics diyision of Avanti had decided to take over|the department of: commerce yester- \the paper. The workers protested |day released statistics showing that ‘strongly, pointing out that the|the United States has already 79,-| \agreement had been signed and that s88 miles of airways, with about’ Will Protest Murder | of Montenegro at | consent of Secretary of Labor Davis | On Saturday night, . Feb. 9, Va- | whenever. needed, is to be stimu-.in his deportation. schemes. Anti-ImperialistMeet OF MONTENEGRO Assassin Says: “I Kill Enemies of Gomez” MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10.—The All-America Anti-Imperialist League ‘they could not betray its readers, 8,800 serviceable planes, in addi-| 4 mass meeting, to -protest|here has received the following in- imperialism were approved. Jingoism and militarism were applauded ands glorified. Hostility to the Soviet Union and mobilization: for armed attack against it was the essence of the deliberations. of: the social imperialists at this convention, The bureaucracy: of the-Amers ican’ Federation of Labor,- the social reformiste,;--social, imperialists. -.|. and jingoes of that organization constitute one of the chief.instru- ments in the hands of American imperialism. for- the- further -sup-. pression and mobilization of the working masses for rationalization, imperialism and imperialist war. The bureaucracy of the American Federation .of. Labor today is the main instrument in the hands of the American ruling class for spreading among the working masses social-reformist and social- $ imperialist ideas, for deceiving the workers about the true role of. : the Soviet Union, for developing hostility among them against the ( Seviet Union thus to assist the imperialists in carrying through } their war preparations against the Soviet .Union. HY The Pan-American Federation of Labor, dominated by the Amer- ican Federation Labor, is functioning in the same ¢ y. The. role of this organization is to demoralize the labor movement of Latin America and to prevent the toiling masses of those countries from mobilizing their forces for struggle against American imperial- ism. The bureaucracy of the American Federation of Labor is today the deadliest foe and most serious obstacle to the mobilization of the working class in the struggle against imperialism and imperialist war. PACIFISM AND SOCIALIST REFORMISM. Playing upon the honest and sincere desire for peace that pre- vails among the mas: the middle class pacifist organizations of the United States are trying to rally these masses around the ban- ner of pacifism. But the pacifism of these organizations, which de- nounce war while at the same time supporting and strengthening ~ the imperialist system which produces war, is only helping the war maneuvers and preparations of the imperialists. : Pacifism is only cultivating among the masses the illusion that ' war can be abolished without the abolition of capitalism and- the dictatorship of the capitalist class. The support given by the pacifists to the Kellogg Pact and the Pan-American Treaties of Conciliation and Arbitration, both of which have been designed to cover prepara- tions for actual war, is additional proof of the fact that pacifism is in the interests of the imperialists, militarists and jingoes. The struggle against imperialist war and war preparations means strug- gle against the imperialist system, against the capitalist order of society which makes imperialist war inevitable, against the dictator- © ship of Wall Street and for the rule of the workers and farmers. * The Socialist Party of America, with its Thomases and Hillquits, is doing its share of holding the masses downto the support of imperialism by its reformist and pacifist program. The social re- formism and pacifism of the Socialist Party, its opposition’ to the class struggle and the proletarian revolution, its hostility to, the Soviet Union, its support of the bureaucracy of the American. Federa- tion of Labor, all this makes the Socialist Party of America an instru- ment in the hands of American imperialism to demoralize the masses ahd to prevent them from developing militant struggles against the imperialist and rationalization drive of the ruling class. To smother the awakening consciousness of the masses, their radicalization and growing readiness for struggle, the Thomases and Hillquits are beginning to use Left phrases. Thus’ we find the socialist party (Thomas, ete.) carrying out a”so-called camipaign of _ eriticism against Matthew Woll as the “embodiment”, of. reaction, In the same breath Thomas calls for a war of extermination against the class-conscious and militant workers who are organized in and follow the leadership of the Communist Party.. Norman Thomas, ‘seeing the Leftward drift of the American’ masges, is beginning to “realize that the open black reaction and brazen’ service in the inter- ests of capitalism, of which Matthew Woll is the exponent, may e ineffective for keeping the’ masse$/with the Ani¢érican’ we to be ion of Labor and for the support of imperialism. _ Norman Thomas, assisted by a group of so-called radical in- ea est and most dastardly deeds. Open terror, brutal suppression and nation are some of the means used against the awakening masses. The recent murder of Comrade Mella in Mexico City is an outstanding example of this kind. We brand the Washington government with the murder of Mella. It is Wall Street’s govern- ment and its agents in the Latin-American countries that are re- sible for the murder and assassination of courageous fighters inst imperialism, FIGHT AGAINST IMPERIALIST WAR DANGER AND CAPITALIST RATIONALIZATION. . The Workers (Communist) Party of America, section of the Communist International, calls upon the toiling masses of the Inited States to intensify their struggles against. American im- lism. The Workers (Communist) Party, following out the man- e of the h World Congress of the Communist International, is an energetic struggle against tendencies in its own ranks to give in to the ideas of social reformism. The Party is fighting against the Right danger, as the main danger in the present period because concessions to social reformism mean concessions to imperialism. It means the weakening of the power of the Party and the working class for struggle against im- perialism and war. The Wokreys (Communist) Party is also waging an energetic struggle against /Brotskyism which has already exposed itself as a counter-revolutionary tendency, aiding in the ideological war preparations of the imperialists against the Soviet Union. The struggle against Trotskyism is a struggle for the strengthening of the ideology and organization of the working class militants under the leadership of the Communist Party. Leninism and the revolu- tionary line of the Communist International, as against open conces- sions to social reformism such as Right errors on one hand and against Trotskyism, which also constitutes a surrender to social yeformism only covered with Left phrases—this must be the guiding line of every class-conscious worker. This is a prerequisite for a successful struggle against imperialism and the war danger. For a National demonstration against imperialism and the war danger! Down with the Kellogg Pact and the Naval Bill! Not a cent, a man for imperialist war! Arm the working class! Disarm bourgeoisie! . Fight against wage-cuts, speed-up, unemployment and against the whole capitalist rationalization drive. Join with the working class women and youth for a struggle against the capitalist offensive! For the complete and unconditional independence of all colonies, sémi-coloniés and protectorates of U. S. imperialism! Support the * struggle of the Latin-American masses against United States im- perialism! Intensify the struggle in support of the Nicaraguan mas$es led by General Sandino! not the Support the liberation struggle of the Negro masses and their right to national self-determination. in the southern states, where they form a majority of the population. Fight for the recognition and defense of the Soviet Union! Defend the Chinese Revolution! For World Trade Union Unity. For a single Trade Union In- ternational including all countries, continents and races. Down with the Amsterdam International, the agents of imperialism and the splitte:s of, the working class. Down with the Pan-American Fed- eration of Labor,, agents of U. S. imperialism’ in Latin America. Support the R.LL. its program for World Trade Union Unity. Support, the Latin-American Trade Union Federation which is unit- ing. the toilers of Latin, America against U. S. imperialism. Support the Pan-Pacific Trade Union Secretariat which unites the toilers of the colonial countries of the East with the revolutionary workers of the imperialist lands. ... . Down with the social. reformists and social imperialists of the ‘American Federation of Labor. Fight for the creation of a revolu- tionary trade union center in the United States. Drive the agents etuals and Jabor journalists (the Muste group) are terrified at _ t that the working masses are becoming ever mote sispicious © itful of we American pee. of Labor, are becoming of. capitalism out of the labor movement. Transform the existing Trade Unions, into organs of militant class struggle. Build and strengthen the new industrial, unions. sy api : “Down with the reformist and pacifist socialist party. Fight ‘since they had promised them to| change its policy. The Avanti of- \ficials, however, said that they| | would take over the, paper right} administrative staffs walked out.) The Nuovo Mundo Workers As- | sociation is starting legal action, against the right wing officials and | calls upon all the readers of the paper to sabotage it and refuse to support it. They characterize the maneuver as a trick by the social- lists and the officials of the Amal- |gamated to wrest the paper from the hands of the workers so as to} use it against the militant Needle} Trades Workers Industrial Union| and against the dress strikers, Will Protest Against Race Discrimination, | Harlem Meet Tonite, A mass meeting, protesting against the conviction for disorderly conduct of three Negro and three white members of the American Negro Labor Congress who recently picketed the Tip Toe Inn, 14th St.) and Broadway, will be held under the auspices of the Congress and the New York Section of the Inter-| tion to those owned by the govern-| against the Montenegro murder, has ment war, navy or post office de-|heen called by the New York partments. Branch of the All-American Anti-) Training for the present. huge|tmperialist League, at. Lexington) there and then. The editorial and armies on land and in the air is oc-| Hall, 109 E. 116th St, 8 P. M.,| V cupying the attention of the war) Thursday. Generageel, Teas Say peoned to\ Speakers will include Otto Huis- hold large scale maneuvers in New) wood, Robert Minor, editor of the Jersey, centered around Camp Dix, | Daily Worker; Carlos Sleury, Al National sancdencel oe a Soe | bert Moreau, of the Spanish section states will be added to the regular} of the League; Luis Martinez, Leon army forces ghia ann complicated Rule and Harriet Silverman, esc- maneuyers, will be wor! ed ou | League. Section 7 to Give Dance to Aid the Daily’ on Friday | Section 7 of the New York dis- | trict of the Party is following an ingenious plan for raising funds for the Daily Worker. It combines | pleasure with the needs of the work- ing class. It will give a dance and | the proceeds will go to the Daily Worker Emergency Fund. Other sections and units have al- ! ready done this, and still others are A sum of $40 was realized as @ planning to follow the example. The result of a collection made by the | Section 7 dance will take place Fri- Workers Internationa] Relief at the | day, Feb. 22 at 8.30 P. M., at the Camp Wolcolona Ball, Webster Hall,! pinnish Hall, 764 Fourth St., Brook- Needle Trades Union Will Benefit From | W.LR. Ball Saturday | Proceeds of the Workers’ and Farmers’ Ball, which will be given) by Local New York of the Workers International Relief at the Pythian Temple, 70th St. and Broadway, Friday night, will be donated to the Needle Trades. Workers’ Industrial Union. Moissaye Olgin, editor of “The Hammer,” Yiddish Commu- nist magazine, and Ben Gold, of the Needle Trades Union, will speak. | retary of the New York Branch of} For the complete political and social equality of the Negro race. . national Labor Defense at St.) Saturday night. Luke’s Hall, 125 W. 130th St., be- tween Lenox and Seventh Aves. to Tron Workers to Hear | gc Organizational Report morrow evening. The workers picketed the restau- | Reports on the organizational ac- tivity. of the Architectural Iron, rant in protest against its refusal to serve Negroes, Harold Williams, | an arrested picket; Edward Walsh; Alfred Wagenknecht, national sec-}Bronze. and Structural .Workers’ retary of the L.L.D.; Jacques Buit- | Union will be given-at the member- enkant, attorney, LL.D.; Robert) ship meeting of the union, 7 E. 15th Minor, editor, Daily Worker, and| St., tomorrow night... ‘ Richard B. Moore, American Negro| ‘the union reports progress in its ‘campaign to prepare thousands of iron and bronze workers employed Labor Congress, will speak. in sweat shops throughout Greater Window Cleaners Will |, s"sy' "0! poe Stage Ball Tonight Bande bhi Hot ice ls a shorter hours which the union re- Celebrating the 13th anniversary | cently sent to’ bosses in the trade. of the organization, the Window Cleaners Protective Union, Local Eight, affiliated with the A. F. of} SYRACUSE, N. Y., Feb. 10.— L., will hold a ball at Manhattan Nine men employed in the bakery Lyceum, 66 E. Fourth St., tonight.|of a warehouse here were overcome ‘An elaborate program will be pre-|by monoxide gas today and rescued sented, and officials of the union|by a fellow-worker. The cause. of will tell briefly of the achievements | the accident could not be, deter- of the union since its. organization. | mined definitely, it was said, against petty bourgeois pacifism by waging a revolutionary struggle against imperialist war, to transform. impérialist war into civil war against the dictatorship of. the capitalist class! Build the Workers (Communist) Party of America into a. mass Party of the American working class to organize and lead the masses to the overthrow of the rule of Wall Street ond for the es- tablishment of @ Workers’ and. Farmers’ government! : 9 WORKERS GASSED. n. This is Washington’s Birthday. The workers could not make better ily ‘Hemstitchers, Tuckers ‘Meet Tonight to Take Up ‘General Strike | An extremely urgent meeting of ‘former Local 41, Hemstitchers and Tuckers, now with the new Needle Trades Workers’ Industrial Union, will be held: tonight, immediately Gfter work, at 131 W. 28th St. The question of an immediate general strike will be taken up by the membership. All workers are | urged to be present. f i | 25 SHIPS ICE-BOUND COPENHAGEN, Feb. 10 (UP). —Twenty-five vessels, which are ice-bound between here. and the Island of Ruegen, were provided with food by airplanes today. The ‘government has warned small ships not to attempt to reach open water. { FLU EPIDEMIC IN ENGLAND. LONDON, Feb. 10 (UP).—Six ~ hundredand fifty-one persons died ‘of influenza in the latger towns of ‘England and Wales last week, it was announced today. use of it than for the Daily Worker.) formation from the island of Cura- cao, Dutch West Indies, regarding the assassination there of Hilario Montenegro, local secretary of the ‘enezuelan Revolutionary Party, on January 24, by. agents of “Presi- dent” Gomez of Venezuela. Montenegro was attacked on the |street by a man named “Delfin Perez, on the corner of Prinzen Street, in Curacao, and was -stabbed 20 times in the back and chest. When asked his reason for kill- ling Montenegro, Delfin Perez | stated: | “Yes, I killed him, becauSe that man, General Montenegro, was an jenemy of Gomez, and always speaks badly of him. I have been serving Gomez for five years, and I kil his enemies. I have four others or my list.” ( ‘When cross-examined by the dis: trict attorney, Perez tried to deny what he said when first arrested, a: given above, but it had been taker down already by a stenographer anc there were witnesses who heard. him make the statement. Workers at the funeral of Mon tenegro demonstrated against th Gomez dictatorship of Venezuela and demanded of the Dutch gover nor of Curacad, a well-known too of Gomez and hireling of the Dutet Shell Oil Company, the maximun penalty for the assassin. Montenegro was 74 years old a the time of his murder. Worker, Fighting Fire From a Standard Oil Barge, Burned on Tug INWOOD, L. L,) Feb. 10 (U.P).— Windows two miles away wel shattered and a half dozen subur ban communities in a ten-mile Ta dius were rocked by the blast whe! a Standard Oil Company barge, un loading 7,000 barrels of airplane 0} and gasoline, blew up in Jamaic: Bay late today. The barge was, wrecked and |: tug moored alongside was sunk, bu loss of life was prevented becaus: crews and firemen fled, when it be came apparent that a fire, whic started on the tug, had spread t the laden barge. Oiler Williar Shea was burned in fighting th fire on the tug. picid Aine. hit A DEATH MARRIAGE TONAWANDA, N. Y., Feb. 1 (UP).—Margaret © Grunzweig, Bu and Fred Adams quarreled over 2) rangements for their marriage. ‘Tk young woman committed suicide leaping in front of a train. | \